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New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
Patroman Ke6er, St. ting n Car on East St. at "a. m., Relieved of Service Weapon.
Unidentified Man Appears in Darkness, Covers Ofi. Ger, Takes Gun and Makes Getaway.
STATEWIDE SEARCH
 FOR DARING THIEF

A statewide search was being made today for a gunman. believed to be an enlisted man in the United States navy, who held up Officer Eugene Kieffer at the point Of a pistol while theA officer was seated in an automobile on East street, near the grade crossing beyond Al. len street, about 2:15 this morning, and took the officers pistol out of the holster, after which he ordered the officer to walk towards New Britain and to make no outcry. Tho hold-up was one of the boldest in the history of the city. and the au- thorities throughout the state were on the man hunt within half an hour, while every available mem. Der of tho local police department combed the city and patrolled the highways leading to and from New Britain. stopping motorists and questioning them.
 Car Found by Feeney
 Sergeant Thomas J. Feeney was driving in . police car north on East street about 2 o'clock when he saw Cadillac two-passenger coupe on the roadway. Searching it. hs found . homemade blackjack end bottle of wine. but was unable to find the registration. The coupe had the appearance of having been driven hard recently, there being thick mud on tho disc wheels and spatters of nud on the giam via- dowa The tires, too. appeared ta have been in deep mud within . short time. The speedometer regfs- tered slightly more than 7,O0o miles. and the vehicle is apparently 1926 or 1927 model.
 suspecting that the car may have been stolen and abandoned. the Ser. geant tried to start it, but was un- able to do 50. and on examination he found the gasoline tank empty. Driving the police car to Stanley street, he brought Officer Kieffer to the abandoned car and ordered him to watch 1t until he returned. He then drove to police headquartcrs and Lieutenant Matthias Rival tele- phoned to the state motor vehicle department and learned that the registration numbers. Conn. 16705, had been issued to Edward Back haus. R. F. D. No. l. Rockville. hut they belonged on Ford touring car.
 Ktcffer Tells Of Holdup
 Lieutenant Rival detailed Officer Michael Brophy to accompany Ser geant Feeney and tow the car to inc municipal garage. but when they arrived on East street they met Off, f1cer Kieffer about 100 feet south of the place where the car was stand- ing, and he related the story of the hold-up. A man passed in an auto mobile and Sergeant Feeney asked him to notify Lieutenant Rival to send more policemen. In short time, Officers David Doty, Charles Weare. G. W. Hellberg. Clarence Kumm and Giuseppe Gigliotu were on the scene and the hunt began.
 According to Officer kieffer, Le man walking towards 1t. He lost sight of him for a minute or two and i before he realized that anything una toward was happening. he felt pis- tol pressed against his stomach. Get out of the car and don't make . noise or I'll drop you" came the command and the officer looked inte l (Continued on Page 15.)
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
STRIKE AT COLLEGE
 BELIEVED AvER1ED Cllrt University President A6rteS to Confer With Students WILL EXPLAIN CENSORSHIP
Said to Be Strongly Resentful Of Action by Dr. Atwood in Earring One Act Play From Magazine.
Special to the Herald,

lSpeclal 10 the AsrAlo)
 Worcester, Mass. Jan. 14 - A strong undercurrent of sentiment pointing to tho possibility of a strike of students at Clark university in sympathy for four punished students marked the second day of the con- troversy over the college publica- ton.
 Frank Phelan Colapinto of Wor- cester. formerly of New Britain. Conn.,. suspended because he con- fessed authorship of . skit for the Clark Monthly which President Att wood characterized as obscene. waz still under suspension today. but the situation has changed markedly. Yesterday afternoon the student body went on record as supporting the editorial board and requested the reinstatement of the four pupils now off the campus without loss of stand ing. The threatened general walk out from class was averted at least temporarily when Dr. Atwood agreed to meet with a committee from the students Monday for the purpose of explaining in detail why Colapinto and Theodore Rothman of New York, editor. were suspended. He will also explain why Francis schweitzer of New Britain and Ber- trand Levesque of New Bedford were asked to resign from the edi. torial board of the magazine. The latter two withdrew from the uni versity as reply.
 Dr. Atwood and other faculty authorities were not ready to con- cede that there was serious danger of a student strike. but the senti- ment at the meeting of the student body was strongly tinged wtth . de- sire for severe action.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
COMMITS SUICIDE

Chichester, N. H., Tax Collector
 Found Dead-Note Tells of Losing
 Six Thousand Dollars.
 Concord, N. H.. Jan. 1E R - \ note saying that he had lost se.0a0 of the towns tax collections was found beside the body of Walter c. Batchelder. tax collector of Chi chester, county officials made 1t known today. Batchelder shot and killed himsef some time yesterday.
 A revolver which he had recently bought was near the body. The note read:
 T lost $6,o00 of the tax money two months ago near Manchester and I could never find 1t. I believe this to be the end"
 The authorities said that they had learned that Batchelder had been worrying over discrepancies which he himself had found in his &C., counts. They were not prepared at this time to say whether there was & $6,00O shortage and they could find no explanation of the statement in the note that he had lost the money.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
Joker Finds Joke Is>
 On Himself, Hides as
 Bandits Ransack Home

Camden, ". l., Jan. 14 w. Jam V McCormick's desire to play a joke on his wife cost him $500 in jewelry.
 Mccormick returned to his Delaware Garden home last night and upon hearing the front door close thought 1t was Mrs McCor- mick coming home and hid in a clothes closet He waited until he grew impatient for his wife to discover his hiding place and started a search of the house for her.
 Several rooms had been ran sacked and his watch and chain. two rings and 8 scarf pin were gone.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
RICE ASKS COURT ADVICE
 ON DISPoSING OF $sS,ooo
Exocut0r Of Will of Ambrose Spen- Ger fin Doubt A To Disposal
 of Remaining Funds

Arthur W. Rice of this city, exe- cutor and trustee of the will of the late Ambrose Spencer. who died in Hartford in 1901. asked the super for court yesterday to advise him as to the manner of distributing the remainder of 435,000 in the estate among the nephews and nieces of MT. Spencer. and children of George Spencer, Julia Spencer Babcock and Charles Spencer of Hartford. Judge Waldo Marvin reserved decision. Donald Gaffney represented Rice.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
PRESIDENT SPEEDS
 l SOUTHWARK TODAY
 l ON WAY ID HAVANA
Due in Key Vest Tonight and Will Embart on Voyage to
 Cuba Tomorrow Morning
PAN-AMERICkN MEETING
 PLANS ARE COMPLETED

tourage-Cuban Government Has
 Arranged Program as Interesting
 A It VIII Be Busy for the Two
 Days That U. S. Executive in in
 Its Capital City.
 President Coolidge's Special Train. En Route to Key West. Jan. 1l.-tN -Traversing . section of the United States entirely new to him. Presi- dent Coolidge journeyed southward today to Key West where he will board the battleship Texas to con- vey to the Pan-American congress at Havana . message ~of good will and international cooperation.
 Accompanied by . party of pro- minent Americans including mem bers of his cabinet, the President with Mrs. Coolidge sped during the night through the Carolinas and Georgia into Florida, with stop at Jacksonville, which was the destina- tion of Secretary Davis of the labor department.
 Due in Miami
 He was due late today at Miami, the only formal stop of the trip south, where he had agreed to motor through the city and visit points of interest. The night will be spent at Key West, where the Presidents special will be shunted off into . quiet place until Sunday morning when he will embark on the Texas for the crossing to the Cuban capi- tai.
 As the train moved south the President and Mrs. Coolidge took an interest in the historic spots of revo- lutionary and civil war fame through which they passed. Although no big crowds met the special where it made operating stops, there were some who learned that the Presi- dent was passing through their part of the country in spite of the fact that the itinerary had not been pub- lished previously. To these Mr. Coolidge waved . greeting in reply to their applause.
 Big Crowd Secs Train
 The largest crowd of the trip through the CarolinaA and Georgia was at Rocky Mount, North Caro- lima. where the railroad line passed through the heart of the business section.
 During tho trip MT. Coolidge found occasion to visit with some of the members of his party. Shortly after leaving Washington he con- ferred briefly with Secretary Kellogg and later after a nap he saw Charles Evans Hughes who will be the head of the American delegation at the Havana congress. At meal time. MT. and Mrs. Coolidge mingled in the dining car with all of the members of their immediate party which in addition to MT. and Mrs. Kellogg. and Mrs. and Mrs. Hughes. included Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur, Ambas- sador and Mrs. Henry P. Fletcher. MT. and Mrs. Morgan J. O'Brien of New York. Dr. and Mrs. James Brown Scott. of Washington. and Dr. and Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur of California.
 At the end of his Journey south (Continued on Pare EfyeN
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
GAS TANK LEAKING
 THREATENS FLIGHT @amberGn and Pal May Be
 Forced Down by Noon NOTE TELLS OF TROUBLES

VIII 1temaln Al0ft Ontl Alter S:S4
 P. M to Break Record if Suppl,
 Of Fuel VIII Permit, F1ier Advises
 Watchers.
 Roosevelt Field. N. Y. Jan. 14 P Clarence D. Chamberlin and Roger Q. Williams. still aloft at s:So o'clocS today in an effort to establish new duration flight record, dropped . note saying that leak in one ef the fuel tanks might force them Iow1 at noon.
 The plane. to break the existing record. must remain in the air :.til 3:S4 o'clock. The note said however that the fliers might be able to stay up until that time.
 Gas Tank Leaking.
 Cant tell how gas consumption is." the note read. because of leak in wing tank. Only sure of staying up until noon. We've thrown every. thing overheard to reduce weigh, and it looks like we might just make 1t.
 "Oil holding out o. K. Threw over extra five gallons"
 Their Bellanca monoplane mus remain in the air until 3:34 D. m. today in order to officially shattel the present record of 52 hours. 2: minutes and 31 seconds established in Germany. Rules of the Nationa Aeronautic association require tha the previous record be bettered b! one hour.
 Robbed by an accident of mos of their food. their oil supply de pleted, their instrument board af fected. the heating plant they de pended upon to keep their cabil warm ruined. the fliers were in { cheerful mood and determined t break the record.
 The fliers dropped an envelop' last night, stating their oil and gas oline were holding out we'll" de spite leaks in their fuel tanks. The! thai.ked the ground force at Roose welt field for the flood lights whicl kept the flying field illuminated ii case an emergency landing was ne cessary.
 "Malted milk and water all tha is left" the message said. Your till the tanks go dry and the recort is broken"
 Toward midnight. Chamberlil signalled from his plane by fiashligh "All's well. Fuel consumption un der estimate"
 Chamberlin in a self-styled "tal' of woe" note told how the break fl their fuel tanks caused the poison ous ethyl gasoline to spoil most o their food. leaving them with but few sandwiches and some malte, milk. Their water supply was no affected.
 The exhaust heater, counted upol to heat the cabin, was out of com mission.
 The fliers ascended on their en durance attempt at 10:12 Thursda. morning.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
POLICEMAN GUARDING STOLEN AUTO
 ROBBED OF PISTOL BY ARMED MAN:
 POSSE RUSHED FROM HEADQUARTERS
Illinois Girl Takes
 Advantage of Season;
 She Buys License. Too

La Salle. H.. Jan. 1l UP)- Mrs. Lucille Wynick. 2S. admits she. is the first genuine" leap year bride of 1928.
 She said she proposed to Ar- thur Hirsch. paid for their mar riage license. and planned the honeymoon.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
DIES AT AGE OF o4

Milford. Conn.,. Jan. H9-Mrs. Mary Ann Healy. sl. one of the old- est and best known residents in this section died yesterday at her home in Devon from the infirmities of age. She was . resident of Devon for Dsfe than hak . century.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
MUNICIPAL DEBT
 MAY BAR SCHOOL
Addition to Senior High Now
 Seems Impossible
SCHOOL BOARD SURPRISED
Plans Had Been Prepared for Ex- tension With Expectation that Money Could Re Found to Finance Work-Hall Frowns on Proposal.

So close is the city to the limit of its borrowing powers. the .chool committee may be ordered to aban- don its program for an addition to the Senior High school. while the proposal to build a new unit in the northern section of the city must be delayed for many years.
 The proposed addition, equipped, will probably cost the city $500, 900, whereas the condition of indebted ness now existing will allow of bonds less than $350.000 in value, exclus- i've of a small amount that may be issued on Q basis of tax-exempt pro- perties.
 Only 4311, ,OO0 Available
 Cities are allowed to issue bonds in an amount eqaul to five per cent of the grand list, water and subway bonds excluded. New Britain is now within $311,O00 of it's bonding limit on last years grand list. plus ap- proximately $3.000,00Q grand list in. crease this year. Tax-exempt pro- perties will allow some Increase over this amount, but Chairman Edward F. Hall of the board of finance and taxation frowns on any movemen, to use up to the limit of the city'i power, thereby leaving no balance with which to provide. for suct emergencies as may arise ' esf-s :
 Fol several months the school ac. commodations committee has beer studying plans for an addition to the high school and an architects com- petition has just closed, the only matter remaining being the selec. tion of which of the five competing shall be given the award. In iti study of the question. the committed had given no thought to the bonding question, assuming that the balance is sufficient to allow of the contem. plated addition.
 Other Cuts Forecast
 Because the financial situation 1, such that economies must be effected in all departments, it was indicated today that no appropriation will be allowed to install sprinkler systeml in the schools, and that the item fol renovation of the Northend schoo will be stricken from the budget.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
AUTOlST KILLED

Goshen. Man. Jan. 1T W-His
 skull fractured by the explosion 0k an acetylene gas tank of an aute-
 mobile he was engaged in repairing. William Bennett, a5, of this town,
 died today in Dickinson hospital, Northampton. He was formerly .
 street railway employe h Spring. fleld.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
S3OOOO INSURANCE PAID
 ESTATE OF JUDD GRAY
Check Comes by Air Mafl-435, 600 Directed to His Wife and
 45,OOO to His Estate.

New York, Jan. 14 R-A check for S30,000. representing life insur- ance carried by Henry Judd Gray. electrocuted last night in Sing Sing prison with Mrs. Ruth Snyder for the murder of the woman's hus- band, was mailed yesterday by the Union Central Life Insurance com- pany to the executors of Gray's es- tate.
 The money represented insurance taken out by Gray in four separate policies. The first three. totalling $c5.000, were made payable to his wife and the last to his estate. The check was sent by air mail from Cincinnati yesterday afternoon. /
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
QCAKES IN BELGIUM.

Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 14 R- Slight earthquakes were felt in Bel gium today. the first being registered about midnight and the second be- tween a. m. and a. m.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
FATAL FIRE IN HAR1lEM

New York. Jan. 1l OA-A youno negro woman Ieaped ts~ hss dea&A and . n year cid nsgre g1ri was smothsred when firs Swe1t throuo4 . hve-stoFy tenement in the neDGo sset3sa se Hasisa sariy telA2.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
DIES AT AGE OF tos

Mrs. Catherine Golden, Wen Known
 In Native County in Ireland, Onco
 Cane To America.
 Ballaghadereen, Ireland. Jan. 1S N-Mrs. Catharine Golden, better known by her maiden name, Kitty Lee, died here today. aged 10S.
 Kitty Lee went to the United States in . sailing vessel 77 yeAFs ago and lived in New York for many years. Then she returned to Ireland and has lived here since 1871.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Increasing clOudiness follow ed by rain late tonight or Sunday; not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14

Award and Miss Vendor went on a trip south on his promise to marry her. according to information that came into possession of the authori- ties after the arrests were made. Miss Wenxlon told . story of having been wooed and won and even when she learned that Award already had a wife, she reiterated that she loved him and would stick to him" re- gardless of the outcome.
 Award. according to the authori- ties. had "a way with women" and had succeeded in impressing Miss Wenzloff from the very outset of their romance. He convinced her that he intended to marry her and throughout their stay in Washington, D. C.. where they gre said to have passed as man and wife. she was not aware that he could not fulfiil his promise without committing bleaay.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
HAYWARD TO ANSWER
 WHITE SLAVE CHARGE
Accused of Taking New Britain Girl to Wash.
 ington, D. C.
BY GEORGE H. MANNING

(Washington Bureau of the N. B. Herall)
 Washington. Jan. Hilary AL ward of Hartford. Conn.,. is being held under s1,OOO bond for action of the grand jury on charges of vio- lating the white slave law in Febru- ary of last year.
 Justice department operatives ar rested Award in Washington on February 12, 1927, charging that he brought a woman from New Britain to New York and then to Washing ton for immoral purposes. The writ ten charges name Lillian Olga Wenx- loff, 1412 East street New Britain, as the girl. Awards street . d. dress is not given.
 No reason is given by the district attorneys office for the delay in se- curing an indictment or dismissal of the charge by the grand jury al- though it is freely admitted that the grand jury usually disposes of cases of this character within three or four months. No date has been set for presentation of the case to the grand jury, it was said by the dis trict attorney.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-14

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New Britain herald., 1928-08-04
AMATEUR BASEBALL DRAWS
 WELL

Although there are but two pro- fessional ball clubs in this vicinity, the managers of both are complain ing of lack of patronage and the answer is not hard to find. New Britain has too much high class baseball that can be had free. The various leagues playing at the city parks this year all are furnishing a tip top brand of ball and there is hardly game that is not a thrill CT. The fans appreciate this and flock to watch these contests. An evening or Saturday afternoon when there are not from two to three thousand people at Walnut Hill park watching a game is unusual. Of course the success of these amateur leagues is unfortunate for the pro- fessionals, but it again is a case of the greatest good for the greatest number. Walnut Hil park furnishes an ideal setting and the teams inter esting ball games for public enter tainment. The erection of bleachers at the parks, adds to the comfort of the spectators as well.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-04
25 Fear, Ago To-day

Mir. and Mrs. J. C. Lincoln of Der lin are at Jewell cottage, Sunset beach, for the month of August.
 The Central Labor union will hold d meeting tonight to decide whether it will stage a celebration on Labor day.
 The mayor has received a chal- lenge from Bristol asking for a wicket game with team represent ing New Britain. He says he will try to pick up a team for game dur ing Bristol's Old Home week.
 R. c. Merwin and Virgil M. Pal mer attended the annual outing of the Connecticut Brick Manufactur- CTS association at Cosey beach yes- terday afternoon.
 Ii has been suggested that New Britain hold a regular celebration when the new sewerage system is opened.
 The committee investigating the actions of the fire board has ad- journed until August 2S.
 At the coming National Guard camp, Co. E of this city will be the only novice company. as it has had no previous camping experience.
 Lieut.. Col. \. l.. Thompson is a committee appointed by the state P. 0. s. of A. to revise the state con- stitution. One of the important changes will be the increasing of the convention representation from 25 to 30.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-04
NEW TREATY WITH NEW CHINA

The promptness with which the United States has negotiated trade treaties with the new China is in keeping with the best traditions of American generosity and coopera- tion. Undoubtedly some of the for eign powers who admittedly had most singularly favorable trade treaties in the past will not take too kindly to America's action. It puts them in bad light. This action however, parallels that of the U. 8. A. at the time of the Boxer rebellion. When China was called upon to pay enormous indemnities all the other powers affected accept ed theirs, whereas the L. s. return cd that given them, the only string attached being that the money was to be used for educational purposes. These moves by the American Re- public cannot but strengthen the repute of this country in the East and is most fitting answer to some of the world powers that have harp ed long and necessarily on charges of American greed" and desire for world domination.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-04

Man, because of his conqueSts Of land, sea and air. is apt to consider himself as very superior sort Of animal, which no doubt he is, But at the same time some of his feats are duplicated with more ease and less verbosty by the lesser creatures. Witness the little lapwjngs. A lap
 wing. let it be understood, is an English bird unknown in this coun- try until this summer. Now they bid fair to flourish in North America. And why? Simply because few months ago two large flocks of these lapwings made an east to west flight across the Atlantic. landing in New
 foundiand. The first flock numbered about half thousand, northern ob- servers state. A day later along came another thousand winging their way over this difficult route. A lonely airplane, flying over the vast expanse of sea thousand miles from land, is thrilling sight, but what shall we say of these little birds flying so bravely on tiring wings from England to America? Human aviators have done quite well in conquering the Atlantic but we don't think they are quite quail fled to outclass the feathered tribe.