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New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
C00uDGE'S AMBIGUOUS "I DO NOT CHOOSE TO RUN" BRINGS TORRENT
 OF OPINIONS FROM ENTIRE WORLD
Political Preferences Reflected
 In Newspaper Comments But Many
 Editors Think Coolidge Will Run
Conn. Press Takes Up
 Co0lidge's Statement

Connecticut newspapers, com menting on Coolidge's statement, in part said:
 "Sphinx Has Spoken"
 Ansonia, Conn.,, Aug. 3 [P-An- sonia Sentinel: The Sphinx has at last spoken. President Coolidge. on the fourth anniversary of his being sworn in as president by his vener- able father in the little farm house in Vermont following the tragic death of President Harding, stated yesterday in characteristically brief and epigrammatical manner: T do not choose to run for president in 1928"
 But though the Sphinx has spoken there is division of opinion as to what is meant.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
JUDD WOULD DENY QUIGLEY HEARING Acting Mayor Does Not Want
 Former Mayor Before Council NO DEBATING SOCIETY
Opposition To Issuance of Sewer Bonds On Part of Citizen Cannot Be Voiced Before Administrative Body, It Appears.

Acting Mayor William H. Judd will oppose allowing ex-Mayor George A. Quigley the privilege of addressing the common council in opposition to a s2,o0oU0O bond issue with which it is proposed to change the city's system of sewage disposal, he said today.
 Judd. by reason of his position as republican leader in the common council, has moulded many of the present councils policies. one of which has been to deny all except members and other officials the privilege of speaking at meetings. The former mayor announced yes- terday his intention of asking per mission to speak and he charged that the city is not properly plan ming it's sewerage extensions and if it carries through it's present scheme vii lay out much money unneces- sarily. Quigley had been in con- ference with members of the coun- cil who assured him of their will ingness to listen to his arguments. Because of Judd's leadership of the
 majority side of the house, it is doubtful if Quigley could obtain the privilege over the objections of the
 acting mayor.
 In explaining his objections today,
 acting Mayor Judd declared: "The common council is a legis-
 lative body-not an open forum. I believe the council should make it's
 own decisions without being influ-
 enced by outsiders. If member of
 a board or some other official wants to say something at a meeting then that's another matter, but l don't believe every Tom, Dick and Harry should be allowed to come and take
 part in the discussion. If you're go- ing to do that. then lets open 1t up and invite both sides in and make it a debating society with the members of the council as the | judges.
 q have never felt that outsiders should be given the privilege of the floor at the meetings. l feel that MT. Quigley stands in the same posi- 1 ton as others who have been denied i this privilege in the past"
 i T am .soIef,ll the common coun- Gill will see fit to give me the priv ilege Of the floor; if not then l may present my arguments at a public forum," Quigley stated when he learned of the opposition of the re-
 publican leader. The former mayor declared he has no desire other than to see the city's money laid out to the best possible advantage and ex- pressed surprise that the rights of the common council floor should be withheld from any citizen.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
Woman Picking Berries
 Is Bitten by Rattler

Bath. N. Y, Aug. 3 P-Mrs. Wal ter Thompson. 50, of Cameron. is in a serious condition in a hospital here as the pesult of rattlesnake bite, which she suffered yesterday, while picking berries on a farm near her home Mrs. Thompson reached into thick undergrowth. and the snake struck out without warn ing, severely biting her right hand.
 Serum was rushed from the Cor nell university laboratories today in an effort to save the woman's life.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
Pauline Garon and Her
 Husband Are Separating

Hollywood, Cal. Aug. 3 NpPauline Garon. film actress, and her hus- band, Lowell Sherman, star of both the stage and screen, have separat- ed. Both confirmed reports yester- day that they are living apart but declined 10 discuss the nature Of their difficulties.
 Sherman returned to Hollywood recently after more than a year on the New York stage.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
PRESIDENTS OFFICE SWAMPfD WITH WIRES
Telegrams From All Over Country Attest Interest
 in His Statement

Rapid City. $. D., Aug. \ tre- mendous stack of telegrams was laid before President Coolidge to- day, attesting the widespread reac- ton and surprise with which the country has met his statement that he does not choose to run for an- other term.
 They came from everywhere, and while they were not made public, they were said to convey the express sions from political leaders and friends in virtually all of the states.
 MT. Coolidge has scarcely left his office yesterday after making his re- markable and unexpected statement before the wires into Rapid City started humming and soon the com- mercial lines were augmented by the presidents personal wire from Washington with the fast mounting communications.
 In the midst of all this hubbub, Mir. Coolidge settled back into his accustomed way of saving nothing once he had made his statement, apparently content to let the country place such interpretation upon it as it chose. He was interested how ever, in the comment his pronounce ment had aroused and he examined closely all data that came to him from various sources.
 Some of the messages which reached Rapid City were relayed immediately to the Summer White House g miles up in the hills last night, but the bulk of them were left on his desk for his perusal to- day. While the president withheld fur ther comment. the summer capital was swept into a frenzy of specula- tion. Far from the centers of pop ulation where news is not readhy frouftnued m pn1A TeNl
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
SACC0.VANzETTI
 GRASP LAST HOPE
Fuller Putting Finishing Touches
 on His Decision
CONDEMNED IN DEATH CELL
Governor Postponed Meeting With Executive Council Until Noon
 Thursday-Rumor of Last Minute Reprieves-Madeiros in Third Cell

Boston. Aug. 3 P>-Gov. Alvan T. council which was to have been held today has been postponed until tomorrow at noon, 1t was announced this morning by William l.. Reed, the governors assistant secretary.
 Although no explanatory state ment was made. it was surmised at the state house that the delay was to enable Governor Fuller to submit to the council his findings in the case of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, radicals who are under sentence of death for murder.
 Announcement Tonight
 Governor Fuller had announced that his decision on the case would be announced tonight between 8 and o'clock. If he chooses not to in- terfere with the execution of the sen- tence the council has no Jurisdiction but in the eventuality of a pardon, a communication of sentence or a re- prieve he must obtain the approval of a majority of the council of eight members.
 It was said at the state house that the postponement of the meet ing would not delay announcement by the governor tonight, MT. Reed said that Governor Fuller telephoned him this morning to postpone the meeting because he would be occu- pied all day and that he wanted to sit with the council when it met. Seven-Year Battle At End
 The two radicals whose seven-year battle for life, presumably is draw their first morning in the death house cells to which they were trans ferred late last night.
 With them, in a third cell. was C.lestino Madeiros, convicted of an- other murder, and like them sen- fenced to die in the electric chair sometime during the week of August 10. It was Madeiros, whose confess sion exonerating Sacco and Vanzetti from complcity in the South Brain tree murders formed the basis for their final and latest unsuccessful appeal for a new trial.
 He has been several times re- spited IT. order that his testimony might be available in behalf of the other two whose own execution was postponed from July 10 to allow the governor and an advisory committee more fully to review the lengthy literature of the celebrated trial and subsequent appeals.
 102 Are Interviewed
 Governor Fuller yesterday inter- viewed the last of the 102 witnesses who have given him the benefit of their knowledge of the circum- stances surrounding the crime and trial.
 One Of those to be heard was Dudley F. Ranney. assistant district attorney of Norfolk county, who has had charge of the famous case for the prosecution in it's later phases.
 Ranney was reported to have quilted the governors chambers in evident agitation, fact which gave rise to an unconfrmed rumor that
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New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
Lou Gehrig Knocks Out
 Another Home Run Todd,

New York, Aug. 3 iPl-Lou Gehrig advanced his seasons home run to- tai to S6 today by crashing out for the circuit in the second inning of between the Yankees and Tigers. Stoner was pitching and none was one base. The blow gave Gehrig a lead of two homers on Babe Ruth.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
NEW HAVEN MAN FALLS INTO BARREL:
 BROWNS IN EIGHT INCHES OF WATER

New Haven, Aug. 3 (P>-A barrel containing eight inches of water along side of a flight of narrow stairs was responsible for the death today of Pasquale Petrello, 49, when he suffered a heart attack as he was descending the stairs, tumbled over the barrel. He was drowned before his plight was discovered by mem bers of the household.
 Petrello, employed as a laborer at the New Haven Clock company was found with his feet sticking out of
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
Other Presidents Statements

New York, Aug. [P-The New York Evening World today reprints the following utterances of other presidents in declining nominations extending beyond a second term:
 George Washington, 1796: "The period for the new election of g citizen so administer the executive government of the United States being not far distant, and the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person who is to be clothed with i'm portant trust. it appears to me proper, especially as it may con- duce to . more distinct expression of the public voice, that I should now apprise you of the resolution l have formed to decline being con- sidered among the number of those out of whom a choice is to be made"
 Thomas Jefferson. 1908: "Believ- ing that representative govern ment, responsible at short periods of election, is that which produces the greatest amount of happiness to mankind, I feel it a duty to do no act which shall essentially impair that principle. and I should unwil- lingly be the person who, disregard ing the sound precedent set by an illustrious predecessor, should fur nish the first example of prolonga- tion beyond the second term of of flee"
 Ulysses s. Grant. 1875: "I am not nor have ever been a candidate for renomination. I would not accept a renomination if it were rendered. unless 1t should come under such circumstance as to make it an i'm perative uty-circumstances not likely to arise"
 Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: The wise custom which limits the presi- dent to two terms regards the sub stance and not the form. and under no circumstances will I be a candi- date for or accept another nomina- tion."
 To Test Country
 The Richmond, Va, Times Dis patch - By saying I do not choose
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03

the household. Others in the house were hastily called and the barrel was kicked over. Petrello's limp body being dragged from it.
 Police were notified and two pa trolmen on their arrival at the house found Petrello dead. Medical Ex- aminer M. M. Scarborough pronounce ed death due to accidental drown- ing.
 Petrello, according to friends, has been subject to heart attacks for a considerable period. He was a wid- over and is survived by eight chil- dren, all of this city.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
Only Personal Wish

Hartford. Conn.,. Aug. 3 R- Hartford Times: The statement cannot be accepted as q definite declination to be a candidate for a third term. The Presidents words were obviously chosen with meticu- lous care, not only to express the exact meaning which he wanted to convey, but also to avoid the mean ing which he did not wish to go through.
 In saying that he does not choose" to be candidate Mr. Coolidge merely states his personal inclination. He sets the door to the nomination ajar but does not en- tirely close it. Should the leaders of his party impress upon him that it is his duty to put aside his personal inclinations and render further serv- ice it would still be possible for him to accept @ renomination. Should there be an insistent demand on the part of the people that he ignore the third term rule MT. Coolidge could do so.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
Coolidge Popular Choice

Torrington, Conn.,, Aug. P- The Torrington Register: What President Coolidge says he means. We all know him we'll enough to be sure of that. When he says he does not choose to run for president in 1928 that settles it.
 However, the people usually do the choosing and they may choose Mir Coolidge for another term. The nation needs him, the world needs him, and the American people cer- tainly want him. He has been the most useful president in a generation or more and his popularity is founded on the realization and ap- preciation of this usefulness.
 Here is popular confidence and af- lection that might easily upset any tradition.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
Could Enter Contest

New London, Aug. 3 Pt-The New
 London Day: Calvin Coolidge does not choose to run for president in
 1928. Granted the desire he could have, the republican nomination. It is the desire that he lacks. His brief, unequivocal. unsolicited mes sage, handed to newspaper men yes tcrday afternoon, settles moot point of political controversy-for at
 least four years. Before that dra- matic message, the world had ex- pected his candidacy for renomina- ton next year. Now, by virtue of
 a statement which leave no room for doubt. the world is assured that he will not run-from choice.
 Yet the choice of words may, in spite of popular construction, leave opportunity for the president yet to enter the lists.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03

Washington ug. PNA night of speculation left Washington poli- tical heads still muddled today over President Coolidge's terse announce ment that the did not choose" to run for president in 1928.
 Instead Of clarifying the situatio as the time approaches for active campaigning to get under way for the 1928 national conventions, the action of MT. Coolidge brough. a vast outpouring of opinions which ghaphically illustrated the uncer. tainty in the minds of both friends and opponents of the administration. Most of these opinions were in- formal. because there was a great reluctance on the part of politicians to commit themselves on the ques- ton which was on every lip:
 Will the president run if he is nominated 2"
 Win Run. Smoot Says.
 Senator Shoot of Utah an ad- ministration sta1wart, thought Cool idge would run, although he would prefer not to. in Shoots judgement.
 Other said Coolidge was definitely out of the race.
 Still others said the issue had been put up to the republican party, with the president now in position to cast his line into the quiet pools of Black Hills streams and await developments.
 The thought which was persist ently expressed in the capital was concerned with the course now to be taken by the friends of the presi- dent who have insisted that he would be nominated whether or ~ot he chose 10 serve for another term. Persons wise in the ways of politics do not expect the answer to this question to be immediately appar- ent
 Gossip Says Hoover.
 The gossip here long has been
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New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
Astr0loger Declares
 Stars Show Coolidge Will Run and Win, Too

New York. Aug. 3 UP)- President Coolidge will be renom- mated and reelected in 1928 by an overwhelming majority. Pro- lessor Gustaye Meyer. Hoboken astrologer who predicted Coo- lidge's election in 1924. said to- day.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
Makes No Promise

Bridgeport, Aug. P-Bridgep port Post: "The form of President Cool idges startling renunciation may leave doubts in the minds of many as to his exact meaning If he had said: I will not run" it would have
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New Britain herald., 1927-10-13

those bulbs in our anartmen+ mt
 long ago and every time that light started 10 give service it also gave the radio set the hiccups. We were q long time finding out what it was put we finally associated the noise with the light. We were right. too
 We intended removing the bulb, but
 before we had chance to, it f1ared up With weird green blue light and suddenly died out.
 ! WSM, Nashville, is getting to be 8 regular visitor down our uav Every night, no matter how rough 1t may be. WSM trails in with what ever program it may be offering. It's lot more dependable than many stations nearer by. And we might add that the programs, while 1 not embodying any world famous stars of the stage or radio, are clean and wholesome and, above all, at- ! tractiVe, IL would be difficult to find any more consistently good pro- grams than those being offered nightly by the Tennessee broad caster. lAnd that paragraph was written of our own volition, tool
 Out at XIV, they were staging a Columbus Day celebration, too. In fact, several stations, including WEE, at Springfield, featured such pro- grams.
 Piano solos, featuring several late musical hits, came through from WBBM, Chicago. The Bell Hop, vho- ever he may be, sang Musical" a
New Britain herald., 1927-10-13

daughter. but no mention of them
 was made in the report of the court.
 MT. and Mrs. Hayes were arrested two weeks after the death of Mrs. Gladys Hayes, when a Detroit vel fare workers suspicious voiced in a letter to the local minister resulted in a coroner's inquest and a post mortem examination. The state chemists found traces of poison in the young woman's viscera. James Hayes, younger son of the couple, died on June 16. 1927, and his death was believed due to natural causes. Amos came home from Detroit to at tend his brothers funeral and re- malned few days to visit. He was taken ill and on July 9, died in a Dothan, Ala, hospital. During his illness, Amos confided to his nurse that he had wife and child in De- trolt and asked that in the event of his death, she tell his parents of his which was unknown to them and ask that they give his widow home.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-13
Southern Stations

840-WRC, Washington-l60 i 6-Same as WEAF 7-Same as WBZ i 7:l5-Hour of Music 8-Same as WEAF I11-12 mid.-Meyer Davis band
 1O50-WBAL, Baltimorc-2S6 6:30-Dinner orchestra 7:30-Joint recital Same as WBZ 9-Dance orchestra
 60O-NFAA, Dallas-5OO 7:30-Dance orchestra 9:3o-Choral recital 6O0-WBAP, Fort Worth-5OO 9-SaXophone Octet 1 11-Popular music | 12:15 a. n.-John Josey, organ 63O-WSB, Atlanta-116 1 I10-Concert 11-Same as WIZ
 65O-WHAs, Louis yiIle-i62 12:45 a. In.-Musicale S-11:30-Same as WEAF
 7sO-KTHS, Hot Springs-3s5 9:30-Varietv concert
 s20-WFLA. Clearwatcr-366 S:30-Music hour a:45-Dance program 10:3 :30-Time Ss0-WSM, Nash,ille-S41 9--Auditions 10-Studio concert
 11SO-WRVA, Richmond-o54 9:30-Special program
New Britain herald., 1927-10-13

song that's new to us. It's a pretty good one. though. The usual abundance of dance music prevailed. After II o'clock nearly every station we hit featured dance tunes, presented by orchestra: in various stages of excellence Some Of them were good, while oth- CTS were-well, as Moran and Mack say, we'd rather not say any more about it. WTAM, Cleveland; WMAK, Lockport; WPG. Atlantic City; WEAF. New York, and several oth- CTS, featured rattling good orches tras.
 We hit WJR, Detroit, just in time 10 hear the announcer sign off with a short verse of poetry, The station was loud enough.
 II was pretty late by that time and it was raining and the wind was blowing and we got the idea that our aerial was not tight enough so we decided that it was time for us to shut up shop. We trust that we've given you some idea of the way things were last night It wasn't an extra good evening, we'll say that much.
 That's all for today, thanks!
 P. E. L.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-13
WILL TRY COUPLE FOR SONS DEATHS Grand Jury Indicts Aged Parents
 for Murder

Blakely, Ga, Oct. 13.-{P-Harris Hayes and his wife. Gussie, both 60 years old and prosperous farm couple, must face trial in Early county superior court on charges of poisoning their two sons, James and Amos, and the latter's widow, Gladys, 16 year old mother of De- troit, Mich.
 Indictments charging them with the responsibility for the deaths of the three were returned yesterday by a grand jury after lengthy inves- tlgation. The grand jury also was to MT. Hayes aged mother and
New Britain herald., 1927-10-13
Through the Stqtic
Lots Of volume and lots Of static

Lots Of volume and lots Of static
 We've decided to be brief abou
 summing up conditions. What goot does 1t do to rave around? No good you say. That's right. The weather will always be the weather and any. thing we might say won't have any effect, Anything we might say wont have any effect on program ms either but we feel that we have q better chance of getting q break there.
 We didn't do a whole lot of lis- tening last night, but we did enough 10 md out what was what. In the afternoon we listened to WEAF, a stunt that is getting 10 be a habit with us. The Hofbrau orchestra put on its regular program of tea music, presenting dance tunes in an ap- proved manner. The announcer, an extremely chummy gentleman, helped Us to enjoy the program. A reature Of yesterdays offering was the presentation of medley Of Irv- ing Berlin's waltzes, including "All | Alone" Remember" Always" " Because I Love You,' What Does ! It Ma;ter?' and Russian Lullaby." Several hints from current Broad way successes were also presented. ! WOR, Newark, in the spirit Of the day, presented exercises in con- nection with the unveiling of q mon- ument to Christopher Columbus, who, as some Of you know, started the whole business by setting foot on the sands of San Salvador, back in 1492, after q perilous trip across the ocean from Spain. The monument was presented to the city of Newark and we heard Governor Moore speak, among others W0R was loud, as it always is, day and night.
 Along about 5:30 org s o'clock every evening there comes 10 us an intense snapping and cracking For what reason, we can't imagine, but we have an idea that somebody turns on a defective electric light bulb, causing the racket. We had one Of
New Britain herald., 1927-10-13
SS0-NCAE, pittsburuh-51

6-Orchestra
 6:30-Carleton orchestra 7-Piano concert 7:3o-Uncle Kay-Bee S-Book review
 S:15-Popular music 9-Same as WEAF' 10:30-Organ recital f11-Flotilla club
 750-WTAM, Clcyeland-i00 1 6-Dance orchestra 7-Time; Cleveland orchestra 8-Studio program 1 8:30-Same as WEAF 1 9-Cavaliers i 10-Studio program | il1-Danca orchestra
 s50-WWJ. Detroit-So2 ! 6-Dinner concert 1 S-Same as WEAF 9i0-WGHP, Detroit-3t9 l 6-Dinher concert; news; mari Z, | children's chat S-Organ: studio program
 700-WLW, Cincinnati-122 S:30-Recital; dance music l0-Weather; entertainers 10: :30-Piano and songs
 S3o-WSAI, Cincinnati-36. 7;50-Better business, talk Same as WEAF 9-Time announcement 9:01-Studio program 9:30-Studio program 10: 0:10-Same as WEAF 1l:30-Florence and Missouri Kin
 ney
New Britain herald., 1927-10-13

l0-Weather forecast 10:01-Ballroom orchestra
New Britain herald., 1927-10-13

A plckpocket stole a billfold con taining s2000 from Joseph A. Red fern, 70, as the latter entered trolley car here last night.
 Redfern, accompanied by hi. daughter, Grace, had just arrived from Taunton when the robbery oc cured. Police obtained description of three young men who jostled Red fern as he boarded the car.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-13

That's all for today, thanks,
 -P. E. L.