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New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
Double Avalanche h e Sweeps Over Moun- tain Camp 75 Miles From Fresno, Burying Men and Houses Deep in Debris.
Autoists and Movie Troupe
 Stranded in Mountains Food Sent by Airplanes Disturbance Worst in
 History of Pacific Coast.

San Francisco. Feb. 16 LP-The tail end of the greatest storm in the Pacific coast states in the his tory of the United States weather bureau continued today to pound. but with diminishing violence, in southern and central California The death toll stood at Is dead with 21 injured and much property damage.
 Avalanche Brushes Camp
 The greatest tragedy was in the mountain camp of the Southern Cali fornia Edison company. 75 miles east of Fresno, where II persons were killed in double avalanche carly yesterday. The first snowslide crushed bunk houses and sent ten men to their death. AS resouers dug in the accumulated snow for the bodies of their companions, the sec ond avalanche struck and took an- other life.
 Other Tragedies
 Two were killed in Los Angeles traffic accidents. A boy was drowned when he fell from San Diego rail- road tressel into raging torrent which two days before had been dry creek bed. One hundred subur- banites in the San Fernando Valley. near Los Angeles. marooned in their homes by the flood water, were rescued by police in row boats com mandeered from an amusement park. In the stricken mountain camp rescue crews worked late into the night in search of bodies in the snow but awaited the arrival of the cor oner of Fresno before continuing the work today.
 Belief was expressed today that some of the bodies are buried so deeply that they would not be re- covered until the spring thaws.
 Rude Collins Made
 Edison company officials said all of the injured were recovered. Rude collins were fashioned out of the available lumber at the camp for the bodies which had been taken out of the slide.
 One hundred men of the camp were at work in avtunnel about mile under the surface when the first avalanche struck. They were brought out immediately.
 The slides mercifully left the camp hospital building standing but demolished every structure near it. Seven buildings were crushed to splinters. The loss was put at s25,- GOO.
 The entire Pacific coast felt some manifestation of the storm. A slight earthquake shock was felt In San Francisco yesterday afternoon. The temblor caused some excitement in Watsonville and was felt in other (Continued on Page 16)
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
TRAITS RESTRICTED IN
 USING BURR|TT HOTEL
Management Outlines Bans in Letter to Principal
 Slade

Expressing his willingness to have the high school fraternities and sororities return to the Burritt hotel for their social functions. Manager Carlos s. Smith of the Burritt hotel has furnished Prin- cipal Louis P. Slade of the high school with a list of regulations un- der which the school organizations must function during socials at the hotel.
 Some Of the more important regulations are the forbidding of "stags' the privilege of the hotel, forbidding the dancers the use of any part of the hall outside of the bathrooms, allowing the use of only four-piece orchcstras, and the ap- pointing of patrons and patronesses who will stay through the entire functions.
 Principal Slade read the mos- sage at a special meeting of fra ternity and sorority members at the school auditorium this morning during the opening period. He also gave a short address putting forth the aims of the school in the mat ter of fraternity control.
 Manager Smiths letter follows;
 Several committees from the fraternities and sororities have talked with me relative to con- ductiSg their dances at the hotel and I have told them that possibly we may be able to develop a scheme mutually satisfactory and which would be a credit to them
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
RESCUE WORKERS ARE
 TRYING TO SAVE DOG
Canine Imprisoned Since Saturday in Carolina
 Cave

Woodruff, S. C.. Feb. Is P-A fox that led Rip" a valuable fox hound, into cave den. where he was trapped by fall of rock 30 feet from the entrance. was captur- ed alive today. giving rescue work CTS hope that they might rescue the dog, imprisoned since Saturday night.
 Trapped along with the dog, the fox is believed to have squeezed through a small opening made by repeated blasts of workers. It was scampering for safety when caught.
 Rescuers in shifts, labored throughout the night, encouraged by a faint bark that Rip" emitted yesterday afternoon. Farmwork was forgotten as the community rallied to the aid Of a dog in distress.
 Abandoning efforts to reach the trapped animal through the en- trance, the workers began sinking a shaft through a solid rock strata to a point immediately behind the ob- struction caused by fall of stone, Today they believed they were with in few feet of the dog. The work progressed slowly, however. as every precaution was taken to pre- vent injury to Rip" Charges of dynamite have removed tons of earth and stone. and several small trees were uprooted as the relief effort went forward.
 Rip was close on the foX's heels Saturday night when the quarry darted into the cave. By the time the hunters had arrived the dog was out of sight. Sunday search was begun which revealed the fall of roc.:. Rescue work was begun i'm mediately and volunteers joined in large numbers.
 Rip" is owned by Vandy Kelly and is one of the most highly prized in this section.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
Train Posses Auto Through Fence
 at Bristol Crossing; Three Hurt
City's Water Rights in Burlington Subject of
 Hearing in Assembly

Especial to the Herald)
 Hartford, Feb. 16.-The leg islative judiciary committee will hear a petition of William Schwartzman for the repeal Of Chapter 264 of the Special Acts of 1911, concerning water rights of the City of New Britain. in the town of Burlington, tomor- row at 1:30 o'clock. Along with the petition is a bill for the re- peal of this act, the idea being to neutralize the rights held by the New Britain water board in the Town of Burlington.
 Officials of Burlington and New Britain are expected to be out in force at the hearing.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
Five Reported Dead in California Disaster - Bridge Weakened by Floods - Dining Car Cook in Heroic Rescue.

Whittier, Cal, Feb. Is P-Res- cuers and wrecking crews battled the raging flood waters of Puente creek, five miles north of here today in their effort to search the forward section of the Los Angeles Chicago Union Pacific flyer which last night broke through an undermined steel trestle. across the stream, causing a known loss of two lives.
 More Bodies Sought
 The swirling currents of the flood ed stream up to an early hour to- day had prevented searchers from breaking into the overturned dining car, which landed in mid-stream and is believed to contain the bodies of at least three more persons.
 AS the train moved over the trestle, a part of its supports buckled and the locomotive. tender. diner and a baggage car plunged into the tor rent below. The initial casualty list stood at two dead and six injured.
 Engineer Is Killed
 Charles Ireland, engineer, was ground to death when he attempted to leap from his cab as the locomo- tive dove into the water.
 An unidentified man, said to have been cook aboard the diner, is known to have lost his life.
 Spectacular Rescue
 Barkdoll who was in his kitchen when the diner toppled into the water, smashed his right hand through the window of the compart- ment and crawled out on the roof of the car and then helped his two as sistants to safety. The trio pulled themselves up on the superstructure of the bridge which remained stand ing.
 The dining car steward came along" Barkdoll later related. "and asked what had become of the passengers who were waiting to be served. We hadn't seen them so the boys and I broke the glass windows and pulled out five men and two wo- men. One of the women said that her mother, who was very feeble. was still inside the car. There was a lot of confusion and l don't know whether anybody got her out. Those who got out crawled on their hands and knees along the tor of the car until they reached the bank in safety. The car then settled down into the water"
 Weakened by Flood
 Railroad officials reported that the trestle had been weakened at both approaches by the force of flood waters which have assailed it for three days and had buckled under the weight of the locomotive. A "feeler" locomotive had been sent safely over the bride a few minutes ahead of the limited and the train was given orders to pro- ceed.
 Was Fast Train
 The flyer, with a running time of 63 hours to Chicago. left Los An geles at 600 p. m.. yesterday. The Continental limited. another east bound flyer, was stopped at the bridge five minutes after the wreck i The two trains were consolidated and re-routed early today.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
Two Men and One Woman in Car Which Smashes Into Side of Engine Pull ing Passenger Train.
fSpecial to the Herald0


 Bristol, Feb. 16-Three local peo- pie narrowly escaped instant death plenarowly escaped instant death at at 12:05 o'clock this morning, when the touring car in which they were riding toward Forestville, collided with the side of engine 1917, attach ed to westbound passenger train 1721 at Davitt's Crossing in Forest vile. The car was picked up by the engine and hurled through a guard fence near the crossing, being to- tally demolished.
 The owner of the car, Michael Zazulak of East Bristol, and his two passengers. Mrs. Mary Dunnell of Alexander street and Michael Kin dinbaik of Stafford avenue were picked up by the train crew, placed on board the train and taken to the Bristol passenger station. from which they were removed to the Bristol hospital by Dr. B. B. Rob- bins, police surgeon, accompanied by Officer Edward O'Connor. The woman, after receiving medical at tention, was able to return to her home but the two men are still in the hospital where X-rays will be taken today to determine the extent of their injuries.
 Train 1721. in charge of Conduc- tor Frank McGrath and Engineer James l.. Roberts, en route Hartford 10 Waterbury, had left Forestville station on time. According to Train master James H. Greer of Water bury who was interviewed by tel-- phone, Engineer Roberts stated that the automobile ran into the side Of the engine with such mo-
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
HARVESTING NEWS
 FOR A. P. SERVICE ". J. (. Myers Of Associated
 Press Speaks to KiWanians TELLS HOW IT IS DONE
All Modern Means Of Communica- tion Employed in Bringing to Readers Happenings In All Parts of World.

An example ow how rapidly news is handled in modern newspaper office was illustrated at the meeting of the New Britain Kiwanis club to- day. President J. M. Ward. excited because of difficulty in keeping members quiet during announce ments, accidentally swung the gavel a little too wide. Paul E. Lucas of Herald staff occupied seat to MT. Wards left and was struck on the head with a gavcl. The story was handled by the regular Kiwanis re- ported SO rapidly that hardly had Mir. Lucas dropped in a faint before newsboys rushed in with copies of the Herald stating in eight column headlines, Lucas knocked out at Kiwanis club" President Ward read the story while he was wiping the blood from his victims face. MT. Lucas recovered immediately.
 The speaker of the meeting was w. J. G. Myers, Connecticut cor respondent of the Associated Press. He was introduced to the club by Johnstone Vance, managing editor of the Herald.
 Mir. Myers gave comprehensive account of how news is gathered throughout the world and flashed to newspapers which are members of the Associated Press. His address was as follows:
 Tt is a pleasure to be the guest of the Kiwanis with the opportunity of speaking on a phase of great pro- fession and industry of which those who use its product know so little. From the outside, looking in, the popular opinion has been that issu- ing a newspaper is one of the easy tasks Of life. That is. one will say, all you have to do is to get the news, put it into type and then run it off a press and distribute the paper to the public.
 "A newspaper is one of the very few things which costs more each month, each year, to produce and yet the prico of its output can hardly be increased. The newspaper reader gets more for his money when he buys a paper than he can get out of anything else he can find in the market place.
 Tribute to Herald
 "The printing of newspaper is a complex thing, and each step in it's production is we'll worth while lit tie attention. But just now it is my purpose to take up only one phase of the newspaper, and that is on the news side-where it gets the news and how, and where someone else get the news and puts it into shape to deliver to 6 paper like your ex- cellent daily, the Herald. Here is a paper which gives you each week (Continued on Page 10)
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
TAXATION PROBLEMS
 FRANKLY DISCUSSED
Blodgett Talks of Auto and Real Estate Levies and
 Collections

State Capitol. Hartford, Feb. 16 H' Legislative proposals that would revamp three fundamentals or Con- necticut's taxation procedure were expounded by Tax Commissioner w. H. Blodgett today at meeting, called at his request, of all members of the general assembly who are town officials.
 Commissioner Blodgett urged con- sideration of three bills having to do respectively with the fundamental rule of value for taxation purposes; the placing of tax liens by collectors on property on which the taxes are overdue and the taxation of auto mobiles in this state.
 This is the first instance, so far as I know" said the commissioner, "where members of the legislature who are town officials have been called together to talk over taxation problems. I believe in throwing your cards on the table and letting every body know what you are up to-"
  mobiles, Commissioner Blodgett scored the present practice of using a dealers book of second hand car prices to determine valuation and said that if any such book was to be used by the assessors. it should be an official one and that the same book should be used all over the state. The measure which he dis- cussed in this connection would re- quire the payment of taxes on auto mobiles prior to registration.
 Commissioner Blodgett said he had been informed that last year 16 automobiles were registered as from the town of Granby but that not a person could be found in the town with the names given to the motor vehicle commissioner when the local assessors came to collect the tax. He said there was a large amount of this fictitious registration and that frequently incorrect names were given, though the town might be correct. He answered the sug- gestion that auto taxes might be collected by the motor vehicle com missioner by saving that they might be but that It would probably break down the department"
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New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
Large Area Threatened When Fire Destroys Naples House;
 Lncendiarism Ls Suspected
Two Empty Cans Which May Have Contained Gasoline Found Outside Hart Street Dwelling -Neighboring Homes Catch Fire-Loss May Be S130OO.

Burning like so much finder and giving off sparks and large embers which were carried more than a quarter of a mile, threatening sev- eral homes and actually starting several small fires on roofs and yer andas, the unfinished Naples dwell ing on Hart street, near Vance street. which has been the subject of jections to its erection by Vice Pres idents c. B. Parsons and B. A. Haw- ley of the American Hardware cor poration. was practically destroyed
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
100000 Gallons of Wine
 Seized by Dry Agents

New York, Feb 16 P-Two hun- dred thousand gallons of wine, sup posedly for sacramental purposes. were seized by prohibition agents today in raid on the Brownsville Fruit Distilling company in Chrystie street. Three men were arrested and woman bookkeeper was served with a summons to appear before a United States commissioner for a hearing.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
MACDONALD OPPOSES
 LIGHTS FOR TRAFFIC
Highway Commissioner Would Abolish Auto-
 matic Signals

Atlantic City. Feb. 16-Criticism of the present use of automatic traffic signals and the recommenda- tion that municipalities using those lights return to the use of traffic policemen were the outstanding points emphasized by John A. Mac donald, Connecticut state highway commissioner, in an address on traffic regulation delivered here to- day before the third annual conven- ton of the Association of Highway Officials of the North Atlantic states, of which he is past-president.
 In discussing the stop" and Co lights. the Connecticut commission CT said: Tt is my opinion that the automatic traffic signal under it's present method of operation, has developed into the most objection able impeachment to traffic that high way engineers have to deal with and traffic congestion ''is growing
 
 administered in its present form. ' He said that the use of the traffic light had grown because municipali- ties had been reluctant 10 advance funds for enlarging their police forces to meet the needs of traffic regulation, and he urged that steps be taken to remedy this situation.
 Commissioner Macdonald said that the stop" and 'go" lights not only resulted in loss of time and wasted gasoline, but were also unfair inasmuch as the lights often held back long lines of traffic while a few vehicles or none at all were passing the intersection in the other direction. He pointed out that this difficulty could be overcome only by the use of traf- fic policemen, since the lights be- ing automatic could not be adapt ed to meet the requirements of traffic. He also said that the traf- f1c lights tended to make the mo- torists race to beat the signal thus increasing the chance of accident. Among other recommendations made by Commissioner Macdonald for the relief of traffic congestion was the infliction of heavier penal ties for violators of the motor code, and fewer regulations for the average driver who never resorts to recklessness to make time. He advised municipalities making traf- fife surveys to cover as much terri tory as possible in order to learn the exact needs of traffic, and not 10 be satisfied with a limited sur vey which might suffice to meet present needs. but which would be inadequate for future regulation. The Connecticut commissioner recommended particularly the use of the "cut off" system by which through traffic Is diverted by other routes and away from the most congested streets. He advised this method especially for streets upon which trolley cars were operated He expressed the opinion that this was the only solution for speeding up traffic on such streets. for in his belief trolley cars would neither be replaced by busses nor would absolute restriction of parking ever take place. He urged the highway engineers present to con- tinue their work of eliminating bad curves and grades in order to speed up traffic without Increasing the hazard to safety.
 preside over tomorrow afternoons session which will take up the sub. ject of concrete pavement.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16

last evening by blaze which started on the top floor from an undeter- mined source. That the fire was set is the belief of Chief W. J. Noble of the fire department, who points out that there are no wires from which the building could have taken fire. nor are there furnaces, stoves or other heating apparatus on the premises.
 House Unfinished and Unoccupied
 The house has been untouched for
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New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
Former State Treasur- CT and Putnam Bank CT Stricken Last Night Serving 15 Years Sentence For Embez- clement. ii
Shot Which Blinded Him When He Attempted Suicide in 1924 Is Be- lieved to Have Finally Caused His Death.

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 16.-lP0 G. Harold Gilpatric, former state treasurer of Connecticut. died at the Atlanta penitentiary today. He was serving a sentence of fifteen years for violation of the National Banking act.
 Prison officials said that Gilpatric suffered a brain hemorrhage last night and died early this morning. He was from Putnam, Conn.,, and his brother was notified of his illness and death.
 Gilpatric began service of his sen tence on October A, 1924.
 Bullet Also Caused Death
 Sentenced at New Haven, Conn.,, early in 1924 to IS years for vlo- lation of.the national banking laws, Gilpatric attempted suicide. The bull let which blinded him also is held responsible for his death by prison physicians who think that the hemorrhage was due to complica- tions resulting from the old wound. according to Warden w. Shook.
 The sightless Gilpatric was twice recommended for the Christmas clemency as the most deserving of more than 5000 prisoners at the Atlanta federal penitentiary, it was said here.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
HEARING FOR BANKRUPTS

An examination of the bankrupts will be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the office of Referee in Bankruptcy Saul Berman of Hart ford in the matter ut A. and G. Widlak of this city. Nair & Nair appears for the trustee. Leonard Appell
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
Fractures Shoulder in
 Fall Going to Fire

While hurrying to the fire at the Naples residence on Hart street last evening, w. J. Neidl, aged S3 of S1 LDwood street, slipped and fell on the ice in the vicinity of Vance street and received a fractured shoulder and internal injuries. He was removed to his home and is be- ing attended by Dr, Waterman Lyon.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
American Hopes for Effective Conference Severely Jolted
 by Italian-French Stand
FOUR POWER AGREEMENT
 NOW SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE
Commenting on French Refusal,
 Kellogg Thinks Coolidge's' Idea
 Has Been Misunderstood, Espe-
 cialIy Since Briand Said He Thought Proposal Would Conflict With Plans of League of Nations.

Washington, Feb. 16 P>-Hopes of the Washington government for an effective naval limitation confer ence have been jolted severely by q polite rejection from France, and q forecast that Italy also will de- cline to participate.
 With the declination last night ot France, the opinion here was that Italy would accept, and still make possible the gathering of representa- tives of a sufficient number Of na- tions to bring practical results in the limiting of armaments not touched upon at the Washington conference.
 Italy Also Unfavorable
 A semi-oificial communique issued in Rome today announced that Italy would follow the lead Of France in demurring 10 the propos- al of President Coolidge for the conference, leaving as a matter Of conjecture the next step of the American government in seeking methods of obtaining the agree ments it was hoped for.
 Tentative consideration had been given to a possible four-power con- ference. participated in by the United States, Japan, Italy and Great Britain. even before the un- favorable French reply was receiv- ed. Acceptances of the Coolidge in- vitation were considered as having been assured from Japan and Great
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New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
ATTY. ID. l.. NAIR HONORFD

scented with a Past Regents Jewel by Past Grand Regent Fred Elliot at a meeting Of the New Britain Council of Royal Arcanum last eve ming. Attorney Nair Is the retiring
New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
Sentenced In 1921

Putnam. Conn.,. Feb. 16 Pl-G' Harold Gilpatric, former state treas urer of Connecticut, who died today in the federal penitentiary at At lanta, was sentenced at New Haven to 15 years imprisonment on octo- Der 30, 1924, after he had pleaded guilty or nolo contendere on 70 counts of embezzlement or funds totalling s353,000 from the First National bank here, of which he was treasurer and cashier.
 Gilpatric was totally blind as the result of an attempt at suicide. A bullet fired August [, six days De- fore the shortage became known publicly, lodged in his brain and had never been removed. 1esterday
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New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
Wants Divorce; Charges Cruelty; Had to Do Her Own Work, Wife Asserts

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. Is (UP)-As proof of her claim that her husband had been cruel Mrs. Helen G Harlow, 20, seeking a divorce here, declares he has forced her to do her own housework.
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