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New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
SWINDLING RING IS
 PR0BED BY POLICE
Albany Man Lost S40,OOO on Trick Horse
 Race Plot

Providence. July 19 CPt-The ar rest of two members of an alleged international swindling gang, oper- ating q race track gambling layout in the former home of social reg isterite in Middletown, R. L, yester- day revealed that Robert Aldrich. president of the Flyers lncOrpor- ated Aeronautic institute of Albany. N. Y, had lost $4O,000 to the gang. The house in which the gang oper- ated is Boothden, once the home of Edwin Booth.
 State police and Assistant Attor- ney General McLyman brought the affair to Consummation yesterday, after AIdrich had told them six weeks ago that one member of the gang had gained his confidence, jn- ticed him into going to the Middle town house where AldriCh and his friend" who used the name of Cardiffe. won s100.n00 as 8 sure tip on q horse race. To prove that he was q wealthy man who could pay
 
 Albany and got s40,000 of his own money. Cardiffe played the $40.o00 and the Sl0O,OoO that they had won" on horse to come in first, and the horse according to the manager of the house, came in sec ond. The gang staged fight 10 fool Aldrich, but he went to the po- lice with the tale.
 The house was watched and when eight of the gang returned, d lone state trooper rushed them, arrest cd two and seized two cars. The others escaped in a speed boat.
 The men will be arraigned In Newport this afternoon when their names will be revealed.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
HELEN HAYES OUT
 AS GENERAL SECY.
 OFLOCAL '. W.C. A.
Will Assume Similar Position in Cleveland, Ohio, It
 Is Believed
REPORTS OF FRICTION
 DENIED BY DIRECTORS

Resignation Follows Retirement of
 Miss Rogers as President-Ruth
 seymour of Lima, Ohio, to Succeed
 Miss Hayes on September Hat
 ter Has Been Here For Three
 Years.
 It was learned today that the resignation of Miss Helen B. Hayes, general secretary of the New Britain Y. W. c. A., was offered and accept ed at a recent meeting of the dire2- tors of the association.
 Although no reason has been made public for the resignation oi Miss Hayes, it is understood that the resignation came only after period of friction between the sec retary and the directors.
 Whether the resignation of Miss E. Gertrude Rogers as presiden and the election of Mrs. George w Traut last May had anything to dc with the resignation could not bc learned
 The directors frankly admit thel made every effort to keep the resig' nation of Miss Hayes from becom. ing known until after she had Jeff the city.
 Neither Miss Hayes, Mrs. Traut nor any of the officers were in the city this morning, and employees d the Y. W. c. A. stated that they were unable to divulge any infor. nation.
 Miss Hayes, it is understood, vii become general secretary of the Y W. C. A. at Cleveland, o. She leaves on her vacation July 27, but her resignation does not take effect until September 1. She came here three years ago following the resig- nation of Miss Jean Wardrop.
 In addition to being a lawyer and member of the bar, Miss Hayes saw considerab ble active service in Eu, rope during the World war.
 She will be succeeded here hl Miss Ruth Seymour, who has filled a similar position at Lima, O.. for the past eight years.
 That there was any friction was denied by Mrs. John (. Loomis secretary of the board of directors.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
Possesses Four Wives,
 Caught Courting Again

New York. July fl LP'-Sam- uel Bagum. 35, a painter, who ad- mitted he had four wives and was courting fifth woman with a view of marrying her, was placed in the police lineup today after wife No. had him arrested.
 Mrs. Gertrude Bagum said her husband married her May r, 1928 in Philadelphia, and since then they have been living here She discovered his fifth romance, however. and complained to the police who learned that Bagum had also married women in Wash ington, Cleveland and Los An geles.
 He was held as a fugitive from justice from Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
Crowd Gathers Before Consulate P office Make Arrests -Presi- dent Calls Both Coun- tries Attention to Kel- logg Peace Pact.
Demonstration at Noon Draws Crowd-Officers Charge Mob, Many of Which Carried PIacards, With Nightsticks - No Casualties Reported.

New York, July 19 lP-A crowd Of several hundred persons, many of them said to be communist sym pathizars. staged demonstration Tn front of the Chinese consulate in Astor Place today, which police re- serves were required to disperse.
 A number of arrests were made.
 The demonsti ation took place dur ing the lunch hour period and at- tracted large crowd.
 shouted Threats
 The participants. carrying pla- cards and shouting threats at che Chinese, gathered in front of the building which houses the Chinese consulate but made no effort to en- ter the building.
 Police charged the crowd with nighsticks and bundled several of the rioters into communicated taxi- cabs and took them to police sta- ton. Police said there were TO casualties.
 William W. Weinstone, secretary Of the Workers Communist party and it's candidate for mayor of New York city. was one of nine men ar- rested.
 For young girls all members of the Young Communists league, ac- cording to police, also were held.
 One Policeman Beaten l Police estimated the crowd at 1 1900. When the demonstrations | first gathered in front of the build- . ing one policeman, handling traffic i at the coruer, attempted to disperse 1 them. He was badly eaten before he l could escape the mand turn in call 1 for help, which brought reserves from the Mercer street station. 1 Most of the crowd broke and ran when the police reserves arrived, the 15 arrested being among the few who held their ground. The placards carried bore such i sentiments as Down With China" i We protest part of international powers in ostracising Russia" De fend the Fatherland," Down with 1 police brutality."
 The signs were destroyed by the 1 police.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
H0YT LEAVES FOR
 WH|7EH0RSE FIELD
Army Flier Hopes to Reach Nome by fl O'Clock Tonight
NOW AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
TelegraphS Mitchell Field When Leaving Edmonton, Alberta, This Morning Round Trip Hop to Alaska A,iator's Object.

AldSka AtidIOF oDJetI.
 New York, July 19 LP-The Cur tiss Flying Service was advised oy telegraph today that Capt. Ross G. Hoyt, flying from Mitchell Field, N. Y, to Nome. had taken off from Ed monton, Alberta, for Whltehorse, Yukon, one hour after he landCI there this morning. He is expected to reach Whitehorse about mid afternoon.
 The message, sent by Captain Hoyt to the Curtiss Service through inc army Information bureau, timed his arrival in Edmonton at 5:45 a. m.. eastern standard time, 15 min- utes ahead of his schedule.
 He made stop at Minneapolis. Mlnn., last night reaching there within two minutes of his schedule.
 From Edmonton to Whitehorse is HOO miles and Captain Hoyt's time table calls for his arrival there at 3 p. m. (eastern standard time.) Fairbanks, Alaska, is the next stop, goo miles distant from Whitehorse and Nom2 is 500 miles away from Fairbanks. His schedule in eastern standard time is: Fairbanks $40 p. m., Nome, 1 a. m. Saturday.
 Captain Hoyt's plane averaged slightly better than 40 miles per hour in it's first two hops which was W hat army officials had calculated 1t would do
 Nome. Alaska, by II o'clock to- night is the goal of Capt. Hoyt, who hopes to make a flight from Mitchell field, New York, to Nome and re- turn in 75 hours and 40 minutes elapsed time for the S,460 miles
 Capt. Hoyt left Mitchell field yes terday at 2:3S D m, eastern day light time and his first hop was 10 Minneapolis, a distance of 1.O30 miles. He reached Wold Chamber lain field at Minneapolis at 7:5S ?. m. central standard time, taking on 200 gallons of gasoline before leav- ing for the next refueling point. Ed monton, Alta. HOO miles away.
 Originally, Captain Hoyts sche1- ule called for reaching Nome at one a. m, Saturday. but he hoped to better this by two hours, he said.
 From Edmonton his route takes him to Whitehorse. Yukon. 1.100 miles; Fairbanks, Alaska, 500 miles and to Nome. 500 miles.
 After a six hour stop at Nome, he will return to New York by the same route. Although his plane ..s capable of 1S0 miles an hour, he expects to average 40 miles an hour with actual flying time set at 6l hours and 40 minutes.
 From Mitchell field to Minneapolis he averaged Al miles and his plana consumed 219 gallons of gas. He encountered head winds all the way and passed through several thunder storms.
 The purpose of the flight, he sail, is to determine how fast army pur- suit planes can be sent to a far dis 70 tant point with fuel capacity and motive horsepower increased. Capt. Hoyt had charge of the refucling of the army plane Cues ion Mark when 1t set worlds refueling flight record.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
Thought Transmission By Radio
 Successful In Recent Experiment

New York, July 19 (UP)-Trans- mission of thought by radio has been accomplished with satisfactory re suits, according to the National Broadcasting company in announc- Ing results obtained from an expert ment last week by "Dunninger, New ' lork telepathist
 Dunninger contends that this eN- pertinent has established grounds for further telepathy tests. In the rays of radio" Dunningcr said. may be found a clue to the understand ing of telepathy.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
Kidnapping Attempt Revenge For
 Boys Testimony In Court Case

Cambridge, Mass, July 19 Pl- An attempt 10 kidnap 14-year-old Charles Russell in purported retalia- ton for testimony he gave in a re- cent criminal court case, was believ- cd to have been made at his paretns' home here early today.
 The 17-year-old son of Mrs. Frances Irwin, next door neigh bor, told police that when awakened by an electric bell alarm. which had been rigged between the two houses. he took a revolver. dashed out and found a man on the front porch of the Russell home. He said he fired several times at close range but the
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19

prowler outdistanced him.
 Mrs. Russell declared she had been unable 10 sleep and was awake when she heard a noise at the door. Recent reports by the Russell family that providers had been seen in the neighborhood led police authorities to order that extra vigilance be paid the Russell home. A policeman who called in from d nearby box only a few minutes earlier reported all quiet
 The Russell boys testimony caused three men to be held for the grand jury and it is the police theory that their friends may be seeking re- venge.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19

"Out of more than 2.0OO letters received in replies to the ghost hour program, more than 30 per cent were correct in at least one of three thoughts l tried to project
 "Of these more than 4O per cent received the thought of Abraham Lincoln as an American president: :: considerably less saw 397 as the proper number of three digits.' but an amazing number clearly saw the 'Gcometrical figure intended-a small house with four windows and one door, with crude chimney and a simple triangular roof"
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
400 Boys in Refuge
 Escape Serious Fire

New York, July 19 P>-Four hundred boys imprisoned in the City House of Refuge on Randall's Is land in the East river. marched out of the building in perfect order to- day as flames swept through the structure. The blaze started in a tower from an unknown cause
 The island fire department fought the flames. but fearing it would spread, sent for help from Man hattan. Fire apparatus crossed on the ferry from East 125th street and a fire boat fought the blaze from the waterfront.
 With the arrival of additional ap- paratus the fire was soon controlled A squad of marine police main tained order among the boys
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
Clash Is ECDOrtel

Shanghai. July 19 Ps-PriVate ad- vices received here today state that Russian troops tried to cross tha Amur river into NanChuria at Blagovestchensk and were fired upon by Chinese troops who forced them +o ratire
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
Diplomats See Rriand

Paris, July 19 CP>-The Chinese Russian difficulties in Manchuria were brought formally to the atten- ton of the French government to- day with calls by the Russian am- upon Aristiie Briand. foreign min ister. They acquainted him with the news Of their government and
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New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
Kalamazoo Woman, 75, Believed Able to Cast Evil Influence
 Over Her Victims
FATHER CONFESSES CRIME;
 MOTHER SAYS SHE DID 1T
Eugene Burgess Admits He Hit Mrs. Etta Fairchilds With Lead Pipe When She Was Eating Dinner Wife Says Witch" Showed Her Long List of Victims-Son and Daughter Arrested.

DouSlltCi EAIiSStNh'
 Kalamazoo, Mich. July 19 LP0 - Eugene Burgess, his wife and their son and daughter are in jail here to- day while officers investigated what they said had all the appearances of d hex" staying. The victim was Mrs. Etta L. Fairchilds, 75, occupant of a home for the aged here. whose mutilated body was found in a cis- tern shortly before last midnight.
 "Cast Spell'' on Family
 Burgess, officers said, confessed he had killed Mrs. Fairchilds with a lead pipe and d hammer because she had cast an evil mental influence" over his family and that she could kill people through her mental pro- cess
 He charged Mrs. Fairchilds' influ- ence had brought about the death of his mother two years ago and that of her husband some , years ago.
 Burgess wife also sought to take responsibility for the staying, saying she had killed Mrs. t'airchilds. Like her husband, she said the aged wom- an had an evil mental influence or spell over the entire Burgess fam- ly."
 The staying occurred in the Bur gess home where Mrs. F'airchilds came to visit yesterday afternoon. | ,rl,+ ert her Influence" upon their IT. year-old daughter Eugenia seemingly unbalanced both Burgess and his wife
 When Mrs. F'airchilds arrived she said she would await the return of the girl who was visiting a friend. Eugenia returned about ' o'clock, but was immediately sent to a neigh bor's home.
 Killed Her at Table
 According to Burgess statement, Mrs. Fairchilds was seated at the able for dinner when he struck her.
 T walked up behind her with a lead pipe in one hand and a hammer in the other" he said. T hit her once and she fell forward on the table Then I dragged her to the liv ing room and finished the job"
 Mrs. Burgess said Mrs. F'airchilds showed her "a long list of her vic tim5, as well as a number of names of men. women and children who she said were her intended ''Vic- tims." Several names were given the police. but all those named have died of natural causes.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
Menace Still Grave
the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 The war menace in ManChurla continued gave today as uncontirn1od reports of military clashes and ac- tivity were reported on both sides of the Siberian Manchurian bordCl.
 Japanese dispatches from Harbin reported that the Russians had IS sumed the offensive and taken over border towns on either end of -he Chinese eastern railway.
 Lacking confirmation there was some doubt as to the accuracy of the report. as one of the towns re- ported captured" is in soviet terri tory.
 Other rnconfrmed advices report ed a Russian effort to cross the Dor der at Blagoveshchensll meeting with Chinese fire and retiring.
 Russian concentrations were re- ported at Blagoveshchensk, whi,e soviet airplanes were said to have dropped pamphlets on Chinese ter ritory urging the Chinese masses to support the soviet.
 Chinese Sure of Peace
 A high Chinese official at ShanS- hai was quoted as stating that tnc Chinese do not expect hostilities, brt are waiting for Russia to make the next move.
 The nationalist government was stated to view the situation as grave" but not hopeless
 German consular and diplomatic agents are taking over Russian and Chinese interests in the respective countries on the request of Russia and China.
 Martial law was reported to have been proclaimed in M4nchuria where business was at 8 standstIll and the streets of Harhin heavily patroll ].
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
Hoover Mentions Treaty

Washington, July 19 P-Secre- tary Stimson has called to the at- tCntiOn of both the Soviet and Chinese governments the fact that they are signatories of the kellog anti-war treaty in connection with reported threats of war between the two countries.
 French Ambassador Claudel called at the state department yesterday and it is presumed in diplomatic cir- cles that Secretary Stimson com- munlcated to him for transmission
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New Britain herald., 1929-07-19
TMn Cities "ClnturCl"

Osaka. Japan, July 19 lPG-The Harbin correspondent of the Osaka Asahi telesraphed his paper today that the Russians had assumed the offensive and had captured th3 tor- der cities of Pogranicnnay1 and ManChuli
New Britain herald., 1929-07-19

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New Britain herald., 1929-01-17

A. FROM the General Register
Onice, Somerset House, London. On
payment Of fees amounting to 5
shillinss and penny. whsn appatca-
ton II made b. mail.
@. or the largo cities Of the
United States how many did Hoover
and how many did Smith carry In
the recent election!
A. OF the fourteen largest cities
Hoover carried Chicago. Phiiadel-
phia, Detroit. Baltimore. Pittsburgh.
Los Angelica Buffalo and Cincinnati.
Smith carried New York. Cleveland.
st. Louis, Boston. San Francisco
and Newark.
@. How many Immigrants are al
lowed to come to this country
yearly:
A. According to the Immigration
Act Of 1894 only 1sl.ss7 quota Inn
migrants can come to this country
yearly.
Q. What kind Of an institution II
Girard college In Philadelphia?
A. It IL a school for poor white
male orphans. founded In 1ss3-4s
by = large bequest from Stephan
Girard. The founder made the city
Of Philadelphiatrustee. and stpu-
lated that the boys should enter
between 6 and 10 and should leave
between IL and 1s. The college &C.
cupies extensive buildings and owns
property to the total amount Of
S22,2s4.561.
Q. OF what II Presdwood made!
A. 1t Ii wood. 4 masonite prou-
uct made from wood exploded into
fibre by high pressure steam.
@. What IL the address Of Sir
Thomas Upton?
A. Osidse, southgate. Middlesex,
England.
Q. What kind Of government
did France have during the Reign
Of Terror?
A. 1t was Z Republic.
@. Who enacted the role Of Jesus
Christ in the picture 1.-THE King of
Kings"?
A. H. B. Warner.
@. What was the official vote in
Ohio for Hoover and Smith in the
last election?
A. Hoover received l,627,546
votes and Smith S6l,210.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
JUDGE ROCHE

AS it comes to all men. death has
taken Judge Henry P. Roche of this
city. By virtue of his judgeship and
the career at the bar which proceed
ed it he became a prominent men,
Der of the community; he had many
frinds and was highly esteemed. 1t
was shock indeed that he should
pass away at the early age Of ~,
when still in the prime of life.
When a city official of prominence
passes to the great beyond all classes
mourn. Once again We are reminded
of the insecurity of life.
sympathy draws the curtain.
Judge Roche has returned to his
Maker. He leaves pleasant memory
of a life well lived, of duty well
performed.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17

If Colonel William ]. Donovan is
named L. 8. attorney general by Mr..
Hoover much criticism will result.
No one denies his abilities as a law
yer; but his Identification with the
abortive attempt to destroy Senator
Wheeler of Montana for his part in
uncovering the oil scandals cuts
deep. Donovan helped to perfect the
arrangement whereby Senator
Wheeler was indicted, this as punish
ment for his activities. After Wheel
er was exonerated the second time
Donovan was invited to make some
public amends for his action, but
declined.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Obseruations
On The Weather

Washington, Jan. 17.-Forecast
for Southern New England: Snow
or sleet. changing to rain this after
noon or tonight: warmer tonight;
Friday rain and warmer; increasing
east, shifting to southeast and south
Winds probably becoming strong.
Forecast for Eastern New York:
Rain with rising temperature to-
night and Friday: fresh east shift
ing to south winds. possibly be-
coming strong.
Conditions: The western dis
turbance overspreads the Rocky
mountain districts with centers at
Swift Current, 1886 inches and
Denver 2944 inches. Pressure has
diminished eastward to the Atlantic
coast and temperatures are higher
in nearly all portions Of the country.
Shows were reported in portions OF
New England and the upper Lake
region and rains from the Ohio
valley. the interior and southern
states. Pressure continues high but
is diminishing over the New Eng
land states. the st. Lawrence valley
and the Maritime provinces.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
unsettled weather with light rain
and rising temperature.
Temperatures yesterday:
High Low
Atlanta .............. b 20
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17

But today Barnesdale b built up ~
compactly az many q less remote city
street. It 10 part Of the city. and IL
entitled to air-tight fire protection.
1t u not difficult to estimate how
long it would take fire engines to get
to these outlying sections In case OF
emergency. Theory. however. Is not
the criterion. There are railroad
tracks to cross, and occasionally a
freight train hobbies along just as
the fire apparatus desire to have the
right OF way Meanwhile some house
a mile or SO away may be burning
to the ground, or somebody burning
to death.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
THE ANNUAL WISH EXPRESSED

1t takes years of agitation to pro-
cure even the most elementary i'm
provements in some directions. To
wit, there Is the current desire for
more policemen. This is an annual
wish more or less piously expressed,
buttressed by statistics, made con-
vincing by comparisons with other
cities: and particularly made to look
logical when it is cited that large
areas of New Britain do not receive
reasonable and adequate police pro-
lection.
Perhaps the police commission, as
a matter of course, asks for more
new cops than there is any hope Of
receiving; this on the assumption
that If a compromise is effected and
half the number requested is grant
ed it will be just that much gain.
That the city is entitled to the most
thorough police protection it can af-
ford appeals to all citizens. Guard
ians Of the peace are not of much
value if they are not on hand to
guard when necessary.
Efforts to save manpower in the
police department has about reach
ed its limits. When it became evident
that traffic requirements would
necessitate the employment of Off
GERS on almost every downtown
corner along came the blinker con-
traptions, which working auto
matically, have released bluecoats
from traffic duty most OF the time
The supernumerary system works
we'll, and there are always a list OF
supplementary cops on hand for
special duty. But the force on the
whole has not kept pace with the
growth of the city.