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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
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80. River OF Europe.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09

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7. Dry.
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Is. Great wind.
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81. Approaches.
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IS. Obstruction.
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81. Greek letter
38. Mans nickname.
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3. Spanish definite article.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
BASE $4,000 SUITS ON
WEDDING PARTY SPILL
Three Occupants of Upset
Car Sue Driver and
Mother

MIS-. hose Sonk ana her son STAN
Icy Senk, are defendants i'm tbrao
law suits. in which an aggreca+. of
$4,000 damages is sought. as =
result OF an accident on Wos,
Hartford road. north of GilIotta's
-, when Stanley Senk drove q ear
owned by his mother in a manner
that is characterized as reckless
careless and negligent, ana caused
IN accident that marrcd a wedding
Eartv,
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
MUST PROPEL CRULLER
With FRANKFURT Bat
Series Bet Loser to Give
Exhibition on Main
Street

New Britain will be treated to a
novel sight on the day after the
world series baseball games are over
when either John Cream, who is bet
ting on the New York Yankees, or
James Montgomery, who is betting
on the Pittsburgh Pirates, will have
to bat cruller with the aid of a
frankfort from the Mohican market
on Main street to City hall and back
again.
Crane, whose home is at Linden
street and Montgomery, who lives
at sos Main street are both bakers
at the Mohican market After
series of arguments on the merits of
their favorte teams, they decided to
bet on the outcome. The winner is
to decide upon the losers costume.
In the meantime fellow employees
are watching eagerly the results of
the bet and are in constant touch
with the newspaper offices. The
two bakers are informed constantly
Of the turn of events.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
Almost Perfect Pitching by Pennock and Ter
rifle Batting by Teammates, Including
Babe Ruth's Homer With Two On In
Seventh Inning, Again Vanquishes Ma
tional League Aspirants- Me d ows
Pounded From Mound.

Yankee Stadium, Oct (AP)-Three straight victories in
e S world series have been chaked up by the Yankees by
virtue OF their 81 win the Pirates this afternoon
Babe Hits Homer in Seventh
In the first inning Gehgs triple scored two runs and there
was no more scoring until the seventh when the Yankee bat
eS went on rampage, pounding six and knocking
MEADOWS from the box his place being taken by Cvengos
hen with Combs and Koeng ahead of him. Babe Ruth hit
nome rum terrific smash into the right field stands Ip to
inns point Pennock had not allowed single safe hit for the
Pirates.
Pirates Score in Eighth
1t was not until the eighth that the Pirates were able to
solve Pennocks when Traynor connected for safety
Banha then doubled and aynor counted with Pittsburgh
first
The Pirates fought vaanty in the ninth but single by
Waner was the extent Of their threat.
The Pirates got but three hits during the game
play by play account of the contest follows:
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
CONFESSION EVIDENCE
IN BILLADELLA TRIAL
State Rests Case at 1920,
After Admittance of
Coroner's Report

litchlicld, Oct. Z LPl-The confess
sion Of John Billadclla, is, that he
was responsible for the death OF
Rose Bordini. 10. in Winsred in July
Of this year was admitted as evil
dence by the court at the opening
Of the third days session this morn
ing OF the aCcused's trial in the su-
porlor court on a charge OF murder
The case is being heard by three
Judges, Leonard J Nickcrson, John
Il. Booth and Edwin ID. Dickinson.
The state cndcavOrcd to introduce
the confession as evidence lust be
fore the close of yesterdays session
OF the court. but Attorney Howard
+. Landon of Salisbury, who is as
slStlns states Attorney Holcomb,
had no more than indicated his pur-
pose when attorney Frank B. Mum
of defense counsel entered objection.
Coroner Samuel A Herman. VINO
was on the witness stand, was then
subjected to a half hour OF pitiIcss
cross examination by Attorney Mum.
it was asserted by Mum that the
confession was nothing more than
the re-reading to Billadella Of STATE
mcnts dragged out of him at another
and previous times"
1t was also charged that tho cor
oner. in making the supposed in
quest acted without consideration
OF the constitutional rights of the
accused. 1t was also claimed that
the coroners words were not IN
dorstood by the defendant.
shortly after court opened today
Billadella was called TO the witness
stand. He was questioned as to why
he said certain things to the cor
oner at the Winstcd police station
on the night OF July "A. He said
he answered questions, and when
asked why. he said he thought il was
his duty to do so. However he said.
he did not comprehend some of the
words used by the coroner, such as
'Noluntary' and constitutional
rights. But he admitted that what
he said was given voluntarily and
not under pressure of threats or
promises. He said he knew Mr..
Herman and knew that he was the
coroner.
The state rested its case at 1890
today in the trial of Billadclla The
defense took up presentation of its
case following the luncheon recess.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
Reported ki,inapppi

San Antonio, oct : UQ,-The San
Antonio Light quotes General De
Lara as saying: Alfonso Huerta
was kidnapped, taken from Ameri-
can soil and assassinatcd. Twenty
days ago We were told of the at
tempt and l telcgraphed Adolfo De
La Hucrta for information. Alfonso
was warned. They got him because
he was close to the border.
They have been trying to get
Adolfo De La Huerta. but he is too
far away | shall wire Adolfo i'm
medlately and We will direct a pro-
test to the American government
for not only is the execution" an
unWarrantod assassination but also
a violation of the neutrality laws"
Mr.. tgarte. who is former min
lister plenipotcntiary TO various South
republics, is quoted as
saying that he is now en- route to
Continued on Page 24
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
Civic Safety league Hits Movies;
Opposes Sunday Afternoon Shows
Attacks Low aud Unlaw-
full Quality Of Much of.
Its Product in Letter to
Council.

An attack on the moving picture
industry and the low and unlawful
quality Of much OF its product" is
made by the executive committee OF
the New Britain Civic Safety I.eague
IN communication to the common
council, as a protest against grant
ing tho application OF local thcate,
owners and others TOR authority 10
conduct Sunday afternoon moving
picture shows.
Inc ordinance committee of the
common council VIII hold a public
hearing Monday evening, October 10
at $50 O'Clock, ON the application
In addition to the Civic Safety
League, III" Protestant Ministers As
Sociation and the Exchange club
have requested that the application
be rejected
The letter Of the Civic Safety
League executive is as follows:
TO The Common Council,
city OF New Britain.
...'., ,'ei''e'''
-. NJ executive committee OF the
~ lag ot peg 10 request tnat yon
do not grant q license TO the moving
Plctur" interests for the privilege OF
operating on Sunday afternoons.
-. ., '"I' ''II' INDUSTRY air'ady mas
'''' N@'' anu seven nights III
i'll
W mon ~ operate "llieh IS more
,'''''' "''''os, any oti4er industry en-
1o'' We IL - 70 lHe interest
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
TURN SEARCHL|GH7
ON CITY Salaries
General Investigation Of Public
Payroll to Be Made
ALL BRANCHES AFFECTED
Common Council Committee Broken
Up Into Groups For Survey of
DepartmcntS-Rum of Rcduc-
ton Cause FURRY In City Hall.

Every salary paid in City hall
will be investigated by the salary
! committee of the common council
this year and for the purposes of
| this study the committee last night
divided itself into several small
groups, each Of which will handle
the survey in one or more depart
mcntS.
Action on this proposition was the
purpose for which the committee
met in executive session, and re-
porters who called were denied ad-
mission, Chairman Clarence II.
Maxon courteously explaining that
the session would be brief and the
subject one which had best not have
publicity.
Each member OF the committee
was furnished with a mimcographed
copy Of an outline to assist in the
study of salaries paid. The questions
to be put to each City hall attachc
will be:
Length of time in the employ Of
the city,"
Length of time in the present
dept?'
Date and amount of last in
crease"
Present salary"
increase asked ."
working hours"
''1jlnp Inst oF
Number of times late"
Reasons for proposed increase >"
On the general government sal
airy list all members of the commit
tee will assist i'll the survey. In the
several departments. the investiGa-
ton will be made by the following
councilmen; Health, A. j. Olson and
W. G.. Gibncy; board of public
works. W. S Warner and William
Greene; board of public welfare, a.
j. Olson and W. G. Gibney: water
board, Stanley NJ. Cooper and
Samuel Sablotsky; fire and police
departments, John A. Larson and
Harry y. Robertson; building de-
partTlenC, Clarence II. MdNOn ana
Harry T. Wilson.
Criticism of the salary commit
tees policy of holding hearings Just
prior to the making up of the an
nual budget was made this year by
Councilman Sablotsky who had pro-
posed that salary commission be
created. The commission idea was
defeated but the movement for
broader study of the salary question
resulted.
No business other than this came
before last nights meeting In City
hall yesterday several employees
spread rumor that reductions in
pay We're in contemplation, and
there was also talk of investigation
into certain automobile allowances
which, it was claimed were being
re garded as the equivalent of SAL
aries There was no mention of in
diVidual salaries at the meeting and
the automobile question did not
come up, it Is said.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
Sewers All Connection
With Establishment
and May Go Into
Business for Himself.
Head of System Declines to
Discuss Situation or
Reason for Change
Wuchert in Charge.

A change in business circles in
New Britain which came as a sur
prise to those who heard it was the
announcement today that Walter w
Leland, manager Of the Besse store
on Main street, has resigned his no.
Sltion and had severed all connec-
tons with the local business house.
While retaining his financial in
terest In the Besse Systems. Inc,
Mr., Leland stated last night that he
had been in the local store as man.
ager for the last time. Today the
store is in charge Of George WI
ebert. who has been superintendent
under Mr.. Leland.
The resignation was offered to
Lyman w. Besse, of Springfield,
head OF the corporation, yesterday
and took effect at once. Mr.. Leland
has planned to leave for some time,
he says, intending to open his own
store in the near future, but his
plans were not confided to anyone
prior to his taking the fnal definite
step.
Mr.. Leland has been with the
Besse system for almost 25 years. He
Joined the organization at Newbur
port, Mass, where he was connect
ed with the Besse- Foster store. Later
he went to Meriden. and in 1906 he
came to New Britain and opened the
store which for more than Is years
was known as the Besse- Leland
store, with line consisting mainly of
men and women's ready-t wear gar
ments and furnishings.
Under his management the store
grew until today it is Is times the
size 1t was when 1t first opened. and
its volume of business is said to ex-
coed that of any other store in the
system.
Several years ago all the stores
merged into the Besse Systems, Inc,
each local manager pooling his in
terests and becoming a stockholder
in the central organization. Mr.. Lee
land, prior to that time. was secre-
tary-treasurer of the Besse- Leland
store as well as manager.
Mr.. Leland is a veteran Of the
Spanish American war and was &C
tive under former Mayor George A.
Quigley during the World War. He
was chairman of numerous commit
tees during the war, among them
being the mayors war committee,
the home service committee the
canteen committee. the tobacco fund
and various Red Cross activities.
He is a member of the National
Garment association and is on the
editorial advisory board Of the Re
view, 200 page monthly magazine |
issued to the garment trade. He has
been active in Everyman's Bible !
class, having had a conspicuous part |
Continued on Page 25)
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
ST 900 COLLISION SUIT

AS the result of an automobile ac-
cldent at the intersection Of West
Main and Burritt streets on July IS
last, suit for $1,000 damages has
been brought against August MandIe
Of this city by Otto Strcckcr of
Bristol, through Judge William J.
Malone. Constable Fred Wrinkle
served the papers and attached
property of the defendant on Cor
bin avenue.
Claiming non-payment of money
due suit for $500 damages has Been
brought by Mike Durnaiko, through
Hungerford & SAKE, against William
l<aliesinski. Constable Wrinkle served
the papers and attached property
Of the defendant on Washington
street.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
World Series PLAYERS
To Go Into Vaudeville

New York, Oct 7 tP'-Wauor and
Waner. after starring with the
Pirates throughout the season, will
go into vaudeville this fall on SIS
0Go contract for five weeks. Locw S
circuit announced today.
While the nature of their act is
Yet TO be determined. Paul and
Lloyd are said to have good voices.
beginning oct. IS the outfclders
are booked for a week each in st.
Louis, Cleveland. Pittsburgh. Balti-
more and New York.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07

Wright made q beautiful catch Of
koenig's seeming hit. He raced back
into center field to get the ball.
No runs, no hits. no errors, none
left on base.
Fourth Inning
Pirates-L. Waner up. ball l.
low. l.. Waner apparently tried to
hunt but Umpire Morgan called it
ball. The Yankees gathered at the
plate 10 kick. Ball .. ball s. out
side; strike !, called; strike :, call
ed. Lazzeri tossed out l.. Waner
at first. the Yankee second baseman
coming in fast to take l.. Waners
slow roller. Rhyme up, Rhyme pop
ped to koenig. P. Waner up, foul,
strike !. z. Waner sent a hot liner
to Dugan
No runs, no hits. no errors, none
left on base.
Yankees The crowd choered
Babe Ruth as he walked to the
plate. Ruth up, strike l. called.
This was low curve on the out
side. Strike ., called. This was an
other curve. Ball /. outside. Mea-
dows threw him another curve.
Ruth famed. missing a slow ball by
inches. Gehrig up, strike /, called:
ball l, outside: foul. strike 2. Mea-
dows was trying a change OF pace.
mixing fast ball with curve. Ball
2, high; ball 3. outside. Gehrig was
given ticket to first base Meusel
up, ball l, outside. On the hit and
run play Meusel grounded TO Tray
nor. who threw the ball into the
grandstand. Under the ground rules.
Gehrig halted at third and Meusel
at second. Lazzeri up, ball I, out
side: foul. strike I: ball =. outside.
fronti,,,aa ~ De-, olN
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
Crowds View Corpse

Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, oct. I
crowds paraded today
about a tree in plaza here against
winch was propped standing, the
body of Alfonso De La Hucrta,
killed in a skirmish with Mexican
federal troops. 4 placard on the
body read: Here is another rebel"
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
NEW YORK

Do : IT
<-Battcd for Grabowski in It'll.
Score by Innings
X Fl r.
Pirates 49,. 600 600 O1O-l 3
Yankees -. 200 900 60x-S . 0
Two base hits: Gchrig. Koenis,
Barnhart. Three base hits: Gchrjg.
Home run: Ruth. Sacrifice hits:
Dugan. Bases on balls: Meadows, I
IN !. innings. Pcnnock. .Cvcngros.
Struck out: BY Meadows, 5 In 7 in
nings; Pennock ,. CvcnSros =. I'M
pireS: Moran at the plate; Ormsby
at first base: Quigley at second
base; Nalin at third base. ....
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
NONELIST'S WIFE DIES

London, Oct UP)-Amy Rob-
bins Wells, wife of H. G. Wells, nov
elist, died today at the Wells coun-
try estate, Eastonglebe. in Essex.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07
Gomez Speaker Says Trouble No
Outbreak But Terrorist
Political Plot
PLAN j. $. APPEAL
ON BORDER SEIZURE
Charge General Hucrta Kidnappcd
and Taken from American Soil
treat Crowds Parade About Plaza
Where Corpse Is rroppcd Up
Against Tree With Placard, Here
l. Another Rebel"

Nogales, ARR. oct. : (Pl-Oficial
dispatches received at Nogales.
sonora. from the war department at
Mexico City announced today the
execution by firing squads at Zaca-
tocas, state Of Zacatecas, OF General
Alfredo Rodriguez. chief OF the
federal troops there, and General
Norberto Alvara, both charged with
mutiny.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07

Average Daily Circulation For
c %s:t IS: t'''': 1887
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07

Continued on Page 2D
New Britain herald., 1927-10-07

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The Washington times., 1927-11-16

the Treasury has exonerated them
from blame. Few Of the z agents
have heen onViCted in courts,
The Washington times., 1927-11-16
BOOTLEG KIN c
QUITS THRONE
nv International New. Service

CHICAGO. Nov, 1.-THE under
worlds throne room. wherein his
ma iesty.' Scarface Az Capone, has
been pictured AS louneing amid the
glitter of steeI,blue rifle and ma
chine gun barrels While directing The
destiny of Chicagos gambling <ust,
was empty today.
For King" Capone has ahdicated.
His fall from power. reports have
il. was FASTENED by the intensive
police drive against gambling. Ca
pone. authorities say. was the over.
lord Of this particular vice in Chi
cago and environs, just as he was
ruler fthe Illicit alcohol traffic.
Too Nerve Wracking
But the "alky' racket had become
bit too nerve-wracking, even for
the redouhtable Capone, so he be-
gan to concentrate on gambling.
His chief lieutenant, police say. was
one James Mondi, who was given
blanket authority to "okay' new
palaces of chance wherever and
whenever he thought the investment
would prove profitable.
Mondi, it is said, became a little
too ambitious and SO many places
We're opened up that business went
into an awful slump. The proprie'
tors of the new places began to
complain. Just then the police lid
on gambling was ordered and all
places were closed.
The disgruntled proprietors blamed
t Capone and Mondi. The gambling
CLIQUE had become so powerful, II
was said, that they were able to
| overthrow both Capone and Mond1.
| Capone surprised the group by
agreeing to abdicate quietly, taking
Mondi out with him,
Without a Struggle.
Thus the feared "Scarface Al, "
who used to say it with bullets,
stepped down and out without a
| struggle.
Meanwhile the gamblers have ad'
| journed to Hot Springs and West
Baden to elect a new leader and
to await political readjustments'
in Chicago that will permit the re-
opening the palaces Of chance.
The Washington times., 1927-11-16
175 DIE IN WAR
FOR DRY j. 8.
By ROBERT $. rHORNBURGH

Eight years Of effort on the part
of the Government IN dry up the
United States has cost the lives Of
ITS persons--126 citizens and 40 pro-
hibition agents, all killed in &C.
ton
These figures were made public
by Assistant Secretary Of the Treas,
urv Seymour Lowman today in an.
sWer to the charges If Senator Ed
wards ID of New jersey. that the
killing of citizens by prohibition
agents runs into four figures"
OF course these figures do not
take into account the hundreds Of
persons killed in private feuds.
bootlegging wars, and general Grim.
inal activity which grew out of pro
hibition, They refer only to activ.
tiles of agents.
Characterizing the Edwards as
sertion as 80 much loose talk. /"
LoWman said.
1T is a notable fact that since
January | but five citizens and
three prohibition agents have been
killed in connection with enforce
ment of the dry laws.
This is a much lower casually
list than in any former year and
results from the special emphasis
in regulations, and instructions to
agents. putting an absolute han on
the use of fire arms except in self
defense"
Iowman assorted that in 2 ma
ioritN of killings inveStica tion by
The Washington times., 1927-11-16
NJ -HAUGEN
BILL To FORE

The farm relief pendulum, after
swinging toward several substitute
plans, turned back today to the
McNary Haugen bill. with farm
leaders predicting its enactment
into law even over presidential veto.
Although several other plans for
financing surplus crops have been
considered at series of farm con-
ferences during the past month, the
agricultural spokesman here ap-
parently have reinstated the old
equalization fee as the basis of
farm relief legislation. The Me
Nary Haugen bill, it was said. will
be re.introduced in both House and
Senate as soon as Congress recon-
venes, and it will feature the
equalization fee.
The preponderanoe Of opinion
among farm leaders leaned toward
early enactment nj the bill, includ
ing the equalization fee. They even
boa ted that the hill probably would
be enacted aver presidential veto.
although this was not attempted =
vear ago. when Mr.. Coolidge d1sap-
proved an identical bill.
The Washington times., 1927-11-16

Admitting that Houdinis public
attitude was uncompromisingly anti
spiritism, Sir Arthur wrote:
But this was not in the least his
attitude in private. | suppose that
there are few leaders of the move
ment, and few known mediums, who
have not letters of his taking the
tone that he was a sympathetic
inquirer who needed but a little
more 10 he convinced. His curious
mentality caused him absolutely 10
ignore the experience of any one
else, but he seemed to be enorm
ously impressed if anything from
an outside source came in his own
direction,
On one occasion Houdlni showed
me- photograph which he had
taken in California. ! believe it to
he ths only genuine spirit photo.
graph ever taken" he cried. To my
mind, it was very doubtful one.
and one which no sane spiritualist
would have passed for a moment.
But, in any case, if his was, as he
claimed, genuine, why should he
put down all others to fraud?"
The creator of Sherlock Holmes
writes that since the death of Hou.
DIM he had received several mes
Eaees purporting to come from him
but none Of them contained the
Conclusive proofs upon which I in.
Rist."
Folding like cigarette case for
carrying in pocket. tiny arc
light has been invented hy a Ger.
nan to facilitate indoor photo2ra ply.
The Washington times., 1927-11-16
COMDR. BYRD
Today

TODAY
lunch eon-Flrst PRESBYTERIAN Church
II p. m.
Meetirg-Ltncoln Post G. A. f, the
G. 4. r Hall. ? D. m.
MeettnE-Washlngton Society of En-
glneers, Cosmos Club, SIS D. NJ.
Lurcheon--Nount Pleasant, w. c. r
I. Golfers Inn. Eighteenth and
Columbia Road Northwest Q. NJ
Lunch Club, | o. m.
MeetinE-Womens Auxiliary OF the
Episcopal Church, Third and
Streets North west.
Parsde-United States Infantry, the
Ellpse.
Bazaar-Hamlne NJ E. Church. Six
teenth and Allison Streets Northwest,
&N p. m.
Meeting-W Washington Passenger Asso-
citation. Arlington Hotel. p. IN.
Meeting Daughters of
Am erica. sol e ST, y w. y. m.
Razaar-St Martins Parish Hall,
North Capitol and T Streets, = m,
Meeting Heroes OF rs, LAiElon
Club r. m.