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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
is, 900 WILL LOSE JOBS.
Australian Mills to Cease Opera
IliB tions Following sBlack List"

+ MELBOURNE, Australia, April 80
CP.-Fifteen thousand men viii be un-
employed by Saturday in the timber
mills and building trades Building
trade employees disregarded the ulti-
rnatum of the employers to man all
Jobs by yesterday or all building OPP
erations would cease forthwith. Stimuli
faneously the timber merchants decided
to stop all timber supplies.
The trouble arises from recent
strike of the timber workers which
LASTED for many weeks. When the strike
was ended the workers "blacklisted" a
number of concerns which had been
employing volunteer labor. The en-
ployers demanded that all operations
be manned or all would cease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
4-Pc. Glass Salad
Sets. $I.OO
Imported Tea Sets
Z Pcs. $l.OO

Useful, pretty sets. decorated with
Japanese designs. Each set consist
ing of handled tea pot and six
cups.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
COlOrful Ice
Tea Sets, $l.OO

Pretty, cool-looking Sets of rose or
green colored glass. Each set consist
ing of graceful pitcher and six tall
glasses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
LIEUT.. STORRS SHIFTED.
Naval "Sea Hawk Is Put on Duty
M at Anacostia Station.

Lieut.. Aaron P. Storrs, Sd, one of the
Nays famous sea hawks" trio, is
coming on duty at the Naval Air Sta
ton at Anacostia, D. C.
Todav's naval orders revealed that
Lieut. StorrS is to be detached as aide
and flag lieutenant on the staff of the
commander of the aircraft SQUADRON
OF the battle fleet about May 81 and
come to Anacostia With his colleagues,
one of whom now is out of the service,
Lieut. Storrs gained national reputa-
ton through formation acrobatic flying
at the recent national air races.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
Belgian Mourzourk
Woven Fibre Rugs

Attractive, heavy woven rugs
that will wear for years and hold
their bright colorings. In a va
riety of striking patterns exclusive
with Kann'S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
You'll Want Cool Summer Rugs
AH-Fiber Rugs
i'm Room Sizes
$40

Good looking, splendid wearing
rugs, in softly blending colors and
variety of new patterns. 9xl2
and 8x10-ft. sizes at this low price.
Rugs that will give years of service!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14
EPW0RTH LEAGUE
UNION HOLDS FETE
Fred-Mont Group Dinner in Rock
Vile Is Attended by $50
Members,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, February IA
The annual banquet of the Fred-Mont
Epworth League Union was held in the
Methodist Hall here Tuesday night
with $50 members of the Epworth
Leagues of Frederick and Montgomery
Counties in attendance. Rev. w. w.
Mcintyre of PooleSville was POSTMASTER.
Talks were given by Miss Ruby Trail
of Rockville, John Robertson of Cath
ersburg, Nelson Anderson and Miss
Maude O'Flaherty of Washington, Ray
Burgee of Frederick and others. The
address of welcome was by Miss Fran
ceS Ricketts, of Rockville.
A dialogue between Miss Ruth An
derson and Miss Margaret Anderson of
Washington and songs directed by Miss
Annie Smith of Washington were fea-
lures Of the program.
The invocation was by Rev. Frank A.
Tyler of Rockville and the benediction
by Rev. William B. Waters, also of
Rockville
Preceding the banquet a business
session was held at which Miss Ruby
Trail was reelected president and
other officers chosen as follows: Vice
president, John Robertson of Gathers
burg; recording secretary, Miss Frances
Lehman of Germantown; corresponding
secretary, Miss Phyllis Oberlin of Sill
yer Spring: treasurer, Miss Smith Of
Frederick; Epworth Era agent, Sterling
Bowman of Germantown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14
SLAIN OFFICERS
WIDOW ENDS LIFE.
Woman Commits Suicide
Few Hours After Inquest
Into Killing of Husband.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
wILLIMANTIC, Conn, February Ia.
Further interest in the Staying of
County DeteRtive William E. Jackson
was aroused today by the suicide Of
Mrs. Gertrude Jackson, his widow.
Before she shot herself she wrote a
note, which was turned over to the
medical examiner. Police hoped it
would aid in solution of the mystery
of her husbands death.
Trenor A. Rice, special deputy sheriff
and former boarder at the Jackson
home, was indicted last week for kill
ing Jackson, who was shot two weeks
ago when seated in the kitchen of his
home Mrs. Jackson took rife from
the kitchen and used it in an upstairs
room yesterday.
Rice, a friend of the family, was ar
rested after he had acted as a pail
bearer at Jacksons funeral. He had
constituted himself guard at the home
after the Staying.
Some of Rice'S relatives freely as
serted that he was shielding woman.
At coroner's inquest yesterday Mrs.
Jackson and her daughter were queS-
toned in private.
1t was several hours after the inquest
that Mrs. Jackson shot herself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14

building two bridges; one a single 20
foot span, reinforced concrete-slab
bridge: the other a single, 42-foot span,
reinforced concrete-arch bridge, on
the road from La Plata to Dentsville
over Zekiah Swamp, and $7,44550 for
constructing a single, 14-foot span, re-
inforced concrete-slab bridge on the
road from Allen Fresh to Wicomico at
Newport.
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SURVEYOR KILLED.

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, February
IA Especially John Snead, Is, Roa-
noke, Va, surveyor for the Norfolk
& Western Railway, was electrocuted
at Gaylord, near here, Tuesday when
he threw a steel tape over high
tension line.
The body was sent to Roanoke for
burial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14
Book Total Tumbles.

PARIS N).-France reads more than
before the war, but the supply of books
dwindles. The total number of works,
including everything from AZtecs to
zoology. is barely $4,000 annually, COM
pared with $4,000 mefore the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14

A proposal to make an overhead
street from the Tower Bridge approach
to Aldersgate street is to be submitted
to the Common Council of the City of
London
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14
MAN Is ACCUSED
OF BITING POLICEMAN
Potomac Resident Held for Grand
Jury After Preliminary
Hearing.

Jury After Preliminary
Hearing.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ARLINGTON CO u N TY COURT
HOUSE, Va, February acclaimed to
have bitten a policeman on the nose
and then to have attempted to beat
him with a crank handle, Charles A.
peppicrew of Potomac, Va, was ar
raigned in Police Court yesterday on a
charge of assault with intent to kill.
He was held on $1,000 bond for action
Of the grand jury by Judge Harry r.
Thomas.
According to the testimony Petticrew
was stopped early Sunday morning by
James P. Crawford, a Potomac police
man, for having improper lights on his
car. An argument followed and after
biting Crawford on the nose, as it is
claimed, Petticrew ran to his car and
grabbed a crank handle before he was
persuaded by onlookers to stop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14

Portsmouth, England, has just pur-
chased land on which it win erect SO
Haig Memorial Houses for disabled ex-
soldiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14
BRIDGE BIDS OPENED.
Capital Firm Lowest on Two Spans
in Charles County.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, February 14-The
Allied Pneumatic Service, Inc, Wash
ington, was the low bidder on con-
tracts for building two bridges in
Charles County, when bids were opened
by the State Roads Commission yes
terday.
The company bid $11,681.25 fol
New Britain herald., 1929-03-12
ARIZONA ASKS FOR
BORDER PROTECTION
Small Body of Troops Will
Guard Water Supply
at Bisbee

Washington, March II CP'-Moye-
ment of small body of troops to the
Mexican border for the protection Of
Naco, Ariz., and to guard the water
supply of Bisbee, about eight miles
from the international line. was re-
ported to the war department today
by Major General Lassiter, COM
mander of the eighth army corps
area at San Antonio.
1t the request Of the local author
tiles in Arizona, a company of the
25th infantry and a troop of the
tenth cavalry were dispatched by
Colonel Douglas McCaskey from Fort
Huachuca, Ariz., to the border.
The authorities thHre had become
uneasy over the activities Of the
Mexican revolutionists across the
border from Naco and appealed for
army protection.
General Lassiter informed the war
department that no other troop
movement was contemplated at pres
ent. Reports from Fort A. D. Rus
sell, Wyoming, that troops there
were preparing to move to the bor-
der, were said by war department
officials to be incorrect.
To Avengc Thompson
Mexican revolutionary leaders at
Nogales, Mexico, have promised the
United States consul there, Henry c.
Damn, to do everything in their
power to bring to lice the per-
sons guilty of the murder of Floyd
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New Britain herald., 1929-03-12
YOUNG Mother DIES
in AUTO COLLISION
Acceptance of lift" Is
Fatal to Woman Walk.
ing to Work

New London, March Il P-Mary
De Castle, 90, married and mother
Of a five-months-o child. was in
stantly killed at o'clock this morn
ing in an automobile collision in
the Noank- Mystic road at West Mys-
tic.
The woman. riding in a car op-
Grated by Albert T. Bleasdale. 4
Chester avenue. Westerly. R. L..
which collided with an automobile
driven by Arthur J. Butlin. Fourth
avenue, Waterford. was thrown out
by the force of the impact and her
head struck a telephone pole crush
ing her skull
The body was viewed by Medical
Examiner Frank W. Hewes Of
Groton and later was removed to
undertaking parlors at Mystic. Bleas-
dale was arrested on a technical
charge of manslaughter by Troopers
Bernard Z. Kenerson and John H.
Smith Of the Groton state police
barracks and was held under bonds
OF s2.5OG pending a finding by Cor
oner Edward Mckay of Norwich.
Mrs. De Castro was walking along
the road to her place Of employment
at the Rossie Velvet company's mill
when she accepted Bleasdale's offer
of a rid into Noank.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-12
WOMAN Changes MIND,
DECIDES NOT TO We'd
Fears Trouble From Pros.
pective Husband, Asks
Police Aid

An ancient prerogative Of wom-
an is that she c9n change her mind
whenever she sees fit but Walter
Mlynarski, a boarder at the home
of Mrs. Mary Todzia of 123 Miller
street, evidently didn't think SO. ac-
cording to an investigation carried
on 10y Policemen J. w. Riley and
Fred Wagner about 7:40 o'clock last
night.
Mrs. Todzia's husband, the police
men learned, died about four months
ago. Since that time. the widow
has been courted and her heart was
evidently won by Mlynarski. Accord
ing to the woman's admission, she
had agreed to marry Mlynarski.
During the past week, the pros
pective bridegroom began a prema-
ture celebration and as a result he
has been drinking heavily. This in
duced Mrs. Todzia. the mother of
several children, to change her mind
AS he was patrolling his beat on
Broad street last night, Policeman
Riley met the woman who was in
an agitated state of mind. She beg
ged the policeman to go to her home
and stay there until she could dress
her children and take them TO her
fathers house at PA Broad street.
She was accom- panied by her father
and sister.
Suspecting that there might be
trouble, Policeman Riley secured
the aid of Policeman Wagner and
the two went to the woman's home.
There they found Mlynarski but he
was of very peaceful demeanor
and was causing no trouble. Then
the details of the marriage agree
ment were related.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-12
Gardiner Criminal Libel Trial
Opens in Superior Court Today;
Reformers Called as Witnesses
Accused Man Testifes That Sergeant Stadler and
Policeman Grabeck Told Him of Alleged Bootleg
Activities in This City-Gaffney in Charge
of Prosecution.
Especial to the Herald)


Hartford, March IL - With an
array Of witnesses subpoenaed last
night and today. Henry E. Gardiner
Of New Britain went to trial in su-
perior court today on the charge of
criminally libeling Police Cbief W'l.
liam G. Hart C0nnectil
The list of def adVt. Uepl.
cluded Attorney Hartford. {
Buell. B. Bassette -~-4. ~.
Lockwood of the executive commit
tee Of the Civic Safety league of
New Britain: Sergeant John C. Stad-
Ter and Officer William Grabeck of
the New Britain police department;
Johnstone Vance, managing editor of
the New Britain Herald: John
Templeton and Mr.. Gehring Of New
Britain.
Rodman W. Chamberlain, former
chairman Of the board of police
commissioners OF New Britain, was
out of the city and could not be
located by subpoena.
Gaffney Explains Case to Jury
Because of numerous other mat
ters before the court 1t was a few
minutes after II o'clock when the
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New Britain herald., 1929-03-12
APPEL CONSIDERING
COUNCIL CANDIDACY
Urged to Seek Republican
Nomination in Third
Ward

Candidacy of a second lawyer for
the republican nomination as third
ward councilman Is expected short
ly, Attorney Leonard S. Appel hav-
ing admitted today that residents OF
his district have consulted with him
on the subject and he has promised
to give them an answer at a later
date.
Lawyer William F. Curtin made
definite announcement Of his candi-
dacy several days ago. At least one
vacancy in the present delegation is
assured, Alderman William H. Judl
having decided to retire and Coun-
Gilman Donald l.. Bartlett declaring
himself candidate to succeed the
councilman w. Spauld-
ing Warner, whose term also expires
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New Britain herald., 1929-03-12
ZAP Smith Has Bought Himself
Hand Organ for Biltmore Suite

New York. March 12.-tP-The
Evening Post says today that former
Governor Alfred E. Smith has taken
up music-the sort OF music often
heard on the lower East Side where
he first learned to love the sidewalks
of New York.
Mr.. Smith, in short says the Post,
has bought him a hand organ. And
he has installed 1t. of all places. in
the decorous Hotel Biltmore where
he has a suite.
For days other occupants Of the
Biltmore wondered whence came
those ancient strains-''Darling !
Am Growing Old 'Ach Du Lieber
Augustine, East Side. West Side"
and when You and ] were Young.
Maggie" Today the secret was out.
1t was Mr.. Smith playing his grind
organ.
1t seer1s that the John J. Raskob
children have a barrel organ. Mr..
Smith saw 1t and wasn't happy until
he had one himself. 1t arrived on
March and Mr.. Smith played his
first tune on the day that his recent
opponent moved into the White
House.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-12
Lower Branch Conculs With
Senate in Rejection After
Heated Debate
WOMAN OPPONENT IS
KISSED FROM GALLERY
Mrs. Platt's Prediction of Immoral
Wave Among High School Girls II
Measure Passed Meets Hostile
Demonstration Judge Peck
Makes Notable Defense Of Repeal
er But His Efforts Are Unayailing.

State Capitol Hartford, March II
R}-The house concurred with the
senate today in the rejection of the
bill repeating the penalty provisions
of the birth control act, bill repre-
sented as, in effect, legalizing birth
control in the state. The vote was
226 to is.
Eight women were among those
who rose with the noes" The vote,
ending an hours debate on the floor.
was vigorously applauded by gallery
and house.
Support rallied in the house to-
day to Judge Peck of Bristol, in his
stand against rejection Of the bill.
Peck Defends BILL
Judge Peck declared that he was
opposed to an act which is only a
criminal code record OF a church's
tenets, and that il was the Catholic
church that wanted the birth control
act to remain in all it's strength and
that church alone. He was support
ed among others by Miss Davids Of
Stamford and Mrs. Lewis Of Strait
ford.
Judge Johnson, house chairman Of
the judiciary committee, and Mrs.
Plat of Milford were the chief op-
ponents Of Judge Peck. The latter
demanded rising vote ON the ques-
ton.
Mrs. Platt was Kissed by visitors
in the gallery and on the floor Of
the house when she predicted dire
moral degeneration among high
school girls as Il result of repeal of
the penalty provisions. On Judge
Johnsons demand, Speaker Eddy
ordered the visitors to refrain from
expressing their sentiments.
The birth control bill was taken
from the house calendar on motion
of Mr.. Alcorn Of Suffield. ThaEs1Aas'
been well organized SUPPORT and
strenuous opposition, he said, but
the judiciary committee is OF the
opinion that the state does not want
the present law repealed. He moved
acceptance OF the unfavorable report
and rejection of the bill.
Great Crowd of Spectators
The promise OF debate brought the
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New Britain herald., 1929-03-12
FAVOR CORBIN AVE.
FOR State HIGHWAY
Assembly Committee Ap-
proves Project and
Passage Is Adopted
Especial to the Herald)

Hartford. March II Senator
Arrigoni. chairman of the roads,
rivers and bridges committee of the
legislature. today presented a fav-
orable report on the bill introduced
by Senator Ernest w. Christ to
make a state highway of Corbin
avenue between West Main street.
New Britain, and Upson's Corner
Kensington. a part Of the state sys-
tenn.
That the bill will pass the senate
and house Of representatives is pre-
dicted. 1t was pointed out to tn"
committee that there is a need for
another highway to relieve conges-
ton in traffic from points south to
points to the north and west. and
to divert traffic from the center OF
New Britain.
The bill has yet to subject itself
to the embarrassing question of
finances. a barrier which blocks
many measures at the office of the
highway commissioner.
II the bill passes both branches
CT the assembly and reaches the Of
fees of the commissioner, it is likely
that 1t will slumber in the pigeon
hole with the Cathole Pass bill,
which was approved by the legisla-
ture at previous session, some
fear. II two such bills repose IN
the office. others point out. it will
be twice as difficult for Highway
Commissioner John A. Macdonald
to say, MOI"
1t is being predicted at the Capi-
tol that, If IT becomes a question OF
one bill or the other. added pres
sure will be imposed in favor Of the
Cathole Pass road. from Berlin to
Meriden. and allow the Corbin ave-
nue. matter to rest in the pigeonhole
of the commissioner office.
After a short explanation by Rep
resentative William F. I.ange OF New
Britain. the house today approved a
bill Of Rackliffe Brothers Co.. Inc, of
New Britain for 31S5 in payment for
materials furnished the State Trade
school,
New Britain herald., 1929-03-12
NOT sent TO JAIL,
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Pleas Fail But Moose
Makes Bristol Judge
Relent

Bristol. March ~ - Disappointed
because his appearance in police
court Monday failed to secure him a
Jail sentence. Thomas Coyne at
tempted suicide last evening in cell
at the local police headquarters. The
attempt was frustrated by officers
who discovered the mans predica-
ment shortly after he had placed the
slip moose made from his tie around
his neck and tied the other end to
the bars of the cell door. Coyne was
slipping into unconsciousnsss when
the moose was removed. He recover
ed rapidly and was kept under OBJ
servation for the remainder of the
night.
Last Sunday afternoon Coyne pre-
sented himself at police headquar-
ters and requested Captain F. Cue
kin and Sergeant Henry Jeglinski to
lock him up. The officers suggested
that he 90 home. but Coyne declined
and asked that he be committed to
Middletown. He was suffering from
the after effects Of drinking smoke"
according to DR.. B. b. Robbins, po-
lice surgeon, who was called in Sun
day night and again Monday morn
ing to attend him.
Changed Story Often
When presented in police court
Monday morning. Coyne pleaded not
guilty to charges of intoxication and
vagrancy. He complained OF pains in
his left arm and head and Judge
William J. Malone. after listening to
the evidence, placed him in charge
Of Probation Officer Thomas A.
Tracy with the suggestion that the
mans head be examined. Prosecu-
ting Attorney James r. Maher. in
discussing this morning the suicide
attempt. stated that 1t was made by
Coyne because of disappointment
that he had not been committed to
Jail. Judge William ]. Malone, ex-
pressing the opinion that Coyne's
wish should be fulfilled. sentenced
him this morning to 60 days In Jail.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-12
boy WITH HUNDRED
SWEETHEAR7S HANGS
Clarke Goes to ScaffOld at
Liverpool Without
Flinching

Liverpool, March - R}-Joseph
Reginald Victor Clarke, known as
the boy with hundred sweet
hearts," was hanged this morning
for the murder of Mrs. Alice Fon-
taine. the mother of one OF his
sweethearta
Clarke kept his boast to his Jail
ors that he would face death brave
ly and assisted them at the scaffold.
Clarke was 81 years old and well
educated. having had brilliant
school career in England. He visited
his mother in Virginia when he was
16, and spent a year at Princeton
university before returning to Eng
land.
He studied psychology and hypno-
tism, police said, and then began to
entangle many women. In the case
Of Mrs. Fontaine. he boarded with
her. rent free. while he courted her
daughter. He fleeced her OF her life
savings and then killed her.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-12

There were guests in the Smith
suite that evening and the story
runs that the former governor
prowled among them with q mys-
terious grin until two men lugged in
crate. open her up" he said, and
in five minutes he was grinding out
"Silver Threads Among the Cold
and the other nine old time favor
ties In the organs reprtoire.
The Smith hurdy gurdy is brave
ly painted in green with fine red
trimmings. 1t has spindly legs with
rollers and an old fashioned hand
crank.
Now if I only had one OF those
monkeys from my old Albany zoo, -
the former governor is quoted as
saying on that first musical evening,
II could go out and make a good
living"
New Britain herald., 1929-03-12
Fall of Six Inches
Breaks Youths Neck

Cortland, n. Y, March II VA
broken neck. suffered Yesterday
when he fell six inches while re-
hearsing for demonstration at the
Cortland Normal school, proved fatal
today to Lyle Harmon, %, Of New
port n. Y. senior in the physical
culture department. The first rerte
bra of Harmon's neck was snapped
when he fell a scant half foot while
engaged in practice with George
Butts. football captain.
Harmon was taken to a hospital
where it was found he was paralyzed
from the chin down. He died this
morning.
Harmon as manager Of the soccer
and gymnastic teams and was to
have participated in a physical cul-
ture demonstration at the school
later this month.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-12
Stevens Faw Down
And Auto Go Boom

Los Angeles, March IL (UP)
Leonard Stevens. who wrote
the song Il Faw Down and Go
Boom" did.
He was in a hospital today
recovering from scalp wounds
and bruises after his motor car
was hit by another. the song
writer "fawing" down on the
pavement. and the automobile
going BOOM"
New Britain herald., 1929-03-12
BOSTON and Maine
RESUMES DIVIDENDS
New England Road De-
clares One for First
Time in Nine Years

New York, March u P-The
Boston and Maine railroad resumed
dividends on the old per cent pre-
declared a quarterly dividend Of
$50.
Nothing had been paid on this
stock since 1920, when S6.s7 was
paid, covering the period from Jan.
of 81 a year, to which the dividend
rate was reduced for the period
from 1919 to 1923. inclusive. under
the reorganization OF 1919. Th.
dividend is PAYABLE April l to stocN
of record March Is.