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New Britain herald., 1929-09-09
TWO GIRLS HELD
 IN ASSAULT CASE
Allege They Tried Bribe on
 PantaSes Witnesses

Los Angeles, Sept. LP) - Two Hollywood young women were in jail tC lay in default of S25,O0O bail each, charged with suggesting 10 a states witness that $25.000 might be given him if he would testily against the state in the forthcom- ing criminal assault trial of Alex ander Pantages, millionaire theatcr magnate.
 The two, Nancy Lee, 9 year old sculptress, and her half sister. Janice Hill, 19 year old stenog- rapher, were accused by District Attorney Buron Pitts of making the offer in a note to the witness, whose identity was withheld.
 Arrested Yesterday
 Miss Lee and Miss Hill were ar rested yesterday in q rooming house in which Pitts said he was convinced they had been "planted' a week ago by persons seeking to intimidate prosecution witnesses in the Pantages case. Fitts later de- clarcd he might disclose evidence and names of those whom he be- lieved responsible.
 The note, Pitts said, was turned over to him by a man living at the roOming house. He and the land lady of the house were identified as states witnesses in the case of Pantages, who is to go on trial September g on charges brought by EUniCe Pringle, 1T year old dancer. The note, Fitts said had been slipped under the mans door, and suggested there might be $25.OnG in it for you if you will testify that the Pringle girl" inflicted upon her self bruises which she has declared were made by the 54 year old thea ter magnate. The writing on the note, he added, was identical with that of Miss Lee.
 Invited to Parties
 The roomer, and also the land lady. the district attorney explain ed, had advised him four days ago that the two young women hal urged them 10 join drinking partl eS in their room. Both refused, and Saturday night the note was en- ployed.
 Tho girls were formally charge1 with attempting to influence wit nosses suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a highly potent liquor.
 The two latter charges followed T battle staged by the two young women 10 prevent their arrest Sun day afternoon. The landlady, who was placed as a guard over them while they prepared for their ra- moval 10 jail, rushed out of the room in the midst of sounds of q fight. She said that Miss Lee threat enod her with a butcher knife, while Miss Hill kicked her.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-09
Personals

Miss Clara Belle Holstcin of 97 Highland Terrace will leave tomor- row for Brooklyn, N. Y. She will enter the Methodist Episcopal hos pital as a student for training.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-09

VI" S-
 Attorney Morris Rosenberg has re- turned to this city after spending the week end in New York.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles II. Baum and Miss Grace l.. Baum. well known concert and radio artist, spent last weekend at Money island. Stoney Creek. as the guests of Mir. and Mrs. LuCius Styles of Hartford.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles II. Baum en- tertained several friends at a picnic supper last week in their rose gar den on Wooster street.
 Joseph Gourskas, son of Mir anI Mrs. Anton Gourskas of Whiting street, left Sunday for Niagara where he will attend the University Of Niagara.
 Mary Cheskas of Belden street and Petronella Shilinga of Conner ton street returned today to St. Francis convent in Pennsylvania,
 Francis Bratton of Kelsey street has left for St. Mary's seminary Baltimore. Md. where he will re sume his studies.
 MT and Mrs. F. J. Rondeau and daughter, Bertha have returned from a motor trip along the New Jersey coast. They spent a few days at Asbury Park and Ocean Grove.
 Officer Peter Skierkowski is talk ing his annual vacation this week
New Britain herald., 1929-09-09

Attorney Morris Rosenberg has re- turned to this city after spending the week end in New York.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-09

Mir. and Mrs. Charles II. Baum en- tertained several friends at a picnic supper last week in their rose gar den on Wooster street.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-09

Mary Cheskas of Belden street and Petronella Shilinga of Conner ton street returned today to St. Francis convent in Pennsylvania,
New Britain herald., 1929-09-09

Francis Bratton of Kelsey stree has left for St, Marys seminary Baltimore, Md. where he will re sume his studies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21

Madison, Wis.-An effort is under
way here to obtain legislative compen-
sation for John A. Johnson, sixty-five,
who served ten years in prison for
crime it now generally is believed he
did not commit.
Although johnson confessed in 1911
to the murder of seven-year-old Annie
Lemberger, he repudiated his confess
sion just before he entered the gates
Of Waupun prison.
In 1922 he was pardoned by Gov.
E. Z. Philip. who had been con-
WINGED the man confessed because OF
morbid fear OF mob violence.
mere are more than 5000 Madi-
son citizens who now are certain So
ciety 'robbed" Johnson Of ten work
ing years of. his life and who have
signed petitions asking the legislature
to compensate him, as far as possible,
for that which was taken.
johnson, an employee of the city,
has aged rapidly and is in none too
good health. He still works, but his
earning power is small and he and
the wife who trusted him during his
years of Imprisonment are not enjoy
ing the comforts they might have had.
Annie Lemberger, daughter of Mar
tin Lemberger, was put to bed by her
mother about nine o'clock the night
Of September 5, 1911. Several days
later her body was found floating in
Monona bay. She had been beaten
to death.
Johnson was arrested three days
later and was questioned by detec-
tive. For hours he maintained that
he was innocent-until the detective
struck the vulnerable spot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
biIl f Jewelry
Shop Floor Yields Gold

Cincinnati. Ohio.--An effort will be
made to recover several hundred and
probably thousands Of dollars worth
of gold and other precious metals be-
Flieved to have accumulated under
floor of jewelry manufacturing firm
here during rhe last quarter century.
The firm will move into new loca-
ton soon and officials are going to
make sure they remove all their be-
longings, even to the tiny bits of
metals in floor cracks and other in
conspicuous parts of the shop.
Employees wash their hands in a
sink that has no outlet and about
$1,000 worth of precious metals is re-
covered this way each year. Sweep
ings from the floor yield about 5000
worth a month.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
Model Street Incentive
to Better Conditions

In Philadelphia, according to re-
ports, is Il mile of model streets
which means mile Of clean streets.
The idea of clearing and maintaining
this limited street area absolutely free
of litter and the hundred and one
other objects and features that mar
attractiveness was carried out a short
time ago. SO impressive were the re-
suits that now schools, women's
groups and other organizations in
various parts of that city are out for
more model streets. Eventually, a
model city from the standpoint of tidi-
ness may be the outcome. Who
knows?
Certainly the movement is altogeth-
err wholesome and encouraging. The
idea may prove contagious. Probably
city once clean and attractive could
be kept in that condition. How re-
freshing it would he TO have one gem
:uine effort in that direction - KAN
sas City Times. y
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
Pope Limits Use of
New Vatican Money

Rome.-Officials of Vatican City will
continue to receive their salaries in
Italian money after the papal govern
ment's new money is issued, it was un-
derstood. l
The papacy's own silver and gold
coins will be few and their use linn
tied.
Gold coins of 20 lire value and silver
coins of lire value (about $1.05 and
&c cents, respectively are planned.
The coins will be used to purchase
Vatican City stamps, to pay entrance
fees to the art galleries and fees to
the holy congregations, especially to
the congregation of sacraments in
cases of annulled marriages.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21

pline Of disappointment. His lines
have fallen in very pleasant places.
He has had all his life whatever
money can buy, whatever social and
financial prominence can furnish. So
far as the ordinary affairs of life are
concerned he has never been disap-
pointed. All he has had to do is to
ask for whatever he wanted, to stretch
out his hand, so to speak, and it was
his. He has no understanding of peo-
pie who have met misfortune, no SYM
pathy for those who meet one reverse
after another. He is selfish, a mig
gardly giver, a self-satisfied and rath-
err arrogant citizen. The discipline of
disappointment would have softened
him, no doubt. and have made him
more human in his sympathies.
Davis had always played baseball
well from the time that he was old
enough to get out in the back lot with
the older fellows and bat ball around
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
g Dirigibles to Undergo Test g

London.-The worlds latest and
most expensive experiment in aircraft
construction will be given its first
test soon when gas is blown into the
bags Of the RICO and the R-101, Great
Britain's new 100000 airships.
Sir Samuel Heare, British air min
lister, recently announced in the house
of commons that the two new airshipS
would make flights to Canada and
India in the fall if the trial flights
were successful. Air experts of the
world perked up their ears at this an
nouncement for Great Britain's failure
in these two ventures may mean death
for future airship construction.
The RICO, the air ministry has de-
cided, will go to Canada, while the
R-101 will make the first long flight
to India and Egypt, where arrange
ments already have been made for
handling the ship.
But so far Sir Samuel has refused
to divulge when the shed tests and
first trial flights will be held. Pre-
yious delays, and subsequent question
ings in parliament, have made him
cautious. 1t was learned, however,
that the bags will be filed some time
in June, after which the first local
flights will be made.
The construction Of these two 5.0OO,-
900 cubic feet gas-filled airships is
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21

until he tried out for the college nine.
He had always made good at his fa-
vorite game and had been captain of
the team on which he played from the
time he entered grade school until he
got out of high school. Disappoint-
ment had never come his way when
he was trying out for baseball. He
college nine, and he saw no particular
reason why he should exert himself
with any particular energy. The berth
was going to be his. and he was sure
of it. The names of those who were
to stay on the squad were to be posted
in the afternoon and Davis wandered
over to see who his teammates were
to be. But his own name was not
there A little insignificant country
boy by the name of Jones had the po-
sition which he had expected to fill.
1t was the first disappointment the
boy had ever experienced and he felt
it keenly.
Then he began to take stock of him.
self, and as he sat respondent with his
head on his hand, it all came over him
that he had been too cocky, too con-
ceited, too sure of himself. He had
really not made the effort that he
could have made, that he was, in fact,
under every obligation to make. Dis
appointment was really coming to him.
1t was good lesson for him. The
next time he got into the pitchers box,
he did not swagger quite so much; he
was more modest. more deliberate, and
more accurate. The discipline of dis
appointment had taught him more self
control.
20 1929 Western Newspa per Union.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
!. plea ius csAg~B ezuafzxAp

An appeal to householders to form
themselves into "Neighborhood Beau
tiful' groups was made recently by H.
A. Harrington, Detroit board Of COM
merce secretary.
eve are attempting to conduct a
city-wide spring house-cleaning,' said
Harrington, who is in charge of the
1929 cleanup and paint-up campaign.
Under the plan advocated by him
residents of each block would form an
organization for the supervision of a
thorough cleanup, not only of their
own premises. but of adjacent alleys
and vacant lots.
at does little good to clean up oc-
casional spots" he pointed out. 1.-THE
impressions visitors carry away are
nodded by the general appearance of
the CITY, "-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21

New York.-Four scientists sailed
from New York on the Aquitania for
the highlands of tropical Africa, there
TO kill adult gorillas, embalm them
and bring them home complete for
mathematical study. The new speci-
mems will give first opportunity for
detailed comparison of the gorilla
with man.
Columbia university, which will
finance the expedition, announced its
plans. The College Of Physicians and
Surgeons is cooperating with the
American Museum of Natural History.
Henry Craven, who has explored in
Borneo, Celebes, Africa, Australia and
Greenland, heads the expedition.
He is associate curator of compare
tive anatomy at the museum.
With him are DR.. William K. Greg
ory, professor Of vertebrate paleon-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
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Wise Owner Makes His
Garden Part of Home

If you really use and enjoy your
garden, you must make it look as
though it were a part of your home.
If the only way you have of getting
to it is through the kitchen and the
back porch where only the garbage
can or ice box or cleaning bucket live,
your garden will not look that way.
The transition from house to garden
must be gradual and attractive, if
the house and garden are to seem like
one unit.
If it is possible to enter the garden
50 much the better. In that case,
even if the garden is tiny, it is well
to make small brick platform or an
informal tagging around the steps.
If the lawn is low below the doorway,
prettier effect is gained by making
small terracing up TO the steps, than.
by having long flight of steps. One
step or two down to the terrace will
be prettier than six steps down to
fiat lawn. On this fagstone or brick
platform you can put comfortable
porch furniture, and perhaps bright
awning or lawn parasol. Here you
can have a place more out-doorsy
than regular porch, and yet as COM
Portable. 1t will be dry to your feet,
and yet there will be comfortable
chairs to sit in. The older members
of any family will enjoy it more than
sitting in the real garden.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21

Large trees or trees planted in ex-
posed places should be staked To
prevent chatting, protect the tree with
old rubber hose or with burlap, says
the American Tree association of
Washington which will send anyone
tree-planting suggestions for the ask
ing. A stake driven in the ground
along side the tree with n rubber or
burlap covered wire attached to the
tree is good support. Until the tree
becomes firmly established see to it
that the earth is closely packed about
the trunk
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
Will Make Study of Corillas

ment through the thickly grown high
lands north Of Lake Tanganyike. DR..
Dudley ]. Morton, head of the COM
mittee in charge Of the expedition,
wants the data for his studies Of the
evolution of human foot and its dis
orders. The native feet are unde-
formed by shoes and will be COM
pared with American feet.
The expedition will return next
January.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21

tology at the university and curator
Of comparative anatomy at the mu.
scum; DR.. J. FL. McGregor, professor
Of zoology at the university and re-
search associate in human anatomy
at the museum, and DR.. e. T. Engle,.
associate professor Of anatomy at
Columbia.
They also will make special studies
and photographs of the feet of the
unshod natives who carry their equip
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21

that n 0 rnFn =
&C e Q DIS 4ikc
success b q re
are times when
success makesl us
careless, o vie r
confident, SO $ure
that nothing Jean
happen to litter
fere with = ur
reaching the opal
toward which I'VE
are headed, THAT
we grow careless
and indifferent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21

One privilege of life in the country
is the possession of a garden, and pref
erably of a flower garden. A garden
owes any distinction it may possess
to first-hand attention, and conse-
quently can hardly be anything but
individual. There are too few oppor-
tunities for individuality left to US.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
Outdoor Room

Let us think of a garden as an at
tractive outdoor room, rather than a
place of orderly beds, where flowers
or other plants are grown. No mat
ter what type of design or what type
of furnishings-if one may speak OF
the elements of garden as furnish
ings-a garden usually does not offer
its full complement of enjoyment with
out that desirable feeling of intimacy
and privacy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
May Compensate La1J's Victim

meeting q similar fate he became a
bringing, terrified wreck. He con-
Ifessed, begged protection, and when
larraigned in court pleaded guilty, with
the additional plea that he be hurried
10 prison and saved from the mob.
Despite the fact that Mrs. Johnson
Md two daughters, Stella and Bertha,
\tifed that Johnson had gone to bed
ut nine o'clock fiie night of the
der and never lett the house dur
Ehe night, the mans plea Of guilty
accepted and he was sentenced.
aupun fo{ life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
Trees and City Beautiful

Worth of trees to city is by no
means confined to beauty, says the
American Tree association of Wash
ington, which will send you tree plant
ing suggestions for the asking. The
city of fine shade trees is the City
Healthful as well as the City Beau
tiful.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
Worth Thinking Over

Towns that can't afford Fairgrounds
for their children must be prepared
to spend considerable money for care
of those run over by automobiles.
Garibaldi (Ore.) News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21

in the arrangement of the interior.
AS the RICO is fitted with, ordinary
petrol engines. it was selected for the
flight to America, whereas the R-101,
equipped with Diesel engines, is more
suited to the warm atmosphere which
will be encountered on the flight to
India and Egypt.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21

rapidly nearing completion after in
Vulnerable delays occasioned by
changes in plans and the addition of
many new devices which never before
have been employed on giant airships.
The R-1O1, in particular, represents
several radical departures in the con-
struction of the steel frame and also
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21

The officer, failing in all other eff
forts to make johnson confess, told
him that a mob was outside clamoring
for his life.
johnson once had seen man
lynched at Darlington and the moment
he heard that he was in danger of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21

and though failure often discourages
and success elates, yet there are times
when it takes the shock of failure or
disappointment to give the discipline
upon which success is dependent, or
which brings out the best in us.
Coffman has never had the disci-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21

Here's a chic sports dress Of black
and white, with angora embroidery.
Black and white sports hat and slip
pers complete the costume.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
The Discipline Of
Disappointment
By THOMAS ARKLE Clark
Dean of Men, University Of
Illinois.

It is not a good thing alwaysl
succeed, and though the proverH
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
Will Dress Statue

Kovno, acknowledgements statue
of the Greek god. Apollo, will be Of
ficially clad in bathing suit hence
forth. When a group of women pro
tested against the statues compara-
tive nudity, the town council refused
to remove the work of art. A compro-
mise to dress the statue in bathing
suit finally was reached.
A British official has stated that al
most one-siXth of the illness of British
industrial workers is due to diseases
classed as rheumatic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-21
PRETTY SPORTS DRESS

20. 1929 western Newspape Union)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24

crease in membership of any post of its
class the previous year. T. Edward
Jones, post commander. accepted the
trophy on behalf of the post.
Speeches we're made by Mr.. Wood
Thomas Walsh, senior vice commander;
e. H Hale, junior vice commander: Paul
J. McGahan national committeeman;
Mr.. Roberts of Hollywood Post, Ameri-
can Legion, of California, and Mr.. Phil
lips of Victory Post.
Musical numbers were rendered by
Mr.. Cook baritone, of Dunbar High
School; DR.. Douglass Speeks and Lester
Dorsey.
Completing the organization of the
% associations of women in the allied
countries which make up the Women's
Auxiliary to Fidac, the interallied feder-
alton of World War veterans, will be one
of the chief aims of the Fidac Auxiliary
this year according to a program out
lined by Mrs. Adalin Wright Macauley,
international president. Mrs. Macauley.
who was formerly national president of
the American Legion Auxiliary, was
elected to head the Fidac Auxiliary at
the international congress at Bucharest
last Fall.
The work of organizing auxiliary
women's groups to support the World
War veterans organizations has not
progressed as rapidly in the European
countries as in America, Mrs. Macauley
pointed out. The American Legion Aux
iliary has larger membership than all
of the other women'S associations affili-
ated in the Fidac Auxiliary combined.
Mrs. Macauley will visit the different
Fidac countries in Europe to bring them
into closer touch with the organization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24

regulations as to the time, route. itin-
sraries, composition OF groups, accom-
modations, transportation, program, ar
rangements, management and other
matters pertaining to the pilgrimages.
At the meeting of the George Wash
ington Post, No. l., American Legion,
last Tuesday evening, several new MEM
bers were initiated. and the program
the orchestra of the Americanization
School Association, together with an
address by Mr. Basin, a British vet
eran, who is student in the civics
branch of the Americanization School.
The speaker related humorously some
of his contacts with the American SOL
diers in the World War. He also told
how impossible he had found it to be to
learn about American institutions until
he came to the Americanization School.
The post instructed its commander,
Capt. Paul v. Collins to send a cable
greeting to its member in Paris. Marshal
Ferdinand Foch, but Marshal Foch's
death since then converts the greeting
to a message Of coincidence to his
widow.
The James E. Walker Post, No 26
American Legion, observed the recent
close of its membership drive with an
initiation ceremony and smoker March
IA at the Twelfth Street Branch Y. M
C. A. More than 40 new members were
indicted into membership by Harlan
Wood, department commander, assisted
by his staff and officers of the post.
The post was presented a cup by De-
partment Comdr. Wood as a reward for
winning the largest percentage of in