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New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
WO0DMAN IS HELD
ON SERIOUS Count
Murder May Be Charged Against
n. Branford Man

New Haven, Aug. s R-Tony
Natychyn, SO, the last person seen
with John Bollog. woodman. whose
body was found floating face down
in Glover's reservoir, North Bran
ford last night, is being held today
without bonds on orders of Deputy
Coroner James j. Corrigan who with
County Detective Staniss Gianelli.
and local officers is investigating
the case.
Medical Examiner A. $. Mcqueen
in making his report to the coroner
declared that Bollogg's face had
been crushed as from blow with
a heavy instrument.
Bollogg and Natychyn, ice cutters
in the winter and woodsmen in the
summer, lived together in an iso-
lated section of North Branford.
Saturday night they were both in
toxicated. according to witnesses
and when last seen were headed for
Branford where they were going to
get more liquor.
The body was fuzzy clothed except
for a coat when it'was found. Boil
logg came here from Dunmore, a
suburb of Scranton, Penn.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

dy OF his youth as the greatest per-
sonal~factor in his success. When
the leg OF the youthful mule driver
in a Braidwood, ILL.,, coal mine was
crushed between two cars, and am
putated on the spot without anaes-
thetic, Brennan determined to- make
something of himself at a sedentary
task. School teaching rewarded him
with an assistant superintendency of
schools at Joliet. and led to his
political career.
After he had been a clerk for the
secretary OF state at Springfield,
ILL.,. under Gov. John P. Altgeld, he
came to Chicago and the insurance
field. He had been on the county
democratic committee at Springfield
and found place on the state COM
mittee soon after coming to Chica-
go.
The insurance business yielded
wealth to Brennan. and he made it
help him in politics. 1t was a COM
mon tale that he turned to rivals
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
MOTION PICTURES TO
Be Sent BY RADIO
Event Will Take Place for the First
Time In History
In Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh. Aug. R-For the
first time in history. motion pic
lures will be sent by radio here
late today at the Westinghouse
plant in East Pittsburgh. Radio en-
gineers of the company were pre-
pared to give a public demonstra-
ton of movies via the air. Officials
of the Radio Corporation Of Amer
lea from New York and leading
radio engineers OF the country we're
present for the demonstration.
Westinghouse experts, who devel-
oped the movie television in their
laboratory at East Pittsburgh. said
the movies would be sent from one
building to another, distance of
less than 100 feet, but, they claimed
the motion pictures could be sent
100 miles and more Just as easily.
Special receiving apparatus, similar
in some respects to regular radio
receivers, but more complicated,
was to be used. The screen on
which the movies will appear is
about eight inches square.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Alleged Murderer Caught
After PhOning His Wife

Norwalk. Aug 8 Embarrassed
here last night as he waited for his
wife at the railroad station, Frank
Maiello. 46, was taken to Brooklyn.
y. y, there to stand trial for the
murder Of John Lydon, AZ, on May
20. 1926.
Lydon and Maiello were employed
as caretakers at Calvary cemetery.
Brooklyn and on May IS, 1926 they
had a heated argument over miss
ing water can. On the following
morning. Maiello is alleged to have
shot Lydon five times as the latter
entered the cemtery gate.
Maiello told police here that at
ter the shooting he escaped to Cali
fornia where he worked in the vine
yards remaining there until last
week when he came to Albany and
thence to Brooklyn and this city.
An intercepted telephone call to
his wife revealed his presence here
and the local police picked him up
at the railroad station at the re-
quest OF Brooklyn police.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
FLASHES OF LIFE: AT 81 STARTS
ON AUTO TRIP TO CALIFORNIA

fellows who likes to get to work
land away in a hurry. His latest
committing facility between the
street and his Long Island home is
the $4,000 speedboat Whim III
which turned up IS miles an hour
in initial tests.
Milford-Body Of Catherine Fitz-
gerald, 10, of Ansonia, is recovered
in sound waters by boys in rowboat.
It was the first intimation that she
had been drowned. she having left
home Just a few hours before to 60
swimming.
Observation-Disclosures from Z. S.
Agricultural department halt auto
traffic from New York state to In
spect all corn in effort to keep Eu-
ropean corn borer out of this state.
North Observation-Disclosures IN
vostigate theory of foul play in death
of John Bollog. found floating in
pond, with face disfigured. One man
is held by Coroner in connection
with case.
Middletown-Mrs. Florence E.
WEIGH appointed woman member of
democratic state central committee
to succeed Mrs. Anna McEnroe. re-
signed.
Hartford-Edward Dewing OF
West Hartford, brother-in-law OF
Miss Josephine Lauder OF Green
which, to whom Gene Tunney is re-
ported engaged, denies rumor.
Hartford--The first of the 100
| coo letters which the democratic
party in Connecticut will send out
in seeking campaign contribution.
will be mailed this week. The party
balance today shows $685. on hand
and an outstanding note of s2,4So.
Hartford-Air mail plane failed
to reach here and is, reported down
in Oxford, Mass.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

tional politics were wDn when he
helped to engineer the nomination
of James NJ. Cox for president at the
national democratic convention of
1920. He was in the vanguard of
the supporters OF Gov. Al Smith of
New York for the 1924 domination.
and was S, kesman for the Smith
camp when the deadlock with Nc
Adoo was finally broken in favor OF
John W. Davis.
Called Ross
When critics called him a boss
and charged him with bargains with
republican factions Of Chicago, Bren-
nan pointed with pride to his man.
euvering of William E. Dever's cleo
ton to the mayoralty of Chicago in
1923 to succeed William Hale
Thompson.
Although a native of New York,
where he was born at Port Byron
on May 90, 1865. Brennan lived in
Illinois from boyhood. He was mar
ried and had one daughter, Mary.
Several broad -gauged iieutenants
eyed enviously the leadership OF
Illinois democracy when Sullivan's
death left it vacant in 1920. Bren-
mans claim upon it, precarious at
first. was frightened when he entered
frankly into a bipartisan combira-
ton in 1921.
Ten republican Judges OF Cook
county, endorsed by the Chicago Bar
association. We're defeated at the
primaries and Brennan induced
them to run at the November cleo
ton as democrats. With his post
primary ticket he appealed for sup
port in the name of civic decency,
and the ticket was elected.
Through all his career Brennan
was Infringing wet'-a description
he courted when he sought the
United States senatorship in 1926.
He pleaded for local determination
on the prohibition question. and
sponsored a prohibition referendum
in conjunction with his senatorial
campaign.
Brennan looked back at the TRACE
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
But One WIFE ALLOWED
King Says That Polygamy Is Great
est Evil in the East and Orders
1t Stopped.

Paris. Aug. S Up)-One wife or
none at all is the official edict Of
the king of Afghanistan.
Since his visit TO Europe, King
Amanullah is said to have been
convinced that polygamy is the
greatest source of evil in the east.
He has conyersed with the president
of the French republic, with the
king OF England. with the heads of
the Russian soviet and with German
leaders.
According to leading French
newspaper. Amanullah notified his
European hosts that he had been
converted to their ideas. Since ma
tional and religious difficulties first
must be surmounted, for the pres
ont his ukase is to apply only 10
government employees in Afghani-
stan.
They number nearly 10000 and
King Amanul!nh has ordered them
10 get rid Of their surplus wives or
accept the alternative Of losing
their jobs.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
BRITISH Vets At
YPRES memorial
CONTINUED from First Page)

sang many familiar hymns and the
Legion's wreath was placed upon
the memorial gate.
To the pealing of the bells of
Ypres churches came a long march
past the gate of the eX-servlce men
and the ceremonies were closed.
The Prince OF Wales who had de-
clined the hospitality of both the
French and Belgium governments so
that he might join the men in their
billets before the ceremonial was one
of the central figures in the cere-
monies. According by General Wey-
gand and others. he took the salute
of the veterans in their final march.
Many Of those Nyho passed before
him limped on artificial limbs, some
even had crutches and there We're
numeros empty sleeves.
When the thousands had tramped
by, the pilgrimage units returned to
their various resting places prepara-
tory to visiting the familiar scenes
around the old battlefields where
some 5000 of their comrades whose
graves are unidentified, died.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Two Historic Turkish
Cities Suffer From Fire

Constan'inopIe, Aug. 8 IP = The
historic Turkish cities, Broussa and
kutaia. were visited by disas rous
fires yesterday and in each case the
insufTiciency OF water added greatly
to III. destruction.
kutala, which is famed for Its
pottery and carly Ottaman art
treasures. was still burning today
and hundreds of houses. shops and
mosques We're in ashes.
Sixty buildings were burned In
Broussa including the Hotel Dana
tolie. one OF the most famous in
the near east
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

BY the Associated Press
New York-Residents Of a large
apartment house in Brooklyn are
prepared to appear en- masse against
Philip Novick when his case is
called in court. In a gray. humid
dawn. Philip roamed through the
building ringing bells and arouslng
whole families in the effort to bor-
low a match.
Rzeszow, Poland-Probably the
record trek over the hills to the
poor house" was staged when IL
special trains took $1,000 defendants
in a bankruptcy suit to trial. They
we're members OF a defunct coopera-
tive society.
Philadelphia-The assertion that
an image could be seen in the fame
Of 4 street lamp drew such crowds
that the city authorities dismantled
the lamp.
New York--Alma Mater, Column
bia university's maternal statue in
front of the library. has lost her
gold crown. A reward of $25 and
no questions asked is stated in
campus notices.
Cornwall. N. Y.-At the age of
81. Mrs. l. N. Vors is starting in an
automobile over the honeymoon
route to California she followed 81
years ago.
| Evanston, Ill.-Research chemists
are Just extra long shot gamblers
according to one of them. One win
ming was $500 per cent and 1t
wasn't considered SO very unusual.
London-The world may be grow
ing smaller but Los Angeles still is
too remote" to be considered for
the next Olympics, asserts ]. r.
Wadmore. manager Of the British
team
Normal. Ill.-Some first voters in
he coming elections may celebrate
with the cigarettes legitimately pur-
chased for the first time since their
birth. The c3-year-old ban on that
type OF smokes has been lifted by
the city council.
New York Harrison Williams
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

business he could not handle, and
obtained in return political goof
will.
Contagious HunnOr
A heavy man of medium height,
Brennan was the personification of
jollity. His contagious Irish good
humor made warm friends of many
who opposed his political views. and
his kindness showed itself to many
cloaked his beneficences in anony-
nifty.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Chaplin Brinsmade of
New Haven Dies Today

New Haven. Aug. s Rl-Chapin
Brinsmade. Instructor at Hopkins
Grammar school and former profess
sor OF French at Yale university.
died here today at New Haven hos
pital where he was operated on re-
Gently.
Mr.. Brlnsmade was born III
Washine ton. Conn. a son Of former
John G. Prinsmade and Mary Gum
Brinsmade whose father founded
rhe Gunnery school at Washington.
He graduated from Harvard in
1907 and Harvard Law school In
1910.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Robbers Get $4,000
From ArmOred Auto

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. S ReFour
robbers in two automobiles held up
an armored motor car here early to-
day, hurled gas bombs into the in-
terror, disabling the guards and es-
capped with $4,000.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
NEWlNG70N CENTER
SOCIETY FORMING
September l Is Date for Final
Charter Members

Newington, Aug. S.-A long and
important meeting OF the new New
inston Center Improvement society
was held last evening at the Grange
hall. The date of September 4, at
which time the next meeting will be
held was set as the expiration for
the receipt OF charter memberships,
Many residents have Joined the Or
ganization during the past two weeks
and more are expected to do so be-
fore the next meeting. The total
paid membership now has grown to
81, showing that there is a genuine
interest in such society at the
Center.
Officers of the society have many
plans for Improvements about the
town. Last night, Mrs, Jessie IL.
Hollings. corresponding secretary,
reported that as a result of letter
sent to the state highway commits
sioner in regard to the post OF signs
directing motorists to Newington.
such a sign has already been erect
ed at Attwood's corner. 1t is eN-
pected that another will be placed at
the junction Of East Robbins av-
enue and the Berlin turnpike soon.
The committee in charge of erect
ing street signs, composed of Samuel
Walters. L. G. Avery. and Arthur
Olson, reported that posts for the
signs have been secured and work
on the erection OF these Will be
started Immediately The question
as TO the cost OF erection was
brought up at the meeting and dis
cussed at length. The suggestion
that 4 tax be laid on those people
who benefit by the signposts did not
meet with approval. Most members
we're Of the opinion that funds
should be taken from the treasury
1t was expected that improvements
made will attract new members and
thus swell the treasury. 1T was
voted to take the matter of cost uI
with the Maple Hill improvement
society. which has already erected
SuCn SiKuS, III Oluel " u.oN-A Yuan -
best method of covering the cost,
The constitution and bylaws o.
the organization have now beer
completed and Robert II. Dray ane
Leslie n Hale were appointed
committee to determine the cost o.
having these printed. The names O.
the officers and charter members o.
the society will also be included il
such 4 booklet should it be printed
A report by this committee will bF
made at the next meeting on Sep
TENDER 4.
D. ]. Halleran and Edmund Hal
leran Of Elm Hill. left today on al
automobile trip to Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Latham ant
family of Theodore street, Mapl
Hill. left today on an automobil
trip through Maine They expect t
be gone for two weeks,
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Omahas average annual tempera-
ture is so degrees.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

New York - Harrison Williams.
Wall street financier, is one Of those
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

D. J. Halleran and Edmund Hal
leran Of Elm Hill. left today on an
automobile trip to Canada.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Latham and
family of Theodore street, Maple
Hill left today on an automobile
trip through Maine They expect to
be gone for two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1928-06-11
NOMINATION
OF COOLIDGE
Be DANGEROUS
Senator Borah Gives Views
Speaks for His State
Delegation

KANSAS CITY, June 11.zFor
the Republican National Conven-
tion to force the nomination of
Calvin Coolidge would be high
ly dangerous" Senator William
f. Borah, of Idaho. told his State
delegation at the first conference
held this afternoon. I'VE should
then be in a position of selecting
a candidate who would withdraw
leaving the party to make cam
paign with a second choice cam
didate.
LAS for Coolidge, I am con-
fident he will not run. | am in
clined to believe he will ask no
further votes be cast for him, If
any are cast on the first ballot.
GAS | see it, there seems to be
only two men in the race, one
probably in without consent,
Coolidge, and the other is Hoov-
err"
Senator Borah said if there is
any strategic advantage in vot-
ing for him he is willing the
convention should do so, but adj
ded, he hoped his State will do
nothing to impair any advantage
it might have, by taking a lead
ing part in the selection of a
Presidential nominee and he is
willing to have the Idaho votes
go to Hoover ON the first ballot.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1928-06-11
81 FAMILIES
ARE HOMELESS
AT KILL|SN00
One Hundred and Seven
Persons Lose Practical
ly All Through Fire
PROPERTY LOSS Is
ESTIMATED $4,000
Red Cross Aid Will Be
About $5,000LOnly
One Person Injured

Thirty-seven Indian families, a
total of 107 people, were CON-
pletely burned out at Killisnoo
last Friday when a chimney fire
in one of the houses spread
flames which entirely destroyed
the Indian village on Admiralty
Island, according to the report
given to B. M. Behrends. chair
man of the Juneau Chapter of the
American Red Cross, by DIR. H. c..
DeVighne, Territorial Health com.
missioner and special representa-
tive of the Juneau chapter of the
Red Cross.
DIR. DeVighne, Mrs. DeVighne
and G. E. Hawkesworth, superin-
tendent of the u. S. Bureau of
Education for southeastern Alas
ka, rushed to the scene of the fire
on the u. S. Bureau of Public
Roads boat Highway as soon as
the news of the fire reached Jul
neau on Friday, to give first aid,
take emergency supplies and sostss
mate further supplies necessary
for the relief of the homeless In
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1928-06-11
MAIL ROBBER
LEADER MAKES
SAFE GETAWAY
Charlie Cleaver and Four
Other Prisoners Es-
cape from Jail

CHICAGO, June IL. = Charlie
Cleaver, aged 81 years. held for
trial as the leader of the Ever
green Park mail robbers. led a
sensational and apparently un-
premeditated break from the Du-
page County Jail at Wheaton
yesterday.
Four prisoners followed him
to victory while Is others re-
fused to leave their cells.
Cleaver was to appear in the
Federal Court tomorrow an an
swer to the charge of robbing
the mails of S133,000.
AS the jailer was about to
serve breakfast, Cleaver and four
others s1ugged him into submis-
sion, took his keys and unlocked
the doors and ran to the Jail
office. There they seized guns,
then ran into the jail yard and
drove away in.-the jailer's car.
The car, abandoned, was found
later.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1928-06-11
Foch Says Hindenburg
Is Loyal Gentleman

PARIS, June 11-'"Marshal Won
Hindenburg is gentleman OF
absolute loyalty"
This is Marshal Foch's appre.
citation of his former adversary.
Andre Rivoire, the French writ
err, recently attended a congress
of literary men in Berlin. Re
ceived by the President of the
Reich, he related his experience
to Marshal Foch, commenting
that the former leader of the Ger.
man Armies had spoken of peace
in convincing terms and convinc-
ed manner.
Foch was deep in thought for a
moment, then, with great delibera
ton, he paid this compliment to
his former adversary.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1928-06-11
COLD STRIKE
IS REPORTED
Fifty three Ounces from
Squaw Greek Taken
to Whitehorse
Especial to Empire,


SKAGWAY, Alaska, June IL
Latest reports from the new gold
strike on Squaw Greek intimated
an extensive placer deposit The
two Indian discoveries, Big Jim
and Paddy Duncan, arrived in
Whitehorse Saturday with SO
ounces of coarse heavy gold. In
the lot are nuggets weighing from
50 to 500. The display in the
window of Puckett's store at
Whitehorse is the big attraction
today.
7. II. Kerruish, well known in
Juneau, left this morning with a
crew of men for the scene OF the
strike. He has about 5000 feet
of the creek under option and
lease. Kerruish, who knows the
country from long residence and
experience, is going by way OF
Champagne landing, a distance OF
approximately Go miles from
Whitehorse and which can be
reached over good road by mo-
tor car.
From Champagne to the head
of Dezedeash lake, distance of
about so miles, is made by motor
boat and from the head of Deze.
deash lake to Squaw Creek over
the old Dalton trail by pack
train, distance of 35 miles.
The trip from Whitehorse to
Squaw Greek can be made In
three days.
This discovery is already re
garded as the most important
strike since early gold rush days
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1928-06-11

few months, was smaller
wooden structure at West Co
lumbia, about so miles southwest
of Houston. An oil well now is
located on the spot where Gen
eral Houston assumed the powers
of president in 1886. few months
after his soldiers won Texas in
dependence from Mexico in 1886.
The seat of government was NOV
ed to Houston the following year
and to Austin in 1910.
Jesse H. Jones, chairman of
the national finance committee of
the Democratic party and the man
who brought the national conven-
ton to Houston, owns the Rice
hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1928-06-11
Radio Station Is
To Be Established
At Point BMrO,t

SEWARD, Alaska, June IL
The long considered Signal Corps
Radio Station at Point Barrow
nears realization as the equip
ment leaves here today for Fair
banks where it will be taken to
Point Barrow by Private Richard
Heyser. He will attempt to es-
tablish communication for the Fox
Film expedition. Heyser returns
to Fairbanks in July. The equip.
fnent will be left at Point Bar.
row until it is definitely decided
to locate the radio station.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1928-06-11
Largest Houston Hotel
On Site of Old Capitol

HOUSTON. June 11-Many visi-
tors to the Democratic national
convention here this month will
be guests at hotel which stands
on the site of the second capitol
OF the Texas republic.
The Rice hotel, largest in Hous-
ton, covers the place where for
three years Gen. Sam Houston.
as first president of the republic,
administered the affairs of the
enormous territory under the
Lone Star flag. The capitol was
two-story frame building near
Buffalo bayou, which now is the
ship channel connecting this city
with the Gulf of Mexico.
The original capitol, used only
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1928-06-11
FARM RELIEF PLANK

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June IL
Three political groups are todaJ
struggling with the Farm Relic
platform plank.
The FIRST group. the administra
ton forces, are bordering Owe
the agricultural declaration which
will support President Coolidge
veto of the McNary-Haugen bill
yet hold to the farmers the hope
Of Federal aid.
The second group, the Radical
group, is insistent upon insertion
of a plank for a flat pronounce
ment for the equalization fec
which caused the McNary-Haugen
vetoes.
The third group want a deelar
alton for the equalization fee with
out mentioning 1t by name ant
favoring an explanatory word as
to why farm relief promised In
1924 has not been materialized.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1928-06-11
TWO INJURED
when ITALIA
COMES DOWN
More Reports Received as
to Safety of Crew
Of Dirigible

KINGS BAY, June 11.-With
two men injured when the diri-
gible Italia came down on the
Arctic ice, the members of the
dirigible's crew are making per-
ilous progress landward.
The Is men divided into two
parties, the stronger to reach
rescue ships and guide relief ex-
petitions to the main body. The
party is making slow progress
following open water leads. Dan
gerous winds are prevailing and
driving drift foes.
The base ship Citta di Milano
is in constant communication
with Commander Mobile and his
men.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1928-06-11
Motor Car Rolls Do,Un
Bank to Water;Thuty
Persons Are Injured

OXFORD, Mass, June IL
Thirty persons were injured
when an Illinois Central motor
car plunged down a deep wash
out, turning over twice and set
tied in Is feet of water. All doe
tors in the district were rushed
to the scene. The injured were
taken to hospitals.