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New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
CEASES GYPSY WOMEN
 FOR THEFT IN STORE
Merchant Pursues Them Into Berlin After They
 Pick Pocket

Two gypsy women. riding in an automobile driven by q negro, stole a pocketbook containing $l4 out of William K. Gieselbreth's pocket in his store at 27S South Main street yesterday afternoon and escaped aft CT q mad chase into Berlin, accord ing to Giesclbrcth's report 10 the police shortly after o'clock A party Of gypsies brought to police head quarters by Officer Delbcrt Neley d little later did not include the pair described by Gieselbreth and they were released after he had seen them and they had been taken to Rackliffe's gasoline station al East Main and Stanley streets, where band of gypsies stole money from They were not identified as having had any connection with that episode.
 Detective Sergeant c. C. J.llingcr. investigating Gieselbreth's complaint learned that the two women went into the store and engaged the pro- prietor in conversation concerning upholstery and small chair. One Of them took hold of his hand and tried to have him submit to a palm reading while her companion reach- ed into his trousers pocket and
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
ANOTHER ROMANCE SEEMS
 TO HAVE GONE ON ROCKS
Engagement of New York society Girl to St. Paul Man Is An
 uO,,ncpd as Broken or,

New York. June o3 LP-The en- gagement of Miss Mariquita Willard. New York society girl. to Louis Warren Hill. Jr.. of St. Paul. Minn. grandson of the famous railroad builder. has been broken. by mutual consent.
 This announcement was authoriZ- ed by Miss Nillards parents, MT. and Mrs. Harold c. Willard. Tlke engagement was announced Dccem- Der 26
 Miss Villards grandfather. the late Henry Willard, was publisher of the New York Evening Post for many years and was closely asso- ciated with James J. Hill. grand father of her former fiance. She was graduated a year ago from Bryn Mawr. Oswald Harrison Nil- lard. editor of the Nation, liberal weekly, is her uncle.
 Mir Hill was graduated from Yale in 1925 and spent a year at Oxford. He is now with the Great Northern Railway which his grandfather help ed build and O ' his .ather is chairman of
 tors. He star shovel gang ..r from the gro, Els ..s...--.
 Miss NilIar
 now travelling.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
THINK SIGNALS MAY
 BE FROM AMUNDSEN
Russian Ship Picks Up Weak Radio Flashes,
 Message Announces

Tronlsoe, Norway. June 23 (UP) The Russian icebreaker Maligin radioed at l p. m. today that she had heard weak wireless signals and believed them to emanate from the set aboard the French Farman sea- plane which carried Roald Amund- sen, discoverer Of the south pole, who has been missing now for five days.
 The Maligin was l9 miles south east of the Hope Islands when she radioed. She had been en route to North East Land from Archangel. Russia, but had diverted her course SO as to get in the path of the Far plement of six men.
 The Malisin. first Of the Russian rescue ships 10 get under way, car- ried two seaplanes.
 Aboard the Farman plane. which left Tromsoe at 4:o5 p. m. Monday to search for the crew of the diriK- ible Italia off North East Land, were the following:
 Roald Amundsen.
 Lieut.. Lief Dietrichsen. Norwegian explorer who was member of the expedition which. under Amundsen and Gen. Umberto Mobile. comman- der of the Italia had flown over the North Pole in the dirigible Norge in 1928.
 Commandant Rene Guilbaud. of the French navy. a star aviator. who had been planning an official French transatlantic flight in the Farman plane. specially designed for trans- ocean flying.
 Lieut.. D. Cuverville. navigator. De Cuverville had left hospital only on June 15-the day before the Far
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
Wedding Called Off as
 Brides Love Grows Cold

Fremont Neb.. June o3 L1p - Some 400 invitations to what was to have been one of Fremont's most brilliant weddings today had been recalled by the parents of the bride through q notice in a Fremont newspaper.
 The brides maids. the best man am the ushers had gathered at the church for the first rehearsal of the wedding of Miss Althea Marr. 20, of Fremont. and John Windsor Norris. o4, of Syracuse. N. Y. Then came the brides mother who announced that the marriage would not take place The couple had come to her and Mir Marr. she said. and asked 10 have the wedding postponed. AL thea saying she had grown cold to- ward her intended husband. The notice in the paper followed.
 Norris left for his home without making a statement
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
MARINE PLANE FALLS;
 PLUNGES 5 TO DEATH
Fourth Badly Hurt in Virginia Crash - Were
 En Route to Nicaragua

Washington, June 23 GrP) - A marine plane en route to Nicarag qua crashed near File, Va. today killing Major c, A. Lutz, the pilot, Lieut.. II. T. Busbey and Corporal Reeder Nicholas
 The fourth member of the crew, Corporal D. C. McChesney, was se- riously injured.
 The navy department received word of the accident shortly after the crash.
 The plane, a new tri-motored Fokker monoplane. left Anacostia air station at 1:o5 a. m.
 Lutz flew the plane here from the factory at Hasbrouck Heights, x. J.. two days ago.
 It was to make one stop at Miami, Fla. en route to Nicaragua for use as a transport ship. Lutz was re- ported to have proposed trying 10 make the first nonstop flight from Washington 10 Nicaragua but navy department officials refused to con- sent.
 Four other planes of similar de- sign have already be n flown to Nicaragua for use of marines Tn their operations against the rebel leader Sandino.
 All followed the same route Lutz was to have taken.
 Lutz was one of the marine corps most expert aviators and one Of the few more than 70 years old. Last month in a Curtis Hawk pur- suit plane he won the Curtis ma rine trophy with a speed of np- proximately 15o miles an hour over q measured course.
 He has been stationed at Brown field. the marine aviation post at i Quan'ico, Va, % miles down the Potomac river from Washington.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
THREE CHAPTERS ARE
 SENTENCED TO PRISON
Four Others Are Indicted in Latest New York
 Scandal

New York. June 23 P)-Two sep arate investigations into alleged graft in administration of city af- fairs today had brought prison sen tences for three men and indict- ments against four others, one 8 former borough president.
 Three former officials Of the street cleaning department or the Bronx yesterday were given prison sentences of from one to ten years for payroll padding. while an cN- traordinary grand jury returned ln- dictments against Maurice r.. Con- molly. for conspring to defraud. Queens Borough president for 16 1-2 years; John NJ. Phillips, mil lionaire sewer contractor and two engineers.
 Tn the Bronx investigation, Will liam J. Oswald former district su- perintendent, was sentenced to from 3 10 10 years in Sing Sing prison: William J. Iougheed, stable foreman who turned states evil donce, was sentenced to one and one-half to three years, and Benja- to two years.
 Connolly. Phillips and Frederick R. Seeley, engineer in charge of de- sign in Connoily's office. were charged with conspiracy to defraud the city in the building Of sewers in Queens, and neglect of duty. Clifford B. Moore. consulting engi- neer to Queens county, the fourth man indicted, was charged with making a fraudulent income tax re- turn in 1926.
 Moore is liable to one years fln- prisonment if found guilty and the others to one year each on each of the three counts against them.
 Tho charges that Queens Borough had been defraudcd of approximate ly $16,0h0, 0o0 in the construction of sewers were first made last Oc- tober by George V. Harvey, repub- lican alderman Of the Borough of Queens, which is strongly demo- cratic.
 Connolly resigned April ?, bring ing to an end q spccial investigation but Gov. smith called the ex- traordinary session Of tho grand jury which brought in the indict- mcnts.
 Justice Tompltins, before whom the indictments were brought, set bail al 5000 and July 3 as date for pleading by tho four indicted. Connolly, Phillips and Moore were in court and made bond. Seeley did not appear and bench warra mt was issued for his arrest
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
BOOK FOUR ARTISTS
 FOR CONCERT SERIES
Nanette Guilford, Rudolph Gang, Carmela Ponselle
 and Max ROsen

The Civic Music Association to- day announced the engagement of four concert artists for the first two concerts to be given under its auspices next season. Artists for the third concert, in which the New Britain Choral society and an or- chestra are to collaborate, will be announced later when negotiations are completed. Dates for the first two concerts were also announced.
 The first concert will take place sunday. November II. at the Capitol ,teater. The artists will be Nanette Guilford. dramatic soprano of the American opera by Deems Taylor. The Kings Henchman;" and Ru- dolph Gang, internationally famed pianist and conductor of the St. Louis symphony Orchestra.
 The second concert will take place on Sunday. January 13. 1929. The artists will be Carmela Ponsellc. mezzo soprano. of the Metropolitan Opera company: and Max Rosen, violinist.
 The third concert will take place the last Sunday in March. 1929. 'lf this day doesn't happen to be Eas- ter,' according to the announce ment At this concert the Choral society will sing the secular oratorio "king Olaf" by Carl Busch, which will last about an hour. and add miscellaneous numbers. The artists to be engaged for this concert will also give individual numbers. A large orchestra will be employed.
 The artists committee of the Civic Music association has negotiated re-
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
MAE MURRAY MOTHER OF
 BABY t6 MONTHS OF AGE
Film Star and Husband Had Kept Fact Secret Because Of Mothers Film Career

Los Angeles, June cS R-The Ex- 1 iaminer today says in a copyrighted
 story that Mae Murray. stage and l film star. and her husband. David l Mdivani. who holds the title of a prince of Georgia, are the parents of son. born 16 months ago. The
 newspaper says the news Of the birth | had been suppressed because oS the fear that it might affect Miss Mur- rays career
 1 The newspaper quoted Mlivani
 as follows:
 He was born righ: here in Los ! Angeles and has been here ever since. We had thought to keep the fact secret from the world because
 Of the effect it might have upon my
 wife's career. Also in Europe We do
 not publish such things to the world. Several of our friends knew of the haby's existence but they have respected our confidence. have taken him about with me because few know me and 1 felt safe from recognition.
 "My wife is motion picture star land many people think actresses should not have children. She has obtained very good contract for a
 long vaudeville tour. am still ap- prehensive Of the effect upon her
 work when it becomes generally known that we have a chila." Mdivani and Miss Murray were
 married in June 1926 in Beverly Hilla
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
COOLIDGE WATCHES
 HIS GUARDS FISH
NeWspaperman Peeks Through
 Hedge to Watch Executive Play
CANOEING ON CRANE LAKE
Reporter Reports That Coolidge Looks on With GIee While Secret Service Men Haul Out Fish, Then Toss Them Back,

Superior, Wis, June B lPl-This is d tale of a If mile canoe ride through drenching rain on the Brule river to see the place where the president of the United States is spending his vacation.
 The four hour trip was contln- ual tilt with mosquitoes and rain, but the effort was rewarded with a sight of Calvin Coolidge. sitting in a canoe on Crane Lake. watching secret service men feed the trout with liver.
 Crane Lake is q part Of the Henry Clay Pierce estate, and twice q week the trout are fed there. These fish are caught only for sport and then thrown back, for they are not good eating. President Coolidge. when seen through thin hedge between the river and lake, was watching the trout rise for their meal.
 Has Utmost Privacy
 Two miles from the nearest high way and separated from the world by a dense wood. the president has utmost privacy. \ company of sol diers prevents anyone going down the lane leading to Cedar Island unless on official business and a sight Of the summer White House is impossible.
 The waters of the Brulc. however, take one to the door of the lodge, and 1t was with the hope of being permitted to navigate the stream thus far that the reporters boarded 9. canoe at Stone Bridge, seven miles upstream. with (, the Indian, Carl Miller, as guide.
 Hum of Mosquitoes
 The swish Of the rain on the even surface of the river, the hum of mosquitoes and the occasional call of bird were the only sounds in way through the rocks of the wood- land water route, High on each side, rose the stately pines, the cedars and the balsams. md against this darker green were the more deli cate elder. cranberry and willow bushes al the waters edge Dead tamaracks, victims of the cater pillar, rose occasionally in spectral grandeur.
 Here and thcre, where they could get bit of sunlight. were cowslips blue flags and delicate ferns. II was q picture of wild life unmarrcd by the civilation not many miles dis tant.
 down the trees and built his home, said the Indian as the canoe edged past q pile of sticks and mud in the water.
 ''Deer paths" he volunteered a few moments later, rounding a bond. Deer come down here to drink"
 4 mink ran a short race with the canoe on the shore of the stream to disappear in d hole, and a muskrat took up the relay for a few yards. In the water ahead the trout were leaping above the surface.
 Permitted to Land
 The minutes passed into an hour and a guard camp hove into view. The canoe was pulled to shore and the party was inspected by the sol diers. No cameras. no guns aboard. all right 10 go ahead,
 The battle with the mos
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
Express Messenger, Minus @,' 0oo in Currency, Says Boy of
 t9 Robbed Him on Train
THIEF ESCAPES AND IS
 HUSTLED OFF IN AUTO

Today-Onicials Wonder How
 Thief Could Have Gained Access
 to Money Car.
 Blissfield, Mich. June g R,-An express ssenger's story that 8 lone boy bandit held him up on train and escaped with a currency shipment of $50,000 was under in- ,estigation today.
 The robber, described by the mes senger as being about 13 years old, boarded the train at Adrian and gained access to the express car shortly after the train pulled out Of the station. Holding the messenger al bay with a pistol. the youth. the messenger said, ransacked a number ot mail bags, including one known 10 have contained about $50,0o0 in bills of small denomination.
 Hurled From Car.
 As the train slowed down at the station here the messenger was hurl- ed from the car and the robber eS- raped in a waiting automobile, ac- cording to reports to local officials.
 The train was bound from Chica- go for Buffalo. The robbery was placed between Adrian and Bliss field. The messenger after question: ing by railroad detectives, was piac- ed back aboard the train and taken to Toledo, where he was closetcd with railroad officials and local po- lice, officers here were notified.
 Authorities of surrounding towns were asked to be on the lookout for the robber car, which was believed to contain 'accomplices of the youth who executed the daring holdup. A description of the robber was hroad- cast. Early today no trace of the fugitive car had been reported.
 Messengers Story.
 The messengers story. according to local officials, was that he was sorting mail when someone from be- hind pressed a gun against him. He was ordered to stand in corner while the robber footed the bags. The man seemed to be familiar with he layout of the car and picked the bag containing the money shipment without hesitation, the messenger vas quoted as saying.
 Officials professed ignorance as to how the bandit gained access to the car. The car, according to railroad detectives, was not opened at Adrian and the messenger was supposed to have been locked inside at the time the robber boarded the car.
 Due to the presence Of the shlp- ment of currency. according to local officials the usual precautions had been taken to safeguard 1t. The locks were examined at Chicago W here the train was made np and as there was no consignment for Adrian they should not have been opened there.
 The robber was described to offl- cials as about five feet ten inches in height, and weighing about 16o pounds. He was fashionably dressed in a blue suit, tan shoes and light felt hat,
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
Major Maddalena Gets 5000 Prize for His
 Locating Gen. Mobile

Rome. June 23(P1Maior Um- ber1o Maddalena has been awarded a prize of 100000 tabout $5.000) lire for his flight over the Barents Sea and for being the first to discover Gen eral Mobile. now stranded on the ice north of Spitzbergen. A group headed by Senator Morello awarded the prize.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
DEFEAT SMITH, IS
 SOLID SOUTH CRY
Organizing Determined Opposi-
 tion to His Nomination
HACKERS ARE OPTIMISTIC
Supporters Of New York Executive
 Confident He Will Be Nominated
 on Early Ballot - Opponents in
 Secret Conferences.

Houston, Tex, June 23 tP - An attempt to organize last ditch fight against the smith forces in the dem- ocratic national convention next week was in full swing today iIsthe face of confident expressions from the camp of he New York governor that the battle for the presidential nomination really was over and all that remains was for the delegates to formally register their choice.
 Look to Coalition
 I'itter-end foes of Governor Smith in the solid south were sponsors of the movement looking 10 q coalition of candidates with the hope of hold ing off enough convention strength 10 prevent his nomination on an carly ballot. They believe that if this could be accomplished the Smith phalanx would disintegrate.
 Conferences to this end were in augurated yesterday and continued today, Not all of the southern states were represented, as Louisiana al- ltdut lS III lll' tNllll'll toiuliIIl Glid party leaders from one or two of the others trowned upon any movement which might lead to q renewal of the bitter fight of four years ago at Madison Square Garden.
 Reed Arrives at Scene
 The presence in the convention city of Senator Reed of Missouri, who arrived last night from Kansas City. gave renewed hope to the sout hern group that the tide might be turned before the convention opens Tuesday, or at least before the halloting gets under way Thursday or Friday.
 Reed conferred with his political advisers, who informed him that ap- parently only a vigorous and con- certed drive could head off smith, and that such a counter attack had been launched by party leaders from the south. He gave no indication that he would abandon his usual practice of playing a lone hand.
 The anti-Smith forces We're fur ther h"artened by statement issued late last night by A. C. Sallee. per sonal representative Of Evans Wool len. Indiana's favorite son. that the Hoosier state delegation would re- main "stcadfastly and loyalty be- hind' the Indianapolis banker "un- iii a candidate is chosen by the con- Ncnlion,
 Indiana Is Pledged
 The 30 delegates from Indiana, under that states laws, cannot swing 10 any other candidate until releas- cd bv Woollen. The smith oppo- ncnts said the managers of the New York governor had counted on strength from Indiana in the final drive to put smith over,
 Sall"e's statement was issued al most coincidcnt with the arrival not only of Reed but also Of senator Walter r George of Georgia, who has the endorsement of the dclesa- tion from his own state and IS prom jsed delegate support from Soutn Carolina, Florida, and Alabama, in addition.
 George said his state delegation not only was instructed to vote for him but that the members lndlNid- ,allv had said they would stand by him as long as his name was before tbc convention He added that he
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
Texas Safecrackers
 Take Cash But Don't
 Bother With Whiskey

Dallas, Tex, June 23 (UP)- That safecrackers can be pro- hlbltlonlsts was proved here when q pha rmacy safe was broken into, s35o taken. and . quantity Of whiskey left un- touched.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
Provisions, Arms, Floating Ap- paratus and Radio ACCumula-
 tors Are Given to Party
PILOT NOW PLANS TO
 TRY TO TAKE MEN OFF
Asks That Base Ship Notify Mobile Of His Intentions That He May Be Ready on Hts Return-Sttu No Word From Amundsen or Other Men Who Are Lost tn the Arctic Hunt Win Continue.

Rome. June 23 R-The Stefani News agency announced today that the big Swedish tri-motored Junk. CTS plane reached General Mobile and his party at s:3o D. m. Friday and left him provisions. arms. float ing apparatus and radio accumula- tors.
 No Trace Of Others
 The plane was in charge of the Swedish pilot Tornberg.
 It set out from Virgo Bay and on Its return the north coast of North East Land between Cape Platen and Cape Leigh smith was explored minutely. without any trace of the MarianoZappi-Malmgren group. the three who left Mobile to search on foot for land.
 Pilot Tornberg informed Ca-tain Romagna of the Citta Di Milano that he had in mind an attempt to land on the ice near Mobile with a plane equipped with ice runners and take away the six men there. He asked that the Citta Di Milano mo- tify the stranded men of his inten- tions.
 Captain Romagna thanked Torn- berg and asked him to cooperate also in the search for the seven men still believed with the dirigible Italia.
 Ea<a Af i wildernesses, still was unknown to- day.
 Twenty-two men are trapped within the ice enclosed northland while rescue expeditions from five nations rushed northwards attempt Ing to relieve them. Major .Cmber- to Mobile and five of his followers are known to be near Foyn Island and two air expeditions have reach- ed them with food and provisions. But the other Is men. including Roald Amundsen. the noted explor- CT, have not been heard from. Amundsen and his party of five left Tromsoe. Norway. Monday. The other ten men have been missing SiliN' -hds s1 "utI1 tHS QlFlRlDIe Italia crashed.
 Latest advices. obtained from re- connoitering expeditions of Majors Maddalena and Penzo. said Mobile was Is kilometers cast of Foyn Island. They are well provided for with food and clothing dropped by the Italian fliers but n d prccari- ous rescue position because the breaking-up ice makes rescue by airplane almost impossible.
 18 Being Sought
 Kings Bay, June .3 OUP)-Six- teen men today were sought in the Arctic regions while rescue expedi- tions rushed aid to six others caught in the great ice bound territory of the north.
 Umberto Mobile twice has been found by rescue parties. Supplies have been dropped to the point
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-09
CHRIST CHURCH - EPISCOPAL

Sunday morning: Sunday school,
9:45.
Celebration of holy communion
and sermon, II a. m, by Rev. e. A.
Lemoine of Smyrna.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-09
AndrewviIle

DIR. and Mrs. c. r. Griffith were
Sunday visitors of Mr.. and MIS-.
Herman Griffith.
]. D. Ward and family motored to
Preston and FELTON,, it being a nice
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Brown and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Morgan.
Mrs. Jennie Linn has been very
i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Mary Tritt. She is slowly improving
at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Vincent were
Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
B. Vincent.
Miss Myrtle Bowin has returned
home after spending a week with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Stubs at Hen
derson, Md.
Ora Smith has gone to Philadel-
phia to have his eyes treated. We
wish him much success.
The people of this community are
very busy cutting and hauling their
summer wood. While there are
others who have it all ready sawed.
Miss Margaret Silberisen spent the
weekend with Miss Ruth Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Vincent were |
Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Frank Jester.
J. Brown has made improvements
)y building a smokehouse.