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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
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New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
Train of Steel Cars Hits Wooden Coaches With Terrific Force Near l67th Street Station in Bronx Fire Breaks Out.
Hundreds of Workers on Way to Employment Suddenly Thrown Into Turmoil-Women Fight Way to Freed0m-Fire- men Rescue Injured.

New York, April e9 1P) - Four persons were killed and 70 injured today in d rear-end collision be. tween a subway and an elevated train at 1G7th street, in the Bronx. Fire broke out on one of the wooden cars Of the T." train.
 The collision occurred near the 1 l6Ith street station where the sub way tracks run on the elevated structure. Both trains were south bound and filled with persons cn their way 10 work. Victims Brought Down Ladders The fire hampered the work of rescue. Policemen carried the in. Jured along the tracks to the station and firemen raised ladders to the IL structure to bring the victims to the street level,
 i Four ambulances were sent to the scene from Fordham and Lincoln hospitals. besides fire apparatus, and a squad of police reserves.
 Panic Follows Collision i There was panic after the crash. Many women were hurt in the struggle to extricate themselves from cars not directly smashed in the coJ- lision.
 The elevated train had stopped on signal and the express train Of all steel cars rammed it with terrific force.
 J. Cullen. motorman Of the sub- way train. and an unidentified yout h who vas standing near Cullen's booth were killed. An unidentified man who was on the rear car of the 'L' train also met death. Motor Set in Revere 1 When police and firemen dug their way into the motorman's com- partment of the subway train, using acetylene torches to burn away the twisted steel, they found Cullen with lis hand on the emergency and the
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New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
BRIDE TO ACT AS "EYES"
 FOR BLIND MISSIONARY
superintendent of Institute for Sightiess to Wed Retired skip
 per in Portland. Me.

Portland Me, April o9 LP-Cap- tain Henry J. Frost, for o0 years di- rector of the Seamen's Bethel and missionary to those who live on the islands in Casco Bay. whose failing eyesight has handicapped his work in recent years. is to have new eyes" in Miss Mary Augusta Frost, superintendent Of the Columbia Polytechnic Institute for inc Blind iii Washington. D. C. The captain announced to friends today that they will be married in J me.
 The two met five years ago in Portland, when the captains work reunited Miss Frost and her brother. who had run away from home when youth.
 For five years they carried on a correspondence with occasional visits. finally became engaged and set the date for their wedding.
 Captain Frost is 51 years old and Miss Frost is three years his senior,
 They are not related.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
COUNSEL fG5z>cE
 HIT AT BRADFORD Defense Lawyers Take Fling at
 Murder Charge Prosecutor CALL WORDS REMARKABLE
Attorneys Issue Statement Claiming They Could Prove Aiibi For Man Arrested for Staying County De- tectiye in Willimantic..

Willimantic April a9 NP)-At- statement today declaring their client innocent of blame in connection with the murder of County Detec- tive William E. Jackson. The statement was in answer to the remarkable statement by States Attorney Howard G. Bradford that he believed Rice guilty but could not rroNe it. Bradford $ statement was made Thursday when the murder charge against Rice was nolled
 Today's statement was signed by William A. King. Samuel E. Harvey and John E. Harvey. the former deputy sheriff's lawyers. Say They Can Prove Alibi
 "We can prove conclusively what Mir. Rice was doing on the afternoon of the murder and up to the time he started for the Jackson house in response to summons by MT. Paulus Ca neighbor), the statement said.
 The lawyers called attention to the fact Bradford mentioned his ch,tt reasons for asking nolle were that the states chief witnesses. Mrs Jackson and Mrs. Ada Andrews were dead. the former suicide.
 The written confessions left by Mrs Jackson were conclusive. they said. and had Mrs. Jackson taken her life before Rice vas arrested sus- picion would never have fallen on him. they declared.
 Rices lawyers revealed the tes.i- mony of Mrs. Andrews and Ms Jackson before the coroner and de- clared it supported their claim that Rice had no part in the shooting.
 Mrs. Jackson told the coroner hel husband was shot between 5:45 and 6:15 D. m. on January os while she was in the business section of this city.
 She told the coroner Rice lived in her home just prior to the mnr- der and that he called her mother. Juanita Jackson sis and was known as sonny by the middle. aged detective.
 Rice has resumed the life of 3 poultryman here. He resigned as deputy sheriff Feb. l5. He is ire, uuently observed driving with NJ s' Juanita Jackson in the latter's new autom obile.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
MAYS BODY FOUND HACKED TO PIECES
Legs and Ribs Cut From Corpse in Stamford
 Woods

Stamford, April % LP'-A hatchet murder was the object of an inten- sive police search today after The discovery here Saturday of the mutilated body of Gus Oleson, 5e, in woods off Old Stamford road.
 veil of mystery. enlightened only by finding of large pocket knife near where the distorted body was found. gave authorities no apparent clue 10 track the slayer but led them 10 believe that hatchet was also used.
 The legs Of the man were left 50 feet from the body, hacked off at the hips
 Two sections of ribs and a chip from the spine were deftly carved out after the slayer slit the victims clothing for convenience.
 Medical Examiner Ralph W. Crane declared Oleson may have been dead several days before Michael Mahoney. an employe of sanatorium, made the gruesome dis eovery while taking a walk.
 lt bltuitdl was or the opinion that a hatchet was used to cut off the legs and was thrown away by the slayer
 Oleson was last seen in Stamford about II days ago.
 He was a laborer and when he worked was said to have spent his money on drink. Max Rettig, con- tractor and farmer of Darien. told police he had known Oleson to be without a family or relatives. He said he was of pleasant manner and up until four months ago worked on his farm, leaving of his own &C., cord.
 Robbery was not thought the mo- tive as the slain man was without work or funds and only recently sought a position at sanatorium. Two friends, believed to have for merly worked with Oleson. were being sought for questioning.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
Friends of Dead Monk Rasputin
 Suspected of Paris Poison Plot

And now, the Count De Larentys valet. Baptiste Carbonnel. has con- fessed placing poison in the counts food. He says he did so because of a stronge hypnotic influence which Illia Pedan, the princes valet. had over him.
 Pedan. he says. offered him S00.- 900 francs tmore than 33.0o0) If the plot were successful and because of this occult power he acquiesced. The poison was discovered and re was placed under arrest.
 The prince and his valet are a: present travelling in Austria and have not been reached by the police. Even official .reticence. however has not succeeded in hiding the fear of the Countess Larrentys-who was Princess Demidoff Of Russia-tha. friends of the mad monk have pick cd their entire family on which to take their revenge.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
ARMS 'LlM|TATI0N' IS AIM AT GENEVA Reduction" Ruled Out When
 Chilean Delegate Protests SOVIET PLAN REJECTED
Gibson's Words Quoted By LitNinon in Making Proposal-Amendment Against ConscriptiOn Offered By China.

Geneva, Apri, a9 P-Limitation and not reduction of armed forces existing, land sea and air. will be the guiding principle of the forth coming disarmament conference un- der decisions taken today by the preparatory commission.
 After brilliant discussion led by the Chilean minister, J. Ealdes- MenderiIlS, the preparatory commits sion rejected an amendment by So~ viet Russia to substitute the word reduction" for the word ''limita- amendment which Maxim Litvinoff. Soviet vice foreign commissar quick ly introduced calling for limitation and reduction.'
 | The Chilean delegate uneduivocal 1 ly opposed the Soviet amendments, | He emphasized that the covenant oI 1 the league of nations subordinated 1 reduction in armed forces to nation i al security and the geographical and other special circumstances of the countries and approved mere lmita- 1 ton for states already too feebly armed.
 i He declared the commission was 1 preparing trea'y which would be applica ble to all nations under all contingencies. Chile and other
 preferred this system as they favor ed instead regional agreements. re- marked NJ. Naldes- -Mendeville. never theless Chile was ready to cooperate
 under the present plan.
 l But it must be remembered that 1 the Latin-American states were in d
 situation differing from other world
 regions as the delegations of Brazil
 and Argentina already had pointed out. He feared that if the large,
 I.atin- American nations failed to
 participate in the future conferenc"
 it would prove a great blow. but il l the Latin-Americans were to be in.
 duced to come. their regional needs
 and geographical situation must be taken into account.
 Germany Backs Russia Count None Bernstorff. German
 delegate. dwelt on the fact that the great naval powers have announced | their readiness 10 reduce the ton
 mage Of thei- navies. adding. Ger
 many now demands reduction ir
 land forces. Ii is quite impossible ! for Germany to accept a conference
 which will degenerate into mutual
 protection against disarmament" M. Litvinoh then quoted the re. mark on the naval question by Hugh
 s. Gibson. American representative, made last week that the time had
 come to scrap the word limitation . Lord Cushendun tried to clarify l the situation by recalling. as the | Chilean delegate had done, that the ! league covenant calls merely for re- 1 duction down to level compatible | have reached that level and tha, (Continued on Page 1o)
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
94 SMALLPOX CASES
 IN M|DDLEBORO NOW
Situation in Massachusetts Town Considered Slight.
 ly Better

Middleboro. Mass. April 29 P@ Health officials here announced today that 94 cases of smallpox had been discovered in the town since the outbreak of an epidemic here last week. The number was reduced from a total of 103 reported up to Saturday night as the result of q chcck-up yesterday which disclosed that owing to separate reported by physicians Applications have resulted and some cases had been reported twice.
 The cases were confined to 70 families. the officials said. In addi- ton five cases of chicken pox were reported. Several cases of sickness previously diagnosed as chicken pox were found to be smallpox.
 Clinics at which residents of the community were being Naccinated were continued today. Up to noon a total of 9.101 persons had been vaccinated.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
Y DEAD AS CARGO
 OF SHIP EXPL0DES
12 Survive Gasoline Blast Aboard Vessel in
 Philippines

Manila, April 29, P-Seventeen members of the crew of the Inter- island Steamer Viking were missing today. They apparently had perished in an explosion of the vessels cargo of gasoline after it caught fire in the Nisayan Sea. midway between the island of Masbate and Cebu.
 The ship was a total loss. The Swedish Steamer Delhi rescued 12 survivors, the British freighter. City of Newcastle, and the lnter'sland Steamer Macta also came to the rescue but failed to find other mem- bers of the crew.
 Charles Olsen. veteran interIsland skipper was among those missing. Some of those rescued were badly burned.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29

Paris. April 29 P,-Frtnch police have been brought face to face with what may finally be revealed as a poison plot instigated by friends of the late Rasputin, Russia's black monk" to obtain revenge for his death.
 The police now are inclined so scout the theory and insist they are working along another line" but certain facts remain:
 First. Prince Felix Yousoupoff. who brought about Rasputin's death suffered from what appeared to he poisoning of some sort. but recov- cred
 Then, Count De Larentys. Coun- tess de Iarentys. who is a relative of the prince and guests at their home suffered from time to time with mysterious illness which they believed was kind of poison ing.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
F BURGLARS SEIZE
 GREASE GAP PLANT
Imprison Employees and Escape With $50,WO
 Worth of Loot

Chicago. April o9 P-Holding three employees as prisoners and taking full possession of the plant of the Alemite Manufacturing Com- pany early today. a band of 12 bur- glars hauled away two truck loads of Alemite grease cups for automo- piles valued at between $o0.ooo and Sb0.0b0.
 The fittings taken by the robbers were made Of brass and could be sold easily and quickly to filling sta- tions and auto accessory dealers. Of ficials of the Alemite Company said.
 They discounted the theory the robbers intended to melt the loot and sell the brass. because they left a large quantity of brass in the raw untouched.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
Committee on Dumping
 Grounds to Convene

Mayor Paonessa's committee 70 procure new dumping grounds 10 take the place of those which soon must be abandoned, will hold its first meeting tomorrow night at City hall. Councilmen Samuel Sab lotsliy. William g. Scheuy and Jo- seph Landwehr are the committee members from whom report, cn available tracts will be expected. One of their first conferences will be with Harry J. Battistoni. public works commissioner. who owns a plot of marshy land off Newington avenue. near the town line. He has expressed willingness to allow use cf this land for the disposal of ashes and rubbish. provided it is properly supervised.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
PROPOSE NONSTOP
 HOP AROUND WORLD
Six AViators Arranging to Start From New York
TO MAKE FLIGHT IN FALL
Route Will Re From T.. s. to Scot land. Siberia. Alaska and East Across Continent-Will Take on Fuel in Air.

Washington, April % CP, - The Washington Post says today that six internationally known aviators are preparing to begin a nonstop
 flight around the world from New York on the first clear day in Sep- tember.
 The names of only three of the aviators are given-Lieutenant AL bert D. Hulse, former army and air
 mail pilot; Captain Harry w. Lyon. Jr. navigator on the trans Pacific flight of the Southern Cross, and Lieutenant l.. T. O'Connell, radio officer at I.akehurst The command CT. the newspaper said, will be q World War aviator with more than 5000 flying hours to his credit. Most Ambitious Flight tn History
 The make of the plane in which
 they intend to attempt the most am- bilious flight ever undertaken was
 not learned. but it was described as
 being constructed partly of metal
 and partly of linen fabric, powered
 with five 42O horsepower Pratt & Whitney engines. equipped to take
 on fuel in flight, and capable of a
 maximum speed of 150 miles an hour and a cruising speed of 120 miles.
 TWenty-two stations are to be es- tablished along the 3.50o mile route
 of which ten will be used only in
 case of emergency, the Post says.
 and two of the five engines are to
 be held in reserve. They will be sufficient to bring the ship through.
 the aviators believe. if all three of the other engines break up under the five or six day strain.
 Will Refucl in Air
 The fuel tanks will have a maxi
 mum capacity of 1900 gallons, but
 only half that amount. the news-
 paper says, will be taken aboard at
 New York to prevent overtaxing of
 will be taken on while passing over
 Boston. and the supply will again be
 re eplenished over Nova Scotia. under the plan. while third refueling
 plane is to meet the nonstop ficrs
 near Glasgow after completion of the the transatlantic leg Of the flight. Glasgow to Nome Via Siberia From Glasgow, the route out lined lies over Siberia. thence to Nome, Alaska. south to the United
 States and along a norther route back to New York. Engine trouble | is not expected until Nome is
 reached, if it is to be encountered at all. The route is described as passing over countries containing about half
 the worlds population. and the name
 of the plane will recognize the sig (Continued on Page 16)
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, MONDAY APRIL 2 1923 ElGH1
Painters May Seek Five Day Week Without Reduction in Wage Scale;
 Would Eliminate Work Saturdays
Union Journeymen Preparing to Forward New Elm poyment Program to Contractors-Now Receive $44 at Rate of $1 Per Hour-Leaders Say
 Demand Will Be Pushed.

What is believed to be the only wage increase demand of master employers during the May Day sea- son will be that made by union painters ot this city. According to information receiyed from one of their officials, demand will he made for the elimination of Saturday morning as a working day but with the stipulation that the same weekly salary scale be effective,
 Painters receive s44 for A hours work. This is at the rate of eight hours for the first five days in the week and four hours on Saturday. The painters want the $44 wage scale to remain but they plan to cut the working time to 70 hours a week, thus leaving Saturday as a holiday.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
Woman Fined for Sending Matter
 Approved by Churches in Mail

imprisonment. was based on distri- bntion Of her pamphlet. The Sex Side Of Life" which she said she wrote 1 years ago for the guidance of her two sons. She is 5 years old.
 The pamphlet had been distributed for more than 1h years by the !. NJ. (. A. churches and social organizs tions. and had the endorsement Of many educators. editors and social workers. The complaint against il which resulted in the conviction was made by a resident of Grottoes. Na.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
Public Works Board
 To Hold Hearings

Hearines assigned for tOmOrrrW nights meeting Of the board of pup lie works include the following: Con- struction of curbs on Hart street. be- tween Vance street and Corbin aN- enue; construction Of curbs 6l Adams street. between Lincoln and Vine streets: construction of curbs and sidewalks on Forest street. from Adams street to the present curbs and walks: transfer of gasoline fill west of the Beloin hotel. from the Mayfower Co.,. to the Shell Petro- leum Products Co. The meeting will be held at 7:S0 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29

New York. April o9 LI' - Mrs. Mary Ware Dcnnett, convicted for mails. today was fined $500 by Judge Warren E. Burrows in federal court. Brooklyn. She was paroled in cus- today of her attorney until Thurs day, pending the filing of an appeal and posting of bail
 The conviction last week Of Mrs. pennett. who could have been fined s1o,G00 and sentenced 10 five years
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29

May Day IS on Wednesday of this week. It is expected that within . day or tw" meeting of the Painters union will be held aud definite actinn will be taken. A summons meeting will be held and the opinion of the painters will be received at that time.
 This is the first demand for wage increases made by the painters in several years. A few years ago a demand was discussed but on r-- quest of the master painters it was withdrawn. Leaders in the move- ment predict that there will be no withdrawa this year.
 Should present plans prevail after the summons meeting the first hol'- day will be on Saturday of this week.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
CHECK DENTAL WORK
 IN TORCH SLAY|NG'
Believed Best Clue to Iden- tity of Murdered
 Woman

New York. April % P'-Police sought today to identify the badly charred body of a young woman as the first step in efforts to solve the third torch staying" in the Metro- politan area within 14 months.
 The body was found Saturday in a clump Of woods between Scaredale and Ardsley in Westchester county by Joseph Selvey. steam filters helper, of White Plains. N. Y. He did not report it until six hours later.
 The victim apparently was abou; % years old. five feet four inches tall and weighed 1l0 pounds. An autopsy indicated she had been strangled before being set atire.
 A quart milk bottle with few drops of kerosene in it was found near the body. 4 towel which had been saturated in the liquid was wrapped about the head. A mans handkerchief also having an odor oi kerosene was found nearby.
 4 square of cretonne. evidently part of house dress was under the body. This and pair of stockings were the only articles of clothing. A bundle of women's clothing was found in ditch two miles from where the body was discovered. but police have not determined whether the garments belonged to the torch victim.
 Dental bridge work in front of the upper jaw was considered by po- lice to best lead 10 identification oi body and dentists records in West chester communities and here were being checked. The list of missing girls also was being scrutinized for descriptions which might fit the body.
 Relatives Of Gladys Moriz, a car. pet factory worker who was report . ed missing since last Wednesday, viewed the body but could not iden. tify it.
 Frightened Into Silence
 SelNey found the body when he left his brothers automobile and ap- preached an apple tree that was in bloom among a tangle of under brush.
 The sight so frightened him. he decided that he did not want his brother 10 see it. so he said nothing when he returned to the car. In the evening he told Patrolman Roy Turner, son of his landlady. Eho mo- tified authorities.
 Of the other two torch" slayings both of which occurred in New Jer- sey. one is still unsolved.
 The blazing body of Miss Marga ret Brown governeas was found Feb ruary ol, 1928. near Bernardsville. N. J. She was identified few hours later. He- slayer was never captur- ed. Police received a $1 1000 bond which had belonged to her in the mail with a note saying the writer had killed her.
 Mrs. Mildred Mowrey's body was found near Cranford. N J.. February g. 1929, burned beyond recognition. It was not identified for several weeks. Colin Campbell Close. en- eineer and ex-convict. was arrested and police said he confessed killing Mrs Mowrey to.g get rid of her after he had married her bigamously and taken her money. He is awaiting trial
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
HORWITZ NAMED TRUSTEE

At the first meeting of the credi- tors Of the bankrupt New Britain Iron Works. held ir Hartford today. Deputy Sheriff Martin W. Horwitz of this city was named as trustee. A petition of reclamation for machin- cry and fixtures was granted 10 l. Goldstein, represented by Judge Morris D. SaXe
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
George 0. Barnes Named
 Assistant U. $. Treasurer

Washington. April 29 R-George 0. Barnes. of Pennsylvania was nom- mated today as assistant treasurer Of the United States.
 Mir. Barnes entered the federal service as clerk in 1902. He now is superintendent of the national bank redemption agency in the treasurer office.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
New Per Carat Price
 Is Paid for Diamond

Kimberley. Cape of Good Hope. April 70 LI1-A mag nlficent diamond weighing B i4 carats. found at Early West. brought T. 2f6G today, or ESQ Approximately s4o0) per carat. This was believed 10 constitute a record price reckoned per carat