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New Britain herald., 1929-10-25
DITENAN ADDED ID ATLANTIC TOLL
All But Most Optimistic Agree
 Flier Lost at Sea

New York, Oct. 25 tP-The name erally believed today to have been added to the roll of those who tried to fly across the Atlantic and failed.
 Unsighted and unheard from since he headed his midget monoplanc, Golden Hind" out to sea from Harbor Grace, N. F.. on Tuesday, for London, all but the most hopeful were convinced that his adventur- some project had ended with a fore eG landing in a stormy sea.
 Those who Clung to the belief that the Montana aviator-stockman had escaped, pointed out the possi- hility that he may have headed signed to the belief that her son is lated island or been picked up at sea by @ ship without wireless.
 One of those who refused to give up hope was his wife, who yester- day at her home in Billings. Mont, received letter he had mailed from Harbor Grace before his take-off.
 "Once in the air" he had written ''it's as good as done"
 But his 70-year-old mother at Portland, Oregon, has become re- signed to the belief that hre son is dead. His father also, prior to leav- ing for Billings to comfort his daughter-i -in-law and her two chill dren. said he was convinced his son was lost.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-25
DRINKS BAY RUM,
 GOES ID HOSPITAL
Prohibition Jag" Taken Ill at
 Railroad Station

Fred Lafant, 43, of 97 Arch street, was taken to New Britain General hospital shortly before 10 o'clock last night after Officer Ed ward Muszynski found him ill at the passenger station. A bottle of bay rum was found in his pocket about three-quarters of the con- tents having been disposed of, and it was noticed that his sight was affected. The use of stomach pump disclosed that he had drunk the rum, but today his condition was greatly improved and no pcrma- ncnt effects Of the lotion are an ticipated.
 Because of his inability to appear in police court today on the charge Of drunkenness, a continuance un- til tomorrow was ordered, on rec ommendation of Assistant Prosecut- ing Attorney w. M. Greenstcin. la fant came to New Britain from Waterbury about three weeks ago. he told the police. He said he fol- lowed the plumbing trade.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-25
Angry Bill Collector
 Damages House Door

Mrs. William Lansky of 110 Ire mont street complained to the po
 lice today that man had dam aged a door in her home, and on Investigating, Officer w. s. Strolls learned that there had been a dis pute over a bill and the door was damaged. The mans employer agreed to settle for tho damage and no action was taken by the police.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-25
Crook Steals Ladder
 From New Fire Truck

Evanston, Ill, Oct. 25 UP)- Everybody for blocks around ran out to watch when Evanston's s new hook and ladder truck changed up to house on Demp- ster street. Flames darted from a second story window.
 Run up the ladder, boys, parked Captain John Mersch, while the admiring crowd edged closer.
 Where is it. chicf?" asked a fireman, hcsitantly.
 The captain looked at the truck. The ladder was not there. It was not at the fire house. The flremen are still looking for the thief
New Britain herald., 1929-10-25
Strings of Harp Break
 Before Piayer's Death

Blacnau Festiniog, Wales, oct. 9 tP-The snapping of five strings Of his favorite harp was the dra- matic prelude to the death of Da- vid Francis, famous blind harpist of North Wales.
 On his death bed. the 63-year- old musician heard the instrument twang and collapsed, saying, The strings are broken"
 The harp that heralded his death WAS the gift of friends two years ago.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-25
Dr. Dumont Takes Up
 His Duties Next Monday

pr. l.. J. Dumont, who had plan red to take up his duties as super intendent of health one week from today. has altered his plans and will relieve the retiring superinten- dent, Dr. RiGhard W. Pullen, Mon- day morning. Dr. Dumont and his family have taken up their resi- dence on Lincoln street.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-25
DEFENSE ARGUMENTS HEARD

Columbia, S. C., Oct. 25 (Pt--At- torneys today continued their argu- ments on a defense motion to dis miss service proceedings in the $2,- 500,00O damage suit of William La Narrc against the International Pa per company and the International Paper & Power company.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-25
?. & F. C0RBlN HARDW
 IN S20,000,000 BUILDING
To Merchandise Mart and Board of Trade Buildings, Local Plant Adds
 Worlds Finest Theater Contract.

The new Chicago Civic Opera Co., building practically completed, is equipped with hardware made in the P. &: F. Corbin plant of this city, according to information learned 10. day. The building is A stories high and was built at cost ot $20, 0,0OQ,- GOO. It stands on Wackcr Drive and will be dedicated November 5. It is said to be the worlds finest theater building. It will have seating capa- city for approximately $500 persons
 This is the third large buildine erected at cost of millions of dol lars in Chicago recently to be equip ped with r. &; r. Corbin hardware The two others are the Merchandise Mart and the Board of Trade build ings.
 Besides Ireland, New Zealand, Ice land and Patagonia are without snakes, and Japan, Tasmania and Canada have very few.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-25
COUNTERFEIT S20 FOUND
Spurious Note of High DenOmina ton Detected at New Britain Trust CO.-GOOI Imitation.

A counterfeit s20 bill has made it's appearance in New Britain, turning up at the New Britain Trust company yesterday, and an investigation will probably be made by the United States secret service. The bill is said to be a fairly good imitation of the genuine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
BY Joseph Pulling Fshman,
CAnthor Of Cruoibles Of Crime.)

into corners to protect themselves from rifle fire
from the guard tower. Bullets spattered upon
the side of the locomotive, but no one was hurt
few moments later the engine stopped two
miles away and the convicts piled out helter-
SHELTER, scattering to whatever fate might have
in store for them. Six were recaptured in
quick order, but one is still at large
A FEW weeks later had long talk with
the leader of these six recaptured men,
four OF whom were about vicious and des-
perate set of cutthroats as it would be pos
sible to find in years search. The leader of
this finely assorted bunch of desperadoes turned
out to be an understood, bespectacled man with
weak, Watery eyes and an uncertain, vaciating
manner. He had been bank clerk and was
serving his first term for temporarily forget
ting the ownership of the money he handled.
He alone had conceived the idea of Selling
the engine, had suggested the making of
''phoney" guns from small pieces of wood, with
the wooden bullets" FURNISHED to resemble
lead and tin foil wrapped around. the barrels to
give them the appearance of being silver
mounted. While acting as prisoner-clerk in
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the carpentershop he himself had made the
seven guns" under the eyes of the shop guard
and foreman. And finally he led in their sue
cessful getaway group of bad hombres" Gas
the prison guards call them) who on the out
side would have looked upon him as a sissy"
unworthy of the notice of real he-men.
1t is a curious fact that many men who are
leaders outside of prison sink into oblivion or
merely trail along in the procession when they
get into the penitentiary. The reverse is equally
true. Men who do not stand out in any respect
in ordinary life and who have never even led
criminal careers often show unexpected quail
ties of leadership when they get into prison.
This fact accounts for the suspicious attitude
prison officials have for all convicts under their
charge, no matter how harmless or inoffensive
they might appear on the surface. 1.-THE mild
est hammered man who ever scuttled ship or
cut throat has many counterparts in the
Nations penal institutions.
have seen some interesting illustrations of
this during the many years I have spent in
prison work. The Federal Penitentiary at Nc
Neil Island was a quiet, peaceful place as
prisons go until Harry, Hammond came along
Hammond was just about as fearsome looking
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as any of the young men with pasted down hair
and nondescript expressions who may be seen
lollng around the movie" houses and drug
stores. He was almost feet tall weighed less
than 100 pounds, wore tortoise trimmed glasses
and spent every hour of his leisure time with
the exception of those in which his active mind
was plotting some michief) in reading Schopen-
haueri Nietzsche, Aristotle and other philoso-
pliers. In addition he did some writing of a
not at all mediocre nature and was the check
erS champion of the institution.
This mild little fellow who had become
stoop-shouldered from bending over a desk in
one of the Government Offices in Seattle. had
been in the penitentiary only three months
when the institution became through his sure
Machiavellian touch, a seething crucible OF
unrest. The most vicious, the most courageous
and the most resourceful among the convictS
were organized and propagandzed by this little
clerk until they were ready to start almost any
KIND OF trouble. Hammond had convinced
them that they wanted new warden and that
the parole officer of the institution who for
some reason they seemed to like, was the man
for the job.
HAMMOND chose as his lieutenant not as
one would think, one of the hard -boiled
guys" who might be depended upon to do the
strong-arm work, but another of his own kind
a delicate intellectual (but habitual criminal
nevertheleS0 who acted as prison librarian
Together these two master minds worked ont
their plot to have charges Of kind exceed
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engine which shunted cars contain
ing material for the prison into the
institutions yards and to race it out
~ through the gate. There were seven
men in the plot and all worked in different shops
at widely separated points. Two of the men
were murdererS, one train robber, two
were yeggmen with long criminal records and
the other two were just plain convicts of the
run of the MILL"
After the engine rolled into the yard the
gate closed When the cars had been I'M
coupled the engineer blew the whistle as a sig
nal to the guard at the gate that the locomotive
was ready to go out. On the day set for the
getaway this whistle to open the gate
signal for the seven men to converge into the
prison yard, seize the engine and make for open
country.
Everything went according to schedule. At
the first shrill blast the convict who worked
in the tailor shop dug his hand into his blouse
tearing past the bewildered screw" and racing
madly toward the engine. A similar scene had
been enacted in the shops where the six other
men worked The yard seemed full of running
gray-clad men. The train robber was the first
to. reach the goal He swung himself aboard
the engine, poked his gun in the engineers
face and commanded him to jump. The engi-
neer jumped, followed by his fireman, as the
other six men climbed aboard. The train rob-
her opened the throttle and sped through the
open gate with his SIX companions crouching
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" A t communicable jump
The Ringhvs Of Trouble in Many Prison Dollhouse BIZ
Desperate Criminals and Leaders
ofthe Recent Colorado Rio

. HE plot was simple one. to seize the
engine which Shunted cars contain
ing material for the prison into the
institutions yards and to race it out
through the gate There were seven
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
Birth Record

Twin daughters were born at New Britain General hospital Saturday to MT. and Mrs. Joseph Bernstein of 2S5 Carlton street.
 A daughter was born at New Brit ain General hospital today. to MT. and Mrs. Raymond Moves of 19 Roberts street. A daughter was born Saturday night at New Britain General hos pital to MT. and Mrs. Eric Larson of 10S Commonwealth avenue.
 A son was born yesterday to MT. and Mrs. Frederick Damon of 213 Columbia street at New Britain Gen. eral hospital. A son was born to MT. and Mrs. | Robert Barlow of 51 Linwood street at New Britain General hospital yes terday.
 A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Heslin of 67 Brook lawn street at New Britain General hospital yesterday. A daughter was born yesterday at 1 New Britain General hospital to MT. and Mrs. William Mieczkowski of 792 Stanley street.
 A daughter was born at New Brit ain Genera hospital today to Mir. and 1 Mrs. Clarence Carlson of 152 Colum Lia street
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
Mrs. Emma iIindgren

Mrs, Emma Mindgren, 30 years ot age of 129 Camp street, died at the New Britain General hospital last night following an attempt made to save her child by performing a caesarian operation, which proved to be vain.
 For many years Mrs Mindgren mad been a resident of this city and was affiliated with St. Matthew's German Luthern church.
 Besides her husband she is sur- vlVed by three year old daughter Shirley; three sister, Mrs. A. Jrlll1s of Wild Rose, N. C., Mrs. B. c. Lee of Hartford and Miss Edith Woito- Wlcz of this Cnty and her parents Mr. and Mrs. August Woitowicz of 129 Camp street.
 Funeral services will be held to- morro" at her home at 2:3O and at St. Matthew's church at 3 o'clock. Rev. Theodore A. C, Steegc will of ftciate. Burial will >be in Fairyjew cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
John OrZcchOUski

Complications which resulted from 1all last week at the Hart X, Cooley piant caused the death of John Or ZechoWskl, aged 4S. of oS Booth street yesterday afternoon at New brltaln Gen }ral hospital where he had been treated for a week. Mir orzechowski had been employed at the Hart & Cooley plant for the past iour years as a machinist where he was considered one of the best at the trade. He was born in Poland and TOT the past 25 years had been a resident of this city.
 MT Orzechowski is survived by ms Wife and five children. Peter waiter, Joseph, Mary and Catherine. all of this city.
 Funeral services will be hold to- morrow at zoo at his home and at sacred Heart church at 7:S0 o'clock. hurlal will be in Sacred Heart ceme- tery.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
THREE TRAPPED ON
 ESTES PARK CLIFFS
Rescue Party to Seek Group on
 Narrow Ledge

Denver, Colo, Aug. 19 (UP)-A rescue party, directed by Robert Col Her. head of the forest ranger serv- ice in Estes National Park, started out early today to rescue three per sons trapped on the east face of Longs Peak.
 Dr. Albert Stacher, Boulder, i Colo, dentist, his wife and c. W. Thiemeyer. are believed to be the persons who last night appealed for aid from their precarious position on narrow rock ledge facing a fall of 2,000 feet.
 Forest rangers tried several times last night to communicate with the marooned party, but the only infor- nation they got were faint shouts of Help Owing to darkness il was impossible to attempt a rescue.
 Two persons have lost their lives in the last three years at the spot where the climbers were perched.
 The climbers violated a park rule in attempting to ascend the peak
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
600 Hibernians Attend
 Convention in Meriden

Meriden, Aug. 19 P-The 24th biennial state convention of the An cient Order of Hibernians and the 18th biennial state assembly of the Ladies Auxiliary, A. o. H., opened their business sessions here today. The 600 delegates attended a solemn high mass at St. Joseph's church at 9 o'clock this morning.
 After mass the delegates ad journed to the city hall auditorium. where the national officers paid their official visits at a joint session. The business sessions were opened at the close of the meeting, the men ad- journing to St. Roses community building.
 Tomorrow morning at o'clock a memorial mass for the deceased members of the order will be cele- brated at St. Roses church, after which the final business sessions will be held.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
MARKETS ADVANCE ENDED BY SELLING
Oil Shares Decline, But Bulls
 Continue Operations

New York, Aug. IS P>-The stock market, having advanced rapidly in to new high ground last week, to- day ran into some selling, particular ly in the oil shares. but this was off set by a resumption of bullish oper- ations in a select assortment of public utility, steel, electric equip ment, and railroad stocks. The sell ing was inspired largely by the be- lief that the technical position of the market had been weakened and order.
 Call money opened unchanged at ' per cent and was in scarce supply for a time, but new funds made their appearance around midday and there were indications that the rate might be maintained. There was no change in time money and commercial paper rates.
 Except for reports of slight fall ing off in steel output in the Youngstown district, most of the hay's trade news was favorable. With the U. s. senate reconvening today. attention was again directed to the possibility of congressional i investigation of federal reserve pol 1 icy and securities trading, and this 1 tended to cause some liquidation by nervous investors and spectators. | Little attention has been paid by the 1 financial district thus far to the warlike preparations in the Far East.
 U. s. Steel common returned to its old role as the market leader to- day, by soaring nearly points to a new high record above 245. Ameri- can Telephone ran up 6 points 10 299, International Telephine AZ to PA 3-S, Westinghouse Electric "A to 2521s and American Machine X Foundry to 225, all new high rec ords
 Auburn Auto was the spectacular feature, soaring 30 points to a new peak at 45O, or more than double the years low. Allis Chalmers, directors of which recently authorized for
 1 stock split up, ran up 10 points to a new high at 2SS.
 Extreme gains of points or more also were registered by Baldwin Locomotive (old), Goodyear Rubber
 American Power & Light, Wrigh
 Aeronautical, Houdaille Hershey
 Pacific Telephone, Western Unio'
 and Purity Baking. At least a SCOT;
 others moved up 1-2 points, ol
 more, including Bethlehem Steel
 Public Service of New Jersey, Lam
 bert, Sears Roebuck, American To
 bacco, Worthington Pump, Per-
 Marquette and Nickel Plate" Tn,
 last three reaching new high groun
 Selling Of the oils was inspired b,
 the deniel of recent merger rumors
 and trade reports that the situation
 in the industry as regards over-pro
 duction was not as cheerful IS i
 had been painted by some observer last week. Houston dropped l. points, Atlantic Refining an Union Oil of California, Genera Asphalt, Mexican Seaboard and sev eral others yielded points or nor,
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
HOMER CUMMINGS
 TAKES THIRD WIFE
Prominent Democrat Admits Secret Divorce and Wedding

Stamford, Aug. 19 P>--Homer S. Cummings, former chairman of the democratic national committee and nationally known attorney an nounced today that he and Miss May Cecilia Waterbury of this place, had been married April 2. His wife is the daughter of William Warren Waterbury, retired contrac- tor. Cummings made known for the first time, concurrent with his marriage announcement, that he had obtained a divorce from his second wife, Mrs. Margaret Owings Cummings, formerly of Darien, about a year ago in the west.
 His first wife was the former Helen w. Smith of Stamford, from whom he was divorced about 10 years ago, and who has recently begun a campaign to erect a memo rial to former Premier Clemen- ceau of France at the school where he taught French as a youth.
 Cummings, a member of the firm of Lockwood & Cummings, was states attorney of Fairfield county for 10 years, and mayor of this city three terms. He was chairman of the democratic national committed during the Wilson campaigns and administrations and was the keynote speaker at the democratic conven- ton in San Francesca in 1920. He received a substantial vote for the presidential nomination both at Sar Francisco and New York, the latter in 1924. He is a graduate of Yale college and Yale Law school.
 Mrs. Cummings is a graduate ot the Sorbonne. France. Cumming: announced he and his bride would live at the Villa Octavia, Greenwich
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
BOND LIST STRONG
 ON MARKET TODAY
ConVertibles Lead UpSVing- Volume in Some Small

New York, Aug 19 P)-The listed bond market started the new week strong, with the convertibles, particularly the communication is sues, advancing in sympathy with the strength of stocks. New highs were established by some of the leaders.
 The money situation was un- changed, with call loans renewing at per cent. Time loans held around Ss4 to per cent.
 Only the convertibies were turned over in volume. American Telephone l l@s ran up points to 217, a new high, and International Telephone convertible Is sold above 1855 also a new top. They closed last week at 17S12. In the first hour of trad ing nearly $1,500,000 par value American Telephone 4ks were sold. Commercial Investment Trust F S were strong, equalling their previous | high at 105 Is on an advance of more i than 2 points. American l. G i Chemical F s and American Chair
 6s each lost a point. Easier tones were displayed by National Radiator
 6 F s. N. Y. Dock 5 and North Ameri, can Cement 6 hs.
 Utilities found an improved mar
 Fet on buying puartly attributed tc 1 investors who have profited in the sharp gains in the stocks this year.
 Detroit Edison 5s, General Electric Service Corp. 51as and Federal Light i & Traction advanced one to two | points. ,.:; points, Strength in public service of | New Jersey stock sent the 41a bonds up f points.
 The rails were firm. but were | lightly traded in. Atchison 41as registered q small paiD
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
HUGE MOVIE DEAL !. REPORTED PLANNED
Warner Brothers and Para
 mount-Famous-LaSky to Merge

Los Angeles. Aug. 19 P>-The Ex- aminer today said a merger of Warner Brothers Motion Picture Corporation with Paramount-Fam ous I.asky would be completed with in the week. The newspaper gave Jack L. Warner, west coast head of the former organization as it's au- thority for the statement.
 Warner said he would leave for New York tonight to arrange the details.
 T cannot say at present that the papers have been signed" Warner was quoted as saying. Until these conferences Gin New York) are completed, I cannot divulge the de- tails of our plans"
 "The proposed union," Warner continued. will bring together about 2,400 theaters throughout the country. This will include approXi mately 1000 theaters controlled by PubliS and Paramount, and about 400 controlled by Warner Brothers