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New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
BROOkLINE HEIRESS
 LOST THREE MONTHS
ROsam0nd Morse Vanished in January, Nationwide
 Hunt Is Futile

Boston, April P - Rosamond Morse. |. year old daughter of a wealthy Brookline family, has been mysteriously absent from her home since January 4 and despite a ma tion- wide search by police and pri- vate detectives there has been no report of her whereabouts, it became 2 known here today.
 Letters from friends abroad have indicated the girl had planned since last November to run away but the discovery of an expired passport was taken 10 mean that for some reason undetermined she had been forced 10 abandon a plan to go 10 Europe.
 Detectives ho have sought some trace of her on steamers leaving for European ports have been unsuccess- full in unearthins any clues.
 According 10 her parents. Mir. and Mrs. Edward W. Morse. Jr.. the girl left home some time after the fam ily had retired for the night. taking a suitcase filled with summer cloth ing. She mad been a student at ah exclusive school here and had stud jed in Paris for two years.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-03

In a letter to the board of police commissioners. John Fritz Of 25 Belden street makes claim for S1ao and a hearing because of the action of Officer Anthony Ustach and Supernumerary Officer Charles Icse- ,icius in killing his dog on the night Of March IT.
 The officers went 10 27 Day street on complaint Of Mrs. Donate Nauro and found the dog near the door leading from scranda. but they were unable to tell whether it was mad or ill They reused it by a shower of cold water and Officer ustach clubbed it and ordered Off cer Lesevicius 10 shoot it. he claims. The board of health was notified and Thomas Fay buried the animal.
 Fritz did not know it was his dog until he read an account of the in cident in the Herald. and then he communicated with Fay. nho des- crihed the animal and Fritz was sat- isfied that it was his Irish setter. which. he states in his letter. won
New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
TO BANQUET
 JUDGE s. J. 7RACESkI
Testimonial Dinner To. night at Shuttle
 Meadow Club

Judge Stanley J. Traceski will be the guest at a dinner tonight, Eiv- en by circle Of friends in the form of testimony on the occasion of his recent appointment to the po- lice and city court bench. About 50 friends including many from out Of town are expected to attend the banquet. which will be held at the Shuttle Meadow Country club.
 The judges colleague, Attorney B. J. Monkiewicz will act as toast master and addresses will be given by those closely associated with him. A musical program will be furnished during the dinner. which will be followed by card party.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
MADISON CONTRACTOR
 ENTERS ADAMS CASE
Another Man Mentioned as Friend of Slain Weather
 Mans Wife

Hartford, April 3 tp, A new character-that of a Hartford con- tractor whose home is in Madison was introduced into the Harry Emerson Adams murder case this morning.
 Before Mrs G. w. Adams left her Stoneham. Mass, home last Wed . nesday. she intimated to the polio <. that the contractor was one of the several men with whom her daugh- ter-in-law, Mrs. Olive Storey Adams. was on exceedingly friendly terms. This was after the Hartford me- teorologist's wife had revealed that Adams and Dorothy Collins. state highway department employc. had been conducting love affair for two years prior 10 his death.
 Detective Sergeants Charles z. Daley and John D. McSweegan are in Madison today questioning the contractor 10 obtain a statemenl from him relative to his friendship with Mrs. Adams.
 The contractor whose idcnti.. has not been revealed by the police is the second man whose name ha ] been linked with that of Mrs. Adams. The first. Charles Ross. formerly Of so Main street. is definitely known 10 have left the city after quitting his job last Thursday. He is wanted by the police for questioning.
 Mrs. Adams has been in jail since she confessed 10 causing her hus bands death by chloroform.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
AND WOMAN
 DEAD IN MOTOR CAR
Police Believe Columbus Man Killed Sten0grapher
 and Himself

Columbus. Ohio, April P-E. A. Welsh, auditor of the Gwynn Milling Company here, and Eleanor Porter. stenographer in the com- pany's offices. were shot to death to- day in an automobile near New AL bany, east of here. County authori- ties believe Welsh shot the girl and then turned the gun on himself.
 Franklin County Coroner John Murphy. who began an investigation. said indications were the shooting occurred at an early hour today.
 The automobile was stopped in the middle of the road and there were two bullet holes in the windows Of the car Miss Porter was shot through the head.
 Welsh was also secretary treasurer of the Business Mems Advertising Service here.
 Welsh was married and was the father of two children, a son IS, and a daughter Is.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
ADAMS EXPRESS BUYS
 AMERICAN HOLDINGS
Purchase Gives to Firm About 75 Per Cent of
 Total Stock

New York, April R-The Adams Express Company has purchased the holdings of the American Express Company in the American Railway Express Company, it was announced today.
 The holdings of the American Ex- press Company in American Railway Express amounted to about 36 per cent which. added to Adams pre- vious holdings. gives the purchaser about 75 per cent of the stock.
 Since the sale of its properties 10 the Railway Express Agency Inc. effective March l. American Railway Express has been in essence an in- vestment trust with assets Of about s42. 900 in cash.
 Holding Company for il Years
 Adams Express has been hold ing company since 1918. when it turned its express business over to the American Railway Express, the operation Of the businesses of the country's leading express com panles.
 The sale Of its holdings in Ameri- can Railway EXpress leaves Ameri- can Express with it's business in travellers checks, letters of credit, foreign travel and forwarding.
 Adams Express common stock jumped $50 share on the New York stock exchange to S6I5 a share. a record price, on announce ment of the purchase
New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
MRS. SABIN DECLARES
 WAR ON PROHIBITION
Former Republican Com. mittee Woman to Work
 for Dry Law Repeal

New York, April 2 Ps-Mrs Charles II, Sabin, whose resignation from the republican national com- mlttee few weeks ago caused wide comment since 1t was generally known that she was not in harmony with the party's present leadership on the subject of prohibition, an- nounced today that she had re- signed in order that she might work for change in the dry law.
 Federal prohibition. she said at a luncheon given in her honor at the Women's National Republican club, has resulted in more violation of and contempt for law both by priv ate individuals and public officials than anything else in our national life"
 T feel it has created the great est orga mixed criminal class that ever existed in this or any other country" she added.
 Mrs Sabin said that what she had written in her letter of resignation that she thought it was time some other woman had a chance at the lob-was true. but that she had an- other and more impelling reason.
 She Insists On Change
 That reason" she said. lis that ! want to devote my untrammelle1 ] efforts toward working for a change in the prohibition law.
 "The argument that. in spite of the dcplorablc situatio which exists. prohibition has brought about better conditions for some makes no ap peal 10 mo. To tell citizens what they must or must not do in their strictly personal conduct as long as public safety is not affected is 2 function which government should not attempt. II is 'he age-old cf- fort Of the fanatic. which has been behind every invasion Of persona liberty in the past
 Mrs. Sabn served on the repuh- lcan national committee for s', years. Her husband. Charles H Sabin is a banker. 2 democrat. and last year was an officer in the League Opposed to Prohibition.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
HOUSE TURNS DOWN
 TUBERCULOSIS BILL
Rejects Plan to Enlarge State
 Board and Add Woman
BOTH SESSIONS ARE BRIEF
Lower Branch of Assembly Wsdes Through 50 Bills in Short Meeting -Compensatim Measure Up for Hearing This Afternoon.

State Capitol. April ! N-With two controversial subjects awaiting committees meeting this afternoon. both branches of the general assem- bly held paratively short sessions today. though they had transacted much business, the house itself hav- ing acted on a calendar of 30 bills, besides dealing with unfavorably and favorably reported measures.
 The judiciary committee vas scheduled to hear four bills relating to workmen's compensation and the roads. rivers and bridges commit tee, in closed session. was to con- sider the proposed substitute for the dirt roads measure. the tentative de- tails of this support being abolition of the auto property tax. the in- crease of the gasoline tax from two 10 four cents and the apportionment of the increased receipts to towns so as to make up for the loss of the auto tax.
 Bills acted upon In both bodies, adversely or favorably, covered vari- ous phases of life.
 After a mild battle, the house re- iected the bill providing a woman to be on the state tuberculosis com mission. the membership to be in
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New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
Cop Thought Dog Mad Because Tail
 Was Down, Shot It; Owner Asks $l50

in February. He claims that the dog was licensed and wore a collar. which Fay turned over to him on orders of the health department.
 Meeting Officer Cstach on his beat. Fritz questioned him and learned that the dog had been club bed and shot. The officer told him he believed the dog was mad and when Fritz asked him why he had come 10 that conclusion. the officer. according to Fritz. said the animals tail was down. which indicated mad ness.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
FATHER AND CHILDREN
 ARE BURNED TO DEATH
Mother and Daughter Save Their Lives by Leap
 From Window

Rochester. N. r.. April 3 LP-A father, and two of his children. a girl of 15 and a four -year-old ooy. were burned to death today in a fire that destroyed their new home at Chila Station, near here.
 The mother and l2-year-old daughter escaped a similar fate by Jumping from a second story win- dow. Both are in St. Marys hospi- tal suffering from shock and burns that may prove fatal authorities said
 Eugene Leonard. 39. was the father. The dead children are Lavina. 15. and Eugene. Jr., four. The mother is Mrs. Jennie Leonard, 35. and the daughter with her in the hospital is Cleta. l2.
 Leonard was in the barn when the fire. the cause of which was un- determined, broke out He rushed to the house to find the first floor ablaze.
 Mrs. Leonard and her daughter jumped before they could be per suaded to use ladder which a neighbor had erected.
 Despite warnings that rescue was impossible. Leonard dashed up the ladder and entered a second story window. He did not appear again.
 Death and misfortune have fol- lowed the Leonard family for the last year In January another daughter. Delta, five, died of influ- enza. Leonard's mother, Mrs. Carrie Leonard. 65. attended the funeral and caught cold which turned into pneumonia. from which she died a week later. Her husband. Charles. 6S, died suddenly in Alton, N. Y., less than year ago.
 The home. which was burned 10 the ground. was built by Leonard in spare time over the course Of a year. and represented the tamily's entire fortune.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
ADVISER OF WILSON
 GOES UNDER KNIFE
Colonel House Chats With His Surgeons as TumOr
 Is Removed

New York, April , P}-Colonel Edward NJ. House, adviser of Presi- Idcnt Wilson, was resting comfort ably today in a private hospital after undergoing an operation for the removal of a tumor on his blad- der. His condition was described as very good.
 The operation. performed at the Harbor Sanitarium. was done with he aid of spinal anaesthesia and Colonel House talked to the sur geons while the tumor was being re- moved.
 How are things going?" he asked at intervals during the oper- ation. which lasted an hour and 45 minutes. He was not blindfolded and vas able 10 watch the operation to some extent. shortly before the end of the operation the effect of
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New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
WIFE OF BANK CASHIER
 INJURIES HIP IN FALL
Mrs. Julia l.. Kelly Painfully Hurt at Her Home OH Brady
 Avenue.

Mrs Julia |. Kelly. wife of Francis C. Kelly. cashier Of the City Nation al bank sustained 8 fractured hip when she fell yesterday morning W hile in the cellar Of her home at 9s Brady avenue. She vas taken 70 the New Britain General hospital where is was stated that the injury was not serious Mrs. Kelly could not explain how she fell. except that she must have fainted. The fall was heard by her son. who took her to the hospital.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
HARDWARE MADE HERE
 FOR PALACE IN SIAM
P. & F. Corbin Products Received by Builders in
 Bangkok

Officials of the P. & F. Corbin division of the American Hardware corporation have been notified Of the safe arrival in Siam of cargo of Corbin hardware consigned to His Majesty, King Praiadhipok, of Siam.
 The hardware, which is of the most expensive and elaborate turned out by the Corbin plant was shipped sometime ago, and now is being iD stalled in the royal palace. more familiary known as klai kangrol palace, at Bangkok, which is the kings summer home.
 About two years ago the local factory officials received letter from a firm in Asa asking them to nature which was made either in Italy or Germany. The letter sad this door catch was to be placed CT the royal palace of the king of Siam. The local factory immediately re- piled and included other information about New Britain products.
 Nothing was heard for quite while when suddenly there came letter from Prince 1ddhitep, heir 10 the throne in the land Of the whi'c elephant thanking them for a catalogue and enclosing an order for c3o pieces Of Corbin hardware for the royal palace at Bangkok.
 The P. & r. corbin plant abopt two years ago supplied an order fol hardware running into the thousand~ Of dollars for the new capitol ci Australia at Canberra. The huild- ing is completed and IS the central point in an entirely new capital city under construction by the Aus traljan government.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
SECRETARY HYDE
 FOR PASSAGE Of
 M'NARY MEASURE
Head of Agriculture Department
 Proposes Bread Farm Relief Program
REVISION OF TARIFF
 IS PART OF SCHEME

Senate Committee Is Advised Adop-
 ton Of Bill at Special Session Is
 Clear Mandate of CountFy"-
 Would Have Federal Board Gre
 ate Substitute for Equalization
 Fee.
 Washington, April R-Secretary Hyde told the senate agriculture committee today that the immediate need for assisting agriculture is to pass the McNary bill at the special session.
 MT. Hyde proposed | broad relief program including governmental as- sistance in marketing. revision of tariff on agricultural products and development of inland waterways This, he said. would require a perio l of years and could not all be car ried out in the special session.
 Asked by Chairman McNary If the bill he introduced last fall which did not contain the contro- verted McNary-Haugen equalization fee provision would meet the imme- diate requirements, Secretary Hyde replied that passage of bill similar in intent to this measure appeared to be the clear mandate of the country.
 Urges Federal Farm Board
 A strong federal board, he said. was necessary. with authority 10 loan money to stabilization agencies to take up seasonal surpluses and feed them on the market slowly to maintain more constant price level
 The secretary was questioned closely by Senator Norris, republi- can, Nebraska, as to what he would suggest to take the place of the
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New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
Irish Girl Gets In
 By Decree of Davis

Pittsburgh, April 3 Pt-Sec- rotary Of Labor James J. Davis today instructed officials of the department of labor to admit to the United States an Irish inn migrant girl who was reported to have lost her passport in saiuting the Statue Of Liberty upon her arrival at New York.
 Secretary Davis ordered that the girl, Mary CaIIaghan of Queenstown. Ireland. be ad- nl'ted temporarily without a passport if department officials found the report authentic.
 The secretary learned of the immigrants plight from a news paper story. The girls passport and a small sum of money were said 10 have fallen into the water when she waived to the statue from the deck of the Baltic.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
fRANLt ID HONOR
 DEAD AMBASSADOR Greatest Funeral Ever Given
 Alien Planned for HerriCk P0INCARE TO GIVE EUL0GY
Service, Though Impressive, to Re Extremely Simple, With No Mu. ac, Flowers or Women-Pefshinx to Speak for United States.

Paris, April 3 OF-Not in the his tory of France has a foreigner been honored in death as France tomo-- row will honor United States Am bassador Myron T. Herrick Every French regulation has been stretch ed to the utmost to make the last rites for the dead American an i'm pressive memorial to Franco Amer ican friendship.
 The ceremony will be, as Ambas- sador HerricK would have had it, of extreme simplicity, but only space will limit the grandeur of the obsequites for the man who once. though a foreigner, inferred a sim pie offer to give his life, If it was needed, for France.
 Only . few of the thousands who have applied for tickets to the serv. ices at the embassy will hear the farewell words of Premier Raymond Poincare. who will speak in the name of the French government General Pershing. who will speak for the American people, and Qui- nones De Leon. Spanish mba asa . dor. speaking for the diplomatic corps.
 No Flowers. Music, Women
 There will be no flowers. no mu- sic. No women will be admitted. Only some 300 representative men in severe mourning garb. all &C., cording to American usage. The
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New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
CURTIS PROTESTS
 SLIGHT ID SISTER
Vice President Asks Sdmson to
 Reverse Kellogg Ruling
HOSTESS RANK IS ISSUE
State Department is Requested to Establish Status of Mrs. Gam Above Wives of Diplomats at Official Dinners.

Washington, April 5 R-Vice President Curtis has asked Secretary Stimson of the state department to reverse the ruling of former Secre- tay Kellogg that his hostess. Mrs. Edward Everett Gam. sister, should rank below the wives of am- hassadors and ministers at official dinners.
 In a statement today MT. Curtis declared that he is mot bound by kellogg's conclusions and has pro- tested to Mir. Stimson."
 The new secretary of state, in somewhat of a dilemma, has taken the Curtis protest under considera- ton. The vice president, however. is determined to undo what he con- siders a slight to his sister.
 Full Recognition Denied
 On March 13 the vice president notified the department that Mrs. Gam was his official hostess and asked for her full recognition as such. The day before Kellogg left office, week later. the secretary replied that Mrs. Gam would take her position at official dinners in rank below the wives of the am bas- sadors and ministers instead of at the head of the list as is usually the place of the wife of the vice presi- dent.
 Curtis said today he had notified Secretary of State Stimson of my dissatisfaction with the action of former Secretary Kellogg and have asked for a reversal of it. He said
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New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
Pope Will Bless
 Alpine Veterans

Vatican City. April : P- Pope Plus. breaking q precedent of fifty-nine years. will bless veterans of the Italian Alpine troops from window of his private apa tnents in the NaH- can overlooking St. Peters Square on Sunday when the vet arans after attending mass at Ss Peters, will parade in the Square.
 A delegation of Alpinists came 10 the Vatican this morning to discuss tn. details of the i'm portant event
New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
MARRY IN BERLIN
 ON LOCAL LICENSE
Ashley.McKimy Wedding Cere- mony at Shuttle Meadow Club
COUPLE NOW ON HONEYMOON
Merchant and School Teacher Use Certificate Issued in This City
 But Cnwittingly Go Through Nup-
 ti8l Ceremony in Another Town.

That scheduled society wedding in which Stanton F. Ashley. mer- chant and city official. and Miss Elva McKirdy. a school teacher. were the principals yesterday afternoon at the Shuttle Meadow club house could not have been performed legally, vas the frank admission to- day Of Rev. Dr. G. w. (. Hill. pastor of South Congregational church.
 Dr. Hill conducted the ceremonies of the wedding yesterday afternoon at o'clock amid a large gathering of friends of the couple. The main hall. in which the assemblage stood. was decorated in greens and cut flowers, and Miss Mckirdy had a maid Of honor and four bridesmaids. A college room mate attended Mir Ashley and four associates were ushers. Friends remained after the ceremony for a reception.
 Club House tn Berlin
 The minister N.,s greatly surprised today to learn that the country club house is located in the town of Ber- lin. and not in the city of New Brit ain, as he had supposed. The state statutes require that certificate be secured from the town clerk where the marriage is to be performed and fixes a penalty 10 be imposed on any clergyman who violates the terms of the act.
 Win Be Married Here
 Informed of the unusual situation at noon today. Dr. Hill expressed his regrets at the occurrence and said he would call the young couple to- gether for marriage.
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New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
Watkins Confidential Man Gives Testimony in Esan Trial
 at Hartford
WITNESS TELLS ABOUT
 TRANSFER OF STOCKS
neck Made Out to Cash" and credited to Account Of Former Lieutenant Governor Identified as showing Gain os &788 cO-Ses. sion Deals Largely With Books of Watkins Firm.


 Watkins Firm.
 Hartford, April 3 CP,-Testimony by Michael F. Connor. inside and confidential man for Roger W. Wat kins stock broker, in his brokerage enterprises, given today in trial of William K. Egan. attorney, before Judge Isaac Wolfe, was that former Lieut.. Gov. J. Edwin Brainard made a profit on stock transaction in which there vas sale of stock or stock transfer.
 A check identified by Connor. made out to Cash" and credited to Brainard's accounted, represented S79s.2o profit
 Most of the mornings testimony had to do with the accounts and books of the concern which were promoted and managed by Watkins and Connor testified that he had knowledge Of large sums of money which underwent transfer betweer the concerns and finally went into Watkins own bank account.
 Bank Cashier Testifies
 When Harold M. Reed. assistant cashier Of the Phoenix State bank. was on the stand, States Attorney Alcorn called his attention to check for $3,731.s0 drawn in favo- of William E. Egan on January 20, 1928.
 The states attorney asked if Robert T. Hurley, state police com. missioner. was a depositor in the bank and Reed said he was. Calnen of defense counsel objected to ques. tions about a check for $1,174so, saying that evidence about 1t was irrelevant.
 Alcorn explained to the court that he hoped to prove there were certain secret counts kept by Egan from which he paid out certain money and from one of these accounts money went to Hurley. Judge Wolff ,overruled the objection of the de- fense and Mir. Alcorn had Reed identify a check for $1.174.SO drawn by Watkins to Robert T. Hurley and cashed at the Phoenix State bank.
 Reed identified for Mir Alcorn a deposit of $5s7.so which Hurley had made to his account at the bank.
 Reed showed 10 the court a de- posit slip which showed one deposit
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