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New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
DIVE INTO POND FATAL
 TO SOUTHINGTON BOY
George Kritz, 19, Dies of Injuries At Meriden
 Hospital
(Special to the fleraldO

Southington, July 12.-George kritz, age 19 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl kritz of Hillside avenue, Plantsville, died this morning about 5 o'clock at the Meriden hospital, the victim of injuries received in a dive into the shallow waters of Doolittle Pond in Mlldale last Monday eve ming. A fractured cervical vertebra induced paralysis, first of the lower part of the body and finally of the entire body and caused death today.
 It was the youths first time in swimming this year. Doolittle Pond, popular place for swimmers in the summer months. records it's first tragedy this week.
 kritz. with several companions. was bathing in the pond. kritz went to a bridge about 10 feet above the water level and dove in. At the spot, the water is shallow and the bot tom rocky. He evidently struck his head because he came to the surface moaning.
 He was pulled to the shore and taken to the office of Dr. R. E. Thai berg and sent from there to the Meriden hospital. A specialist was called in on the case but all the ef- forts of the doctors were unaVailing.
 The dead youth is survived by his parents and two brothers and three sisters. He was employed as assistant manager of an Economy Grocery store in Southington and was very popular. He was a prominent mem- Der of WonX Tribe, l. o. R. M, and was to have been elevated to the office Of Senior Sagamore at exer- cises in Red Mems hall tonight.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
EARLY SUNDAY MOVIES
 HEARING ON JULY %
Ordinance Committee Re- iects Ministers Re-
 quests for Delay

Ignoring the request of the Pro- testant ministers for a postponement until fall in the matter of the re- quest of the theater owners for a change in ordinance to permit the opening of the theaters at p. m. on Sunday, the ordinance committee of the common council voted last night to hold public hearing Thursday, July 25.
 Alderman J. Gustave Johnson, chairman, reported that Rev. Dr. G. W. c. Hill, pastor of the South Con- gregational church, and Rev. Sam uel Sutcliffe. rector of St Mark s Episcopal church, had requested that the committee wait until the end of the summer vacation season before acting on the petition. but he had told them it was a matter for the full committee to decide. Coun- cilman Joseph Landwehr remarked that he could see no merit in the re- quest and he favored speedy action. Councilman C. O. Holt spoke in a similar vein and moved that the hearing be held on the 18th.
 A proposed ordinance change add ing the chairman of the finance com mittee of the common council to the officials whose approval must be ob- tained before the comptroller can pay discounted bills, caused consid- erable discussion and difference of opinion Alderman Johnson said dis counted bills are paid upon being ap- proved by the mayor and the head of the department from whose funds the money is taken. the comptroller reporting at the next council meet ing that he has made payment, but
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR H-47 VICTIMS
Warships Pass Over Sunk en Submarine-Salvage
 Efforts Abandoned

Pembroke. July F tP, - The British navy has said it's goodbye to the 20 men who went to death in the sunken sumbarine H-47.
 Just at sunset last night the mighty battleship Rodney led six destroyers and five submarines over the spot where the submersible went down Tuesday, after collision with the Liz, and rendered impress sive last honors to the men 330 feet below them. The admiralty previously had given all up for dead.
 The ceremony was in accordance with British naval custom. A short memorial service was conducted aboard the Rodney. wreathes were cast into the sea, and the big guns of the battleship and her auxili- aries boomed in final salute to the gallant dead.
 The Rodney flew the flag of Rear Admiral H. E. Grace. commander of submarines at Portsmouth naval station. The admiralty informed him earlier that in view of the cer- tainty all the men were dead fur ther salvage efforts would be aban- doned.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
MURDER INDICTMENT IN SEYMOUR DEATH Joseph Battaglia True Bill Returned After Two
 Hours

New Haven, July F CP-A grand jury today returned a first degree murder indictment against Joseph Battagha of Seymour in the slay ing Salvatore Cisco on June 29. The jurors returned the true bill after two hours of deliberation.
 Battaglia was arrested following the shooting to death of Cisco in the rear yard of Battaglia's home. The accused man walked into the An sonia police headquarters and calm ly told authorities that he had killed a man. BattaSlia contendrd he had shot Cisco when he was in formed through d letter that he had been on intimate relations with his 15-year- old daughter
 According to Battaglla's counsel, Anthony Corsello. the defense will be based on insanity. Battaglia shot Cisco as the latter was coming through his yard. He fired one bar rel of a shotgun as the man and then fired the second as Cisco fell.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
GALL MASS MEETING
 TO HONOR AVIA70RS
Italy Plans to Decorate Ocean Pliers Williams
 and Yancey

Rome. July 12 (P-The govern ment called a mass meeting of citi- 2ens of Rome to convene at 6:3o p. m. today in Collona Square ito render homage to Roger Q. Will Hams and Captain Lewis A. Yancey, American transatlantic aviatope.''
 The meeting proba bly, will make the continuation of Bomes welcome to the two fliers, who arrived here Wednesday from Old Orchard, Me, with but one stop en route, at San lander, Spain. There will be music and speehces by prominent Italians.
 The two men. thoroughly tired already of receptions and dinners are expected to seize the first op- portunity to make a trial spin in their plane, the Pathfinder, which has been gone over and given minor repairs at Littorio airdrome.
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New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
Thief Gets Baby's Milk and 2 Wedding Rings

A straw bag containing a pocketbook and two bottles of milk for her baby. was stolen out of a baby carriage left by Mrs Louis MusZvslli of 91 SCy- mour street in front of the w Y. Grant Co. store on Main street. according to her report to Officer Otis Hopkins at S:30 yesterday afternoon. There were two wedding rings in the poCketbook.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
Retired Teacher Expires At 90;
 Attended Normal School In 1850

II, began her schooling. When she i had completed one year in the normal school, she obtained employ ment as a teacher, but returned later to complete the full course. After | teaching in several communities, Miss Pinks joined with her niece, Miss Ida Pinks, in private school venture in Meriden, which proved
 to be very successful and she re- mained in that work until 1905 when she went to the Curtis home. There
 she retired from regular teaching
 work.
 Surviving are two nephews. Charles H. Pinks of Meriden and Clifford Flint of Port Chester, N. Y. three nieces, Mrs. Ida Pinks of Meri- den and Mrs. Georgianna Moger and
 Miss Alice J. C. Olcott of Port Chester, N. Y, also a number of
 srandnieCes and grandnephews.
 The funeral will be held Satur- day afternoon from the Bradley mortuary parlors, 45 Butler street,
 Meriden. Rev. Albert J. Lord will officiate and burial will be in the family plot in Fairview cemetery here.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
GIRL RUNS INTO GARAGE
 TO ESCAPE HIGHWAYMAN
Seeks Protection From Hold-Lp Who Runs Away and Makes
 His Escape

A young woman whose identity was not learned rushed breathlessly into the Hotel Burritt garage at 136 Washington street about 1o:15 o'clock last night and related story of an attempted hold-up of which she was the near victim. Vic tor Domijan, to whom she told the story, rushed out and caught sight of man running east cn Lafayette street, but before he could overtake him he had disappeared from sight in a vacant lot near the Hotel Wash ington.
 Officer Edward Muszynshi. 10 whom Domijan reported the incident an hour after it happened. was un- able to learn the identity of the young woman, nor was there any trace of the alleged hold-up man. According to Domijan, the young woman was badly frightened when she ran into the garage.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12

III for the past few years. Miss Sarah l.. Pinlls a native of the Stan ley Quarter section and graduate of the State Normal school here, passed away in Meriden, yesterday afternoon, in her 9lst year.
 She had been a school teacher for nearly half a century prior to her retirement. Following her profess sion over that period of time, she had taught in Cheshire, New Haven Port Chester, N. Y, and in Meriden where she conducted a private school, and in more recent years took over the school of the Curtis home, Aeriden, the institution ir which she died.
 When Miss Pinks was born, ir 1899, the Stanley Quarter section ot this city had few other residents She was one of the family Of 10 chil- dren of Mir. and Mrs. Chapin Pinks, none of whom survive.
 In 1850. the first normal school ir the state was opened in this city, of. fering in addition to teacher train. ing, elementary and high school courses. Miss Pinks, at the age of
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
llth Day Dawns for Culver City Pilots in Secondhand Craft Course Widens Into Circles, Taking Ship Away from Field.
Motor Noise Believed Fixed, Since Men Risk Going Beyond Gliding Distance of Airport Veteran Airmen Amazed At Continued Stamina.

Culver City, Cal. July 12 R- Completing the 240th hour in the air, at 7;29:30 a. m. today, the en- durance f1iers, L. W. Wendell and R. B. Reinhart. in the biplane An geeno, began their eleventh day in the skies with the flight progressing smoothly. The ship was being pi- loted in wide circles now. sometimes dropping out of sight from the air port.
 Near 250 Hour Mark
 Clinging stubbornly to their avowed intention of outlasting the motor which has kept them in the air ten days. the fiers drove their second hand plane toward the 300 hour mark.
 The fact that the pilots chanced taking their plane out of gliding distance of the airport indicated there was no doubt in their minds that everything was functioning as it should.
 While notes Of yesterday told of motor grown noisy through it's severe test, a message dropped at o'clock this morning made no men, tion of the condition of the plane or the pilots who manned it. All it asked for was more fuel to per- init them to press on and on, and Ia sliding door of composition glass to fit in the cabin of the ship.
 It was the second time they had occasion to ask for a sliding door. Two of these doors have been lost in the monotonous flight.
 The thirty seventh refuel contact was completed at a. m, when 10A gallons of gasoline were transferred.
 Pilots Ask No Quarter
 Tn their battle to outwear the mechanism that carried them far ther and farther on their aerial con quest, the pilots asked no quarter. It seemed that as the hours slipped by they were displaying as much
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New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
PLAY AT WARFARE,
 HIDE FROM PLANE
New Britain Soldiers 0utWit
 Enemy" Scouting in Air
RUSE IS WITHOUT EFFECT
Ayiators Drop Misleading Note But NIilitiamen Refuse to Pay Heed Entire Regiment Scheduled for Parade This Afternoon.
(Speciaf to the Herald)

Camp rrumbull, July 12 - This morning Headquarters Company First Battalion of New Britain, took part in one of the most interesting "play-wac" activities since it has been in camp with the 169th Inf. C. N. G. An "enemy' plane plloted by Lieutenant Harry Generous anC bearing Lieutenant Fobian G. John son of Regimental Headquarters Co.,, passed over the Fred stone ranch. where the headquarters group was signalling. The observers tried to detect the men in action but after spending about 30 minutes in the air without success, the experiment came to an end.
 This plan was suggested by Sec ond Lieutenant William Mccormick of New Britain who is in charge of the First Headquarters company. Despite approaches from every pos slble direction the men could not be seen. According to the plan the companies laid out their panels and
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New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
ACCOUNTANTS TO CHECK
 BOOKS OF CONTRACTOR
Present Financial Condition of Will Ham H. Allen to Be Determined
 for Creditors.

Creditors of William H. Allen yot- cd yesterday to employ certified pub lie accountants to make a study of the Allen books and determine what his incomes and expenditures have beet and what his present financial condition is.
 Charles W. Hawkins was elected trustee. MT. Hawkins is also trustee of the bankrupt estate of the Will liam H. Allen Co.,, Inc, builders, also in bankruptcy.
 At previous creditors hearing, Allen expressed d conviction that he was bankrupt only as far as ready cash is concerned. The creditors are anxious to have the accuracy of this statement determined.
 The creditors hearing was held at the office of Referee Saul German in Hartford. Ii was not concluded be- cause the referee was required to ad journ the session to meet another appointment but d second hearing will be held al a date to be announce cd by Attorney Berman.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
MRS. GOODHUE ILL; COOLIDGE CUTS TRIP Condition of MOther-in- Law Causes Return
 Home

New Bedford, Mass, July 12 P, Calvin Coolidge ended his fishing visit to Wareham at 9:3O this morning when he left by automo- bile with George w. Sutherland, Athol, for his home in Northamp- ton.
 He announced that with Mrs. Coolidges mother Mrs Lemira Goodhue. very ill., he felt that he ought not to be longer away from home.
 Although his day stay did not permit his tasting the joys of angling for sea bass. MT. Coolidge carried back with him, specially packed, his record one-day catch of lS trout.
 He announced he had had fine time and hoped to come again soon.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
Graduate of N. B.H. s. Last Month
 Becomes Bride In New York City

Hardly had the echo of school bells ceased ringing in the ears of Miss Lillian Brown before new sound-the chiming of we'd Ing bells-had taken its place.
 Miss Brown was graduated from New Britain high school last month. Her marriage to Harry Martin, for merly of this city but now of New York. took place last Saturday n New York, according to announce ment made by her parents. MT. and Mrs. Gale Brown ot 165 East street, today
 The bride was T popular nemb"~ of the class of June, 1929. She and her husband will make their home in New York.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
STOCKS CLIMB ID
 RECORD PRICES AS LOANS ARE SLICED
Wild BulliSh Demonstration Follows S14,00O,OO0 OVer-
 Night Reduction
U. 5. STEEL INCREASES
 TO NEW HIGH GROUND

Dozen Utilities, Many Steels, and
 Prominent Rails and IndustriaIs
 Skyrocketed From S2 to SEQ Each
 -Upturn Halted in Early After
 noon, at Least Temporarily, by
 Bears.
 New York. July 12 (P}-A wild bullish demonstration on the New York Stock Exchange today greeted the overnight announcement of the reduction of s14,O0O,OO0 in brokers loans, which came after several sue cessive weeks of gains totalling near ly s5OO,0O0.
 About d dozen utilities, half doz- en steels. and an assortment oI prominent rails and industrials were sent up s2 to more than S2o a share to record prices.
 |. $. Steel Record
 |. S. Steel was bid up s5 to a record price at s203, which is $40 above it's 1929 low.
 Although the reduction Tn brok- CTS loans was negligible compared to their recent rise, Wall street was inclined to interpret it as indicating that much of the upturn Tn June was caused by the exercise of rights to purchase some s1,000, 100000 Tn new securities. During the week cov- cred by last nights loan figures the flood of new financing had definitely subsided.
 Many Stocks Climb
 Commercial Solvents was bid up more than $20, while General Flee tric. Allis Chalmers. Western Union, Case. Threshing, Underwood Elliott Fisher, Midland Steel Products pre- ferred and Pere Marquette were sent up S6 to more than s10. American Telephone, Union Pacific, Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube were among issues rising $4 a share and more to record prices, There were several individual trans actions of 10000 to 10000 shares of stock, particularly in the utilities.
 The upturn was halted in the early afternoon, however, and the ticker, which fell several minutes behind the market in the early trad ing. practically caught up with the market. On the theory that the upturn had been too violent, bears launched an attack centered on the motors. Packard, Chrysler and Gen. eral Motors were depressed $l to S2 a share. Du Pont dropped $5 and Coty, Atlantic Refining and National Bellas Hess bout B, the last named reaching a new low price for 1929,
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
2S Wives Leave Husbands Flat to
 Take "Adamless" Vacation Trip

Ottawa H.. July 12 P,-The post cards that 2S LaSalle county farm CTS wives had been mailing back to their husbands since Wednesday. quite conceivably may have said: Having a fine time. Glad you're not here"
 The women were taking their an- nual vacation from their husbands their "Adamless Eden," they called it. though that was not quite cor rect, for there vas a man along this year. He was the driver of the bus in which the women took a Gypsy
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12

vacation away from the farm, from their husbands, and from the daily chores of the busy farmers wife.
 Mrs. Harry FloCh, who said she never before had been away from her husband. declared she was "hav- ing nice time"
 Tt is so educational" she explain ed, pointing, out that the women had been travelling to many points of in- terest in this part of the state.
 The tour ended here last night with 2S husbands in town 10 vel come their wives home. offering 2S apologies for untidy kitchens.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
SHERIFF 0N GUARD
 ID HALT GAMBLING
95 Deputies At Race Track
 Horse Owners Move Out
CONTEMPT CASE THREAT
Armed to Teeth, Authorities Move Against Contribution Betting SyS- tem-Judge Orders Action on Cleveland Press Editorials.

Cleveland, O., July 12 P-Rein- forced by 95 deputies assigned to watch the Thistledown race track, Sheriff E. J. Hanratty maintained his watchfulness over the track to- day while he awaited the outcome of his war on the contribution bet ting system and owners transferred their horses to Bainbridge bark, across the county line, to continue racing there next week.
 Little short of War
 Hanratty's contest with the sys- tenn is little short of a war. Armed with d machine gun, sawed off shotguns. tear bombs and pistols, he moved his forces in r cars against the track yesterday. A short time after, Edward P. Strong, own CT of Thistledown, had anticipated
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New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
TO REDISTRICT CITY

A plan for redistricting the city for voting purposes, establishing sev- eral precincts in addition to the present ward polling places, will be considered by committee of the common council. meeting tonight al 7:30 o'clock. Registrars William Ziegler and Thomas J. Smith will attend and suggest plan.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
Taxi Driver Believes
 New Money "COupOn'

New York, July 12 (uP)-Mrs. Edith Mittag drove up 10 the Panama Mail steamship line off, ces, got out of the taXicab and handed the driver Q $20 bill.
 The driver handed it back.
 We don't take coupons, lady" he said.
 That is one of the new bills, ' explained Mrs. Mittag.
 And I'm the Prince of Wales, ' said the taXiCab driver.
 Mrs. Mittag handed him an old bill.
 That's more like il. Thank you, lady"
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
KNOXVILLE DRIVER
 KILLED IN ACCIDENT Car MOws Down Five Posts, Catches Fire
 in Pennington

Pennington. July 12 P)-F'ive posts of the state highway fence were moved down before a tele- phone pole stopped the car Of Jos cph Curtiss of Unionville about 3 o'clock this morning, causing injur- ies of which he died later at St. Francis hospital
 One plank of the fence pierced
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New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
POLL DEFENDANT IN
 Sl,300,0O0 LAWSUIT
 OVER COMMISSIONS
Three Men Claim They Started Fox Deal, While Owner
 Completed Arrangements
PRICE PAID S26,MO,0OO WHEN SALE WENT THROUGH

plaintifr-Case to Be Heard in
 L. S. District Court Next Sep
 tenlber.
 New Haven, July 2 LP-Sylvester z. Poli. retired theatrical magnate, was named defendant today in a suit for s1,300,OOO in connection with the sale of his theater chain year ago.
 The plaintiffs are Edward P. Egan, Easthampton, Mass, Pas quale Breglio and James A. Ma honey of Springfield.
 The suit alleges that the three men were instrumental in the sale of the Poli theater circuit to the Fox Theaters Corporation for a sum said to be s26,0000O0. They claim commission due them is s1,300,000.
 According to the plaintiffs, Poli agreed in 1927 to pay them a com- mission if they found a purchaser and they allege that in 1927 they had interested the Fox Corporation in the sale. Poi entered into an agreement later for the sale acting as an individual and the sale went through in July 1928, they say.
 The case will be heard in the Sep tember term of the United States district court.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12

San Francisco, Cal, July 12 Pl- Warrants 10 rthe arrest of Susie Ting kao. Iing Kao and Suen Foon, charging them with facilitating the transportation and concealment of 8 quantity of opium in violation of the Jones' Miller act, were issued from the United States commissioners office here today.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
CHINA DETERMINED
 ID KILL RED WORK
C. I. Wang, Foreign Minister,
 Against Soviet Propaganda
FRIENDLY TOWARD RUSSIA
Spread of Communism to Be Check ed, However, He SayS-Northcrn China BoiIs in Ferment of serious Situation.

Situation.
 Peking. China. July 12.-tP-C. T. Wang, Chinese foreign minister, in his first statement concerning the crisis in Manchuria. declared the nationalist government was deter mined to stamp out communism and would not tolerate Soviet propaganda in any form.
 I've are not inimical to Soviet Russia" he said. Positively we are not unfriendly to Russia.
 Will Not Tolerate Propaganda
 We are thoroughly determined not to tolerate Soviet propaganda in whatever form it may appear.
 After the raid on the Harbin consulate by the Manchurian au- thorities we deemed it necessary to take steps to prevent further spread of propaganda. The documents seiz- ed at Harbin also convinced us the Russians were violating their agree ment.'
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12

The Ri is $50 feet long and has a submerged tonnage of $500. Her design is understood to embody various novel features derived from war experience, postwar eXperi- ments and trial runs with different types of surrendered German sub marines.
 James Fighting Ships" says that it is reported the N-l is capa- ble o tremaining submerged for two and one-half days. She was designed for deep diving and her construction was therefore of eX- ceptional strength.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
No Injuries Reported In
 Explosion On Submarine

Naletta Malta. July IF P-The N-1, largest British submarine afoat, today reported an explosion aboard during naval exercises in the Mediterranean. No lives were lost. No one was injured and the vessel was stated to be only slight ly damaged.
 The submarine, which is attached to the Mediterranean f1otilla, is re- turning to Malta under her own power escorted by the cruiser Ceres and is expected early tomor- row.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-12

The agreement referred to is that at Mullden in 1924 comforting a share in the direction of the Chinese Eastern railway to the Russians but eXacting a pledge to refrain from political activity.
 Manchuria Excited
 Harbin, Manchuria. July 12 (P- Northeastern China boiled today in a ferment of Sino- Russian antagon- ism, which admittedly may have the gravest consequences.
 Harbin itself spent a night hor- dering on panic, with near riots and
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