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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-30
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This "Counting'' TASK


The umpires, after reading the new
regulations, have expressed them
selves privately that their responsible
tiles have been greatly increased and
that the players have been given a
great deal more to squawk about and
louder.
There is the new regulation that
the pitcher can hold the ball only
20 seconds before he heaves it at
the batter. There is no new provision
for timekeeper, so the umpire must
do the counting. He will have to
train himself to function like the foot
ball official who has to count himself
lone, two, three, four" to determine
the dead stop required by the rules
during a shift play.
Some of the umpires who can't
count accurately will get the same
razz that the referee in the Chicago
fight got and other umpires who can't
count to 20 will be clear out of luck
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-30
BOWLERS BRING
AN ENTERTAINER
TO RAISE FUNDS

John B. Ratio will present his pro-
gram Of impersonatio at the Parish
house on tomorrow evening. Ratio
comes under contract with a COM
mittee representing the bowlers o.
the Y. M. G. A., the purpose OF his
appearance being to raise a fund
with which to buy some new balls
and pins for the alleys. The per-
former is spoken OF highly as an
entertainer and is said TO be one OF
the cIeverest impersonators now be-
fore the public.
The changes arc all made in the
presence Of the audience and are said
by critics to be amazingly rapid in
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-30
SOX WORK HARD
TO MAKE TEAM
LIKE LAST YEAR

The White Sox baseball team put
on one of the best exhibitions of abil-
ity they have shown this year at their
practice last evening on the Interna-
tionaI field. Nearly every member of
the team reported for practice and all
went through their PAGES in good form.
The Sox have reputation to live
up to as last year they were one of the
best teams in the district. They are
working hard and the manager has
announced that wedding out of any
who do not give their best to- the game
viii take place before the season opens.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-30
GIRLS, NATIONAL.
TENNIS TOURNEY
DRAWS TO CLOSE

BROOKLINE, Mass, March 80 lP-
The Palfrey sisters, Louise Packer and
Virginia Rice, entreed the semi finals
of the girls national indoor tennis
championship today BY winning their
third round matches on the indoor
courts at the Longwood Cricket club.
For Miss Packer and the Palfrey sis
ters, it will be their third successive
year in the seni-finals. Sarah Pal
frey won the title last year
She defeated Mary Lee Hutchins,
6-1, 6-2, In the third round and soon
after her sister, Mianne Palfrey,
eliminated Betty Pope in love sets.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-30
their execution and exceptionally
clever in their detail and results.
sHooklzsand
QSlidesa
What Am EASY Life.

Umpiring during these new days OF
polite and societylike baseball has be-
come an occupation safe enongh to be
removed from the class of hazards
the insurance companies wouldn't
risk. Particularly was the American
league removed from the old rough
neck atmosphere of the "muggsy days"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-30
Bring On Arguments

He most park in some other part OF
the house and the umpire has to see
that he doesn't stray into forbidden
territory. Constitutional rights of a
citizen to sit where he pleases in an
orderly manner may be involved.
Another new regulation may force
the umpires to take a course in
optometry. 1t prohibits batter from
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-30

and a job.
The same necessity for the exercise
of a counting mentality will be i'm
posed upon the pitchers. Supposing
that the pitcher says he had counted
only to 15Swhen he let go of the ball
and the umpire says he counted 80
while the pitcher was counting Is.
Material there for a fight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-30

of baseball when cops were the best
friends of the jumps
Players always will crab about de-
cisions not to their liking but the
grabbing excuses were limited in re-
cent years by the adoption of policy
that in judgment on calling play or
a ball the umpire was final. But
when it came to an Interpretation of
the rules an appeal to higher court
was in order.
Practically all of the troubles ex-
perienced by the umpires came from
protests about their judgment on
outs, balls and strikes, but the Ameri
can league hes added a few more now
that may add violently to the grief
of the field officials.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-30

E. S. Barnard. new president of
the American league, has made
some drastic rules designed to
speed up the game and it is well
known that American league
games have been wOefully in need
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-30

Another new regulation makes
house dick out of the umpire. A
manager who is banned from the
field can't occupy a room in the
stands back of the bench.
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derful values,
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
BROADWAY HIT
At The STRAND
John Barrymore Featured in
Tempest" Screen Success

Tempest" the John Barrymore
screen masterpiece that New York
acclaimed during long run at 81
prices will bring Americas most
distinguished actor to the Strand
theater on Sunday, Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday in romance
of Russia's revolution. Camilla
Horn and Louis Wolheim appearing
In chief support of the star. The
New York World thought Tenn
pest" the finest. most genuine mo-
ton picture John Barrymore ever
made" and lone of the most glow
ing film dramas which have come
out of the west" while the New
York Times called Barrymore's pic
ture "a masterpiece excellent
entertainment"
John Barrymore appears in his
first modern story in five years in
Tempest" for the action of the
picture begins in 1914 and con-
cludes in 1919. Camilla Horn. the
German actress who was brought to
America by Joseph NJ. Schenck, ap-
pears as the Princess Tamara, be.
loved by Barrymore. a peasant Off
GER Miss Horn was the Marguerite
to Emil Jannings' Mephisto in
Faust" made by +. w. Murnau for
uFA In Germany. In Tempest" she
makes her American film debut and
according to the New York Tele-
gram. she lis blazing baby"
Louis Wolheim. of Two Arabian
knights fame, has very promi-
nent part in Tempest" so that
comedy is assured,
George. Fawcett, Boris de Fas,
ullrich Haupt and Michael Nisaroff
likewise are prominent in the cast.
The select vaudeville program
which will be featured in coniunc-
ton with the big photoplay for
Monday. Tuesday and "Wednesday
Will offer five great acts headed by
the Parmita Millett Revue, a spark
ing, poppy song and dance affair
with large cast, beautiful sets and
wardrobe. Other features will offer
clark and O'Neil Broadway fun
sters. in cycle of syncopated songs
and stories; Floyd Astor Co.. in y
unique and different novelty; Eddie
Carr and his company in the COM
edy skit, oil" and the Turner
Brothers in Dances That Are" On
hursday the program will change
anu VIII present Victor McLaglen
ana Lois Moran in The River Pr
rate, a fine photoplay Offering with
me famous star of What Price
Glory in his most colorfh role and
With Lois Moran sweeter than ever.
rive new select acts also will be of.
Tered. A coming attraction at the
strand is Fall Carnival Week with
- acts of vaudeville and two spe-
clally selected photoplay hits.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
:NoDGBrT Is SUSTAINED
ON HAVLEY ESTATE TAX
Superior Ooart Finds For State Com.
naissioaef In Dispute Over
Inlaosttaacc Levy.

Judge Arthur +. Ellis OF the supe-
rtor court OF Hartford in a decision
rendered yesterday. upheld Tax
Commissioner William H. Blodgett's
computation Of the succession tax on
the estate Of the late Benjamin A..
Hawley. The estate was valued at
ts63,s1l.St of which t37s.O17.se was
taxable and on which the New Brit
ain Trust Co., executor of the estate
claimed $3.53S.O: was due, which
was sustained by the probate court.
The commissioners figures however,
showed that 3l,0:5.45 was due and
appealed to the superior court for
decision.
When Mr.. Hawey died ON May
l0.l9s7, he left his brother Amos.
late of New York, then So. the in
come OF trust fund Of $4,000 for
life. Prior to the computation of
the tax, however. Amos Hawley died.
on February - of this year. This
complicated matters and the ques-
ton whether the succession tax
should be levied on his life estate
came up.
In rendering his decision, Judge
Ellis held that Amos was entitled to
inherit, not as a matter of right but
of privilege, and that the tax should
be on the value of his privilege not
upon the value of properties. which
might later come into his possession.
Attorney Donald Gaffney represented
the executor and Farwell Knapp was
counsel for the tax commissioner.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
Three DIE WHEN
AIRPLANE FALLS
Hartford Man Loses Life in
Springfield, Mass, Accident

Springfield. Mass, Sept. 5 R1An
airplane trip undertaken. in IN eff
fort to improve the condition of
Luke Briotta. six year old mute, cost
the lives of three persons when
their machine plunged from 1000
foot altitude into a swamp near
Randall Field airport, Agawam, a
suburb OF this city.
The accident, which occurred late
yesterday, was Witnessed by hun
dreds OF persons. Beside the boy,
the dead We're Charles Potholm, %,
of Hartford, Conn, pilot employed
by the Massachusetts Always Cor
poration. owners of the plane, and
Abraham II. Mazer, II, OF this city,
passenger.
Potholm presumably attempted a
loop contrary to Instructions receiv-
cd before leaving the ground. The
pilot had been told to avoid stunts"
although the boys father, Joseph
Briotta. had asked that some be en-
ployed in the belief that they mis- hit
help restore the childs vocal pow
ers. The elder Briotta was a wit
ness OF the tragedy
AS the plane started to level out
after the loop, the left wing sudden
ly broke away and second later
there was Il sharp explosion As the
ship plunged to earth the right
wing collapsed and the plane fell
vertically.
All three victims We're found
strapped in their seats. Potholm
was breathing but unconscious and
died while being carried to a field.
The others were dead.
Potholm had been flying for three
years. He had returned Thursday
from a transforming tour of Yer
mont, New Hampshire and Maine,
j, a. Hearn, vice president of Air
ways Corporation, declared the pilot
was competent and the plane had
been found in first class condition.
The accident was the most serious
IN local aviation history.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
CURTIS Winding
UP NE. CAMPAIGN
Election in Pine Tree State Will
Take Place Monday .

Portland. Me. Sept. S.-lP-Sena-
tor Curtis, the republican vice pres
idential nominee. was leading the re-
publican big show into this city
today for the windup of the CAM
paign in the Maine state election to
be held Monday.
A mass meeting will be held here
tonight with the vice presidential
nominee as the speaker. William
Tudor Gardiner, republican candi-
date for governor, and Senator Hale,
running for reelection in Mondays
contest. were also on the program.
Prohibition came prominently into
the republican windup drive last
night at Bangor where Gov. Brew
ster declared it to be the sole issue
SO far as the national election was
concerned and Senator Curtis fatty
announced his opposition to the pro
posal that states go into the
whislley business" Speaking solely
for Charlie Curtis" the Kansas
senator told an enthusiastic Bangor
audience, land without binding his
running mate. without binding his
party and without binding anyone.
Charlie Curtis is against the gov
eminent or any state government
going into the whiskey business"
. Round Of Applause
The crowd gave the pronounce
ment, which was directed at the pro-
posal OF Gov. Smith. the democratic
presidential candidate, for state
liquor control. round of applause
The senator also was hailed heartily
when he reiterated his plea for up
ward revision of the tariff and en-
dorsed the proposal of Senator
Gould Of Maine for an increase in
the tariff on potatoes.
Reductions made in the national
debt. in income taxes and in the cost
of running the government during
the seven years CT republican ad-
ministration We're related by the
nominee at Bangor in urging election
of the ticket headed by Herbert
Hoover. His reference to Mr.. Hoover
as IAN executive OF demonstrated
experience and a man whose heart
beats for American women and chill
dren and for the nation" was cheer
ed
Leaving Bangor last night, Senator
Curtis motored to the home of
Senator Hale at Ellsworth from
where he headed today for this city
to complete a brief trip in Maine
Next week he will start westward.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
ENGLAND MIGHT
ABANDON accord
Nay Yield to Hostile American
Sentiment Regarding Agreement

London. Sept. s.-tRNIndication
that the British government might
yield to what was believed to be
hostile American sentiment and
abandon the Anglo French naval
agreement were seen by two London
newspapers today.
Since Sir Austin Chamberlain.
British foreign secretary. announced
in the house OF commons that an ac-
cord had been reached with France
on naval ornaments there has been
much discussion In the press. Con-
siderable publicity has been given to
suspicious voiced by American
papers.
Press Not Pleased
As time passed with a full ex-
PLANTATION of the terms of the agree
ment. a number of London papers
expressed disapproval of. this
policy of secrecy" as inimical to
the best relations with the United
States.
The Daily Telegraph today assert
agreement was virtually dead" The
paper said the chief reason for
abandonment was the governments
realization of the hostility the pro-
iect had encountered in the United
States.
The Daily Herald. Labor organ,
fatty denied the pact would be
strapped. The paper predicted that
Premier Baldwin after a weekend
parley with Lord Cushendun would
announce in conjunction with the
French government that the agree
ment has been abandoned because it
was found unacceptable to certain
other great naval powers.
The Herald said the failure Of
Secretary Kellogg to visit London.
acting 1t is understood on express
orders of the president" awakened
the foreign office and admiralty to
the sensitiveness of American public
opinion on the subject.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
WANT LEAGUE TO HELP
suggestion Made to DOrah That
BNly Aid United States In EnfOrc-
ing Its Liquor Laws.

Washington. Sept. R-The sug-
sestion that the League of Nations
be asked TO help the United States
10 work out the enforcement of its
hquor laws as relating to other
countries was made unofficially to
Prohibition Commissioner Doran
while he was in Europe attending
the internationa congress against
alcoholism.
Doran. who returned Thursday,
said that While the expressions were
entirely unofficial, those with whom
he talked believed the league might
help in dealing with smuggling.
Doran advocated before the congress
that other nations require ships
sailing with liquor to produce a
landing certificate on their return
showing that the liquor actually was
landed at the destination to which
it had been shipped.
The commissioner said smuegled
liquor Was shipped largely from d
few foreign ports and a landing GER
iiticate would do much toward end
ing smuggling.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
CLANCY FEATURED
At THE Capitol
Popular Stlrh while The City
Sleeps

Lon CLANCY. whose roles usually
are those Of menace. has a new
angle on sinister portrayals In his
lstest and one of his most sensa.
tionat screen plays. while the City
Sleeps" coming Sunday to Capitol
theater for I days. Never was he a.
deadly menacing as in some Of its
scenea,. still in these more than any
other MS audience 10 with him. For
he u menacing this time to those
who Turk in sinister shadows and
themselves menace others.
CLANCY plays q plain clothes de-
tective in a vivid story Of the in
side" of the New York police. and
deadly gang war 10 the back
ground Of the stirring story. A pref
" love tale 10 woven drought it.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08

However. since then 70 have us1e
q more exhaustive study q his ef.
fetal legislative record which Ne
print herein. This u our reply 10
Gov. Smith"
At the time of William Alten
Whites first attack on his record -
a New York aasemblyman. Gov.
Smith accused the Rev. Mr., Miller
of furnishing the Kansas editor with
misleading information.
The governor and the Civic league
superintendent have beeL at logger
heads for years.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
Norwich Woman Faces
Criminal Libel Charge

New London. Sept. 8 R-Mrs.
Mariagiress Molinara, Norwich, was
charged with criminal libel when
arrested yesterday in the act of
passing out pamphlets which stated
that court officials robbed her and
that there was no Justice" On the
printed matter we're the names of
eight lawyers she claims she en-
gagged to protect her rights and who
turned out to be robbers" The
pamphlet mentioned about a first
mortgage being taken away from
her which is thought to have
prompted her act.
When taken into custody she ad-
mitted having sent similar printed
sheets to people in Norwich. Bridge
port, New Haven and New York for
distribution.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
Three Suits Brought
Against MayhOwer ca.

Inc Mayflower Cleaners e. Overs
Inc, OF Is Lincoln street is faced
with three suits. one of which is
brought by member of the cor
poration. Charles Gagliari. who
seeks $4,000 damages through the
firm of Nair & Nair from the re-
naming members of the firm.
George G.. Florio of this city and
benjamin Sander of Hartford Gag
liardi seeks the return of the money
he claims he advanced to the de-
PENDANTS for the purpose OF running
the business. Property of the de-
PENDANTS was attached for $4,000 by
Deputy Sheriff Martin Horwitz.
In another suit, the industrial
Laundry Machine Co., of New York
seeks through Attorney Ralph O.
Wells of Hartford $1,150 which it
claims is due on machinery bough
by the defendant company. Deputy
Sheriff Harry Comstock of Hartford
attached property of the cleaning
company to the value of $1,000.
The third suit was brought bv
Morris Bernstein of New York,
through Judge w. +. Mangan, who
claims that $3.50 is due him for back
wages. Deputy Sheriff Horwitz
served the papers and placed an at
tachment for $500.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
LON y
CLANCY

CLANCY rounds UP desperate
crooks in thrilling machine gun bat
ties. q sensational street chase. 4
battle on the roofs of a city, and tn
innate details of secrets of the
Tombs-the shadow box" dreaded
by criminals and other "closeups''
of police practice are shown.
set as background to love in the
underworld and is enacted by u
notable cast. A. P. Younger, Of
Brown of Harvard" and Twelve
Miles Out" fame. wrote the play.
Anita Page, Metro GOODWIN
Mayors blonde discovery, plays the
leading feminine role, and Mae
Busch, who last played with CLANCY
in THE Unholy Three" is with him
again. Wheeler Oakman. famous
screen and stage actor. and Richard
Carrie. celebrated as a musical COM
edy star and now a screen char
acter comedian. are other interest
Ing personages in the cast. Garlic will
be remembered as star of 'Mary'e
Lamb The Spring Chicken" and
other famous Broadway shows.
Another former stage celebrity Is
Lydia Yeamans Titus who popular
lied the song Sally in Our Alley"
and was decorated by Queen Vic
toria. William Orlamond, Carroll
Nye, Clinton Lyle, Polly Moran and
others of note are in the cast.
Among the dramatic highlights in
the play are the grim capture of the
gangster leader in the battle on the
roof tops, the search for the sinister
gang in the shadows Of bogus UNI
dertaking establishment. the sensa-
tional machine gun battle between
armies of policemen and crooks.
and the running battle in automo-
biles in the heart of New York.
There will be two complete shows
on Sunday night. at $3.50 and Sis,
with continuous shows on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Capitol management an
nounces the showing soon of Our
Dancing Daughters" the sensational
film hit that is now the talk of the !
country.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
Four Bandits RIB Bank
OF More Than S1O. 600

Rensselaer,, Ind. Sept. Pl-Four
armed bandits robbed the State
bank of Rensselaer, late yesterday,
escaping with more than $4,000 in
currency and negotiable bonds of
unknown amount.
The men ordered four employees,
including three women. and GUS
toner to lie on the floor, obtained
the currency and bonds and esca pt d
with a fifth member of the gang in
an automobile waiting outside.
Sheriff Harry Rouse ordered a
posse formed and an airplane was
drafted into service to pursue the
men.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
Ruth Mccormick Starts
In on Her Campaign

Pontiac, III, Sept. R-Ruth
Hanna Mccormick, republican can
didate for congressman-at-lar for
Illinois. yesterday opened her state
wide campaign for election.
Let US be fair with Al Smith and
concede he has made a good record
as governor of New York." she said.
But let us remember that as a pc-
tential friend of the farmers he has
an unfortunate environment. His
party associates in the east know so
little about middlewest farm condi-
tions that they think corn comes
only in cans and bottles.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
Texas Man Endorses
Hoover Candidacy

Chicago, Sept. s R-Republican
headquarters last night said Jesse
I. Kennedy OF Texas. an organizer
and acting secretary of the farmer
labor party, has endorsed the cam
didacy of Herbert Hoover
Kennedy took over the secretary
ship following the recent resigna-
ton of Bert Martin, who also en-
dorsed Hoover. In a statement, at
tributed to Kennedy. it was said
that he did not intend to bolt the
farmer-labor party. but believed he
was playing good politics with a
view to the success of his party In
1882 or later"
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
AGAIN ATTACK RECORD
superintendent of New York Civic
League Scores Legislative Career
of Governor smith,

Albany, n. Y, Sept. R-Anoth-
Ell fling 1T the legislative record Of
Governor Smith is taken by the Rev
{. r. Miller superintendent of the
New York Civic league, in the lat
est issue of his Reform Bulletin"
He gives Gov. Smiths official rec
ord year by year on all important
moral measures" and makes this
statement:
Some time ago We published
part OF Gov. Smiths record on NOR
al questions. He flew into rage
and called the Bulletin editor a
liar, parasite and a faker.' but
We answered him never a word"
New Britain herald., 1928-09-08
$500. 900 MORTGAGE FILED

According to documents filed in
the city clerks office the heirs of
Morris Schupack have given to the
Aetna Life Insurance Co, a single
mortgage on the property for $780,
600 after first securing the release
of two mortgages on Main street
property. The property is on the
west side Of Main. north of the rail
road company's holdings at the
crossing, 172 feet north. The re-
leased mortgages were held by the
Society for Savings of Hartford.
The heirs who gave the mortgage to
the insurance company are Lena
Henry, Samuel. Harry and Edward
Schupack and Fannie S. Alpert.
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