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New Britain herald., 1927-02-22

World War the facilities that make
for normal development in the child,
and to assist the Handicapped child
in proving its conditic.l.
Coincident with the presence in
this city of so many representative
Lcgionnaires, it was announced that
Allen Price Parker, Commander of
kiltonic post of Southington and
state department executive commit
teeman,' has been appointed men,
Der of the national committee on
distinguished guests, signal honor
for the state department of Con-
necticut.
Commander Cramer Presides
State Commander Kenneth Cram
CT presided at the all-day session.
The morning session which started
shortly after $40 o'clock, was de-
voted to lectures by state depart
ment officers and others on mat
ters pertaining to Legion activities
and Legion posts. Earle Richards
of New Haven spoke on the work of
a liasion committee in the organiza-
ton of posts to work with the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary. He urged
closer cooperation between the two
organizations.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-22

out of commission, partially clearing
the cabin of water.
Sunday night We sighted a dis
tant steamer. We lit oil bags and ran
them up to the main truck but in
the storm the ship evidently didn't
see us.
Figuring that l might be able to
patch up the engine and in this way
get closer to the steamer lanes where
we might be picked up, ! began
tinkering with it but with no sue
cess.
I'VE then ran up the ensign up
sidedown as distress signal. BY
this time our schooner was leaking
badly and we Just about gave up all
hope OF being rescued. Then we
sighted the Grand Marshal which
hove TO end sent out the five dories
that took us off
New Britain herald., 1927-02-22
DONAHUE ACCUSED OF
FORGERY IN SYRACUSE
Waterbury Man Arrested Here
Wanted For FlimIam Game
in New York State

and Hartford, who is awaiting trial
in superior court Hartford, on the
charge of forgery, having been
bound over from the local police
court is wanted in Syracuse, n. Y,
where he is alleged to have jumped
bond of $1,000. Chief Hart today
received a bench warrant with the
request that it be lodged against
Donahuo so that he may be returned
to Syracuse after the forgery charge
is disposed of.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-22
TIRED OF LIVING
Brooklyn Student, Breeding Over
Worlds Wickcdness, Takes His
Own Life Today.

Brooklyn. n. Y, Feb. % (UP)-
Brooding on the wickedness of this
world" Leo Meisel, %, student Of
philosophy. today committed suicide
by inhalation of gas from the kitch-
en- range.
Meisel recently had resigned as the
violinist of a steamships orchestra.
He frequently had said he was tired
Of living" relatives told police.
The youth began to read phllo-
sophical works while in high school,
they said, and was particularly inter-
ested in Schopenhauer and other
pessimistic writers and thinkers.
Leo's brother, Teddy, was foot
ball star at New York university
two years ago.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-22
Three DAYS With
NO FOOD OR drink
ShipYreCked Sailors Are Finally
Rescued


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persisted.
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today or the Grand Marshal We're:
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n. s.
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After the crew had been rescued
CAPTAIN Heriault advised Captain
Randall TO set fire to the Conrad as
q menace TO navigation.
The Conrad's crew arrived here
this morning. None of the nine men
were in a serious condition.
Captain Willis Conrad of Lunen-
burg. n. S. owned the Conrad.
The weird story of the 81 hours
of hardships encountered by the
Conrad's crew was related by En-
gineman Frank Lohnes.
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our necks in icy water. eW were so
numb that the fear of death didn't
New Britain herald., 1927-02-22

rington was reelected secretary and
treasurer. The following executive
committee was named, one from
each county:
Hartford county, Harry K. Taylor
of Hartford; Litchfeld county, Hen
ry Miner of Thomaston; New Haven
New Britain herald., 1927-02-22
STANLEY SNE.A co. ELECTS

Officers of the Stanley Svea Coal
Co. Were elected at the annual
meeting last evening as follows:
President, S. w. Menus; secretary,
directors, S. w. Menus. G. Menus, ].
Birnbaum, Il. Birnbaum. S. \. Levin.
]. Hendricks. J. krum, C. Erickson
and w. Schultz.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-22
YOUNG PEOPLE IN SESSION

The Young Peoples societies of
the Sacred Heart parish met last
night with Councilman Frank "a
patka, president, in the chair. En-
tertainment was provided and dane
ing was on the program. More than
$50 members We're present.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-22
erwin H0NORED
BY POSTMAS7ERS
Elected YiCe-PreSident Of State
at Hartford Meeting

Hartford, Feb. % CP)-A. NJ. Col
grove Of Waterbury was elected
president of the Connecticut post
masters here today and H. Z. Erwin
of New Britain was elected vice.
president. A. f. Wellman of Tor
New Britain herald., 1927-02-22
SOCCER GAMES PLAYED

London. Feb. % (P-Soccer foot
ball games played today in Great
Britain resulted as follows:
Scottish league-First division, st.
Mirren .. Dundee 2.
Scottish cup-Third round replay.i
Arthurlie 3, Alloa 0.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
DINNER BURGLAR FLEES
 WHEN HE SEES WOMAN
Elusive Hobbcr Leaves Jcwclry of Mrs W. '. touchmaa in
 Window Escape.

Plandome, L. I, March 23 P)- Mrs. Adelaide Couchman, wife Of William Y. Couchman. 8 member of the Now York Stock Exchange. las. evening discovered the dinner bur slar for whom the police of Mas sau county have been searching for nine months. She didn't get the burglar, nor did he get her jewelry.
 As Mrs. Couchman started up stairs, after dinner in her home, she caught sight through d window ot a ladder propped against the wall oi the house. Remembering tha. ihe dinner burglar" was a ladder man, she called 10 onc Of her sons. who accompanied her upstairs.
 At the top of the stairs they en- countcred the man. lie lcveled q revolver at them, commanding silence, while he stepped over the sill Of the window whore he had raised his ladder. He had removed case containing q s3.000 ring and other pieces from Mrs. Couchman's bureau, but had not opened it.
 Since last summer the police os.i- mate that the dinner burglar has stolen more than $6O000 in jewelry.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
BOY OF g TESTIFIES
 FATHER KILLED MOTHER
stanley Scolpa Grips Newark Prose cutors Throat to Demon
 stratc His story.

Newark. N, J, March B. A year-old boy gave testimony here yesterday concerning the death o' his mother that may result, in his father being sentenced to death.
 Mrs. Pauline Scolps, Of l62 Will liam street, was found dead in bed last July. and her husband. Michael. IS now on trial before Judge Edwin C. Cdftrcy. for murder.
 Father and l were building a shed in Inc back yard the night be fore mother died the boy testified. About eleven o'clock father went 10 the house and asked for some coffee. Mother said the coffee wasn't ready. Then father punched mother in the eye,
 About five o'clock tho next morning l saw father go into moth CTS room and choke her" The boy sripped the prosecutors throat with both hands 10 show what he saw.
 Then father went out to work and called to mother 10 close the door. but my mother wasn't alive" the witness added
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
STILL A H0LDOUT
Jack Scott, New TwirIcr Of Ph;Ia- dclphia Nationals, Refuses to Sign Contract.

Philadelphia. March 2$ LPs-Jack Scott, new pitcher ot the Philadel- phia Nationals, is still holdout and is causing Manager McInnis no little concern. Scott, who was ob- taincd in a deal involving the Brooklyn Dodgers. New York Giants and Buffalo Internationals. is at the Philliss' training camp in Brad entown. Fla, but ho refuses 10 sign the contract offered by preSi- Gent Baker. The pitcher went to Bradentown yesterday at the invi- taton Of Manager McInnis and will work out with the team until he hears from Baker.
 The Philadelphia Athletics are on batting rampage, Thirty-two hits in two days against the Boston Braves is their record. In defeat- ing the Braves yesterday 15 to f. the Mackmcn made 20 safeties, in- cluding three homo runs, two triples and four doubles. Every man on the team except French and Gray had from one to three hits. Rom- mel. who pitched the last five in nlngs, had q perfect record with three hits in three times at bat. On Monday the Athletics gathered total of lc hits.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
FAREWELL TO 'TED' Y-fLLEN
Hartford NcWsrapcrman Who Is Coin. to New York. Rendered Banquet By More Than 200 Friends.

Theodore C. Wallen. formerly Of New Britain, was rendered fare well banquet last evening at the Hotel Garde in Hartford by over 900 men In political life and the news paper field with whom he had been associated for g. number ot years. Mr. Nallen is about to join the staff Of tho Herald-Tribuno in New York and has resigned as assistant man aging editor of the Hartford Courant with whom he had been connected since leaving the New Britain Her aid 12 years ago
 Among the speakers at the ban qnet were J. Henry Rora back. chair man Of the republican state central committee; Judge Hinman of the superior court Col. Robert Eaton of New Haven. Harry l. Horton. Mr. Wallen's successor on the Courant; John A. Gleason. city clerk of Hart ford; Attorney Thomas J. Spcllacy and Mayor Stevens Of Hartford. Editor Sloan Of the Ncw Haven Journal Courier and Lieut.. Gov. Brainard
 MT. Wallen was presented with a brief case and travelling bag as testi- monials of the esteem of his friends.
 Numbered among the guests from New Britain were Senator Edward F. Hall, Attorney General F. W. All ing, William W. T. Squire, Chief Of Police w. C. Hart and E. C. Vance and r, F. Jackson of the Herald.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
HOLD DINNER HERE
Plans for Testimonial to County 'N' League Champion Teams Arc Taking shape.

The testimonial dinner 10 the vic
 torious teams in Hartford County
 "N' athletics will he held in this
 city on April 20. if plans laid last
 night are carried through. The
 majority of the groups which made
 Hartford county's winter the most successful any county organization
 has ever known come from Now
 Britain and surrounding towns, so it
 was decided 10 give the banquet
 here; the actual location has not yet
 been decided upon The teams in volyed are the South church, State Trade school and Phantom basket ball quintets, the ktnsington Boys' club swimming team, and the Southlnston track team; tho county track and aquatic teams Will also be dincd, and these contain several local boys, The Pennington Fri angles and Hazardyile "Y" teams will be included as district winners. and tho missionerS will be pres ent. Photographs of all groups will be taken in the near future.
 The county track meet will he held on May al Trinity field. Hart ford. where the state meet will take place on May 2l. The outdoor meets always bring fast competitors, and Hartford county is seeking to put its strongest men into the events. The meet will be conducted by l.. $. Main Of South Windsor and "Dud" Burr of Trinity college.
 Baseball will be started on the first Saturday in June. Tine six teams which comprised last years league are expected back; these are kensinston, East Berlin. Orford Soap, Plainvillc East Glastonbury. , and Highland Park. Efforts will also bo made to line up Haaardvil!e. . \cWington Enionville and the Sims ! bury district. j. !" Rand Of Man chester was appointed chairman of . .he league.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
Four Face Judge for
 All Night Truck Party

Howard Thompson aged 24, of
 4oS Arch street, and Donald Hat ting, aged 20, Of S7 Arch street, were fined Slo and costs each by Judge W. C. Huneerford in police court this morning on the charge of breach of the peace, and Veronica Lucas, aged IS. of S4 Richard street, was placed on probation. Louise Patwode. aged IS, of % Arch street, who was with the others when they were arrested Monday morning In truck on the west side Of Lake Shut town, Mass, yesterday by her uncle. who came after her, and so she was not in court. Prosecuting Attorney Woods, who sanctioned hnr return with her uncle, told Judge Hunger ford he thought this q wise dis position of her case.
 Attorney Thomas J. Cahelu., who represented the quartet, entered a plea Of guilty for tho yourc men and asked Judge 1IunSertord for leniency aftur Officer Thomas J. Feenoy had testified that two tele. phone complaint. wera received about the disturbance the young people were making. They had spent Sunday night in the truck and had been drinking. the officer said. He and Officer Anderson arrested them.
 Judge Hungerford placed the young men on probation for six remarking that they have been in court before. Neither was put on the witness stand by their attorney.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
ATHLETICS OUGHT
 NOT RULE COLLEGE
Should Complement Studies,
 Wesleyan Believes

MiddlctowN, Conn. March a3 Lp,- Intercollegiate athletics comprise an important part or modern collegiate education, but they should comple- ment not plunder. the time needed for intellectual development, accord ing to the undersraduates survey report which will appear in the Wesleyan univ ersity bulletin Friday. The faculty committee on athletics is in accord with the report.
 The Wo-Ncar rue. whereby only sophomores and juniors would b. eligible Tor varsity teams, IS recom mended In the report as a method for increasing the number of par ticlpants 10 whom intercollegiate competition k possible. The rule, first suggested in 1925 by Dr Edgar fauvcF. director ot athletics at Wes leyan, received the support o! Pres ldent Hopkins of Dartmouth as onc ot his recommendation made pub lie recently, "Our chiet concern" the report says. lis 10 widen the range Of men who will experience varsity play, The additional benefit gained by a shortstoN in tour successive yeacs on varsity baseball team is analogous ao the benefit derived by honor student repeating astronomy L throughout his college course.
 "Throush teaching sport in which w have shown varsity cali her We would learn more than through playing our position a sec ond varisI'y season. There is no questioning that all Of Us who are on varsity teams arc accomplishing in our senior year only fraction Of what We might achieve were it not for inc iurur-Ions of varsity prac- tice demands"
 Wesleyan was q pioneer in the field o. lutwmGr1l athletic so as 10 make available original sports 10 all undergraduates. The plan has been so s'!cc,s ssfUl h,re that the commit ice expresses the belief that the ''athlctjcs for al, policy" should be 10 the intercollegiate licld insofar as practicable.
 Although a student poll showed only 51 per cent Of the urdersradu- atcs fgyoring such curtailment Of the athletic system. the survey re- port states that the committee feels, on the whole, that the two-ycar rule is q desirable step forward,'
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
ASKS ARREST OF
 FALSE WITNESS
Prisoner, Innocence Proved,
 Demands Court Action

Harlan, Ky. March B P,-The Mary Nickory murder was bat- dl0Ss officials here today. Tho mys- tery has developed many angles Of pNIlltmsnt since tho recent return oi the l6year- old Harlan girl 10 her home after an absence 0. two years during which she was thought 10 be dead.
 Condey Dabney young noun 'aincer, who was convicted ot slav- lns her and hiding her body ln an ahendoned mine was at liberty once moro after serving many morths in n state penitentiary. where he had been sent Tor life imprisonment,
 The body found in the mine has not been identified.
 Today move was under way 10 lniroducc a bill in the next state legislature 10 compensate DaUncy for his suffering and humiliation while in prison.
 Dabn"y also was anxious to press charges against Marie Jackson, on whose testimony he had been con NIctcd. He declared that he believed her 10 be shielding some person who was guilty ot slaying the unid,nti- lied glrl whose body was found.
 Investigation is under way as 10 the disappearance two ycars ago ot Mrs. Leila Hicks Cole from Harlan. Five former husbands Of the wom- an Were sought for questioning as we'll as three men who were said 10 have known her.
 During an Investigation Of the death O. Miss EoXy Baker, who was q close friend of Mrs. Coles, and who died from injuries sustained whom she was thrown from an auto moblle, Emmett Fihe, 97. Ray Moore, 34 and Tom Mullins. .7, left town. Later word Was received from West Palm Beach, Florida. that Pike had been drowned there. G. J. Jar wis, appointed to probe the Nicktry case, declared today that he believes Pike is alive and in Detroit, Mich, at the present time. Mullins has not been heard from since he dlsdp- poared. but Moor" is now in Dayton, Ohio, Jarvis declared.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
S0PH0MORES DEFEAT
 FRESHMEN'S EFFORTS
John Hopkins second Year Men Hold Their Dinner Despite
 Opposition.

Baltimore, March 23 lP'-Barri- caded in q hotel guarded by a large corGon ot Baltimore city police. Johns Hopkins University sopho- m0rcs successfully dcfied the fresh man class and held their annual class dinner early today at Frank lintoWn, q suburb. \ phosphorous smoke bomb thrown into the kitch- cn failed 10 explode. Police grabbed about ren or the first year men bu, released them later. No further trouble occurred.
 About hundred freshmen had gathered in the neishborhood of the hotel hoping to prevent the banquet. in retaliation for the sophomores' descent upon the freshman class dinner at the national guard armory at Annapolis Monday night which resulted in a riot in which more than score Of students were hurt and several thousand dollars dam age done to the armory.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
Five St0rrs Juniors
 Elected to Fraternity

S'orrs Conn, March 23 tP) - Five juniors at Connecticut AgriCul- tural college were elected today to membership in Gamma Chi Epsi- lon, honorary scholastic fraternity, election 10 which is based upon high scholastic achievement. good character and participation in stu dent activities.
 The men chosen are Harold Whitman Cleveland Of Tcrryville. Carl Adolf Geissler of Pomfret, Ed ward Sholto Wolcott of Wcthers- field, Harold Francis Watson Of Hartford and John Robert Horne of Lynn.
 Election to Gamma Chi Epsilon is considered tho highest honor available 10 q student at the Con- nccticut Agricultural college.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
Feeney's Long Arm Gets
 Ii Year Old Boy Thief

4 l4-year- old boy who stole $50.55 from his father yesterday, was seen hy Officer Thomas J. Fee ney ahout lc:&o this morning, peer ing around building at the corner of Main and East Main streets, where Officers Doty and kozlaus- kas were standing. Officer Fecney bounced on him and found the money in his pocket.
 Tho boy said he was l7 years of age and so he was booked on the charge of theft. but this morning it was learned he is only l4 years Of age and therefore he was turned over 10 the probation department. At the time he was arrested tho police did not know he had com mitted the theft, and after he was in custody il was learned that he is in th" care of the probation officer for another misdemeanor,
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND
 LINES ARE TAKEN OVER
I. C. (. Gives New Haven Road Permission to Go Through For
 mally With Merger.

Washington. March 9S Lp-Per- mission to talk" over the lines Of the Central New England Railway was given the New York. New Haven X Hartford today by the interstate commerce commission.
 The public service commissions Of New York and Connecticut have ap- proved the step. assaChusoifs and Rhode Island commissions have pre- scented no objections.
 The Central Company is owned by the New Haven. the commission said and the merger will represent nerc- " q slmplitication Of the latter rall- roads corporate organization.
 Commissioner Eastman, who dis Scntrd. objected that tho consolida- lion should not be allowed on legal grounds.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
CROSS COUNTRY GOLFER
 CONTINUES ON HIS WAY
Already Has Taken More Than 1e.- 900 strokes in Trip To
 California

Houston, Tex, March 2S (UP)- With the flag on the last green still ] long way off and with a card whose figures will reach the .o,O00 mark before the end of the week Doe Grahame, Mobile golfer, and his caddy Happy" Kirby, contin- ucd or their way to Hollywood to- day.
 Grahamc and Kirby became sep aratcd Monday, but found each oth- CT yesterday, The two are making a cross country golf trip from Mo- bile to Hollywood. Grahame driving q golf ball the entire distance and his 1S-year- old companion carrying the accessories.
 Yesterday Kirby played round at local golf course by way Of va riety. His caddy- figures Grahame has taken l9,S9l strokes so far in his flight.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-23
NAVAL STRENGTH
 DISPUTED POINT
France Adheres to Tonnage
 Basis; U. s. to Numbers

Geneva, Switzerland, March 2S LP France has not deyiated from her determination to insist the naval strength in any plan Tor limitation of armaments shall be based on total tonnage. This is contrary 10 inc British and American view that ton- mage should be measured by catego- ries Of ships.
 The French draft Of general treaty for limitation Of armaments, made public last night, emphasizes that it should be left to the various powers to make up their tonnage by the style of warships best suited to their own interests as regards de- fensc and security.
 As for limitation of land electives, the French draft differs from the British which has presented 10 the League Of Nations preparatory com mission on disarmament Monday. The British stipulated that such lin- ltation should include reservists. while under the French plan reserv- lsts would be excluded.
 One of the French provisions calls upon the powers to make known in advance what their annual arma- ment expenditures will be. It sug- gests that members of the league council, with representatives of the United States and Russia added, shall constitute q permanent disarm- ament commission to see that the treaty terms are carried out. On this point the French draft is yir- tually in agreement with the Brit lsh, except that France has added Russia.
 France would have added to the treaty a special naval clause stipu- lating that the treaty does not in terfere with pacts previously signed by separate nations. This is com- mented on as a friendly alluson 10 the three-power conference on limi- tation of armaments proposed by President Coolidge.
 The present inequality of arma- mentS, the German delegates, Count ron Bernstortf, told the commission yesterday. was bad for the main- tenance of peace He pointed to the weakness in armamcnts of his own country and called for reductions by the powerful states, together with a general cut.