New Britain herald., 1928-01-26

bushy. .ha1red concert pianist and descendant of Napoleon's marshal. is to be married in Los Angeles to- morrow to Paul Allais. secretary for a coal company and son of . Chica- so clergyman. The announcement revealed that Mme. Ney and Willem Won Hoogstraten, conductor. had been divorced in Europe last sum- mer. But they remain the most de- voted friends. she says.
 Chicago - Mrs. Helen Henderson Benesch, former Follies beauty. who married Aaron Benesch. Baltimore banker and merchant. last Septem- Der, Is seeking q divorce on ground of cruelty. She Is 23 and he ls SO. When married she said she found the average young fashionable New York man tiresome.
 Los Angeles Mabel Forrest Washburn thinks 1t was mental cruelty for her husband to refuse to take her to places of amusement: she says he told her to look in the mirror to learn why. She wants 8 divorce from Bryant Washburn. film actor.
 Cleveland-The wife of . soldier of fortune has been granted a di- vorce. Captain Herman N. Archer. a Richard Harding Davis hero, tried to get a decree himself. but the judge found he had neglected his his duty. the judge read something from the captains book about she duties of | wife and decided Mrs. Archer had fulfilled them.
 Philadelphia-The Atlantic ocean separates elopers of social promin- ence. Miss Virginia Hitler. IS, and g. Edward Norris. IT. were married at Media. Pa. Dec. 6. Next day the bride left for Europe with her moth- CT. The groom has been doing some movie work in Hollywood. but is now here.
 New York-True love laughs at oceans. Five Germans immigrated two years ago. got jobs and saved up. Five German girls arrived in this country Tuesday and forthwith there was a quintuple wedding. to elude cupid's darts in this state with financial impunity. The senate has defeated a. bill for a. bachelor tax of $10 year. But the vote was close.
 Wichita, Kan.-W. W. Watson, so, has paid an insurance company $1o0.000 cash on condition that 1t pay him $1.500 a month as long as he lives. He expect to double his money. or be even in five years and then make . profit of $50 day.
 New York-Glenn Voliva, who Is bound east on a. voyage. figures that this flat earth will come to an end in 1885. He does it by arithmetic from the number of stones in the great pyramid. And to show how good he is at figuring he says that c2 years ago he had s3 cents. Now he's worth $7.ooo.ooo.
 Washington-A dozen color blind middies are to be dismissed from the naval academy. Because they poeSaA tosts For Al, lssfor <bar, . >ra to be permitted to complete the academic year and to receive credit toward study at other institutions.
 New York-Cream comes to the top. Isaac A. Van Bomel, . milk wagon driver in 1875. at his death was the wealthy head of the Shef- field Farms Co.,. milk distributors. William Fox. film magnate. whose latest accomplishment is tho pur- chase of 800 theaters for something like $100. 100000, was a cloth cutter earning $17 week 22 years ago.
 London-Pity the poor distillers! They complain that whiskey con- sumption in Great Britain has de- creased two third and the trade is being ruined by taxation.
 New Haven-Impromptu cheering section of 200 Yale students cheer firemen in efforts at fire in Yaie freshman boarding house here. Three of the 'frosh" lose test and note books on eve of mid-year ex- aminations. while fourth. clad in underwear and fur coat wires home for funds to replenish wardrobe damaged by water and fire.
 Darien-Rumford. Maine, wife" of James L. Young, Jr.. high school teacher here, brings divorce suit against him in connection with his subsequent wedding to Winifred Benschoter. Papers served on Young say that his first marriage was to Helene A. Brennick of Rum- ford. Maine. fin 1924. The Youngs are both teaching school here.
 New Haven-President Angell. of Yale university. speaking at New Haven alumni dinner says university is opening great new chapter" i'll its life as result of recent successful $20 100000 endowment drive. Pro- grams planned at beginning of cam