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The Washington times., 1928-11-12
On MAY
CLEAR AIMEE
CASE
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Los ANGELES Calf. Nov. IL.
Long Dormant, the so-called Aimee
semple Mcpherson case was sim.
mering today. with the possibility
that it may boil over before the
present grand jury investigation Is
concluded
When the grand jury resumes It's
deliberations Tuesday, kenneth g..
ormiston, former radio operator at
Angelus Temple. win probably be
called as q witness. 1t was also
learned that several former officials
and present executives of Angelus
Temple would 90 before the Jurors
in an effort to clarity certain angles
of Mrs. McPherson's court appear
ance here.
She and her mother, Mrs Minnie
Kennedy, were acquitted Of charges
of obstructing justice when District
Attorney Asa Keyeg found there
was lack OF evidence against them.
Ormiston and the Temple officials
will be Intercepted. it was reported,
concerning purported documentary
evidence concerning transactions in
the Mcpherson. case rephted to have
totaled more than 100000.
Reyes and seven other defend
ants. under indictment in connec-
ton with alleged bribery in the
Julian Petroleum Corporation case,
are also scheduled to enter pleas to.
morrow. All have announced their
pleas would be mot guilty"
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DETROIT, Mich. Nov. 12.-Jack
Blair. fraiI. tinid plumbers help
er. was held by police today follow
ing his confession that he killed
Mrs. Jane L.antz, wealthy widow.
Blair. according to police, said the
crime Melted him only SIS he
amount i pawnbroker loaned him
for ieweled earrings torn from the
dead woman's ears.
Mrs Lantz was killed with g
furnace shaker IN the basement Of
her home.
Blair told police he needed money.
He knew Mrs. Lantz was rich and
figured there would be money about
the house. He had worked In the
house, helping to install d furnace,
and his visit aroused no suspicion
of foul play in Mrs. Iantzs mind
he told police.
While discussing his work on the
furnace, he picked up the furnace
shaker and struck her twice. Then
he jerked the earrings from their
fastenings and fled.
Three hours later he paWned the
earrings for $35. changed hotels and
packed his grips.
The pawnbroker, reading of the
missing earrings Id the newspapers,
called police and Blair was taken
into custody. He confessed after
first making a haIf-hearted denial
OF the crime.
The Washington times., 1928-11-12
AME RIGAN j.
SHOWS GAINS

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American University has double1
it's total assets, enrolment and in
structional staff within the past
five years, IL WAS reported today
by DR.. Lucius g. Clark. claanceIs
Tor Of the institution, to the annual
meeting Of the board Of trustees;
The fiscal year ending July 81
1928, showed an increase in total
assets over the fiscal year 1923 Of
81. So, 1888. DIR. Clark stated. bri1gs
ing the total assets for the end o.
the past year up to $4.61S,079 ~
net total assets over all indebted
ness OF SAFE, 866. An operating
deficit for the past year was shown4
The number OF students has In
creased during the past five years.
the report showed. from 22s to $500
and the Institutional staff from &
to SIS.
4 historic massive chair ana
table, carved in Italy, and used by
the presiding officer OF the quad
rennial convention OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church at kansas Citys
was presented TO the university a
the meeting, by John @. Let's
president OF the board, as q pera
sonaI gift. Mr.. Let's was a deIe-
gate to the convention, and purs
chased the deliberately decorated
furniture at the end Of the conferS
ence.
1t was received by Bishop Wils
liam Fraser Mcdowell, bishop oe
the Methodist Episcopal Church for
the boars.
A budget of $40, 500 for the conf
ing year was adopted.
The Washington times., 1928-11-12
WAR GRAF /
FOL [SlIP'
IN AIR
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CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-Two student
civilian aviators were dead today a.
q result Of the collapse ia nnidair Of
their war-period plane. The dead
are George DuselE, ~. owner Of the
plane, ana Gordon Baird 80, pilot
Al part Of the mechanism fell away
when the Anticipated plane was 500
feet. in the air. causing Baird to lose
control. The doomed machine
hurled 1000 feet I'll taiIspin and
then Dusek was seen to jump He
had no parachute and Is believed to
have become panicIry. His seat strap
was found uubuckled
Dusek fell about 500 feet. He Was
dead when witnesses reached him.
Baird was found dead at the con.
trolls OF the wrecked plane "A crowd
or 800 persons witnessed the
tragedy.
The Washington times., 1928-11-12
Harold Haynes to Talk
To Parent Teachers

The Parent.Teachers Association
OF Armstrong High school win hear
Harold Haynes. electrical engineer
of the schools Of divisions 10 to 49,
Wednesday night, in the assembly
hall, at 8 p. m.
New systems inaugurated by
Principal g. ID. Houston to aid
the pupils OF that school choose
courses IN keeping with their abilh
ties and the opportunities for en-
ployment viii be explained.
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Parent Teacher Group
Will Elect Officers

The Reservoir Parent Teacher As
ISOLATION viii elect the following Of
.ficers at their meeting to be held
tomorrow afternoon at 3:15 o'clock:
Mrs. Kirk Logan. president: Mrs.
Mary Burr. first vice president;
Miss Mary Llufrio, second vice pres
ident; Mrs. Eleanor Hendricks. Sec
rotary. and Mrs. Guy Burroughs,
treasurer.
Book day will be celebrated at the
meeting by addresses from Miss
Clara Herbert Of the Public Library
and Miss Page. librarian of the new
Conduit Road Branch Library.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 12-John Chand-
Ter Aoher, ii, fullback on the
northwestern University football
team, was near death today fol.
lowing an attack made upon him
by four gunner. A bullet pencr
trated Acher's back at the spinal
column and even II he lives, pnye
sicians say, he probably viii pc
paraIyzed.
The football player and his
brother, Chester. is were driying
down Michigan Boulevard IN a cal
borrowed from one Of John Acher' s
FRATERNITY brothers They scrapea
tenders with large sedan, but
believing no damage had been done
the brothers kept going.
shoot and Speed Away
After travelling several blocks.
Chester told police, the big sedah
pulled along side Of the Acher car.
There were three men inside and
a fourth stood on the running
board waving a revolver and ours
ing, the boy said Without fur
Their warning the man opened fire
and a second later the older brother
slumped over the wheel!
I'm HIT he said Take the
wheel can't move my legs
Chester said he steered the car
to Il safe stop. then slipped into
the drivers seat and hurried his
brother to hospital. Meanwhile,
he said. the gunmen sped awsv.
Two policemen, near the scene Of
the shooting gave chase on motor
cycles. but lost the sedan in the
traffic.
Played in Saturdays Game
The wounded youth saw service
in Saturdays grid game against
Purdue. He was playing his last
season with the Northwestern
varsity squad. Beside his football
activities, Acler was known as an
aIl-around athlete.
Chester is a student at the Mis-
souri, Military Academy, Mexico,
Mo. He came here Saturday to
play with his team against Morgan
Park Military Academy. He adj
mitted that he and his brother had
had "a few drinks" before they ran
afoul the hoodIum car. They had
been ''cabareting," Chester said.
The Washington times., 1928-11-12
CLUB TO GIVE DANCE

The annual Armistics Day dance
of the Bell Club will be given in the
Blue Bird auditorium, Mt. Rainier,
Md, tonight. The proceeds will be
for the benefit OF st. James Church.
The Washington times., 1928-11-12
COMM TEES TO.
NEE Be FORE
CONGRESS
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL

The wheels Of Congress will be.
turning long before the gavel'
sounds for opening OF formal sessions
on December 3, q survey disclosed
today.
Committees and legislative experts
already are planning to begin work
legislation ready to lay on the lap
0f Congress on the opening day.
Senator Smith w. Brookhart R.)
Of Iowa is expected to summon his
subcommittee investiga ting abuse OF
Federal patronage in the South into
session to complete the inquiry.
Has Postal Survey
Before laying aside the investiga-
tion to campaign for Herbert
Hoover. Brookhart declared that he
would resume activities after cleo
ton and keep at il until the whole
Southern situation is cleaned up.
With testimony already before the
committee showing that postoffice
jobs in the South have been sold by
political leaders, Brookhart is under.
stood also to have a confidential sur
vey. made by Postmaster General
New, disclosing other abuses.
The committees work has been
both attacked and defended as an
effort to end domination Of Rephb-
Iican politics in the South by ne
groes and to install instead new
lilly white" leadership.
Start on Appropriation
The House Campaign Funds
Committee win meet November Is
and Senator Steiwer R) OF Ore
gon, has tentatively set November
10 as the date for converting the
Senate committee.
The work of framing new appro-
The Washington times., 1928-11-12

priation bills to provide the 81 1000
600. 900 needed to run the Govern.
ment next year will be started By
the House subcommittee within
the next week.
Representative Albert Johnson
(R.), Of Washington, chairman OF
the House immigration Commit.
tee. has announced that the COM
mittee will meet before Congress
convenes, to prepare new bill
for deportation of undesirable
aliens. and to consider bill plac-
ing Canada. Mexico and : Latin
America on the quota system, and
other measures.
OIL Leases Up Again
Renewal of the Senate Public
Lands Committee investigation Of
the Salt Creek oil field lease to
the Sinclair interests declared ille-
gal since the adjournment Of the
last Congress by the, Attorney Gem
eral-probably will await conven-
ing of Congress.
Sen. Nye fR.l, of North Dakota,
chairman of the subcommittee, said
that investigators have uncovered
important information which VIII
be laid before the committee ]
The Washington times., 1928-11-12

THE VERY LATEST IN FLYING TOGS
AN AIR COSTUME that's just about cross between
hula dancers costume and aviation outfit has been de-
event that she ever takes up the air game Though the
costume would hardly do for polar flying it's the goods
in the tropics.
The Washington times., 1928-11-12
20 Georgia Students
Offer Blood For
College Servant

MACONs Ga, Nov. zee
Battle, colored. servant Of Mercer
University for over a quarter Of
century. was alive today because
Fred Shaw, sophomore. gave
pint of his blood for the dying
apostle OF optimism.
When announcement was made
IN the university chapel that
TRANSMISSION was necessary to give
the dying negro a new lease on
life. 20 students volunteered.
The negro Is colorfuI campus
figure, never having missed 3, Mer-
Ger game here in 29 years until
this season. and 1t was customary
for him to make a speech be-
tween every. period.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-05
All l,Mende.
Drucker
trunks
Reduced

Regular $3.50 Mendel fibre. Steamer
Trunk, during Furniture STR 70
Sale "a AV.AV
Regular $17O0 Mendel fibre Dress
Trunk, during Furniture G19 c(l
Sale ~A1'VV
Regular $24.OO Mendel fibre Dress.
Trunk, during Annual Fur G1O On
niture Sale ............--.-........-.. p O'AV
Regular $26.0O Mendel fibre Dress
Trunk, during Annual Fur C90 Qfl
niture Sale ................. ~AV'OV
Regular $340O Mendel fibre Steamer
Wardrobe Trunk, Annual G07 E1
Furniture Sale VAO sVV
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-05
Armstrong; LinoIeum

Regular $1.2O Armstrong; Occ
printed Linoleun, special 0US
Regular S1.35 Armstrong; Ct 10.
Arabesq Linoleum, special -- ~A'AO
Regular SLIGO Armstrong; Ct %
Inlaid Linoleun, special - VA'AO
Regular $500 Armstrong; C1 cGA
Inlaid Linoleum, special - ~A'VV
Regular $500 Armstrong; g A0
Inlaid Linoleun, special VAo EV
Ten yards or more Of any pattern
laid free.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-05

aElght-plece DnIngrOOm Suite-chairS
have blue leather seats-regular $40
value, special during our Gig m
Annual Furniture Sale -. VA AO'VV
Eight-piece DiningfoOm Suite chairs
have blue leather seats regular $3.50
value, special during G10Q O(A
Annual Furniture Sale V4AO.VV
Eight-piece Diningroom Suite-chairs
have blue leather seats regular S165
value; value, ;tsIE, special aI,d during $l32. 90
Eight-piece Diningroom Suite chairs
have jacquard Velour seats, regular
$3.50 value, special during G1E0 no
Annual Furniture Sale 81 VA OAoUV
Nine-piece Diningroom Suite-chairs
have tapestry seats, regular 5S247 value,
special during Annual C1O7 H(l
Furniture Sale --..........V VA0 'UO
Five-piece Breakfast Set, decorated,
regular $500 value, special c9Q fl(l
during Furniture Sale vAO'VV
Five-piece Breakfast Set, unfinished,
regular $1,000 value, special CT E(l
during Furniture Sale % wv
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-05

Regular $8.45 Floor
Lamp, special during
Fur Furniture $3.50
Regular $1,000 Floor
Lamp, special during
Furniture co 00
Sale .....-...-.... ~O"UV
Regular $13.85 floor
Lamp, special duritlg
ssic E1rnitore $ll..15
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-05
Gray Granite
Enamelware
Less 20 per cent i.
ALUMINIUM Cooking
Utensils J
Less 20 per cent
All Lamps Reduced
Less 20 per cent

Regular $4,000 Floor
Lamp, special during
Furniture C1C 40
Sale ...... 0lU.UV
Regular $3.50 BOudOir
Lamp, special during
Furniture GO ca
Sale .-.......... %OsVV
Regular $3.50 BOud0ir
Lamp, special during
Furniture S5 %
Sale .....--... ~O'HO
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-05

Every refrigerator is built to give
greater satisfaction and economy
as long as you use it. The new
types which we are showing at
these low prices make bargains
that will astonish you. Buy now
and save.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-05

$4,000 Seamless Administer Rugs, GO on
9xl2, newest patterns, special - VAO'OV
s1so Dxs sssness e4as A5nssss ansss Rugs $4,000
$4,000 Seamless Administer Rugs, Go OCs
9x12, newest patterns, special ...,. ~1O'V''
$65.O0 Seamless Administer Rugs, Gao M
9x12, newest patterns, special - ~1O'VV
Also all sizes and throw rugs reduced
in proportion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-05

Five-piece Bedroom Suite, American
Walnut, regular $145.OO value, during
Annual Furniture C11E m
Oo1G--
Six-piece Bedroom Suite, blended ap-
pie green, regular $153.50 value, dur
ing Annual Furniture S122 0l1
Sale 1 y $1,000
Five-piecA Bedroom Suite, grey and
blue enamel, regular $196.50 value, dur
ing. ing Annual; Furniture Sl5 20
Six-piece Bedroom Suite, with brown
ish cast, trimmed in white and green
decoration, regular $4,000 value, dur
ing. ing Furniture $232. 90
Five-piece Bedroom Suite, Arcadian
green; decorated suite, regular $4,000
value, during Annual Sl00 IN
Furniture Sale -- VAAOV'VV
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-05

Regular 1000 C90 Ofls
Coal Range for POI w
cespiFt Coal Range sg9.fS for S4o w
Coal 'Ra Range .fo for SOV.UV
Regular $135.OO Combina-
.t5as Gas S1as Range aRa 'for SlO6 10
Regular S164.OO Combina-.
Gon f!on Goal. Goal and nd $l31 20
Gss Gssq5ap Rsnge. sa.so 50s,. $500
Gss esgo1s5 F5nss s2S.{o %, $1,000
Regular $500 C0Q M
Gas Range for VAO'VV
asg asgo5ss Rs5ss 5000 9sr $32 90
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-05

Regular $4,000 Lloyd Loom Woven
Baby Carriages--ivory or caramel
decorated in brown; corduroy
lined; reverse gear; balloon tires,
special during Furniture Sale, $32
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
HOMES 1OPSY TURVY
after CROOKS VISIT
Key Workers Ransack
Two TenementS at
1873 Wilcox st.

As If in mockery at the deter
mination of the police department
to round them up, the key workers
who have been operating in New
Britain for the past month without
leaving a single clue to their iden-
tity, rifled two room tenement at
40 North street between and $50
o'clock last night. and this forenoon
made their way into two tenements
at 1873 Wilcox street. turning the
contents upside down. tearing pic
lures from the walls and ransack-
ing every room. 1t was the first time
the burglars had operated in the
forenoon, so far as the police knew,
although in few instances where
tenements were unoccupied all day
there was no way of determining
whether entrance was made before
or after noon.
Captain George j. Kelly was noti-
fled shortly after II o'clock today
of the Wilcox street burglary and
he detailed Deceive Sergeant George
c. Ellinger to investigate. The SER
geant reported that the first floor
tnement was locked and as the oc-
cupants We're not available it was
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New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
couple GET $4,000
FOR CRASH IN 1924
Wife Awarded $4,000 and
Husband $4,000 From
< Factory

A judgment Of $4,000 was rem
dered against the New Britain Ma
chine Co. in the superior court in
Cincinnati, Ohio, yesterday in a per-
sonal injury damage suit brought
against the company by Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Harry Cone of that city.
Mrs. Cone was awarded $40. 900
as a result Of an accident, when she
was run down by a truck owned by
the company while she was aligh,-
ing from street car. Her husband
received the rest of the judgment
for the expenses he incurred while
his wife was in the hospital. The
Cones sued for $4,000. Mrs. Cone
asked for s25.O00 for personal in
juries and her husband claimed $5,-
900 for expenses. The accident oc-
Cured on October 1, 1924.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
BRANfORD DEMOCRATS
Plan Court ACTION
Claim Discrepancy of rs
Votes in Mondays
Town Election

Branford, Oct. s @-Claiming a
discrepancy of 26 votes in the town
election Monday which Ray U.
Plant, republican won over J. Ed
mund Palmer. democrat. Vincent A.
Callahan. democratic town chairman
announced last night that fight
will be carried to the superior court.
He said that he would file pro-
test of the election and demand
recount today. with the clerk Of the
superior court in New Haven.
1t is the belief of the democrats
that if q recount is made both
members Of their party who ran
for the office of selectman would
win. Plant received 1899 votes
against 1,074 for Palmer. For sec
ond selectman the announced vote
was Alexander Banca. republican,
1904 and 1.049 for w. w. Hamm,
his opponent. The appeal will be
made on the grounds that a recount
of 900 split votes reduced Plants
result by that number. The ap-
pellants will contend that IL there
were 2S discrepancies in the 800
votes that were rechecked it would
be reasonable to presume that there
were &c discrepancies which were
not rechecked.
1t is further claimed that 30 ball
lots we're rejected by the moderator
and that an examination Of these
showed that 20 of these rejected had
democratic or independent inten-
tions while only five showed republi-
can intentions.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
SARAzEN five Down
TO DIEGEL ON turn
Both Players In Semi
Final Match Playing
Poor Golf

Five Farms Course, Baltimore.
Oct. 5 R>--Gene Sarazen found him.
self dangerously near elimination in
the semi-finals Of the national pro-
fessional golf championship tourna-
ment today when he finished the
morning is holes five down to Leo
Diegel. Sarazen was far off form.
missing numerous easy puts.
In the other semi-final AL Es-
pinosa was six up on Norton Smith,
Joplin, Mo-. youngster at the half
way point. Espinosa covered the
first 1S holes in near par golf while
the other three semi -finalists were
in a slump.
Diegel, victor over Walter Hagen.
the champion. yesterday. appeared
to be we'll on his game while Sarazen
did everything a great golfer or
dinarily doesn't do. His first drive
was in a trap and this lost him the
opening hole.
Trouble awaited Gene at the sec
ond hole where his drive was In
rough. his second hit a tree and his
third went over the green.
This match was an all New York
state affair. as Diegel represents the
Genimore Country club, White
Plains, and Sarazen the Fresh Mca-
dows club. Flushing.
In the other semi-fnal, Al Es-
pinosa. Of Chicago stood one up on
Horton Smith, blonde 20-year- old
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
WILL
Be RALLY SPEAKER
G. T. Kimball to Address
Hoover Club Next
Tuesday Night

George T. kimball. president of
the American Hardware Corpora
ton. will be the speaker at a meeting
of the Hoover club next Tuesday
night in the clubs quarters on West
Main street.
Mr.. kimball will speak on, "Presi-
Dental Campaigns and What They
Mean TO New Britain" Alderman
William H. Judd will preside. in the
absence of Fred o. Rackliffe. presi-
dent of the club, who will be out Of
the city.
Former Councilman Fred Haus-
mann. chairman of the factory night
committee, IS preparing a schedule
Of rallies and will assign evenings
to workers in the following plants:
p. & f. Corbin, Russell & Erwin.
Corbin Cabinet Lock, Corbin Screw
Corporation. Stanley Works. Stanley
Rule & Level. Landers. Frary &
Clark. Fafnir Bearing Co., North &
Judd. New Britain Machine Co.. Hart
Il Cooley and Hart & Hutchinson In
a combined rally. Skinner Chuck and
u vi M Ill a COIItObutu Idby.
Chairman William Cowlishaw of
the membership committee an
rounced at a meeting of the execu-
tive committee last night that the
first three days of the membership
drive has resulted in 1000 signed
cards being returned. The objec-
tive of the committee is member
ship Of 1000. Membership In the
club is free, the only condition i'm
posed being the signing of 4 card
pledging assistance in the election Of
Herbert Hoover.
The executive committee. consist
ing of the clubs officers, has added
the names of MIR. Cowlishaw and
Alderman Judd, the latter as chair
man of the town committee. Harry
q. Hancock has been appointed pub
licity director for the club.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
PARENTS To STUDY
CR0WD|NG AT H. 5.
Meeting Of Mothers, Fathers and
Teachers Tuesday Evening
KING AND HOLMES INVITED
Chairman of School Board and
Superintendent OF Department
Promise to Attend to Answer
Questions

Questions
Conditions affecting accommoda-
tions at the high school will be dis
cussed next Tuesday night at .
meeting of the Senior High school
Parents and Teachers association.
The high school question has
brought Mayor Paonessa, his special
investigating committees. members
OF the finance board, school board,
and common council as we'll as the
United Parents and Teachers as
sociation into a controversy which
has not been equalled In many
years.
The school board recommends an
addition to the present high school
plant at a cost of $500,O00, but
Mayor Paonessa and others are OF
the opinion that for the sake of
economy such expenditure should
not be made until the city Is bet
ter able to afford 1t. The school
board president. P. F. King. has
twice written to Chairman Edward
F. Hall of the board OF finance and
taxation asking that the latter call
a meeting Of the board and listen
to the school board members. The
suggestion has been rejected.
The letter to the parents Of Senior
High school pupils. written by John
IS Black. president OF the associa-
ton, follows:
You are doubtless familiar with
the situation as regards he accom-
modations for pupils at The Senior
High school. plans having been pre-
pared and approved by the school
board. which plans have been In
definitely held up. with the conse-
quence that our children are the
ones that must suffer.
1T has occurred to me that
something might be accomplished
if the Parents and Teachers asso-
citation of the Senior High school
could meet and discuss the question
Of accommodations for pupils at the
HIGH SClloOl. ! lllcIeloFe nave dSkeu
that a meeting of the association
be called on Tuesday night, Octo-
Der 9, at o'clock; and I hope that
all parents of high school pupils
who can possibly attend will come
to this meeting for the purpose of
discussing the situation. and II they
so desire. for the purpose of in
specting the accommodations which
are now provided, and which seem
altogether inadequate
"As president of the association,
l have taken the liberty of asking
the superintendent of schools. Mr.
Holmes, If he would be present. and
the chairman of the school board,
Mr.. King, II he would be present.
and they have kindly consented to
do SO. They are coming as cour-
tesy to us 10 answer any questions
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