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New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
FLOODS MOUNTING
 IN ENGLAND TODAY
Historic Points Threatened Part of Castle Grounds
 Covered

London D. II LPl--Elood waters were mounting in England today as fresh gales swept across the British Isles, adding to the possibility of fur thcr havoc by tho terrific storm which already has taken 1S4 lives along the British and continental coasts.
 There were heavy floot3 in Portu- gal, swollen rivers in France and flood conditions in many parts of England, particularly alons the Thames river. which last year over flowed it's banks with great damage
 Several historic points near Lon don were being threatened today The Tate Art gallc with its rich collection was being guarded care fully as the Thames mounted. The lower grounds of w ,,sor castle were under water while the grounds of historic Eton college across the river also were flooded.
 Famous Meadow Lake
 The famous meadow in Runny- medc hear Egh. m where the Magma Charta was signed Is now a big in- land lake. while punts and boats were navigating the main streets of various riverside towns.
 In ">"eral the storm 0 the past week lad abated except for spora- die outbursts. Worse weather never- thelcss vas still feared.
 The Thames rose another four
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
SAYS LOBBYIST HAD
 HOOvER'S APPROVAL
: Sugar Head Declares Shat tuck Saw President Be-
 fore Accepting Post

Washington. Dec. i CP) - II. C.. , Ltlllln, president of the Cuba com pany, sugar importers, testified to- Gay before the senate lobby commit tee that Edwin r. Shattuck Woull not accept employment with his concern until he had consulted with Mr. Hoover. then president elect, d, Miami, Florida.
 Lakin said he wished to cmplo, Shattuck to work for lower sugar . duties and that the latter accepted after confcrring with the then ptcs- idcnt-clcct. He added that he lIn- dcrstooG thatt he president said il was all right
 "m effect, you offered 10 hire him and he asked Hoover if it would be all right?" Chairman Caraway of the , committee a-'cd I,akin.
 "Ycs,' the witness answered, ito See if it would cause the president any embarrassment"
 Lakn reiterated previous tcsti- mony that ShattuCk. an attorney. had been employed "chieny because of his relations with President Hoover and Chairman Smoot of the senate finance committee. He had told the committee that Shattuck was probably Mr. Hoovcr'G "CloSest legal friend" and that he was the personal at ~rnoy for the president and his family.
 AIOl NT ETNA ACTIVE
 CatanH, Sicily, Dec. nP)- Mount Etna was showing consider t able activity today. The mouth to the northeast emitted smoke and cndcrs Whil" the central crater gave forth sulVhurous fumes,
New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
Texas Youth Kills Parents, Wounds
 Brother, to Get Money From Crops

WaNahachic, Tex, Dec. II tPA-A 19-ycar-old farm boy, Herman Riley, was held today on a charge O. numbering his mother and father, and attempting to kill his brother. in order that he might harvest the produce of their farm and get a start in life"
 District Attorney A, D. Emerson said the boy had confessed that ne shot his parents and brother i9 hopes of making the crops myself"
 Mr. and Mrs. Riley were shot to death Friday and their younger son, Walter, wounded at their home near here. Walter was shot in the nose and the older boys confession indi- catcd. the district attorney sail, fiat only the fact that Herman be
New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
STUDIO FIRE NOTES
 IN MANS POCKETS
Found in Station, Alleged Victim Unable to
 Give Name

New York, Dee, II (rP)-A well dressed young man found by police in the Brooklyn terminal of the Long Island railway today, may prove to have been sufferer from yesterdays fire which destroyed the hathc Company's sound film studios and burned to death ten people.
 When found he was muttcring in cohorontlN about the fire and ill his pockct was a notebook with scrib- bIed notations purportinG to be q description of this thoughts and Of what he saw while the fire was burning.
 He could not give his name but S;ud his address was care PantaGcs s Theatcr, Ninth and Market streets. San Francisco, Calir. He wore q blue serge suit, gray spats, carried d Naiacca stick, and wore black shoes. His clothes had the label of a fash ionable New York !torc. Over his left eye was q shield and when t was lifted the ry" was found to be severely cut and bruised. His right eye was badly inflamcd and his lett leg bore a painful burn.
 When the police found him he was sitting on q bench. muttcring. and q group of early morning travellers Was gathered around, watching his peculiar actions. When questioned most of his answers referred 10 the terrible firc' and were uninformr- tive.
 Tn" entries in his note book pur- ported, apparently, to have been written as he sat inside the burn ing studio, making no effort 10 save himself
 smoke, flames. Smoke getting thlchor.' the notes read. Fire hot i"r' Big drop on stage is burning. Girl arc running like mad. E.yory- body screaming. I hear my pal call lng me. Hes screaming. Now the screams have stopped. Poor fellow must be burned to death.
 Planes in all directions lis getting dark. Stage, where Eddie's orchestra was, is burning. What will the poor orchestra do? Poor Cath crime r, She is burning up. What Will her poor mother do nove Something just hit me. I think il Was stick. My eyes feel sore. Men, white anu black, rushing about. Everybody rushing, screaming fight ing. Smoke is getting thicker Fire
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
KE0UGH SENTENCED
 ID STATE PRISON
Four to Seven Year Term for
 Robbery in Taxicab
FOUND GUILTY BY JURY
Judge Brown Denies Defense Coun- scfS Motion for Mstrial and Also Request to Take Case Prom Jur, During Trial.
(SneciaI b .l-e lLcrnldl

'9IttlJl 10 fiit lItlIltt
 Hartford, Dee. ll-lfOund guiltt of the charge of robbery by q jury in superior court this afternoon, Harry Dukic) kcough, 50, Of lU3 North street, New Britain. was sen tcnccd to states prison for not less than four and not more than seven years by Judge Allyn l.. Brown. The jury returned q verdict at 2:@2 o'clock.
 There were two counts, the first was robbery and the second Was theft from person. It was possible to make Il finding of guilty on only one count. As soon as the Imdin% Was announced, Attorney Thomas r.. MCDonough, representing koough, said that he wanted to make a mo- tion to set aside the verdict but he did not have time to prepare it at the moment.
 Judge Brown replied that the mo- ton could be made later but he would not gra.t it anyway
 NisL sent to Cheshire
 In the case of Walter Wisk. 1a. of McClintock street. New Britain. who vas with Kcough Whcu~Stanluy York was robbed of approximately $G0 in q taNicab on East street cN- tension, New Britain on October 2S, Judge Brown imposed a commit ment to the state rcform1tory ut Cheshire.
 Nisk pleaded guilty to the charge of theft from person and was usoI as states witness. It was there fore not necessary for the jury to consider his case.
 kcough's Long Record
 Assistant States Attorney Donald Gaitney read KaouSh's record after the finding was made. It started :n
 C 'OOtiDU,I on pIrp SiYN
New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
Three Convicts Killed, One Guard Slain, Others Wounded, in Wild Charge to Re- lease Officials Sol- diers Hunt Prisoners.
Tear Gas Used to Subdue Ringleaders - Three or Four Keepers Still Held by Inmates - National Guards Ordered to Shoot to Kill.

Auburn, N. Y, Dec. Il &, " arden Edgar s. Jennings and four prison guards, held for more than two hours today as hostages by q score of long term convicts rioting in Au- burn state prison, were snatch ed from the hands of the mutlneers by a picked squad or state troopers. Two convicts were Killed during the attack.
 'rcparc 10 Rush Prise,
 Robbed of their l~st means of pur- chasing s1fe conduct from the prison tho con '2ts prepared to make a last desperate .t.nd n the uain hall. While troopers end national guards men, arm@ with tear gas and ma- thlne guns pro ed to rush the barricades in the few hours remain ing before darkness would throw the entire prison into pandc onium and enable main body of prisoners to csc@...
 Henry Sullivan, spokesman for the mutneers, and two other convicts not yet identified. were killed during the attack by state troopers.
 The rescue -' the warden and four prison guards was made under cover, Of tear gas attack. A detail of troops hurled the gas bor- through the inner gate into the main hall and waiting until the gas had taken ef. feet, flung the gates open.
 Warden Jennings and the four men rushed through. but were fol- lowed by scattering fire revolver shots.
 Guard lot in Neck
 Guard George l.. Atkins ~ shot through the n1 :. Guard J. r. Van Housen tumbleI through the open ing with his eye gouged out. The two rem2in'Ag 10 escape, as well as Warden Jennings were sufferinS temporarily from the gas attack. The two, Claude Dempsey and Mill ton liker, were sent 10 the hospital with Jen"iag-, Atkins and Van Hou- sen. Rikcr was wounded in r. out break of It summer.
 A nasty chcC' tter the escape of the group revealed th,t three or
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
PROMINENT COUPLE
 IN SUICIDE PACT
Young Bride and Nephew Of J.
 ?. Ilo,6al Found Dead
10 MOTIVE ASGER7AINED

Henry Crosby shoot, M,',. Josephine
 B.%"IoT and Himself in New Norj,
 S;uGt0-lYiends Unable to Ac-
 count for TraGeay-Noman Re conty Wed in Old Lyme.
 New York. Dee. II GPJ-Ilcnr5 Grew Crosby. 39, and Mrs. Joseph, inc Rotch Bigolow. 22. q bride, so- cially prominent in Boston, were found shot to death in an artist $ studio in West G7th street last night in what police said was a suicid" pact.
 The bodies, fully clothed, were found facing each other on q bed. Cro3by's left arm Was about the womm's neck and in his right hand YVES H .2j calibrc pistol. Mrs. Bigc- low was shot in the left temple and Crosby in the right.
 There were no notes and. while the police were convinced they died in a suicide pact, they were at d loss 10 ascribe d motive.
 Crosby had been registered sine" November 2S at the Savoy Plaza hotel with his wife. the former Mrs. Mary Jacob Peabody Of New York. 10 whom he vas married in 1922, and his mother, Mrs. <. Y. E. Cros- by. He was the son of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Crosby, Boston banker. q war veteran, a graduate Of liar ward, and recently had returned from Paris, He was nephew of J. r, Morgan.
 Mrs. Bigclow had been visiting friends in New York the last two weeks. She was married last June
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
Society''s Contempt For Safety
 Of Youth and Age Hit By Judge

The infant and plodding, dccrcpit old age. sans eyes, sans teeth, sans cNerythinS' as the two ShakcSpear- can extremes of life were discussed last night by Judge Bernard r. Calf neN before members of the Exchange club at their weekly meeting at the Burritt hotel. In his role of judge of the probate court, Judge Gaffncy has seen life in it's most touchIrir phases and explained some of his T.. actions to life filled with 25 ars of experience of mankind
 Pointing to newspaper accounts of the slaughter of little chI, !rcn tie like of which he has never Saeh" Ea condemned q state of affairs in which tho city builds spccdways for autos and disregards safety for its children. He referred in particular
New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
DEATH WARRANT

Bridgeport, Dee. ! CP,-Wardcr Charles <. Reed of the state prison at WcthcrsIjcld today forwarded to in" superior court the death war. rant of John "Spirits'' l'eltoyir. 19 years old Bridgeport gmgstcr wno vas hanged at the state prison shortly after midnight yesterday for the murder of Lester Jacors. Bridgeport chain store manager.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-11

Geved him dead saved the boys life
 Herman's statements said he went home Friday night with plans for the murders we'll fixed in his min ]. He waited a while because My dad dy still was awake" After his father slept, Herman lit q match so he could see the sleeping man, and shot from within q few feet.
 His mother, the boys confession said, ran out of the house, but re- turned and was shot as she cntcre the room. \ second bullet wound iii her body, Herman said, was caus- ed by a shot accidentally discharged q while he was preparing to go to his brothers room.
 The confession was obtained after bloody clothing belonging to Her man was found in seed bin.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-11

to the Killing of the boy Of years last week as an example of present day civilization in which cities build, build and build, for speed ana more speed and yet. 'What is the pcnalty?' when accidents dc. happen. Society heard with alarm the recent cscapade in which a bootlegger was shot in Hartford and campaigns were arranged 10 clean out this and that place. But there was no such furOrc created when the child was killed. he said. An insurance con- pany took the case upon itself and asked for how much could it set tlc."
 "&ocioty must take coGnizancc Of the fact that children are untitled
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
Crash at Corner of Hart and Linwood Streets Results in Arrest of Alleged d Reckless 7 Driver Both Cars Damaged.
Boy Playing With Matches Sets Fire to Lyons Street House and Calls Mother to See BIaze-Es.imate of Damage Is Put at S4,O00.

One fireman s in the hospital, q man is under arrest, two automo- hIlcs are damaged, oHr of them bcing the lire chiefs car, d saaiskin coat is lost and $AooG damage has been done to q thrce-family house at GO Lyons street as tho result of four y"ar-old boy playing with matches this morning.
 Ma, come and sec something" was the call which brought Mrs, Max f'i"Eonbaum, who resides on Inc second floor of the house, from her work to the living room where she had left the boy at play.
 The Something which the boy pointed out with great glec, was the burning of a quantity of clothing, {, including the mothers seaslin coat : hanging in the living oom closet.
 Mrs ficgenbaum screamed for help and grabbed the boy, rushing him from the scene of the fire. Mrs. lsadOrC RcSniCk. residing OH the IiSL uOOI, ltltpilUIltu tire HtdIiIltlF- tcrs. A still alarm was rclaycd to Engine Co. No. at 10:13 o'clock Two minutes later box alarm from Box 91 at Lyons street and shuttle Meadow avenue turned in by Post Carrier Charles Peterson brought Engine Companies ? and and Truck Co. to the scene
 Fireman Overcome By Smoke
 In the meantime Fireman Con- stantinc D'AVanZo of Co. 6, rushed into the burning house, from which heavy clouds of black smoke were rolling, and was overcome. Fellow iremen found him unconscious on the floor He was carried to the car of Chief William J. Noble and taken 10 the New Britain General hospital by the chiefs driver, Richard Collins.
 Collins drove up the hill on Lin wood street blowing his siren con- tinuousiy. He was accompanied by Motorcycle Patrolman David Doty. At the Hart street intersection, iG- noring the siren. q car driven by Vincent Luppino of 1736 Corbin aV- enuc loomcd into view. LuppinO, according to patrolman Doty was driving at an excessive rate of speed
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
WARDEN AND { GUARDS RESCUED BY STATE POLICE AFT BEING HELD AS
 HOSTAGES BY DESPERATE CRIMINALS s
ACTING GOVERNOR
 REFUSES DEMANDS.
Flatly Declines to Free CODYiCtS
 Even to Save Warden
NO COMPROMISE, HE SAYS

Backs Commissioner of Correction
 in Decision - Orders National
 Guard Troops to Auburn Prison
 to Qucll Iiio;iug.
 Albany, x. Y. Dec. II lR,-Acting Governor Lehman today nauy re- fused to compromise with the de- mands of riotinS convicts at Auburn prison that they be given their free dom in consideration of the safe con- duet Of Warden Edgar $. Jennings and other prison officials held by the rioters.
 "No Compromise, He Says
 "Thorc will b. no compromise, ." said the acting governor.
 The governors decision repre- scented confirmation of an answer to the ultimatum already given by Dr. Raymond r. C. Kicb commissioner ot correction.
 The ultimatUm was rclaycd to the prison department here by William sullivan, sergeant of guards at the prison. Sullivan called the depart u"nt by telephone. saying l. con- Nicts Were holding Jennings and scv- eral guards and had demanded safe conduct for themselves. If, the prisoners told Sullivan. no effort was made to apprch'nd them as they left inc prison, they would allow the cyceIom Of the officials. If at- tomp!s were made to capture them they would kill the warden and the guards.
 Will Protect society
 ki"h immediately told Sullivan that this could not be done,' and that society must be protected"
 Lieutenant Governor Lehman upon being informed of Kieb's ac- ton. told him he had done "cXact- ly right"
 The 10Sth infantry. ordered 10 the scene, was in command of Ma ior r. II Johnston, of Auburn.
 Troops Ordered Out
 The troops were ordered out while the acting governor, Adiutant General Franklin Ward and Dr. Nicb conferred.
 By q coincidence. it was Warden Edgar s. Jennings old command that was ordered 10 the rescue of tho bosicgod prison officials. He was brigadlcr general of the 10th infan- try at the time he resigned to be- come warden of Auburn prison.
 Lieutenant Perry of the state po- lice, telcphoned Acting Governor Lehman in connection with the prisoners ultimatum, and added he had sent word into the prison tI1t If the state troopers come in they will come in shooting."
 Acting Governor Lehman told him this was "entircly in accord" with his views.
 Acting Governor Lehman. amplI- flying his statement, said:
 As long as 1 am here. there w:ll he no compromise no matter what the circumstances, or what the out como may be l wouit regard such a course as possibly leading to the breakdown of the whole prison sys- tenn.
 livery authority in tho state has been order to take every step n2- ccssary to uphold the states posi- tiou."
New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
San;a Sells Whiskey,
 But Doctors" the Can

Chicago. Dee. II CP) -Saut;, Claus, who brought Christmas cheer in five gallon cans. was sought along the north shore to- day as a rHCkotecr.
 ITc paid H pro-rhri#tmas visit 10 I.udd SjarhrI's florist shop.
 "THi:, is extra choic,," Ec said "at f"5 u tIyo-gallon cau Taste it."
 @ta"orl SmacI,cd his lips after .@1o'a had foi. him a spoonful dipped from the can.
 "Wnat arc the solder marks around the top of the cal lcr"' asked Stachcl,
 santa did not answer. He ran. The florist c:,anined the can. h. side Was ;t pIartcan containing liquor, Soldcrcd to the top. The other l9 quarts were water.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
WOMAN WILL L0SE
 ?5OO lZLT AWARD
Court Reye?seS Judgment i1
 Breach Of Promise Sui
SEE HAD FOUR HUSBANDS
Former New i;ii;;;in Resident, W..o Accepted r?Cpo "i Fear D&IS tf:- CT Death Of Mate, Defeated After Winning Case.

Winning Case.
 Mrs. Anna Gasson Of Hartford. formerly Annie ZiIinakA of St Rhodes street. New Britain, has lost a judgment for 5000 which Judge Arthur r. Els rendered in her favor in her action against Domiu- ick Quotas Of Hartford, and the latter has been given a judgment to recover the costs of the action. through an investigation conducted by Attorney Robert l.. Coates of New Britain and Hartford in the interests Of Quotas,
 Quickly Accepts Proposal
 Mrs. Gasson. through Attorr cy Waiter F. Foley Of Hartford. aI- legged that Quotas broke his prom ise to marry her his proposal hay ing been made and accepted four days after the death of her husband in 1925. She also brought an action against him for assault. He was represented by Attorney F. T. Cor. '' tN bl lt't U DI 'l till' bll tfIltl'''l - |. Judge Fills decided the breach of the promise case in Mrs. Gaasou'a favor, ordering payment of S5Uo by Guotas.
 Quotas learned that the woman had been married prior 10 her mar rtagc to GassOn in Hartford in 1915. so he retained Attorney Coates, who 1clvcd into the case on q mcagcr clue until he came across the rec ord Oi her marriage 10 John ZcmcI- ski, now of NewinGton, in the local vital statistics.
 T'!.rd Marriage Not Dissolved
 Tho records disclosed that tho marriage took place in New Britain on September Y, 1912, and was performed by City Clerk A. l.. Thompson in his capacity as justice of the peace. Attorney Coates, after ascertainmg that this marriage had never been dissolved, pctitioned Judge Fills for d rcopening of the $500 iudmcnt on the ground that it had been obtained by fraud and perjury and. Attorney Foley offer cd no objection.
 According to Mrs Casson's tcsti- mOny in superior court, she was married twice in Lithuania, both husbands having died. and she re- fcrrcd 10 Casson as her third hus- band. when as q matter of fact, the records proved that Icmclski was her third husband and is, still her husband, although he has not lived with her in several years. The as sault charge brought by Mrs. Cas- son against Quotas will be with drawn from court.
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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-08-15
ANYAK NAPJA
sZENT ISTVAN ttNNEPEN

Magyarorszagon az Anyak nap
jat Scent Istvan napjanak' iinne-
pere tiiztek XII. Sajnos meg mines
ere allami torveny, hanem egy
Budapesten megalakult, magan-
emberekb0l es, nemesszivu uriasz-
szonyokb6l allo tarsasag hataroz-
ia el, hogy a sokgyermekes anya-
kat kitunteti. Multi evben 1923
anyat tiintettek XII penz es egyeb
adomanyokkal A sokgyermekes
anyak a kituntetesre vonatkoz6
kervenyeket nepj6leti miniszte-
riumhoz adjak be. Innen aztan at
teszik a kervenyeket ahhoz a BIZ
zottsaghoz, amely jutalomra er-
demeseket kivalogatja es a jutal-
makat kiosztja. Ennek a bizott-
sagnak eln0ke Szederkenyi Anna
ujsagiroasszony.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-08-15
ELETEVEL FIZETETT Az
EIJATSZOTT 21O PENG0ERT

Debrecenbol jelenik: Kiss
Janos bankszolga a debreceni
Kolcs0nsegelyz6 Egylet postara
feladando 210 pengojerol mem sza
mOlt ell, hanem AIT mondotta, -
hogy elvesztette. A bankban azon-
ban az a gyanu merritt fel, hogy
Kiss Janos a penzt elkuglizta.
Kiss Janos videkrol hazatert fele-
sege megtudta, hogy ferje val6-
ban elkuglizta 21O peng6t. Egy
reggel Kis Janos lakasanak abla-
ka elott ket biciklis rend0r szem-
betalalkozott leszalltak kerek-
parjukrol, hogy beszelgessenek.
Kiss Janos abban a hiszemben.
hogy a rend6rok erte jonnek,
Frommer-p -pisztolyaval szivenl6t-
te magat es azonnal meghalt.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-08-15
BET0R0B6L vEGREHAJr0 g

Geller Odon aradi ujsagir6 va
ratlanu1 hazaterve, lakasaban egy
bet0r6t talalt, amint eppen az
egyik szekrenyt feszegette. Kide-
rilt ,hogy tetten ert bet0r6 mem
mas, mint Barnau Gligor, Arad
varos egyik vegrehajt6ja. Az el0-
hivott rend6rok Barnaunal a leg
finomabb betoro szerszamokat Ia
laltak. Kideriilt, hogy az Aradon
siiriin elk0vetett betoresek mind
Barnau varosi vegrehajt6 munka-
ia. Kiderult aztan az is, hogy
Barnau regi megrogzott gonoszte-
v0, aki betores Matt mar borton.
ben is tilt. Barnau most egysze
rien azzal vedekezik, hogy a veg.
rehajtoi tisztseg mellett rendsze
resen kellett kultivalnia before
seket, miutan havi 22OO leies fize.
tesebol mem tudott megelni.