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New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
BRISTOL NIMROOS BAG
 WILD, WOOLLY FELINE
Quini0n and Norton Use Trap, Cage and Strategy
 in Capture

Bristol. Feb. 1o-George H. Quin- ion and Harlan B. Norton, Bristol's two intrepid hunters. who promised to bag a live wildcat for the skept- ics of the city, made good their promise this morning when they brought to the office of the Quinion Coal and Trucking Co. on North Main street wild and woolly feline.
 For the past several weeks a num- Der of box traps have been set at different points about Mir. Quinion's farm in the Hopper" district but the cats have been wary of the strange contraptions and it was not until today that the efforts oe the hunters met with success. A resi- dent of the neighborhood. who has been making daily round of the traps, telephoned Mir. Quinion early this morning that one of the traps had been sprung but he was uncer- tain what kind of an animal had olTdycu tIIS poA' Auls with Mir. Norton. went to the scene and loading the trap onto a truck. brought 1t back to the Quinion coal yard. There the trap was placed alongside the door of an iron cage and the door to the trap opened. The cat. sensing freedom, gave one mighty leap from the trap into the lage and the door was quickly closed upon him.
 The cat attracted considerable at- tention. hundreds visiting the ani- nal. The cat which is . young one. weighs about 17 pound. Several weeks ago, one weighing 27 pounds vas shot in the vicinity of the Quinion farm by MT. Quinion.
 Both Norton and Quinion. to- gether with Councilman Homer H. Judd. gained considerable fame about a year ago when they captur- ed live bear in the vicinity of Wildcat mountain. This animal was on exhibition In the city for some time but later turned over to the park authorities at Hartford where 1t has since remained.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
slW,ooo EXPLOSION

Long Beach, Cal, Damaged By Blast
 -Four Derricks Burned and One
 Man Seriously Hurt. Long Beach, Cal. Feb. 10 R>-An explosion in an oil refinery absorp- ton plant at Thirty-second and At- iantic streets. inside the city limits, rocked a considerable section Of Long Beach early today and started a fire which resulted in serious in- jury to one man and the destruction of four oil derrickA
 The blast occurred in the plant Of the Signal Gas company. Sheets of flame shot hundreds of feet into the air.
 Ray Thompson of Belleflower, near here. was on watch at the time. He was badly burned about the head and arms and was reported in seri- ous condition at a hospital.
 Six derricks were ignited but two were saved.
 The loss was estimated by off, calls of several oil companies affected as $1oo.Ooo.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
BANS USING CITY AUTOS
 EXCEPT FOR BUSINESS
City Engineer Williams Issues Warning to Empl0yes of Pubic
 Works Department.

Drivers of public works depart ment cars have been warned by City Engineer Joseph D. Williams that the practice of using the city's ma chimes for the convenience of them- selves and their associates must be discontinued.
 It has come to the attention of the engineer that the drivers have not only been taking the cars when they % to meals, but have also used them to drive other city empioyes to their homes even though they live in widely separated sections of the city. The engineer has warned that the practice l. to be tolerated no longer.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
AUD. JOHNSON OPPOSES 26 I.2 MILL TAX RATE
May Lead Movement to Reject Finance Board
 Report

Alderman J. Gustav Johnson will probably lead a movement to have the proposed z6 1-2 mills budget ss- ferred back to the board of finance and taxation with . request that further reductions be made to mako possible a tax rate of eB mills. he declared today.
 The alderman wishes to give the budget further study before maktng his recommendation. but he has reason to believe, he declared, that the one mill increase is decidedly unpopular with the council.
 His plan cannot in any way b construed as an attack on the board of finance and taxation. he inslsted. since such a situation is far from his mind. He does feel. however. that the common council, not the board of finance and taxataen. . di. rectly responsible to the citi3ens and the council members should exer. else their voting rights to tho fUllest extent.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
Different Valuations
 Placed on Each Half
 Of Plainville Garage
(special to the Herald,

Plainville, Feb. 10. - h the right half of . building more valuable than the left? This question as raised at . special town meeting held here last night for the purpose of adopt ing a means of revaluing tax able property. During the dis cussion 1t developed that F. L. Benzon and Ralph L. Seymour own two-car garage, one half of which is situated on each of the adjoining properties owned by the two men on Strong court. The half which rests on the Benzon property assessed at $500 in the present grand list. while the portion across the property line on tho Seymour land is listed at el0o.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10

The house has been valued at s. 900.
 Mrs. Brown was named executrix and trustee and charged with the education and care of my dear child Lorraine" The girl now is in an obscure boarding school and it Is understood she has not been told Of her mothers execution. The will was penned by Joseph Lonardo. attorney. at the request of Mrs. Snyder on January {. eight days before she and Gray were cleo trOcuted. Lonardo, John sheehy. principal keeper of the prison and Frank Bambara. another attorney, were witnesses. The hearing on the will is sched- uled for February 2l.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
BANGOR IN HIS HEART
Meyer Tapping Does Not Want to Vanate His Little Chicago Hotel and Docs Want Water.

Chicago. Feb. 10 R-Meyer Lap ping sat shivering through las. night in his Leonard hotel whence all but he had fled. Both the heat and water supply had been turned of.
 There was rancor in Lapping's heart as he pulled his overcoat col lar closer about his neck; rancor against the police who had picketed his place up to o'clock last night, barring guests from entering or leaving: rancor against the Steuben club which seeks to oust him from the tenancy of the loop hostelry: and rancor against Christian Paschen, city building commissioner. who, Tapping thinks may have had some- thing to do with his present diff culties.
 Tapping was not without some thing to think about. however. There was an action, set for hearing today, by which he seeks to enjoin the city from keeping his supply of water shut of. There was a suit for $lo0.oo0 damages against the steuben club. which he charges with seeking to dtspossess him. And thence was a third action. brought not by Tapping but by . guest of his hotel. Sam Weissman, who seeks to restrain police from keeping him from his room.
 Tapping said he holds a lease 0. the hotel. with its accommodation for about 70 guests. the lease rum ring until 1892. The Steuben club wishes to rage the hotel to make room for its proposed 17.00O, 900 club building, structure of 70 stories.
 The 35 guests who were in the hotel when the water and heat were turned of checked out last night after the police cordon had been withdrawn.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
BOXING BOUT APPROVED

New York. Feb. 10 R - The heavyweight 'elimination" match between Jack Delaney. retired light heavyweight champion. and Tom Heeney. of New Zealand. set for March 1. at Madison Square Garden. was approved today by the New York state athletic commission. Ap- proval had been asked by Jess Mo- Mahon. matchmaker at the Garden.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
GERMANY AND US.
 LINKED BY PHONE
Trans0ceanic Radio Telephone
 Officially in Operation
SERVICE IS IMPORTANT
Washington and Berlin Govern mental Onicials Garry on Convef. sAtiOn as Clearly as Though Nearer Toeetl,er.

Nearer Together.
 Washington, Feb. 10 R Ger many and the United States were officially linked together by tele- phone today when the German chancellor and the acting secretary of state, Robert E. Olds. exchanged greetings over the transoceanic radio telephone.
 The chancellor opened the con versation with an expression of pleasure at being 'able to welcome you orally in such an unusual way"
 Historical Event
 "A telephone conversation carried on between Berlin and Washington as though it were between neigh boring cities on the same continent, marks an historical event." he con- tinued. You. MT. Secretary, will feel as I do that the Atlantic ocean is becoming less and less an ob- stacle in communication. and thanks to the progress in radio technique. it has become possible to transmit the spoken word over the ether from one country to the other.
 Tt is my sincere desire that this new means of communication will also contribute towards intensifying the amicable relations between Germany and the United Stotes and towards furthering the reciprocal exchange of spiritual and material valueS"
 Secretary Oids Replies
 In reply, Secretary Olds said he felt sure the new means of cons- munication would promote friendly understanding between the two peoples.
 II know that the secretary Of state regrets that his absence from Washington has made it impossible for him to exchange personal greet ings with Your Excellency. but on his behalf I desire to take this oc- casion not only to express my qualification at the establishment of radio telephone service, but also to avail myself to this opportunity of making known to you personally the pleasure which we have had in re- ceiving Dr. Won Prittwitz as ann bassador of Germany"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
Customs Oficers Board
 Shin Auidst Shootinl

Brooklyn. Feb. 10 tvro-When customs olnoeFs bsasded the 1Eo- gillian freighter Atalaia a4 tAe DusA docks here today m unleeo01ed man. believed ons ef tAo egvW. jumped overheard and was 1roWAa4.
 The customs aesnes ee11e9 LSoe bottles of assorted hQses1 0ae Oaa was held when $50 bet410 c bgaoAs and cognac were feuna ia 11o ,soo0.
 The boarding party woe 0se " revolver shots bat - ooo UQo - jured.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
ANTI.7H|RD TERM
 BILL IS ASSAILED
Msanus Nothing and Has No
 Place in Senate, Several Say
OTHER CAPITOL ACTIONS
House Accepts Elliott Bill Report 984f 900 Addo1 to War Dept. Ap- propriat3ON-Esttmate On Navy Plans Read,

Washington, Feb. 10 R-The senate resolved itself again today in- to forum for the discussion of third terms for president, with ad- ministration senators returning to the attack on the La Toilette resolu- tion, which would declare against more than two terms.
 Senator Jones. republican. of Washington, denounced the La Fol- lette measure as wholly unwarrant- ed and unjustified."
 Really Means Nothing.
 Its passage" he said, 'amounts to nothing more than a declaration by 49 or more senators that the peo- pie are not competent to select their own president.
 ''I shan vote against the Fesolu- tion and I await with interest the action of members of, that party whose slogan . few years ago was let the people rule"
 Senator shortridge, republican. Californta. declared the resolution has No place in this body"
 Calls 1t Moth. Eatcn."
 Shortridge described the resolu- ton as ''moth-eaten' and insisted that those supporting 1t were afraid to leave the selection of | president tc the people.
 Docs the senator favor q third term for the chief executive?" asked Senator Robinson, democrat, of Ar- kanAas.
 Ut would not be unpatriotic in the case of great emergency ts give a third term," he said. This resolution is untimely and unwise."
 Senator Shortridge suggested an amendment declaring against more than two terms for senators.
 Wouldn't that embarrass the senator?" asked Senator Glass, democrat, of Virginia.
 T have been elected to two terms" he answered. "and will trust to tns whirly-giE of politics"
 The Elliott Bill
 Congressional action was com
 fContinuAd on Pare sSN
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
JURY SAYS THAT
 HICKMAN IS SANE
Delibdites But @ Minutes Be
 iolt Reaching Its Verdict
SENTENCED TOMORROW
slayer Of Little Los Angeles Gtrf Shown No Emotion, Saying Sncer- insiy, 'State Wins By Neck"- Parker "SstdaAed.~

Los Angeles. Feb. 10 N-wiuiam Edward Hickman is sane and thare- fore accountable to the law for the Kidnapping, murder and mutilation of little Marian Parker.
 Such ii the decision of tho jury which yesterday .required' only 36 minutes of deliberation to reach It's conclusion. Whether the 1s-year- old youth dies on the gallows or goes to the penitentiary for the rest of his life rests with Superior Judge J. J. Trabucco. who will determine his punishment and pronounce sen- tence tomorrow.
 No Sympathy
 Judge Trabucco's sole indication of what his dnal decision might be carried little comfort for the kid naper and slayer. In . cryptic state- ment at the close of the sanity trial, Judge Trabucco said:
 " cannot state in advance juA what my sentence will be-but you can rest assured that this defendant will be sivsn all the law allows"
 The veteran jurist seemed to have no doubt n to tho route over which he waa to guide tho case in its hnal stages. Scarcely had the jury of eight nasa and four women declar- ed Hickman sane tan the judge attsmptsdeto obtain . stipulation of 'SSaf ;sss & in hxtng the de9f1o Of guilt.
 Jerome Welsh, young defense at- torney. interposed some objection and no ruling was made. Later Walah said he had not understood the question and probably would agree to the request. Should he re- fuse to enter into the stipulation legal authorities pointed out, it would be necessary either for Judge Trabucco to rule on this point Of
 fFNnt{0ueN Mu DoD> 9kN
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
ROMAN QUESTION
 NEAR SETTLEMENT
Differences Between Vatican and Italy Nearer Solution
TERMS ALREADY DISCUSSED
Pope Is Anxious to Secure Opinion of Religious Followers in |. S.-Ad-
 justment of Temporal Differences Would Involve Payments of Money


 Solution of the Roman Ques- tion," involving the relationship be- tween the Vatican and the Italian government since the end of tenn porai power in 1870, looms as pos- sibility of the near future. Progress of the negotiations is told in the fol- lowing article by Salvatore Cortesi. for the past 25 years correspondent of The Associated Press in Rome.)
 Rome, Feb. 10 Rl-The year 1928 perhaps may become as noteworthy in the religious history of the world for the solution of the Roman Question as is the year 1870 for the fall of the vatican's temporal power.
 Impoftant Figures
 It k possible that the figure of King Victor Emmanuel II, of that day, who transformed the apostolic palace of the auirinal into the royal residence of the new king of united Italy. may be remembered through out the centuries as contrasted to that of Premier Mussolint as one who brought about conciliation be- tween church and state. Above them will tower two popes: Plus IN, who by his celebrated non possumus i've are not ablel rendered impossible for nearly 60 years not only an un- derstanding but even q modus yivendi between quirinal and vati- can, and the present pontiff. who, after about six years of negotiation, study and deep reflection has decid- d to give religious peace to Italy. the seat of the papacy. and assuage the anxiety of the Catholic world concerning the status of the head Of the church in the eternal city.
 Pope Plus Reflaal
 The non possumus" was the form of ecclesiastical refusal by which Pope Plus TX declined to ;.ccept the law of guarantees adopted by the Italian senate in 1871 concerning the prerogatives of the Holy See and the relatio between state and cnurcn in Italy.
 At the beginning Of 1927, Premier Mussolini, speaking on the Roman Question" said:
 NfussOlini's Edict
 "Tt must be concluded and settled by next Easter"
 Unforeseen circumstances have nrevented this. Notwithstanding will
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
Resignation Of Prsddat d NJ London Institution Prolanted
 to Trustees by B.otb6
WMES AS aIIAX OF
 FACULTY DISAGREEMENT
Board Has Not Taken Acl1oa e Matter Yct-Exocutivs Cca3A Not End Harmony tn xclsool Bsstseet Matters or Wlta FteG. Weeas ef English Departmant Y Reases Given Out.

Hartford, Feb. 1o-The conflict ia educational policy between Prssident Benjamin T. Marshall of the Con- necticut College for Women a& New London and Prof. John Edwin Wells head of the English department, and the disagreement between the presi- dent and Business MsnaSsr Allen B. Lambdin over college business mat ters, reached . climAv yesterday aft- ernoon when the resignation Of MT. Marshall was presented at the an- nual meeting of the trustees in Hotel Bond. Such was the report here to- day. - No Action Takea
 Although long discussion follow. ed the presentation of the fssigna- tion in which the president vas not without support. the meeting took no definite action and adjourned subject to recall later for final decision.
 President Marshall was not prsg- ent. but his resignation. . trustee said. was submitted by his brother, Andrew Marshall, an attorney sf Boston, who represented him at the meeting. The trustees are expected to assemble again some time befefe May 1. . President Manhall's resisnatiea developed as the result of . session of the trustees here on JaavaFy % to receive a report from | special committee of three appointed to Ia. vestigate the merits of the centro- versy between the president and Prof. Wells.
 The committee consists Of ,uas~ rison B. Freeman Of this city. Mn George Maynard Minor, et Wa&sF- ford and Prot. WiIbur |. creag e Yale university. All three veee sb- sent yesterday. MT. Freeman left for Europe soon after the Jansary 20 session. Mrs. Miner h III, and Prof. Gross is away on leass 1rom Yale. It learned that definite acttea might have been taken on the re6e- nation yesterday If the committee was present and if more than the NIHc UI the SIXteeu tTUUtSO0 u8U UUO0 in attendance. Because Of the iA- adequate attendance 1t was felt that the resignation should be tabled uA. til the full board could meet.
 Withhold Inferasatta
 The trustees withheld the tnfee- nation concerning the resigna&ien after yesterdays meeting and teddy George q. Palmer. chairman, rsfus- ed to comment on 1t. but he dA not deny that the resignation was sub mitted.
 My lips are doubly sealed and ! can't talk about the matter" was all Mr. Palmer would say, Before the meeting Colin s. Buei. of New Lon don. secretary of the board. eAtl that no resignation had been, rs- ceived. At the college 1t was sa1d President Marshall would bs away all day today and could not bs reached. It has been learned that the trustees were asked to say n0th- ing about the resignation.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
Sick and Tired of
 Living, Girls Carry
 Out Prearranged Pact

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 10 (UP) Two Milwaukee girls "sick and tired of life' at the ages of IS and 20. carried out . suicide agreement hero today.
 Alice Bewersdorf. IS. died from poison. Bertha Flaaten. 20. was in a critical condition.
 Alice was the daughter of the owners of the Aberdeen hotel here and Bertha, a maid at the hotel.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
Brothers 9quabble,
 Dad Interferes and
 Son Slips One Over

New Haven, Conn. Feb. 10 U1 Elder brother yos didn't like the way youngsr brothsr Frank Bsrnadi ate his spaghstu. The fathsf objected when Jossph boxed his brothers ears when vocal chiding failed to improve manners.
 Joe then slipped . fat one to father's optic. fFg
 The court gave him six months probation.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
N TRAPPED IN MINE
Fire in Lower Levels Holds Men PrisooerB in On.ario Shaft-Four Bodjes Recovered.

Toronto. Ont. Feb. 10 R-A dis patch to the Toronto Star today from Tfmmina, Ont. said 55 men had been trapped in the Hollinger mine by . fre in the lower levels. The dispatch added that four bodies had been recovered.
 The reports said the Ire had broken out in excavations $50 feet underground and was still burning. The recovered dead were Martin Stevens, of Tmmins. Harry Graham. George Dunlop. . powder man. and one man who was not identified.
 All workers were ordered out of the mine.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
AGES TOTAL 1s1 YEARS

New Bedford. Mass. Feb. 10 (UP)-A couple whose ages total 151 years have filed marriage in- tentions here. Julius Davol, 75. and Mrs. Georgia Godfrey. 76. will be married February 22.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Unsettled, probably snow, changing to raAa tonight and Saturday: slowly rising tem- rcrat9rc Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10
Says \. '. Central, Pennsylvania and B. ind Q. ThroltonG
 C1d Field Boycott
FORGED AN IRRIGATION
 OF WAGE AGREEMENTS
Mine Woekees' Leader Appears Be- foes 6eaato Interstate Commerce Committee and Urges That They 
 Resolution To Look Into Bitumi. nous Coal situation.

Washington. Feb. 10 R-Charges that the Pennsylvania. Baltimore { Ohio. and the New York Central railroads had forced the bituminous operators to abrogate wage agree ments with miners. were made to the senate interstate commerce commit tee today by Phillip Murray. inter- national president of the United Mine Workers of America.
 Asks Resolution Adoption
 Urging adoption of the Johnson resolution for an inquiry into the bituminous fields of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, MT. Mur- ray said he could produce evidence that the railroads had threatened q boycott of the fields if prices and wages were not cut.
 Murray complained particularly of the Pittsburgh Coal company, which he said had repudiated It's wage agreement with tho miners. He said that R. B. Mellon, . brother of Sec retary Mellon. was . member of the board of this company, which waa operating now with strike break CTS"
 Johnson's PFeSeFenoe
 Opening the hearing before the committee on his resolution for an inquiry, Senator Johnson. republican, California. said he preferred that the interstate commerce committee rather than a special body mako the investigation.
 Mir. Murray was the first witness and he said that President Coolidge, Secretary Hoover and Secretary Davis, of the labor department, had lintervensd in tho former dispute be- tween the miners and that out of the conference the Jacksonville agreement of 1924 Was reached.
 naiirosd Campaigning
 since then" he said. "the Penn sylvania railroad. the Baltimore | Ohio and the New York Central railroads have been conducting a campaign for cheaper fuel and for the destruction of the United Mine Workers of America.
 :! These railroads use .S or cs per cent of the national consun. ption of soft coal. With this tremendous pur. chasing power, the railroads have taken undue advantage in the cam paign to break wages and coal prices.
 Abrogatton F0rced
 They worked on the operators having agreements with the miners to break the agreements. The op- orators have admitted to us they would not have abrogated their wage agreements with us If the railroads had not forced them"
 Senator Sackett, republican. Ken- lucky. announced he would oppose the resolution if the amendment pro- posed by Senator Reed. republican. Pennsylvanie, for an inquiry into freight rate prices was approved. Senator Johnson said that while he had agreed to accept the amendment he did not want to press 1t if it would endanger his resolution. MT. Murray urged that the com mittee go into the coal fields. al- though he said this would not be necessary. He charged that the Pittsburgh Coal company abrogated it's wage contract in 1925 without
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