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BEATEN,
SET ATTIRE
n TnternatiOnal News Service

I II
q MORRISTOWN, n. j., Feb. 81.
An unidentified woman who WAS
found in the woods near here last
night with her clothing enveloped
In flames, died early today in All
Souls Hospital here. State police
investigating the tragedy suspect
foul play. They said she APP
-parently had been knocked down
and set afire, and that her cloth.
ing had been saturated with gaso-
line.
Heard Her Screams
. Ieno Campbell, of Bernardsville,
NJ. j.. saw the human torch" and
heard the woman's screams while
driving along the State highway.
He covered the woman's body with
snow and drove to Bernardsville,
where he notified Policeman Charles
Cavanaught. When the pair re-
turned, the woman's clothing was
again burning.
Taken to Hospital
Campbell again extinguished the
flames and the woman was taken
to the hospitals but physicians were
unable to save her life.
Police questioned Campbell as to
why he did not take the woman to
the hospital when he first saw her,
instead Of waiting until he had sum-
moned aid.
Policeman Cavanaugh said he be-
lieved the woman had been at"
tackled and thrown from an auto
mobile.
"A bruise on her head and shout
der indicated she was tossed over
board,'' he said. There We're also
bruises on her throat.
"I searched the ground in the
vicinity and found nothing which
might show the woman had poured
gasoline on her clothing and set
herself afire."
The scene is about five miles from
a spot where the body of a MUIR
dered man was found recently.
Clues to Identity
The woman was 5 feet inches
tall and weighed about 12O pounds.
She wore black strap pumps, and
the buckles of artics were found
nearby. She wore string of red
and green beads.
1t is believed the woman may
have lived in Buffalo, n. Y. She
wore a sealskin coat which bore the
label Louis, Furrior, Buffalo, N.
Y" She was we'll dressed. Her
hat bore the label ''Bedell's, Paris"
The victim was about 40 years
old, with gray hair. Police said
she appeared to be of Irish-Ameri-
can stock. She wore gold glasses.
and on her left arm was a gold
wrist watch. There were no definite
clues as to her identity or to a
possible assailant.
While police admitted the woman
might have committed suicide, they
chung to the belief that she had
been knocked down where she was
found or had been dragged there
and set afire.
Signs of Struggle
Marks on the ground around the
spot We're taken by police to indi-
cate either that the woman had
been dragged along the ground for
some distance, or that a struggle
had taken place. They could not
determine whether she had been
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J TURN OVER
EAre bookkeeping
up With Tmes?|
LeRs So!

If yott can G1ssUer the follOaDiNg
questions, you are certainly keep
ing up pOith the times. " the old
brain doesn't click right of, y0E
can stall keep up NTH the times
By tNrmieg to the pages indicated,
Where the answers sCilL Be fOttysd.
Let's 90!
What win the population Of tIRe
United Staets be IN the year @OOS9
Page
How long Inns the tight over the
disposition Of Muscle Shoals been
Pare Is
What ID the hobby ~ GOnnal.
siOner Proctor II. D0ugherfg
Local Page
How rnpldly does bNb5s
weight incfee ~
MagaRlne Faye
How should bread be butteret> a.
without offending the rules o6
ekinuefte9
Magazine Pare
How are colds, grippes alad pneIi.
naOnia spread
Editorial Page
How many Maryland and W.
ginis children are pupls w D.
EditOraI Paaa
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WOMAN iiBB HR EP|HR Ends LIFE
Gov. Smith 5 Daughter
To Be Alternate
AT Houston

ALBANY. N. X, Feb. 21.-Mrs.
Emily Smith Warner, daughter Of
Governor ana Mrs. Smith, will be
an alternate delegate to the Demo-
cratic national convention at
Houston. Tex. from the Twenty
eighth congressional district.
When Democratic leaders learned
Mrs. Warner desired to attend the
convention in an official capacity
they substituted her name for
that Of Mrs. Elizabeth v. Colbert,
of Albany. deputy secretary Of
State, who Is an alternate dele
gate.
Mayor John Boyd Thacher, of
Albany. and former state Comp
trolIer James w. Fleming, Of
Troy, will be the delegates from
the 1'wenty-efg district.
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Il EN- I OMBED;
ONE SAVED

NEW KENsINGTON. Pa, Feb.
21.-Two mine rescue teams early
today rescued one man alive and
removed two bodies from the Kin
Ioch Mine. Of the Valley Camp C>,s.l
Company, near here, where IA men
were entombed in an explosion last
night.
Five men were reported to nave
escaped untnjured. Eleven men wire
said to still be entombed a mile and
a half from the entrance to the
shaft.
One OF the dead men was identi-
fled as John Pool, miner. The
other body and the man rescued
alive had not been identified early
to@ay.
The rescue teams reported the
lying man and the two boIics were
mile and half from the entrance
to the shaft. They said The roof
OF the mine had caved in at that
point.
The trapped miners with the five
who reached safety. went into the
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Stockholders Oppose
Traction Merger on
Harley Wilson Plan

Developments in the transit
merger situation came thick
and fast today.
Minority stockholders of the
Capital Traction Company, a
party to the merger plan,
charged they had been dis
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BY International News Service
WENTWORTH NJ Eel

WENTWORTH, M. C: Feb.
21.The State will demand 4
first-degree murder verdict
against Mrs. Alma city Cat
lin. 19 On trial here the *
Staying q her aged father.
Smith 4. Petty, it was stated
today BY Solicitor Porter s.
Graves, head Of the prosecution
counsel.
jury To Get Case
The case will get into the jury's
hands probably tomorrow morn
ing. The first degree verdict in
North Carolina carries a sentence
of death or life imprisonment.
Only one woman has ever been
sentenced to death in North Caro-
lina, and her sentence was COM
muted to life imprisonment.
Girl Takes Notes
w. r. Dalton, associate prosecu-
ton counsel, opened. the arguments
for the State, today, followed by
A. w. Dunn, for the defense.
throughout the States summation
the defendant made notes on q pad
and handed them to her counsel.
p. w. Glidewell, chief of defense
counsel, will close for the defense
this afternoon, and Solicitor 8.
Porter Graves will conclude the
States argument. The two adj
dresses were expected to take up
the entire afternoon.
Painted as cloaked Judas who
demanded the dignity of his clerical
garb, and flayed as beneath the
derision of the man who stole a
kiss and told" the Rev. Thomas
A. Pardue bore the brunt of the
defense attack as the final trial
arguments were resumed.
Defense Counsel Dunn tore the
cloak Of serenity from the Baptist
evangelist.
Distorted Confession
He charged that Pardue not only
deliberately betrayed Mrs. Gatlin.
the pretty 20-year-old beauty
contest winner, by giving to the
State her alleged confession" that
she Killed her father, during the
religious fervor which attended her
presence at one of his sawdust ex-
hortations. but that he was an
other Ananias in the distortion of
that confession.
The Rev. Pardue, taking the
spotlight in the sensational trial
away from the prisoner at the bar,
sat in the courtroom during the
entire day, leaning tensely forward
and hanging on every word of the
defense counsel.
''Unethical Action"
He heard his motives torn to
shreds and his sacred obligations
stripped of their religious shroud
as Attorney Dunn hailed them into
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b Y + o / ! c eHlan
Ambrose, Of the
Firs t precinct,
and later paid a
fine in Traffic
Court OF $25 for
reckless driving,
1t was disclosed
today.
When the case
came UP in court
it attracted little
attention in the
routine of the
us u al C GU r :
"haff. Identity
OF the minister
came today with
a further dis.
closure that the
Rev. Shacklette
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ME RGER IS
5I'()RE.DN
SENATE
A slashing attack upon the
local traction merger was
opened today il the Senate.
aWill Shock City"

Senator George w. Norris Of
Nebras & opened the session with
! dsIsl ton hat the people Of
was hine ton are confronted with q
proposition that is SO startling
that IL will shock the conscience Of
the city when il is fully under
stood.
Accuses Traction Magnates
Traction magnates were accused
by Senator Norris of attempting to
use the natural sentiment of the
Capital in favor Of a street car con-
soIidation as a means Of putting
over an amazing proposals. merger
involving useless capitalization and
a whole lot of water"
Thereupon Senator Norris began
to read an editorial from The Wash
ington Herald which, he sgid, EN-
bodied his views upon the subject.
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''SNEEZE' JA|LS
D. c. PASTOR

The Rev. William Sidney Shack
lette, pastor of the Episcopal Church
of the Advent. Second and u Streets
Northwest, was arrested last Friday
night following an automobile crash
at Ninth and E Streets Northwest
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Police of Alexandra have
sent Inquiries to three cities
III attempt identity !
won ia xpen vely ttired
wllo was found shet m the
late esefdGy akters
noon 81 ! room It tile George
Mason Hotel that city
Probably Suicide
Although the wonians about So
years Old, left III unsigned note
asking that no effort Be made
til learn her identity, and IL III
probable that she shot herself,
Coroner Il. nj. Jones failed TO
mention who fired the shot in his
death certificates.
Left $3.50 With Clerk
The woman had registe ed ct
Alexandria's new and exclusive
hostelry earlier In the day AM left
$3.50 with the hotel clerk and asked
that he take care Of tt FOR her.
The note she left, which was
found on q dresser In the room
where her body was found. said:
'aTO whom IL may concern:
please don't try % find ont
who / am. What good would e
do? There Is nothing m life for
me but unhapplness. DOn's LET
people come m and stare at me
after I am dead. am leaving
$3.50 m the office downstairs.
Bury me and say as little IS pos
sible. 4 have no people and that
IS Al the money ! have. Thank
yOu.
Registering at i1:s7 I. M. -,
Mrs. Beth Reed. Los Angeles
Calf, the woman went directly. To,
her room after handing the clerk
the money. She was seen again
when she went to the dining room
at 1870 o'clock.
Revolver on Chair Z
It was about 4:8O o'clock when
one OF the maids, Elsie Brown, max
ing her late afternoon rounds. went
into the room and found the wOFn-
ans body on the floor. On q chair
nearby was .32 caliber revolver.
Apparently the woman had
taken care to remove all means OF
Identification. In her handbag was
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-06
Is Years Ago Today

Although Berlin is no license
town this year, it is reputed that
liquor is being sold there. and re-
ports are being made to the prose-
cutor.
Frank Norris dramatization OF
"'rhe Pit will be offered at the
Russwin Lyceum on Friday, Novem-
Der 13. Manager r. J. Lynch wants
10 secure so business men to assist
in the scene representing the board
of trade in full swing. This is fine
chance for local thespians TO 90 on
the stage. Mr.. Lynch has declined to
accept council members.
New Britain won its opening game
in the American basketball league
last night by defeating Hartford, 10
to II, at the Casino. TIE locals APP
peared in natty suits of gray. At
the end of the first half the score
was tied at to S, but in the second
half Bert Loomis and Giersch we're
rushed into the fray and New Brit
ain drew ahead. Loomis and Stock
holm starred with five goals apiece.
Only one foul was committed.
Bridgeport defeated Wallingford by
IS to and South Norwalk won from
New Haven. by 90 to 0.
The works of Elihu Burritt, which
have reposed in the vault of the. high
school since the school board rescued
them from the dust of the Burritt
school attic. have been. removed TO
the New Britain Institute. 1t has
rot yet. been decided upon what
terms access may be had 10 them.
Meriden High claims the right to
play New Britain for the league
championship. 1t was leading New
Haven Saturday when the game
broke up. Two players got into a
fight, and a policeman who tried TO
separate them was tackled by spec
tator. A general fight followed. and
New Haven has protested the game.
The street committee met last
evening to discuss what could be
cone on South Main street 10 pre-
vent the dirt from falling down the
embaniment onto adjoining proper
ties. 1t was finally decided to plank
the banks.
New Britain High has complained
TO the league about its failure to
furnish ball for league games. Last
week New Britain had to put up the
ball for the game with Hartford.
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VOTING ,DlsrRyNs

Connecticut has q flair for tn,
unique. even In its election methods
GlimpsinE a list of the election dis
tricts in each state we find that. it hai
the fewest in number OF any state
in the Union.
Connecticut has 1863 voting dis
tricts. Rhode Island. smallest state
in the Union. has 1876. Delaware. not
much larger than Little Rhody, has
219.
We in this state have the voting
system simplified as nowhere else.
The sixth ward in New Britain is
said to have the largest total OF
celebrates of any ward in the United
States-at. least Judge Mangan. who
tried to locate ward with larger
voting list. some time go said he was
unable to find any. The wards in
the big cities have more voters per
ward than our sixth. but the big city
wards are divided into many, pre-
cincts.
Voting districts, one would think.
would be most numerous in the most
populous state. But even on this basis
the palm does not 60 to New York.
with the largest population. New
York has only ISIS voting districts:
compared with S.512 in California,
$3.50 in Ohio, and 1869 in Penn
sylvania-
Throughout the New England
states the voting districts are fewer
in number compared with the popu-
lation than in other sections.
Economy in pursuing elections is the
rule. In this the New
England town system Of government
is an important factor in how the
electioneering system is conducted.
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"Happiest Boy
in Connecticut

So many mothers nowadays talk
about giving their children fruit
juices. n II this were = new Aiboov-
cry. AZ . matter Of fact, to- ever
fifty years, mothers have bs6S 40
complaining results far SURPRISING
anything you can secure from homo
prepared fruit Juices. By using yure.
wholesome California Fig Syrup.
which u prepared under the most
exacting laboratory supervisioA from
ripe California hEs. richest II al
fruits in laxative and noueShinS
properties.
It's marvellous to see how bllious.
weak. feverish, sallow, consupate6.
under-nourished children respond to
it, gentle influence; how their
breath clears up. color flames in
their cheeks. and they become stur.
dy, playful, energetic again. A Con-
necticut mother. Mrs. G. C. gcAweig-
er, II Clinton st.. Hartford, Isays:
MY little son, Elliott. became 10
that I was badly wor-
ried. Then a friend got me to give
him some California Fig Syrup. It
stopped his constipation quick; and
the way it improved his color and
made him pick up made me realize
how rundown he had been. He is
so sturdy and we'll now. ard always
in such good humor that neighhors
say he's the happiest hoy In Con-
necticut."
Like all good things. Californ'.
Fig Syrup IL initiated. but YOU c"''
always get the genuine by loo'.
for the name California" on N
carton.
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PICTURES WITH SOUND

A dispatch FROM Japan says that
the japanese are not even remotely
interested in pictures with sound
such as are exciting cinema addicts
in the United States. The japanese
have been having something of the
sort all along, hence are not inclined
to take seriously the Caucausian eff
forts to add mechanical sound to
their machinistic efforts.
Throughout the Orient. it appears.
skilled speakers always accompany
the movie shows. They explain"
the action as it progresses; and as
in all things skill has been gained
with experience, 1t follows that
the japanese have magnificently
groomed human takers in every
theater, men who combine the ar
,istic touch of speech with dramatic
fervor and poetic insight. The jap
anese cinema addict prefers to see
his movie and listen to lecture
about it at the same time. 1t will
take a marvellous machine to dis
place the human talker in Nippon:
from what the japanese can Judge, 1t
will not be done.
But there is another point: The
talking pictures such as we have de-
veloped them do their stuff in the
English language. Hollywood is not
likely to manufacture special Japan
csc takers for Japanese trade: nor
special Chinese takers for Chinese
trade: etc. Hollywood, though, in
tends to continue to supply the
japanese and Chinese market for
pictures. And that holds good for
many another faraway nation, from
Egypt to Afghanistan. "Talkies" in
these native nations are impossible
We will let them continue their
present style in the faraway climes
Just 50 they continue to use the
American silent pictures for the
basic stories of their human takers
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-06
observations
On Tile Weather

Washington. Nov. 6.-Forecast
for Southern New England: Fair
and slightly colder tonight and We'd
nesday. Fresh, possibly strong
southwest and west winds this af-
ternoon, diminishing tonight.
Forecast for Eastern New York
Fair tonight and Wednesday: slight
ly colder Wednesday and in the in
terror tonight: fresh to strong
westerly winds diminishing by We'd
nesday.
Conditions: The northwestern
disturbance moved rapidly south
eastward to Cochrane and Douchet
and pressure is low this morning
over the lake region and the north
Atlantic states. Rains have fallen
in Louisiana and Texas and over the
upper lake region, also at few
places west of the Rocky mountains.
but conditions are generally fair and
mild in all sections of the country.
High pressure centers over the
lower Mississippi valley.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather with lower tempera-
ture.
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HARD ON THE CONDUCTORS

This appears to be an age when
everything is tried at least once
and sometimes an experiment turns
out to be all that is hoped for it.
The latest innovation to arouse the
interest of public nearly surfeited
with novelty has been a conductor
less orchestra. The American SYM
phonic Ensemble, making its debut
at Carnegie hall the other day,
played an entire program of Bee
thoven without benefit of baton. and
threatens to do something of the
sort at regular intervals.
Conductorless orchestras started
in Europe and so far have entered
into the art life OF approximately Il
dozen cities. One of the advantages,
OF course. Is reduced overhead.
Prima donna conductors come high,
and there are reports current that
some of them are not worth what
they are getting. OF course, no con-
ductor worth his salt will admit as
much: still. the rumor persists.
The conductorless orchestra OF
New York started successfully; the
critics had no serious fault to find.
Indeed. they found fewer flaws in
the performance than has been
found with many performance un-
der the dictatorial sway Of baton.
especially first performances.
If the musicians can prove. in this
way that conductors are an unnec-
cessary encumbrance the Mengel-
bergs. the Stokowskis and the kous-
seviskis can return to their original
employment. At any rate. IL the
public discovers that the symphony
orchestra can do even passably well
without conductors some of the
lustre OF the conductors is bound
to be worn off. 1t is about time.
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Severe Earth Shocks
Recorded on Seismograph

Washington. Nov. 8. - @ - A
severe earthquake shock. lasting for
more than three hours, indicating a
marked disturbance of the earth
surface at distance of 1000 miles
was recorded about last midnight by
the seismograph at Georgetown uni
versity.
Prof. Torndorf, observer at the
school, said the record of the earth
quake was one of the heaviest OBJ
served in recent years. The first
signs of the earthquake came to the
seismograph needle at 1925 p. M.
Monday. and the Vibrations grew
steadily to maximum at 1905 a. m.
Tuesday. For liz hours after the
first registration, the shocks contin-
ued.
Prof. Torndorf said 1t was impos-
sible to give any directional esti-
mates as TO the earthquake center.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-06

united States buried there?
A. Warrington 10 buried at hi
home, Mt Vernon. virginia. and
Lincoln at Springfield. Illipois
There are NO presidents buried in
Arlington.
Q. What are the constituents Of
Laughing gas! How did It se1
the name?
A. 1t IL made by heating solid
ammonium nitrate in q flask. The
result 10 water and nitrous oxide
The term Laughing gas" was ap-
piled to it because the patient ID
apt to laugh or exhibit other emo
ton. when only q little gas 10 ad-
ministered.
@. Is there any difference in the
quality Of brown and white shelled
hens egH?
A. No.
@. What is the meaning of the
phrase "El canine?
A. 1t is Spanish for 1.-The road.
"the way. ''ths Journey.
Q. Does the Bible mention q
penalty for suicide? What charac-
ters In the Bible committed suicide !?
A. There is no mention in the
Bible Of a penalty for suicide. It
could be treated az q crime by the
Jews. according to Josephus, Wars
III. viii. s. The following cases of
suicide appear in the Bible: Saul
and his armor-bearer. Samuel
s1:4, s; Ahithophel III Samuel
17:es: Simri. I Kings 1913: Judas
Iscariot. Matthew 27:5. In tho
Apocrypha, Ptolemy Macron. II
Maccabees, 1918: and Raxiz, II
Maccabees 14:41-46.
@. What is the salary Of 4
United States consul and vice
consul?
A. The salaries OF consuls range
from $500 to $4,000 and Of vice
consuls from S2,500 to $4,000. The
pay OF a consul depends upon his
grade in the service, determined by
length Of service and efficiency
rating.
@. BY how much has the popu-
lation of New York City increased
since 1920?
A. The population in 1890 was
b.620.04S. In 1928 the estimated
population was 6,017.500.
@. Did President Wilson veto
the Volstead Act?
A. Yes, and congress passed 1t
over his veto.
@. In the 1926 world series in
baseball did New York win three
straight games
A. New York won the first game.
st. Louis won the second and third.
New York the fourth and fifth. and
st. Louis the sixth and seventh.