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New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
GIRL WITH FACE SCAR
 BRINGS $l5,ooo SUIT
Claims Wound Received in Collision Left Perma-
 nent Mark

Alleging that she received . wound to her right cheek that ne- cessitated 13 stitches that it will leave . permanent scar, and that she received other injuries as tho re- suit of an automobile collision. Rose DeChechio. through her father. Michael DeChechio. has brought suit for 915.O00 damages against Ludwig Rojolick. The father of the plaintiff has brought suit for $500 for dam- age to his car. Greenberg | Levitt represents the plaintiff in each &C., tion. and Deputy Sheriff Martin H. Horwits served the papers.
 The plaintiff in the Sl5,000 action claims that she was riding in her fathers car which was driven by John Romano, on December II. The was proceeding along North Burritt street in the direction of West Main street. The defendants machine il alleged to have turned from West Main street into North Burritt street and crashed into the machine. with the To- suit that Rose was thrown to the ground and severely injured. In ad- dition to the wound on her cheek. Rose claims that she received lac- erations to her right arm and wrist.
 It is claimed that the defendant was negligent in that he turned from West Main into North Burritt street and failed to keep to the right side of the road.
 The fathers claim sets forth the same reason for the accident He asks $500 for damage to his CAT.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
FORMER PRESIDENT G
 TRINITY COLLEGE DIES
Rev. Dr. Luther Succumbs in Pasadena; Students
 Plan Tribute

Hartford, Jan. 5 @-Trinity eoa- lege. alumni and the city of Hart ford will participate in memorial services Saturday afternoon for the Rev. Dr. Flavel sweeten Luther. president of the college from 1904 to 1919. who died in Pasadena, Cai- ifornia. Tuesday at the age of 77. The services will begin at 3.3o in the afternoon in the college chapel with President Remsen B. Ogilby ofhciating. The program has been arranged for the same time e Dr. Luther's funeral in Pasadena and Dr. Ogilby announces the friends of the late Trinity president will be welcomed Ut the services here.
 Philip J. McCook. justice of tho supreme court of New York. 8 member of the clas of 1895 and son of the late Rev. Dr. John J. McCook, who was . member of the faculty for many years, will speak for the alumni in tribute to Dr. Luther. Attorney Arthur L. Ship man will make an address in be- half of the city. He was . personal friend of Dr. Luther and was as- sociated with him in tho Monday Evening club. The tribute q the faculty will be expressed h an ad- drass by Professss chasies E. Ros. srs ef tho snsiaeerine AGpaxtmAnt.
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New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
SALARY COMMITTEE ASKED TO ADD
 $23,S3S TO CIrYS PRESENT EXPENSES

Requested salary increases of city officials and employees, which will come before the common council committee on salaries tonight and tomorrow night, amount to $23,S35.- 50. exclusive of the request of Miss Cora M. Bea1e whose salary as New Britain agent of the department Of state aid to widows is $500. and who has requested an increase, not stat ing the amount
 The proposed increase Of 50 cents Der day for the captains, lieutenants and privates in the fire department would cost S16,s77.50S and the in- crease sought in other departments would entail $7,s5s. if granted.
 The schedule of hearings tonight tD e folt0wps
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
SHOPS HERE WORKING
 ON NEW FORD AUTOS
Parts or Machinery Being Made in Local
 Area

New Britain industries which have been associated in one way or an- other with the production of Ford automobiles in past years have gone into the new year with considerable work yet to be done for the Detroit manufacturer.
 At the Fafnir Bearing Co. plant contracts for generator bearings are being filled. This type of wok has been carried on flor several years for Ford as we'll as for many of his competitors. It is claimed there is scarcely an automobile produced in which there are no Fafnir bearings.
 The New Britain Machine Co. has held several contracts from time 10 time and is now producing machin- cry which will be used to turn out Ford parts.
 Work which has to do with the old model and replacements is being carried on at North & Judd's where several contracts are nearing com pletion. This factory has not con- tracted for any features of the new est type of Ford car.
 In the special work departments of the Stanley Works some work remains although there is much less Ford activity than in the early part of last year. The curtailment of productin just prior to the new cars appearance resulted in much of the contract being cleaned up.
 Goss & De Leeuw are turning out in large quantities, machines which will be used by concerns furnishing Ford with parts. The Remington factory does not sell directly to Ford. but much of its output Is in- tended to produce features of the
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
DEMAND SQUARE DEAL
 AT N0QTHEND SCHOOL
Parents Petition for Im- provements, Referring
 to Empty Promises

When the school committee meets January IT. 1t will receive a pett- ton from the Parents and Teachers association of the Northend school asking that the building be modern izcd and that the district be placed on an equal basis with other sections of the city insofar as school accom- modations are concerned.
 Considerable criticism has been directed at the board by the par ents of children residing in that To- cality and 1t has been hinted that favoritism, is being shown in the construction of buildings for certain parts of the city.
 Several broadsides were fired in the boards direction at a meeting of the association and . committee was appointed to mako . formal re- quest that conditions be changed. Heading this committee is John E. Curtin, and assisting hirp are Thom- as w. Hinchliffe. Benjamin Clark. Charles E. R. gwensk and Frank Gentle. They have prepared . for nal statement asking the following improvements: A gymnasium 'n which physical training may be car ricd on in . more thorough way: . more spacious auditorium: adequate quarters for Parents and Teachers association meeting3: additional classroom space 70 that no group will have mors than 70 pupils: teachers' room: light. outside dress inG roosns: . modern and we'll equip ped kindergarten: nrepreof stair ways en ali sides: modern plumbing in the basement.
 ChaFgss have been made by the parents that the school board has provided excellent accommodations in every other part of the city while the children of the Northend district have been required to attend what the parents call . school in . dis graceful condition and . detriment to their health. They claim im- provementa have been asked repeat edly. but with np results other than promises which, they say. have re- malneA unfuIfllled. In their opinion there b no other schooi building in as poor condition. structurally and from . standpoint of accommoda- tions = the Northend.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
DOUBTS PAN-AMERICAN
 CONFERENCE SUCCESS
E Univer1al, Mexican Paper, Com neats Edttoetally On An,ertca's
 Entrance Into Nicaragua.

Mexico City. Jan. : MICom- menting editorialiy on the Nicara- guan situation. Fl Universal today doubts whether the Pan-American conference will be q success and sees the possibility that President Cool idge may cancel his trip to Havana unless fighting ts stopped in Nicara- qua, because Latin American opinion is already united on the subject.
 After reviewing American editor ial opinion in regard to the happen ings occurring on the eve of the Pan- American congress, the paper hnds that the campaign against the rebel General 1andino is unpopular in the United States. It regrets that con- sternation h the United States is only due to the fact that sevefal marines were killed in the last com- bats.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
Executive Speak. wi,k Dry Smile of This Psychosis" and Twi- light Zone Bushes" !" Lawyers Offer.
Verdict Which Will Rescue or Set Two in Electric Chair Will Be Made Probably on Monday, Is Belief.

State Capitol, Albany. N. Y., Jan. 6 R-For two hours today lawyers made . last fight before GovernoP Smith for the lives of Mrs. Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray. undes sentence to die in the electric chair . week from today.
 When the lawyers were finished, the governor merely said: "Well. the hearing is over," and walked out of the room. It was understood that he will give his decision on Monday.
 MT. Newcombe said the trial was fair and the verdict fair. and point ed out that the conviction had been unanimously upheld by the court oe appeals.
 The minds of the prisoners, he said. had been thoroughly searched by four alienists and both Gray and Mrs. Snyder were adjudged sane.
 These doctors were unbiased and they were able." he said. 'and [ move that their findings be used to guide justice in this case"
 Newcombe remarked that he felt strongly about capital puniahment. but he could not but advise tn this case that justice be permitted 'te run its course"
 Govern0r Interrupts
 Governor Smith interrupted here to ask what testimony there had been concerning Gray's mental cea- dttian.
 Ass lsI ' |yejS 1E& Miad tA1 lsoaf isl- |tts4 1T seatty. Hs uas Hst knll1 max "bxt netther is . typhssa patient whose mind is wandering. We a.srt that Gray could dtstin- guish between right and wrong but could not regulate his actions ac- cordingly."
 T don't zee that there is any question of sanity here." said the governor. Why, by your argument anyone whe wanted to do . mur. der would just have to do some other foolish things first and ret off clean.
 Hits Twilight Zone" ''Now there's this twilight zone you speak of. Why didn't you put something about that before tho jury?"
 Willard said 1t would have been futile as . jury could only reach . verdict according to law. and no mental twilight zone was recognized by law.
 Argument grew warm as the gov- ernor tilted verbally with both Mtl- lard and Hazelton about mental states.
 Why" the governor said. when you come right down to 1t there is something abnormal about everyone who commits crime" The governor finally said he did not know anything about 'this psychosis you talk of' and ordered [Continued on Page l5)
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
BETTER BUSINESS
 PREDICTED IN B Secretary DoVF d Iinuiac-
 tules Assn. Speks Here ANALYSIS OF CONDITIONS Trade During First Half Of Year to
Trade During Ftrst Half of Year to Be Better Than Duriig Last Half Of 1927, Acc0rding to Present Outlook.

Improvements in conditions in the business and industrial world this year were predicted at the meeting of the Rotary club today by William A. Dower. industrial secretary of the Connecticut Manufacturer as- sociation.
 MT. Dover opened his address with an analysis of business in 1S97. He said the activities among Con- necticut manufacturies a measured by man hours were about four per cent off. They started 1927 at a new low level. The production of pig iron has fallen of seven per cent. Steel ingots are even worse. Unfill. ed orders in steel production reach- ed their lowest level in 1b years last May and then started to climb. On November 3. however. they were still 10 per cent below that of a year ago.
 He said the decrease in man hours probably was somewhat offset by an increased per capita output. The per capita output increased at the rate of seven per cent annually since 1919. he said.
 The retail situation Mir. Dover finds much better. Mail order and chain store business has Increased notably. while department stores show only a one per cent increase. which is just part of their normal growth.
 The wholesale trade, he said, wa& three and half per cent below that of 1926. He found in this an indica- tion that consumption has kept up but that wholesale sAstves arc being cleaned, HA saiA AAs AAkea k<fel 4 C1glSsceAtps 4W1e 3ka III yssgu kSIl we'll, the Hartford stGees showln9 aa increase of from tAses te avs I'll cent.
 Money. he said. has remained easy. Call money increased slightly at the year end. due to holiday currency demand and year end settlements. At the end of the year he said all money was cheaper than in 1925 and 1926.
 The purchasing power vas we'll maintained. "A wide diffusion of purchasing power among the massea is most fundamental underlying factor" he stated. Tt depends most ly on two things. high wages and steady employment" He quoted . research service to show that wages showed but little change. but that was in favor of the employe in 1927. Hourly earnings in the third quar- (Continued on Pare 1&1
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
FIVE POLICEMEN
 ID GET HEARINGS
Three Regulars, Two SupelnQm- traris City for Breaking Ral8
TWO ABSENT FROM FIRE
Two Former Bluecoats File Apph- cations For disappointment With Chief Hart-Petitions From Roth Previously Rejected By Boards.

Three regular policemen and two supernumeraries will be before the committee on rules and discipline next Monday evening, it was an- nounced today following a prelimin- ary discussion of their cases by the committee last evening. The regu- lars are Vincenzo santucci, Peter McEvoy and Eugene Kieffer. and the supernumeraries are Thomas Saun- ders and Charles Lesevicius. Chief Hart said today that Officers Me- Evoy and Kieffer will be called upon to explain their absence from a fire at II Orange street at 2:11 a. m. on December A. The nature of the complaints against the others was not disclosed, in keeping with the policy of the department. In tho event that the discipline committee recommends a hearing in any cf the cases before the full board, the details will become public. other wise only the disposition Of the compla ints by the committee will be reported.
 Would Return To Service
 Chief Hart announced today that Frank Parker and William Doherty, both of whom formerly served AS regular policemen. have made appli- cation to return to the force. Park CT wants reinstatement as regular policeman. while Doherty is willing to start as a supernumerary. Both men resigned from the department and since then have made one effort to return, but the board would not appoint them. Raymond Mount, . former supcrnumerary officer, has also made application for reinstate- ment. It IS expected that Parker. Doherty and Mount will be examin- ed by the discipline committee at Mondays meeting. and Edward A. Hornkohl. a new applicant. will also be examined.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
Berlin Blast Kills
 Seven, Hurts Twenty

Berlin. Jdn. Osf-0even perS0ns were killed and 20 injured in . vio- lent expiesien which wrecked and set aars . house in the northern part of the city shortly after mid night It is feared other persons may have been buried in the ruins.
 Of the injured. IT were tenants of the placs and the remainder were frenea.
 Tho explosion. which is believed to have been due to . defect In the main gas ptps, ripped out the en. tire side wall of the building from the basenent te the Afth story.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
ILLEGITIMATE CHILD
 PLACED BEFORE WIDOW

Compensation Commissioner Gives
 Insurance to Child Born Out of
 We<llock Instead of to Mana Wife.
 Stamford, Jan. 5 R1A child born out of wediock had greater cam under the slateS' compensation laws that the lawlul widow of her father. m . case which was passed upon by Compensation CoinnlssAoner Y. T BucAinSnam before he left office, the declslon made public today snows. llr. Buckingham reiinQulsn- ed ohice on Tuesday to Charles k. Williamson of Darien. appo.ntee of Governor Trumbull and the decision was one of the last he filed. It is telie. ed that there has been no other case ot this kind similarly passed upon in the state.
 Mr. Buckingham gave compensa. ton of &1l.41 . week for s11 weeks, $1o0 burial expenses, and reasonable medical and hospital fees to Clemen- tie Fontana, of Greenwich. as guard ian of Mari Gloria Gotelli. aged [. The evidence was that the child was an offspring of Giovanni Gotelh who had lived with the Tontana woman for nine years
 Gotelli died in Stamford hospital on May l7th from septic poisoning contracted while in employe of Rich ards and Company on April 17. Mrs. Mary Gotelli. wife of tho man whe lives in New York. made . claim un- der the law. Commissioner Buck ingham threw out the claim on the sround that the claimant had not lived wnth Gotelii immediately lrior to his injury and death and that she had not received support from him. Tho Fontana woman had filed . claim in behalf of her daughter and proved that Goteili was the father
 The award was made to the child through the guardian.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
YECCS WITH SIEDCE HAMMERS CRACK
 EIGHT SAFES IN BRIDGEPORT OFFICES

Bridgeport. Jan. $ 1-More work for tho safe makers in Bridgeport. Cracksmen with . sledge hammer and drift" the latter a pur oh, broke into eight safes in offices dur. ing last night. AS the drift" is used to demolish the combination knob the safes attacked will need repairing.
 The visits were made as follows:
 Iron Ledge Quarry Company, 50 North avenue, where three safes were opened. No loot.
 Pequononck Coal Company. next door. two safes. S1.50 in cash. The contracts of Bridgeport club ball
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
E. and Mrs. Albert McKenna Of Bridgeport Lose Lives in
 0ssinins Plrt
HOTEL REGISTER BURNED;
 NUMER LOST UNCERTAIN
Identity Of Connecticut Resident Somewhat Indefinite as No Mo- keuna of His Reported Rank Is Found In Bridgeport-Blaze Be- iteved to Have Been Of Incendiary Origin.

Ossining. N. r.. Jan. 5 R-The bodies of two men and a woman wore recovered today from the ruins of the historic Westkora hotel, de- stroyed by fire believed to have been of incendiary origin.
 The victims were unofficially iden- tined as Albert Albrecht, a waiter, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert McKenna. The McKennas were said to be well known in Syracuse. N. Y.. and in Bridgeport, Conn.,. but it was not known which of those cities was their home.
 The hotel register was lost in the hrs and . definite check on the num- Der Of guests was not possible. Charles Fleisch. owner of the hotel, said he believed all other persons in tho building escaped.
 McKenna, Fleisch said, had de- scrtbed himself vaguely as an officer of the law in Bridgeport. Fleisch was not certain whether Mckenna stIlI he!o that post or whether he had relinquished it. He also heard that McKenna was . travelling sales- man. and understood that the couple had Q nine e-year-old child.
 Albrecht. Fleisch said. had arous- ed other occupants of the hotel on an upper porch from which firemen rescued them, but Albrecht ran back into tho building toward his room. His body was recovered in a corri- dor on the second floor. The bodies of the McKennas were taken from tho third floor. near their room. -
 Iuceu6itary Blamed
 The Ire, which Charles Fleisch, prepristee. pf the hotel. believes was Of iaccnAiesx egtgtu had kaine4 ,ssss ssaaws thvsAisivAi 'tSf Ire men th1S S%6tar rescue attempts were greatly hampered.
 Until provided with smoke masks they could sec the waiter and a woman they believed was Mrs. Mo-
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New Britain herald., 1928-01-05

players were handled and left be. hind.
 Citizens Ice and Coal Company. 23lS Fairfield avenue. @t0.
 F. L. Mills Motor Agency, 91ls Fairfield avenue. 417o cash. platin- um bracelet diamond ring and old style jewelry worth S7ee.
 Automobile Service Station, Daniel Ralph. 2o4s Fairfield avenue, tl1.
 The men went into the Mill r Motor Sales Company but found no safe to crack.
 The police have sn opinion that the cracksman are the same as have worked h New Haven and Provj- dsncs.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05

s:oo. MiM Cora N. Beale; t:l5, health department request for in- crease from S4.so0 to 1s.000 in sal ary of Dr. R. w. Pullen. superin- tcndent: s:30. board of assessors, request of Miss Lena E. Kranowitx, first clerk. for increase in alary from s1,35O to 4l.50o: S:4S, public welfare department, request for in- crease in salary of Nr. and Mrs. c, Waite Palmer. superintendent and matron of Town Home. from el.- 800 to $2.o00: Superintendent John L. Doyle, from 33.soe to $500: Miss Grace D. Reilly. elerk, iron
 $l,300 to t1,s0e: Walter Ko9wie,
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
Hickman Indicted for
 Murder of Ivy Th0ms

Los Angeles, Jan. W}-William Edward Hickman, confessed kid naper and killer of Marian Parker was indicted for a second murder today when the county grand jury ordered him to trial for the staying of c. Ivy Thoms, Rose Hill druggist, during an attempted holdup . year ago.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
GASSA7l0N MAYOR|
 USES BROOM ON 1hE| DEPT. OF STREETS.
'Bmsy' Ginb Svssps out ln Who F,ld to Sqpat Him
 t M Polk
NEVBURYP0RT IS CITY
 OF REGULAR GUYS" NOW

Ea1ogAlc1 n S0ee 11olI n nOQF &10
 Adtouras to His Favoette LancA
 Room-seys Men Who Fought to
 Deecat Htm "Too Tired Out to
 wosk oa tho Highvays."
 Newburyport, Mass. Jan. : R- It took Andrew J. "Boasy" Gillis. Newburyport's newest mayor. just half an hour to reorganixe his street department. make . change or two in the fire department and announce his plans for snow and tce removal but what . job he did.
 He didn't even take on hts hat or 30 much as unbutton his overcoata And he didn't need to refer to the city books.
 All he utilized was his memory, but that was as warm toward 'regu- lar guys" as 1t was relentless toward bum losers, bull throwers and gold bricks" r5
 The strest department felt the first blow most heavily for 1t was there that heads fell right and left
 'Goldtooth" Mahoney who has long ornamented . city construction gang was the first to fall by the wayside. Hen have to do his loafing on some other city's payroll" ruled the new city head, while the Roman gang was dismissed as 'even worse." The unfortunate Romans have been members of the road repair squad
 Grimly but rapidly "Bossy" tore through the rest of the department.
 Noa.supborters Go
 "We'n keep Connie Shea and Dave Finnigan and Jack Kelleher." he decided. "bpt wipe the slate of the rest of these birds. Crosa off Red Hogan and Ar. Joel Fairbanks. They can take much needed rest at the club. The work they did to beat me at the polls must have tired lem ovf-''
 Then 1t was his frieude tanins, !. I. Nevins was Gamed to street super intendency. "Thsee's some fellerS, 1" said Bossy. that think . days pay for shovelling slush is n good . graft as . ticket to the United States senate, If can give 'em what they wint I'm going to do It."
 He did 1t, too.
 Outlining the coming winters campaign against ice and snow. "Bossy" warned his superintendent to "get lem while they're young and don't let 'em grow on you"
 There will be great reform in the future hiring of horses to man the snow blows. Half dozen stable- men and icemen arc to "get an even break" but there is going to be one big exception. former Mayor Michael
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