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Milford chronicle., 1929-12-06

llns Iast' Air the night was {
cold one, Ian fumber gathered
and had good time. From the sale
OF ice cream and cake, including
dues, they cleared $5.75. After the
business meeting the social commit
tee put on a program as follows:
Recitation, "The Snow Bird" BY
Pauline Kenton.
Reading, Home for Thanksgiv.
ing" Gladys Deputy.
Recitation, "Over the River" Ma
rie Lord.
Piano solo, "The Shepherd" b!
Katie Fitzgerald.
Recitation, Smiles" Pauline Ken
ton.
Recitation, "I Had a Little Mig
ger," Stella Jane Kenton.
Piano solo, Marching Little
Sages," Pauline Kenton.
Recitation, You Must Be Seer
and Not Heard" Marguerite Kenton
Reading, "Gray Days of Novem
ber," Katie Fitzgerald.
Quartet, "The Old Rugged Cross,
Messrs. Herman West, Harry Jeffer.
son, Charles Gere and William Ken
ton.
Duet, Counting the Cost" West
and Jefferson.
Also several other instrumental
solos and duets on the piano, violin
and banjo. They will meet in De
cember with Mrs. Oscar Tatman.
A very quiet wedding was solem-
nized at the M. P. parsonage in Har-
rington on Thanksgiving evening al
s o'clock, when Miss Irene Lord,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin P.
Lord, of Union and James Webb, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Webb, form
erly of Oakley, now living at Shaw
nee, were marriage by the pastor,
Rev. R. w. Sapp. They were unat-
tended. We are very sorry to lose
Miss Lord from our midst as she is
a girl of charming personality and
will be greatly missed by her many
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb have gone to
live in their lovely new home on the
Shawnee road near the boulevard.
They have the best wishes of their
many friends.
At this writing (Tuesday) the
ground is covered with sleet; the
trees are covered with icicles and
are a beautiful sight. oh, how love-
ly is Mother Natures decorations!
When I look out on the lovely
scenes, I realize more than ever how
great is God, our Creator.
Mrs. Walter Conaway spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with her sis
ter in Chester, Pa.
Virden Morris and son Henry and
Donald Peet were guests of Mark
Tatman Thanksgiving. They also
were visited by Mrs. Bertha Peet
and daughter Ruth, all of Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Baker visited
their son, Roy, of Lincoln, Thanks
giving Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Kenton were
guests at an aluminium party, given
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond wilkins near Milford Friday
evening last.
The work of painting the church
is progressing rapidly. We are ex-
pecting to have re-opening service
on December Is. The announcement
will be made in next weeks paper.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-06
IN ANSWER TO KENT COUNTY
RESIDENT
(communicated)


Editor of Milford Chronicle:-
Dear Sir-On November 20 you
published letter from "Kent Coun-
ty Resident" relating to the Potter
Estate, and in note at the foot of
the letter you state that you would
be glad to publish any statement
that the Chancellor or the trustee
for the estate might care to make,
showing the facts as to administra-
ton, revenues derived each year
from the estate, and the distribution
made of such revenues.
AS trustee of the estate, may
say that it is managed by me as
trustee under appointment of the
Chancellor who has jurisdiction ov-
er trusts for public charity. The
trustee, however, does not pass up
on disbursements to be made to the
various poor white people CT Kent
County for whose benefit Colonel
Potter created the Trust. Those dis
bursements are made in accordance
with a system created by one of
Chancellor Wolcott's predecessors,
which system has been followed for
a long time. Under that system the
trustee turns over as much of the
income from the estate as prudent
MANAGEMENT would justify, to the
Trustees of the Poor of Kent Coun-
ty. The Trustees of the Poor in
turn distribute the sum so turned
over, to the persons in their various
ten districts who they think are
worthy to receive the several
amounts deemed by them to be pro-
per. The Trustees of the Poor, 1
understand, at stated intervals, ac-
count before the Chancellor for the
sums received by them.
So much for the subject of the
Estates administration and the Gis-
tribution of its surplus revenues. OF
course, there are many expenses IN
cidental to the operation of the
farms belonging to the estate. can
not go into their voluminous Ceta1l
in this letter. I may say, however,
that anyone interested in knowing
those detailed facts will find COM
plete reports of my accounts, show
ing total receipts, expenditures, dis
DurS6meuIS, duu ou1 pAuo Oh HS'AANp
filed in the office Of the Register IN
Chancery at Dover.
I suppose your correspondent is
interested to know how much has
been turned over by me to the Trus-
fees of the Poor for distribution to
the objects of the Potter charity:
MY first payment to the Trustees o,
the Poor was in August, 1922, and
NV last in October of this year. In
that period I turned over to them,
$40. 0.5O5.OO! have in hand for them
now s50O!00 more. I have done this
after operating the farms, painting
buildings. keeping up all customary
renairs and constructing four new
concrete farm buildings, for all OF
which nd dsA.dollar is owed, all be-
ing paid ece1pts.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-06
Long Neck

Mr.. and Mrs. George Warrington
entertained friends and relatives
from Philadelphia on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Lingo enter
tanned number of their friends to
an oyster supper on Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Wilson had as
their guests on Sunday, Joseph
Ruth, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Heede, Mrs. Rose al
liner and William wills
phiIadaInhia
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-06

the vigor-
could be
tLthg that Roose-
Ihe spirit of mega
ge for people who
S to pieces, and
put something bet
q ICES. Impracticable
Int to destroy exist
W from the ground up,
Eerything new, never
%from him.
elt favored doing one
zinc. He would see some
We ahead, and he would
objective was practical.
hot enter ON an effort to
Auch an end, if it looked
< # * public sentiment would
he favor it. He would
something else that
& kpne.
s 8 s & i i set in motion
zs for conservation
& T. IS. He started an
s 4 s 4 e for the improve
Il[ Z & rife. He promoted
81 3 + # make business corpor-
Is honest and more in
4 B< fairly and openly with
! - period when many of our
most Influential educators and au-
thors are a merely destructive infu-
ence. They simply point out the dirt
and fraud of human society, but do
not create any influences tending to
lift people out of these false ideals.
We need some new Roosevelt, who
shall arouse the people to take hold
and work, to stop looking for dirt
and dishonesty, and try to accom-
plish some real thing to make the
world better and more helpful.
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NIGHT AUTOMOBILE DRIVING
One of the leading causes of au-
tomobile accidents is the imperfect
vision of the drivers at night, due to
lights or none at all, and
particularly to failure to see pedes-
trians when motorists eyes are daz-
zled by headlights on approaching
cars.
The danger is increased when
nightfall comes on. The long even
ings of the autumn and winter al
ways bring many accidents. 1t would
seem common sense and courtesy for
drivers to consider these conditions
and take special care.
Many drivers, however, expect to
run their cars about as fast in the
dark as they would in daylight with
perfect vision. They go banging
ahead at their usual speed, and con-
slider that it is everyone's duty to get
out of their way. The fact that they
might not be able to see someone
standing or walking on the side of
the road, does not seem to bother
them any.
When they meet cars with poorly
headlamps, they are very
much blinded, and for all that they
ca ntell people might be walking or
standing in their path. But they go
plunging ahead, and consider only
the necessity of making their usual
time and getting to a certain destina-
ton at just such minute.
A certain number of such persons |
will have accidents. In many coun-
try and suburban locations where
there are poor footpaths or none at
all, the pedestrians are forced to
use the roads. They may think that
drivers will look out for
them and avoid them. But they fail
to consider how often drivers eyes |
are blinded by approaching head
lights.
Drivers using their cars after dark |
should consider these dangerous pos
sibilities, and have some mercy on
the people who may be in the way as
they hurry so heedlessly into the
darkness.
Se@
WHO WAS TO BLAME?
Much discussion is heard as to who
was to blame for the stock market
crash. The chief responsibility rests
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-06
WHO WAS TO RLAMEY

Much discussion is heard as to who
was to blame for the stock market
crash. The chief responsibility rests
on that large portion of the American
people who are trusting to specula-
ton rather than to daily industry,
as the means by which they can get
money.
These people should have realized,
when stock market prices had been
marked up to an extravagant level,
that the thing had gone beyond rea-
son, and they should have declined
to buy securities at these inflated
prices. However, the market decline
will be good thing on the whole,
in that it teaches people to attend
to their own business, and depend
upon the product of their own toll,
rather than expecting to see their
money made for them without effort
on the exchanges.
-
W CHRISTMAS CLUB MONEY
gEeat sum of $6OO,OOO,OOO has
|2 - lated in Christmas Club
i - banks all over. the
81. d. will. be made to
8 Apever have
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-06

their parcels to be weighed and
insured. ver5 often they have to
wait a considd drable time. All this
lost time could be saved, by buying
and mailing( goods early. Buying
early is thusIa good business propo-
sition and a humanitarian one. 1t
shows a lagk of forethought to ad-
journ purchases until few days be-
fore the holiday.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-06
2oe
TEN MINUTE SPEECHES

Senatorial speeches on the amend
ments to the pending tariffff bill
have been limited to 10 minutes each.
Some senators may feel that this
limits the traditional freedom of
speech. However, the country wants
not merely free speech, but it wants
to get things done, and prolonged
speeches are an obstacle to real
progress.
If a man has some real ideas, he
can say a lot in 10 minutes. If his
speech is well prepared, he ought to
be able to delivep address Of 800
to 1000 words sspe. Not many
editors nowad at number
4 the way
4 Z they can
10 min1
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-06

3 WOSL delight
the home of
on Friday eve
Il the night was a
fllmber gathered
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-06

make business corpor-
honest and more in
fairly and openly with
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
CONVICT CAPTURED
 AFTER GUN BATTLE
Man Who Escaped From Auburn Wounded in
 Buffalo

Buffalo, N Y. Sept. II P-Steven Pawlak, Buffalo convict who with three companions, escaped from Au- burn state prison during the riots of Sunday July 2S, was shot and scrl- ously wounded early today in a gun fight with Buffalo police. At q hos pital surgeons said companions were riding in a car which had been re- ported stolen yesterday. Police in this city in an automobile noticed the license number was one for Which they were watching and en- deavored to halt the machine. Oc- cupants of both cars deserted the machines while they still were run ming and, while the cars sped on down the street and crashed into buildings, opened a revolver battle.
 Pawlak, wounded, and a compan- ion were captured, but the third man escaped, though apparently wounded.
 Pawlak was known as an east side gangster and at the time of his es- cape from Auburn, Was serving a life sentence under the Baumcs law The crime for which he was sentenced was the noldup and rob- bery of gasoline station.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
RATS DRIVE SIGNAL
 MAN FROM SHAN7Y
Eat Poison and Come Back for More, Petition
 Says

Norwalk, Sept. Il CP>-According to q petition read at the city council meeting last night, ravaging rats and reaches from d nearby dump closed to refuse for the summer, have forced the flagmen at the New Canaan avenue railroad crossing to abandon their shanty Further more all efforts to get rid of the pests have failed.
 So hungry are the rodents that they have eaten poison placed in the shanty and apparently come back for more. Spray intended for them has been carried away on their backs and they have been seen covered with the solution, a half mile from the crossing.
 Recently traffic in New Canaan avenue was halted when an army of cats flockcd the road to do battle with the rat hordos.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
SENATE ID PROBE
 NAVAL PROP PAGANDA
Audit Committee Report Speed-
 fly Adopted This Afternoon
SHIP BUILDERS BLAMED
Activities of Concerns At Disarnla- mcnt Conferences to Be InvcSti- gated As Shcarcr Makes Public His Activities.

Washington, Sept Il LP) - The senate today formally ordered an investigation of activities of Amcri- can shipbuilding corporations at the unsuccessful 1927 Geneva naval limitations conference.
 The senate audit committee or dercd favorable report on the Borah resolution proposing an in- NcstiGation of the activities of the shipbuilding corporations.
 Chairman Dcncon was authorized 10 report the resolution immediately to the senate and ask for action at once. The naval committee, which will make the investigation, has been called to meet tomorrow.
 No Dissenting Votes
 Without a dissenting vote it adopted the Borah resolution to au- thorize the inquiry. There was but little debate on the proposal.
 Senator McKcllar, democrat, Ten nessee. suggested that the invcstiga- ton include a study of propaganda on the other side of the naval qucs- tion,' but Senator Robinson of Arkansas, democratic leader insist ed the inquiry be directed at this particular question which is separate and distinct from propaganda and which involves interference in what is essentially the foreign relations of the United States"
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
Relatives Notified

New York, Sept. II LP-Relatives here were notified of the death to- day of Louis Marshall, New York attorney, in Zurich, Switzerland, at 3 q. m.
 Mr. Marshall had been seriously ill for several weeks. lie was strick- en in Zurich while on a vacation in Europe. Because of his advanced age, he lost strength rapidly follow ing a pancrcas operation. He was 73 years old. Relatives received the word of his death through a transatlantic telephone call.
 Louis Marshall attained an cm- incnt place among the outstanding lawyers of the United States as an authority in constitutional and corporation law.
 Active In Civic life
 Notwithstanding his extensive law practice he gave freely of his time and services in civic and communal movements and was honorcd on
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
CONSPIRACY FOUND IN RECENT BOMBS
 FIRED IN GERMANY
Dangerous Plot Against Govern lnelt UneaTthed 20 Arrests
 Made on Evidence Secured
REIGN OF TERROR WAS
 NATIONALISTS SCHEME

Stuttgart Police Captain Ring Lead
 CT in plan-ENploSiyc Discovered
 in Home of Man, as Well as h.
 criminating Documents ImpliCat-
 ing Other Members of Fanatic
 Group-pubiishcr Held.
 Berlin, Sept. II P)-A dangerous conspiracy of terror against the German republic, organized by na- tionalist fanatics who are members Of the notorious "consur' organiza- tiou founded by the cx-Naval Cap tain Ehrhardt, it is believed. has been unoarthcd by the police.
 Twenty mon implicated in recent bomb outragcs in various parts Of Germany including the attempt against the Rcichstag buildings, have been arrested.
 Leader Police Captain
 The leader of the alleged con- spiracy is the former Stuttgart po- lice captain named Nickels whom the police followed from the Lune- burg district 10 Hamburg after the recent bombing in the L.uneburg provincial government offices. A house Nickcls visited was searched and bomb supposed to be intcnd- cd for another outrage was found. The tenant Of the house was arrest cd and the police followed Nickels to Kramhc, near Hamburg, where he was taken into custody.
 The search of the house where Nickels stayed revealed documents compromising others. The arrests include cX-Tieutcnant Waoschkr and Bruno Won Solomon, publisher and editor of small agrarian newspaper. In Berlin police arrest cd Ernest Won Solomon, a brother of Bruno; Dr. Salinger and Hans TcchoW, brother of the murderer of Foreign Minister Rathonau, togcth CT with several workmen, The po- lice also raided the offices of ex- Captain Ehrhardt, but police say it cannot be stated as yet whetho! Ehrhardt is implicated in the con- spiraCy.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
WOMAN HURLS BRICK,
 HAN MAY LOSE EYE
lnterferes in Neighbors' Feud Over Property
 Boundary Line

Struck in the left eye with q brick alleged to have been wiclde1 by Mrs. Lucy Prcstia of 145 North street during a ncighborhood fracas yesterday afternoon, John Shahin- ian, about 40, of 147 North street. may lose the sight of the eye. He was in police court today, charged with breach of the peace, and Dr. Moses Kupelian, who attended him. told Assistant Prosecuting Attorney w. M. Grcenstcin that the serious ness of the injury could not be de- termincd at once, but it was pos sible that the sight would be affect ed permanently.
 Mrs. PrcSta, who is 4 years of age, was charged with breach Of the peace and assault, while her husband, Joseph Prcstia, 42, Was charged with breach of the peace. The cases were continued until to- morrow on request of Attorney Leo '. Gatfney counsel for Mir. and Mrs. | N-''i''' NtNOlll'y \. .. A ADdTOnldn n. representing Shahinian, was ready for trial, as was Mir. Grccnstein, but Attorney Gaffney wanted the con- tlnuance and the others did not ob- Ject, although Attorney Aharonian said the ability of Shahinian to be in court tomorrow was problemati- cal. depending upon the result Of an examination of his injury.
 Officers Kicly, Hopkins anC ODay arrested the trio about 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. after com plaint had come to police head quarters that fight was being staged. The officers learned that there has been feud between the PreStias and the Bagdisirian family over boundary or building lines for the past two years, and yesterday Mrs Bagdisirian was struck on the head with stick by Mrs. Prestia. Shahinian is said to have taken a hand in the fight and was struck with half a brick, which rendered hlm hors de combat. The fight was staged in the rear of 147 North street and attracted large crowd.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
MAN TRIES ID STRETCH FOR FIRE DEPT. BERTH
Candidate Believes He Has Grown Quarter of
 an Inch

A real test of the value of the "daily dozen" will soon be made in th.s city when candidate for ap- pointment to the fire department will learn whether he has been suc- cesstul in growing a quarter of an inch to reach the necessary height, five feet six inches.
 Rudolph Forouer. g years old, of l0i BClden street was five feet, five and thrcc-quarter inches tall on two occasions when he was a candidate for appointment to the substitute ranks. He took part in stretching exercises after his first reverse and believed he had reached the coveted mark but he failed again. He be- licves now he has reached the mark he told fire department officials and has made a third application. At the board meeting last night he was re- ferred to the department physician. Dr. Arthur J. Savard. for eXamina- tion.
 Another candidate is Delbert J. Warner, 23, of 15 Lyon street.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
12 Hurt When Bus
 Crashes Down Bank

Flat Rock, Mich. Sept, II Llp - Twelve persons were injured, none seriously, when a Cleveland 10 be- troit bu Scarryng 1o passengers left Telegraph road and plunged over an eight foot cmbanlmcnt at 5:45 a. m today a half mile south of here.
 Ray P. Myers, driver of the bus, told Flat Rack police that something went wrong with the steering gear of the bus and he lost control
 The injured were given first aid treatment by Flat Rock physicians and continued 10 Detroit Four of the injured were taken to Wyan- dotte General hospital 10 have cuts dressed
 Among those hurt in the accident besides Myers, tho driver. included:
 Miss Rose A. Kaspcr Ambridgc Pa; Miss Frances Calds. New York city; Frank Smith, Erie. Pa; Miss Mary Ponaia, Marsh, Pa. and Cas- per ZWrblcr, Indiana Harbor, Ind.
 Mrs. Mabel Bowman, Waterford Pa, and Sidney Solomon, Youngs- town, Ohio, also were injured.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11

the town sign post or the trolley stations where such notices usually gre placed and that only by word of mouth has the notice been spread.
 One of the mon who is scheduled to he dumped overheard by the town committee, according 10 re- ports, is Nathan C. Avery, past com mandcr of Eddy Glover Post, Ameri- can Legion, of this city and chair man of the Ncwington fire depart mcnt committee He is candidate for fire commissioner, q new office.
 It was under Mir. Avery's admin istratlon that the town of Newing- ton build three fire houses and equipped them. That an active campaign is on foot against Mir. Avery is indicated by the fact that former Representative Elmer W. pape was approached and asked to run against him from the Maple Hill and Elm Iil district. Mir. Papn sensing that it was a move 10 split the vote in the south end and elect a chairman from the center, refused to run and announced that he was supporting Avery.
 Oppose HalIcran and Lucas
 Others, who are reported slated to he dropped are Constable Raymond Y, Hallcran and Grand Juror liar old Lucas, two of three mon who were responsible for capturing q gang of three highway robbers on the NeWington roads d few weeks ago. Two robbers were shot in the course of the arrest and were sen, to a hospital. Later three bandits were bound over to superior court under $1o,000 bail each.
 Opposition 10 HaIlcran is thought 10 have had it's inception at a fire in NeWingtOn q short time ago when two horses were burned to 1cath. Hallcran vas on duty at the lire. Heading the fight on the fire was John Walsh. fire chief, who also is 6 constable. Halleran and Walsh are political enemies and 1t ;s common gossip in NcWington thai they are not on the best of terms otherwise. As fire chief Walsh is sued orders to Hallcran, which tho
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
Action IIXDccted

Washington, Sept. 1 tP)-Action by the senate as q whole today was q necessary preliminary to the naval committees investigation of charges that American shipbuilding corpora tions had had q part in bringing the Geneva disarmament conference of 1927 to its unsuccessful conclu- sion.
 With the added impetus of Vigor- ous support from the White House. the way was cleared for speedy adoption of a resolution drafted by Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, empowering the committee to pro- cecd with it's inquiry. A meeting of the committee on audit and control was called for early in the day so that the measure could be laid be- fore the senate when it convencs.
 The naval committee will meet tomorrow to draw up plans for it's investigation and expects to call as it's key witness the central figure in the controversy, William B. Shcarcr, whose allegations in a suit against three large shipbuilding corporations for compensation for having acted as their agent at the Geneva confer encc brought vigorous and reiterated expressions. of. displeasurc. from President Hoover, the direction of a department of justice investigation and the pending senate inquiry.
 Company Denies Charge
 The New York Shlpbuilding con- pany, a subsidiary of the American BroWn-Boveri Electric Corporation one of the defendants in Shcarer's suit, last night issued a statement asserting that neither it nor it's par cnt corporation had ever "direCtly or indirectly indulged in propa- ganda to influence the naval policies of the government at Geneva or elsewhere"
 The statement said the company and others had employed Shcarer 10 act as an "observcr" at Geneva and that this connection was severed in the fall Of 1927. Shcarer, it added, was paid s25,OOO, his fee 'in full" with one-third of this amount Com- ing from the New York Shipbuilding company.
 The two other corporations named
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