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New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
NEW PREREQUISITES
 ASKED FOR MARRIAGE
Trinity Rector Demands Oath of Christianity of
 Participating Parties

New York. July 16 R-Partici- pants in wedding ceremony in Trinity church (EpiscopsD in fu- ture will be required to first sign a statement under oath that they have been baptized. have never been di- vorced. are of legal age. and enter the marriage freely without any outside influence Or coercion what soever."
 Announcement of the new re- 1uirements appears in the Rev. Dr. Caleb R. Stetson's statement in the year book of Trinity church. of which he is rector. published today.
 Dr. Stetson urges clergymen to advise non-Christians to be wed by civil officer. He arraigns those "thoughtless and grossly careless clergymen of various denominations who appear willing to perform a wedding ceremony for any who come to them to be married"
 ''The whole subject ofmarriaee, Dr. stetson says. has been drag ged in the mire of late years. Radical social reformers are pro- claiming that homogeneous mar riage is convention the world has outgrown and that marriage in this modern enlightened state of society should be temporary arrangement between a man and a woman to be ended at any time according to the will or the whim of the contracting parties.
 These ideas .. are naturally agreeable to a great many people who have no particular standard of morals and would prefer when pos sible to enjoy license with respecea- bility."
 This is no longer Christian country" he adds and we cannot expect that Christian moral stan dards will be accepted or followed by the majority"
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
z|MBALIS7'S FIDDLE
 FOLLOWS HIM HOME
Stolen in Los Angeles, Rare Violin Goes Around
 the World

New Hartford, July Is (CP)- After travelling around the world. a Guadanini fiddle which was stolen from Ephriam Zimbalist in Los An geles 8 year and a half go has been returned, the noted concert violnist said today at his summer home here.
 Zimbalist has just returned from concert tour of the Orient and Aus tralia.
 Eighteen months a go, he said. the fiddle was stolen from his dressing room while he was giving a concert in Los Angeles. He was using an- other instrument. When he left the stage at the conclusion Of his per formance, the violin had dis appeared.
 Police immediately were pu, on the trail. The fiddle is valued at s12,0oo. according to the violinist
 Shortly after Zimhalist embarked for the Orient the fiddle still un- found. About a year ago. while he was in Australia, Chicago police To- cated the violin The thief had of fered it for sale in a music store and if had been recognized as the rare Guadanini
 The fiddle was shipped 10 Aus tralia. But Zimbalist had gone 10 Burma. The fiddle followed him home, always a little behind. It is apparently none the worse for its long tourney.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
High School Boy Screams and Dies
 In Plant of Eastern Diaries, lnc.,
 Where He Was Summer Employe
David Wicander 17, Victim of Mysterious Death-Elec. trocution First Thought to Blame and First Aid Squad Works Over Body-Heart Disease or
 Cerebral Hemorrhage, Dr. Purney Says.

David Wicander, Jr., New Britain High school student and member of the track team, died at 9:15 o'clock this morning, less than half an hour after fellow workmen at the East ern Dalries, Inc, plant on Wood land street, had been attracted by his scream and found him lying on the floor of the ice plant. where he had secured summer season employ ment three weeks ago.
 First Thought EIcctrocutod
 Although first believed to have been the victim of electrocurion, the Wicander boy, who was 1T years of age and the son of David Wicander. hardware dealer, and Mrs. Eliza beth A. Wicancer Of 7.s Stanley street. with whom he lived. was afterwards declared to have died either of cerebral hemorrhage or heart failure.
 For several hours after he had been pronounced dead, a first aid crew of the Connecticut Light & Power Co. worked over the body in futile attempt to resuscitate him
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
SPRINGFIELD BOYS
 BURNED TO DEATH
Mother Injured in Jump From
 Second Story Window
FATHER SAVES DAUGHTERS
Climbs Into Smoke Filled Room Where Tiny Tots Were Sleeping Youths Failed to Heed Plea of Mother.

Springfield. Mass, July IS JP)- Two boys were burned to death and their parents injured today when 1 fire. starting from an oil lamp. de- stroyed a dwelling on the outskirts of this city.
 The dead are Harry starney, ., and his brother. Everett. !. The father. Stanley Starkey. was painfully hurt while rescuing two daughters. and years old, who were asleep on the first floor Mrs. Starkey was injured when she leap- cd from a second story window.
 The house. located on Penrose street in a remote section of Spring. field. was burned to the ground. the bodies of the two victims being found later in the ruins.
 Everett. the younger boy. had been ill, and early this morning his mother left her room on the first to find out how he was feeling.
 Lame as result of rheumatism, Mrs. Starkey stumbled half way up the staircase. and dropped the kero- sene lamp which she was carrying. There was an explosion and the stairs broken into flames.
 The mother went downstairs and aroused her husband. who summon cd neighbors and the fire depart ment. Then Mrs. Starkey went up- stairs and aroused Everett and liar ry.
 By this time the staircase. which was the only exit. was a mass of flames, and the mother and her two sons were trapped in the second floor bedroom. She leaped from a win dow. telling her two sons to follow her. Dazed by the fall. it was sev- eral minutes before she regained her senses.
 Then she called to the two boys, who had failed to follow her to safe ty. There was no response. they having apparently been overcome by smoke.
 Meanwhile the father had climbed through a window and carried his two young daughters to safety.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
HELENA'S BUSINESS SECTION
 DAMAGED BY EARLY BLAZE
Fire Loss in Western City is Esti- mated to he About a Mil.
 lion Dollars

Helena Mont. July 16 R-Fire, which wiped out quarter of block in the heart of Helenas business section was brought under control carly today after burning for more than three hours. Newspapers es- timated the loss at at least a million dollars. The city's largest depart- ment store, two large office build ings and part of third with a score Of smaller business houses, were destroyed.
 The fire broke out in a cafe short ly after midnight
 Within a short time the flames disrupted electric power service and telegraph companies reported com munication lines crippled
 Helena. early day placer gold min ing camp and state capital has a population of about 1e.o0o.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
Reciprocal Voyage to |. s. Taken by 63 Lads to Observe American Gus toms and Industry.

Six young Danes. bearing good will from their native land tc this country. will arrive in New Britain tomorrow and will be guests of local residents for the coming two months, during which they will be shown all most every aspect of American home. industrial, educational. and recreational life. They arrived aboard the United States,' off quarantine in New York last night and landed this morning after steam ing up the bay and thrilling at the sight of the city's skyline. Two other boys were taken off the United States" Saturday night at Halifax and will not come to this city. but will be guests of New Brit ain people at their summer homes.
 All eight are among the 63 youths who were selected as outstanding boys by the Danish government after severe competition. They are under three government masters. The pill grimage is sponsored by Dr. Sven Knudsen. noted explorer and peace advocate. who last year conducted the tour of 900 American boys in
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
Caught Doing Circus Stunt on Stanley Street, Water bury Man Pays S15 In Police Court Today.

A new angle of reckless driving was related in police court today by Motorcycle Officer William S. Strolls who testified that Arthur Muckle, aged 1s. of 495 Chipman street, Wa terbury, stood on the seat of a mo- torcycle with his hands outstretch- ed while riding at the rate of 25 miles an hour south on Stanley street near Sefton Drive about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The young daredevil was the second rid CT in a row of three motorcyclists going in the same direction, the of ficer testified.
 Judge NJ. D. Sake remarked that although the speed was not excessive and there was no testimony that the motorcyclist's' actions had endanger- ed the safety of other persons. yet there was no question that he failed to exercise proper control Of the ve- hicle and for that reason he made . finding of guilty and imposed .
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
EIGHT SORE THROAT
 CASES IN THE STATE
One in Plainville - No Cause for Alarm,
 Says Osborne

Hartford, July IS R@-Connecti- cut has eight cases of septic sore throat caused by visits to Lee, Mass, where there is an cpl demic of the disease as result of infected milk, Dr. Stanley H. Os- born, state health commissioner, said today.
 Dr. Osborn announced, however, that there was no cause for alarm in this state since every precaution has already been taken throughout the state to prevent people suffer- ing from any form of sore throat to milk cows or handle utensils.
 Three of the eight cases are new ones. Dr. Osborne reported. They ex- ist in New Hartford North Haven and Washington. Salisbury has four cases. but they are described by the commissioner as old ones. The eighth, also an old one, is in Plain vile. Dr. Osborn does not expect the number to increase nor does he an- ticipate any necessity for interfering with the present sources of milk supplies in the state. Letters sent to producers throughout the state have borne fruit. he says.
 Waterbury. July Is Pl-Thomas P. Tarmey. 5S, of 1S0 South Elm street, was isolated this morning on orders of City Health Officer l.. J. Godfrey because he is suspected of having septic sore throat.
 He was in Lee, Mass. on July 2, where the epidemic is raging.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
PILLARS WRECKED IN
 LOuVAIN LIBRARY
Unidentified Man Destroys Balustrade - Contro- X,
 yersy Continues

Belgium, July l6 LP-The unin- university erected when the inscrip- tion to be placed on the library be- came a matter of heated controversy was demolished this morning.
 An unidentified man with ham, mer destroyed the balustrade which had heen placed under the super vision of the rector of the univer- sity. Monsignor Ladeuze.
 Whitney Warren. architect of the library had been insistent in having placed on the balustradc Latin in scription translated as:
 "Destroyed by Tcutonic fury. re- stored by American generosity
 The rector had opposed this and shortly before the dedication of the building made public a cahlegram from Herbert Hoover. as chairman of the commission for the relief in Belgium. which contributed a large part of the funds. Mir. Hoover said the commission had decided that the rector had full jurisdiction of what inscription should be placed on the building. MT. Warren left Louvain shortly after the telegram was made public.
 The man with the hammer smashed pillar after pillar in the presence of sculptors who were com pleting the building and groups of cnlookors. He continued his at tack until all pillars except two wooden ones had been thrown into the street, forming a pile of ruins.
 Police immediately arrested the foreman in charge of building op- erations.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
TWO ARE KILLED
 DURING WEEKEND WilimantiC Youth and Stam.
 ford Man Die in Accidents SOLDIER BREAKS NECK
Is In Critical Condition Following Dive Into Shallow Water at Cres- cent Beach - Hamden Policeman Among the Injured. q.

New Haven, July Is tp-TWo ia talities and the usual number Of minor accidents were reported in Connecticut over the week end A Willinantic boy died after being struck by an automobile and Q. Stam- ford railroad worker was killed by train after warning track workers of it's approach Two diving acci- dents were reported. one al Crescent Beach. near New London, and the other at Coxs, near here.
 Sidney Wasylchak. 5. of Al Ash land street, Willimantic, was run down q short distance from his home by car driven by Uriah Church of Mansfield Center Church took the boy to St. Joseph's hospital but he was dead on arrival. A fractured skull was given as the cause of death.
 According 10 Church, the Wasyl- chak boy was playing near the road way with several other boys, and darted out into the street just as the automobile was about to pass. Church was arrested. charged with manslaughter and will be arraigned in police court on July IS.
 Breaks Neck
 Milford Ereault, a. private in the l69th regiment which is in camp at Mantle, broke his neck while diving in shallow water at Crescent Beach. Breault. whose home is in Williman- tic. was taken to a hospital and is said to be in a critical condition.
 Joseph Bonnette. employed by the New Haven road to warn track gangs of the approach of trains. was killed near Sellick's cut at Stamford
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New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
TEXAS GOLFERS SEEK
 i. 0. P. ALLIANCES
Dry Democrats Want Them Perfected Before
 Primary Election

Dallas, Tex, July IS R-Texas democratic party bolters today were mobllizing with view to effecting an alliance with the state republi- can organization before the primary balloting July os.
 While the week end brought more names to the roster of democrats opposed to the election of the New York governor, candidates for state office who are aligned with this fac- ton continued 10 face the prospect of having their names scratched from the primary ballots in several counties. A case intended to test the authority of county executive com mitees to bar party bolters from the ballots is pending before he court of civil appeals at San Antonio.
 In this suit, Thomas B. Love, can- didate for lieutenant governor and a former national committeeman, seeks to compel the executive com- mittee of Cameron county to recog- nize his candidacy despite his decla- ration that he would not vote for Governor Smith. Love appealed after the district court held the Ftmeees county vommtttee ~tesa tified in not recognizing his candi- dacy The Galveston county com cittee in taking similar action point ed to a supreme court decision sey- eral years ago holding party bolters could be barred from primary ball. lots.
 With this case pending. Love and others avowed bone drys." who un- successfully sought to instruct the
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New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
NEW HAVEN AVIATOR
 DIES IN PLANE CRASH
(. F. Bradshaw Killed When Ship Plungcs 1000 Feet Into
 Lake.

Detroit. July 16 Rl-Lieut. Chas. E. Bra dshaw, army flier who only . week ago joined the first pursuit group at Selfridge field. was killed today when a plane in which he was flying plunged into Lake St. Clair, near the field. from an alti- tude of 1000 feet. The plane was lowed to shore short time later and lifted from the water.
 The pilots crushed body was found in the wreckage and identified by Col. Charles H. Danforth. com- mandant at the field.
 The crash was witnessed by bath CTS near the municipal dock in Crosse Point Farms. They said tho plane. a pursuit ship. had been circling over the area for some time and that it went into a loop from which it failed to come out. Half way to the water. witnesses said. tho pilot apparently made a desperate effort 10 bring the plane under con- trol. It strengthened out for mo- ment and then plunged into the water about 1000 feet of shore.
 Lieut.. Bradshaw had graduated recently from the army flying school at Kelly field. Texas His home was at New Haven, Conn.
 New Haven. July Is P-Lieut. Charles E. Bradshaw. who met his death today when his plane crashed into Lake St. Clair. was educated in the West Haven public high school. graduating from high school in 1920. Later he took special courses at Washington and Lee university and then turned to aeronautics. He took his ground course at Brfooks field. San Antonio. completing his work there in February. From Brooks field he went to Kelly field and on June 25 was graduated and assigned to the first pursuit group at Sel- fridge field. Detroit.
 Lieut.. Bradshaw intended to enter the air mail service eventually and was to have remained with the arse pursuit group until such time as he could make the necessary arrangs. ments His father and mother sur. vive him. His father is T. NofweoA Bradshaw. plant engineer for the southern New England TslsoAeas Co.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
Springfield Man Dies
 From Septic Throat

Springfield, Mass. July 16 R- The death of Benjamin w. Ayers of this city, which occurred today. is directly traceable to the septic sore throat outbreak in Lee. and is the first to occur in this city from that cause. Mir. Ayers was manager of the Remington Rand Business Serv- ice. Inc. The disease which he con- tractcd in Lee developed into pneu- monia. There have been four cases of septic throat reported here.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
PLAN NB|GFUNERAL
 FOR MEXICAN ACE 10000 Soldiers to Escort Body
 Through New York VIEW CARRANZA'S BODY
Thousands Pay Tribute to Dead Aviator Train Will Make No Stops En Route to International Bridge at Laredo.

New York July 16 F-Beftting his record in the air and in the army of his country the body of Captain Emilio Carranza will be started on it's long journey to Mexi- co City Wednesday by one of the yargest military funeral processions New York ever has seen.
 The coffin is to be borne through the streets on a gun caisson draped with the Mexican and United States flags and followed by 10000 soldiers. marching to the beat of nluffled drums, representatives of the dip lomatic and consular corps and rep resentatives of the nation, state and city are to follow the military pro- ceSslon.
 Leaving here at 3 p. m. Wednes- day over the Pennsylvania railroad the special funeral train will make no stops until it reaches Laredo. Texas, Friday. There the body will be placed on caisson and borne to the center Of the international bridge, where it will be turned over 10 the Mexican government. A picked detachment of 16 non com missoned United States army off, cers will act as guard of honor until Mexico City is reached,
 Brigadier General Rosenhaum, commanding the first division at Fort Hamilton, has been appointed grand marshal of the funeral escort. Acting Mayor Jos. Y. Mckee. Gov. ernor Alfred E. Smith of New York. and Gov. Harry Moore of New Jcr- sey have been invited to head the civilian delegations.
 Ten thousand persons. many of them MeAicans, yesterday viewed the body of Mexlco's Lone Eagle" :" killed last Thursday night in the berry belt of New Jersey when his plane crashed shortly after he had taken off from Roosevelt Field for Mexico City. Hundreds more viewed it Saturday.
 No religious services will be held in this country. in line with the re- quest of Arturo Elias, Mexican con- sul general in New York.
 Sebastian Carranza, father of the tiier, who is attached to the consul generals office here, did not visit the funeral blishment. He ex- plaincd that he remembered his boys face too well to wish to see 1t ;p joa+b Ho also cai6 he would not accompany the body to Mexico City. T hope 10 bury my sorrow in work here" he said.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
FULL INQUIRY INTO
 ACTIONS OF MOBILE Generals Own Interest De- mands One-ROme
 Issues Statement

Rome, July 16 Pl-That there will be full inquiry into the causes of the disaster to Gen. Umberto Mobile S polar dirigible Italia. is taken for granted in official circles here. It was stated that this inquiry will be conducted as soon as practicable and that an early and full investigation would be 10 the generals own in terest.
 The report in the Stockholm Dageblat, that Gen. Mobile is held on the base ship Citta Di Milano as virtually a captive of the Italian gov ernment is scoffed at here.
 Limitations in Russian newspap- CTS. that the leader of the expedi- ton abandoned his men, is treated here as a piece of scurrilous libel.
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New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
Falls in Front of Mower; Boy Nearly Loses Hand

John koczera, aged 9 years, of 70 Maple Hill avenue. suf- fered painful cut on the right wrist shortly before 10 o'clock this morning when he fell and came in contact with a horse drawn mower near his home. The boy was dancing about at sight of field mice and fell. At New Britain General hospital it was said the cut probably would not result seriously, but the youngster had narrow escape from losing his hand.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
Motorcycles Standing Up on Seat With Arms 0utstretched, Arrested
 and Fined on Recklessness Count

fine of $25 and costs, remitting $10.
 Asked if he wished to comment on the charge, Muckle mumbled something about having abandoned his position when the rider behind him called to him to do so. He ought to be with Ringing Brothers circus" Prosecuting Attorney Woods observed.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
Authorities Stumped By Lack of Interest Shown By Construction Con- cerns.
Lowest Proposal Is Almost S150,000 Higher Than Expectations Talk Against Appropriation Hurts.

With only three bids submitted on the general contract for erection of an addition to the Senior High school, and with little prospect of having a building such as planned within sl5o,0o0 of the figure esti- mated by Architect Warren s. Holmes of Lansing. Mich. members of the school accommodation com mittee were plainly perplexed when they met in special session today.
 During the heated discussion which preceded provisional accept ance of the plan prepared by the Michigan architect. it was tacitly agreed that unless bona fide bids could be received to erect the struc- ture within a $S50,Oo0 figure, the sketches would not be accepted; also that the architect would receive nothing in the event that funds were not provided to carry out the pro- gram.
 The lowest proposal on the general contract received was that of Geno. vese X Rich of Stamford. Conn. who offered a bid of sS94,SS0, as against $449.9oo by the Hayes Con- structlon Co.,. of this city. and S47S.- o45 by the NJ. A. Connor Co.,, of Hartford.
 The lowest bid on plumbing, heat ing and ventilating was that of Frederick J. Raff Co.,, of Hartford. whose figure was $73,267. On the electrical work. The Billings Electric Co.,. of this city had the low bid of &ka4A 4Aa-~ss2z < ss-s .ssszls. 41S0.O00 Above Estimate
 The low bids on the three divi- sions of the contract total s4e1.571 or nearly 315o.ooo above the first estimate.
 When 1t was found that only three contractors had expressed in- terest in the job, inquiry was made as to conditions in the building trade with reference to the amount of work now in progress. and Build ing Supervisor John E. Downes said now Is particularly good time for contracting since there is little work going on and building mater ials can be bought advantageously. This further complicated the discus sion of the relatively low number of bids.
 Committeeman NJ. r. Sake ventur- ed an opinion that the fact there had been much talk of no appropri-
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New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
BIDS FOR ADD|1Ilu1n',, ',,' ''';:;s 5'';9 $. EXCEED ORIGINAL ESTIMATES:
 ONLY THREE ARE SUBMITTED
WOMEN TO FIGHT
 MARINES FROM (

Baranquilla, Colombia, July 16 P)-General Candlno. Nicara- glan olutionist leader. has or Sanlzed Women's battalion to ai him in his fight against the government and United States marlnes, Gen. Jose Cesar Rivas said in an interview in the news paper La Nacion today.
 The women, Gen. Rlvas said. already had done heroic service" ln battle. They were quartered at Campo Bona2o, he said.