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New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
A. P. Ciannini, Head of Bank of Italy, Now At- tempting to Merge New York Banks.
Guiding Genius of Great Combine Was Dock Worker in San Francisco Not Many. Years Ago.

New York, Feb. 25 (UP) - A banker, the son of an Italian im- migrant: a railroad official long identified with the nations trans portation system; poor man raised to riches by the movies. and a young and little-known executive in the motor car industry figured in Wall street reports today as the dominant personalities in mergers involving almost Q billion and a half dollars.
 Leading the procession was A. P. Giannini, who emerged from finan- cial obscurity to preside over the half billion dollar Banc- Italy cor poration.
 Apparently only final agreement is awaited before announcement is made that d new bank has been formed to rank next to the Ma tional City and Chase National banks in point of resources.
 For weeks, perhaps months. Gi-
 
 interests controlling the Manufac- turers Trust company and the Financial and Industrial Securities corporation. The large Bank of America is included in the deal.
 When and if the merger is com pleted the new institution will have total resources of approximately $S50. 100000, its formation will come as a climax to the career of Giannini, who not so many years ago was working on the docks Of San Francisco. Although Giannini is the directing genius of the pro- spective consolidation the new head of the Bank of America prob- ably will be Edward c. Delafield.
 Another leading figure in merge. news and report is l.. F. Loree. who |. long has been striving to create q fifth eastern railroad trunk line combining such roads as the Wa. bash. Lehigh and Delaware and Hudson.
 The new development in the proposal was the action of W. F. Dickson, who controls 100000 shares of Wabash common stock Dickson issued call for proxies to he voted at May meeting. He did not indicate whether he would op, pose . merger but said he wanted to be certain the minority was rep. resented on the board of directors
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
PLANE, OPERATED WITHOUT
 GAS OR OTHER FUEL, HAS BEEN PUT THROUGH TESTS
CHAMBERLAIN PROBES CHARGES BY GARDINER Police Board Head De-
 clares Evidence" Is
 Not Convincing

After conferring with Henry w. Gardiner, relative to his charges that Chief Hart has been inefficient in stamping out liquor traffic in this city, Chairman Rodman w. Cham berlain of the police board, told a Herald reporter at noon today that Gardiner had produced no specific evidence to support his accusations but had dealt in generalities.
 Chief Hart and Police Commis- sioner Michael w. Bannan were present at the conference which was held at police headquarters. Ira Leonard was also in attendance al- though the reason for his presence is not known. The conference was still in progress when this paper went to press.
 Chairman Chamberlain announced yesterday that he would conduct a personal investigation" into the charges made by Gardiner. who has ben the nemesis of the police de- partment and who has frequently claimed that the department was inefficient.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
Stanley Works Will Vote to Sell
 Its Plants at Bridgewater, Mass,
 at Annual Meeting This Afternoon
Stockholders to Adopt Resolution Formaity and Matter of Record-No Prospective Purchaser, Is
 Report - Net Earnings $1, 1,466,942

At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Stanley Works this afternoon at o'clock reso- lution will be adopted, according to Secretary Ernest w. Christ, author izing the company to dispose of the branch factory at Bridgewater, Mass. The plant was virtually aban- doned several months ago -and the departments absorbed by the Amer ican Tube and Stamping Co. at Bridgeport. which is also owned by the Stanley Works. The adoption of the resolution will be a formality as matter of record. There is said to be no prospective purchaser.
 The financial statement of the company, prepared by Treasurer
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25

Dorchester.
 Hardy signed the will on August 24. 1922 when he was more than 50 years old. He had no children. In granting his widow free use of Max Gate. he provided. however. that after her death the house and grounds were to be held in trust flor the first child of mine who shall at- tain the age of 21 years" There be- ing no. issue. the widow was em- powered to arrange the disposal of the estate.
 Among the instructions to Hardy's literary executors is the authoriza- tion that they shall remove from my library such volumes. if any, az they may deem desirable to remove on the grounds Of expediency and dispose of them as they think fit"
 The will requested that complete edition of Hardy's poems. the work of his latter days. be published at reasonable price so as to be within the reach of poorer readers"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
Slayer of Cheshire Guard Caught
 In Florida After 4 Year Search
Philip Rausch, Wanted for Murder of Albert Hoag, Alleged by Jacksonville Police to Have
 Confessed to Crime

New Haven. Feb. 25-Philip Rausch who has been sought since December 1928 for the murder of Albert Hoag. a guard at the Chesh- ire reformatory and who is now understood to be held in Jackson vile, Fla, was in this city and chatted with a New Haven detective who knew him. few hours after the crime.
 Rausch left Cheshire wearing the clothes which he had stripped from Hoag's body. and upon arriving here entered a Temple street second hand clothing store and asked to be shown some suits.
 While he was being fitted. De- tective Sergeant Edward Welch who was making the rounds of the sec ond hand clothing stores on his or iinary tour of duty and who had not as yet been notified of the crime, walked in. Welch knew Rausch but did not know that he was supposed to be confined to the reformatory and stopped to talk with him for .
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
TINY THREAD ALL
 THAT SWAYS JURY Insignificant Bit of Evidence
 ConYicts Doctor W0MEN'S EYES ATTRACTED Eight Of Fair Sex Serving on Panel Noticed What to Many Might Have Been Insignificant Bit of Evidence in Trial.
WOMEN'S EYES ATTRACTED

Los Angeles. Feb. 25 N - A strand of yellow thread woven into two pieces of canvas in such a way that it attracted the eye of eight women jurors, helped to convict Dr, Charles NJ. McMillan of the sack murder" of his employer, Mrs. Amelia Appleby. wealthy widow.
 The jury yesterday found the former Colorado. Texas. physician guilty of first degree murder and recommended life Imprisonment. which is mandatory.
 The Yellow Thread
 The yellow thread ran through the canvas found wrapped about the wealthy widows body, and through a similar piece discovered in the slain woman's automobile in her garage. Six of the eight women on the jury agreed that the yellow thread had been one of the strong est links in the chain Of circum- stances upon which they convicted McMillan.
 Tt was the same thread sewn in both pieces" they said after the trial ended. Tt satisfied us that the woman was killed in her own home. and that Dr. McMillan did the killing"
 Tt didn't surprise me much" the convicted man stammered. in com menting on the verdict. He was grave with the same stoical indif- ference he maintained throughout his trial, in which he admitted forging the "Appleby will which bequeathed to him the entire estate Of his victim. The state declared the forged will was the evidence of the doctors murder motive.
 Isotly Found December :6
 Mrs. Appleby's body was found December 26. last. just off a road way 20 miles from her Los Angeles home. A bruised forehead indicated to the state that she had been struck unconscious before being trussed up and dumped in the roadside brush. The county autops, surgeon testified the wealthy widow of Chicago inventor had died ol exposure.
 Although the convicted man was put on the witness stand in his owr
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
School Teacher Sues for
 S50,OOO for Auto Injury

Waterbury, Feb. 25.-Miss Marie Dunleavy. a New Haven school teacher, today brought suit for @50.- GOO against the United Motors Com pany, Inc. with headquarters in this city. She was injured on the Mil- ford turnpike in Orange on the night of April 9 1926. when the car she was riding in with John J. Laden of New Haven collided with one of the defendants trucks which was parked. The complaint alleges there were no lights on the truck.
 She has lost the sight of the right eye. the complaint says. and is in danger of losing the sight of the left one. Her face is also said to be permanently disfgured.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
Col. Lindbergh and Major Lan!h !hier in Successful Experi- ments With Electro Magnetic Motor.
Details of Power Plant Secret But Magnetism as Applied to Rotary Mo- tion of Earth Is Report. ed Utilized.

Detroit, Mich. Feb. c5 P - The Detroit Free Press said today that an airplane motor operated electro- ma&netically. without gasoline or other fuel. has been tested success fully by Colonel Charles A. Lind- bergh. and Major Thomas G. Lan- phier, flight commander at Selfridge field.
 Test is Successful
 The motor. which might revolu- tionize the entire scheme of automo- tive power, was the invention Of Lester J. Hendershot, of Pittsburgh, the article said. Col. I.indbergh, Major Lanphier and D. Barr Peat. of Pittsburgh, business manager of the inventor. conducted test of the motor yesterday at Selfridge field. and the Free Press reported it was successful in every respect"
 No direct authorities for news Of the invention was given other than that it emanated from one of the four men-Col. Lindbergh, Major Lanphier and Peat. The first two, reached early today. refused to com- ment. Reporters were unable to find the inventor and his agent.
 Electrical Magnetism
 The Guggenheim Foundation for promotion of aeronautics. the article said. has arranged for an immediate demonstration of the motor, which is said to be based upon the principle of electrical magnetism. as applied to tho rotary motion of the earth. The newspaper account continued: "The model of the motor has been guarded with the greatest care since it was brought to Selfridge field by Hendershot and Peat. Late yester- day it was taken to an experim antal hangar where the famous trans atlantic flier aided in a tfyout that exceeded even the hopes of the in- ventor.
 Only For Planes
 "So far as experiments have been made, the power is only applied to use in airplanes. Later developments are planned to extend the scope of Continued on Page Nine)
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
Walingford Man Chokes to Death
 Eating Doughnut in New Haven
Victim of Unusual Accident is Stricken Street. and Dies While Being Rushed to Hospital in
 Nearby City in Ambulance

New Haven, Feb. 25 R0G. |. Yale. 50, of Simpson avenue, Wall ingford. was rushed to the Nev Ha- last night where he was pronounced dead by choking.
 Yale was walking along Orange street here in'the company of Fred w. Marshall also of Wallingford. The pair were munching on some home made doughnuts which they carried and were on their way to take a trolley car back to their na- tive town, it was said.
 They had arrived in front of 137 Orange street when Marshall saw
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
Thinker, Missing Over "A Hours, Appears Today

Sydney. Australia. Feb. 25 R Bert Thinker. who flew with clocklike regularity more than 11.o00 miles from England to Fort Darwin, arrived at Camoo- veal. Queensland. today after be- ing missing for more than 24 hours.
 Thinker started from Port Dar- win yesterday morning on 300 mile flight to Cloncurry. En route he was forced down by a dust storm. He made good landing at Camooweal and his machine was working well.
 Thinker intends to continue his flight to Cloncurry early tomor- row.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
Don't Count Me Out
 Yet" Says Dempsey

Los Angeles, Feb. 25 UP)- Don't count me out yet. may decide 10 try comeback" Jack Dempsey, one-time heavyweight champion of the world, said to- day.
 Just now it would seem best for me to retire." he said. but I'm not sure about it and prob- ably won't be for several months. I'm going to do little work to see how l react to it.
 "Rickard has it about right. The way I feel now I won't box any more but I'd decided to re- tire last year when l changed my mind and ended up fighting Gene Tunney in Chicago"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
Boy Looking Forward to Reunion
 With Father, Learns He is Dead
Rejoicing at Prospect of Seeing Parent is Greeted With Sad News as He Leaves Ship After
 Long Journey From Poland.

When Anthony kida, age IT of POdlasie, Poland. landed yesterday in New York after journey across the Atlantic ocean, he learned for the first time that his father. Frank kida, of this city was dead.
 The boy had never seen his father who left Poland when his son was only nine months old. After work ing here for years as baker. he saved enough money to send for his son and planned a happy reunion. Fate however. ruled other wise. He was stricken ill with pneumonia just as his son was about to depart from Poland. After few days in New
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25

Britain General hospital. death claimed him, robbing him of his cherished dream of a happy reunion with the boy. Anthony. being on his way. had no knowledge of this until he was met and told in NeT York by relatives. He will make his homo with his uncle. Wladislaw Kwasin- ski of 40 City avenue.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
Levine and Stultz Leave
 For Boston by Air Route

Curtiss Field. N. Y.. Feb. 25 P(- Charles A. Levine and Wilner Stultz took off in the transatlantic mono plane Columbia at 10 o'clock this morning for Boston, where they were to meet city and state officials. They said they planned to return to- morrow and. if weather conditions were propitious. would then take off in an attempt to bring the duration flight record back. to America.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25

Louis Young. shows surplus after all deductions on December 3l, 1927, of $4,113,s62.03. Net earnings for the year 1927 after deducting federal taxes amounted to $1,466, 942.45. Dividends of $265.527 on the pre- ferred stock and s1.O40.O00 on the common stock were paid during 1927.
 The financial statement follows:
 Assets Cash. notes and accounts
 receivable, including ac
 counts receivable from at
 filiated plants ..........S 5,6S6.il6.88 Inventories less reserves ... i.5l2.2SS.47 Investments less reserves .. 843,035.67
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his friend stop, clutch his throat ami began to cough violently. The coughing increased and Yale's face grew congested He managed to force out the words 10 Marshall.
 Fred, I'm choking" and the friend began 10 pound him on the back and resort to other strenuous methods in an attempt to dislodge the dourh piece of pastry which had stuck in the mans throat.
 Passersby were attracted to the spot and attempted to give Yale aid The man was losing strength "a. pidly and finally lapsed into uncon- sciousness as the breath was exclud- ed from his lungs.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
CONVICT BUCKLEY
 IN SECOND DEGREE
Weston, Mass, Youth Is Facing Life Term in Prison
KILLED HIS SWEETHEART
Jury in Cambridge Trial Reaches Verdict After Six HOurs-Con- demned Man Hears Verdict Calmly.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 25 R,- Life Imprisonment faced Joseph Foster Buckley today unless attor- neys for the 23 year old Weston youth should succeed in overturnins the verdict of a Middlesex criminal court jury which late last night found him guilty of murder in sec ond degree for the killing of his former sweetheart. 19 year, old Grace E. Mills of Waltham.
 The sentence of life in prison was mandatory upon Judge Hugo Du- , buque. who has presided at the trial six hours of deliberation. Buckley was calm as he heard his fate in the deserted court room in contrast to the closing scene of the trial when, taking advantage of his right to ad- dress the jury. he made a dramatic protestation of innocence.
 Denies Killing Her
 T loved Grace and I love her now.' Buckley told the jury. God above will be my judge, l did not kill her"
 Miss Mills was shot and killed while on an automobile ride with | the youth on November 15, last | Buckley attempted suicide at the same time and for several days it was not believed he could recover. At the trial, which lasted nine days, 1 the state produced statements al- legged to have been made by Buck ley while in the Waltham hospital in which he was said to have declaf- cd that he and the girl had entered suicide pact because Of obstacles 10 their marriage and that Miss Mills fired one shot into her own body and that he killed her at her own re- quest to end her sufferings.
 1 Defense Denies Charge
 The defense claimed these state ments had been garbled and tamper- 1 ed with and that the second shot actually was fired by accident while Buckley was trying to wrest the re- volver from the girls hand. The defense further contcnded that tho shooting was in Worcester county
 while the prosecution sought te show that it had occurred in Mid dlcsex. Had it found that the killing occurred in Worcester county the jury would have had to return an l (Continued on Page 13)
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25

few minutes. With the assistance Of Welch. Rausch picked out d suit which fitted him. leaving his other suit in the store and walked out.
 Not many. minutes later. Welch reported to the Detective bureau by telephone and was instructed by Henry J. Donnelly who was then captain of detectives to pick up Philip Rausch for murder if he should happen 10 see him.
 Welch told the captain of having met Rausch in the Temple street store and the captain immediately assigned every available detective to the case. The city was thoroughly secured but the culprit had already fled and nothing further was heard from him until last night when the state police at Hartford were noti- fled that the man was being held 1s' Florida.
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
LOSES SIGHT

New York, Feb. 24 (UP)-1oseph Fuchto of Mt. Vernon, lost hts sight while reading a paper on an elevated train. An eye specialist ex- amined the victim and told him he was neurotic. You feared you were going blind and you did" said the scientist After he had heard the diagnosis Fuchito's vision was re- stored,
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
POST IS CURE

New York. Feb. 24 UP)-The only cure for wife beaters is the whipping post. Magistrate Dresser said. regretting that he could not sentence Lee Ioudivich. 39 10 such punishment.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
AUSTRIA AND ITALY ON VERGE OF BREAK
Italian Minister Likely to Be Recalled From
 Vienna

Vienna, Austria, Feb. 25,-P- Giacinto Auriti, Italian minister to Austria, is leaving for Rome tonight to confer with Premier Mussolini respecting Austria's continued com plaint's regarding Italian treatment of Germans in the Tyrol.
 His departure already has given rise to rumors of an impending break in relations between Italy and Austria.
 The Tyrolese deputies here insist Austria cannot recede from the firm stand already taken by Chancellor seipel relative to Italian aggres- sion."
 Rome. Feb. 25.-(P>--Although Of ficial confirmation is lacking. Popolo Di Roma today says the recall of Italian Minister Auriti from Vienna appears imminent"
 The paper is inclined to attribute the recent discussions in the Austrian parliament protesting the treatment of German residents in the Tyroleee province annexed to Italy to internal party politics.
 Chancellor Seipel of Austria, 1t says. "knows perfectly well the natural Italian frontiers are in- violable. that nobody can touch them. No force throughout the earth can modify them and knows equally well 1taly's treatment of German speaking populations is as equable. just and humane as could be dcsir- ed. There are only a few scoundrels who strain themselves to keep alive fantastic irredentism. xxx But he knows another thing full well. the government of Mussolini will never permit in any case disturbance of l the peace and tranquility of the Italian people. xxx
 "Mussolini Is a man 10 make him self understood even by those who say they don't understand Italian" H. Messaggero is equally positive that Italy will not tolerate any "in- 1 terference" with her internal policy. i The paper remarks that Chancellor l Seipel passes as the restorer of Austria but reminds him that restoration from the ruin menacing her after the fall of the Hapsburg Empire would have been impossible without Italy's generosity.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
GOLD MOvEMENT.

New York, Feb. 25 R>-Gold ship ments to Beunos Aires today includ- ed $4,000.000 by Louis Dreyfus & Co.,, and $250,o00 by the American Exchange Irving Trust Co.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
$850,000,000 DEAL MAY BE
 SWUNG BY IMMIGRANTS SON
 MAKING A HUGE. INSTITUTION
BRISTOL GRAND LIST
 IS OVER 52 MILLION Official Total, Including All Corrected Items, Given
 Out as $52,24,556
Especial to the Herald)

AAoNVAB S1s ANI grand list. following corrections and deductions made following the four meetings of the board of relief, to- tals $52.224,556, these figures being officially released this morning. The grand list. as completed originally by the board of assessors was $52,- 625,2s4. Additions totaling $3.750 were made for clerical errors. Sta tutory exemptions for soldiers, sail ors and the blind amounted to $354,144. The actual reductions made by the board of relief totaled $14,525 and reductions made be- | cause of Implications and errors amounted to $35.S09.
 Fifty-two property owners ap. peared before the relief board and I of this number but eight had their lists reduced as follows: Marion Cur tiss. house. $s.o00: Daniel Garner, ct ux. $500; Emma Lane. house, $1.- 900; Nellie J. O'Connell, house. $1,- 900; O'Connell and Murphy. lot, $7,- 800: Vito and Adeline Redavid house, $1,000; Michael Penda. house, s5vo; William Schilke. garage. S25: total. $14,525.
 The following changes were made because of errors or Implications by the assessors:
 1 Fannie E. Allen, lot ....... ! 50 Augusta Oswald. duplicate lot 4730 Winifred Barnfield, lot ..... 55 Vernon Blaschke, duplicate
 list on auto ............. ESQ ! Frank Bossi, house ...... 1000 Edward Bruce, car sold ..... 65 Clinton c. Bunnell. car sold.. 330 Fred N. Burpee. auto ...... 100 Robert Callahan. auto ..... 800 Carl Carlson. no jewelry .... 25o Central Sea Food. off trade .. 40 Paul N. Cheney, house ...... 500 Ida c. Chidsey. car ......... 500 F. Keith Creasey, car ...... 200 Marion s. Curtis, automobile 1900 Fred W. Deweitt, car ....... 412 Edward T. Flanagan. car .... 100 Dorcas M. Fletcher, duplicate llSt on car 5ou John P. Floros, fixtures ..... 200 Helen Grant. lot ........... 25o 1 Howard Judd, house ........ 500 Peter Kadala. ct ux, house .. 500 Walter A. Kalistrom, no car 55 William A. kimball, car listed
 | III NeWtOn .............. 9o1 Anna Costic. lots ......... 1900 Stanley Leglensky, duplicate
 list ..................... 121 Oscar A. Larson. car ....... 150 David Libby, car ........ 50 Henry Moeller. no car ...... no Meyer Marks, off house .... 800 (Continued on Page 13)
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