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New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
Australian Cyclone
 Does Great Damage

Sydney. x. $. w., June 14 (CP)- X cyclone broke over New South Wales today, causing damage esti- mated at hundreds of thousands Of dollars.
 Six persons were reported dead in carly reports. The windstorm struck the suburb of Sydney causing con- siderab blc damase.
 The steamer Whitebay was re- ported wrecked at Stockton.
 The Matson liner Sonoma arrived here badly battered by the storm. The bridge had been washed away and the decks smashed.
 Second Officer Lezelter was knocked unconscious when heavy seas swept over the ship. Matches were batteed in and passengers dis heveled by the water.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
.G0DCHAUX SAILS
 FOR PARIS ALONE
Marcella Gump, His Wife, Is
 Not With Him

New York, June 14 Rt-Gllles Weill Godchaux, Paris commission aire. sailed for home aboard the liner Mauretania late last night without his bride of two weeks, the former Marcella Gump, San Fran cisco society girl,
 The couple was married in San Francisco after a three day court ship. Passage had been booked on the Berengaria sailing a week ago. Godchaux arrived at the pier at that time but his bride failed to appear. Just before sailing time of the Berengarla he returned to his hotel with his Wlfe's 19 bags and trunks and announced they were not sail ing because his wife was ill Later it was learned she had gone to the home of an aunt. Godchaux in sisted they would sail on the Maure- E2ea&3
 Godchaux, however, again ap- peared alone at the pier last night. Where IS your Uifec" he was asked.
 T don't know where she is" he shouted,
 Friends hlnted Mrs Godchaux was on her way back to California.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
Flood Wrecks Village
 In Arkansas: Lose Homes

Little Rock, Ark, June 14 P,- One village was wrecked. another flooded and hundreds of families in bottom areas were menaced today as a result of wind and rain storms which swept the state this week.
 At the town of Pyatt, near the northwest border. 50 dwellings were destroyed Tuesday by high winds. Although more than 100 residents were left homeless, none was be- lieved seriously hurt. The town Of Calico Rock in the central part of the state vas under from two to 10 feet of water while 500 families were preparing to cvacuate near Newport for fear of sudden rise in the White river.
 Many bridges had been washed away and crop damage was report cd heavy.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
Attempt Recently Made
 To ASsasSinate kuni

London, June 14 Rt-An exchange telegraph dispatch from Tokyo says that an attempt was made to assassi- nate Prince kuni. father of the pres- ent empress during his visit to For mosa on May 14. This was learned when the press ban on news of the attempt was lifted today.
 The dispatch stated that a Korean rushed at Prince kuni''s automobile and hurled a dagger. The prince was not injured.
 Otsunoshin Yamakami. governor general of Fornosa, came to Tokyo and resigned. assuming responsibility for the incident.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14

of St. George and St. Andrew The committee was of the opinion that the stars should be iX-ponted. Mrs. Ross showed them how a five point = ted star could oe made by one snip of her scissors, and her suggestion vas adopted.
 Some historians believe that Betsy Ross did not make the first flag. Her descendants have Nouched for the authenticity of the hist oric visit and it is known that not long afterNard Congress made an order on the Treasury to pay Mrs. Ross q sum amounting to upward Of seven ty dollars in the British currency then used flor flags for the fleet in the Delaware river,
 Tn view of the facts. Mrs. Ross would seem to have rightful claim 10 the distinction of making the first Stars and Stripes. even though many others may have had a part in the designing of if,
 It is of interest to know that Mrs. Ross was g flag maker for some six ty years, was thrice left widow lived to be o4 years old, and died i'll 1886
 Five or six weeks after Mrs. F Ross Uss commissioned 10 make the flag, the Liberty Bell. so ,ltaily as- sociated with the flag and the na ton, rang out the glad tidines of the Declaration of Independence. proclaimins liberty throughout the land.
 Nearly twelve more months rolled around, however before the official birthday of the Stars and Stripes on June 14, 1777. On that date Con gress resolved That the fla 2 of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars. white in a blue field. representing a new constel elltion."
 At last the colonies were united under one national banner. Hence forth the nation was to be repre- sented by flag which today is acknowledged, by even the most un- sentimental persons, as the most beautiful Of all flag designs.
 \ Flag of Ladies' Gowns
 News travelled fast, even in stage coach days. Less than three weeks after Congress had authorized the flag. John Paul Jones was at Ports mouth. N. H.. preparing to sail abroad on the Ranger At Portsmouth" writes Admiral Ches- ter, Paul Jones attracted about
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14

The New England States should be proud to celebrate Flag Day. June 14. With. Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. among the original Thirteen States, no section of the country is richer in its historical as- sociatons than New England.
 The State banner of Connecticut. with its motto, "Qui transtulit sue tinet' harks back to the three crigi- nal colonies of that State, Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield. The buff or blue banners Of New Hampshire regiments were borne in the Reyolu- tionary War. Massachusetts was the scene of many of the first battle, and the thirteen stars, representing the Colonies, appeared on the ban ners of Rhode Island. which were carried safely through battles from the Brandywine to Yorktown,
 Before the Revolution the colo njsts were disposed to design flags hich followed their several fam cies, the one most commonly used being the cross of St. George, con- sisting of a white banner with a red cross. Later scores of designs emblematic Of the several colonies came into existence.
 The first flag in general use by the colonjsts consisted Of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white typifying the thirteen colonies, with | a union bearing the crosses of St. George and St Andrew combined and signifying the Mother Country. It was known ss the Grand Union flag. sometimes called the Congress Colors. and in addition was the First Navy Ensign.
 "Old Glory's" Ancestor
 This flag was hosted by John Paul Jon ,s over our fleet in the Del aware River, in December 1775, and vas flown to the breeze at Cam bridge. Mass, when the Continental Army came into existence in Janu- ary. 1775. It floated over forts cap- tured by American sailors and "a rines in the Bahamas in March l776: received salute from a Dutch fort in the West Indies in November, 1776, and figured in many other stirring episodes.
 But the Grand Union Flag was never formally acknowledged by Congress. It was the Stars and Stripes. which We so often call Old Glory. that was destined to be ac- corded that honor. Its birthday was on June 14, one hundred and fifty one years ago.
 Romance has trailed Old Glory from the beginning. It harks back to the days of Betsy Ross. whose nimble fingers wrought with loving care the first sample of the nation al flag, which was almost identical with the flag as we know it today.
 Mrs. Ross was a widow, whose skill as a flag maker was known far and wide. Late in the Spring of 1776 her little shop in Arch Street, Phila., was visited by some distin- guished patrons. A committee. head cd by George Washington, called on Mrs. Ross and submitted rough design of new type of flag. Stars had been substituted for the crosses
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14

hlm 8 hery of slris who formed 3 so-called flag bee who with much patriotic enthusiasm and many heart thrills wrought out Of their own and their mothers gowns g beautiful Star Spangled Banner, which was thrown to the breeze in Portsmouth harhor on July 1. 1177.' This IS the earliest recorded display Of the new flag.
 on August 5. Colonel Gansevoort and his little command Of 500 men were defending Fort StanNiX near the present site of Rome. X. EThe garrison heard of the new flag. and the fort was searched for materials 10 fashion into the new design,
 4 captain offered his coat for the blue field; a soldiers wife donated a red petticoat for the stripes, and ths, soldiers ripped their ammuni- ton shirts 10 supply the white stripes IL vas not handsome ban ner. but it thrilled the hearts of it's makers as they placed if on has 'loH H'dltSl tp lHN dttathffls bilt- ish and allied troops.
 This was the first time SO far as authentic records show that the flag vas displayed before a threatening foe,
 \ shot for Each Stripe Then came the flags first en- counter at sea. Captain Thomas l thompson, m command of the American ship. Raleigh while en route 10 France, fired on British vessel he was pursuing on Septenl- Der 4. The captain in q picturesque
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
REMINGTON HOME
 ID GRADUATE I5
Exercises Start Sunday and
 Continue for Three Days

Newlngton, June 1.-The annual Newington Home for Crippled Chil- dren will be held at the home June 17 to 19. Sunday, the 17th, at p. m, the baccalaureate service will be held at which Dr. Remsen B. Ogil- by, president of Trinity college and a director of the home, will be the principal speaker. Prizes will also be awarded 10 the members of the graduating class. The annual ban quet and planting of the class tree will take place June IS at 6 p. m. This latter function is always an impressive one, each graduating class planting tree in front of the main building. Tuesday June l9, at 4 D. m. the graduating exercises will take place when Winchell Smith will address the class and award diplo- mas.
 The class of 1928. numbering 15 graduated in the history of the home. They represent 10 different towns, three of the members coming from New Britain, The members of the class are: Theodore Joseph Albrecht of Southington, Agnes Mary Biertz of Hartford. Arthur Francis DAmato of New Britain, Henry Alexander Giedzinski of New Britain, Catherine Julia Godzik of Berlin, Dorothy Anita Hedin of Wethersfield, Ruth Pauline Johnson Of Torrington, Lily Edith Loverin of Falls Village, Wilburt Hilmar Olson of New Britain, Victoria Mary Pajak of Jewett City, Manuel Joseph Pardo of Bridgeport, YNonne Emily Pero- deau of Hartford, John Joseph Saco- nitz of Danhury, Rose Mary Tad donla of Waterbury and Harriet Gertrude Zebroski of Jewett City.
 Miss Constance Leigh, superin- tendent of the home. extends an in yitatlon to the public to attend the functions, which give an opportunity to see at first hand, the results of the work accomplished at the home.
 In the graduation of these Is boys and girls from the eighth grade many of whom have overcome al most insurmountable difficulties to attain this goal, there is 8. deep significance to the citizens of Con- necticut who have helped to make this possible, Miss Leigh says. The members of the graduating class consider this as merely q. starting point from which to proceed with their education. Many members of each class continue by attending high school either in New Britain or Hartford
 Garden Club Flower Show
 The annual flower show Of the NeWlnston Garden club was held yesterday in the parish house of the Newington Congregational church The room was filled with flowers. The committee in charge of the af- fair was Mrs. L. L. Redick. presi- dent of the club. Mrs. William T. Welles, Mrs. Charles E. Russell, Miss Airline Root and Mrs George Rowe.
 Prizes were awarded as follows:
 Section One, tulips, Mrs George Rowe.
 Section Two, Iris. class 1, Mrs Harold Rowe and Mrs Charles L. Luce; class 2, Miss Airline Root and Mrs Harold Rowe; class 3, Miss Airline Root and Mrs Harold Rowe; class.4 Mrs. Redick, class 5, Mrs. w. T. Wells and Mrs Harold Rowe: class 6, Mrs. Harold Rowe and Mrs. L. l.. Redick. class [. Miss Airline Root, Mrs L. L. Redick, and Mrs. Charles L. Luce; class s, Mrs
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
70 PeOp(e-

The nine car special train cart4ed about seventy Iersons. executive clerks. household employees, secret service operatives, about ten newspa. per men and half a dozen press pho tographers. A radio set had been on the train by which the broadcast proceedings of the republi- can national convention at -KansaA City could be distinctly heard.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
GIVES UP SWIM

Cotton, Cal. June 14 Pl-Mrs. Lee Fourier of Riverside, Cal. was forced early today to terminate her attempt to break the worlds endur- She gave up at 2:c1 a. m. because Of cramps. She had been padding con- tinuously for 42 hours and 21 min- utes.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
Miss Tommasoni's Pupils
 Arrange Piano Recitals

A junior piano recital will be given by pupils of Florence Ruth Tom
 ma soni at her studio, Al Grand street. Thursday and Friday eve nings al S.S0 o'clock. The follow ing pupils will take part. Freda Feingold. Evelyn Duhowy, William Hall Sara Bucchi, William Hopkins, Pauline RosensWleC- Kathleen Smith. Israel Rosenswieg. Carmela Albancse, Helen Richards. Mary Scabre, Rose Zevin, Beatrice Choti- ner. Mary Saunders. Fanny Halpern
 Olga Pagello. Russell Schvab. Alice Carlson. Mary Pietrkiewicz, Minnie Myer. Emma kerns. Irene Baretta.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
TINTEX TlN1S
 are fashions ,EuvOrite COIOr$

.... smart Momen favor Tintex. For Tintex is right in step with Fashion latest dictates and keeps their wardrobe colorfully new.
 right now. well.dressed women are using the Tintcx colors that will bring their apparel in tune with the Summer mode. Their last years faded dresses are made new again when freshened with Tintcx. Their sports. sweaters, skirts, scarves, accessories take on new chic. "Undies," too. negligces and nighties. they easily and quickly make as fresh and lovely as the day they bought them. If the "undies" are lace-trimmcd. they use Tintex in the Blue Box5it tints the silk, lace remains untouched!
 .... just flint as you rinec' with Tintex and out comes everything triumphant with fresh. radiant color. Examine the shades that are the vogue for Summer on the Tintex Color Card. Ask your dealer to show it to you.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14

Cats. dogs, and raccoons are all color blind,
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14

Very few of the million home owners who have installed oil heating equipment would go back to the old coal furnace method. For they have discovered the advantages of heating the home this modern way.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-30
dying MAN ASSERTS
Faith IN DEMOCRATS
Daniel ]. Crowley, 81, Was
Arden Admirer of
Bryan

Daniel J. Crowley. long time resi-
dent of this city, died this morning
1T the home of his son, Thomas
Crowley. of 100 Greenwood street.
He was 81 years old having cele-
brated his last birthday on August
%. His son, who is a sanitary in
spector in the health department., is
the only survivor.
Mr.. Crowley was born In 1874 in
kenturk, County Glare, Ireland, and
came to this country when a boy.
making his home In this city He
was one of the oldest and most re-
spectcd citizens OF the north end
and until a few years ago resided
on North street. He was a literary
man and lifelong admirer of the
late William Jennings Bryan. to
whose "Commoner" he subscribed
from the time the publication first
made its appearance. Before dying,
he left among his effects a state
ment in which he stated that he
wanted to be known as one of the
staunchest supporters OF the demo-
cratic party.
Up to his retirement a few years
ago he was employed as polisher
by the Russell & Erwin company.
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning at 9 O'Clock from the fu-
neral parlors of NJ. J. Kenney Co.,
and at 9:l5 at St Mary's church
Interment will be in St Mary's cem-
etarY
New Britain herald., 1928-08-30
Wreck Of Airplane, Believed to Be
Amundsen's, Is Reported Found
OFF Coastline Of Northern Norway
N essage Received BY
American, Former Back
er Of Explorer, Indicates
Aircraft and Its Seven
Occupants F ell Into
Open Water-Investiga-
ton Under Way.

New York. Aug 80 LP,-The ind.
ing of q wrecked Latham arip!ane ir
the sea near Nesteraalen, North Nor.
way. was reported today in a cable.
gram from Oslo to Bernon S. Prem.
tice.
Prentice, who was American
chairman of two OF Roald Amund-
sens exp !itlons. said he believed
the plane was the French craft in
which Amundsen and six others
were lost in the search for Italian
! disaster survivors
The cablegram was sent by Froeis
Froeisland, head OF the Oslo news
papers relief expedition for Amund-
sen. He said the report came from
Harstad and that he was investieat-
ing
The message indicates that the
plane fell in the open sea- said
Prentice. He wa. chairman OF the
American advisory committee Of the
unsuccessful Amundsen-E Ellsworth
polar dirigible
Text of Message
The message to Mr.. Prentice read:
Just returned Oslo. Rumors this
moment from Harstad wreck Lath-
am plane found outside Vesterraal-
en-, north Norway. Am investigst-
ing
The Latham seaplane in which
Amundsen and Captain Rene Gull
baud. French naval aviator, left
Tromsoe, Norway, on June IS, had
been intended for a transatlantic
flight between Trance and Buenos
Aires. 1t was powered with two
Farman motors OF $50 horsepower
each and had flying radius OF ap-
proximate!y 2,soo miles. Her wing
spread was IS feet and her speed
100 miles an hour.
Amundsen and Guilbaud had
planned to use Advent Bay a. the
base OF their rescue operations, but
their plane disappeared after leaving
Tromsoe Unconhrmed reports said
that radio signals had been heard
from her not long after the takeof.
The report from Harstad said
that the wreckage was supposed to
have been found in the We ter off
Lofoten which is the name of
group Of islands slightly south OF
Tronsoe
Place Not Definite
Telephone inquiries from Oslo
qualified first reports that the
wreekage of the plane actually had
been found.
The chief Of the Norwegian
charting department states that the
gulf stream flows in an opposite di-
rection from that In which the
wreckage would normally have been
carried to reach the spot indicated.
He added. however. that extraor-
dinary conditions have prevailed
this year.
NJ. Hoel. Norwegian expert on
arctic water conditions who accom-
panied the Russian icebreaker
CONTINUED on Page 16)
New Britain herald., 1928-08-30
WEISS ADMITS POISONING BEER
CAUSING DEATH OF THREE MEN
Enamoured Of er-in-Law and Resentful Of
Brothers Interference in Love Affair, He
Doctored Home Brew With Cyanide, He
Confesses After Long Hours Of Grilhns-
Angered Because Woman Rejected Him
Expected to See Brother Die in Torture.

Angered beyond the degree of frenzy because of
the success OF his brothers determined insisence on
cessation of the illicit love affair between him and his
brothers wife, Samuel Weiss, aged 80, of 273 Myrtle
street, deberatey planned and carried out the murder
OF his brother John Weiss aged 8 of 25 Curtis street
police say. e' VIC
1t was ne who put cyanide, deadly poison, in sew
ara bottles OF home brew in the cellar of his brothers
nome causing the death Of John Weiss and John Stehr
sunday morning and of John Stein of 325 Broad street
Yesterday and as he answered questions hurled at him
deteeuVes he wept not however, in sorrow for the
aea1hs ne had caused in the opinion of the police but
rather at the realization Of the serious situation in
which ne found himself as the result of his act.
VIII Be Presented On Murder Charge
Detectve Sergeant William P McCue, who is in
chafge OF the case, said today that Weiss will be pre-
sented in police court tomorrow on the charge # rur
aer he IS under police guard in his CELL being held
without Without bonds. He will be bound over to su-
pel1oL court on probable finding and in all
Pfooaoty disposition Of the case will be made at the
September term. ''"N' az VIC
New Britain herald., 1928-08-30
BOAT TURNS turtle.
Three ARE DROWNED
Twenty Others Rescued in
Ohio River Tragedy
Early Today

Aliquippa Pa, Aug. so P-Threo
persons are missing and are believ-
ed drowned while twenty others,
members of the crew of the towboat
Aliquippa of the Jones and Laugh
lin Steel Corporation, are thought to
have been rescued when the tow
boat turned over in the Ohio river
today.
The accident occurred directly
opposite the Aliquippa plant of the
Steel Corporation as the towboat
was maneuvering to pick up a tow
o. ten barges on which was 5000
tons Of steel to be transported to
Memphis. Tenn, today.
4 double crew was on the tow
boat when without warning she
turned keel upward Quick work
on the part of a ferry boat crew,
nearby the scene of the accident.
prevented a large loss of life. Jones
and Laughlin officials said The
ferry crew tossed life preservers to
those struggling in the water and
all but three are thought to have
reached shore
The missing are: Christina Dem
lock, a chambernaid; William At
kins. a deckhand and an unidenti-
fled deckhand.
Company officials were at a loss
to account for the turtling of the
boat. The Aliquippa was commits
stoned ten years ago and was 164
feet in length with a beam of 80
feet. 1t was known as the tastes:
towboat on the river and holds the
record for the Memphis trip, having
made the run in : days in 1919.
The Aliquippa was in charge of
Captain Norman Buck" Jones. who
on reaching shore, told officials he
believed a pipe had burst forward
in the toNboat and had allowed
water to enter causing the boat to
list and then upset.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-30
Douglass Inn, Famous
Maine Hotel. DESTROYED

East Sebago, Maine. Aug 80
Douglass Inn, one of the Oldest and
best known summer hotels in south
ern Maine, was destroyed by fire last
night with loss estimated at $780,
900.
The FIRE. starting In the wood
shed from an undetermined cause,
swept through the three and half
story building so rapidly that en-
ployes and guests had but little time
to escape. Mrs. Edward s. Douglass.
wife OF the owner, was overcome by
smoke and was carried to safety by
her husband. An annex and other
buildings near the hotel were saved.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-30
NEAR FATALITY TODAY
ON MILFORD TURNPIKE
New York Man Hit by Passing
Autoist-Had stopped Beside
Lunch Stand.

New Haven. Aug 80 tF-Joseph
Gewitz, "a. OF 2I34 Claslin avenue
New York city, was taken to Mil
ford hospital shortly before noon to-
Gay suffering from injuries he re-
celved when struck by truck as he
alighted from his car which he had
parked opposite a lunch stand on
the Milford turnpike in Orange.
The driver. Louis Maltagliati, OF
North Haven. in attempting to avoid
striking Gewitz, swerved to the
right, his heavy truck crushing Ge-
Wits car. Gewitz' wife and two
children received minor hurts.
Orange police held Maltagliati on
reckless driving charges.
Gewitz' condition was said not to
be Serlouk
New Britain herald., 1928-08-30
More Deputy Sheriffs
Will Be Needed in Conn,

Hartford, Aug. 80 R>-The open
ing Of the new county court house
with its Ave court rooms In session
simultaneously will necessitate an
increase In the number Of deputy
sheriffs in this county. Sheriff George
H. Dewey said this morning. sher-
If Dewey pointed OFT that the num-
Der Of deputy sheriffs in Hartford
county Is limited by law to twenty
four, and that under the present or
ganization OF the county courts tbs
time Of all twenty-four is taken up,
SO that 1t would be necessary for
him to seek the authority from the
1929 legislature to appoint at least
six more deputies. The sheriff Of
New Haven county IS now permit
ted to appoint thirty-six deputies, he
said.