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The Washington times., 1929-02-26
DONOVAN TO Be
HOOVER WAR
CHIEF
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
International eve Service

Col. William j. Donovan, Of New
York, now Assistant Attorney Gen,
eral. Is to be Secretary Of War In
the Hoover Cabinet.
The post has been offered him
and he has accepted. II was learned
authoritatively today.
This automatically ends all specu-
lation concerning Colonel Donovan
for the Attorney Generalship and
leaves President.elect Hoover free
to continue his quest of 4 head for
the Department of Justice who is
"a constitutional dry"
Summoned BY Hoover
Colonel Donovan returned to
washington Unexpectedly yesterday
from New Mexico, where he has
been for some weeks acting as the
Presidents representative at the
seven. states conference on the Colo.
rado River dispute. He was sum.
moned to the Capital by Hoover.
1t Is understood Hoover candidly
informed Colonel Donoyen that he 10
determined upon the appointment
Of an Attorney General who can
be classed unquessionobly rs a con.
stitutional dry, and that such
being the case he was unable 10
offer him the post. Donovan, while
personally dry, IL not an admirer Of
the Volstead law,
Avoids Embarrassment
One of the embarrassments Of the
Coolidge administration has been
the constant criticism from prohi.
bitionists that enforcement of the
law was in the hands Of Secretary
Mellon, "a former dlRtiller."
Under the circumstances, were
Colonel Donovan named Attorney
Generals the Hoover administration
would be open to the same accu-
sation from prohibitionists that en-
forcement was put in the bands Of
"a wet Catholic" T.,
All this was gone over, 1t Is un.
derstood, at yesterdays lengthy Goa.
ference between tho President-elect
and Colonel Donovan. The colonel
returned to the Hoover home in 8
Street today for breakfast.
Two posts were offered Colonel
Donovan, the war portfolio, or the
solicitor generalship, the latter
legal post that many lawyers con-
slider equally as important as the
attorney generalship. He chose the
Cabinet place.
Brilliant War Record
Colonel Donovan will take into
the War Department a military
record of outstanding distinction. In
fact, it is doubtful IL any head of
the War Department ever possessed
more glIttering personal army rec.
ord.
AS major and colonel OF the 165th
infantry fold 69thl In the World
War. Colonel Donovan was wounded
in action three times and won every
medal the American Government be-
slowed, including the Congressional
medal of honor. He was one of
the two men in the entire American
Army who won every citation pos.
sible.
In the campaign, Donovan rem.
dered yeoman service to the Hoover
cause He was one of Hoover's
closest advisers and counselors, and
is credited with no small part In
winning his own State Of New York
from AL Smith.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
GIRL s VERSION
Of DEATH HIT
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was the last time she saw him
alive. she testified.
Under cross-examination by State
Prosecutors Hannis and Campbell,
the girl admitted that, while work.
ing in Martinsburg. she occasionally
stayed at a downtown apartment,
sublet by her mother. and received
Widmyer there, but denied he had
ever made an overnight visit.
Denies Biting Him
The prosecutors startled the girl
and spectators by suddenly asking
her if she had not struck Widmyer
over the head with a milk bottle
in a Martinsburg restaurant and
also asked her If she had not bitten
him on the arm. shortly before the
shooting. Heated denials followed
both questions.
In Hagerstown, she said, Wild.
myer visited her at her boarding
house and later at the home Of a
girl friend with whom she stayed.
Again she said he was never an
overnight guest.
On the night before the shooting
of Widmyer, Miss White and her
relatives testified, she had slept
downstairs and in the same room
with her mother, father and niece,
Monday morning, it was testified.
a shot was heard in the upstairs
and the family rushed to the upper
floor. Wintermoyer was the first
to enter Miss Whites room. it was
brought out and it was he who
found the BODY of the policeman.
This, Miss White swore, was the
first intimation she had that he
was in the house.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
P o. Coffin and 2 Others
Named Phone Directors

Phillip o. Coffin, vice president
and general auditor; NJ. D. Sedan.
vice president, and Deruelle S.
Porter, secretary. today became di-
rectors of the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company, by vote
Of the board.
Additions and improvements TO
Washington telephone system at a
cost of S141, $50 were authorized.
This brings the total to be spent In
the District this year to S641,555
Cleveland exchange, changes in tho
central and the Twelfth street Of
flee, with extensions of the under
ground cable system are planned.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
Policeman and PrOwler
Killed in Gun Battle

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 26 u.N.S.l-
Revolvers today claimed the lives
of Bethel L. Hughes, county police
man. and an unidentified prowler
Hughes and a second officer at
tempted to arrest.
Shot three times, Hughes died In
an automobile on the way to a
hospital, His slayer was shot by
officer 4, A. stovall,
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
Chicago to Send Five
Police to Protect
Inaugural Crowd

CHICAGO, Feb. 26 Q.N.S.).-In
accordance with request received
from Washington, Police Commits.
sioner William r. Russell today
detailed one lieutenant, three
sergeants and one policewoman to
attend the Inaugural next Mon
day to protect the Capital against
any influx of undesirable char
acters from Chicago.
Those detailed are Lieut.. Will
lam Crot, Sergts,- William Rals.
wick. John Griffith and John
Burns and Policewoman Mary
Faulkenberg. They will leave
Chicago Thursday.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
RUM TRAP NETS
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case the alleged liquor seized was
in four half-pint containers.
All of the persons taken into Gus
tody at this location were taken to
the precinct, booked, and later re-
leased under heavy bond to insure
their appearance in court.
Police could not give the name
of the operative, but it is under.
stood that she is one of the stars"
of the service.
It is understood that the arrests
are but the first of a series Of SINH
lar cases to be made In the near
future in an attempt to "dry up"
Washington.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
Chaplain, Poisoned, Will
Recover Doctors Say

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Feb 26
Q.N.S).-Su Suffering from an attack
of ptomaiae poisoning. Charles
Chaplin, film comedian, was con.
fined to his bed here today
not alarming but that he would
probably have to remain at his
home for 4 week.
Chaplin was stricken at his Holly.
wood studio yesterday.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
Several Persons Hurt
In Electric Train Wreck

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26 U.N.S.l.
Several persons were injured in a
wreck on the Reading railway lines
near Laurel, Pa, today.
The Reading electric train No. 702,
which left Reading at $40 a. M,
bound for Wilmington, Del. ran into
wrecking train. Several pas
sengers and trainmen were injursd.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
IN WAKE
Of TORNADO
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killed. The husband and father
was seriously injured.
At Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. W. n.
Jones were killed, and more than
a score of persons injured. Fifteen
buildings were destroyed.
Alfred Gibson and his wife, Willie
Mae, were killed at Grand Prairie
and number Of houses were
demolished.
The tornadoes struck each of the
three towns in much the same
manner. cutting a narrow swath of
about 40 yards.
ALLIGATOR, Miss, Feb. &c
Q.N.Sl-Two unidentified persons
were killed and six others were in.
jured by a tornado which swept
over this place yesterday after
noon.
Several buildings were demolished,
trees uprootde and communication
paralyzed.
CLARKSDALE. Miss, Feb. &c,
=Q.N.S).-Scores of bodies of persons
injured in the tornado were brought
to hospitals here today by the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley railroad.
towns.
Some of the injured were taken to
hospitals at Greenyille, Miss.
. JACKSON, Miss, Feb. 26 U.N.S).
Red Cross aid for the stricken
towns in the vicinity of Duncan,
Miss, was being rushed from here
today.
MURKS, Miss, Feb. 26 u.N.Sl.-
Two unidentified negroes were killed
in a tornado which struck this vicin-
ity late yesterday.
DEWITT, Ark. Feb. 26 Q.N.S).-
A finger of the vicious tornado
which raked the South yesterday
reached here and had claimed two
victims today.
Mrs. r. C. Nichols. 4S, and her
daughter. May, 16, were dead as the
result of twister which devastated
their farm near here. r. c. Nichols.
the husband. is in a hospital in a
serious condition.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. &c Q.N.S0,
A new menace-floods--t inn
perilled lives in the storm-stricken
areas of Mississippi and Arkansas.
Streams throughout the section,
according to reports reaching here,
were swelling to the danger mark,
after the most terrific rain in years
which followed in the wave of
storms.
Some of the smaller rivers, the
reports said, were already leaving
their ranks, and inundating small
communities and outlaying planta-
tions, forcing many persons to flee
for their lives.
DUNCAN, Miss, Feb. 26 Q.N.S.).
Toiling. by the lurid flare of torch
lights, crews of volunteer .workmen
searched the debris of the devas-
tated parts of the town throughout
the night for the bodies of the
dead, and with the first rays of
dawn, 81 sheet-covered victims lay
in the temporary morgue.
A pouring rain which followed
in the wake of the storm continued
all night, and hampered the rescue
operations. The village was with.
out light or water. the public utili.
ties plants having been demolished
by the twister along with dozens OF
| other buildings and residences.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
QUEEN SHOPS IN 5 AND 10

ROGNOR, England, Feb. 26
1.N.S.l.-Queen Mary set an ex.
ample to her subjects in frugal
shopping when she stopped in the
five and ten cent store here and
made some purchases, including q
necklace.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
battle OF GIANTS

PARIS, Feb. 26.--A real battle of
giants will take place here shortly
when two heavyweights clash in the
prize ring. They are Tiny Hans"
and Primo Carnera. "Tiny" weighs
S15 pounds and Primon 276 pounds.
Doth stand Z feet in their socks,
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17

Harold Gates TO prompt. Members
ana friends of the Community club
are eligible to attend. Roast fresh
ham will be the piece dc resistance.
A committee was appointed to Sc
lect a janitor for the hall. r. O.
ozark, John Lewis and George Pol
lard were appointed to the commit
tee. The election of the yarious
committees TO serve for the ensu-
ing year was put over until the next
regular meeting.
Mrs. X. .. Clark is able to be IN
after several weeks confinement to
her room by illness.
Mrs. Oscar Benson is confined to
her home by illness.
Inc annual meeting and election
of officers of the East Berlin Coal &.
Wood company will be held on Tues
day evening. January 80. The pres
ent board of officers is headed bv
John P. Lewis. The bid on coal de-
livery for the year 1929 from l.. Il.
turner was accepted
The Methodist church choir will
hold rehearsal at the home of Miss
Doris Dutton on Saturday evening.
The Fife and Drum Corps will
mold rehearsal this evening at 1880
O'Clock at Community hall.
The bowling teams from the Stan
ley Chemical plant bonled on the
local alleys last evening, the de-
struction department making a clean
sweep of the paint makers, winning
all three games. The next game vii,
be played on the alleys on Friday
evenings.
A small coupe owned by Arthur
Benson was slightly damaged We'd
nesday when it slid down an
enlbankment and hit a tree. MIR.
Benson had parked the car on Il
slight grade and during the interval
that he was away from the machine
the accident occurred.
The Boys Club will meet tomor
row evening at the usual hour at
Community hall.
A whist will be held in st. Ga
briefs church social rooms tomorrow
evening at o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17

~ CHsCSA ~ = &S&0S
"Palestine, the Land OF the Liv-
ing Bible" will be the subject u ~
illustrated lecture by Rev. Francis
T. Cooke. pastor Of the First Con-
gregational church, at 4 meeting to
be held at 1880 o'clock this eve
ming in the parish house. Follow.
ing the lecture. reception will be
rendered the new members Of the
church.
Setback Tournament
The third sitting Of the setback
tournament between the city and
New Departure fire departments will
be played this evening in the cntral
fire station on Meadow street. The
first two sittings were captured by
the city firefghtera
Rowe Davis Investment Company
The annual meeting of the direc-
tors of the Rowe-Davis Investment
company will be held at 8 O'Clock
this evening in the basement Of the
public library. Officers for the en-
suing year will be elected and the
reports Of the officers read.
Death OF Infant
Rose Ann, the month old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herve Caya of
215 Park street, died last evening
from infantile troubles. The funeral
was held at the home of the parents
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Burial,
in charge of Undertaken James ].
Dunn. was in the new st. Joseph's
cemetery.
Divorce Petition to be Heard
The petition Of Esther Stanley
Johnson of this city for divorce
from Walter johnson. also OF Bristol.
will be heard on Friday. in the
superior court at Hartford. The
plaintiff is represented by Attorney
James f. Ravich. who has sub
poenaed Sergeant Henry Jeglinski
Of the local police department to
testify as to Johnson's court record.
Personal Tax Warrants Served
Sergeant Henry Jeglinski was en-
gagged today In serving warrants on
personal tax delinquents, who will
be brought before the prosecuting
attorneys office on Saturday MORN
ing, January -. $50 OF these war
rants have been issued at the re-
quest OF Tax Collector Frank B.
Riley.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
STATE FISHERIES
DEPT. GIVEN $3.50
Town Clerks Fees Amount to
S7t.5O for Past Year
2S6 LICENSES WERE ISSUED
Funeral OF Miss Sarah G. Church.
Ill Two Basketball Games To-
morrow Evening at Fraternal HAN
Berlin Grange Meeting.

Figures completed today by Town
Clerk Arthur l.. Woodruff for the
wear of 1928 show that the state
board Of fisheries and game receiv-
cd $3.50 from the town Of Berlin
through the sale of resident hunting,
resident fishing and combination H.
censes. This is the largest figure to
he reached In Berlin in recent years,
the interest among the lovers OF out
door life increasing greatly during
the past year because of the excel
lent hunting and fishing in the local
woods and ponds.
Hunting and fishing licenses cost
$500 each while a combination H.
cense Is issued at a price Of 1918.
Outside Of the fee of rs cents given
the town clerk for making out the
licenses, the state fisheries and game
board receives the entire amount
charged for the licenses.
The sale Of licenses during the past
two weeks has been very large. Su-
perintendent J. w. Titcomb has
mailed letters to an the town clerks
lnstructing them in various changes
in the system of issuing licenses that
will 20 into force during the year
1929.
Berlin Grange Meeting
The 44th anniversary of the found
ing of the Berlin Grange will be OBJ
served at the next meeting Of the
organization to be held on Feb. s..
Plans are being made to serve an an
niversary banquet At that time
Worthy Master l.. A. Griffith will ap-
point the new committees to serve
for the coming year. Further an
nouncement concerning tho affair
will be made in the near future.
Plans are being made by the
Grange to hold another of its popu-
lar whist parties al. its hall on Farm
ington avenue on Thursday evening,
January "A, at s o'clock. Prizes will
be awarded the winners and refresh
ments served. The affair will be
opened to the public.
The committee in charge of the
party is as follows: Howard Hall,
chairman. Frances Wallace. Virginia
Boardman, Marion Whitman and
00SIdNe LlnQqulSI.
Miss Sarah C. Churchill
Friends of Miss Sarah c. Church.
III filled the Berlin Congregational
church this afternoon at o'clock at
her funeral services to pay her their
last respects. Miss Churchill was 30
wears old and was the oldest MEM
Der of the church. Rev. Samuel A.
Fiske. pastor, conducted the services
and paid a beautiful tribute to Miss
Churchill's memory. Miss Churchill
was an active worker in the affairs
OF the church during her life time
and took great interest in missionary
work. Burial was in the West ceme-
terry, Meridcn.
Car Slightly Damaged
Leaving his small coupe in front
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17

stalled. Supper will be served at
$50 o'clock.
Mrs. Lawrence H. Frost of West
Main street entertained the MEM
hers of her bridge club with a
luncheon yesterday noon at Sallys
Tea Shop
Miss Elizabeth eager of Scotland
will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. H. Gilbert for few weeks
IArai BARRIERS Win
The bowling team of the Plain
willie BARRIERS union soundly wal
loped the Pennington quintet last
night DIT the Recreation alleys. John.
Louis and Charlie featured for
Plainville and carried their team to
victory in the first two games.
Harold was the Pennington star.
The scores.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
New Albanian Cabinet

Tirana. Albania, Jan. II Hp -
Costa kotta. who resigned on Mon.
day as premier. has formed q new
cabinet. The former cabinet resign.
ed as a result of conflicting opin.
ions on economic policy.
In his new cabinet Premier kotta
retained all his former colleagues
except Elias Erioni. foreign minis.
ter. who will he replaced by the AL.
bantam minister to Belgrade.
Coronation of King Zogu was def
nitely fixed for April at Kruya, the
birthplace of Scanderberg.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
DR.. Richard Grelling
Dies; Wrote "J'Accuse"

Berlin, Jan. II R1Dr. Richard
Grelling. author of the famous war
time publication, "JAccuse," died
here yesterday at the age OF 76. He
was an ardent pacifst and the
founder Of the German Peace So
ciety. At the beginning of the war
he charged Germany with RESPONSE
bility and to escape imprisonment
fed to Switzerland. His book had
wide circulation in allied countries.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
MEMORIAL TO MACK
FOR PUBLIC PARK
Commission to Erect Bronze
Tablet TO Bristol BeneiaCtOr
wife sues FOR DIVORCE
Police Serve 1924 Notices For City
Clcrk-BOard of Relief Sessions
Annual Meeting OF Community
Chest January -.

The memory of John Christopher
Mack, former Bristol resident who
died about two years ago in Cali
fornia, will be perpetuated by the
erection of a bronze tablet in Rock
well park. An appropriation OF
$500 to be used for this purpose was
approved last evening by the board
of park commissioners and the item
will be included in the list of esti-
mates which will be submitted to the
city council for approval at its meet
ing on January 80.
Mr.. Mack for many years resided
in this city but several years before
1hs death, moved to California. Pro-
visions were made in his will for
cash requests, each of 5000 to the
city playground commission, the
park board, the Boys Club and the
public library. Through these be-
quests, many facilities have been
provided for the children and 1t was
in recognition Of his philanthropy
that the park commission sanction
ed the tablet appropriation.
Park Commissioners Samuel j
Large and Roger S. Newell were
appointed a committee by Mayor w
Raymond Crumb to select site fol
the tablet, which will bear the fol-
lowing inscriptions:
This tablet is to pcrpetuate tho
memory of John Christopher Mack
a public spirited citizen, who trul,
loved Bristol, the place Of his birth
His declining years were spent il
California yet his interest in hi!
native town never lcssened. Hi!
great love for children found fittinl
expression in his will by which {
substantial sum was provided fol
the development Of recreational IA
cilitics for them in the parks ant
Fairgrounds of the city"
A. d. 1S5o-1?e6.
Flood Lights For Park
Additional Hood lights for the con
vonioncc of skaters in winter anG
bathcrs in summer time will be in.
stalled at the Rockwell Park La.
COON as the result of action takcr
by the park board last evening. Ar
appropriation to cover th1 expense
involved will be included in the parl
board estimates.
Mayor w. Raymond Crumb ex
pressed the belief that these add
tional lights should be placed a
once to reduce to minimum tn,
possibility of accidents and to reliev'
the city of any possible charge o
negligence.
Relieved OF Road Expense
It is probable that the expense o
maintaining roads in the city park.
will in the future be carried in The
roads and bridges account instead
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
DIES OF INJURIES

Brattleboro. VT, Jan. II R-
George j.. kendrick. IS. a farmer OF
Himsdale, N. H.. died in the Brat
tleboro hospital today from injuries
ne received when a portable saving
machine on which he was riding
was struck by an automobile. The
accident happened between HinsdaIe
and Mortified. William 8. Howe
of Hinsdale, driver of the car that
struck kendrick, said that Kend-
rick's machine contained no lights.
kendrick leaves wife and child.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
DIR. JOSEPH DEITNfER

Berlin. Jan. II P-Dr. Joseth
Deitmer, Catholic suffragan bishop
OF Berlin, died today from the
grippe which is ravaging Berlin. He
was So years old. DIR. Deitmcr was
titular bishop of Sora and apostolic
prothonotary
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17

Partly scalped by an Apache Indian.
Miss Theresa Reed, %. teacher in
Reservation. Arizona, is recovering
in a hospital at Globe. Miss Reed.
whose home is in Humboldt. L.,
was attacked by the Apache while
returning from trading post. The
assailant is believed to have been
the father of one Of her pupils. It
was the first scalping in the west in
many years.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17

$40 40 4So 1nO1
To rent-at "A +. Main St.-Two
furnished rooms with separate en-
trance and private bath. Tel. So
adyt.
This is the last week Of our cnrC
discount sale. II. A. James. dry
goods. mems furnishings. footwear,
floor coverings. etc. SO West Main
St, Plainville.-advt.
January clearance sale. Extra
good bargains offered. ]. J. Birn-
baum. -advt.