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New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
Marine Corps Veteran
 HOr0red in Washington

Washington. Dec. 26 Pl-HuSIf Matthews today found reward for 2S active years in the marine corps including seeing 10 it that Amerlca n soldiers were properly fed an" clothed at Chateau Thierry. in the Meuse- Argonne offensive and other battles Of the world.
 He was commissioned quarternlaS- ter Of the marine corps, moving up in rank by virtue of the office rom colonel to brigadier general.
 The entire personnel of marlne corps headquarters watched Whlie Major General Wendell (. NeNlIle' commandant of the corps. presented the commission and praised Mat thews' service. Brigadier General Charles L McCawley. retiring rom the office after g years in II, pinned inc silver stars on Matthews shoulders, and Brig. Gen. Rufus II, Lane, adJutant inspector of tnc corps, swore in the new quartermis- fer. Matthews is native of CnI1ld' rem.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
SNO0K'S SENTENCE
 UPHELD BY COURT.
Decision Withheld From Doctor
 Until After Christmas

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 26 (CP)- Dr. James Howard Shook, former Ohio State university professor, was informed today that the state su- preme court had refused to review his conviction and sentence to death for the murder of Theora Hix, his coed sweetheart.
 The decision, announced Christ mas eve, was withheld from Shook until today-unless his wife. Helen, secretly told him-so as not to mar his observance of Christmas. Mean- time his attorneys were preparing a petition for a rehearing. He is sen fenced to die January 31.
 Shook dined in death TOW in the state penitentiary yesterday with four other condemned men. He ate heartily, seemed in high spirits and later in the day was visited by his wife who a few hours earlier had heard newsboys selling extras an- nouncing the supreme courts de- cision.
 The former professor Of Veterl- nary medicine. when informed today that the courts decision had been adverse, exhibited no emotion, DOT would he comment.
 Should Snook';; petition for re- hearing be denied his attorneys are expected to appeal to the United States supreme court. His only other hope is executive clemency but Governor Cooper has intimated he will keep hands off
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
Switch System Delays
 Holiday Train Schedule

SWampscott, Mass. Dec. 26 (P,- Holiday sojourners from the Cana dian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia missed Boston con- ncctions for trains to the west and south because of ticup of the To- cal interlocking switch plant of the Boston & Maine railroad here late last night which lasted nearly an hour and a half
 Not only were several through trains on the Portland division from St. John. x. B, delayed sui ficiently to cause many passengers to lose their New York and other connections, but all local traffic both to and from Boston was at | standstill.
 Train service was only resumed when special railroad crews were rushed to the yards to man the hand switches. Railroad employees said that water which had evident ly gathered in the interlocking, mechanism trozc at night.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
SAYS RAMMED VESSEL
 SOUNDED NO SIGNALS
Master of Algonquin BlameS Victoria For Accident in New York Har-
 bor on December IS

New York. Dee. 26 LP,-Captain J w. Mckenzie. master of the Clydc- Mallory liner Algonquin. which rammed and sank the liner FOIt Victoria iu the lower bay December IS, testified al a hearing before the L. $. steamboat inspection service today that the Fort Victoria was not sounding fog signals prior to the collision, which occurred in dense fog.
 Captain Mackenzie said he had heard no signals from the Fort Nic- toria and that the latter loomed ahead out of the fog too close to prevent the collision.
 John III. Ohlund Of Galveston, Texas, first officer and Joseph Null Ike of Union City. x. J.. second off, cer of the Algonquin. corroborated their commanders testimony
 The log Of Olur H. Olsen. second assistant engineer. of Union City, showed that the Algonquin had pro ceeded down the harbor slowly. and had stopped four times because of the density of the fog.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
Japanese Delegates
 Thank All Americans

Washington, Dec. 26 LP-Baron Shidehara, Japanese minister fo.' foreign affairs, has cabled Secretary Stimson thanking the American gov ernment on behalf of the Japanese government for the recepton accord ed the Japanese delegation on thelr visit here en route to the London naval conference.
 Allow me, on behalf Of this gov ernment. to express deepest apprc- citation of the magnificent reception which you and your government. ae well as the whole American people have so generously extended 10 the Japanse envoys at the forthcoming naval conference" the foreign min- ister said. Such spontaneous dis plays of friendship and courtesy constitute the best of auguries for the future of the relations between America and Japan and for the eventual success of the conference" "
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
WOULD HAVE MAIL
 DROPPED BY SKIES
Dakotans May Get Novel Service
 in Deepest Winter

Washington, Dec. "G lP}--Mail would drop from the skies for resi- dents of a thinly settled portion of inc Dakotas if the proposal of a would-be rural mail carrier is adopt cd.
 Because of heavy winter snow drifts and mud in spring, the post office department has had difficulty delivering mail to 52 residents on the route between Hittinger. N. D.. and Red Owl, s. D, now the Rapid City Air Lines. Inc. has bid for q con- tract to carry the mail by plane. The route would be from Hittingcr to Newell, s. D.. thence 10 Red Owl. The Air Lin $ bid was for SS.S0o annually. $500 more than the auto mobile bid.
 Mail and parcels would be dropped in bundles, possibly on parachutcs. A major difficulty. for which solu- tion is not given in the airplanc company's bid. would be that Of picking up outgoing mail. Repre- sentative Williamson, republican, South Dakota has asked the post office to give careful consideration 10 the Air Lines bid.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
A|RPLANE 0N FIRE,
 TWO MEN ESCAPE
Instructor and Pupil Land in
 Time to Avert Crash

Roosevelt Field. l. l., Dec, oG UP)-A student tlier and his in
 structor escaped with their lives to- day when the plane in which they were flying abouts1000 feet above the field caught fire. The two men are Robert Black, instructor, and Ray Rothman, stu dent pilot.
 Black brought the Fairchild mon- oplane down quickly and both leap
 ed from the blazing plane. The fuse lage and tail surface were damaged by the fire. Attendants put out the flames.
 Neither student or instructor could explain how the fire started.
 We were about 1000 feet up when I smelled smoke. l put the nose down and headed for the field. When we landed the tail was burn ing badly. That's all 1 know,' said Black.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
Dea tn s
Mrs, Ann R. Ichmunn

Mrs. Anna F. l.chmann, one of the oldest German born resident Of this city, died yesterday afternoon at the Erwin home, where she had been q resident iOr some time. Sh" was so years of age.
 Mrs. Lehman was born in Ger many but spent the greater part of her life in this city. She was til" widow of Frederick Lehman and was a member of the South Congre- Sational church for many years.
 Surviving are two sons, Frederick Lehman and Harry W. Lehman, both of this city. and two daughters Mrs. Gust2ve Berndt of Gni0nvillc and Mrs, William McEnrte of Cali fornia.
 Funeral services will be held Fr- day afternoon at o'clock at the E C. Porter Sons funeral parlors Rev Dr. George w. C. Hill of the South Congregational church will Officiate and burial will De in Fairview ccme- tery
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
CURB LIST RISES; UTILITIES BOUGHT
Oils in Fair Demand Also
 Merger Plan Encourages

New York, Dec. 9G Lr-The curb market moved deCisively higher to- day, although trading continued in paratively small volume. Buy ing interest Centered in the utilities. and the oils also were in fair de- mand.
 Announcement Of a plan of capital adjustment of the Standard Gas X Electric properties. whereby Stan dard Power X Light would become a holding company controlling stand ard Gas, resulted in a rise Of about 20 points in Standard Power X stock. The market in Standard Pow CT stock, however. is normally thin. and 1t is subject to wide moves.
 Merger Stories Revived
 Report of this plan, nevertheless. was sufficient to revive rumorS of impending mergers and realign- nents of utility properties, and re- focus attention upon these shares Electric Bond and Share. American Power and Light. American and Foreign Power Warrants and Duke Power rose , points or more. Ameri- can Superpower, a lower priced is- sue, mounted naarly points.
 oil shares displayed renewed speculative interest. largely in re- sponSe to rumors Of ambitious pool plans in this group after the turn of the year. as sponsors of the petroleum issues feel that they have not discounted the progress made ir production control. Gulf mounted , points and such shares as Stand, ard Of Indiana. Humble and Vac uum made moderate hcadway.
 Mines Shares Sluggish In the mines. NcNmont jumped several points, but other shares were sluggish. There was some diSa D. pOintment among packers of tho copper issues that Anaconda direc. tors declared only the regular guar terly dividend today.
 Great Atlantic and Pacific .Wmper nearly 25 points Tubize, on tin. other hand, dropped more than : Industrials were largely dull. al. though a few issues, were in fai' demand.
 The Investment Trusts were g@nrr, ally firm Shenandoah. Trans America, Goldman Sachs X Lchmnl Corp. advanced slightly.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
DENIES Ut STAND DI;t Nk

Los Angeles, Cal. Dee. 26 Cr)-- Nora White. musical comedy player, today denied charges ol her hus- band. P. |. Carling. that he Was in toNioatod when they were married last July at Timana Mexico. Her denial Was in the form or de position filed in superior court as part of her cross complaint for separate maintenance, Carlins sued tor divorce on the ground that he was under the iunuerr' of liquor to such an extent that he did not know what he was doing when he married Miss White
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
Sausages and Doughnuts
 Stalled AutOists' Diet

Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 26 IlPJ-- How IS marooned motorists llV"i for two days on sausages and dough- nuts, while a blizzard lashcd then stalled automobiles. was recountHi today when the motorists returned 10 the open highways.
 The travellers took refuge Tn q farm house when their cars were buried in giant snoWdritts. food became problem. as the tarin2's were not stocked for visitors.
 When all provisions were gone |" stalled truck with a barrel Of sal sare and several bushels of dough- nuts was uncovered from a drltt anu two hungry days were Averted.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
POLICE BOARD TO ACT
 ON BAMFORTH PETITION
Application For Retirement Filed By Lieutenant Due Before Con-
 mission Next Week

The board of police commission CTS will probably meet next week. Chairman NJ. w. Bannan said today. to act on the application of Lieu tenant Samuel Bamtorth for retire ment on half pay. The chairman returned from a buSincss trip to Akron. O.. Tuesday and was in Springfield, Mass. for Christmas. His affairs will not permit him to attend q meeting this week, he sai1.
 That the commissioners will select Lieutenant BamGorths sue ccssor and also name a sergeant D succeed the appointce at the same meeting, is anticipated. Mcanwhil" q number of candidates have ap- pearcd for both places,
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
INVENTOR FOUND DEAD

Mount Vernon, N Y. Dec. oG UP)-William E. Hollingshcad, st.. credited by some persons as being the inventor of the disc phonogra ph record. is dead.
 Ilis body was found beside q road just outside the city limits. Hol- Gngshead, who once had q fortune estimated at $5O0,QVO, was penni- less. He held a medal from thn Franklin Institute of Philadclphin for perfectins a printing device.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
FORECLOSURE JUDGMENT

Judgment for q foreclosure on Pond street property was given bN Judge Stanley J. TracesNi in city court today. The plaintiff is Gather inc Zdankus and the defendants Pc ter Mack and Dugald McMillan. The debt is $740.13 and the law date for Mack is March 3, 193O, and for Ma Milan, March s. 1880. Attorney Jo- seph c. Woods represented the plaintiff
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
SWEETHEART PREVAILS
 WHEN OFFICERS FAIL
persuadeS Insane Man to submit to Police After All Night Defense
 Of Home With Gun

Loosootee, Ind. Dec. 2G Lfp - Claude Elza. 90, said to be insane, battlcd all night with officers who attempted to get him out of his house where he had barricaded him. self and finally submitted to arrest when the officers sent Marie Norris. his former sweetheart, into the house to persuade him to surrender.
 Elza continued firing at intervals. keeping the officers at a. safe dis taucc when they could not get direct shot at him. Tear and gas bombs seemed to have no effect on him.
 Finally the girl entered the house and persuaded him to put down his guns. Then he was rushed by the officers and captured.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
Find Ordinance Breaker
 Rv Address on Envelope

Edward Lally, l9. Of 36O Prospect street, Hartford. dumped q load or waste paper on the roadside near the Sedgwick property on West Hartford road yesterday or Tuesday, and might never have been apprehended for the act, which is a violation of city ordinance. but for the fact that among the paper were envelopes ad- dressed to Lally's employer
 Officer Fred Wagner interviewed the latter about it today and learned Lally had driven the car 10 this city, SO he was brought to the police sta ton and booked for court tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
I.ARCHNIONT RESIDENT DIES

Larchmont x. Y. Dec. 2G UP)-- Fred W. Flint. q. wealthy resident Of Larchmont died Wednesday after collapsine at d Christmas dinner. The county medical examiner said that preliminary investigation led him to believe Flint had died from an excess or alcohol. Flint carried on real estate operations in Con neCticut.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
Man Hit. DriNcr i'lrc~

Malcolm Hanson Of iot Rockwell aN nnr complained to the police 10. day hat Charles Mycrs. his step father, was struck hy an automobile on Hart street at about l0 o'clock Tuesday morning, and th" driver did not stop 10 ascertain tn" extent of painfully injured. according to th" complaint.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
Real Estate News
Warranty

Warranty David Shimansky to PaSquaiG Dzio, ct al. Talcott street James E. Cecere to Minnie Shi- Elansliy. Talcott street.
 Mortgages Rose Dubowy to Max Fucker. vt al, $4000. Smalley street Minnie Shimansky to James [. Cecere. $500, Snalley street Minnie Shimansky to James l.. Cecere. $500. Talcott street.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
CHICHERI\ TO RETIHN

Berlin. Dec. 26 tCP)-Georg"S Chlcherin will return to Moscow early in January to urge acceptance commissar.
 Chichcriu. who has been under treatment for diabetes at WeisbadeN for nor" than d year, has been un- able to take an active part in foreiG1 affairs and asked to he relieved som" time ago. It Was believed here that the Soviet would accept his resigna - ton as a result of the forthcoming journey, which was permitted by physicians only after a thorough eN- animation of their patient
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
IIDI OR CARGO SEIZED

Hosou. Dee. g6. tPt-Th" auNili- ary schooner Irene t.. out oi WeN- month, x. B., with 1900 cases ol champagne aboard. was seized by coast guards om Boston Light today The liquor WAS estimated to "@ N orth StSo.Ooo by :he authorities.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
THIEVES GET WINE

A quantity Of canned goods and five gallons of win" were stolen from stanley SzyIlo's cellar al 224 Booth street last night. according to a com plaint to Captain Kelly this after NOon Joseph Hudnick. who lives in the Sam" house. reported an attempt tO break into his cellar also.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
Nicholas DePinto

Nicholas DePinto, three year oli son of Mr. and Mrs. Vito DePinto of 4S Putnam street, died Christmas morning at the home Of his par ents after a short illness
 Funeral services will be held 10. morrow morning at 10 o'clock at the Laraia ,& Sagarino funeral par lors. Burial will be in St, Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
New Britain National
 Votes Extra Dividend

The board of directors of the New Britain National bank today de- clared semi-annual regular divi- dcnd of per cent and an extra dividend of 1 per cent
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
MURPHY SENT TO JAIL

Chicago. Dee. 9G LP)-Danny Mur- phy. Vagrant, who posed in police court as former member Of the world champion Philadelphia Atf- latics two decades ago was sentenced to 50 days in jail and fined $luU end costs today hy Judge samuel Heller from whom he almost won a dismissal and Christmas dinner hy his imparsouation before the court learned of t'le imposiure.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
AIRPLANE LINE OPENED

Cleveland, Dec. 2G P)-The first commercial airplane passenger serv- ice to compete with railroad service on the actual price Of transportation began here today. It is the Universal Air Lines. and the new rates are tn be the exact equivalent Of railroaI ] tickets plus sleeping car fares.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
OLDEST TWINS S9

Garrett. Ill.. Dee. 26 N'P)- Said 10 b" the oldest living set of twins in the United States, Mrs. Ann Duss- Ter. of this city. and her sister. Mrs. Katherine Iiemcr TuScola. recently celebrated their S9th birthday an niNersary.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
F un CT Is
Mrs. Emma skinner Seeley

Mrs. Emma skinner Seeley
 Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Skinner Seeley. wife of Louis H. See Monday at the New Britain General hospital. were held this afternoon at ? o'clock at the Lewis & Sons funer- al home. Derby. Burial was in New Haven.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT

Mr. and Mrs $. Ziplow of Hart ford. announce the engagement of their daughter, Betty, 10 sydney Lip sit2, son of Mr. and Mrs. NJ Lipsitz of Talcott street, this city. No date hus been set for the wedding.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
REPORTS WIFE MISSING

Andrew Polockcw of 57 Putnam street reported ;o Capt2in Kelly to- day that his wife, Mrs Nellie Poloc- koW. aged p, left yesterday with a man named Andrew Bobrowski, and has not returned home.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
DIES FROM INJURIES

PaWtucket R. L, Dec. 26 P!-Jo- seph Cons, G5, of Lonsdale, died in d hospital here today from injuries received when he was struck by d street car in I.onsdale last,night. He leaves six daughters.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
City Items

A request was received by Cap today to notify Frank Rutkowski Of 45 Horace street to be in Meriden police court tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26

Albany \. '. Dee. 2G N'r) - Hunters took G.G9o deer during rh" 1?9@ season in New York state, ac- rording tn the return stubs Of licenses.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26

The Herald Classified Ad dept gets wonderful cooperation from the Southern New England Telephone Co. who Hrc at liberty to use this boost their business.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
Birth Records

A son was born at New Britain General hospital yesterday to Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Gaudette of 73 El- lis street.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
COLD WAVE IN MEXICO

Mexico City. Dec. 26 tP' - The thermometer dropped to 26 degrees above zero in Mexico City last night, one Of the lowest readings n pcraturtS were sub-normal all years. An unusual cold wave has prevailed here recently. and tenn through the month.
 Four persons were reported 10 nave died from exposure on Christ mas day., bringing the total Of such deaths to ten Tor tho month. The victims were Gll homeless persons sleeping E the streets.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
THE MARKET AT o:30 F. VI.
Furnished py Putnam X Co.,

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New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
BONDS STILL DULL
 AND TRADINGL|GHT
Few Sales ReC0rded- -UndertOne
 Remains Firm, However

New York, Dec. 2G tP) -- The bond market dragged through one of the dulIest sessions of the year today, Trading in all sections of the list involved relatively few is sues, and the thinness resulted in an irregularity typical of an eXcep- tionally dull day. The undcrtone, however, was firm and limited in Nuiry for investment issues of the best grades brought prompt ad-
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
Wall Street Briefs

New York, Dec. 2G. - Railroad earnings reports for November so far made public. indicate that the expected year-end falling off will be about as was expected. This trend has been indicated by d general de- crease in the number of freight car loadings as had been predicted by several railroad officials. Despite the lesser figures for November. earnings for the year are expected to be at, or near record.