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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-28
Guests At Horne

Mrs. c. c. Ackerson has as her
house guests Mrs. ". r.. Mccarthy
and small son of Apache, They re
turned here after attending the fnn-
eral of J. J. Wheeler in Apache
Mrs Ackerson was the deceased
mans siSter-in- law.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-28

Gets Nurses Cap
Miss Jane Hamilton of this city
will receive her nurses cap at the
Catholic training school for nurses
at Tucson, May l, shea will have
completed the regulfr three months
probation work at that time.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
City Items

Best Lehigh Coal, s15.5o per ton cash. City Coal & Wood Co. Tel. 217.-Advt.
 There will be a full rehearsal 0, the Kitchen Cabinet Revue tomor- row night at 7:30 o'clock at St Peters parish hall.
 A regular meeting of Pride Circle, No. 10, Lady Foresters, will be held this evening in Judd's hall. A Wash ington party for the members will follow the meeting.
 Herbert Goldman of 62 Harrison street notified the police today that a motor meter had been stolen from his auto while it was parked on Washington street last night
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
First Will Dig Drainage Ditches and Latter Will Ferret Out and Devour Larvae of Pests.

Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. 24 Pl- A 12 ton caterpillar and a tiny fish have put added hope into the mosquito fighters of New Jersey. The catsept ar. with wooden ,reads so srlnnged that 1t will travel acrss marshes which would not support | man, is to be used in carrying the ditching campaign into salt water swamps. It is ex- pected to dig nearly two million feet of ditches in year.
 The fish, gambusia by name, is native of southern waters. The arvae plays possum with it but if here were r.eugh mosquitoes in the world ehA xambusia would feed on nothtAE slse. Commanders of the mosquito army, now attending the 14th alrual meeting of the state assseiaEon for extermination of the pWt. could tell with more certainty how big a part the little, lonely gambAia imported to Jer- 
 heath the ice into the mud of Hud- son county swamps.
 Hopes for Success
 Lewis E. Jackson, treasurer of the New Jersey Mosquito Externi- nation association, said today there seemed to be "a good chance of success" in the enlistment of the gambusia, but that spring alone could tell whether the little fish, scarcely an inch long. had burrow- ed deeply enough into the mud to withstand the cold water to which he IS unaccustomed.
 The gambusia is at home in salt or fresh water and pollution af- fleets neither his health nor his ap- petite. He prefers shallow water and the ends of ditches where mosquito breeding is generally the heaviest.
 He has no desire to go to sea and he stays where he is put.
 Larvae Plays Possum
 MT. Jackson said the gambusia | prefers hlS larvae alive and that the larvae knows this and plays pos sum, natural instinct seems to be well developed in larvae" he relat- ed. q have seen one remain abso. lutely still when approached by 8 fish which would nose it about sev. eral seconds. tumbling 1t over and over. When the gambusia turned away. the larvae would promptly wriggle to the bottom or In among the small plants.
 When a supply of larvae is plac. ed in the water with the fish, man. of the larvae will imm ediately dast for the plants and attach themselves full lengths against the leaves re- maining there for much longer time than they usually stay below the surface. When larvae do rist to the surface in the presence 0 gambusia they stick close to tht sides of the tank"
 The caterpillar machine Is ex pected to dig ditches for 25 pc, cent of the present cost. It vii turn up a clean straight ditch witt
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24

faithful industry and rare ability he was largely instrumental in building up the prosperity of the company to point greater than any other sim liar concern in the United States, and through his personal qualities endeared himself to those about him to an unusual degree.
 Therefore. be it resolved, that we, the stockholders of the American Hosiery Company. desire to accord the sense of our great loss and to ex- tend to his family our heartfelt sym .pathy.
 Be it also resolved, that a record of the above resolution be inscribed | upon the minutes of this company and that copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mir. Davison's family"
 After the annual meeting the di- rectors reelected the old officers: I. R. Hyatt, president and treasurer; L.. H. Taylor, secretary and assistant treasurer; E. H. R. Vogel, assistant secretary.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
SUNSHINE SOCIETY NEWS

Calls were made upon the sick and shut-ins to the number of S4 and flowers sent to s.
 Sixty-seven oranges were dis tributed at the hospital.
 The society will soon give a whist and dance at the Paragon, tickets being in the hands of the members.
 One new member. Mrs. Charles Leppert, was admitted.
 An interesting talk was given by Mrs. Herbert Warner on Junior Achievement work. Specimens of work were shown, giving a splendid idea of the scope of this work and it broadening effect on youth.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
FORMER SWEETHEART
 ADMITS KILLING MAN
Chicago Girl Confesses That She Shot and Killed Man Who
 Once Loved Her

Chicago, Feb. z4 R-Florence Stokes, a former sweetheart of James Glennon who was slain Tues day night, has surrendered and con- fessed the shooting.
 The switchboard operator told po- lie, she killed Glennon, whose af- factions she believed were won by another woman. with a pistol he handed her when she explained she feared disgrace and would end her life If he did not marry her.
 T really wanted to kill myself, not him." the girl said between sobs last night, but he sneered at me when I told him I would commit suicide, and he handed me his re. volvo~ and said to go ahead" Her story of the shooting did not explain to police how there came te be In her room mail order houses instructions for use of revolver and shells similar to those that kill. ed Glennon.
 A sister of Glennon said he hat given an engagement ring to a l! year old girl last week.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
BODIES ARE FOUND
Two Victims of S-51 Believed Caught by Fishermen Who Let Them Go Again.

Providence. R. l., Feb. A P}-Two bodies. presumed to be those of members of the crew of the sub- marine S-51, rammed and sunk by the steamer City of Rome off Block Island on the night of September 25, 1925, were dragged from the ocean depths last week by two Avondale fisherme, according to a report they brought into Westerly today.
 The fishermen, Howard F. Burdick and Harold Lanphear, declared they were so mortified when they discov- cred the contents of their net that they dropped it overheard again and the bodies slipped out.
 Burdick and Lanphear were trawl- ing for founders near the spot where the S51 went to the bottom when they drew in their gruesome catch.
 There is no question in my mind but they were the remains of sail CTS drowned when the S-51 went down." Burdick declared. They were badly decomposed and as we couldn't identify thing. we let them go."
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24

tate dealers and insurance agents and of the appointment of Harry P. O'Connor as vice. president and di- rector of the Hatch Go.
 MT. O'Conner is the son of the late Thomas w. O'Connor, who es- tablished real estate and insurance business in 1915. The younger Mir. O'Connor joined his father in 1921 while he was . student at Yale and since his fathers death has success fully conducted the business. He has a host of friends and business acquaintances, his popularity in the real estate field being demonstrated by his recent election as president of the Real Estate board. He is also a member of the Kiwanis club.
 In his new position as an official of the w. L. Hatch Co.,, Mir. O'Con- nor will be connected with both the real estate and insurance ends of the business.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
CENTRAL JR. Fl. S. NOTES

The ninth grade Of the Central Junior high school will hold a social this afternoon In the school audi torium at 4:15 o'clock. MT. Steinhaus will direct the pupils in the dancing.
 The first session of the school court will hold tomorrow in room 10S. A special meeting of the school paper staff was held yesterday after noon in the clubroom. The club miss ed its regular meeting Tuesday be- cause of the recess and the necessity of getting the paper out made a special meeting necessary. The staff is hard at work getting material for the first issue of the paper which will come out next week. This semes- ter the club is doing the entire pro- duction of the paper instead of an outside firm doing the printing.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
Telephone Co. to Have
 New Business Offices

Louie s. Jones has sold his lease in the Perry building at IT Court street to the Southern New England Telephone Co.,, whose business of fees will occupy the site now held by MT. Jones' realty agency after April 1. MT. Jones will take offices in the new Davidson 6 Leventhal building on Main street. An eight year lease will be taken by the tele- phone company.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
Snow Records in Maine
 Shattered This Month

Portland, Maine, Feb. A R - With the tenth consecutive day of snow, all weather bureau records in that respect. extending back more than half century. were broken yesterday. The nearest ap- proach to this record was seven days, starting on February 1. last year. Each day the bureau has forecast snow for the following day.
 The precipitation on most days has been slight, the aggregate be- ing only 17.6 inches, almost half of which fell in one day. The stars were out last night for the first time In the ten-day period.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
 OF HOSIERY co. REELECTED
Resolution Adopted On the Death Of Edward H. DavisOn, Presi-
 dent Emeritus.

At the annual meeting of the American Hosiery Co. yesterday the following directors were reelected: George s. Talcott, J. Frederick Tal- colt, John B. Minor, Francis R. Coo ley. Frank L. Wilcox, James Talcott, Philip B. Stanley, I. Robert Hyatt.
 The following resolution was adopted:
 "Whereas: Mir. Edward H. Davi- son. our beloved president, died on August 5, 1926, after 8 continuous service of fifty-seven years with the American Hosiery Company. By his
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
Judge Bartlett Takes
 Over Marsden's Place

New Haven. Feb. A PHFreder- ick A. Bartlett. judge of probate at Bridgeport, has accepted appoint ment by Judge A. F. Els, of the su- perior court of the task of sitting in the case of the estate of Fred w. Sauter. which seeks an accounting from Arthur w. Marsden, who was administrator and who also was judge of the probate court at Madi- son.
 Judge Bartlett has set a hearing for March 4, at Il a. m., at Madison when the American Surety company will demand of Marsden an &C., counting as his surety. Counsel for Marsden has said that the accounts will be found to be in good order and that there is mo shortage"
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
CATERPILLAR TRACTOR AND FREAK
 FISH WAR ON JERSEY MOSQUITOES

no sods on the side and at the rate of 40 feet in minute. Although it is a monster 1t will have 8 ground pressure of one pound to the square foot, one-flfth that of the average man.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
HATCH AND O'CONNOR IN MERGER OF BUSINESS
Harry P. O'Connor Becomes Vice. President and Director of w.
 l.. Hatch Company

Announcement was made today of the merger of the w. L. Hatch Co. and T. w. O'Connor & Son. real es-
New Britain herald., 1927-02-25
WARRANT ISSUED FOR
 LEGISLATORS ARREST
Arthur Chester Brown of Salem Is Accused of Committing
 Perjury in Court.

New London, Feb. 25 tP A bench warrant for the arrest of Arthur Chester Brown, represent ative to the general assembly from the town of Salem, was issued to- day by Judge Christopher L. Avery at special session of the criminal superior court for this county, at the request of State At torney Arthur NJ. Brown, who has made out complaint in which the state charges the legislator with committing perjury during his re- cent divorce case at Norwich
 Representative Brown was award ed a divorce on the ground of adultery against Isobel Yeomans Brown. of Norwich. following a which Mrs. Brown entered a coun- ter suit on the same grounds. She subsequently filed q motion to have the divorce set aside on the grounds that her husband had perjured in his testimony. A hearing was held and the judge found that Brown had testified falsely to material is sues in the case and he annulle l the divorce and gave the tram scripts to the state attorney. The result followed today with the is suance of a warrant for Represent ative Browns arrest The criminal court was adjourned until next Friday when the accused. it is ex- pected, will be put to plea.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-25

"Ah, it tastes better than moon- shine" Charles Telke, aged AZ. shouted in fiendish glee as he held his face close to the gas stove at his home, SS Belden street, about midnight last night, and turned on every jet, according to testimony given by his wife in police court today. I'll kill everyone in the house. My friend did it couple of days ago. It's a good way to die" he said, as he inhaled deep ly. she said. Judge w. c. Hunger ford sent him to jail for 20 days for drunkenness and 20 days for breach of the peace.
 Officer G. w. Hellberg testified that he arrested Telke at the corner of Chapman and Jubilee streets. The Telke boy told the officer his father had left the house soon after Sergeant Matthias Rival at police headquarters was notified by tele- phone of the attempted suicide. After placing him under arrest, Ot- ficer Hellberg brought him back to the house to hear Mrs. Telke's story, which was one of abuse heap ed upon her by her husband in his drunken spells, which, she said, are very frequent
 On the witness stand, Mrs. Telke said she never knows when her husband will reach home, or where he stays until midnight and early morning. He is very abusive. she said, so much so that 1t is well nigh
New Britain herald., 1927-02-25
Gas Better Than Moonshine, Says Would-be Suicide Leaning Over
 Kitchen Stove and Opening Jets
Judge Sends Belden Street Man to Jail After Wife
 Testifes He Makes Home Life Unbearable

impossible to tolerate him. In re- ply to a question by Prosecuting Attorney Woods as to her ability to get along for 8 while without him, Mrs. Telke said something must be done to stop his mode of living. There are five children in the fam ily the youngest being seven years of age. and two being employed.
 Telke hung his head as he took the witness stand and blamed his predicament on drink. Yesterday he spoiled his days work in a local foundry and this angered him and he left the factory. Meeting and it affected him so that he was not in possession of his senses when he reached home. He felt hungry, he said, and went into the kitchen to prepare cup of coffee, but sud- denly something seemed to ring in his head and he lost control of him self.
 T don't know whether I turned on the gas or not" he said. T don't know anything about it. I'm sorry and if my wife will forgive me I'll stop" he said. In reply to Prosecuting Attorney Woods, Telke admitted he drinks but denied he Is as bad as his wife painted him.
 The charge against him being breach of the peace, Judge Hunger ford suggested that the charge of drunkenness be added, which was done. and a finding of guilty on both counts was made.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-25
PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON INCINERAT0R PROJECT Dept. of Health to Arrange Public Forum on
 Question

A public forum to acquaint city officials and others with the need for q municipal incinerator, its costs, operation and benefits will be held next week in the common council chamber.
 The meeting Is being arranged by Dr. R. w. Pullen and the date will be set after he confers with Mayor Weld, who with Senator Edward F. Hall, Chairman D. L. Bartlett of the incinerator committee and members of the common council will be asked to attend.
 Conscientious objectors" to the lnclnerator idea are particularly wanted at the meeting. Dr. Gertrude J. Kinsella, chairman of the health board has announced. In her dis cussion of the proposition with per- sons outside the department she has found rather general impression than an incinerator is a fad the health board would like to see through, but that it is something not entirely necessary. She feels next weeks meeting will cIarify the mat ter.
 This is the first public forum held under the present administration.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-25
Weld Blames Council Members For Lack of Interest in Desires of Constituents.
Believes City Fathers Should Remain Con- stantly Alert and Sug- gests Salary for Their Services.

A more active interest in their du- ties and a closer personal contact with their constituents by members of the common council is the great est need of that body. Mayor Weld declared today in discussing a plan for a meeting at which he will at tempt to work out with the council members a plan for closer relation ship between the citizens and the government.
 Fayors Salary for Council Members,
 Mayor Weld has also declared in favor of a salary for members of the council. This would bring them to a realization of an obligation to keep up their interest and would be a just compensation for the time and effort they are required to spend, the mayor said in explanation.
 The mayor pointed to several in- stances where matters of interest to 8 district escaped the attention ot councilmen from the ward until they advanced to a point too far to have the wishes of the citizens incorporat- cd in the idea. Had they kept in closer touch with the taxpayers of their ward, the councilmen might have been of greater service. the mayor feels certain.
 Expects to Arrange Meeting Soon.
 For several months Mayor Weld has been planning for a roundtable discussion of relationship between private citizens and government and the intermediary role it is pos siple for council members to play He said today he expects it will be possible to have such a meeting ln the near future.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-25
BEGGAR IS JAILED
Asks Aims of Two Greenwich Po- liccmen and Is Arrested-Had Plenty of Money.

Greenwich. Feb. 25 P-Clark Thomas. 26. who said he was from Atlanta. Ga, made the mistake last night in following his calling of a mendicant in asking aims of two police officers.
 h court today he explained that he had been traveling around and living on money he obtained by begging on the strength of having been in the war and had hospitali- zation. He said he often had a hundred dollars il his pocket and once had 30 days given him in a Worcester, Mass, court for va grancy.
 ~homas had s1930 in his pocket when arrested last night. He told Judge Mead that he would like to be sent to Atlanta or be permitted to go there, but the court thought it best to give him so days in jail with costs Of the court added. Thomas claimed to be making his way to Boston but did not explain why he di not reach there after having been in Worcester.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-25
CITY TO START OVER ON WIDENING STANLEY ST. New Layout and Reassess-
 ment of Gains and
 Losses Proposed

A new layout and re-assessnent of damages and benefits in the pro- posed widening of lower Stanley street is to be brought about as a result of almost unanimous dissatis- faction with the plan the board of public works had hoped to work out this year.
 Hearings before the board brought out large attendance of Stanley street property owners who remon- strated against the loss of a portion of their properties under the layout presented. At a meeting of the board of compensation and assess ment later the objectors renewed their complaint and when that board made known its findings a new flood of objection came into the office Of the mayor. Suits to enjoin the city against carrying through the project were threatened.
 At the last meeting of the com- mon council a resolution was intro duced to set aside the plan. Mayor Weld had planned to veto the meas- ure believing the council members were not fully appraised of the con- sequences, but he has decided against this course. He will now sign the resolution and return it. In the meantime the board of public works will be requested to work on new layout embodying the numer ous suggestions made by property owners during the discussion which attended the last meetings.
 Insofar as is possible, land for the widening will be taken from the strip between the curb and side walks, leaving only so much as is necessary for hydrants. light and trolley poles. It is expected that in some cases it will be necessary to move back sidewalks, however.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-25
Fall of Sungkiang Ex- pected-3,O00 British Regulars Guarding 20 Mile Front Near Inter- national Settlement.
No More Americans Have Been Landed But Ma rines Are Ready in Case U. 5. Interests Need Protection.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 The military situation at sbans nal seems to be rapidly approach. ing a crisis.
 Three thousJnd British regular. this evening moved into position surrounding the Shanghai interna- uonal settlement. This action fol- lowed an appeal by the municina1 council to certain foreign consuls Tor aid in defending the city.
 Additional sand bags and barbad wire entanglements are beine paced around the international settlement to prevent any invasion or the foreign section by the do. morallzed soldiery of Marshal Sim Chuan-Fang, whose defeated force, are falling back into the native section of Shanghai.
 sungkians Threatened
 sun Chuan-Fang's retreating de- 1ense forces have heached Sunc klang, only 2S miles south o, Shanghai, and are not likely :. @ noio that city unless quickly rein- forced.
 The Shantungese have won tbeir race to reach Shanghai ahead of the nauona!ists. About 5000 Shan 'uhs troops already have arrived ana their battle squardon of 1s nhips IS reported to have left lslngtao for Shanghai to help de-
 Continued on Page 30,.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-25
California Boasts of
 Young GrandmOthers

San Francisco, Feb. 25 (UP)- The nations youngest grand mothers are believed 10 have been found in California. Both are %.
 Mrs. Lorraine Reilly, of Holly wood. was married at 13. Her daughter. Mrs, Harry Cordero, of Santa Barbara was wed at the same age and became q mother at 14. Mrs. Reilly's grandson is 2 months old, while she is 20.
 Mrs. Beulah Graham of Oak land, who also claims the honor of being the youngest grand mother admits she is % and has q grandson months old.
 Discovery of California's "girl grandmothers" followed publica- tion of news dispatch from Atlanta, Ga. in which Mrs. Bert Wade. 32, was hailed as the youngest grandmother. Her daughter, Mrs. Roy Stogall, 16, recently gave birth to son.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-25
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BURNED TO DEATH
Chicago Couple Killed In .Airplane Crash At Tampa, Florida, This Morning.

Tampa, Fla. Feb. 25 Opl-Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Gloss of Chicago, were burned to death here today when an airplane in which they were rid- ing crashed to the ground. H. J. Brady. pilot of the plane, was burn- ed about the body and suffered iu- ternal injuries. Physicians said he might recover.
 The plane, owned by the Florida Airways corporation, was en route to Miami. Shortly after it took off, engine trouble developed and Brady turned back to the airport. He had proceeded only short distance when the engine failed and the mu- chine dropped suddenly.
 The plane struck a telegraph pole carecned through the wires. then hit tree and crashed to the ground bursting into flames. Gloss and his wife were caught in the wreckage.
 Brady managed to crawl from his seat. Bodies of the victims were charred almost beyond recognition and the plane was destroyed.