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New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
RAINFALL RECORD SET
July Already Has Exceeded Pre-, ious
Nark for Downpour In New Yor..
lis More Days To Go.

New York. July 13 LP-July has
already exceeded the normal rain
tall record for the month in New
York. With eighteen more days to
go and st. Swithin's day in the Of
f1ng -Sunday- concessionairies at
seaside resorts and other places were
viewing the situation with feelings
akin to disgust.
The weather man today said the
rainfall to date was 5.22 inches. as
compared with the normal of 4.54
for the entire month. The forecast
for tonight and tomorrow is more
rain. 1t may also rain on ST.
Swithin's day and then. according
TO legend, it will rain forty days
more.
The record rainfall for July is
1853 inches, made in 1889.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
Occupants Escape Harm
When Plane Oyerturns

Laconia. N. H.. July 10 GP'-An
airplane owned by Lieutenant Rob
ert Fogg of Concord who was a pas
scnger and piloted by Frank Mason
of Newport overturned in making a
landing on Lake Winnipesaukee to-
day. Both occupants escaped in
jury. The left wing of the plane
was demolished and the left pontoon
damaged.
Fogg was giving Mason a lesson
in flying. The plane was the one in
which Fogg flew to Grecnly Island
where the transatlantic monoplane
Bremen landed.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
DRIVER FINALLY CAUGHT
south NOrWalk Man Taken -
Custody On Charge Of Being IN
and Run Driver,

South Norwalk. July /; R-Al-
1red Comstock. %, OF this city, was
arrested in a cabin in Weston TODAY
as the operator whose car hit and
seriously hurt, Sadie Maestro. Is, and
Amelia Renzull. 16, while they
were walking ON the highway in the
evening OF July 6.
The driver did not stop but per-
sons who had seen the incident re-
ported that the car which was in
volved lost handle. Comstock was
at his home that evening and next
day Went to his cabin in Weston,
where he had remained. Persons
there saw car without a handle
and reported the fact to the police.
Comstock will be arraigned ~ a
hit and run driver"
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
INFANT ACTOIST

Nebraska City. Neb.. July 10
O. P)-DriNing a heavy truck dow
the street for block may be a small
feat, but when little Jean Head. two
years old. did 1t recently much ex-
element was created
She had been left alone in the
cab of the truck with only the curb
preventing its moving. BY turning
the steering wheel she set the ma
chine in motion. 1t broke off a light
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
ASSESSORS WANT HELP

Employment of additional help
for the checking up of taxable pro-
perties will be asked by the board Of
assessors at next weeks council
meeting, and If granted 1t is expect
ed Frank NJ. Zimmerman, member
of the board and former chairman
will be engaged. The re-check will
require about three months
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
MISS HEATH ANSWERS CALL
New Britain Nurse Responds to An
peal For Help During Epidemic
at Lee, Mass.

In response to a call for nurses
to attend patients at Lee. Mass,
during septic sore throat epidemic.
Miss Anna A. Heath. n. n. left yes
terday and Immediately upon reach
Ing her destination by automobile
was assigned to attend a family SUI
fering from the illness.
Miss Heath was the first nurse in
this city to respond to the call is
sued by Miss Maude A. Traver, d.
rectress of nurses at New Britain
General hospital and a member of
the Hartford County Red Cross
committee.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
Jail Sentences Imposed
On New Bedford RiOters

New Bedford, Mass. July 10 (UP)
Jail sentences were imposed upon
81 of New Bedford's $4,000 textile
strikers in district court here today
when they were arraigned on
charges of disturbing the peace.
All were given six months SEN
fences and fined $50 each. No de-
Tense was offered, Attorney Harry
Hoffman. counsel for the defendants
entering a blanket appeal. Bail for
the group totalled $4,000
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
AN uNMANNERLY VISIT

Wichita Falls. Tex, July 10. UP)
Harris was treated at
the emergency hospital for a gum
shot wound in the leg. When ques-
toned by police. she asserted that
the man lust walked in and shot
me-" She did not know the man,
she said.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
ENTEKTAINS ON BIRTHDAY

Doris Foole was hostess TO 25 of
her little friends at party given
in honor of her sixth birthday, on
"Wednesday afternoon at her home,
3 Short street. The home was pref
tily decorated in pink and green
with cut flowers. Music and games
were enjoyed after which a delight
full lunch was served.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
EX.FOLLlES GIRL WEEDS
Miss Claire Luce and Clifford W.
Smith, Socially Prominent, Arc
Married In New York.

New York. July 10 UP)-Miss
Claire Luce, former Ziegfeld Follies
dancer, and Clifford Warren Smith.
socially prominent, were married
Yesterday afternoon at the Madison
Avenue Baptist church.
The couple will take short we'd
ding trip after which Miss Luce viii
eturn to New York to continue her
theatrical work.
Miss Luce is the adopted daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Powers OF
Rochester. N. Y.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
TETANUS PROVES FATAL

Northampton. Mass. July 10 Up
Francis Doyle. IS. of Easthampton.
died at the Dickinson hospital here
today from tetanus. contracted from
slight wound in the hand while he
was firing blank cartridges from a
pistol on the night before July 1.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

When your own
face seems to
sag, looks SAL
low and tired do
you simply &C
cept it as 'one Of
those things -
All 1t needs Is
care. A tired
skin can be re.
markedly re-
freshed by my
S | m pie clay
pack.
Get a tube Of
Edna. Wallace
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
WAS PETIT LARCENY

New York, July 10 OUP)-When
Michael Grady was arraigned for
stealing a 1921 model of Ford
car. the Judge ruled it was a case
of petit larceny. Grand Larceny in
wolves theft of anything valued at
more than $50.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
STOPPED TOO SUDDENLY

Chicago. July 10 (UP)-Speeders
do not usually stop for officers to
arrest them but Lawrence McGrath.
Fremont, O., did. and Samuel
Andreppas. motorcycle policeman. is
now in a hospital. He ran into the
back OF McGrath's car.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
a CUSTOMERS APPEAR

New York. July - (UP)-For
eight month"; Edgar b. Davis has
shown the play THE Ladder" free
on Broadway-losing about $1.1oo,-
900 thereby. When he opened 1t at
regular Broadway prices 70 paying
customers appeared.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

Mrs. Elizabeth Atkinson of West
Hartford is visiting her niece, Mrs.
Belle Ives of Lincoln street.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

Mrs. Charles r Leayitt of eo7
Maple street has left for Maine
where she will spend the summer.
She is accompanied by her daugh-
ter. Marguerite.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
or,rER s1ICmE ATTEMPT

Ferrol, Spain, July 10 (UP)-A
darning needle. a coffee spoon,
comb and several other articles were
= moved from the stomach OF a
v oman who had attempted suicide,
by DR.. Jaime Quintanilla.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

The first frost and the last frost
are usually. preceded by a temper
allure very much above the mean.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
Personals

Miss Elsie Wiegand OF Wallace
street. will spend the coming week
at Grove Beach.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

The so-called Industrial Revo-
luton began in England at the
close of the 1Sth century.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

Mrs. c. D. Williams of Liberty
street IL entertaining her cousin,
Miss Bessie Brougham of Water
town, n. Y.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

Mrs. J. j. Walsh has Joined her
family at Sound View for the sum
mer
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
The Luxury" of a Clay Pack

Do you regard clay pack as one
of those delightful inventions for
those who can pay to look young?
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

pole . hundred yards doWn the
street and was stopped fsw yards
farther by . large tnse.
Jean smiled as her frightened Il.
ther and companions reached tho
scene.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

Bruce Raciliffe of Maple Hill is
entertaining Dudley Savard at his
home on Golf street.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
PEGGY TO WED AGAIN
-Four Times Married Actress, Miss
Joyce of L. S. A., Intends to Take
British Lord nj Fifth.

Deauville. France. July IS tR -
Peggy Hopkins Joyce. four times
married actress. revealed today that
she and the young Lord Northesk.
husband of the former Jessica
Brown of Buffalo. intend to marry
although mot yet awhile"
The couple have been bathing.
dancing and playing baccarat to-
gcther and dining here nightly
When seen today they were in swim
ming together. Both are staying at
the Normandy hotel indefinitely. II
is understood that Miss Joyce is
preparing to make a movie.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

Peggy Hopkins Joyce. more re-
Gently known as Countess Costa
Morner. her fourth husband, OBJ
tanned a divorce in Paris in 1926.
Her name frequently was mention
ed since then as the flancee of sew
eral men. but these were all denied.
The Countess of Northesk said
recently that she was divorcing
Lord Northesk. The couple were
married July -, 1928, in Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

The return OF the operators H.
censes of Nincenza Citro OF "a
Beaver street and Edward Fl, Yale
SKI of 122 Booth street was reported
to the police today by the state COM
missioner OF motor vehicles.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

Frank ]. Witkin. a salesman for
I.anders, Frary & Clark. has return
ed to his home on Monroe street
after business trip TO PENNSYLVANIA.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis a. Mcbride
and children of 81 Monroe street
will spend next week at Ware and
Fitchburg Mass.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

For sale or rent. room bunga-
low. Inquire II. j., Foiren. Clinton,
Conn.-adyt.
Evening star., 1928-04-01

MT and Mrs William Rosend0rf of
bGe7 Sixteenth street northwest sailed
Friday on the steamship Majestic for sD
ezteHceo tour of Europe. Their timer
sry Gogers CherbouTg, Paris, Vienna,
Eoue, Monte Carlo. Leipzig. Amsterdam
snd Berlin. returning by way of Lon"
don. They expect ~ spend the next
three months abroad
NT. sHc MTs William MeAieer bsYe
sTf1stc 81 their home after an extended
Evening star., 1928-04-01
The Chevy Chase
Society Notes.

Mrs. M. H. Twaddell and her two
daughters. Mrs. Robert Lit and Miss
Waddell OF Philadelphia, Pa, were the
week end guests Of COmdr. and Mrs. F..
d. Manock at their home on Morrison
street.
Mrs. Frederick Brown Of Brookville
road entertained at bridge and supper
Monday evening.
The muscle section Of the Chevy
Chase Woman's Club entertained at a
musical tea Monday at the home Of
Mrs. Arthur b. Crane on Northampton
street. The program was composed en-
tirely Of Hawaiian music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schrider enter
tanned at bridge and supper wednesday
evening at their home on Mckinley
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert E. Berry of Ienox
street have announced the engagement
OF their daughter. Miss Catherine
Berry, to Mr. James Harold Kilcoyne OF
Washington. The wedding will take
place in June.
Mrs. Bernard Smythe Of Cathedral
avenue is spending the week end at
Atlantic City. N. J.
Miss Mary Sleman, student at
Goucher College. Baltimore, Md, Is
spending her Spring vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sleman OF
Kirke street.
Mrs. Charles H. Pardoe entertained
at luncheon and bridge Wednesday at
her home on Cathedral avenue.
Miss Eliza Tucker Of Winchester, Va.
was the week end guest OF Miss Betty
Evening star., 1928-04-01

Shaeffer, the granddaughter Of DR.. and
Mrs. l.. Fl. Prince of Van Ness street.
Miss Shaeffer entertained Saturday eve
ming at bridge and supper In honor of
Miss Tucker. Among the guests were
Miss Amy Selby, Miss Sarah Pollard,
Miss Jean Shull, Miss Doris Champion,
Mr.. Ward Parker, Mr.. Edward Somers.
Mr.. Richard Bird, Mr.. Leckie Cox and
Mr.. Paul Edwards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl r. Stuhler Of Nc
Kinley street entertained the members
of their club at bridge and supper Fri
day evening.
The Chevy Chase Circle OF the Pres
byterian Church gave a dinner and
musical entertainment Tuesday evening
at the church edifice.
Mrs. Uric Bell, who has been visiting
In Philadelphia, Pa, has returned to her
home on Forty-fourth place.
Miss Roberta Kendall Of Abbot Acad-
emy, In Massachusetts, Is spending the
Easter holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Kendall, at their home
on Kirke street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nichols enter
tanned at bridge and supper Tuesday
evening at their home on Lowell street.
Mrs Robert Callahan of Oliver street
is spending several weeks at Syracuse,
N. Y.
Miss Barbara Edwards Of Florida
street entertained at bridge and supper
Thursday evening.
Comdr. and Mrs. F. D. Manock of
Morrison street entertained Saturday
at a party in honor Of the birthday
anniversary Of their daughter, Miss
Gale Manock
Mr. Christian Adelman, a student at
Swarthmore College, is spending the
Evening star., 1928-04-01

Spring vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Adelman, at their
home on Military road.
Mrs. E. p Wilson Of Rosemary street
entertained at luncheon and bridge Sat-
urday at the Columbia Country Club.
Mr. John Sleman OF Tabor Schol1,
Buzzard's Bay, Mass, Is spending his
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Sleman, at their home on Kirke
street.
Mrs. r. S. Patten has returned TO her
home on Mckinley street after spend
ing six weeks In California.
Mr.. Alexander Blair OF Swavely
School Is spending his Spring vacation
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Alexander Blair, Of Morrison street.
Lambda Sigma Phi, the junior Sec
ton Of the Chevy Chase Woman's Club.
entertained the children Of the Wash
ington Founding Home at a theater
party to see Peter Pan" Saturday eve
ming at the Chevy Chase Theater. 1t
was an enthusiastic party Of happy
children under the direction of Mrs.
Hoover Hanger, The hostesses we're
Miss Helen Chaffee, Miss Madeline
Adams. Miss Sarah Fulton, Miss Mary
Jane Allen and Miss Sarah Pollard.
Bonbons and favors were donated and
served by Henry. Marion and Robert
Doyle, children Of DR.. and Mrs Henri
Grattan Doyle.
Evening star., 1928-04-01

active member OF the theater school,
where she had prominent part In
Conflict" one of the plays recently
given at the Anderson School.
"
Another attractive society event OF
April will be the Rainbow ball, which
will take place at the Ritz-Carlton April
81. This dance Is an annual ful ction
under auspices of this Association for
the Aid of Crippled Children. The offi-
GERS arc Mrs. Edgar E. Auchinloss, jr.,
president; Miss Margaret Armstrong,
first vice president; Mrs Walter Sulli-
van. second vice president: Mrs. Mark
w. Maclay, secretary and Mrs. Thomas
S. McLane, treasurer. On the board OF
directors are Mrs. Henry B. Barnes,
Mrs. Charles Fiskc Bound, Mrs. Merrel
p. Galloway, Mrs. Andrew F. Derr, Mrs.
Give Du Val, Mrs. Franklin Kirkbride,
Mrs. Thomas s. McLane. Mrs. j. Culbert
Palmer, jr.: Miss Etheldreda w. Sea-
bury and Mrs Eugene w. Stetson. On
the active committees arc Miss Ethel
dreda w. Scabury, chairman; Miss
Katherine l.. Barnes. treasurer. and
Miss Marie Parish, chairman OF the
debutante committee: Miss Susan Todd
vice chairman and Miss Miriam Miller
ClluH IIdil, Ul VIC uhIiCC IOIiLlIutlGC
Miss Cornelia Curtis, vice chairman
and Mr.. Kenneth Ives. jr. chairman, OF
the floor committee; Mrs. George w
Patterson, chairman of the entertain
ment committee, and Mrs. j. Culbert
Palmer, jr.. chairman Of the patronesses
Society folk always give much atten.
ton to the concert and dance OF the
williams College musical clubs. This
time the affair will take place at the
Ritz-Carlton April l3.
n II
Plans for Spring weddings arc being
announced. and from Easter to the enc
Of June the social calendar will be
crowded with them.
Miss Barbara LathrOp Brown
daughter Of Mr. and MSs Edward Will
lard Brown of East Sixty fourth street
who will be married to Carl Albert Gray
April 10 in st. James Church, has
chosen her attendants. The ceremony
will be performed by Rev. DR.. Henry v
Darlington. and a reception will be held
at the Brown home. Miss Betty Stet-
tinius will be maid Of honor and Mrs
Giovanni Puccinelli, who before her
marriage last october was Miss Mar
garet Foster. and Mrs John Melcher
the former Miss Betty Flagg will be
bridesmaids. Mr. Gray, who Is the sor
of Mrs. Herbert J. Russell OF Worcester
Mass. will have Howard Booth for best
man, and his ushers will be Warren
Richardson. Edward. r.. Stettinius, John
Foster, Marcien Jenckes. Edward Heppir
and Joseph Van Week.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Distinguished German
Scheduled for Lecture

The Washington appearance Of Count
Hermann Keyserling Friday night, April
13. when the distinguished German phi
iosopher will lecture at the Mayflower
under the auspices of the Mount Holyoke
Alumnae Association. Is being sponsored
by the Brazilian Ambassador, the Turk
ish Ambassador. the Minister OF Uru-
quay. the Minister OF China and Nine.
Sze.- the Minister of Finland, the Min
lister of Colombia and Mime. Oiaya. the
Minister of Panama and Mma. Alfaro
the Minister OF the irish Free State. the
Minister Of Austria and Nine Prochnik
the Minister OF Czechosloyakia. the
Minister OF Siam, DR.. and Nine. Won
LewinSki DR.. and Mime. Lipa. DR.. and
Nine. Bisseroff. Senator and Mrs. Car
ter Glass, Senator and Mrs. William H.
King, Representative and Mrs. Sol
Bloom, Baron and Baroness Won Below,
Dr. and Mrs Gilbert Grosvenor Mrs.
Emily Newell Blair, president OF the
Democratic Women's Club; Mrs. Philip
Sidney Smith, president Of the Twen-
tieth Club: Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Droop, and
Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin.
Nine Stephen Panaretoff. wife OF the
former Minister OF Bulgaria, promi-
nent member OF the Mount Holyoke
Aiunlnae Association. Is chairman OF pa
tronesses for the event, which is attract
ing wide attention here number of
boxes have already been reserved by
prominent diplomats and well known
Washingtonians. Miss Jean Dean Cole
Is chairman OF the Mount Holyoke
Alnmnae Scholarship Fund. for the
benefit Of which the affair has been ar
ranged. Count Keyserling will take for
the subject Of his Washington lecture
VIII Freer Morals Make Life Richer?"
which the general committee has chosen
because OF the world interest in the
changing standards OF the present Gay.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Completes Its Program
For Honor to Visitors

The Washington ladies' committee Of
the Society OF American Civil En-
gineers, of which Mrs. Herbert Hoover
Is honorary chairman and Mrs. Charles
II. Tompkins chairman, has. in confer
ence with its score of active and efficient
subcommittee and committee members
completed all the details for the enter
tainment Of the wives. of delegates at
tending the national convention OF the
American Society Of Civil Engineers TO
b. held here April "a to 26 inclusive.
These include numerous sightseeing
drives around and about Springtime
Washington. an afternoon reception of
charm and distinction. luncheon at an
exclusive country club. dinner-dance,
a banquet at which women of national
leadership and prominence will deliver
brief addresses, and an all-day excursion
to nearby engineer military fort where
all sorts OF maneuyers and sham battles
are to be staged
Evening star., 1928-04-01

motor trip through Florida. which occu-
pied the greater part of the Winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry j. Breslau have
returned from a To-day trip TO New Or
leans and Atlanta. While in New Or
leans they we're entertained by Mrs. Max
Rubenstein. Mr. Abe Levy Of New
York. who accompanied them on the
Tip is now stopping with the Bres-
laus.
Mrs. C. Spicer has returned to her
apartment at 3242 Wisconsin avenue
after a visit to her son and his family
IN Baltimore.
Mrs Ray Snodgrass and daughter
Sherry leave today for Atlantic City,
where they will remain until April Is.
Mr. and Mrs D. r. Ausur of New
Rochelle are at the Grace Dodge Hc':!
for an extended stay. With them are
Mrs G. H. Augur and Miss Betty Augur,
also Of New Rochelle.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Dinner Dance in Honor
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes

Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Shelton enter
tanned at the dinner dance at the
Wardman Park Hotel last evening in
honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hughes
OF sydney, Australia, who are stopping
IN Warrington prior 10 sailing for Eng
land. They viii make a motor tour Of
England. Scotland and Wales and visit
the continent. returning 10 this country
in September for another visit before
sailing from San FranciSco for Aus
trz3iz
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Seek Loan to Build French Roads

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
PARASITIC government contem-
plates fiotation of loan to rebuild all
main French highways within five
years.
Evening star., 1928-11-20
ROOSEVELT PLANS
OPENING MESSAGE
Governor-Elect Thanks 0ttinger for
Offer of Aid as He Maps
Program.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WARM SPRINGS, Ga. November
20.-Gov.-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt
entered yesterday upon preliminaries
to actual preparation of his first mes
cage to the New York LEGISLATURE CO.
Incident with his acknowledgment OF
! telegram from Attorney General Al
,ert Ottinger, his Republican, opponent,
onceding his election.
Announcing that the early convening
1te of the General Assembly next year
ould make 1t necessary for him to
art work during his stay here on his
,ening address to the lawmakers. Mr..
oosevelt let it be known that he had
ritten to Albany for data concerning
ical affairs of the government so that
would be enabled soon to begin on
.le actual draft of the message.
Pointing out that the new executive
udget became effective for the first
ime this year, Mr.. Roosevelt
,xplained that it was the duty of the
outgoing governor to go over depart
ment estimates for the coming year
and hold such hearings as are ncces-
sary before his term expires.
The new governor then is allowed
until February /, instead of January
Is, as in the past, to go over the pro-
posed budget before it Is submitted to
the Legislature.
The Assembly convenes the day after
his Inauguration on January l.
In telegraphing thanks to Mr. Ottin-
ger for his message conceding the cleo
ton and his offer of cooperation. Gov.-
elect Roosevelt expressed the hope that
consideration of partisan political ad-
vantages" would be eliminated from a
large part of the States business and
said he was confident the Republican
candidate would assist toward that end
Evening star., 1928-11-20
FLOYD DELL LECTURES
BEFORE FORUM TONIGHT
Novelist to Speak on Literature
and Life at Jewish Com
munity Center.

Floyd Dell, novelist, playwright and
critic. vino is now engaged in a lee
ture tour under the auspices Of the
Leigh -Emmerich League Bureau Of
New York City, will give lecture on
Literature and Life" before the open
forum of the Jewish Community Gen.
ter, Sixteenth and @ streets, at $50
o'clock tonight.
Mr.. Dell, author of Moon Calf" and
other novels. who has written extern
sively of the life and manners Of young
people and of the struggle between the
old and new generations. in speaking
of the present drift in American litera-
ture, said: "The world is chaotic, but
great artists have been able to take
the ugly things and make them part
of beautiful whole. This aim to try
to make things clear is completely re-
iected by modernistic literature. On
the other hand, what is attempted is
to show that the world is chaos, and
to reject The idea that it has any
meaning"