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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-21
MAPLE HILL NEWS

4 Christmas carol service spcn-
sorod by the Woman's club Of Maple
Hill, will be held on the park Christ
mas Eve at o'clock. Mrs. l.. l..
Harding. Mrs. n. Il. Hurd and Mrs.
A. A. Hall are in charge Of the ar
engagements for the service.
Mrs Frederick Teich entertained
her bridge club at luncheon and
bridge Tuesday afternoon at her
home on Frederick street. The
prizes were awarded to Mrs. J. H.
Latham, Mrs. Theodore c. Wallen
and Mrs. B. J. Hubert.
Students returning this week from,
schools and colleges for the Christ
r,as holidays are. Miss Helen Ing
ham. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
+. Ingham Of Stuart street. from the
American International School IT
Springfield. Mass: Miss Ruth Allen
Latham. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
]. II. Latham OF Theodore street
from st. Margaret's School: Miss
Agnes Hitchcock daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. f. r. Hitchcock OF Senuin
street from Boston University: Miss
Margaret Ames. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. 4. O. Ames OF Elm Hin. from
Mount Holyoke: Eten Flygt. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. FlyEt Of Walnut
street aud Clarence Nordstrom. son
Of Mrs Matilda Nordstrom Of Rob-
bins avenue from Wesleyan: Rob-
crt Leinhard. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Fl. A. Lienhsrd Of Golf street from
Yale School Of Agriculture: Steven
Hart. son o. Mr.. and Mrs. J. J.
Hart Of Thompson street from New
Hampton School: Graham Spring.
SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. X. Spring Of
Thompson street. and Arno Schu-
bert. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. 4. Echu-
bert Of Robbins a>enue from R-ns-
scIaer Polytechnic institute: Will
liam Pape. sor o. Mr.. and Mrs. FL
MGR rapr Of Robbins avenue, from
Pratt Institute.
Maurice Nordxtrom. teacher In
the South Norwalk high school will
return home today to spend the
Christmas recess at his home OF
Robbins avenue.
Miss Evelyn Strong, principal Of
the Elm Hill school, ~til return II
her home in Colchester fer thc
Christmas holidays.
The average depth Of the ocean
below sea level IL 1860 feet.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-21

457 ASS 4So--
Special Mattel,
The Humason Wildcats won a
closely contested match from the
Humason Bulldogs at Harris alleys,
earning a margin of only eight pins
in five games. The scores:
tiunasO,l Wildcats
Campbell I... SIS 1907 100 % 1o1
Anderson . 9G 104 III 80 ZIG
Total--1h25.
HumaSOn Bulldogs
Mercy .... 9S 1o1 50 91 70
Barry ........ 1871 "a III lis 1ol
Total-1017.
Christmas Bowlin. Prizes
Special prizes will be Offered at
Harris alleys Christmas. There will
be one award for the best five
strings. another for the high single,
enc for the best ladies score, and a
total pinfall prize.
Prayer Meeting
A cottage playc< meeting Of MEM
hers of tho Plainville Gospel Mission
will be held this evening at the home
of Mrs. r. Smith on North WASH
ington street.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-21

The average depth Of the ocean
below sea level Is 1860 feet.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-21

Miss Evelyn Strong. principal Of
the Elm Hill scheel, ~til return II
her home in Colchester fer thc
Christmas holidays.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-21

Maurice Nordxtrom. teacher In
return home today to spend the
Christmas recess at his home OF
Robbins avenue.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs. John e. Fries Of
Pa. are recovering at
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
MAN IN PRISON FOR
 LIFE HAS CASE OPENED
First Time in History Of Prussian Jurisprudence This Has
 Occurred,

Berlin, April ' (R -- For the first time in the history of Prussian Jurisprudence a man sentenced 10 life Imprisonment for manslaughter mas been granted one years suspen- sion of sentence to enable him to prove his innocence.
 In November. 1919, Assistant Po- liceman Bujardin was arrested at Insterburg. Eastern Prussia, on the charge of killing an estate owner named Jaquet. Although he insisted on his innocence. he was sentenced to life Imprisonment on circumstan- tial evidence and on the testimony of JaQuet's widow. who was also charged with murder.
 For eight years. Bujardin has been serving the sentence and at tempting repeatedly to have the case reopened and now he has final ly succeeded
 A special officer in the states at- torney's office was ordered by the Prussian cabinet to investigate the case. He found numerous errors in the procedure, These were explained on the ground of the disordered conditions prevalent after the reyo- lution.
 A years suspension was granted 10 Buiardin so that he might pre- pare his case unhampered.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
MARRIED DOZEN YEARS; BOTH DIE IN SUICIDE
Milwaukee Couple Carried Out Carefully Planned
 Self Destruction

Milwaukee. Wis, April : LF-A marriage of 12 years between Oscar Haggin, 49. and his wife. Pearl, 10 years younger, was ended today in one of the most carefully planned and executed double suicides in Milwaukee police history.
 A brother. Joseph Haggin of Chi cago. received letter. with key inside yesterday. which said:
 Better come up and get our bodies"
 On the front door was the first of series of notes that were later found in the house.
 "Do not light matches. The house is full of gas"
 On the bathroom door note said:
 "If these cats in her. are not dead please, someone. send them to Mia Cawker, humane society worker. Have them put to sleep. Don't throw them into the street. That would be cruel for they were raised as pets. Thanks" The cats were alive.
 On the several pieces of furniture were notes explaining from whom they had been purchased, how much was owing and what disposition was to be made of them.
 In their bed. side by side. in an at titude of repose. lay the two bodies.
 Financial worry was the reason given for the suicides.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
CAVANAUGH INSISTS
 HE IS IN THE RACE
Name Not on Tickets as Candidate for Town
 Clerk ..

Although his name does not ap- pear on either of the tickets to go on the voting machines next Tues- day. and he is not a registered mem- Der of any party, T.. Clay Cavanaugh has issued an autobiography accom- panied by an announcement that he is after the position of town clerk. now held by Alfred l.. Thompson who has been again nominated by the republicans and endorsed by the democrats.
 The time limit for putting a third party into the field has expired. making it impossible for Cavanaugh to use this means of getting his name before the electors as can- didate. political leaders say. Mir. Cavanaugh's statement which is IA pages in length does not explain how he proposes to surmount these ob- stacles.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
EIGHT BURNED TO DEATH OR MURDERED Two Adults, Six Children in Texas Family Are
 Victims

Cisco. Tex, April I Rl-Eight persons two adults and six children. all members of the family of Boss Jackson. farmer, either burned to death or were slain before their country home was destroyed by fire late last night. Sheriff Hart of East land county fka Night Chief R. l.. Wilson of Cisco, who were called to the scene, said the condition of the bodies of two of the children caused them to think they had been slain before the fire started.
 A. $. Green, undertaken, to whose establishment the bodies were taken, said the bodies were burned so bad ly it was difficult to determine what might have caused death.
 The Jackson family consisting of the father, about 40 years old, his wife and six daughters, ranging in age from twins one year old to a girl of 12. Four of the children were in a room with the mother and two with the father.
 Neighbors were attracted by the flames shortly before midnight. The heat prevented an attempt to res- cue the family and there was no means of combating the blaze.
 The bodies were recovered early today by Cisco officers and brought here. Sheriff Hart and Chief Wilson said an investigation would be con- ducted on the theory the house may have been burned after the family was slain.
 Jackson had lived on his farm six miles southwest of here for nearly fifteen years.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
SWINGS AXE AT WIFE WHEN DEBTS RUN nIGH
Husband Discovers She Faxed Payments on
 Furniture

Joseph Ravizza, aged 27. of lO4 Belden street, pleaded guilty in po- lice court today to the charge of breach of the peace, and blamed H. quor for his threatening advance to- wards his wife with an axe, which he was prevented from yielding by Mrs. Cashman of 513 East street, who grabbed it. though she was un- able to wrest it from him. Asked by Judge Sake what he had intended doing with the weapon, Davizza re- piled that he did not know. He had been drinking. he said, and was frantic on learning recently that be owed $125 on a furniture bill which he thought had been reduced to a final payment of s6. Although his wife told him she had made the pay ments and had been credited with them in the book. Ravizza said he learned at the store that his wife had not been in the store since last April and the credits in the book were written by her to deceive him.
 Mrs. Ravizza testified that she was
 
 her husband came there about 6 o'clock. He was under the influence Of liquor and in about an hour be came back and told her to "get go- ing' towards home. It was about 9:15 o'clock when she started for home with their 2l2 year old son. but she had not gone far when she kn 1,.- coming towards her. Fearing he would attack her and the baby, she ran back to Mrs. Cashman's home and little later. Sergeant T. J. Feeney placed him under arrest on complaint "He wants to get rid Of me-" she declared. T know the reason, tOo.'
 Ravizza told Judge Saxe he has been in debt ever since he married. He works steadily and tries to meet his expenses, but his wife is extrava- eant. He realized that had he con- mitted murder in an intoxicated con- iition, he could not expect 10 be ex- cuscd. Mrs. Cashman testified that Ravizza was under the influence of liquor and she feared he would at- tack his wife with the axe. 50 she grabbed 1t.
 Judge Sake warned Rayizza that { he must not resort to violence under any circumstances. and if he and his wife have disagreements. as Mrs. Ra- vizza testified they have been .hay- ing. the proper way to settle them is a quiet, orderly manner. He i'm posed a fine of $10 without costs.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
State Policeman, Searching For Bandits Who Murdered Brother
 Officer, Shoots to Kill Farmer
Mass Man Fails to Halt and Drops at Shot From Gun of Trooper Who Is on Trail of Gang That Killed Nelson in POmfret-P0sse Surrounds
 Supposed Hiding Place.

Hartford, April Rt-State Po- liceman Irving H. Nelson of New Haven is dead and Joseph Grubn- ski. 47. a farmer, of Pine street. Dudley, Mass. is in the Worcester City hospital. dying. as a result ot efforts of the state police of Massa- chusetts. Connecticut and Rhode Island to apprehend members of q gang of bandits, believed by the police to be the lice box gang"
 Shot Down in Pomfret
 The Connecticut state policeman, who lived at r Clifton street, New Haven. and was attached to the Danielson barracks. was shot down in Pomfret early last night as he attempted to halt speeding car for which he was on the lookout. after receiving information from the Massachusetts police that the bandits were headed in his direc- tion.
 He pursued the speeding car and had almost drawn up alongside when a volley of shots from a re- volver laid him low. He was dead before he was examined by Dr. Selden E. Overlook of Pomfret, into whose home he was hurriedly taken.
 Farmer Is Shot
 Grubinski was shot early this morning when he failed to heed the order to halt made by the Con- necticut state policeman searching for Neison's slayers.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
ENDORSE PA0NESSA
 FOR CITY'S MAYOR
Alchimed8 Independent Polit- cal Club Takes Election Stand
HEARD BOTH CANDIDATES
Democratic and Republican Argu. mcnts Considered - Three New Voting Machines May Re Brought Here By Board of Sclectmen.

By a vote said to have been a!- most unanimous, the Archimedes In. dependent Political club at meet- ing yesterday afternoon voted to en. dorse the candidacy Of A. NJ. P9o- nessa, democratic nominee for may. or. and place it's vote-getting mas chinery and resources behind him.
 Last Sunday members of the club heard Councilman Donald l.. Bart lett, the republican candidate, and later in the afternoon were address ed by ex-Mayor Paonessa The meet- ing then adjourned to permit con. sideration of the arguments ads vanced by each. and the special ses. sion was held yesterday to deter. mine the choice of the majority.
 The club has been in existence for six years and has been active in city politics in all elections which have taken place since it's organization.
 New Voting Machines Coming
 Members of the board of select men expected today to complete
 
 tional voting machines here for the city election on Tuesday. the board having deemed it advisable to have additional equipment because of the large voting registry in the third. fifth and sixth wards.
 It was expected that two machines will be secured from the town of Plainville and one from West Hart ford.
 This action is the result of . protest made by the democrats that many electors will be unable to register their preferences Tuesday If the early voters take the full minute allowed them by law to vote. Although Chairman William Fl. Judd of the republican town committee labeled the protest as democratic propaganda" the board of selectmen voted to secure addi- tional machines.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
WELD DECLINED OFFICE
 WITH NATIONAL INVESTORS
Invited To Become Director of In- vestment Company Refused
 License By State

Mayor Weld was solicited several months ago and offered an oppor- tunity to come director of the Ma tional Associated Investors, Inc. now under investigation by state of- ficials, but he declined the proposi- tion. he said today. Elbridge NJ. Wightman, vice-president and sec retary of the North X Judd Mfg. Co.,, had also been invited to become a member of the board.
 The mayor was approached dur ing the early days of the corpora tion's existence by Louis A. Bouet, formerly employed by the Conner cial Trust Co. in this city. He had little information concerning the company and was not interested in the plan, he informed Bouet, where upon negotiations ended. Bouet is an officer and director of the com- pany.
 The corporation has been refused a license to do business in Connec- ticut and States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn has instituted an investiga- ton into the company following a conference with Commissioner Les ter F.. Shippee.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
EDEL TAKEN TO N. r.;
 POLICE QUESTION HIM
Suspected of Harrington Murder, Meriden Man
 Arrives From St. Paul

New York, April [ R)-Fred W. Edel, former convict. was brought back from St. Paul. Minn., today by New York police, and was taken at once to police headquarters for questioning about the murder of Mrs. Emma Harrington in connec- ton with which he had been sought for three months.
 Mrs. Harrington, who had been separated from her actor husband for sometime, was found on the floor of her apartment. her skull crushed. Police early in January faided q room in New Haven which Edel was said to have occupied up to five days before the discovery of the crime. Police claimed to have found in the room Mrs. Harrington's s fur coat and letters addressed to her.
 Edel was arrested in St. Paul for postal frauds. He said he knew Mrs. Harrington but denied knowl- edge of her death.
 Edel was on probation from New York after conviction of carrying dangerous weapons. He was acquit- ted at New Haven last summer of the murder of John Mastriano, Jr., of Meriden, Conn.,, and had been questioned in connection with the killing of Fred Dudley. also of Meri- den.
 Edel told detectives that he first met Mrs. Harrington in 1920. On Dec. 2c of last year. he said. he dined with her at hotel in New York and made arrangements to meet her the next night in Spring field, Mass. The next afternoon a taxi driver came to his room in the hotel and left two hat boxes, saying they came from Mrs. Harrington. After opening them and finding that they contained the fur coat and some jewelry Edel said he left for Springfield. but Mrs. Harrington failed to meet him there. Within the next few days Edel said he visited several cities and met number of women friends to whom he gave the coat and jewelry. Edel gave his age as 3s, his birthplace as Saxony. Ger many and said he had worked most of his life as waiter.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
AMERICAN WOMAN HAS
 TAKEN JAP HUSBAND
Socially Prominent CalifOr- nian Willingly Becomes
 an Alien

Los Angeles, April P-The Ex- aminer in a copyrighted story to- day quoted the former Lucy Ban ming Ross, a socially-prominent resi- dent of Southern California as ex- plaining that her love for the Jap- anese race and her regard for its rigid code of honor were her req sons for taking Setsuzo Otto. Jap. anese, as her fifth husband.
 Mrs. Oto is daughter Of General Phinneas Banning, pioneer million aire of Southern California. She be- came the bride of Oto in Seattle, Jan. 13. The marriage license gave her age as 50 and that of her hus- band as 31,
 The couple left the northwest for New York with the avowed intcl.- tion Of spending their honeymoon in Europe. Instead, they returned to their home here yesterday.
 'The Japanese have a trcmend ously high code of honor," she said. but it is not understood by the Caucasian. Our Americans think it is a terrible thing for Caucasians to inter-marry with Japanese. I dc not think that Japanese favor it. The Japanese, like Americans, want to keep their race to themselves.
 "The Japanese, however, do not condemn such marriages. Their code of honor recognizes that such marriages are not improper even though the same code does not en- courage such acts"
 'Is such a marriage as bad as the
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
PREPARING FOR FLOOD

Hartford. April (UP)-City of- ficia's were preparing today to meet a flood condition predicted for this section before Sunday Harry E. Adams, meteorologist at the local weather bureau, has warned that melting snow in the upper Connecti- cut river valley should swell the river to near the danger point dur ing the night. The river was report ed within five feet of flood stage at Holyoke. Mass. and at White River Junction. Nt.. was above the flood level.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
WHALING SHIP BACK
Norwegian Vessel at New York With Two Million Dollars Worth Of OH in Holds.

New York, April ' LF-Her holds filled with s2.5oO.O00 of barreled oil. the Norwegian liner Sir James Clark Ross was at Staten Island pier to- day after a three weeks voyage through the Antarctic whaling grounds.
 Thar she blows" was | constant cry duxing their three weeks in the Ross sea, Captain J. A. Thustersen. the whaler's master. said in describ- ing the trip as one of the most suc- cessful cruise he had ever made.
 The ship, named afted the Antarc- tic explorer. who was the first to visit the ice barrier and the sea that now bears his name, left Stewart Island south of New Zealand Janu- ary 10. The ice was freer. icebergs 1 were fewer and the wind was less violent than during any of his other 12 cruises there, Captain Thustersen said
 The whaler with her ls,00o bar rels of oil Is consigned to the Proc- ter X Gamble Co.,, at Port Ivory, s. I. She carries a crew of 160 men, each of whom will share in the profits of the voyage according to the duties he performed.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
CHILDREN WISE ID
 B00TLEGG|NG ART
Know More of That Than Other Social Problems
OPINION OF PROFESSOR
Sixth Graders Wise Beyond Their Years. University of Chicago Sur vey, Just Announced. Would ln- llil.Atr.

Spokane, Wash. April Pt-Sixth grade school children apparently known more about bootlegging than any other social problem of today, if a recent survey made by Prof. w. H. Burton of the department of edu- cation, University of Chicago, is a good index.
 ile courts. jails and juries come next in the minds of the children who figured in the survey.
 Addressing the Inland Empire Education association convention here. Burton told the test of the knowledg of 5000 school children. One thousand were chosen from the finest homes. 1,750 from the middle classes, 800 negroes, 800 Russian Jews, 800 Italians and 500 Polish children.
 I've chose the sixth grade" said Burton, "because it is from that grade that they either go out into the world to work or into new en- vironment. the junior high school.
 Six Things UppermOst
 ''The six things they all knew the most about, in their order of knowledge, were: Bootlegging, di- vorce. alimony. sheriffs. juvenile court, jail and jury. Now you may say that of course they would in Chicago, but the same examination was given to the children of Salem. Ore. schools. capital of the state where sixty-three per cent of the people own their own homes. The result was exactly the same"
 Next in order, Burton averred, the children knew most about mayor, election. polling place, ballot, taxes and insurance and third on, "bank. deposit, rent, bankrupt, pioneer and sanitary inspection.
 We found that the Russian Jew ish children In the poor districts knew all about a savings bank but had never heard of a charge account on the installment plan. But the children from the middle class homes knew nothing about savings bank, but were we'll informed on charge accounts and the installment ,plan.
 we found that while aS per cent knew all about bootlerging. 40 per cent had never heard of prohibi- tion."
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
NOTED ACTORS IN REAL LIFE DRAMA
Norman Trevor Called Insane by Friend, H. B. Warner
IMAGINES HE'S WEALTHY
Famous English Actor and Athlete Held in Los Angeles For Hearing Before I'nac> Co,nmi>siOn- Friend Tells of His Condition.

Los Angeles. April (P'-TWo lifelong friends who have appeared together on the screen today held bitter roles in real life drama.
 For the complaint under which Norman Trevor. veteran English ac- tor. is held for hearing by the lunacy commission, was signed by H. B. Warner, his friend and fellow actor.
 In one of their latest pictures to- selher Trevor in 'Sorrcll and Son. acted the part Of the man who be- friended Sorrell, played by Warner.
 Yesterday, Warner testified before the lunacy commission that his old friend was suffering from delusions that he was immensely wealthy while in truth the veteran actor was in poor financial circumstances.
 Bought Flowers For Sl45.
 Only the day before, Warner said Trevor had purchased Sl45 worth Of flowers for a person he did not know. The English actor had been taken into custody charged with is suing worthless checks.
 His arraignnent on the lunacy complaint was set for Monday with the hearing to be held Thursday.
 Trevor who is 51 years old, was champion athlete of India in his tlme-1S93 to 1900-competing as a star in the Olympic games. He made his first stage appearance in London in 1907 and came 10 the United States in 1910, becoming manager of the Comedy theater in New York for a time. Several years ago he came to Hollywood. The veteran ac- tor has played prominent roles in many film productions.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
STILLMANS SAIL

Stillman, former president of the National City Bank. and Mrs. Still man sailed on the Olympic last night for Europe. At Cherbourg they ex- pect to meet their son, James A. tBud) Stillman. Jr.. and his wife, and go to Paris for a month.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
SHOWERS pREDuCTEn.

Washington. April R-The mid- de Atlantic states will continue to enjoy fair weather through Easter. but 10 the uortward of Washington and extending into the outer edges of the lake region 1t appears to the weather bureau that rains will threaten Easter finery. New England probably will be visited by intermit- tent showers all day Easter Sunday.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
Man Thought Dead
 In Grand Rapids Fire

Grand Rapids. Mich.. April ON- One man reported missing was be- lieved 10 have been burned to death. six others were seriously injured and damge estimated at S300.o00 was caused by the explosion of . gas main at the plant of the Grand Rapids Gas and Electric Company here early today.