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The Western outlook., 1928-05-26

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Mrs. Tyus late from New York 4.
the dance TO be given on Nav 29t
at their home. The are said to be
first class artists in their line. D Il
miss them See ad for date AM pal.
tiCularS.
The Western outlook., 1928-05-26
Daughter EIks
MIZPAH TEMPLE, NO. 1s

Meets first and tn I'd Friday
Daughter Ruler Da lighter Lott Radl;
Maud LAWRENCE Asst Daughter Ruler
Daughter Mary Robnson Escort Daughter Matte Dawson;
daughter BoWneld Gatekeeper
Secretary paughter Edith Clarke 97oa Bush F. C Recording
Daughter Hattie De Hart
hoTn I4S IasuTer paughter Eliza Holmes OrGant
Elizabeth Brown, Mamie Hicks, Keen Harris.
GUIDING STAR TEMPLE
Meets the Second and Fourth Wednesday at Booker
Washington Community Center Dvisad St. San FaDoisoo
Daughr Ruler Ethel King; Vice Daughter Ruler Johnson
Asst Daughter Mabel Jackson
oie Houston financial Secretary Ethel Fowler 523 Ave-
Phone Park Recording
Margaret Knox Gate Keeper Eunice Sngeon Door Carte
Trustees Daughters Emma Doak N NJ Dvs N'
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
SALARY WRANGLE MAY
END IN RESIGNATION
City Engineer Merriam Says He Has
Another dob Which He
May Accept

The salary Wrangle which so far
has involved half a dozen divisions
Of the city government may culmin
ate in the resignation Of City En-
gineer Philip A. Merriam. it became
known at City hall today.
Engineer Merian's pay is one of
those being considered by a special
committee OF the common council,
has been the subject OF dispute be-
tween Mayor Paonessa and Corpora
ton Counsel John H. kirkham, and
has been before the board of public
works and the salary committee of
the common council. but has not vet
been fixed.
Merriam said today that he is un-
willing to continue much longer at
the pay he received as assistant city
engineer and that unless the salary
finally agreed upon j.; satisfactory to
him he will promptly quit the job.
The board of public works recon-
mended $4,000 salary, the council
committee reduced it to $4.50O. the
council declined to approve or reject,
and its special committee now fav-
ors $4.250. although it has not taken
q vote to that effect.
He has been in the city's employ
for the past nine years. For sew
eral months after Joseph D. Will
liams was transferred to the water
department. he was acting city en-
gineer. and he received the regular
appointment three months ago.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
GAS FUMES FATAL To
MISS MARY reynolds
High School Teacher
Found Dead by Brother
on His Return Home

Found dead in a Eas-ffled room
by her brother. James j. Reynolds.
president and treasurer of the Rey-
nolds Grain & Feed Co.. Miss Mary
f. Reynolds Of 219 West Main
street, senior high school teacher.
was believed to be the victim Of ac-
cidental gas poisoning while using
gas water heater last evening at
about 6 o'clock.
1t is is the opinion of DR.. John
Purney, deputy medical examiner,
that a puff of gas which came from
the heater oyercame her as she was
about to light it, and while she lay
on the floor the room filled. The
windows were closed and the gas
had a greater opportunity to cause
death. DR.. Purney estimated Miss
Reynolds was dead an hour before
he was called at ! o'clock.
Rev. Thomas f. Lawlor of ST.
Mary's church and DIR. George Flan-
agan were called, but also arrived
too late. The police pulmotor was of
no use. All three calls We're made by
Mr.. Reynolds when he discovered
his sister upon his arrival home
from business shortly before Z
! o'clock
Miss Reynolds was born in this
city, daughter of the late Hugh
reynolds, founder of the grain and
feed company on Commercial
street. She was educated at the old
/ Bunritt school on East Main street
and the Central Junior High school
/ when it was known as the grammar
school. She completed her city edu-
cation with her graduation from the
New Britain high school in 1911.
She entered the New Britain state
Normal school and was graduated.
after which she studied at Column
! bia University. Upon completion OF
! her university training she took a
/ course at Tour convent, France.
Miss Reynolds began teaching in
| Scranton, Pa. Later she taught in
/ Philadelphia, Cleveland and Akron.
q. She conducted private schools in
! these places. Two years ago she re-
! turned to her native city to accept Il
place as English teacher on the
Senior High school staff where she
/ Was engaged at the time of her
death. She was very popular among
her fellow teachers and among the
/ pupils.
/ Miss Reynolds was active in the
affairs of the New Britain College
club and the New Britain Teachers
club. She was prominent especially
in the social events held by these
clubs. She was a member of st.
Mary's parish.
Surviving her are sister. Miss
Marguerite I. Reynolds. and four
brothers. Hubert c. Reynolds.
Thomas B. Reynolds, James J. Rey-
nolds and Richard J. Reynolds. and
her grandmother. Mrs. Margaret
Haslits all of this city
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at o'clock at st.
Mary's church with a solemn high
mass Of requiem. Burial will be In
| st. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
HART AGAIN Named
STATE TREASURER
Reelected Official Of State Police
Association Of Connecticut
LOCAL PRIEST CHAPLAIN
Rev. Walter j. Lyddy Elected Is
First Chaplain-One Change In
Official Personncl-NcNt Meeting
in West Hartford.

With one exception, there were
no changes voted in the list of Off
GERS of the State Police association
convention which opened in this
city today. The one change made
was the election of Charles w.
Wheeler, superintendent of police of
Bridgeport, as secretary to succeed
John B. Brennan, chief of police of
Stamford, and the election Of Chief
Brennan as second vice president.
Rev. Walter J. Lyddy. curate at
st. Marys church, this city, was
named as chaplain of the associa-
tion on motion from the floor. The
organization was without a chaplain
until the naming of the local priest
this morning.
Officers Elected
The list of officers is as follows:
President. Garrett J. Farrell, chief
of police, Hartford: vice president.
Philip T. Smith. chief of police. New
Haven: second vice president. John
B. Brennan, chief of police, Stam-
ford; secretary, Charles w. Wheel
er, superintendent of police, Bridge
port, and treasurer, William c. Hart,
chief of police, New Brtain.
The executive committee. reflect
ed is as follows: Joseph Mclean.
superintendent of police. Waterbury;
William f. Nevin. chief of police,
Torrington: John II. Slocum, super
intendent of police, Winsted: Ernest
T. Belden, chief of police, Bristol;
George Linton. chief of police. Nor
vich and Charles w. Wheeler. super
intcndent of police. Bridgeport.
The honorary executive committee
is as follows: George Beach. eX-
superintendent of police, Water
bury: William J. Rawlings, eN-chief
of police, New Britain; John IL.
Redgate, ex-superintendent of po-
lice, Bridgeport and James Heffer-
nan. ex-chief of police. Stamford.
The auditors. reelected, are as
follows: John Carton. captain. New
Haven; James H. Burke, chief of
detectives. Meriden and Samuel
Gordon. chief of police, Manchester.
Continued on Page 12)
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Ypres. Belgium. Aug R-
Eley en- thousand British veterans Of
the World War, including 5000 Wo-
men who served in various capaci-
ties during those four terrible years,
gathered about Menin Gate today
for solemn ceremony in commem-
Grafton Of their comrades who fell
in the desperately-held Ypres SAL
lent.
Among them stood the Prince of
Wales. Larry Haig. the widow of
Britain's victorious commander; Ad-
miral Lord JeIlicoe, president of the
British Legion, who headed Britain's
naval forces in the great struggle
and other commanders who bore a
share in the battle of Ypres.
The pilgrims had come. some
marching along the familiar roads
and others by train, their numbers
swelled by thousands who had
gathered to witness the ceremony
until it was estimated that nearly
10000 men, women and children
joined in singing the opening hymn.
20 Valiant Hearts"
1t is probable that 1t was heard
BY hundreds Of Thousands Of ether
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
POLISH AV|AT0RS
TELL THEIR STORY
Broke Hearts Not to Be Able
to Finish
ENGINE WAS "0IL.STARVED"
Death Stared F1iers In Face When
They Realized That They Would
Have to Land I'm Water-Samos
Alone Saved Lives.

Oporto. Portugal. Aug. S P.-The
story Of how when victory seemed
within their grasp failure OF the oil
feed line forced them to turn back
after flying 1900 miles from Paris
toward New York was told today
by the Polish airmen, Majors Louis
Idzidk~wski and Kasimir KubSla.
The fliers had reached a point 500
miles from the Rzores on Friday
night, they said. when they struck
a favorable west wind and decided
not to pass over the island but to
head direct to America instead. The
aviators coninued:
1.-THE night was clear with great
clouds. We kept to the height of
about 700 feet. We had already done
about $500 miles when suddenly we
noticed the needle of the oil gauge
vas dropping. At first we thought
it was temporary trouble and would
pass off. But the engine began Civ
ing off puffs of intensely hot air.
We realized, alas, that the engine
was not getting a proper supply of
oil.
Out OF Question
Repairs were out OF question
While flying. But we hoped never
theless by nursing the engine to con-
tinue crossing. which was then half
completed.
The weather was magnificent.
hut the engine was running more
and more feebly and irregularly. We
heitated few moments between
making for Newfoundland or turning
toward the Azores, but finally we
deemed it preferable to return to
the point of departure though 1t
broke our hearts to abandon the
goal Of New York when weather
conditions were so ideal.
THE oil starved engine made the
return trip difficult. We managed.
however, 10 nurse it along for about
a thousand miles. but it was evident
that we could not hope to go any
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New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Death Comes to Chief
at $40 Thi. Morning
After Several Hour s
Coma Teeth lnfec-
ton Takes Life.
Passing Of Chicago Man
Considered Big Loss to
Party - Was Staunch
Supporter of Gov. Smith
in 1924 Convention.

Chicago, Aug. S LP-George E.
Brennan, democratic national COM
mitteemah and master mind of Hi
nois democracy since the passing of
Roger Sullivan. died today.
Dies at $40
The death OF the veteran demo-
cratic chief came at $40 O'Clock this
morning, after coma Of several
hours during whkh his sturdy con-
stitution alone had warded off the
end which had seemed inevitable
since yesterday.
Mr.. Brennan was stricken i'll more
than a week ago with tooth infec-
ton. Septic poisoning developed
after an operation for the removal
Of two teeth. His physicians, how
ever, gave him an even chance to
recover until Monday night. when
his kidneys ceased to function.
Mr.. Brennan was one of the
staunchest supporters of Governor
Alfred f. Smith for the presidency,
in 1924, when Smith first sought the
presidential nomination, and again
this year at Houston when the New
York governor was chosen to head
the party's national ticket. 1t was
Brennan's suggestion that Franklin
y. Roosevelt, always opposed to
Tammany Hall, be selected to no.
inmate Smith at the National con-
vention. Brennan, too, was given
credit for the first realization OF
the value OF night sessions at Hous-
ton, creating the possibilities of ra-
dio broadcasting.
Visits Smith
Several weeks ago the Illinois
chief paid visit to Governor Smith
in New York.
Long a bulwark of Illinois de-
mocracy and for eight years it's
guiding hand. his passing on the
eve of another presidential cam
paign was regarded as big loss
by his party associates.
For several years Mr.. Brennan
had been suffering from diabetes.
and when the poison from the in
fected teeth began to spread
CONTINUED on Page Four)
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Is OVERCOME BY GAS,
SAVED BY PULMOTOR
Prompt Action By Daughter and
Police Saves Life of Pearl
Street Woman

Prompt use OF the police pulmotor
by Patrolmen l.. E. Harper and Gus
tave Hellberg probably saved the
life OF Mrs. Sarah Blanch of "A
Pearl street shortly before midnight
last night, when she was found over
come by gas at her home.
According to the police report.
Mrs. Blanch was found unconscious
on the floor of her home by her
daughter. Mrs. Anna Delbert of sc
Maple street. who went in to visit
her. Mrs. Delbert found her mother
unconscious and smelled gas. She
threw open the windows and teie-
h,honed the police department for a
5pulmotor.
Patrolmen Harper and Hellberg
revived the woman with the pull
motor and summoned Dr. David
Aronson. under who's" care she is
Icing treated this r'orning.
Mrs Elanch IS r. -:t"d 10 be fair
ly well reco, cred today.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Charles F. Smith Contradicts Hall
And Asserts City Has Legal Right
To Get Dedication Fund By Taxing
Issues Statement After Chairman of Board of Finance
And Taxation Had Declared He Was Unable To
Find Any Statute Giving Such Privileges

In letter which is in direct con-
tradiction of the statement made by
Senator Edward f. Hall that there
is no law under which the expense
of dedicating the World war me-
mortal can be met by taxation,
Charles +. Smith. manufacturer who
resigned from the memorial COM
mittee in protest against the type
and cost of dedication planned, de-
clared today:
THE statutes of the state clearly
give the city the right to appropriate
money for the construction and
dedication of memorials and to lay
a tax therefor"
Senator Hall, who is chairman of
the board of finance and taxation,
state director of finance and chair
man of the finance committee for
the memorial, informed the execu-
tive committee Monday night that
he has given the statutes thor
ough combing and can find no law
under which the city may lay a tax
for the dedication or transfer other
moneys raised by taxation to a fund
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
New London Police on
Lookout for Incendiary

New London, Aug. s (UP)-Police
started search today for an in
cendiary who set fire to the home Of
Rev. Chester H. Howe, Baptist
clergyman. at about midnight.
Kerosene soaked rubbish was
found near the house after the blaze
had been extinguished. Damage was
estimated at more than 5000.
Howe said he knew OF no enemy
who would wish to burn his home.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
PEASE ESTATE INVENTORY
Property OF the Late Julius Fl. Peasc
Is Valued at 8S2.s38.cs, Accord
ing to Probate Court List.

The estate of the late julius H.
Pease is valued at $s2,9SS.25 ac-
cording to an inventory filed today
by the executors William w. Pease
and Mary E. Pease. The estate con-
sists of one-third interest In prop
erty at II Park Place. $4,000: ac-
counts In New Britain National
Bank. $962.97: Harrington Savings
Bank. $4,000: Society for Savings,
Hartford. $1.552.57: State Savings
Bank. Hartford. s1.713.s4; Burritt
Mutual Savings Bank. $7.461.15:
Savings Bank OF New Britain, $lS-
992.56: Berlin Savings Bank. Ken
sington, s34T.15: Central National
Bank, MiddletoNn. $4354.53: Mid
dletown Savings Bank, $4,461.8S:
Mechanics Savings Bank. Hartford.
s9,211.36; mortgage notes. $11.062.
so: so shares American Paper
Goods company. $1,000; cash and
checks, s5S7.5O and personal and
household effects. 800.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
MANY OFFER BLOOD

More than a dozen men offered to
give a pint of blood yesterday to
help physicians and surgeons at the
New Britain General hospital to
help save the life of John O'Bricn.
son OF Americanization Director and
Mrs. James f. O'Brien. The man
who finally was selected was Lad
derman Stanley Gazick. of Truck No.
.. The patient is reported as rest
ing comfortably this afternoon
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
.|LDEN Will NOT
BE PROFESSIONAL
American Star Lands in New
York Today
BUT LITTLE
Makes One Emphatic Statement
When He Says ~ Will Have Moth
Ing to Do With Professional Ten
MIS-"

New York, Aug. s LP-William r.
Tilden, II, storm center of American
tennis, returned to the United States
today from Davis Cup competition in
France, with little to say of his
status as an amateur. Il will have
nothing to do with professional ten
MIS-" was his only emphatic state
ment AZ he left the boat.
Slightly Drawn
Tilden, who was slightly drawn
and did not seem to be in the per-
fection of tennis condition he dis
played when he sailed away for
France said that he did not know
what his tennis plans would be for
the immediate future. His case Is
to come before the executive COM
mittee of the United States Lawn
Tennis association August "a. when
charges of violating the amateur
rule of the L. S. l.. I. A. preferred
against the Davis Cup team captain
by the advisory and finance commit
tee will be considered.
Collom Returns
Samuel H. COLON. president of
the L. S. j.. T. A., returned with
Tilden and the other members of the
Davis Cup team, George Lott, Will
bur Coen, John Hennessey and
Francis T. Hunter, President Col
lcm had nothing to say about the
Tilden case.
Tilden was willing to talk about
the playing OF his fellows on the in
vasion Of Europe and declared Coen
was d greatly improve player as a
result of his experience abroad. He
also praised Hennessey's great per-
formance against Baron De Morpur-
60 in the Davis Cup cimpetition.
TOO Late" He says
Junior" Coen will go at once TO
his home at Kansas City. The other
players will remain in New York for
4 time and some of them may go to
Southampton to play in the invita-
tlon event now in progress. Tilden
will not go to Southampton. Its
too late he said.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

for this purpose. He explained that
a tax may be laid 10 design and
build a memorial, but the law Is so
strict that it does not even include
the cost of site.
Mr.. Smiths letter follows:
Editor. New Britain Herald,
New Britain. Connecticut,
Dear Sir: The finest Soldiers
memorial in New England-if not in
the whole United States-will soon
be completed. Unique In design,
beautiful in proportion with its in
comparable setting overlooking city
and country, it is something which
other cities may admire and envy
but cannot equal.
"The artist who designed it, the
contractors and workmen who built
1t have done a splendid job.
"Of our job of fittingly dedicating
it we are making poor showing
delays have followed delay and
working at cross purposes has got
us nowhere. 1t is time to get to-
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New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
BRISTOL POLICE Make
Big wet GOODS HAUL
3,240 Bottles of Alleged
Beer Seized-Peters Ar.
rested as Proprietor
Especial to the Herald>

tSietldl " tHe hSIbiu}
Bristol. Aug. S-What was tenn
ed by the police as the largest raid
in the history of the city. was con-
Quoted late Tuesday afternoon. when
Sergeant Henry Jeglinski and Off
Ger William Thompson swooped
down on two story barn in the
rear Of Peters Court in the center
Of the city and confiscated 1873 cases
containing 3,240 bottles Of alleged
beer, IL quarts of Canadian matt.
IL pounds of hops, one 20 gallon
crock. eleven Is gallon crooks and
one ten gallon crock. large box Of
caps. a capping machine, can open
er, and ten gallon galvanized ket-
tie were also seized. Three city
trucks were pressed into service to
bring the beer and equipment to
police headquarters.
Thomas Grady of South street and
William Plante OF 81 North street.
who were in the barn at the time.
were arrested and brought to head
quarters. where they were later re-
lased under bonds Of 5000 each.
Harry Peter. whom the police assert
is the proprietor Of the establish
ment, was arrested q short time
later in his pbolroom on lower Main
street A bond OF $1,000 was fur.
nished for his release.
A analysis Of the alleged beer
will be made today BY . Hartford
chemist. Because Of the fact that
this information was not available
today, the cases Of the three men
were continued until Monday mern-
ing, August 18th. All are charged
with violation Of The prshi11ttea
Law. Grady and Plants bsing tsgsDe1
BY the police - smpleyse ef reeeeA
Judge 3. Russell lflnk has beso -
tainsd 10 lAesoA ~ 0gss 0eA
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
$4oo,0O0 INVOLVED
IN Main ST. LEASE
Monroe Stores Take 10000
Feet of Leonard
Building
Negotiations were completed to-

Negotiations were completed to-
day for the lease Of a store in the
north end of the new Leonard build
ing on Main street and the entire
basement of the building to the
Monroe chain stores which sell mer-
chandise valued at from five cents
to 81. The building is owned by
Louis S. Raphael and the transac-
ton was made through the Rabinow
& Raschkow real estate agency. The
lease will run for 20 years, the to-
tai amount involved being 100000,
according to a statement made by
the parties interested. The street
level store has frontage of Al feet
and depth of 100 feet. With the
basement. the entire floor space oc
cupied will be approximately 10000
square feet.
Headquarters of the Monroe stores
is at Quincy, Mass. Branches are
already esta ablished at Brockton and
Taunton, Mass. and three other
cities.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
>, aves isolation in il,
Wake Over 100 Mile
Stretch But Take, No
Lives as Far as Can Be
Ascertained.
Tears Up Coast After
Striking Vessels 1T Sea,
Narrowing Trains and
Causing Heavy Property
Damage.

Jacksonville. Fla. Aug. S N-Ths
tropical storm which has isolAted q
wide stretch Of the east coast of
Florida and wreaked heavy damage
to coast line cities turned inland
over central Florida this morning
and was reported bowling across
South Osceola county in the north.
ern fringe of the Everglades.
The disturbance was said to be
still Of great intensity and there was
no news from the area immediately
affected.
Strong Gales
Strong gales were predicted for
the west Florida coast from Tampa
north to Appalachicola, although the
weather bureau report did not pre-
dict just where the storm would
emerge from the mainland into the
Gulf of Mexico.
In thus recurring to cross the
peninsula. this storm, although less
severes than the hurricane OF Sep
tember. 1926, was following virtual
ly the same course across the state
except that it ranged about a hun
dred miles further to the north. The
1926 hurricane wrecked Mooreha-
ven on Lake Okeechoxee but from
best advices the present storm will
miss the great marsh lake.
Before recurring the storm had
lashed more than 4 hundred miles
of the coast line from Delray Brach
to Melbourne. ss1eavd extensive
property damages but s1.sae-ss he's
been ascertained no loss Of life.
Liner Is Safe
The Mallory liner Algonquin. after
losing her bearings last night in the
terrific seas churned up by the hur-
ricane. was reported safely riding
out the storm this morning. There
are 800 passengers aboard her. No
report came from the Honduran
steamship Lempira which was bad
ly crippled by the storm last night.
since the steamer Castillo stood by
her for possible emergency and was
in communication with land wire
less stations.
A freight train was isolated
somewhere on the stricken east
coast. but little andety was felt for
the crew. railway officials believing
the train may have been marooned
by q washout.
Comes Through Citrus
The storm entered the mainland
through the famous Indian river
sitrus district and grave fears were
felt for the heavily laden trees In
that area and throughout south
central Florida.
| Lack Of communications prevent
CONTINUED on Page ~
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Two Minute Period Of Silence in
Commemoration Of Battle Of Ypres
Causes British Veterans to Weep
Thousands Including the Prince Of Wales Gather in Me-
mortal Service at Which the Archbishop Of
York Delivers the Chief Address-3,OO0
Women Are Among Those Present.

listeners since arrangements we're
made to broadcast 1t far and wide.
The Archbishop of York delivered
the chief address of the service. but
before he began two minutes silence
was kept which was so poignant
with memories pulsing through the
minds Of those mute thousands that
some men broke down and silently
wept while many women s|.bed.
After the address the sp>1 ltors
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