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New Britain herald., 1929-09-20

Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Shoarer and Hunter.
 Tho first witness said Shcarcr asked to be paid S23,o0o, to be split equally among the three companies. He added his company paid Shcarer forthwith.
 Bardo said tho shipbuildcrs met with Shcarcr for about ten minutes. adding:
 "Shcarer proceeded to say in his own way, first, that he had long been interested in the question of so1 power"
 Employed in 1927 Also
 Shortridgc interrupted 10 ask about the agreement. Replying to Senator Robinson, democrat, Arkan- sas, the witness said that Shearer was employed by his company also in December, 1926, "in regard to the merchant marine"
 At the time of the 1927 confer cnce with Shcarcr, the New York ShipbuildinG Co. was about to taltr over two government contracts for cruiscrs-since undertaken. BarGo
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-20
Circus Bear Nips Off
 Part of Boys Finger

One half inch Of his right rinr finger Was bitten off N hen Jacob Nwasnlcll, Ii, of 2o5 Hartford al"nuo, tried to cAtricate him self from the clutches of a play. 'Gl bear tied at the Y. M. T. X. Ii. circus grounds carly last night
 Kwaaaiol, was passing tn, bear, which cnctrclrd his legs with is paws. In trying to gct away, the boy used both of his hands 10 push th" bear away, losing the tip of one finger in the ensuing scuflr.
 An ambulance Was summoned and the lad was taken to inc New Britain General hospital for treatment.
 The injured boy returned to the hospital today for further trca,. inert, when if vas found that portion of the laccratrd finger will have 10 be auputatcd.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-20

friends came to th. cabaret about midnight, told Of hearing the cry Of lire and seeing inc flames at the stairway blocking the way to thr street and safety
 Al Handler, leader of th" or chcotra in the club, was one Of th. first to reach the only open window. He hrlpSd several women throu2u in" opening. holding them by tha hands and dropping them to tho alley Then 2 suddcn rush Of mon carried him through and hr fell ID tho pavement below. furturtug & foot in falling.
 Boy Describes scene
 Louis kantu. 19 year oiI sand "jch boy, from his bed in receiving ho&p,oI, gay, a clear account ol what occurred as the panic broke.
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-20
DEATH LIST ISSUED
 IN DETROIT BLAZE
Six Women Unidentified and One Man Still
 Unknown

Detroit, Sept. 20 CP-The list of dead in the fire which destroyed the Study club, d night club, here carly today:
 Mrs. Parker.
 John J. Kaufmau 90. Detroit. Laurence Luther, lo, Highland Park, Mich.
 Derrick <. Brown. &5. Detroit Walter krucger, 50. 7$2 lnez ave Eu", Grand Rapids,
 Morrison Manning, %&, believed 10 have lived in Grand Rapids
 II. F. smith, 45, address unda- jcrmnrd.
 r.. D. Tcdtord, Detroit.
 Wav"rly Green, &G. Detroit.
 One unidentified man.
 Six unidentified women.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-20
Shriners' Train Hits
 Auto Near DanielSOn

Dauirlson. Sept 70 Ln - The Shrincrs' special train bearing mcm- hcrs Of several New England Alrp- DO lodges to an observance at At lantic City today struck truck at a crossing here and injured the driver.
 Louis n, GIrcIman of Providencc. k, |, the driver, was cut and bruis- ed. and thu truck. owned by the Hathaway Baking Co.,, was badly damaged,
 He was taken to Day Kinbal hospital at Putnam after emergency treatment hy Dr. George NcGrcgor of Concord. x. IL, who wHs pas %ongrr on the train.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-20
NEW CODE MAY BAR
 FIRM JUST FORMED
May Find Legal Obstacle to Re-
 opening Dry Cleaning Plant
OFFICIALS IN QUANDARY
Ki;l,ham Refers Question to Ruth crford, ru!Icn and Noble Who Promptly Send It Back For Final Instructions on Legal Phases.

TWenty-four hours before the common council adopted an ordi- nance imposing numerous rostric- tions on dry cleaning establishments, Salvatore Di Pace and D. Dubrou purchased from Attorney N. r. Stempien, trustee, the Lincoln Dry Cleaning companys place of busi- ness at 12 Lincoln street, and to- day were faced with the possibility Of being le2islated out of business before having an opportunity to commence operations.
 Fnqu:rv Begins Today
 Building Inspector Arthur N Rutherford, Health Superintendent l.. W. PuIlcn and Fire Chief Will liam J. Noble, the board constituted by the council to administer the new l"W, accompanied by Deputy Fire Chief Michael T. Souncy. in charge of fire prevention work, to- day paid a visit to the establishment to gather facts which will be used in determining the new owners rights.
 After making a survey. they in structed nj Pace that the burden of proving that he was in business within the meaning of the law will be oil him. Under the terms of the ordinance. no try cleaning plant not in operation at the time of the pas sage of this act is permitted to con- tinue, excepting under conditions which this place of business cannot meet, one being location within the limits of an industrial zone.
 Owners in Doubt
 Tho establishment was opened a few days ago by the NIaynower Co. which later went into reccivership. The Lincoln Dry Cleaning Co. pur- chased the assets of the bankrupt and set up in business, with the same result. Attorney Stcmpien. as trustee of the insovcnt firm. offered the business for sale and the deal was closed Tuesday. For several months prior to that day, no buSi- ness has been carried on although IIoSL Ol lllc lldCuilltiS anu tuuip- ment has remained in the building. When Di Pace and Dubrou learned of the new ordinance they hurried to city hall for an opinion as to their rights, and Inspector Rutherford communicated with Corporation Counsel John II. kirkham, whose advice was that the question involv- ed is one of fact to be determined by the officials who made today's ivsit They are of the opinion that Judge Kirkham should be given the facts and then furnish a second opinion
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-20
lliGht Is Described BY Y. R. GILL.
AssOriatcd Press Staff Corr


 Aboard Colonel Iindbergh's plan. on route 10 Havana. Sept 20 (P}- (via Radio)-At 9:4o a. m., Colonrl Lindbergh Was leaving the Florida cast coast behind for the water hop across the Florida strughts to Cub3. Mrs. Lindhcrsh is keeping a diary of the trip. Altitude 1.5o0 feet. water passage smooth. all passcn- gers enjoying scenery over Florida keys.
 I.indbcrgh held the controls as the plane roared toward Cuba at an aver age speed of 100 miles per hour. The course lay along the overseas rail way to the strait but the plane will fly some miles to the east of key West. The sky is clear as crystal.
 Pass Last of Land
 At 10:15 Co-pilot Nusick sighted Key West 15 miles to the west passing the last bit Of land in the United States. Lindbergh pointed the nose of the plane out over the Caribbean. Mrs. Trippe sighted two steamers ahead 5000 feet below. They are making good speed at 12 knots but we are making loo miles per hour on q direct line to Havana. At 10:4o o'clock We sighted Cuba and shortly will he landing. Tha water hop from the mainland was fine and enjoyed by all of us despite the heat which We can feel at alti- tude ranges of from 1.20o 10 $.501 feet. X good tail wind is aiding our progress now.
 Mrs. Lindbcrgh has filled several pages of her diary already. l can not see Iindbcrgh in the pilot'g cabin from where I am seated. Nisi- bility is only fair at present, for We
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-20
WOMAN IS QUIzzFD
 OVER MAYS DEATH
Main Street R99min6 House
 Scene Of Sudden Tragedy
COUPLE ENGAGED QUARTERS
George Traynor, g, of Ncwin2ton, Falls Dead in Eront Of Blanche KirI>Iowsi>i, 50, of Simshury- Latter Under Bond of S2 900.

What marked the tragic end Of a tawdry romance was enacted in po- lice court this morning when Blanche Kirklowski, aged 30. of Sinsbury faced Judge Stanley J. Traceski on q technical charge of breach of the peace which may de- VelOp into a more serious charge following the sudden death Of her alleged paramour, George Traynor, aged g, of Newington, last night in q room at 422 Main street.
 The girl called Patrolman Kranzit, who notified Dr. Moses Kupolian police surgeon. Dr. Joseph T. Mat ties also had ocen called.
 kr&nmt said the girl did not tell a straight story and he notified Act ing Sergeant George Collins. who took her to the police station for further questioning.
 Calls Death Mysterious
 In court this morning. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney William M. Grcenstcin entered plea of not guilty for her, stating to the court that she was being held pending fur thcr investigation in the death un- der mysterious circumstances of a man in a Main street rooming house. "Maybc she is entirely in noccnt of any wrong doing, l do not know, but there are some sus- picious circumstances and we hope within 24 hours to know more about it." Judge Tracoski fixed bail at $2,500, later reducing if to 5000, and continued the case until tOmor- row morning.
 The tragic end 10 a taWdry TO- nance came a few minutes after midnight this morning when Gcorga Traynor, 23, of Cedar Crest Sanitar- ium, Nowington, died in q squalid room at 422 Main ytrcet-almost in the arms of his alleged paramour, Blanche KirkloWski of Simsbury.
 Dr. Kupelian, after considering the circumstances surrounding the death last night. recommended that the woman be held for further in vestigation. Early this morning, aft CT an hours grilling, she was book ed on a technical charge of breach of the peace by Sergeant Michael Flynn.
 Confused Over Time Of Death
 The doctors suspicious were first aroused when Miss KirsloWski, who first gave her name as Kirk, be- came confused when she was qucS- toned. She was not at all definite about the time of Traynor's death nor the circumstances surrounding it. From the doctors first impression
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-20
DETECTIVE Au,,,,,,,,I,I,v, II,,
 PEACOX INSISTED
 SHAVING ACCIDENT
Defense Attorney G0ads SIeuth Into Coniessing He "For8ot'
 Vital Point il Story
TORCH SLAYER UNMOYED
 AS CLOTHES ARE SHOWN

Captain of Police Chicf Witness To-
 day in NOutldul Husbands Trial
 Attorney Sharply Demands True
 Text of Statement, Including De-
 nial Murder Was Prcmeditatcd,
 From Officer Who Took It From
 Defendant.
 White Plains. Sept. 2o tEJ - The captain of detectives who obtained the first verbal confession of Earl Pcaco% that he had killed his Wife. admitted on the stand today that he had not told the jury part of that confession which might conceiyably save the prisoner from the electric chair.
 T honestly failed to remember r, the detective, Capt. Michael SiI Ncrstein of Mount Vernon, told Sid ncy Symo, defense attorney.
 Well if you didn't remember to toll it honestly, perhaps you failed to remember it dishoncstly," Syme shouted.
 Claimed Killing Accident
 The part of the verbal confession omitted in direct testimony and brought out in cross-cXamination was that PcacoN told the detective he had not meant to kill his wife. mat 1t Was just the accidental re- suit of a family row."
 To get a verdict of first degree murder it IS necessary for the state 10 prove deliberate and prcmcditat- cd intent 10 kill Silvcrstoin said he could not remmbcr whether the part of the verbal confession he for got had been incorporated in a writ. 'en report made about a week after the confession was obtained.
 Officer On stand
 Today's session of the trial open ed with Police Capt. Michael Silver stein back on the stand.
 It was SilVerstein who obtained the original confession of Earl Pea COX, 21 year old radio technician, that he had killed his wife on the first anniversary of their marriage last April. -......... .
 At the previous court session, Silverstein had told of this confes- sIon and related that PeacoX had told him of tying a rope around Mrs. PeacoX's neck because wanted 10 be sure she was dead"
 Today he continued his recital of the confession, telling of pcacOx ad- hitting pouring kerosene over the tody six days after he had hidden it In thlckct and setting fire to It.
 After the body was found," Sil- Nerstein said, "PeacoX was question: cd and finally confessed. We tock him in an automobile and he show cd Us the restaurant where he got he milk bottle he bought the kero- scnc in. We then visited his apart ment where the killing occurred, the garage where the kerosene vas bought and the woods where the body was hidden. We stopped on the way and found the defendants shirt where he had thrown it away in mud puddle, because it had blood on it,
 Shirt Identified
 The shirt was held up by District Attorney Frank Coync, and iIerti- led by the witness. pcacoX re gardod it without show of emotion, us he sat at the defense table be- side his mother.
 Even when the black suede high heeled slippers his wife wore when killed, and which he stripped from
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-20
lheater Crowd Burned to Death or Sufo-
 cated as Flimsy Drap-
 cries Turn Interior Into Seeihing Furnace 50 Seriously Hurt
Assistant Prosecutor Calls Building Fire Trap-AH Windows in Place Cov- cred With Building Board-30 Are Nearly Smothered

p.tro.t, Sept. 2o tP4-Trappod in two small rooms where they sought 10 escape fire and smoke that swept through the Study club. one of the routnrs of the city's night life in EaS. Vernon highway. 16 persons were burned 10 death or suffocatcd at 1:&0 a. m. today.
 Nine of the dead were men and snv"H women. Close to 100 others Ncr" injured. some from fire and smoke and others from trampling in the struggle among the 900 guests and cmploycs in the place when the cry of fire" preciptated a panic. Of tho injured perhaps 50 We're seriously hurt.
 Many Found Unconscious
 Many of tho injured were found unconscious when rescuers, police and rrcmon. taXirah drivers and passersby rushed into the building as tho first flare of flame susided.
 The Study club, located on the edge Of the downtown district, was filled with after theater patrons. The fire broke out in the dining room which IS on the second and top floor of the building. Almost instantly, flames feeding on highly i Iinlammablo decorations swept around the room, driving the diners to the dance floor and thence to the kitchen and womeu's rest room. the only exit except the main stairway, which Was blocked hy a sheet Of flame.
 Marten Cohen. proprietor of the club, vas ordered held for investi- eation by Duncan c. McCrea, as- sistant prosecutor. who took state- montq from more than a dozen en- tnrtainers and employees brought to police headquarters.
 "Thcro is evidence of criminal Nogligence here and I am going to find out who was responsible" Me- Cree said.
 This place was a fire trap. There were not adequate means for escape and someone must be re- sponsIblc,'
New Britain herald., 1929-09-20
FIREBUG IS SOUGHT
 IN MAIN ST. BLAZE
Kerosene and Containers Found
 in SGhu9acA Block Cellar
SI0,O00 ESTIMATED LOSS

cncc Which Arouscs Their Su>pi-
 rion-S;0c!, Damaged in Adler and
 Robbins EStabIiShmcnt.
 Police today are confronted. with inc problem of discovering inc cause of fire in tho Schunack block on Main street last night. which, they say, was Of suspicious origin After the flames had been quenchod anl the smoke cleared out they found a jug Of kerosene, parts of a melted ing which they believed contained kerosene, a five gallon can which had at one time contained this fluid and mechanism which. they SuS- poct. was q timing device. The loss caused hy fire and smoke is cstimat- od at $10.ooo. Sergeant Patrick l. OMara. who is directing tho inves- ti@ation. said today that circum- stances have aroused police suspi- cjon.
 V
 Adlers shop, owned by Herman Adler, and the Robbins clothes shop. owned by Hyman Robbins and Israel Levine, are over the cellar where the fire broke out Sergeant O'Mara said there was no merchandise in inc cellar from the Adler store. Mr. Levine told Sergeant O'Mara that trap door leading to the cellar from the Robbins store is never used and is covered with a show case. Search Of tbe premises was made after tho fire by Sergeant O'NIar1 and Police man Edward Kiely resulting in thojr discovery of the kerosene containers
 store Was Mass of Flames
 Four New Britain fire companirs responded 10 the alarm which rang at A:30 o'clock. When No. com pany, whose house is but loo yards away, reached inc Adler store, tie whole interior was a sheet of flames Breaking down the door. tirrmeu of the headquarters company ran a hose line into the store Whiin No, .. " and companies were arriving, and began 10 fight the fire,
 Though it originated in the cellar, tho fire ran up partition and quickly spread to all parts of the Adler store because of the silk drap cries which we've hung on thc wall. Two lines of hose were run into the store room and down into the eel lar after the fire upstairs had been cNtinEuishcd.
 Thick clouds of black smoke pour cd out of the door while tho crowd. which by this time had grown 10
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-20

started roaring on 1G mile front recently.
 Cattle Burned to Crisp
 Kemp and Calander said entire herds of cattle were burned to a crisp, crematcd pigs, goats and chickens filtered the by path and scores Of settlers barely escaped the flames, fighting their way to safety with severe burns. injured eyes and smoke congcsted lungs.
 Nights were filled with horror as the settlers crouched on door steps of their homes watching the prog resS of the flames, fearing that at any instant their belongings would be ruined. On Bell Mountain where
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-20
MAN BREAKS HIS BACK
 IN FALL DOWN STAIRS
Constantine AnkUda of St Oak Street on Critical List at General
 Hospital

When he fell down a flight of stairs at his home about 9 o'clock last night Constantine Anlluda, S1 Oak street, sustained a broken back.
 Immediate medical attention was administered by Dr. George w, Dunn, after which the man was rushed to the New Britain General hospital where he now is on the critical list.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-20
Tales of Horror

Detroit. Sept. 70 LP>-sixtccn per- sons were killed and more than 50 others are in hospitals with injuries suffered in a fire which swept the Study club. a night club on the edge of the downtown thcater district, early today.
 One hundred and thirty patrons "nd 4o employees, including enter were in the night club when flames broke through the wall at the. first floor and swept mp the main stairway, cutting off the only means ct cgrcsS.
 Patrons Caught InawareS Ed.
 patrolman James Mcclure, who discovered the blaze. ran 10 a near hy fire box. and returned 10 find ,he flames and smoke roaring up the staircase. Before patrons and en- ployes wore aware of their danger. th" fire was upon them. X cigarette girl Was suffocatcd by the hot fumes ds she stood in the center of the tance floor and dropped down over her tray. Her body was found by lW,mcu.
 Many patrons rushed for safety into d small dressing room by 15 i"ot, in inc rear of the, buildin.. :. Thirty Of them were found piled un- conscious Tn the tiny space when trnmon broke into the room. Sev- ou1 Of them were dead. Others were j#. injured.
 interior of the building was 'r but the exterior presented &H ,Llo-t Whlcmished appearance s.No for broken windows and a fire escape which hangs useless. a mock 'ry 10 those who yentured to trust it as an exit.
 Proprietor With Police
 Marty Cohen. proprietor Of the club, and Robert Jackson. master Cf ceremonies. were closeted with po- lice this morning.
 Cohen attributed the fire 10 rivals in business. The Study club had been operating for about q year and had prospcrod. Situated on Vernon high- way, about six blocks from the heart Of the city and just off Woodward avenue. tho main north and south artery Of Detroit, it had acquired wide reputation.
 Cohen was not in the place at the time of the fire. Another night club. the Lido, had it's opening last night and had gone to participate, he told poIicc.
 Windows All Covered
 i'irrmcu who tried 10 enter the building through windows found that the window openings had been covered on the inside with wall board All windows in the second floor had thus been closed. they
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-20
KING IN NEW POST
 AT STANLEY WORKS
Made General Sales Manager of Domestic Hardware Department
SIX OTHERS WIN ADVANCE
knouSc, Gross, Giipa:ric, V. F. Fletcher, Clemens and G. M Fletcher Given More EcSpUa~i'I- fly in Organization by Changes.

ity in Organization by Changes.
 Patrick r, King, assistant sccro- tary of the Stanley Works, has been advanced to the position Of general sales manager in charge of hardware sales in the home and all branch Of fees, excepting export trade and the Canadian plant. according to an nounrcmcnt this afternoon by Vice President Ernest ". Christ.
 lis was one of several advance mcnts made in the sales end of the business, thc branch operating un- }lcr the direction of Vice President Joseph F, stone. IIoncoforth. all dis trict sales managers will report 10 Mr. King instead Of to Mr. Stone.
 Kings Rise steady
 Mr. King entered the employ of the stanley Works October 9. 1900, taking d job in the shipping room which involved such ministerial nets as trucking and general manual la- Dor. His rise was rapid however, and within a few years he was in the invoice department forging his way to the management of the depart ment, goal he achieved some years ago. He was later moved into the sales department and promotions continued to come until several years ago he reached the position Of general sales manager in charge
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-08

WASHINGTON, July 8.-Nation- ally recognized specifications for the materials, products and equipment used in the household are the aim of the American Home Economies association.
 Looking to the standardization of number of items used in the home, the association is cooperat- ing with the United States depart ment of commerce and the Ameri- can Standards association.
 Sectional committees for the set ting up of quality specifications of household refrigerators and sheet ings have been organized.
 The American Home Economics association, of which Dr. Margaret M. Justin is president and Miss Alice Edwards executive secretary, has sent letters to 50 leading manu- lecturers enlisting their aid.
 Modern merchandising meth ods," say these letters, present to the average home-maker a confus- ing array of unspecified qualities in every type of commodity which she buys. This creates a situation which is becoming more menacing each year"
 Silk weighting is another prob lem being investigated. The asso- citation is considering a movement toward a nationally accepted prac- tice of labelling silk yardage and ready to wear garments offered in the retail trade so that the con- sumer may know the amount ot weighting the material contains The association is asking the CO., operation of silk manufacturers in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-08
WHO'S WHO
 AND WHERE

Mrs Mary Vale, of Klamath Falls, Ore, accompanied by her daugh- ter, Miss Esther Vale, of Los An geles, Calif., arrived on the Princess Louise to visit her son, William Vale. They are staying at MT. Vale's cottage on the Glacier High way.
 N. G. Nelson and his daughters, the Misses Grace and May Nelson, returned from Ketchikan on the Northwestern. They went to Ket- chikan about ten days ago on the seaplane Ketchikan, Pilot Anscel Eckmann.
 O. D. Leet, of the Wrangell Cold Storage Company, arrived in Ju- neau on the Admiral Rogers and will be here for a few days on business.
 w. s. Pekovich, principal owner of the Admiralty Gold Mining Com pany at Funter Bay, was a passen- ger for that place on the Admiral Rogers.
 Jack Chamberlin, merchandise broker, and Mrs. Chamberlin, are round trip passengers on the Ad- miral Rogers.