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New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
ANNIVERSARY SURPRISE

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Balinsllas were tcndered a surprise party at their home on Austin street Satur- day evening in honor of the tenth anniversary of their wedding. About 65 guests were present and they presented the couple with floor lamp, S20 in gold, Q bouquet of roses and several other beautiful gifts. A number of the guests en- tcrtained with piano. saXophone and vocal selections following which a anniversary cake presented to Mir. and Mrs. BalinskaS
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14

cd man suvgosted that Ee not wait Tor Timko but hurry and make a report, This ho lid, but when he returned thu man who had jostled him had gone.
 Zuder describes tne suspect as a poorly dressal man e. &S or 4o years of aEo. He w#s dressed in soiled clothing and gave indication of b-iag 8 lahoring man.
 EntrarHt was effected to the Po- fish Printing co. plant on North 8urritt street last night by remov- ing Q TiH}ow. Several doek locks were broken but nothing was miss ed. Naluables had been securely locked in inc office slfa Saturday night and TO attempt Was made to open the staongbaN.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Marriage intentions were record ed at the office of the town clerk to- day by the following: Henry C. Rowe of S35 East street, and Grace F. Unwin of 276 Maple street; Phil ip J. McKeon of 27 Thorniley street, and Mary E. Burns of G3 Vine street; John Konciewicz of 290 Bur- ritt street, and Helen Nadolna of IA Smith street; Thomas H. Mullen Of 6S Wilson street, and Mary E. Eceney of 80 Grove Hill.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14

death, Were removed to hospitals, some very badly hurt.
 The first victim to be identified was Joe Harris. a negro. resident Of the wrecked district. His body. taken 10 the morgue. was identified ! by friends Little effort was being made 10 identify the other victims.
 Some Of the larger plants wrecked included the Union Paint company. the Standard Plate Glass company warehouse and the Warren Herrcnt { Roofing company
 Many Dying
 T. was feared the death list would grow to a great extent because many Of those in hospitals were reported in critical condition. Doctors said that many of the victims had suf- ferei internal hurts.
 In the lists Of victims at Mercy hospital was Paul Mundesk, his Wife and four children.
 An additional victim was added 10 the death list when George Lowen- gate died Of injuries in Allegheny General hospital.
 Among the injured at one hospi- tal were Mrs. T. J. Mullen and her II months old twin sons, James and William.
 Several hours after the blast oc- cured rescuers Were finding # hard 10 grt into the cen,-r Of the wreck cd district.
 In the midst Of tho section was tho city asphalt plant, and here it Was reported T. employees had been killed or injured. The plant. across the street from the tank. was q wreck.
 Even pedestrians on downtown streets did not escape the blast. Many persons were cut hy glass when large department store win doWS We're shattered.
 The blast occurred just as the no- lice courts os the city got under way. Magistrates adjourned court and rushed the police to the scene
 The Joseph Horne department store warehouse near the tank. was crushed like an esgsheu by the force of the blast.
 tndertakcrS Ask Aid
 With eleven bodies qt the morgue tho regular undcrtakers were forced to summon outside aid. A number Of morticians from private under taking houses were put to work while others were held in reserve to handle additional bodies as they We're recovered.
 The death list continued to grow when two other victims. C. NJ. Mich ae!s and Mrs. Marty, succumbed to their injuries in hospitals.
 While the exact cause of the e,- plosion was undetermined, it was sald that gas company workmen were repairing a section of the tank With blow torch when the blast occurred,
 Relief Agencies Busy
 stunned at first by the extent of the catastrophe, Pittsburgh soon col lected itself and before noon relief agencies were at work rendering aid, i Every available Red Cross nurse was at the scene and rescue workers of |. the organization were summoned rom all parts of the county by A. | K. Oliver, chairman. Advised of the disaster Oliver ordered Red Cross equipmeit, including cots and blan- 1. kets, rushed to the district and he 1. sent score of doctors and nurses to north side hospitals to aid the ovcrtaNed staffs.
 The American Railway Express company offered the use of its auto mobile trucks to the Red Cross, and soon many of tho machines were carrying injured to hospitals and taking medical and other supplies to !, emergency stations inside the police l
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
OFFERS GERMAN GUN
 OLEGION POST HERE
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be made a feature of the annual meeting of the Red Cross in Wash ington on December '. The national Red Cross has the stuffed remains of "Stubby,' famous war dog, and the plaque is the gift Of the Eddy Glover post of which "Stubby" was a member. The plaque, which is sil- Yer engraved affair, will be formally presented to the Red Cross by Con-. gressman Tenn representing Eddy Glover post, and the Legionnaire members of the 26th division of which "Stubby" was mascot. The money for the plaque was subscribed by boys lover there" who thought a great deal of their mascot, and his pals of the Eddy-Glover Post.
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Destruction EyerywherU

Begrimed flremen. working with in the radius through which the ex- plosion shot death and destruction, said words would not describe the scene. They were fighting their way | through the debris-choked streets. aided by volunteer rescue workers, but their progress was slow. They were menaced by tottering walls, dangling wires and flooded streets. ! Here and there the firemen halted 10 pick up an injured victim. At one point they stumbled upon an in- tant baby boy. He was rushed to q hospital. Another little fellow. cut by flying debris, told the firemen he was Jack smith, aged years. but he did not know where he lived. He was sent 10 hospital.
 County Commissioner Joseph c. Arm strong, chairman of the com- mission, arose from a sick bed and ordered that county officials make whatever expenditures were neces- sary to relieve the sufferers. He or iered that all facilities of the coun- try department Of works be madc available to the city police and fire men.
 Large Plant Caves In
 When rescuers reached point near the tank. they found that the large factory building occupied by the Union Paint company. had cav cd in trapping all the workers in the plant Here number Of dead were dug from the debris.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
WEIGHT BREAKS FOUR TOES

Herman Take. aged 16, of 9S Belden street, had four toes on his right foot fractured when he dropped an iron weight while at work at the Union Manufacturing Co. factory this forenoon. He is under treatment at New Britain General hospital.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
b DIE, 5OO HURT
 IN PITTSBURGH BLAST
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The tank, containing 5000, ,O00 cubic feet of natural gas, let loose with one of the most terrific blasts Tn Pitsburshs history. Practically every building in the immediate vi cinity was wrecked. and windows over wide area were shattered. in g,uding some in downtown depart ment stores and office structures.
 Like Ball of Fire
 When the tank burst. ball of fire. higher than the adjacent tip of Mount Washington. shot into the air, spreading out in fan shape.
 The scene of the disaster was one - of frightful confusion. Residents or Inc thickly settled district rushed about the streets as if insane. Women sought their children, while homes in an effort to bring out some loved one trapped in the wreckase.
 The force of the blast ripped down all telephone and light wires. knocked oypr poles and tumbled houses. Streets in the ill-fated re zion bulEed, breaking sewer and water pipes.
 Every policeman in the city was ordered to duty. They roped off an area one mile square. to keep back the thousands who rushed to the scene. Private automobiles and trucks were communicated 10 take , injured to hospitals. an within short time every hospital in the city was damned, and the tiremen were forced to set up emergency first aid stations at the scene.
 Eleven Worlmen Die
 The first eleven bodies taken to | the morgue were workmen. l Pieces of the tank steel supports. some weighing moro than loo 1 pounds, were found a mile from the scene.
 i A street car. three blocks from the tank when 1t let go, was wreck ed and every passenger aboard was hurt. Many school children. in a nearby school yard, were cut by fly | ing glass when the windows in the structure were shattered.
 ] IL was estimated by hospital of- 1 ticials that between 500 and GOO were injured, some seriously The hospital facilities of the city were taxed to capacity. Many of the in. iured staggered to the Presbyterian and Allegheny General hospitals, and at the latter institution so many of the victims walked in that the steps leading to the main door were spattered with blood. Most Of the injured had been cut and hurt by flying glass and debris.
 1 The gas works, on Reedsdale street, north side. was said to em- ploy more than three hundred men. ! but just how many of these were at work at the time was not known. Coroner W. J. McGregor, for AL | legheny county. First Chief F. l.. | Smith, for the city of Pittsburgh, and officials of the Philadelphia | company, of which the Equitable company is a subsidiary, immediate ly started investigations.
 Many Employees Hurt In some instances. where factories did not collapse. all employees were | hurt. This was true of the Pitts burgh Iron Bed company, where the entire personnel Of 50 men needed 1 hospital attention. Entire families, | fathers, mothers and children, resi- dents of the district who escaped
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
JUDD FUNERAL TUESDAY

stamford. Conn, Nov. II CD - The funeral of William II. Judd. late president Of the Gctman and Judd Lumber Co. and seerr;ary-trcasurer ci the St. Johr-W Woodward Co.,, will Ne held here tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
CROWDS SEE REMUS
 CONDUCT OWN CASE
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demeanor and is quiet spoken.
 On the other side of the well" Were the representatives Of the state. Charles r. Taft. II. young son of Chief Justice William Howard Taft, was on hand as county prosecutor. He is tall and slender and added q note Of color with a green tie. Carl E. Easier, squat, well-groomed as sistant prosecutor, sat at Tafts side.
 Franklin l.. Dodge, Jr.. the for mer department Of justice operative. whose alleged relationship with Mrs. Remus let to the killing. was not present when court opened
 Daughter Not Present
 Miss Ruth Rcmus, 1q-year-oId daughter Of Mrs, Remus by q for Hler marriage, likewise was missing.
 The first minutes after opening of court were devoted to disposal of minor cases on the criminal calen- dar. Eemus sat impatiently drum ming the table with a stub pencil.
 At 1925 Judge Shook looked up and said: "Thc state of Ohio against George Remus.'
 The panel Of 75 veniremen then was called off and as each answered to name hc or she went to the iury room next to another room where lhe click Of telegraph instruments sending copy to all parts Of the na- ton was testimony that important doings were at hand.
 This was no hand picked panel. 1t was drawn by wheel.
 The talesmen were short and tall neat and dowdy small and large, Remus looked Ut them seriously as they filed out.
 After the jurors had left the court room doors were thrown oDen and such Of the public as there were seats for were admitted. More women gained the honor than men and when the doors were closed again a crowd Of some 25o staved out In the corridors hoping that they might be able 10 enter for the aft ernoon session.
 Rcmus Makes Plea
 Nemus arose 10 make a motion in his own behalf.
 His powerful voice rang out as he pleaded that Ruth Remus. his tosteT-dauehter. Grace Campbell. Harry F. Brown and Franklin l.. Dodge. Jr, he served "by the neces- sary legal processes, so that all rec celpted bills. letter and other busi- ness data belonging to the defendant could be produced in court"
 The quartet, he said. should pro- duce all evidence they held of com- mercial dealings in the Fleischmann. Rugby, Lexington club, Burch Springs, Grondale, squibb, Hogue, Edgewood and Freiberg- Workum distilling companies.
 While he was in Atlanta peniten- tary. Remus went on, the deceased with the aid of confederates did confiscate, conceal and keep certain papers and records"
 Tis home had been "ravaged and robbed,' he said, and the loot is very material and relevant in either | his (Remus) guilt or innocence.
 Taft objected on the plea that it | was unnecessary" but Judge Schock | said he would grant the motion. | Remus sat down with an air of sat- and the venire was then brought in.
 It meant that Dodge and Miss Remus, together with the slain Woman's brother and sister, would be called 10 Cincinnati as defense witnesses in case they did not ap- pear for the state.
 The court announced the jurors would be locked up at night during the trial and the process of jury se- lection began.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
MISS TRAVER UNDER KNIFE

Miss Maud E. Traver, directress of nurses at New Britain General hospital, was resting comfortably this afternoon at the hospital. fol- lowing an operation for appendicitis. Dr. George w. Dunn performed the operation.
The Washington times., 1927-05-16
DEATHS

John e. skidmore, - years. Tubsrcu-
losis Hospital.
Margaret 3: Mccoy. so years. 441O
John Cassidy. ii years Home for In
Roy Extins. 81 years. U. s. Naval
living R. Sweeney. 81 years. $50 Nil
waukee Pl. s. e.
Edward Kelly. ~ years, 14OO Pa. Ave.
Eliza J. Taylor. rs years. 721 Florida
Edward r. Ernst, 50 years, st. Eliz-
abeths Hospital.
otto, wolf. rs years. 1911 Wyoming
William Smith. 81 years. Freedmsn'a
CASTOR v. TOlsOn. % years. 1903 Third
Mary 3. Dent. IS years. Gil Frssmanu
Ct. N. w.
Blanche Saunders 10 years Freed
mems Hospital.
Henry G. McNeill. 50 years. 2s45 six
teenth st. N. w.
Ben Davis. 90 years, Pullman sleeping
quarters. Fourth and SITS. N. e.
James Hill. SO years, Ills ! st. N W.
George Jordan, IS years. 465S Dean
Ave. N. e.
Henry T. Armistead. IS years. Freed
mems Hospital.
William Gordon. IL months. 4O7 Nine.
teenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1927-05-16
Legal Notices

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
TRICT OF CQLUMBIA-Holding g Die;
for the opening Of a street from Georgia
SQUARES. 1915 and 2S77. in the District Of
TfeE 2aD oRp stEst Of SO P6pE liz
Of the District Of Columbia (pursuant 70 a
proved January 81 Is 1927 jPuSiie No. 61s,
seth Congressl.. entitled IAN Act TO au-
thorise the opening Of street from Georgia
Squares 1876 and 1877, and for other ppr-
poses," whereby they are authorized to in
stitute condemnation proceedings, within
accordance with the provisions Of sub:
Law for the District OF Columbia. to &C
open . street approximately eighty feet In
NoEthwest In SAID Dist sd e INCLUDE S5 81
us. $50. SIS and ss9 IN ms Square S $ssS and
dredths feet front By fun depth Of Lot 931.
this Court praying Tic Tie condemnation Of the
land necessary 70 open, said street In the
manner Sbove described. as shown on 9
part thereof. and praying also that this
the law provided for in such cases 70
be taken may sustain by reason Of the open
ing Of said street, as aforesaid. and the con-
dennattOh OF the land necessary for the pur-
poses thereof, and TO assess Is benefits 70.
sulting therefrom plus all or any part Of
the cost and expenses OF eaid proceedings
against the Washington Railway and Flee
pany, respectively. such amount in such
proportion az the. Jury may find said com;
p panic to Be by the opening OF saS
the lots, pieces OF parcels Of land on each
SIDE Of said street, and against any and
all other lots. pieces. or parcels OF lane
BY the opening 81 said street in such
amount % the Jury may find said lands tc
be benefited in accordance with the pro
visions OF said Act and under the provisions
Of said eubchapter one Of Chapter Fifteen
OF said Code. y is BY the Court. this 4th
day Of May. 1927, ORDERED; that all per
fngs, be and they hereby are warned and
commanded to appear in this Court on OF
SsiSrs the Sn dSg OF S1ne 1es a ses
until the Court shall have made its fina
order ratifying and confirming the award OF
the imry 10 Be 'e enpaneIed ana sworn hereiY,
and it Is further ordered that a. copy u
this notice and order be published twice 9
inEton Evening Star, the Washington Pos
and The Washington Times. newspapers pub
lished in the said District. commencing al
sSs GAYS Oef 9rth. ae sa6 Ss gay g
copy of this notice and order be served BY
the United States Marshal, or his deputies
iand 70 Be- ccndened herein e as ssg may o. :.
found BY the said marshal or his deputies
within the District OF CoIumbia, and upoT
upon the Washington Railway and EieefTis
Company, and the Capital Traction Company
s SSsscre the said esh 6sy Of June I227 RI
FfRIxSK z. cUJiNiNINaHAM. CiSsk. By n
LEE ASHFORD, Asst Clerk.
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william p. and johanna strats, girl.
George T. and Mabel NJ. Lewis, boy.
Charles e. and Phoebe Edwards, boy.
George v. and Margaret q. Repetti.
girl.
Alexander J. and Ann n. Krakosky.
boy.
Carl A. and Adelina D. Liable, boy.
Edgar r. and Mary R. KieGs, girl.
William d. and Bessie NJ. Griffin, boy.
Daniel 3. and Frances G. Murphy.
girl.
Michael r. and Helen F. Lepre, boy
Thomas B. and Laura ". White. girl.
James e. and Fannie Baker, girl.
Lester and Louise Lewis girl.
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AMOS B. SLAYMAKER

Amos B. Slaymaker. pharmacist In
Washington over 30 years. win be
buried in Leesburg, Va. tomorrow.
Services will be conducted tomorrow
morning at his residence, 1912 Rhode
Island Ave-, where he died yesterday.
He had been i'll three weeks.
A native of Alexandria, Va, Mr..
Slaymaker came to Washington
more than 80 years ago. He was a
member Of st. Johns Lodge, F. A.
al. M. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Ada Fred Slaymaker; two brothers,
william j. and Arch Slaymaker, and
ID sister, Elizabeth Slaymaker, a
Alexandria, Va.
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.TOSEPH. q. HnnGs0N

Joseph e. Hodgson, 70, six gener-
erations Of whose family have lived
in the District, will be buried to-
morrow in Congressional Cemetery,
following services at the home Of
his son, ]. Fred Hodgson, 1913 Ken
lucky Ave. S. e. Mr.. Hodgson died
Saturday at his sons home.
For many years Mr.. Hodgson was
In the thinning and heating business
in Washington. He gave up his bust.
ness about nine years ago TO be-
come sergeant. OF the guard at the
Pension Office. Surviving him are
his son, daughter, Mrs. H. r.
Sheppard, and a brother. Major r.
s. Hodgson, Of this city.
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MORRTS KRFPs

Funeral services for Morris Kreps.
81, who died yesterday Of heart dis
ease at his home. 2030 P st. N. W.,
VIII be held at p. m. today from
the residence Rabbi George Silver.
stone win officiate.s Burial will be
IN the Fourteenth Synagogue Gene
terry.
Mr.. Kreps resided in Washington
since 1910 and was in the tailoring
BUSINESS. He was born in Europe.
he is survived by two daughters,
sadie and Gertrude. and three sons.
Sol, Joseph and Samuel Kreps, and
2 brother. Samuel Kreps. Of New
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ANDREW BETZ

Funeral services for Andrew Betz,
manager Of Edmonston and Com
pany's shoe store, who died Satur-
day at his residence, will be held
tomorrow from st. Gabriel's Cath
Ole Church. The knights Of Co
lumbus. of which Mr.. Betz was a
Fourth degree member, viii have
Dharge Of the services.
He was Sc years old and q native
of Washington. He was a member
81 the Association Of Oldest In
habitants, City Club and Chamber
of Commerce. He leaves his wife,
TWO sons, Carl and Andrew, jr., and
six daughters, Mrs. M. Brown, Mrs.
Walter Fl. Currier, Mrs. William ].
Blake, Mrs. Edward Donovan, Miss
Ruth M. Betz and Sister Louise
Cecile, of the Holy Cross Order.
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MRS. JOHN ". COTTER

Requiem mass for Mrs. Catherine
Fealy Cotter, wife Of John w. Cot
ter, superintendent of the branch
postoffice at the Treasury Depart.
ment, will be said wednesday
morning in st. Paul's Church.
Burial win be in Mt. Olivet Gem
etery.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Cotter
leaves two. sisters, Mrs. John T.
Sheehy and Mrs. Mary A. Crowley.
She was SO years old and had been
married thirty-six years.
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J. EDWARD TYLOR

Funeral services were held this
nlroning for J. Edward Tylor, SIS,
assistant director of the Bureau OF
Indian Affairs, who died Friday in
Garfield Hospital. Burial will be In
Baltimore.
President Harrison appointed Mr..
Tylor collector of the port Of Balti-
more. Some years ago he came to
Washington to accept a position in
the Indian Office. He was well
known in connection with the settle
ment Of Cherokee claims against the
Government.
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EDMUND sEWALL READ

Edmund SewalI Read. Washington
realtor ana founder Of Highland
Springs. a Richmond suburb. was
buried with Masonic rites today in
Arlington National Cemetery. He
died. aged 81. last Wednesday at his
home. 2SS Maryland Ave. N. E..
He was formerly the owner Of
many prominent properties in Wash
1ngton. including the Playhouse on
~ Street Northwest. He was born
in Cornish, N. H.. and during the
Civil War worked in the Boston
Navy Yard. He was a thirty.second
degree Mason. Fred and Frank
Read. his sons. and widow. sur.
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MISS IDA III. ULLMAN

Funeral services for Miss Ida M.
UlIman, native Washingtonian and
formerly a violinist and music
teacher here, will be held tomorrow
morning from her home, 1888
Eighteenth st. N. W., where she
died Saturday.
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MRS. MARTHA J. sTRAYER

Mrs. Martha J.. Strayer, who died
last night at her home, 406 Shep
herd st. N. W., will be buried to
morrow with services at the Ames
Methodist Episcopal Church, Hazel
wood, Pa. She was 70 years old.
Mrs. Strayer lived with her
daughter, Mrs. o. A. Patterson FOL
several years past. Her son, Lewis
w. Strayer, Washington correspond
emit of the Pittsburg Gazette, was
killed in the Knickerbocker Theater
disaster. She is survived by her
daughters, Mrs. Patterson and Mrs
J. c. Pearson, OF Allentown, Pa
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BIRTHS

Herman and Ann Feidman. boy.
James A. and Concetta Poulos, girl.
Bernard F. and Ida q. Gwynn, girl.
william D. and Elizabeth r. Graves
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