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New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
Film Flam Game Fails
On Man Once SWindled

Stamford, May l P}-Fred Fields
was once victimized in a swindle.
losing $500, but yesterday when
picked out as intended victim of
flimflam game he sensed the crook
edness of a deal and had two men
arrested. The attempted game"
failed as one of the pair he was
stopped by pointed to his confeder-
ate who stopped to pick up pocket
book on the street which he said had
presumably fallen out of an auto
mobile. When they offered the pock-
etbook to him in exchange for an
amount of money, Fields walked
away in the direction of the police
station and within short time the
pair were arrested. They gave their
names as John Haskins. 80. South
Norwalk. and John McClaneg, 10. Of
Stamford, when placed on u techni-
cal charge of vagrancy.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
Claims Ex-Empress Zita
Is in France, Not Spain

Paris, May l (UP)-The news
paper Excelsior published today a
series of photographs to prove that
ex-Empress Zita of Austria. who
was supposed to be living in Spain.
actually lived in IA rustic retreat in
the foothills of the Alps near Gre
noble, France. in tiny village call
ed Willard De Lans.
With the former empress is Arch
duke Otto, who royalists claim is
heir-apparent to the throne of the
Hapsburgs, and her other children.
Tho royal family was said by the
newspaper to have been living at the
village in utmost secrecy and that
their identity was not discovered
until villagers had heard priests
who acted as tutors to the children.
address Otto as king Otto"
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01

terest In murder cases and their SO
luton.
Newspaper clippings of the confess
sion of Colin Campbell Close, await
ing trial for the torch Staying" OF
Mrs Mildred Mowry at Crawford. n.
j., were found among his effects
Also copies of the confessions Of
Judd Gray and Ruth Snyder ana
manuscripts purporting to give pos
sible solutions for the killing Of
Dorothy King and Joseph ElwelI in
magazine contest.
Woman Held as Material Witness
His efforts to provide an explain
alton for any who might have seen
him carry the body of his wife from
his apartment In Mt. Vernon. N. Y,
in the early hours of April % land
ed Miss Frances Newman. alias
Murray. in Jail under $4,000 bail as
material witness.
Miss Newman was arrested when
detectives learned she had been at
Peacox's apartment after he had re-
moved the body Of his wife and that
he had arranged to produce her as
the drunken woman" he had car
ried out of his apartment to ex-
plain the removal of his wife's body.
Authorities said they We're convinc-
ed she knew nothing of the killing
at the time she was with Peacox.
Peacox denied killing his wife un-
til detectives confronted him with a
kerosene stained suit. pistol. a bot
tie Of kerosene and square of
bloodstained linOleum found in the
apartment he had occupied.
Passes Red Light, Fined
Six hours after Peacox. according
to his own confession. had killed his
wife he appeared in traffic court
here to answer summons for pass
ing red light.
The judge who on April %, order
cd him to pay a S. fine and other
court attendants say they remember
Peacock as being unperturbed when
he appeared in court. He paid the
fine.
The breach of traffic rules for
which he was cited had occurred
four days before and in the same
car in which he carried away his
wife's body.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
MOTOR pilgrimage
RECEIVED BY Pope
All Autos Washed and Shined
for Papal Inspection

Vatican City. May l LI1 - Pope
Plus NJ today received great num-
Der of pilgrim motorists in the Court
Of Saint Damaso, made them a brief
speech. bestowed his blessing upon
them and watched them pass their
cars in review before him. Most OF
the members of the motor pill
grimage" were from his former do
cese in Milan. belonging to the au-
tomobile club of that city.
Those participating in the hon.
age to the pontiff gathered in the
Via Belle Fondamenta, behind the
Basilica of st. Peter adjoining the
Vatican.
The Milan Auto Clubs inspectors
saw to it that every car to take part
In the procession had been thorough
ly washed and shined.
The policing of the vast throng of
machines and their drivers was done
by Vatican attendants, all wearing
the brassard of yellow and white, the
papl colors. with the pope's coat of
arms in the center. The visitors
were warned not to sound their
horns too strenuously, and not to
open their cutouts.
At given signal the usual pro-
ccssion made it's way into the inner
courtyard and there in dead silence
awaited the pope's arrival. He
mounted on specially prepared
throne facing the assemblage, hav-
ing before him a new automobile
recently presented to him. Once he
had pronounced the apostolic bene-
diction, the motorists passed their
cars in review before him, saluting
in the Roman fashion with the hand
free from the wheel.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
WIFE cQ JUSTICE HOLMES
Is DEAD IN WASHINGTON
Oldest Member CT Supreme Court
Losses Devoted Companion
for 81 Years.

Washington. May P)-Associato
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. old
est member of the United States
supreme court in age and service.
today mourned the wife who has
shared his life for 81 years
Mrs. Holmes died last night. Her
health had been failing for some
time and her death. following a re-
lapse. was not unexpected.
The daughter of Epes s. Dixwell
of Cambridge. Mass. she became the
dau2hter-in- Of the "Autocrat OF
The Breakfast Table" in 1872. For
a number of years after coming to
Washington with her husband in
1902, when he was elevated to the
supreme bench. she was active in
the social life of the capitol.
Although her health forced her
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
Yacht Swamped by Heavy
Seas: 5 Fishermen Saved

Woods Hole. Mass, May / (UP)
Five fishermen were rescued from
raging seas yesterday when the 50
foot auxiliary yacht Eben 4. Thatch-
er was swamped in Vineyard Sound.
The boat. carrying freight from
Boston to Woodshole, capsized when
combcrs struck it. The crew was
thrown into the water and the boat
sank almost Immediately.
Coast guardsmen went to the res
cue and picked up the five men.
Captain Joseph Poupe. Carl Merry.
William Jerrod and Claude PLAYA,
all of Vineyard Haven, and Frank
Manning of Gay Head.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
Victims Jewels Recovered

New York, May P-Detectives
today recovered from Il pawn shop
here the wrist watch and amet hySt
ring of Dorothy PeacoX. torch MUIR
der victim, which had been pawne l
by her husband. Earl Peacox. .he
day after the staying. A clerk in
the pawn shop recognized a news
paper photograph Of PeacoX as the
man who had pawned the jewelIy
and notified the police.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01

to curtail her social activities three
years ago to attendance at White
House receptions, her Mondays At
home" in former years are still re-
membered. Justice Holmes, friends
recall. left the cour, as early as pos
sjble on those days TO assist his wife
in receiving their guests. They had
no children.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed. The announcement
of Mrs. Holmes death. however.
stated that the funeral would be
private and requested that flowers
be omitted.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
MRS, peacock Spent
HER G|RLH00D HERE
CONTINUED from First Pagc)

of SO Wakefield court, this city. She
had been a frequent visitor at the
Sloan home and spent several days
as the guest of the family last fall
Mrs. Sloan, speaking of Dolly"
today. stated that any Implication
that her husband might make that
she was not a faithful wife. is false.
She had a wide circle of friends
here" Mrs. Sloan said because she
was such nice girl. We loved 10
have her visit here because every
one liked her. She loved to have
fun just the same as all our girls 10
and it is terrible shock to know
that she met such II dreadful death.
We have been all broken up about
it ever since we heard It,"
On every occasion of Mrs. Pea
cox's visit to the Sloan home, the
young people who were chums OF
Miss Sloan were always anxious TO
gather at the home to meet her.
She was one of those who came
whenever she wanted to. We never
knew when she was liable to visit
u.s." added Mrs. Sloan, land she
might have been on her way here
when the murder was committed.
We were not at all acquainted with
her husband"
Mrs. Sloan was notified of the
murder through telephone call to
her from Dorothy's mother. She and
her family have been following the
case closely ever since.
SOuthingtOn Man Victims Uncle
Especial to the Herald)
Southington, May ARTHUR Mcr-
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
CARRIER PIGEON EXHAUSTED

A carrier pigeon, evidently ex-
hausted from a long flight perched
upon the chimney of the home of
Francis c. Kelly of IS Brady avenue
and dropped through onto the fire.
place. dead The bird was Of gray
ish-white hue and carried an alumni
mum band on its right leg with the
inscription AU-2S-HCC-3S4. Julian
Kelly, son, found the bird and
buried it.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
COMMITTEE ON BYLAWS

Michael w. Bannan. president of
the New Britain Democratic CLUB,
has appointed committee on by
laws, with Alderman John +. Maerz,
Town Committeeman Frank McMa-
hon, and James j. Butler as VS.
members. When the committee
has prepared a set of bylaws Pres
ident Bannan will call a meeting Of
the recently formed organization, he
has announced.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01

two bottles her appetite was better,
she was more cheerful and was able
to work. | cannot praise your medi-
cine too highly. 1t is wonderful for
mothers and for daughters. It's
surely "a friend in need. '-NTRs. l..
J.. HALL, 223 Floral Avenue, johnson
City, N. Y.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
DOGGlE HURT

Injured when it Ieaped over =
railing and fell so feet onto 4 tila1
floor. a small dog. owned by Nh
Ramona Martin Of 341 Vine stres1
was taken to DIR. B. D. Radcli6e3
dog hospital on Franklin Square .a4l
night. and today showed signs d
complete recovery. The dog vs.
being routed from the New Britatu
Institute building when 1t HOPED
over the railing.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
PLANE WRECKED IN WEBSTER

Webster. Mass, May ! tUP)-Two
fiiers escaped injury last night when
a new 1000 mail plane of the
,, Colonial Air Transport. Inc. crash
ed into a stone wall during an at
tempted take-off from the muddy
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01

field at the Webster Dudley airrer6
The plane. which had trisd 70 eel
away on q flight to Hartford. Cpan1
carried Pilot H. H. Taliman OF Bo(
ton and Thomas Donneily. nigt
supervisor of the New York Newas,
line. =
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01

two years she
worked in mis-
cry. She was all
run down. ncrv-
Gus, had aches
and pains and no
appetite. ! was
taking Lydia +.
Pinkham's Negc-
table Compound
with good results
so she decided to
try it. Before
ehc had fakru
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01

and a cash bond OF $40 was decla real
forfeited. He was arrested yester
day at Landers' factory gate by OH
Ger w. s, Strolls while selling tooth
paste.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01

John C. Calhoun. vice presidet
under John Quincy Adams, was tn
only one ever to resign from thu
Office. =
New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
FIND FRIEND
IN need"
Mother and Daughter Praise
Vegetable Compound

johnson City. N. Y.-"My daugh-
ter was only 20 years old, but for
The Washington times., 1929-08-03
MISS JENNIE SANDISON, PLAYING TENNIS AND
& EARNING A LIVING

TN these two pictures you the girl frstclass
young pk British for typewriter and firstclass
tennis player.
Miss Jennie Sandison is the ATnda Tennis champion"
She came thousands Of miles from India show the British
what she could do with racquet powerful arms and legs and
clear head
IN the picture the right you her in private life
London earning living At her profession while waiting for
the championship games.
These pictures interest young American women that are
champions with the typewriter but many unfortunately neg
Letting the physical athletic side
Miss Jennie Sandson proves that playing tennis
os well doesn't interfere with good office work and that
being expert st need not interfere with the vigorous
health that championship tennis requires.
Young American typewriter ladies' let these pictures be
fu to you Remember that there only kinds Of ability
mental and physical
There is only kind Of qucness Of nerves. eyes and
muscles
this girl plays tennis well it largely because her
work with the typewriter has developed coordination of mind
nerves and muscles
There is why any healthy young typewriter lady
shouldn't excel in sort Of athletics.
The MOST important thing however for EVERY girl to
excel in the greatest Of all professions that Of MOTHER
HOOD
TO be the mother of frstclass baby will give you more
satisfaction and entle yon credit hereafter than
winning all the athletic championships on earth
so GET MARRIED and don't wait too long.
The Washington times., 1929-08-03
Firemen and Policemen Killed
in Line of Duty
Their Dependents Should Be Aided BY Digtriss
Government.

THE sensible and humany decent suggestion Il made by
American Legion post Of Warrington that dependents
Of policemen and emen killed ii line Of duty should be paid
At least equalng years salary Of the public servant
killed. in addition to the regular pension provided by law
fine Washington policemen recently shot down while
trying robbers His death brings his widow and
his three small children monthly pension Of 500 The
rades Of the dead and many kdheared people have
subscribed fund for the dependents While not lFge It viii
be helpful Without that help the pension would be made
quate
On salaries paid Washington policemen and emen they
can little money they have families sudden
death calls one Of them the families left without immediate
financial aid The highest pensions paid from the relief funds
are $50 per month for widows and $40 per month each for
minor children.
years salary in addition e the pension, would tide
funeral and other pressing and leave the dependents
in reasonably comfortable position
great city Ike Washington should pay not Less than
$1,000 families Of brave shot down while serving their
city.
Here an opportunity for the chief police and chief Of
the fire department join their influence for Congressional
action along the lines suggested There win be no public OBJ
lection There ought not be any objection In Congress-
The Washington times., 1929-08-03
Purifying Polluted Air

Of air conditioning devices are using
Ivl the Chamber Of the House Of Representative as an
example Of what may be done by modern machinery in
moving pollution Of the air.
House engineer told committee Of representatives that
IN three months the house conditioning system collected 800
pounds Of dust and dirt which would have accumulated n
the august chamber been inhaled by statesmen There
no way Of ascrtainng the number Of bacteria IA the quar-
ter Of . ton Of air sewage.
The Senate chamber Il now being provided with
doning system which win collect dirt particles from the
air. humidity and lower temperatures 70 suit the big
boys Of American politics
Mechanical ventilation used in the public school buildings
Of Detroit Chicago and st. Louis removing the air sewage
and temperng the air for students We may get to
thing Of that kind for Warrington school children soma day
The Washington times., 1929-08-03

JANICE ALLEN is neither pretty
nor particularly BRIGHT but
she's about the most popular
SHE HAS A TALENT FOR EN-
THUSIASM.
Not the synthetic gush n gurgle
which 30 often pass for enthus'
iasm, but the real article.
Janice likes life. and You know
It the minute you see her. She
doesn't pick out merely the pretty
or the easy portions Of hfe-she
Is geneuinely interested In every
experience, however trivial It may
seem to others. She goes at things
with gusto, whether it be the
making of q sandwich or . rare
visit to the opera.
Mind you, she isn't q Glad Girl
from which the good Lord pre-
serve Us. She isn't always look.
ing for 1.-THE silver lining to the
cloud" She's al interested In the
cloud as In the lining-as intri-
gued by q murder ~ by q merry
go-round. Which any healthy. In
quisitive human should be--Polly'
annas to the contrary.
An Is grist that comes to Jan.
ices lively mfll, and her verv0 II
contagious. People like 10 be with
her because she ''peps life up"
There's q warmth and sparkle
about her which quickens colder.
drabber people.
And this talent for enthusiasm
doesn't arise from her own good
fortune or an ignorance Of grief.
The Washington times., 1929-08-03
Research in the Power Age
By Archibald Henderson

about--in art or industry or manu-.
featuring. There II one person
who Is not present on the plat
form. His name iS not mentioned
during the course OF the cere-
monies. The covering statement
is made that "this invention was
perfected in our aboratories;"
that is all. The one person who
should be publicly honored and
distinguished above his fellows -
lost In obscruity In the crowd
which shouts in honor OF the
great scientist" who owns the
plant. The missing, but indis.
pensable person-th9 wronged
and insuIted wight--is mono other
than the inventor!
It Il time for this colossal and
palpabIe system Of fraud to cease.
The pure scientist, the discoyerer,
should be held in the highest,
honor Ia the United States OF
America. The scientist should be
honored for what he does, and
given fun credit for 1t. He should
be the hero Of the age, rather
than the clown Of the day.
This II not enough-since Il
does not go far enough. The
scientist should be subsidized. The
great fortunes OF today. az Null
kan has recently pointed out, are
directly traceable to the discoveries
OF pure scientists and the inven-
tions of practical scientists.
Already during the present cen.
tury twenty billions OF dollars
have been invested in foundations,
Of one sort or another In the
United States. Enormous sums
should be donated by the great
capitalists, whose health has been
derived from the fortunate appli-
cation Of invention and research.
TO subsidize the inventor and es-
tabIish great foundations. with
high salaries inmates, for the sole
purpose os pure ecientfie ~
search
The Washington times., 1929-08-03
.THEMUSKET ON THE WALL,
By Herbert Kaufman.

TxCEPT Tor undsrcIouds hovernR over Manchuris and
- the Hungarian border, skies are bright everywhere
Mexcos house seems II ckpan order church and state
are ullng oars together II Italy, The agricultural bloc
wearing billcndoIlar farm relief gag and the air
full Of rainbows and dove-cOOs.
II actually begins to look as strife" and "atrafs win
soon be obsolete words
90 with the Kellogg pact IN force President Hoover turns
thought to drastic reduction of lOCal military establishments
thereby encouraging the hope Of prcpOronate Federal
relief as we as the ultimate aboltcn cf war between the
primary powers
BY next year. several branches Of defense would have
consumed s75OOOOOOO d national precisely
the combined powers Of the Standard OIL Company Of Indiana
and the PanAmercan shortly 70 b Joined IN corporation
wedIock.
Prosperity can Do wonders With the whings from
that enormous sum-
And parngtms Is ovsrripe when We learn that present
martial expenditures would have attained s8O3OO000O by
promise Of regular blicndOlar budgets within
another decade.
twenty-five centuries ago the Eruscans set ont 70
comph the very reforms that peace adyocates are 80 be-
latedy pressing recently deciphered inscription relates
Of their ENJOYS attended early conence for the
restricted production Of spears sched chaos and boundary
busters.
which simply goes to show how long takes to cure the
beICosiy Of human natures Twelve centuries later Europe
took another whack at the same problem
In 1246 France naugurated royal truce under whose
terms pair Of dukes could open hostes within
forty days after commission Of the act which gave rise to the
RACES and the engagement Of umpss pass upon the
at issue procedure much akin to the World Court system
Geneva mediation formula should suasOn actually
keep the Russian Bear from smashing Chinas shop,
Of folk who have hitherto scod League Of Nations
pretensons win take stock in the institution
collective American sentiment remains prepOnderanty set
against embarrassing commitments with any foreign groups
Beyond doubt Nankng shall finally behold the beating
Of the last bateh into plowshares but certain persistent
radical differences must first be composed.
Universal amity viii have hard time overcoming the spirit
Of Jealousy and competition real tOuChstOne Of enity
and the responsible agent for most Of hoys mudde and
mig-up.
Mars wouldn't be nearly truculsnt trade weren't
stantly sticking chips her shoulder.
Az Witness rejected suggestion the House Of Commons
that Britain join in economic assault tariff schedule
long insist upon protecting the big pay envelope from
pauper labor.
That's one sort of talk to keep grandfashs musst hang
inR on the wall
The Washington times., 1929-08-03
LISTEN WORLD!
ATalent for Entkusiasn.
By Elsie Robinson

Janice works hard and has had,
perhaps. more than the average
share OF hard knocks. She could
be quite miserable II she wished to
be-giyen over to self-pity and
foreboding.
BUT SHE DOESN'T WISH TO
BE-and that's the whole point Of
this article.
Janice's talent for enthusiasm
didn't just happen. She creates II
daily from her deliberate attitude.
And / am convinced that all
healthy people can achieve the
same talent IL they win follow her
plan.
Janice II interested In life Be.
cause she has DECIDED to be In.
terested in life. She does not turn
her interests In she turns
them OUT,
She has freed herself from an
absorption In self and opened her
mind and spirit to the vast, NOV
ing, colorful spectacle of Life. She
is always sitting in 4 front seat,
watching q big show. No wonder
she IL interested and enthusiastic!
Most of us won't do that.
We're too tied up with ourselves.
We won't remove our minds from
our own little griefs and grudges.
Few things interest us save those
which concern ourselves or our
tiny circle Of relatives and friends.
AZ q consequences, nothing thrills
us unless It concerns Us. And Us
Ia a very limited spectacle,
No wonder We grow bored
The Washington times., 1929-08-03

YEyHE great ana crying need Of
this new. world IN q machine
age is the subsidy Of original eci.
entific research. The present
methods Of stimulating re.
search here In the United States
are deserving Of the strongest con-
demnation. In the great indus
trial, manufacturing, and engineer
ing plants, where progress and
financial success depend upon
invention and scientific discovery,
the operatives sign away their
right to their own discoveries and
inventions. On entering the en-
ploy Of one of the great com.
panies, they agree in writing that
all inventions and discoveries they
make become the property Of the
company without compensation.
This IL grossly unjust, q cruel ex-
ploitation OF the talent and genius
Of humble operatives.
The results OF this system,
which IL undemocratic, and un-
American, are as vicious as the
system. The head OF the company
exploits the inventive genius Of
all his operatives, and appropri.
ates all the credit to himself.
Every such invention he has pub
licly attributed to himself and SO
develops the reputation Of being
q great inventive genius or an
epocal discoverer. When some dis
covery Of great Importance Ii
made at his plant. he holds public
celebrations, thrnsts himself In
the limelight, invites other great
''scientists'' to assist In the cele-
bration.
The papers Of the day carry
columns concerning the great
new discovery. the great captain
Of industry who owns the plant.
the visiting celebrities, and even
an elaborate description OF the
invention, with . survey Of the
yegolutioA G q destined - hring