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New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
MACDONALD INSPECTS
 PROPOSED NEW HIGHWAY
State Highway Commissioner and Engineer Merriam Look Over Pro
 jccted HillCrcSt Avenue Route

In an effort 10 bring about re- conditioning of the portions of East street and of Pennington avenue which are included in the state aid road group and to hasten operations on a new highway to eliminate turns and intersections in Stanley Guar ter, City Engineer Philip A. Merriam this afternoon had State Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald here for an inspection.
 The engineer brought Commits sioner Macdonald to the state aid roads and pointed out the need for repairs. A field survey was made over the route of the proposed highway which is 10 be formed by continuing Hillcrest avenue over private properties 10 a terminal at Gilctte's corner. Maps and surveys on this job are already in the office of the commissioner and he has in dicated his desire 10 have the | project carried out
 A report setting forth what the state department will do, will be made shortly.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
Tells Committee He Can Give It More Lnforma- tion in "3O Minutes Than If Can Gather Itself in 30 Days Work"
Shouts YThis Is My Party" When Denied Right to Tell Story in Own Way Describes Efforts for Shipbuilding Companies In Past Years.

Washington, Sept 30 tp) - Will liam E. Shearcr, the $25,000 ob-> server for American shipbuilders at the 1927 Geneva naval limitations conference, testified today before a senate committee that no member of the American delegation had wished to see the barley end in failure, and that he did not claim he had broken up the gathering.
 Do you know of any one of our representatives who worked against arriving at any agreement" asked Chairman shortridge.
 "Only one" Shearer answered. "IIe introduced the political clause which was for another naval buildS ing holiday" He did not give this persons name.
 Favored American Plan
 Shearcr said he himself was for the American program for parity with the British navy; that if he had not been, he would have been with the British, who wanted 150,- coo tons of cruisers. Agreeing with Senator Short ridge that s,e used his brains and ability to get out the facts Shearer said he also used one other thing.
 That was the naval intelligence data giving the proposed plan of Great Britain and Japan; what they would attempt 10 do at the >con- l ference and did do," Shearer said.
 Then 1t isn't fact that you sought 10 break up the confer encc," pursued Shortridge.
 Calls Claim Ridiculous
 That IS ridiculous to anyone who read Ambassador Gibson's speech" the witness replied.
 You didn't claim you broke up 1 the conference?' No"
 "Quite certain"
 Quite"
 You didn't write that ." No, l said the conference kroka up, but you won't find T. in front of that"
 Before Shearer was called Rear | Admiral Joseph NJ. Reeves. one of l the American naval experts at the conference, denied the testimony of l Drew Pearson, newspaper corres- | pondcnt in Geneva at the time of l the gathering that he had expressed ! the hope that the Geneva conference would fail.
 Wants Equal Navies
 The admiral said all thinking, ex- . pcrienced naval men wanted naval l limitation with parity for the United States with the largest navy because
 Continued on Page Two)
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
BARNESDALE SEWER
 AGREEMENT REACHED
Sandberg Tract Owners Willing to Accept
 S4,O00 From City

Prospects for trunk line sewer 10 serve the Barnesdale district this afternoon appeared to be brighter than at any time since the move was started, agreements having been reached with the owners of the Sandberg tract and q conference ar ranged with A. W. Williams to clear the final obstacle standing in the way of the project.
 The sewer construction job has been the subject of wran@linG over a period of nearly year and has been before the board of public works, the common council and. and assessment, with little accom- plished until today.
 For several weeks. the owners of the Sanberg tract stood adamant in their demand for damages of $G.- 900 for routing the mains through was made by the city, and this fig ure was increased today by $1,000, This agreement is subject 10 ap- proVal of the common council, but no objection is anticipated.
 Right of way have been given by the Stanley Works and the Hart X Hutchinson Co. Excepting for the Sandberg and Williams tracts, the mains will go through highways or along rights already received with out charge.
 Provided settlement can be reached with Mir. Williams, Mayor Faonessa will call a specia! meeting of the common council to vote au- thority for the job to proceed.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
TABS' PRESIDENT ACCEPTS SERVICE
 IN PAIR OF SUITS
PapGiak and ReC0r Finally SuC- ceed in Placing Papers With
 ". J. HuInaSOn
KNIGHT BROS.' CIRCUS
 RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH

Middlctown Parties Seek Redress
 for Damaging Antics of Lion Cubs
 in Automobile - Landlords Dun
 Enployes for Rent and Owners of
 TcIts Seize Property as Circus
 Goes on Financial Rocks.
 After Deputy Sheriff Matthew Papciak and Constable John Recor lad made several visits to the cir GUS grounds at St. Marys field dur ing the weekend in a hopeless en- deavor to find equity in the equip ment used by Knight Brothers owners of circus, a writ for $5,- 900 and one for $1,O00 were served the '. NJ. r. \. &o B. society, which is sponsoring the circus in this city
 Money which the society owes the circus is being held upon attach mCntS by the constable and dcputy sheriff, employees of the circus have not been paid for three weeks, anC there does not appear to be any money available in case suits by Jacob Kwasnik for the loss of the top Of his finger in a struggle witt a bear and by q Middletown churcl are decided in favor of the plain. tlffs.
 Lion Cubs Cause Suit An amusing sidcliEht to the other wise serious situation brought abou the MiddletoWn suit. Although the circus left MiddlctoWn without pay ing some of it's bills, the principa damage done there was caused b, the animals, like that here.
 At q pep gathering held when tn, circus first arrived in town it wa decided to bring two lion cubs to tn, meeting. William Schultz, the own CT, did not want them taken iron the circus grounds because of tn, difficulty of transporting them, bu this objection was overcome when was decided that an automobil, i (Continued on Page TwO)
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
LOWER ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY SOUGHT
Citizens Property Owners Assn. Appeals to Mayor
 for Action

Officers of the Citizens Property Owners association carried their fight for a readjustment of assess mcnts to the office of Mayor Pao- ncasa today pleading for appoint mcnt of a committee of five mem bcrs of the association and five members of the common council to lessen the burden of taxation.
 William Dobrowolski, president of the association, and pr. Nathan B. Jar2, one of the spokesmcn for the group, declared the city will find it. self in the real estate business with several million dollars worth of property abandoned because taxes cannot be paid unless assessments are made to conform with actual values and income.
 The suggestion was made that property owners who are unable to meet their obligations to the city be invited to present q report on their income and expenses during the year, and that vacancies and rent income be considered when the val uation for purposes of taxation is being arrived at
 Mayor Paonessa reminded them that state statutes set up a system of taxation by which assessors fix the valuations subject to a check by the board of relief, and that a committee, if appointed, could do nothing further than advise.
 During the course of the discus sion. MT. Dobrowolski complained that his property is assessed for s19,70O, whereas it is worth no more than S16.000. and he agreed to sell for the latter figure. Chairman Thomas Linder of the board of assessors learned that the bank mortgage is SIP, ,60O. He reminded that no bank is authorized to give a first mort gage for more than 50 per cent of the property value. He then took the figures given by Do- browoski and assured him he would find q buyer at s1G.000.
 With reference to back taxes, Dr. Jafre asked the mayor to consider a 70 per cent reduction 10 cncOur- age cleaning up of accounts of long standing.
 Mayor Paonessa has before him a resolution passed on to him by the common council to consider the ap- pointment of a committee such as was urged at today's conference.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
PRENTICE COMPANY
 LOSES PATENT FIGHT Pennsylvania Concern Per- mitted to Use Hook
 less" as Trade Mark
Ky GEORGE II. MANNING

Washington Bureau. N B. Herald)
 Washington, D. C.. Sept 39-The G. F.. Prentice. Manufacturing Com- pany of Berlin, Conn. has lost it's fight before the [. s. Paent Office to cause the cancellation of the trade mark "hookless" obtained by the Iookless Fastener company of Mcadville. Pa.
 Assistant Commissioner of Patents Moore ruled that the Berlin con- cern's petition for cancellation was 'propcrly dismissed" since the com- pany had never used the mark as- sailed.
 'I have examined the petition for cancellation but without finding any statement to the effect that the petit tioner has used the word "hookess' in it's business" said Mr. Moore.
 The right of a petitioner to inter- venc, he declared is dependent upon showing of interest in the subject matter from which damage might be inferred. If he has not used the mark as trade mark upon goods of a like description he can suffer no damage by it's registration by an- other,
 The Pennsylvania concern uses the mark "hookless" as a trademark for fasteners, especially the slider l controlled type.
 Another petition of the New Brit | ain concern to cancel the mark l "hooklcss" with a representation of. a streak of lightning lying there- beneath. suggestive of the flash. l like manner in which the fastener can be operated, was likewise dis missed on the same grounds
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
2S Men Reach Port
 From Wrecked Boat

Miami. Fla. Sept. 30 tPl-Twenty eight of thc &5 officers and crew of the Danish steamer Scandia, broken in three pieces when she went aground on Placid Reef, south Of Miami. late Saturday, were landed here at 1 o'clock today by the coaat guard patrol boat forward. Cap tain MichaelSon. master of the Scandia. and six members of her crew, remained aboard the wreck. and will be taken off by a WreckiuG tug expected to reach the reef Tuesday.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
Papa Parrot Proves
 Sex by Laying Egg

Dobbs Ferry, x. 1., Sept. 30 UF)-Patootie, q 40-year- old parrot that had always been considered member of the male sex, has blasted that illusion by laying an cGG. patootic celebrated the occasion by speaking French, also hitherto unknown accom- pliShmcnt.
 Mrs. William Guthrie, owner of. Patootie, was amazed to find the egg.
 "I always considered Patootic little boy parrot" she said.
 Just then the bird screamed: "Ocuf. ocuf."
 Mrs. Guthrie beamed.
 "Oeuf," sine said, lis French for egg"
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
Middletown Motorboat Race Course
 Half Mile Short, Spelling Records y

MiddlctOWn, Sept. go GQ - Out board motor racers who set new rec ords at the New England and Middle Atlantic states races here Scptcm- Der 20 and 21. received q setback today when officials of the public works department of this city sur veyed the 212 mile course and found it to-De short exactly one half mile.
 Many of the races were over the course twice, making d five mile race. and these were one mile short of the right distance.
 After complaint of Commodore T. Mac6 enough Russell. of the Middle town Yacht club. that the course was evidently shorter than the an. nounced mileage, officials measured
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
Dog Held to Identify Poacher Who
 Shot Game Warden Near Jamaica

found the dog It was taken to the police station as q possible means of identifying the slayer should he be brought in. Police believed the dog would greet it's owner in some way
 Cramcr was shot without warning when he and Allen approached the poachcr with Joseph Lentine, an other hunter they had arrested. Lem tine escaped when Allen was at tackled.
 Game vardens were sent into the vicinity recently when residents near the patch of wild land com plained of shooting in the ncighbor- hood.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30

New York, Sept. 30 P-A small hound was held by police today in the hope it would aid in the identi- tication of a poachcr being sought as the slayer of a game warden.
 William T. Cramcr, a state game warden was shot and killed yester- day when he sought to arrest man he found shooting robins in a thiket near Jamaica, Queens. The asS2ilant escaped after disarmins and beating Joseph A. Allen, another warden.
 A police posse beating through the brush in search of the slayer
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
PEACOX TAKEN ID SING SING PRISON
Leaves WestChestel Jail Man.
 acied to Deputy Sheriff
FACES 70 YEARS IN CELL
Slayer of Former New Britain Girl Walks Eriskiy to Waiting Car Wants Mother 10 Have Wifc'S Watch, He Says.

White Plains N. Y. Sept. 30 P- ManaCled to a deputy sheriff, Earl F. peacoX, former radio mechanic, was taken from the Westchester county jail today to Sing Sing prison where he will serve q 20- year sentence for the torch staying of his wife, Dorothy.
 Pcacox was handcuffed to Dep uty Frank Cherico, who was ac- companicd by Capt. Phillip McQuil- Ian of the Greenburgh police, as guard. Sheriff Thomas lndcrhill drove the closed car that took the prisoner to Sing Sing.
 ! Torgcts Necessary Papers The car had just started from the jail when a iailer came flashing coX's commitment papers in his hand. Sheriff t-nderhill halted the car halfway down the block 10 re- ceiHe the papers which he had for gotten and without which he would have been unable to turn his pris- oner over 10 the Sing Sing authori- ties.
 Peacox had walked from the jail with a spring in his step which had not been evident during his trial which ended last week. He carefully scanned the faces of the large crowd that had gathered 10 wit ness his departure.
 Wants Mother to Have Watch
 Walter Ferris, assistant district attorney offered Peacox a wrist watch which he had taken from his murdered wife and pawncd. The watch had been recovered by the state and used as evidence at the slayer's trial. PeacoX ordered that the watch be turned over to his mother, Mrs. Catherine PeaCOX. Francis Newman, who had been held in jail since last April as d material witness in the Peacox case was to leave jail today after she received a check for $40O as rcmu- neration from the state for her services.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
Japanese Steamer Is
 Reported Lost at Sea

London. Sept 30 CRl-A lloyd's dispatch from Tokyo today reported the sinking of the Japanese steam ship kotoshro Maru, after stranding near Miyullcjima in a storm. The crew and passengers were lost.
 (The only steamship kotoshiro Maru listed in lloyd's register is a vessel of 345 tons plying chiefly in Japanese Watcrs)
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30

the distance and found it 10 be two miles long instead of T. to the lap. Blame was accepted by the public works department for an error in measuring the distance before the races were held.
 Just what action will be taken by inc Outboard Motorboat association is not known. Several of the races in the meet established new records for various distances which is believ- ed to have been accepted as true over the course. understood to De 1-2 miles. Races that were original ly recorded as 2l2 miles were actu- ally two miles, while the two lap affairs of five miles. actually were but four miles.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
MRS. E, J. SKINNER
 DIES AT HER HOME
Was Descendant Of Elihu Bur-
 ritt; Wife Of Manufacturer
ACTIVE IN CHURCH WORK
Ill Long Time, Maple Hill Woman Had Learned to Read Braillc SyS- tenn For Blind-BOrn iI This City Leaves Four SOHS.

Leaves Four SonS.
 Following within three weeks of the death of her sister, Mrs C.. Ernest Root. Iillic Eurritt Skinner, wife of F. J. Skinner, chairman of the board of directors of the skin nor Chuck company, died at 2:3o o'clock this morning after a pro longcd illness.
 Mrs. Skinner was born April 1$, 1868, in New Britain. She was a daughter of John c. and Frances Yale Burritt and grandnicce of EHhu Hurritt, "tho learned black smith" and New Britain's 1ayorite historical character.
 She receiyedf her entire educa- ton in New Britain. attending the public schools and the local high school. After two years in the high school she was forced to leave be- cause of an injury sustained by a fall on the ice one winer.
 UUpon her recovery she entered the New Britain State Normal school and graduated in June, 1886. in the same class as Mrs. Marcus White, whose husband later became head of the institution.
 She taught school for two years. On October f, 1888. she became the wife of Edward J. Skinner. Had she lived until Friday of this week the couple would have observed their fist wedding anniversary.
 Since 1917 Nr and Mrs Skinner have made their home in Maple Hill.
 Active In Church Work Prior to her fatal illness Mrs | Skinner was active in the Trinity 1 Methodist church and for years wa: l teacher of the Philathea class. Hel work among girls was one of tn l outstanding activities of the churcl l and went a long ways towards mak 1 ing the wide circle of friends witt i 1 home at Maple Hill was the meCc; . for many visits by girls of this Class and other young women in whom she took Q keen interest,
 She was a member of the New ! Britain Woman'S club for many years, of the Maple Hill WOman'' club, and of Canonicus branch Ot the International Sunshine society which organization held it's statt convention in this city few day! ago.
 For number Of years after tho i family moved 10 Maple Hill Mrs skinner took keen interest iI gardening and soon became an eX. pert on raising flowers. She spe. cialized in iris raising and was ont of the prominent members of tho { Ncwington Garden club.
 She was noted for strength O character and her friends believe that only her remarkable will poweI kept her alive so long after he Continued on Page 14D
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
LEGION CONTENTION
 OPENED IN ARNORY
M000 Members Assemble in Louisville -N0re El Route
M'NUTT URGES CRUISERS

Commander Says Present Building
 Program Should Continue Until
 Naval Agreement Is Reached by
 Powers of World.
 Louisville. Ky. Sept 30 Pt-The 11th annual convention of the na- tiOnal American Legion was called to order at the Jefferson County armory here this morning by Com mandcr Paul V. McNutt of Indiana.
 Approximately 5O,0OO Legion nairos, members of their families and visitors were assembled in Louisville as the convention opened and additional thousands continued 10 pour into the city during the day.
 Spend Night Celebrating
 After a night of unrcStrained merrymakinG, today opened gloomy and chilly and the delegates were somewhat t&rdy in arriving at the convention hail.
 The armOry presented beautiful picture. A reproduction of an old fashioned colonial mansion front porch, gigantic columns at the edge Of q broad veranda, was the speak CTS stand Immediately in front of the GO foot porch were pits for the 1928 prize band from the Hopkins post of Wichita, Kans., and the prize winning drum and bugle corps from Miami, Fla.
 Until an agreement for real naval parity is reached. Amcrica's cruis- CT building program should be con- tinued, said MT. MCNutt, national commander of the Legion, in his annual report made public at the opening session.
 Asserting that the Legion stands for movements to make permanent peace more certain, Commander McNutt added that until such methods are found and accepted by all nations this nation must pro- vide q complete defense in any con- tingency."
 Parity Policy Essential
 Under present conditions" he continued, the policy of parity with other powers is essential tC complete defense. Such parity must be real parity rather than apparent parity. If it is possible to achieve such parity by agreement rather than by competitive armament, the policy of the American Legion is to support such a move. Until such an agreement is reached the cruls- cr building program should be con- tinucd."
 The American Legion, the com. mandcr said in another part of hie report must confine itself to those matters which affect veterans Ct the World War and their depend. cntS and to broad non- partisan questions of national policy" H. said the Legion had been asked .c further many causes which, al though worthy, did not concern tn. veterans as such, directly. He add ed that the Legion should present a united front and that once a de cision is made by properly author izcd body it is the duty of every
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
SOCIAL WAR ENDS
 AS CURTIS MOVES
Vice President Waiyes Mrs.
 Gann's Rights al Dinner
H0NORS LADY HOWARD
Precedence Quarrcl's Truce Tempo rary. EoUcNCr-ishG"I NaCDon- aid Wants to Shul L:moiight at OGlcia. Nc.comc.

Omc.a. Nc.comc.
 Washington, Sept. 90 CW Vice President Curtis has waived the rights of prccodcuc" for his sister and official hostess, Mrs. Doliie Cur tiss Gam at the state dinner to be held at the White House in honor of Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald.
 Secretary Stmson, in announcing this today. said the vice president had graciously waived his sisters precedence in favor of Lady Isabel la Howard, the wife of the British ambassador who will be the ranking British lady at the dinner.
 IShbcl Retiring G.rI
 Simultaneously Stimson disclosed that Prime Minister Macdonald had asked that his daughter Ishbcl, who is accompanying him on the trip to visit President Hoover, not be re- garded officially at coremonious functions held while he is in the United States.
 Stimson said he assumed that the arrangement, which h" described as not permanent, would place Mrs. Gam in the next position to Lady Isabella.
 Social Washington was surprised. and its interest was aroused to a high pitch, on learning that Mrs, Edward Everett Gam. sister and official hostess of Vice President Curtis. will he in Washington in stead of Topeka, Kans.. during most of the visit here of the British prime minister.
 Interest in Mrs Gann's rank as q guest at official dinners had been on the wanc previous 10 the an nounremcnts today, in view of eX- pcctations that she would remain in Topeka and that Mrs. Alice , LongW wife of the speaker ot the house, whose rank in relation 10 that of the vice presidents sis ter frequently enters discussion of the subject, also would be out of the city.
 MrS. IOn%w0rth to Be Away Mrs. IOngworth, whose husband is not expected to return to Wash l inGton for some time. has disclosed no intention of coming here during , the MacDOnalds' visit Mrs. Gam however, is expected back in h"l brothers household Saturday. one | day after Mr. MacDonald's arrival Two of the three other principa i social functions arranged for thu prime minister's entertainment which involve the question of pre- 1 cedcncc will both be stag" affairs
 One Stag Luncheon
 One will bo inc luncheon at tn, British embassy Saturday at whicl Mir. Curtis will he the ranking guest,
 The other will he Secretary Stim sons dinner 10 the prime minlste October 2. The decision not 10 in vite the wives and hostesses o
 Continued on Page Two)
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
One Vessel Safe
53 Mile Wind at PcnSacO.a

Mobile, Sept. 30 LTp-Wind vcloci- ty at Pensacola reached 5 miles an hour shortly after s o'clock this morning and the barometer had fallen to 29.36 the Pensacola bureau advised the Mobile News Item in q long distance telephone communi- cation.
 The Pensacola Observer said the storm center was from 50 to 75
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-30

Borger, TeXas, Sept. 30 tP}-Its mayor free under bond on a crim- inal charge and the entire county moving under the shadow of i'm pending military rule, this tense oil town prepared today to accustom it. self to a radically new order of things as a train load of National Guardsmen approached to en- force a proclamation om martial law expected to be issued this morn ing by Governor Dan Moody.
 The governor had announced pre- viously he would not release the proclamation suspending civil rule until troops who will Supplant the
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