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New Britain herald., 1928-07-20
Benedict Arnold. Hero, Gentleman
 ---Judas!" Q

"A unforgettably the story-tragic in
 its defeated enthusiasm, heartbresk.
 ing in it's frutless endeavor and its event.
 ual frustration-of America's arch tr.i-
 tor. Benedict Arnold, whose crowded life
 ; mas been summed up by ono historian.
 Hero, Gentleman-Judasw
 Adventurous and spirited, at fifteen.
 arnold, like Fighting Mac," ran away
 from his home at New Haven to take part in an expedition against the French.
 But restless under restraint he soon returned home. '~~-
 When the report of Lexineton's firs< encounter echoed around the world. IA. mold was busy tending shop in his com blnation drug and book store at New Haven Fired with the news of that first stand, he led the local militia company. o1 which he was captain, to Cambridre and proposed to the Massachusetts Com. mlttee of Safety an expedition against Grown Point and Ticonderoga. After a delay of four days, the offer was ac- cepted and as Colonel of Massachusetts MilItia. he was directed to enlist the western part of Massachusetts for the adventure.
 Later, as Brigadier General. he eom. manded the unsuccessful attack m Han. % treal and was forced to remain in Csn. ada until the following June to await the coming of Montgomery and reinforce mentS
 Tn later engagements, Arnold's bril-. nsnt exploits drew attention to him as one Of the most promising of the Con- tlnental officers and won for him tho friendship of Washington Two months later, he took command of the militia after the death of General Wooster. and defeated the British at Ridgefield.
 In recognition of this service. he v.s made Major General But ill-treatment at the hands of General Gates, whose Jealousy had been aroused, led to A ouar- rel which terminated in Arnold being rs. lieved in command.
 In June, IT'S, Washington placed him in command at Philadelphia Charges of misconduct were brought against him. The court acquitted him of all intentional wrong, but apparently in deference ia Pennsylvania authorities, directed Wash lngton to reprimand him.
 Outraged and insulted, Arnold then conceived his despicable plot for revenge. ith betrayal in view, he sought and ob. talned from Washington the command of West Point, the key to the Hudson. The est is horriblefac The British Major Andre was intercepted with .ecret papers .hat completely sieeriminated Arnold, who i ,eard of the capture in time to escape Q England to live mistrusted by the enc nies of his country and tespised by the 'ompatriots at whose side he had fcuSht 70 we'll
New Britain herald., 1928-07-20

lieved in Com. munism, he later admitted, but be- cause there was "more in it" and at the same time It gratified his desire to retail ate upon society. From this it was but a short step to trying to pro- cure secret in- formation for the benefit of Rus sla, an act of Ire ac cry in which he was within an ace of succeeding.
 But he failed, and with a con federate, named Hansen, was ar rested.
 Between his hrst jail sen- tence and his espionage disas- ter, he had mar. ried a lovely Irish actress who had no idea of his real activi- ties. She is now hear t bro k e n, pc n niless and stranded.
 T here ia q
New Britain herald., 1928-07-20

dancer who created . Sceno and had . Aare-up with the police when she refused to leave the stage upon which she appeared draped only in a trans parent scarf.
 He loved Colleen because she fed his vanity. She was continually the subject
New Britain herald., 1928-07-20

sliiiIS CdIIlS tOO
 easily. Life was
 no longer inter-
 esting to Fight
 ing Mac"
 A n d 90 he
 drifted out of it,
 seeking out the
 sort of places
 those who visited
 Kettner's did not
 know. He met the beautiful ad-
 venturess, Jose phlne O. are,
 who has earned the reputation of h wing m a dc m ore crooks than any living woman in Eu- rope. It was said that McCartpey's first real plunge into the under world was in the wake of the dag zling Josephine, who hoaxed so- ciety and actu- ally entertained in her drawing room the wealthy ] aristocrats that ' her gang contem- plated robbing. !
 w hen Jose phine finally crashed, Wilfred was still intoxi- cated with the new dizzy life that he and although his mer associates ' turning distinctly shoulders toward 1 he did not pull up,
 Instead of wi needing this war signal of his for associates, he plum even deeper into shadowy world of adoption.
 Thus he was att live to pretty Coll 0'Keefe, the fascinat lancer who create
New Britain herald., 1928-07-20

might be impeached for conspiracy. This warning, however, did not change his mode of living, until he awoke one morn- ing to find that he had gambled away the traction magnate's millions.
 Directly the news leaked out that the erstwhlle millionaire was hardly good for
New Britain herald., 1928-07-20

VI Lco, the nero or two up- rlsings, and we'll known to the heads of the Secret Service, particularly the chief, Sir Wyndham Childs. He was both liked and trusted. Had he had any ambition. there were those who would have used their influence and experience gladly to help him. He could have associated with people to whom his money meant little and who would have been his friends for his own sake.
 But Wilfred had that strange and baf- fling misfortune, yet little understood, though not unknown to psychologists-a dual personality.
 Naturally when he returned to Eng. land with his brilliant war record mark ing him az one of the most promising youths of the aristocracy, every drawing room tn Mayfair, every salon in Bel gravia was open to him.
 Lord Lonsdale wanted him for sport. Lady Londonderry wanted him for so- ciety. The Duchess of Portland wanted him for charities. And almost every peer and peeress wanted him for something or other. The younger ladies wanted him Tor husband. There was much glamor m being seen about with such a distin- gulshed parsonage as Mccartney. His weekly dinners at Kettner's, that most fashionable of restaurants, were marked by the presence of personages who play thelr parts at the Court of St. James's.
 But the curious twist in his mind would not let him remain satisfied-made him yearn < Tor more worlds to conquer. Every
New Britain herald., 1928-07-20

ing more nourishing than-er diamonds"
 once out of prison, he had all the spoiled chlld's fury against society that had punished him. He turned a profes- slonal Communist, not because he be-
New Britain herald., 1928-07-20

of rumora. Her name was coupled with
 McCartney's and people spoke of her daring with bated breath. And he en- joyed that. So long as he vas the domi. nant personality in the picture, he didn't care whether people approved or disap- proved of him. lnsigniRcance was hi, nightmare. Eventually. of course, hs 9uarreled with Colleen. She tried his jealousy too far by appearing at q party and doing her famous scarf dance.
 Trying to put brave face on what was really despair. Mccartney took a sheer drop from the fringe of the underworld into It. nethermost depths.
 He forgot all about his former circle of friends, and his business associatea. Rarely sober, he became the prey of un- scrupulous usurers whose main idea VI possession of his money.
 A brief romance with another pretty dancer. Jean Gillespie. redeemed him for . little from the people whose dupe he had become, but even this did not eouin him to withstand the lure of the half world to which he had grown to belong. Jean found herself cast aside, not for one woman more beautiful, more facinatins than herself, but for many s.-.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
BOND PRICES ARE IRREGULAR TODAY
Activity Again Centsrs on Cop X pes and Rails

New York. Sept. 19 R-Prices moved irregular in early trading on the bond market today. Activity again centered on the coppers. but rails attracted some buying on re. ports of increased car loadings. Call ing of upwards of S2O.00O,00O in bank loans and the firming tendency of call and time money appeared 10 inspire caution and except in one or two issues buying was light.
 Andes Copper Is again were the market feature, advancing to new years high at 152h. up more than three points. on heavy buying en- couraged by strength of copper stocks and the growing value of the issues conversion privilege. Ana conda Copper Is were traded in small volume at prices slightly low CT.
 Liquid Carbonic Convertible 6 scared 5 points to q new years high at III coincident with the rise of Liquid Carbonic stocks. Public Serv. ice of New Jersey 1-2s were under pressure.
 Missouri Pacific 5s. Wabash 4ks. Erie 5s and Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh 4ks were among the rails to show improvement.
 The foreign list was steady.
 Public offering is being made Of $2,500,000 Carolina Power & Light Co. $ per cent first and refunding mortgage gold bonds. proceeds to be used in reimbursing the company for expenditures for additions to prop erty and other corporate purposes.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
City Items

The police were notified today of the return of the opsrator's licenses of HiaE Yessian of 143 Hartford av- enue and Stanley Frankowski of 3ss Park street.
 A son was born at New Britain General hospital today to MT. and Mrs. Ford w. Service of 3s Lncoln street.
 Wasyi Yarosh of 2s5 High street who was badly injured in an auto mobile accident in Plainvillc yester- day morning. spent | fairly com fortable night at New Britain Gen eral hospital. it was said today. but his condition remains critical.
 A son was born at New Britain General hospital today to MT. and Mrs. Harold Aldrich of %l Madison street.
 Go. No. !. of the fire department was called at s:47 last night to . fire in sedan owned by Mrs. Anna Brown. e4 Whiting street. The damage was slight.
 Mrs. R. D. Norton of 7S5 West Main street reported to Captain Kelly this forenoon that . dog killed several chickens in her yard. The dog was caught before leaving the premises. and the dog warden was called in.
 At 3:os o'clock this morning the police were notified that . man had knocked on the door at the Corbin Annex plant and demanded that Mr. Wagner. the watchman, come out. When Officer Hellberg arrived, the man had gone.
 The police were notified at 6:45 this morning that a horse owned by R. G. Miller X Son. Inc, had done considerable damage to . garden on property of Mrs. E. E. Radcliffe, 90 Greenwood street. Officer H. c. Lyon caught the horse and turned it over to the company manager.
 Myron T. Gordon, a member of the real estate and insurance com pany of Gordon and Kelly. is spend- ing his vacation visiting friends in Syracuse, N. Y.
 There will be a meeting of Lead ing Star lodge No. 23. s. of B., to. morrow night at 7:3O o'clock in O., IU. A. M. hall.
 Theodore Stalk of Richmond ave- nue and William Tallon of South Main street. will leave Friday to en- ter Harvard university.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
DONNELLYS ESCAPE
 HURRICANES WRATH
(Continued from First Page)

Florida, total amount needed will be very large indeed.
 President Coolidge has entrusted relief burden to Red Cross and we have assured him the job will be thoroughly done. Thousands of tons of food are nov on the way to Porto Rico, also surgeons. nurses and hospital equipment for 2.ooo beds, serums and other emergency sup plies. Additional disaster workers sailing this week for West Indies. Ten additional disaster workers left for Florida today, also Elizabeth Fox, national director of public health nursing and John McMullen. senior surgeon of the United States public health service. as additions to the Red Cross disaster staff. It is imperative that contributions from all sources be generous and prompt. Know we can count on fine spirit of your people for generous response in view of great need for clothing among sufferers in Porto Rico. Your chapter is requested to make public appeal for women's and children's clothing of washab material. suit able for tropics and for layettek Only good. clean clothing should be accepted. Shipping instructions can be obtained from this office later upon advise of collection"
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
Memorial for Carrie
 Nation Faces Smith

Wichita, Mans. Sept. 19 R-A memorial to Carrie A. Nation. fla nous temperance crusader. faces the speakerg' stand being prepared for Governor Alfred E. Smiths re- ceptior at the Union station here Friday afternoon.
 Admirers of the late Kansas pro- hibitionist erected the memorial, . fountain from which clear sparkling water bubbles unceasingly. on the spot where 2S years ago police ar- rested her when she began her mili- tant campaign against rum.
 The democratic presidential can- didate makes a brief stop here en route from Oklahoma City to Denver.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
SAYS J. 5. HAS ONLY
 LASTING FORESTS
Lumber Man Explains Trsmen.
 dous Quantities of Timber

The United States is the only country in the world which has 2 perpetual lumber supply. according to . statement made by Hugh & McKenna. general manager of the Hardware City Lumber CO.,. at the meeting of the Kiwanis club today. Mir. McKenna said there are 136 millions acres Of forests of virgin timber in this country. He said this is equivalent to 8 strip 70 miles wide extending from New York to San Francisco.
 He said there are :e5 million acres of cut over forests and 80 million acres of forests not providing lum- Der a. the present time.
 The annual freight bill for lumber in America is about <0O million dollars, MT. KcKenna stated. Ha said the number of uses of lum- Der is increasing daily until today . partial census discloses @,500 dif- ferent uses, with the census not completed.
 Operations of the lumber indus. try from the cruising in the for ests to the final retailing of the fin ished product were shown by Ar. thur Tompkins of the Long Bell Lumbev Co.,. the largest lumber company in the world.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
Funerals
John J. SfuIconry

Funeral services for John J. Mulconry of 24 Francis street were Held this morning at 9 o'clock at St. Mary's church. Rev. Walter A. McCrann celebrated a requiem high mass.
 AS the remains were being taken into the church. Organist John J. Crean played Chopin's funeral march and at the 'offertory Mrs. Mary T. Crean sang Pie Jesu." At the consecrati6n the organist played Rock of Ages" Mrs. Crean sang Some Sweet Day" at the conclusion of the service. When the casket was leaving the church Organist Crean played Grieg's funeral march
 The pail bearers were Peter Lam- bert. Stephen Lambert. James Longs- worth, s. Padmore, G. French. and A. French. The flower bearers were Thomas Moore. Joseph Douchette. and stephen Cubes, Jr.
 Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
Real Estate News

Warranty Kate Guzy to Alex ]. Stefanik. Buena Vista avenue. Thomas Stagis to Anna Stagis, Newington avenue. F Mrs. Katherine Sautter to Carlo Ferre, Chestnut street.
 Mortgages R. c. Rudolph to the Prudential Insurance Co. S3,7O0. Arch street. Frank and Rose Kulas to the City Realty Corporation, $l,000. High street
 Frank and Rose Kulas to Katar- zyna Kulas. $2,900. High street.
 Releases Savings Bank of New Britain to R. c. Rudolph. Arch street. Katarzyna Kulas and Frank and Rose Kulas, High street.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
PLAY OFF STARTS FOR LINKS GROWN
Four Mitch6 in First Round,
 One in Second Finished

Four of the matches in the first round of the tournament for the golf championship at Shuttle Mea- dow club were played oh yesterday afternoon and one pair in the sec ond round hnished their battle.
 w. J. Sweeney. favorite to come through to the finals defeated c. F. Stanley in ! closely contested match by . , to l score. Sweeney met un- expected opposition in the match ard he was forced to bring out his best golf to remain in the tourna- ment.
 In . match that was carried through to the 18th hole. c. E. Parker defeated P. B. Stanley one up. Parker is now scheduled to meet Sweeney in the second round.
 The Manning brothers came through their first round matches. Clarence, with an excellent round of almost par golf, had no trouble in disposing Of E. V. Higbee g and 8. while his brother Dave had hot battle with Louie g. Jones before being returned the winner five and three. Jones kept close until the 18th hole was reached.
 In the second 16. A. Porter de- feated R. c. Germond four and three.
 The greens are constantly improv- ing and some excellent matches should result in the semi final.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
Miss Eisenberg Gets
 Brown Scholarship

Miss Stella c. Eisenberg, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Julius Eisenberg of 73 Mason drive. will leave tomor- row for the Woman's College of Brown college. She was an homer pupil at New Britain high school and has received . scholarship at Brown. Harold Eisenberg. her brother. will also leave tomorrow for Harvard university to complete his study of law.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
RAIN STOPS WORKMEN
 BUILDING GUN FENCE
Park Superintendent Plans to Have
  Captured War Trophy Enclosed
 Before Parade

Rain today interfered with the work started by Park Superin- tendent Clyde Ellingwood to erect a fence around the captured German howitzer at McCabe park. The gun was moved yesterday by commit tee of the American Legion without ceremony except the usual corteage of small boys. It has been placed in a concrete pedestal in McCabe park overlooking Main street and will be seen by the marching thou- sands ip Saturdays parade. The gun has been painted an olive green.
 Superintendent Ellingwood plans to have the fence around the trophy completed before Saturday. The fence will be wire. of the chain link type and.will be three feet six inches high.
 Concrete benches at Walnut Hill park have been removed preparatory to Saturdays observance and some of the shrubbery will be taken out tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
PRESS MEN HAVE
 THRILLING TIME
Towering" Hurricane Is a Diff. cult Assignment

West Palm Beach, Fla, Sept. 19 R1There are no press seats for covering hurricane.
 T. R. Gill. an Associated Press staff man. and J. P. Buchanan, Para mount News photographer. found this out almost disastrously when Gill stopped his automobile under the shed of a garage at Kelsey City. West Palm Beach suburb. late last Sunday afternoon to seek shelter from the imminent blow.
 Hardly had the car been stopped when a terrific gust brought the roof of the shed crashing down On it. Buchanan rolled out and under the automobile and Gill jumped into the garage and took shelter under another machine. Then the walls of the garage came down.
 CraWis Out
 When the noise of the crashing wall subsided. Gill crawled out and made his way to . hedge where he held tight until the wind lessened sufliciently for walking. Locating . house. he crashed a window and entered only to have the roof begin falling around him with another onslaught of the hurricane.
 This time Gill stayed in the wreckage, which he now thinks he should have done the first time. He was slightly injured and was burn ed by Tive" wire but does not remember exactly how he came to get them. The automobile was de- molished and the men had to make their way afoot into West Palm Beach when the storm was over.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
HALLOWEEN AT BARNEsDALE

Plans for | Halloween party to be held sometime in November were made at 8 meeting of the Barnes dale Community club last evening. Mrs. Ruth Radil was appointed chairman of the committee in charge. Other members of the com mittee include Miss Olive McHale, Miss Mary Suprinski. Norman Will Hams and Paul Barnes. No actions was taken on the proposed gift of a plot of ground by Rev. Dr. J. E. klingberg. Those present asked when the sewer work will begin. but no one present was able to answer. Refreshments were served.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
EstelIe SnlieHel

A large crowd was present this morning at Sacred Heart church at the funeral of Estelle Smiegel of 90 Smalley street, the IS year old girl who with a girl friend was killed in weekend automobile accident in Windsor. At 7:l5 o'clock requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev. Alexander Kowalczyk.
 The pail bearers were Stanley Kill lian, George Shine, Joseph keeley. Frank Mitchell. Peter Kask and Lucyan Lasky. There were many floral tributes.
 Committal services were conduct ed at the grave by Father Kowal- czyk. Burial was in Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
SEVEN POLICEMEN
 GIVEN HEARINGS
Flcs Discipline Committee for Violating Department Rul6

The discipline committee of the board of police commissioners gave hearings last night to Officers James Sullivan. William Politis and Super numerary Officer T. w. Riley for failing to put in duty calls. and Of- 1icer Ernest F. BloomQuist. who was alleged to have been late on . call and also to have been of his beat while on duty. Supernumerary Of- ficsr Giuseppe Gigliotti was before the committee for being in . res- taurant while on duty.
 Officer John O'Keefe was heard relative to . complaint by woman whose husband was arrested by the officer several months ago after . chase. The woman wrote to the po- lice officials that the officer did not conduct himself as . policeman should in handling her husband. The complainant in another charge that officer O'Keefe had been rough CT than was necessary towards . boy who wss driving an automobile without ! registration. did not ap- pear at tho meeting.
 Officer Clarence Kumm was heard on . complaint about . private fi- nancial matter. disputing the com plainant on some details of the mat ter.
 The committee gave hearings to Thomas Rouskie, ! former member of the department. who applied for reinstatement on tho regular force. and Fred T. A. Peterson of 6e Over- look avenue. who applied for ap- pointment to tNs supernumerary force.
 The report of the committee will be made to the board Ut tho regular meeting next month.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
Mrs, Eva RAdzieWicz

The funeral of Mrs. Eva Rad ziewicz will be held tomorrow morn- ing at o'clock from her home and at 7:30 o'clock at the Secred Heart church. Burial will be in Sacred Heart cemetery.
 Mrs. Radziewicz died yesterday afternoon at the New Britain Gen. eral hospital following a short ill., ness. She leaves beside her husband. Joseph Radziewicz of S3 Sexton street, two daughter. Sophie, aged 12 and Helen. aged s. She was a member of the St. John the Baptist society.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
AUTOS IN COLLISION

A coach driven by Blazey Was Ecxyna of 16 Magnolia street and a coupe owned by the Atlantic & Pacific Co. and driven by Joseph Glynn of 1094 Stanley street col lided about 11:30 this forenoon at Iawlor and Lasalle streets. Was xczyna told Sergeant F. J. O'Mara that he was driving south on Law Tor street at the approximate rate of 22 miles an hour and became con- fused when the coupe came west on Lasalle street. Glynn turned left into Lawlor street in an effort to avoid being struck. the cars coming together on the east side of Lawlor street.
 The right front fender. right front wheel. front axle. wishbone and right rear fender of Glynn's car were damaged. The left front fend- CT of the other car was damaged.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-19
PERSONAL TAX BOOGY
 SOARING OFF VOTERS
Prospective Candidates For Ballot Balk at Fear of Getting Names
 on Assessment Lists

Workers for both political parties who are canvassing the city for prospective new voters report that many, particularly among the wom- en. are apprehensive that filing an application for admission as an elector will result in their names be- ing placed on the personal tax lists. The registrars of voters have made 1t clear that there is no connection between the two. since the personal tax list is made up after . house to- house canvass of the city in which all over 21 years of age, and under 50 years of age are included, irre- specttve of whether they are voters.