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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
SAY SENATOR EDGE
Will GO TO PARIS
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his native country after diplomatic
service Of more than half century.
Thus far. few names have been
suggested.
II any changes in the Latin
American field have been definitely
decided on. this fact has not yet
become generally known. Several
of the diplomatic representatives In
the southern republics will 20 for
ward with their work, but when the
reassignments and reorganizationa
are complete. there will be new
American representatives in num-
Der of the Latin-American capitals
Roy r. Davis il returning "a
Costa RIGA as minister. but his
friends are hopeful that he will be
promoted to q more important post
in recognition of what they re-
gard as his splendid service at San
Jose. There are suggestions that
he may succeed Alexander P. Moore
as ambassador to Peru.
Besides those at Paris and Rome
q number OF new appointments to
the corps are to be made. The ad-
ministration soon will be called
upon to send = minister to thu
union Of South Africa, one of the
British Dominions, as the way nov
is being paved for direct diplomatic
relations such as exist between thu
United States and Canada.
Edge an Economist
Friends of Senator Edge who arr
urging him for the Paris ambassa'
dorship hold that he would Mt vel
into the picture. Most of the Ques'
tions between this country and
France are economic. such n the
tariff and war debts, to which he
has given study as = member Of
the senate finance committee.
He was in business In Paris fol
fifteen years before his election tt
the senate, spending several months
of each year there. He spaks tbs
language huently and since severina
his connections with his old firm
he often has revisited the French
capital.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
GIRL SCOUTS Will !.
feed ESQ GUESTS
0rganindon's Biggest Banquet
In History Tomorrow

The reservations for the Girl Scout
mother and daughter banquet. at
$50 o'clock tomorrow evening in the
dining hall Of the First Congrega-
tional church number $50. Seventy
two Of these are mothers and 20 are
council members and merit badge
sxaminera Mrs. Clifford d. Perkins
q Hartford will award the merit
badges and speak about her trip
abfoaA to the international Girl
Sc6ut camp last summer.
Miss Helen Perkins, secretary Of
thu Connecticut Girl Scouts. also of
Hartford will be another guest at
the banquet.
"A girls orchestra will furnish the
music.
While the scouts are being seated
thu orchestra will play the 'Con-
nseticut March" The scouts will
sing between the courses of the BAN
auet. Immediately following the or
chsstra will play selection. This
win BE- followed by the court of
awards. There will be another selec-
ton by the orchestra. A motion pic
tura will follow Mrs. Perkins talk.
The orchestra will close the program.
The scouts who are working on
rockfinder merit badge will report
In the Girl Scout once Thursday.
Nay 9TH. after school to receive help
in their work from Mrs. Leon A.
Oprague. Mrs. sprague has been in
charge Of this group in its work all
year and will guide the girls in
studying the specimens of the COM
men rocks. All notebooks will be
collected within week of this date.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY g. 1922

April. died 4 sudden, violent un-
timely death at tho Bridgeport hos
pital. in the town of Bridgeport.
having made immediate inquiry con-
corning his death, does hereby GER
tify that said Oliver Beardslee died
in Bridgeport on the 25th day of
April from bullet wound of the
skull and brain.
Investigation showed that the de-
ceased, after a quarrel with his wife.
Gladys. in the early morning of the
above date, in the living room Of
their home. concerning the paucity
of their domestic income. his former
extravagances. and after cutting his
wife. the latter being then intoxicat-
ed, and both INDUCING in unpleasant
language towards each other and
causing disorder and injury to the
room and its furnishings, left such
room in apparent anger and went 10
his bedroom across the hallway.
Upon his SO leaving, Gladys sat
in the disordered room for q period
of probably Is to 20 minutes, hoping
for the return OF the deceased and
for reconciliation with him. as was
usual in former controversies. Upon
his failure to so return, however
Gladys crossed the hallway into her
husbands bedroom and found him
lying on his bed, when she address,
ed some presumably haunting re-
mark to him in consequence Of the
quarrel, whereupon, as shown by
her testimony, he partially raised
himself in the ped, .22 calibre re-
volver in his hand. leisurely raised
it in her presence, and shot himself
in the left side Of the head.
1T further showed that she hur-
riedly, through the assistance of
a stratford policeman. procured the
attendance of physician, who after
examination of the deceased in the
bathroom OF the residence, caused
him to be sent to the hospital about
a. M. where he died about / p.
m. the same day.
Dying Words Conflicting
1T appeared by the evidence of
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
STRATfORD WOMAN
freed Of Charge
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will be no charge against you in
Stratford town court. Here are the
keys to your home"
He informed her that following 4
conference between Prosecutor Ray
mond Baldwin OF Stratford and As
sistant States Attorney Lorin Willis
it had been decided not to arraign
her on any charge in connection
with the case.
Mrs. Beardslee expects her sisters
and mother here from Hartford to-
day.
She does not plan to return Inn
mediately to her home in Stratford
10 live.
II think I'll rest here at Hillside
for q few days." she said. "They
have treated me fne here. and /
think I'll keep my room until I've
recovered somewhat from the shock
of this whole experience"
Coroner ExonerateS Her
Mrs. Gladys Maud Foster Beard
slice, Stamford, IL exonerated of GRIM
irality in the death of her husband,
Oliver Beardslee, in = finding by
Coroner John J. Phelan today.
One week ago today. Beardslee
died at the Bridgeport hospital of 4
bullet wound in the temple, received
during a quarrel at his home early
in the day.
The coroner finds that the bullet
wound was inflicted by Beardslee A.
the result OF his own intended or ac-
cidental acts.
The finding leaves to conjecture
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
Sir Godfrey Butler
Dies: Widow American

London, May . R-Sir Geoffrey
Butler. member of the house OF
commons and parliamentary private
secretary to Sir Samuel Hoare, secre-
tary for aviation, died in a London
nursing home today. He was ~
years old.
Sir Godfrey Butler was widely
known in educational circles in
Great Britain and was a student OF
international law and politics. writ
ing many articles on these questions
He lectured at the University OF
Pennsylvania in 19l3-14-16 and at
Drexel Institute in 1918. He was
assigned to the foreign office in 1915
and was a member OF the Balfour
mission to the United States two
years later. He was director of the
British bureau of information in the
United States from 1917 until 1919.
In 1916 Sir Geoffrey married
Elizabeth lowering, eldest daughter
Of J. lowering Jones OF Philadelphia.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
Want to Sleep
All the Time?

Don't blame your dopey drowsy feeling
al on the change from winter to spring.
Spring days are just showing up the
condition OF your blood. which 10 thick
and impure and discharging poisons all
through your system. making you dopey.
pseless and weak.
That blood Of yours must be made pure
again. McCoy's Tablets are Just tho thing
for . Job like that. They certainly get
you back on your feet in jig time. An
anaxing Ingredient that they contain
works directly on the blood, impartng a
clear rich redness to 1t. 1t also vitalixes
the nerves, builds strength where 1t 10
most needed. and tones up the whole
system.
Get these safe, pleasant. effective tab
lets today at the Fair Department Store
Or any drugstore.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS.
THE IRON Mask
AT THE CAPITOL
BEGINNING SUNDAY
ARREST YOUTH
Nelson Bowler Charged With Taking
$3.50 From Room of Worker In
Boarding House.

Boarding House.
Nelson Bowler, 16. of 81 Main
street. was arrested by Sergeant F.
]. O'Mara in bed this forenoon on
the charge of theft of $3.50 from
Mrs. Rowsell, who is employed-.in
the rooming house at that address.
He is said to have admitted the
theft. but denied that he stole 81
from another woman in the house.
According to Mrs. Rowsell, her
room was entered Tuesday night.
The door was locked. she told the
police, but Bowler claimed it was
open and he merely walked in and
took the money. A male roomer
told the police he was awakened by
someone In his room but he was
unable 10 say who it was.
Bowler was brought to this city
from Boston, Mass, a few months
ago and arraigned in superior court
for burglary at 81 Main street, the
rooming house at that time having
been under different management
than at present. He was in Jail for
several weeks awaiting trial and this
fact was taken into consideration in
superior court and he was not pun
ished, but the understanding was
that he would return to Boston and
live with his family.
According to the police. Bowler
has been about New Britain and
only a few days ago he was ques-
toned by Sergeant Stadler relative
to a theft. but was not held.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02

! Sergeant Flanagan. Of the 6tratf0rd
police department, that the deceas-
ed, while in the emergency room Of
the hospital. mumblingly disclaimed
ownership OF the revolver used BY
him; that he mumblingly said in re-
Spouse to question of the sergeant
that he did not shoot himself. but
that his wife. Gladys. shot him.
1T appeared. however, that an
orderly of the hospital, there pres
ent at the time. understood the
mumblings Of the deceased to mean.
in answer to the inquiries Of Flana-
gan. as to whether he shot himself.
that he did shoot himself; and to
the further question, az to whether
his wife shot him. answered also in
the affirmative.
There being no evidence given.
however, showing that the deceased,
in his then state of prostration in
the emergency room of the hospital,
believed he was about to die, or was
SO informed by anyone when he
IHduc tHe HuIIlUlluS dHSWtIb leoll-
fled, such statements we're of re
evidential value as charging Mrs.
Beardslee with possible criminality.
Bcardslee Left-Handed
ut was shown by competent ex-
pert testimony that the deceased,
being a left-handed man. could in
flict the fatal wound himself. III
shown by his wife, and further that
the size and character of the gun
and missile, when shot from a point
six or more inches from the head,
left no burn or powder stain on the
flesh of the victim as shown in this
case.
1.-The expert testimony also showed
that the gun itself was so sensitive ia
trigger pressure az to lend belief that
it may have been accidentally dis
charged by the deceased as he raised
himself in bed. gun in hand, for the
purpose Of frightening his wife, az
he is alleged to have done at 4
prior time.
Mrs. Beardslee on the witness
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
Wonderful For. Piles
Suffered For Years; Says
There's Only One Remedy.

John OIeary. Buffalo,, for II YEAR,
Supervisor of the Second Ward. wants t.
pass the good word aleng. q
Take 1t from me-" ays Mr.. oLsarx.
when you suffer torment with ,pilas fee
many years A. did. and trlsd all kiHAs
of remedies without any success, ysu'Q
be glad to say = good word for the saiH
remedy that il any goed." ~
"Petsrson's Ointment rid ns 81 piles
10 quickly that Was astoatshed- tent
somewhat peeyed, however. to thiak thst
had suffered 30 many yeen esfeEa
knowing what 4 wonderful rsaaeAy Peter.
sons Ointment 10. Let me thaak ysS
from the bottom Of my heart."-JehS
O'Leary.
Any live druggist will tell 20 abea9
Peterson's Ointmsnt-a big beg ter 81
cents, Use 1t for old sores. ulcers itch.
inE eczema, rashes burns. bruises. ehsf-
INK and all skin diseasss-thsrs = ssth-
ing halter.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02

stand told = full story Of the domes-
tic life Of the couple and tho re-
grettable happening with apparent
frankness and sincerity.
I'm view Of the foregoing and the
improbabil'tv of securing u criminal
conviction OF Mrs. Beardsiec for The
death because Of the lack of testt-
mony, she being the only witness to
the fatality, and the apparent truth
of her testimony and her emphatic
denial of any accusation whatever
tending to incriminate her, ! find
the deceased came to his death at
the time. place. and from the cause
shown as the intended or accidental
result of his own act"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02

whether Beardslee deliberately COM
mttted suicide or whether he wound.
ed himself In q demonstration
prompted with 4 view to arousins
the sympathy of his wife after the
quarrel.
Testimony lnconclusivo
The coroner points to the lack OF
testimony that would tend to chal-
lenge Mrs. Beardslee's oft repeated
claim that 'Deaky" shot himself.
Setting this lack of testimony forth
A. one Of his reasons for finding Al
he did. the coroner points ito the
improbability Of securing a criminal
conviction of Mrs. Beardslee be-
cause Of the lack Of testimony"
Testimony, in which the
ancient revolver from which the
bullet was fred was classed az q
dangerous weapon very sensitive to
trigger PRESSURE, was also one OF the
bases for the coroner's finding.
He points to the testimony offered
at his inquest by James f. Burns
ballistic engineer OF this city, who
discounted the necessity of the prev.
alence of powder burns about the
wound to prove theory of suicide
The powder used in the bullet which
tore through Beardslee's brain wal
Of the smokeless type. not generally
known to leave a powder burn
Burns declared.
The shooting and death OF Beard.
slee is classed a. a regretable affair
by the coroner and. in reference tt
the story told by the woman at hii
hearing on Tuesday. he has this tt
say: Mrs. Beardslee on the witnes.
stand told a full story of the do.
nestle life Of the couple and the re.
grettable happening with apparent
frankness and sincerity"
Coroner Phelan's Finding
The coroner's finding in full is a.
follows:
THE undersigned coroner, havini
notice of the death of Oliver Beard.
slee, a white male 81 years old, late
OF town Of Stratford, resident at 1st
King street. who on the 25th day Of
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
mrs. WEIGH SUES
Meriden Man Defendant In Suit
Brought by New Britain Woman
After Auto Accident.

Mrs. Mary WEIGH of Cabot street
this city, has brought suit for $15.-
900 against Samuel Schway of So
Columbus avenue, Meriden, alleging
that he was careless. reckless and
negligent in his manner of driving
an automobile in a westerly direction
on West Main street on September
%. 1928, with the result that the
plaintiff was struck and knocked
down, sustaining a fracture Of the
left femur bone extending into the
left knee joint causing ankylosis
and also suffering torn ligaments in
the same knee.
Mrs. WEIGH was crossing West
Main street at the junction of Main
street from the south to the north
side and the traffic light was amber
for ped estrians to cross. according to
the allegation. The injuries caused
a permanent disability and will pre-
vent the plaintiff from following her
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
Special Notice

4 bridge and whist given by he
Junior Mission Club will b. held 1t
the knights Of Columbus reeaAA.
Franklin Square. Friday evening.
May 5. at 8 o'clock. Public invited.
There will be several prizes and Z
door prize. Admission :sc.-advt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
Special Notice

Harugari May socia! and dance
given by Water jain lodge. No. SOL.
d. o. H.. Saturday. May T., 1883. At
Odd Fellows hall, 3 O'Clock ,. M.
Arch street. New Britain. Conn.
Music by Eric Marschner, Concert
orchestra. Admission 50 cents.-advt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
HCHN TO HANDLE WOMEN

Cleveland. Ohio, May ~
Cleveland is to have college-bred
policemen. The broad A will be
common after the flatties finish the
courses worked out by professors
at Cleveland college. along lines of
training at Scotland Yard and the
New York police academy. Subjects
include detective methods, psychol-
ogy, fires, parades, and how to
handle women"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
Insurance Man Arrested .
For Fraud CONSPIRACY

Hartford. May R-Joseph j.
George. so. an agent for the New
York Life Insurance company, sur
rendered himself to the Hartford
polscs today and will be arraigned
in police court on Friday to answer
Z charge Of conspiracy to defraud.
Georges home is in Worcester,
Mass.
Two others are under arrest here
In connection with the case. They
are llra John Namnoun, II Of New
Bree(&n. charged with forgery. and
Pstbr Naannoun. 81 = 6rother-in-law
ofp nj Iinnroore street, this city,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the New York Insurance company.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
!. DIXON GIVEN RATING
NV britain Man Rank ed As Junior
Air Pilot In Orders From Adju.
tAut Generals Office,

New Haven, May 2 R-Rating Of
JuAior air pilots has been given to
First Lieut.. Ennis B. Mallette, dat
ing from March %, and to Second
Lieut.. Carl A. Dixon, dating from
January .. in orders from the ad-
jutant generals office. They are at
tached to the 11sth observation
squadron. Resignation OF Second
Lieut.. Sylvester B. Bubier, Company
E. 1ssth infantry, has been accepted.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02

employment ~ = domsseje. - n.
leges.
Judge william F. Asnssa iss@sA
the papers, which are rstuFn4hesfta
the superior court the first fue06ay
OF June.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02

READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09

ing through the rules laid down for them
in childhood for certain patterns OF be-
havior.
Such patterns of behavior imposed
unwittingly, perhaps, by parents, DR..
Pratt explained, are responsible tor
character moulding from childhood to
senility.
Announcement was made today that
the session scheduled to be addressed
tomorrow night by Secretary of the In
terror Wilbur at the First Congregation
al Church has been changed to meet, in
stead, in the Hall of Nations at the
Washington Hotel.
Grant to Give Lecture.
At tonightS general session, Lieut.
Col U. S. Grant Sd, director of the
Parks in the National Capital, will give
an illustrated lecture on Washington
and its surroundings. An address will
be given by DR.. Haven Emerson, pro-
fessor of public health administration,
Columbia University, on THE ChildS
Health and the Nation" Mrs. Bruce
Carr Jones, seventh vice president, will
preside at this session.
There will follow a recreation hour
led by Miss Loretto Murphy of the Dis
trict of Columbia Community Center
Department.
The gold star" dinner under aus
pieces of the Child Welfare company will
oe held at 6 o'clock. There will be pres
citations of prizes to the winning chair
men in the magazine contest.
Princess TIE Alta, a Chickasaw- Choc-
taw Indian maiden from Oklahoma,
will be heard in a series of interpre-
tations of native legends and songs. A
graduate of the Oklahoma College fer
Women, Princess TIE Alta. whose name
means the dawn" is said to be a bril-
liant dramatic artist DR.. Jesse H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09

Newton, professor of education and di-
rector of the Lincoln School of Teach
ers, Columbia University, addressed the
congress last night on the subject of
Education for Worthy Home Member
Ship
The old family life which exalted
the authority of the father has van
ished," he said. Women have come
out of the kitchen and have become in
dividuals with power to select and reg
ulate their hours of labor and leisure.
In our modern life the child and his
future present a field of study of The
broadest scope and the most funda-
mental importance"
At the rural life" luncheon, which
Mrs. Herbert Hoover and Secretary of
Agriculture Hyde attended, the latter
presented a gavel of White House wood
to the Florida delegation through its
president, Mrs. A. F. Fanger, for excel
lence in rural education In that State.
A pilgrimage was made to Mount
Vernon during the afternoon and a
wreath placed by Mrs. Maar, the
national president, on the tomb Of
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
PLAYS TO BE PRESENTED
BY CHEVY CHASE GROUP

The Chevy Chase Community Drama
Club will present series of one-act
plays at the Chevy Chase Community
Center, in the e. v. Brown School, Con-
necticut avenue and Mckinley street.
at o'clock tomorrow night. The club
has studied play producing during the
season under direction of Mrs. Wilma
Flood. The plays are sponsored by Mrs.
Karl Fenning, president of the Ameri-
can Association of University Women,
and Mrs. William C. Dennis, president
of the Chevy Chase Womens Club of
Maryland.
IONA Gales "Neighbors" will be pro-
duced by Mrs. Frederic Croker, Miss
Elizabeth Michael, Miss Clay Hit, Mrs.
r. G. Matthews, Miss Freda Macafee,
Miss Pauline Eaun, Harold Horton and
Allen Croker.
"Overtones," by Alice Gerstenberg,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09
SEX ATTITUDES
SUBJECT OF PIT. A.
Pre-SChooI and Grade School
Problems Discussed
at Session.

Discussion of problems dealing with
sex and mental attitudes led to a gen.
eral symposium on the health and
guidance OF the pre-school and grade
school child today before the National
Congress Of Parents and Teachers.
Along with the Importance given to
the sex attitudes affecting the happiness
and health Of the child, the discussions,
led by experts in their various fields,
exposed the fallacy of many problems
such as heredity and the overemphasiS
placed on physical and mental defects
that have proved stumbling blocks to
parents in the past and still do in
thousands OF homes"
Mrs. Margaret Wells Wood. associate
chairman of the social hygiene COM
n1ittee: DR.. George K Pratt, chairman
Of the committee, and DR.. Maurice E.
Bigelow. director of the School of
Practical Arts, Teachers College, Co
tumbia University led in the discussions.
Strenuous Five-HOur Day.
Under the high powered" teachers,
the hve-hour school day is too strenu-
Gus for young children in the opinion
of DR.. Bigelow, unless a child happens
to have an iron-clad constitution. He
also declared too much stress was being
given by parents to the daily and
weekly 'weighing-in" OF infants and
young children, explaining that only
cases of extreme fluctuations in weight
are deserving of serious attentions. He
blamed much of the anxiety wrought in
parental minds by the loss of a pound
or a few ounces to the stress that is
being given the weight of children in
the schools.
Environment, more than heredity,
shapes the destiny of the child, DR..
Bigelow commended. "Often environ
ment conditions ruin good organs and
upsetS heredity," he said.
While minimizing the slight fiuctu-
atoms in the weight scales. DR.. Bigelow
cautioned parents, nevertheless, to pay
close attention to the physical eXamina-
ton of the child and stressed also the
need of more adequate education on the
part of the parent on medical super
vision.
Parental attitude, and not the old be-
lief In heredity, explained DR.. Pratt. is
perhaps the greatest factor in aiding
the child to acquire a proper mental
personality.
I'VE don't inherit personalities as we
do red hair or blue eyes," he said.
People get that way in variety of
manner, he declared, the chief way be-