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New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
MURDER SUSPECT IS MISSING FROM BOAT
Radio Man Takes Lock Off Door
 Victim Used Drugs

San Francisco, June P-Wil- liam Tallman, young radio operator, arrested Tuesday on board the steamship Admiral Benson on a charge of murder in connection with the slaylng of Mrs. Virginia Patty at Los Angeles. was missing when the vessel docked here last night.
 Investigation showed that the ac- Cused man had unscrewed the lock on his stateroom door with piece of iron torn from a radiator. Not knowing the prisoner had fled, Cap tain Martin Shost of the ship placed guard on duty outside the door.
 Police believe Tallman either Jumped overheard and swam ashore or walked down the gangplank be- fore his disappearance was discov- cred.
 Arrest Ordered By Radio
 After the discovery of Mrs. Pat. Eeles apartment. alleged to have been rented by Iallman, ponce learned he was aboard the Admiral Benson en route from Los Angeles to this city. Ills arrest on murder charge was ordered by radio.
 Tallman denien any knowledge of the crime. Last ,nght shortly be- fcre 3 o'clock he remarked 10 his guard. Chief Steward Albert Bis sell. T guess l had better go and spruce up for the reception com. mittee." Tallman referred to San Francisco police and a Los Angeles detective who were to place him in custody here.
 Tallman was last seen in the kteerage quarters on his way to his stateroom. Police believe he ohtain- ed the aid of a confederate to es- Cape.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
Brides.tO-Be Guests
 At Teachers Luncheon

The teachers of the Lincoln school gave a luncheon bridge Tuesday afternoon at the Blue Shingle Tea House in Windsor honoring Miss Hulda Brink and Miss Mildred En- stam.
 Miss Brink will become the bride Of Ernest Griswold pn June 24, and Miss Enstam will be married to Lieutenant Albin R. Sodergren on June .9
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
June Bargain Days Friday and Saturday

1t S1,19-The last of Our All Silk kickernick
 Boomers Regular A.5O. At $12.9S-Leather Jackets for women, were
 S1S0O and $19.5O A $1O.OO-Leather Jackets for children,
 were $500. t 2.0S-Leatherette Jackets for children,
 were S5.75. At S2. .49-An Our Sweaters, were $500. At $2.59-All Our Leather Purses were S3OO t $3. .9S-All Our Leather Purses, were S575. At S1.19-The balance of our Colored Petit
 bOckers were S1.50. It $1 .39-A few Plaited Skirts for women,
 were $500. N $o.59-An Our Gloria Umbrellas, were S33 N $3. .49-All our Gloria Umbrellas were s. 75 39c per pair, Black Satin Slippers, sizes
 3 to Al only; were s10O. S9c-Sweat Shirts, were $l.0O 1t 0Sc-A few Tweed knickers, values & 75
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06

NEA New York Bureau Eebuffed in love, the Rev. lfathe4' Faul Miezvinis, below, a former curate, shot and critically wounded Helen Halitaies, above. the girl for whom he forsook his priest ood vows. and then killed himself at Harrison, N. J. The double shoot ing is alleged to have followed the
 girls refusal to marry him.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
Misses LeghOrn Going
 To Europe for Summer

Miss Mary Leghorn and Miss Elizabeth Leghorn of 90 Lincoln street will sail June 20 on the S. $. Cohte Grande for Naples. They will spend month in Italy and the rest of the summer in Switzerland and France. returning August 31.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
Painful CornS
 co IN , SECONDS They Dry Up. Lift RiSht Of

IOD-1SE. "The iodine Corn re- mover" takes all soreness out and ends painful corns and callouses in ] seconds. Corns and callouses dry up, then you lift them right of with your tingers-root and all and any one can do it easily. Will not irrtate most sensitive skin, no cutting neces- sary.
 Get g cent battle of 1OD-ISE at yair druggist today. Follow the simple directions and in q few seconds you can make walking a pleasure. Guaranteed or money back.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06

Piorkowski towards his home. They did not know where he lived and he was unable to tell them definitely, so they left him in the vicinity Of Cleveland street.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
Youth Fractures Leg
 In Fall Off Bicycle

Walter SabagowicZ. IT. of 25 Allen street. was admitted to New Britain General hospital last night for treat ment for fracture of the leg. the result of fall from his bicycle.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
SUEFORS10.OOO
IN INJURY

b, Baldershein. Of Bergen, Nor.
way, who says he was unable to
complete mission which brought
him to this country because OF in.
juries he suffered in a taxicab col.
lision, filed suit in Circuit Court to-
day against the Diamond Cab Com.
pany, The Independent Taxi Com.
pany, Paul Hallock, 700 block Eighth
st, N. E., and C. d. Chick, OF the
100 block Quincy st. N. E.. to re-
cover $4,000 for alleged personal
injuries.
According to the declaration filed
by Attorneys Charles c.. Collins and
Albert e. Brauit, Baldershein was
a passenger in a Diamond Taxi.
owned by Chick and operated by Hal.
lock last June IA, when It was IN
collision with a Yellow cab at
Argonne Place and Harvard Street
Northwest.
He holds the Diamond Cab resuon.
sible by asserting that bad brakes
and griHny headlights caused The
accident,
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
BRAND FORMS
NEW POLICIES

PARIS. July 30 u.N.s).-with
convocation of the Senate and the
Chamber of Deputies scheduled for
tomorrow, Premier Aristide BRAND
proceeded today with formulation
Of the policies to be carried out by
his new cabinet.
This early convocation was made
necessary by the forthcoming inter.
national diplomatic conference on
the Young reparation plan, to be
held at The Hague. M. BRAND will
represent France at this parley in
the post of minister of foreign az.
fairs, which portfoloi he holds in
addition to the premiership.
Political experts forecast. today
that M. Brands cabinet, which is
exactly the same as that of M.
Raymond Poincare, will be short.
lived, because, of the ultimate neces.
sity of reframing governmental
policies to admit members Of the
Radical. Socialist party to the
ministry.
M. Poincare's physicians, Drs.
Gosset, Marion, TuffIer, and Boidin,
held consultation today and de.
clared the former premier's condi.
tion to be Stationary" The opera.
tior, which necessitated his reslgna.
ton from office, will probably be
performed the end OF this week.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30

GIRL At TACEED
BY MARAUDER
At HOME

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she declared. He wore something
white oyer his face
Then she shuddered and told Of
stjll being able to feel the grip Of
the attackers hands on her shoul.
ders.
Negro Seen BY Children
William Burroughs. son Of Howard
Burroughs. told Of having seen q
tall negro lurking about the neigh
borhood several days before. He
said he had thought nothing OF It
until after the attack last night.
According to Mr.. Burroughs, a
negro, presumably the same one who
was seen by his son, had chased sew.
eral Of the neighbor children. This,
however, had been laid to childish
fancy until this morning.
The only description that Mrs.
Burroughs gives Of herr assailant is
that he was tall. heavily set, wear.
ing dark suit and dark hat pulled
low over the eyes. #
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
TAKE CAFE ROW
To MD. COURT

Determined to open their lunch
room in Mt. Rainier, Nd, de.
spite the opposition Of Mayor John
Beall, F. Fred johnson and James
e. Deges have carried their fight
to the county court at Marlboro.
Through their attorney. Charles
B. Calvert, johnson and Deggs had
asked Judge Joseph Mattingly to
Issue injunctions restraining Mayor
Beall, the town council of Mt.
Rainier, and the Potomac Electric
Power Company, from interfering
with their business. Hearings on
the injunctions will be held
August 8.
Two weeks ago William Keys,
a member Of the Maryland State
legislature, was arrested for re-
modelling the lunchroom. building
without securing q permit from
the council. The case was COM
promised. Johnson and Deggs de.
clare that since then the Mt.
Rainier officials have ordered the
power company to shut off current
and have forbidden them to make
sales.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
Fort Washington Host
To Congressmen Today

Special exercises in honor Of
members OF Congress will be held
today by the citizens military train.
ing Icamp at Fort Washington, Md.
Invitations to Senators and Repre-
sentatives now in the Capital have
been extended. They will leave the
War College at 3:46 o'clock on the
Gen. III. d. Rucker. leaving Fort
washington at $50 o'clock.
Charles Evans Hughes, jr., act
ing Attorney General I'm the alb
sence of WilIiam ID. Mitchell, was
received yesterday at Fort Wash
ington with all the respect due q
member Of the Presidents Cabinet.
A 1Sgun salute greeted his arrival
by speed boat and he was given q
guard Of honor from the Twelfth
Infantry.
After inspecting the camp Of the
$50 western Pennsylvanians who
are completing their training this
week, Hughes made his first public
address since taking up his duties
in washington. His address upon
"The Responsibilities Of Citizen
ship" was the last OF series by
Government officials and prominent
private citizens since the camp 'got
under way on July 3.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
COUNTY DOCTOR
URGES CARE

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT.
HOUSE, July 30.--With infantile
paralysis more prevalent in Virginia
than usual, according to q state.
ment received from the State. health
commission, DR.. g. c. williams,
Richmond, Va. DIR. P. M. Chi.
chester. county health officer, today
urged that parents use special care
when taking children away on Vaca.
ton
Flight the fly and be careful IN
what the child eats" he said.
While there Is no immediate
cause for alarm, he continued. care
should be exercised by parents in
keeping their children from bathing
in any Of the county streams and
the Potomac River.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
HITS BOY, ,VA.C0P
IS SREPROVED
Photo by international

ALEXANDRIA. Va. July So
]. e. Sampson, 1901 Prince St.. q
student in a Washington prep
school, was dismissed of charges of
resisting arrest. disorderly conduct
and assault on an officer. and
Patrolman l.. e. Brown was re.
proved for the use Of unnecessary
roughness IN arrestlng him, by
Judge Snow, in police court this
morning.
Brown admitted hitting Sampson
over the head with his revolver
after the latter had struck him in
the nose. Brown attempted to pull
the student out of his car which
was parked in a restricted gone.
Miss Margaret Houston. Of Fort
when struck by q car driven by
Jack Shell, Of Lawrencevills, Va.
Shell reported the accident to
police after Miss Houston had been
carried to the Alexandria Hospital
by another motorist. He was fined
IS for driving without a permit.
Mrs. Madge HammlIl, 500 Frank.
lin St., was overcome by heat while
working at the Blue Ridge Shirt
Factory and removed to the Alex
andria Hospital. 1t was the first
heat prostration reported during
the summer.
T. r. Harrell, of the C. 4 P.
Telephone Company, will be in
charge of the program, Of the Ro-
tary Club today. A benefit per-
formance will be given at the Elks
Hall, August 2, for the benefit Of
the Day Nursery which Is operated
by the Rotary Club.
The term of the Corporation
Court will not be held next month.
Judge Woolls will open court on
the 11th and Immediately adjourn
until the second Monday in Sep
tember.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
Girl Hitch Hiker Set
Upon and Beaten BY
MOtOrist in Virginia

Stlll suffering terribly from
bruises, contusions and shock, a
young woman believed to be Miss
Sybil Means, Is, Of New York city,
returned to consciousness early to-
day at the Alexandra Hospital,
where she was taken yesterday after
being found by the side OF. the Rich.
mond pike near Pohick Church.
The young hitch. .hiker, for such
was the description Of herself she
gave doctors and police, told them
that she was set upon and attacked
by an unknown motorist, who. she
said, had lain in wait for her after
she had spurned his invitation of a
lift.
She could give only q meager de-
scription OF the automobile driven
by the man and she was unable to
tell the police the numbers on the
license tags.
From papers found on her person,
police learned that she had been
employed In a factory at PougI1.
keepsie. N. T., and that she had
been q patient in q Baltimore
hospital. She told them, they said,
that she had lived in several room.
ing houses in New York City, one
being In the vicinity OF the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad terminal.
Capt. w. w. Campbell chief OF
the Alexandria police, and Deputy
Sheriff EIwood Leary. of Fairfax
County, in whose jurisdiction the
young woman was found yesterday
ana who took her to the hospital,
are leading the police investigation
and search for her assailant.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
MYSTERY Wells
POISON CASE

Mystery surrounds the swallow
ing Of several allegedly poisonous
tablets last night by Mrs. Catherine
Adamson, SS, Of the 400 block Of
Fifth st. N. E., and her reported
refusal Of medical aid offered by the
police. who were twice called to the
house.
Policeman w. ID. Young, Of the
Ninth precinct, went to the home
about 6 o'clock in answer to call
for help. An Emergency Hospital
ambulance also responded to the
cail.
When Young and the ambulance
surgeon arrived, they said, both the
husband, Richard A. Adamson, q
plumber, and his wife denied she
had taken poison and refused medi-
I cal attention.
Got Second CAN
Another call was received at the
Ninth precinct at z o'clock and, this
time, Policeman G. r. Cummings
was sent to the house. He reported
tlita he found Mrs. Adamson sit.
ting up in q chair, apparently
deatl1ly sick and maintaining that
she had not taken any poison.
Both Cummings and her husband
insisted that she go to a hospital
hut Mrs. Alamson, who. by that
time, had admitted taking poison,
refused to 90 to an institution.
Cummings then said he told her
. she might die and she replied that
that was the reason she took the
poison. All the time, he said, he
believed the woman was suffering
severe pains in her throat and body.
The policeman said he could not
forcibiy take her to q hospital be-
cause there is no law inthe District
which makes it mandatory that .
person submit to medical treatment.
He returned to the station house.
Doctor Called
DIR. Joseph D. Rogers, deputy
coroner, said he believed the po-
liceman had the right to force Mrs.
Adamson to go to q hospital He
said that the same principles APP
piled as IN attempted murder, be
cause, he declared, suicide is SELF
murder.
However, some hours later Adam.
con reported to the police that he
had called In the family physician.
whose identity he refused to divulge,
and reported that Mrs. Adan1son
was resting well. He refused to
discuss the cause Of his wife'e act.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30

This much was made clear at the
State Department today. IN connec.
ton with the rival claims of the
soviets ana the Romanoffs for the
supposed Russian assets in New
York banks.
There is little matter of about
$S00, ,000, 900 that Russia borrowed
from the United States Treasury
during the war that officials here
would be most pleased to have paid
II the Czar had any money on de.
posit in the United States, Treasury
officials would like to know about
It. They doubt that there is any,
however.
OF course, the American Govern.
ment would have to bring suit
through the Federal courts. The
courts would have to decide
whether the money was the Cars
private funds or belonged to the
former Imperial Russian govern.
ment.
If the courts decided they were
private funds. then neither the
United States nor the Soviets would
be entitled to them.
The old Kerenslky regime, the last
one recognized by this Government
is still represented In the United
States by financial attache in
New York, who Is gradually liqui.
dating as much Of the Kerensky in
debtedness as he has funds for, 1t
was said at the State Department.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
SMOKE SCREEN
F0|LS CHASE

Federal prohibition agents and
Maryland and District police are on
the lookout for touring car which
Yesterday went through the heaviest
traffic Of the day ON the Washing.
ton. Baltimore boulevard, with 4
smoke screen going full blast.
There were several near crashes
as the car swerved from side to
side on the crowded road. The
dense smoke from It's exhaust pipe
completely covered the road. Chaging
the rum car was Federal Agent Louis
]. Tut In a lighter, but fast coupe,
The chase began when Tut.
going from Washington to Balti.
more, spotted the rum car making
for Washington. He turned around
and gave chase, but the coIorAd
driver saw him in time, sped up
and worked the smoke pump.
Tut gave up the chase after 10
miles, when he emerged from the
smoke cloud and stopped Just in
time to escape q head-on collision
with 3 bewildered. motorist. Tutt
says the fugitivee are the same who
smoked" and shot at prohibition
agents in southwest Baltimore q
week ago,
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
SPONS0RS
FEAR FOR
RECORD
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son. however, put the final decision
up to the endurance pilots COUNSEL
Ing them to 'listen" carefully to
their motor and declaring that the
fliers would be welcome with open
arms should they descend now
after ascertaining that their motor
was not functioning properly.
The note dropped by the Tiers
yesterday telling Of . leaking
rasket ana two unisbehaving CYL
inders, together with the depressing
news Of the death Of the two Mime.
apolis endurance fliers and the local
tragedy which claimed the life Of
the popular son Of the founder OF
Lambert Field, young George Lee
Lambert, also are thought to have
been contributing factors to prompt
the majorIA note.
The fliers ut this time had bested
the Angeleno record by more than
167 hours.
They were also earning better
than $50 for every hour spent in
the air, their total purse amounting
to more than $4,000 this morning.
The greedy motor now has been
fed 3.490 gallons Of gasoline.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
BUT TON GOATS,
COPS TOLD

Members Of the Washington Po-
lice Department win have to strug-
gle along for the remainder Of the
summer with their uniform coats
buttoned. According to Major
Henry G.. Pratt, Superintendent of
Police, an agreement was entered
into between Edwin B. Hesse, for
mer chief of police, and the Po-
licemen's Association. whereby the
men agreed to keep their coats but
toned all year If the roll-top collar
were adopted.
Major Pratt has recommended
that a lightweight coat be pur.
chased for members Of the depart.
ment for summer wear. This, how.
ever, will have to be deferred, he
said, until next year.
The present uniform coat, de-
signed for spring, summer and fall,
Is made Of 14-ounce material. The
winter uniform jacket is OF 16.
ounce material.
BY next summer, Major Pratt
said, all men. in the department
will be equipped with coats Of IL.
ounce material for summer wear.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
Gen. Charles L. Cawley
Will Retire August "a

Brig. Gen. Charles L. Cawley,
-uuartermaster OF the Marine Corps,
will retire August "a, when he
reaches the age OF 81 years, ac-
cording to the Navy Department.
General Hawley has been in the
service 80 years, having received
his commission July %, 1897. He
has been attached to Marine head.
quarters since 1918 ana was pro.
moted to the rank OF brigadier
general in 1915.
Col. Cyrus S. Radford now on
duty at the depot OF supplies in
Philadelphia, has been ordered to
Marine headquarters here, Since
he Is the ranking assistant quar-
termaster. he is expected TO be
named General cawIcy's successor,
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
WIFI I AND $500
FADE ON TOUR

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Pearre explained to police thtat his
wife. with $500. had practically all
the money the family possessed.
Had Made Tour
The abandoned husband explained
that he and his wife and daughter
had been visiting in Washington
several days after making an ex.
tended automobile tour in which
they touched moro than half the
States of the Union and Canada.
They were on their way tc
Charleston. when Mrs. Pearre took
French leave.
The missing woman was described
as being II years >old, s feet s
inches tail and 155 pounds in weight.
She has o scar on the right side
Of her mouth and artificial teeth.
Her hair Is black and her eyes are
brown.
When last seen Mrs. Pearre was
wearing q blue dress with brown
dots. was hatless, and had on
glasses. She was wearing black
patent leather shoes.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
TugbOat Races Death
With Stricken Girl, 9

CHARLEVoIx, Mich, July 80 q.
N.S.l.--Nine-year-old Joan Colburn,
daughter of Richard Colburn, today
has chance for life because Of the
pFompt action of a tugboat which
rushed her here from st. James,
Beaver Island. for an acute appen.
dicitis operation.
Stricken suddenly at the summer
home of her parents, the girl prob
ably would have died, doctors said,
had not the tugboat come TO her
acue.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
FORD BIRTHDAY
UNOBSERVED

DETROIT, July 50 fI.N.s.l Henry
Ford had little time to observe
his sixty.sixth birthday today.
The worlds most famous auto
mobile manufacturer. and one of
its richest men. was at his Dear
born laboratories early this morning
and apparently expected to spend
the day.
Ford looks 10 years younger than
his age and asserts that he is
working harder than ever before. =
He may go to East Orange, N. j.,
late today to visit Thomas A. Edison
and be present at the selection from
40 high school students Of one who
win be trained in the hope that he
may carry on Edison's work.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
Film Star, 9, Rushes
To Kin by AirpIane

BOSTON. July 80 U.NS.).--Hav.
ing race with death across the
continent from Hollywood, Calf. by
plane and train. "Baby Claire" Nc
Intyre, 9-year-oId film star, today
was at the bedside of her dying
grandfather. Theodore Mcintyre, in
East Boston.
Grandpa needs me-" said the lit
tie filmette.
The Washington times., 1929-07-30
GLORIA SCOUTS
DIVORCE Tale

NEW YORK, July 30 u.N.s.).-
"No. I am not going to Paris to get
q divorce. / am going abroad tc
see q perfectly good husband
Gloria Swanson, the grey-eyed
screen beauty. today swept into New
York from Hollywood like q sum,
still being the fond wife OF the
Marquis Henri de la Falaise.
She appeared ready for the qIes'
ton and answered Ii with veiem.
ence. charming yehemence.
You are just going abroad to see
your husband?" one interviewer
persisted.
II am going to do little shop.
ping as we'll, Of course" the Mar.
quise answered smoothly.
my husband win come back IA
America but it is not yet decided
whether he will go on through I'd
the coast. He Is now in Paris, In
connection with sonne motion picture
work. 1t is his work and some
technicality in passports which
keeps him part OF the time In
Paris certainly 1t Is not trouble
between u.s.
Miss Swanson was dressed in 9
navy blue silk crepe travelling suit
with white vest and gloves and .
small blue toque.
While she is abroad she will see
the premier of her latest picture
The Trespasser. = In London. ii
Is her first talkie.
II do not think will ever make
another silent picture" she said
In the talkies the strain OF emo
tional continuity is eliminated. You
do the scene once and that fin
ishes ii"
The film star was accompanied BY
"A Pal,9 Virginia BowkeE and by
her singing teacher, Mark Markoff
She win make several phonograpr
records here before she sails fol