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New Britain herald., 1929-12-27
REMINGTON GROUP
 OBSERVES HOLIDAY
Sunday School Children Present
 Pleasing Christmas Program
Special to the HeraId)

Newington, Dec. 27-Christmas tree exercises were held in the Con- gregational chapel last evening with the following program: Welcome song by the Ncwington
 Girls club. Rccitation-"Christmas Time" Boy.i
 Hounchell. Recitation - Christmas Everyyher.
 Ellen Pttsinger. Song-"Away in the Manger," Be.
 ginners' and primary depart
 ments.
 EXercise-"Grandma's Story" Mrs.
 Nellie Eddy and four children. Song-"O Little Town of Bethle.
 hem,' Allison Haines and Lil-
 lian Sandberg. Playlet - Christmas in Mother
 Goose Land" Christmas Candy Song" Boys class
 After the entertainment Santa Claus, played by Harry Webster, distributed the candy and presents.
 Grange Notes
 NeWlngton Grange will hold whist party on New Years Eve in Grange hall in charge of Mrs. Fred Wilson. The public is cordially in. Vited.
 Owing to the sessions of th, State Grange held in Hartford January l4, 15. Is. the regular meeting of Newington Grange scheduled for Tuesday, January 14. has been advanced to Monday. January 6.
 The installation of officers will be held on Tuesday, January 2S. Charles Curtis, master of Plainvilia grange will be the installing officer, a sisted by Mrs. Curtis, state lee. turer.
 On January 7 Past Master F. II. Erwin will install the officers ,,t Bloomfield Grange.
 Newington Grange has accepted an invitation to a neighbors' night of Avon Grange on January g and will furnish two numbers for the program.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-27

The Knights of pythias held a special meeting l2st evening in cen ncc,ion with the turk"y supper and entertainment program to be gil,n at Community L"ll January r. Au- other meeting will be- hrld u,Ht Thursday oveum@. The meeting rcNt Tuesday evening will he omit ted.
 Mrs, ", C. uibnvy of New rri;- ain is the @Joat of her sister, Miss Edith Northwop for lro wcck-vmd.
 Sessions at 1h" Huhbad school will be- resumed Thursday, January
 Skating is being enjoyed On the brickyari pond and at Sharps. Sharps pond has not been flooded for sevcra! years and is good only ih places.
 Miss Eunice Pratt has returned to Brooklyn, N. r., after spending Christmas with her mother, Mrs Charles Pratt Cf West Cromwell.
 The annual election Of officers of the Community club will be held next month. There Nill bc no meet ing of the club J>nWry lst, t ln. ing New Years ni-lt. Meetings will be resumed "Wednesday, January s.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-27
TRADE DEPRESSION
 SLIGHT IN BERLIN
Business Generally Good-FaC- tories Maintain Their Schedules
TOWN HALL M0DERNIZED
WOrkmen Find Frost Has penctrat- ed Only Three mchcs-American Paper Goods Gets Tax Refund Girl Scouts to Hold Banquet.

Prospects for Berlin from the standpoint of business and progress during the coming year are generally comedies by local business men as very bright, according to the present situation in both employment and trade in the town. Although other towns in the state are complaining about the lack of work and are considering radical methods of re- leiving the so-called 'jobless" sit nation, Berlin does not seem to be suffering from ills of that sort. While in the nearby city of New Britain many factories have been closed for varying periods, Berlin factories have not even considered shutting down.
 Reports from local stores indi- cate that people are spending as much as if not more than last year. The post offices show a remarkable increase over the similar periods of last year, indicating that business has improved. In q canvass of the stores of the town it was learned that though people did not spend as much this year as they did last year on the so-calod luXuricS the People were inclined to buy less but they did appear to be willing to pay more for what they get
 Paul Giana of Giana and Ronk- city, in commenting on the condi- tons, thought that the Christmas trade this year was fully as large as if not larger than last year. He complained of the fact that money appeared tighter then ever before and that people were inclined to spend more for luXuries, utilizing charge accounts as far as the neCcs sties of life are concerned and paying cash for the less essential. Thomas Barattiero of the Berlin -;roccrs also admitted that money was tight but thought that condi- tions were not as bad as they hav" been painted, stating that in the toy line' people did not buy as much but were willing to buy q btlLcT DIdlu Ol ROOuS dllu pay HlOlt for it' than last year.
 Town Hall Modernized
 Progress has been made on the undermining of the town hall Work was started on d new lavatory syS- tenn several days ago and at the present time two men besides the contra ctor, Juddc Landgren of Ser lin, are working on the construction. A septic tank. capacity 500 gallons, has been installed at the southern side of the hall. The Workmen found that the frost, which it was thought might have penetrated to unusual depths, was merely three inches below the surface of the ground. Although there has been q good deal of cold weather the snow is thought 10 have prevented the ground from freezing 10 greater depts. Work on the modcrnizins of the hall has been sanctioned by the sclcctman and an appropriation of s500 dollars approved by the fin ancc board. according 10 TownClcrl Arthur ]. Woodruff.
 S19,9I0.10 Refund
 The treasury department at Wash ington has allowed the American Paper Goods company tax refunds
New Britain herald., 1929-12-27

Several airplanes have been struck by lightning while in flights.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-27
LEATHER MERGER ANNOUNCEn

Springfield, O., Dec. 27 R,-Mer- ger ot three leather products man. utacturlns companies including the Gu'Id Leather company of Spring. held, was announced here today. Other companies in the merger were the Engcr-Kress company of West Bend. Wis, and the Lion Leather Goods company of Chicago.
 Combined assets of the company were said to be $1,o0O,oO0. Officers will be elected tomorrow at a meet ing in West Bend where executive offices will be maintained.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-27
f,ndcc Club Party

X Christmas party was given by the members of the E,ndec club last evening at Endac inn. Nearly 200 Were present, among whom were large number Of invited guests and young mon who were home from college on their Christmas vacations. David McMahon, one of Bristol's youthful singers. was the guest solo, iSt of hp rypnjDg
New Britain herald., 1929-12-27
Christmas Party

The senior group of the Girls Friendly society of Forcstvillc held a Christmas party at the home of Miss Alice Bronson on Washington street last evening. A large tree was erected for the occasion and gifts were distributed and cX- changed. The room in which the party was held was colorfully dec oratcd with bells, tinsel and stream CTS. Bridge was played and refresh mcnts were served.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-27
BILLS LAnnH\rnHY nirNl.n

Haverhill, Mass, Dee. 27 (uT)- Alexander Graham Hclrs first tcIc- phone laboratory, barn, was de stroyed last night in a S5o,ooo fire on the estate of the late Thomas Sanders here. Sanders brought Bell to this country to tutor his child, deaf mute.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-27
GRANDMOTHER JOINS COrNCu

Norwalk. Dec. 27 tUP)-A brisk, business-like grandmother Of the new school was sworn in today as the first woman member of Nor walks city council. She was Mrs. Alexander J. Rummler, prominent republican and wife of the portrait painter.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-27

The engagement of Miss Viola Bruce, daughter Of Mrs. Cora Bruce. to George White was announced at a Christmas party given at the hom" of Mrs. Bruce OH 54 North Wash-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
WINDS ADD TO
FIRE MENACE
Smouldering Fires Swept
Into Raging Flames
in Northwest

SPOKANE. Wash, Aug. 12.-tR-
High winds today were charging
several smouldering northwest fires
into raging conflagrations to fur
ther harrass fatigued armies Of
fighters who have been combating
them for the past few weeks.
The most destructive in the re-
gion was in the Barnabe creek
country on the -o.ville Indian res
ervation Of eastern Washington
previously reported under control.
it sprang into life under the i'm
petus Of a high eaSterly wind and
was raging uncontrolled on a Is
mile front through valuable stands
Of white pine, Tamarack and fir.
The blaze on Sand creek near
Sand Point. Idaho. which was desc
lating the watershed from which
the town gets its water supply, was
confined to a strip on the divide
between Priest and Pend Oreille
lakes but fighters we're almost help
less because The fire had gone to
the tops OF the trees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
l7-YEAR-OLD
PRINCLECIRL
GETS THREAT
Phone Calls Say She
Talked Too Much in
Charging Magn ate
after Alleged Attack

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12.-tPD-
Armed guards today were assigned
to protect Eunice Pringle, 17-year-
old dancer, following threats Of vio-
lence growing out Of the arrest Of
Alexander Pantages. multi-million-
aire theater operator on charges Of
attacking the girl in his office last
Friday.
Guards also were ordered to
watch three witnesses in the case
after DR.. Lewis A. Pringle, the girls
father, reported to Buron Fits,
district attorney. that three sep
arate threats were made Saturday
night that his daughter would be
taken for a ride" If he did not take
her out Of town. He said anony-
nous voices over the telephone told
him she had talked too much"
The three witnesses, who have Of
fices in the Pantages theater build
ing where Miss Pringle charges she
was attacked, told the police Of the
disarranged condition Of Pantages'
and the girls clothing as they saw
her run out OF the theater mag
mates office screaming.
Miss Pringle said she had gone
there in an effort to get her act
placed on the Pantages vaudeville
circuit. The 54-year-old theatcr
magnate denied her charges.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
SAY
HAMMER BLOW
KILLED COED
State Maintains Miss
Hix Died from Cut In
Effort to Show Act
Premeditated

COURTROOM, COLUM Us, o.,
Aug. 12-(P)-Defense counseI for
DR.. James II. Shook, on trial for
the killing {, his coed mistress.
Theora Hix. swung back today to
another assault on the competency
of the autopsy performed on the
girls body by Coroner Joseph Muir
ply, who held she died from sever
ance of the jugular vein and partial
severance of the carotid artery.
DR.. Eugene McCampbell, former
dean of the school of medicine at
Ohio State university, testified that
on the basis o. the autopsy per-
formed by the coroner it would have
been very difficult" to determine
the cause of the death.
The defense sought support to its
contention that Miss Hix died from
a fracture of the lateral sinus be-
hind the right ear rather from the
wound in the throat. The injury to
the sinus, the defense maintaining
was inflicted by a hammer blow,
struck in a moment Of frenzy and
fear by DIR. Shook when he thought
the girl intended to shoot him at a
rifle range where they had gone for
a tryst the night of last June. The
state contends the girl died from
thex xeut in her throat, inflicted de-
liberately by rr. Shook after he had
beaten her into Inconsistencies.
The point is important since it
bears on the question Of premedia-
ton in the killing. the prerequisite
of a first degree murder charge.
z. o. Ricketts, of defense counsel
said definitely today no alienists
would be put on the stand by the
defense.
Elimination of the expert testi-
mony as to DIR. Snook's mental con-
ddition brings the trial probably two
days nearer its conclusion and the
defense was expected to rest some
time today. Prosecutor Chester in
dicated his rebuttal would not be
long and it appeared probably ar
guments would be made Wednesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
Caddy Kidnapped by
Alleged Racketeers

CHICAGO. Aug. l2.-(R)-A 16-
year-old caddy, Frank Yosek. was
kidnapped from the Ravieloc Coun-
try club course at Homewood, Ill.
yesterday In view OF several play
ers. Today police were still seek
ing him and his abductors, two
men.
One Of the men was identified as
Yosek's brother. Peter. %. of De-
troit. Homewood police said. They
found a letter at the caddy's home
which led 70 the belief that the boy
was needed In plot concocted by q
group Of Detroit racketeers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12

Those manifestations. it says, are
accompanied by evidences Of in
creased production and consump-
tiontion Of Illicit liquor. its charts
and tables Of growing intemperance
being based on indices accepted by
both wet and dry partisans as
valid"
The alcoholic death rate Is de-
scribed as almost up to the pre-
war level" having shown "a steady
rise" since 1920 after having de-
clined sharply prior to and during
the first year Of prohibition. Citing
similar experiences in foreign coun-
tries, 1t attributes "the sharp drop
in 1918 and 1919" to war conditions
and that in 1920 to prohibition.
Statistics Of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company covering
$4,000, 900 policy holders, 1t says
do not bear out" the contention
that drinking has been confined
entirely to the wealthy. while
among the working population OF
the country drinking has practical
ly disappeared"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
Hunt Father After
Child's Body Found

MILFORD. Conn. Aug. l2.-LP-
Finding Of the body Of 3-year -old
Albert Mikenas. missing since July
%. has caused intensive search BY
police authorities for Peter Mikenas,
Ansonia baker. father OF tn child.
The boy disappeared at Myrtle
Beach. where he had gone TO enjoy
a holiday with his mother. His
body. a deep cash in the head as
from an axe. was found by IN life
guard yesterday two miles from the
beach.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
QUAKE SHAKES
NORTHERNU.S.
Towns in State of New York
Feel Shock but Damage
Is Small

BUFFALO, ". ", Aug. 12.-(P)-
Earth tremors lasting upwards Of 30
seconds. were reported from various
sections of the city and from out
lying towns at 7:20 CE. S. T) this
morning. In Buffalo houses were
badly shaken, but little, If any dam
age was reported.
In Attica. in Wyoming county,
the earthquake was felt with great
er intensity. Nearly 100 chimneys in
dwelling houses and business blocks
fell and walls in many houses were
cracked.
The center Of the quake was
placed by the Rev. John p. Delaney.
S. j., head Of the seismograph lab
oratorv at Canisius college. as at
least 200 miles south of Buffalo.
probably near Bellfontaine, Ohio.
The shocks took a north south di-
rection.
The seismograph failed to record
the intensity of the socks bN,ause OF
the closeness Of the tremblor. The
amplitude Of the tremors was so
great the recording pencil ran off
the sheet.
James II. Spencer, meteorologist
at the United States weather bu-
reau here. said the Great Lakes re-
gion was the least active in the
United States. and there was little
likelihood Of another more severe
shock being felt here.
The quake was the first to be
felt in the Lake Erie area since the
St. Lawrence Valley tremblor In
1925.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
KOCH'S HORSE
in SHOW LEAD
"SiIver Stockings" T a k e 5
First Four Honors at
Fort Brown

Taking four first places in the
early events, Col. Koch'S silver
Stockings was making strong bid
for individual honors in the all
day horse show being staged at Fort
Brown Monday. The horse took
first places in the following events:
Saddle horse. model polo mount,
road hack and lightweight polo
mount.
other honors we're widely scat
tered.
The show got under way at 8 p.
m. and the events are being run off
smoothly. Competition is keener
than ever before. due partly to new
comers to the post.
Winners through 1890 a. m. fol-
low:
Best trained troopers mount
First, Sgt. Wells on Dick" second
Corp. Brust on Jake" and third,
Pvt. Morrison on Crouch"
Best turned out troopers mount.
First, Pvt. Patterson on Flip"
ScCOIlu, ENL. OlCCbCt OAA SAiANANAs
and third. Pvt. Duncan on Becky. =
Best turned out pack-First, troop
B, Pet" second. NJ. G. troop,
"Don;" and third, II. troop. big
Boy"
Best turned out escort wagon
Troop 3, Pvt. Dufour: second. troop
A, Pvt. johnson, and third. M. G.
troop, Pvt. Hare.
Saddle horses, three gaited-First,
Col. Koch, "Silyer Stockings" sec
ond. Sgt. Wolf. Knee High" and
third. 1t. Pe-rilliat. Dixie"
Model polo mounts-First. Col.
Koch, Silver Stockings" second,
Capt. Ernest, Socks" and third.
Pvt. Clifford, Sugar"
Troopers jumping-First, Pvt.
Turner. Ace second, Pvt. John
son. 'Dobyn;" and third, Pvt. Lee.
''Nigra."
Road hacks.-Col Koch, Silver
Stockings" second, Sgt. Wolf. ''Dia-
CONTINUED on page eight.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12

tinstantly.
Jesus Villareal. a spectator was
mounting his horse to leave the
bale when he was struck and Sc
riously wounded in the back by a
stray bullet, said TO have been fired
a Vallejo.
He was brought to Matamoros in
a serious condition Saturday night
and may die.
Santos Cisneros and his brother,
Indalesio. are being held for in
vestigation. No official details were
available.
Vallejo was buried in the old
MatamoroS city cemetery Sunday
afternoon.
Another victim OF gunshot wounds
was brought to Matamoros today
from La Rosita" ranch about eight
miles from the city. Emanuel Quin-
tero shot himself accidentally while
cleaning a gun in his home at the
ranch. The bullet struck him in
the leg and he is suffering from
loss Of blood. although he Is not
reported to be in a serious coudi-
tion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
PUNCTURE LEADS
81 = =
CUSTOMS MEN TO
= y r
WHISKEY CACHE

Customs officers making their
rounds Saturday night had a
puncture.
Inspection showed that the cut
was made by the neck OF bot
tie. The bottle appeared to be
whole. Digging. the officers not
only found the remainder Of the
bottle. but found 1t to be filled
with liquor.
Further excaavting in the alley
brought five more bottles and a
half gallon jug of liquor to light.
People came to the doors Of sur
rounding houses and viewed the
proceedings with longing eyes.
Officers could not tell whether 1t
was from loss, or the desire OF
possession.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
Saenger Amusements
Absorbed by Publix

DALLAS, Aug. l2.-(F)-Ihe Sa-
enger Amusement company Of New
Orleans. operating more than 100
theaters IN III southern states, CEN
tral America and the West Indies,
has come under control Of Publix
theaters through an exchange OF
stock, it has been learned here.
The Publix corporation previous
" had held a minority interest in
the Saenger theaters and had been
an actual partner in the Publix-Sa-
enger houses.
The Publix-Saenger group COM
prised the Consolidated Gheaters.
the Wilby- -Kincey-L u s-Baum
and the Dent theaters.
Practically all OF the leading VAL
ley theaters are believed included in
this deal, although local managers
had received no information.
The Dent Theaters. Inc. owned
practically all OF the best Valley
theaters.
Il have received no information
that the deal has been completed. 7
said John Tanning. local manager.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
Continue Search for
Lumber Robbery Clue

Dave Dekorte was continuing his
study Of finger prints Monday while
local officers were seeking addition
al information concerning the day
light robbery at the Eagle Pass
lumber company Friday in which
the cash box was removed from the
safe with more than $4,000 in 1t in
Guiding SIPS in cash.
An arrest likely will be made soon,
according to John T. Armstrong,
lieutenant of police.
Finger prints were to be made
Monday of additional employees Of
the lumber company.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
LEGION CONVENTION
COMMITTEE NAMED

A special "On to LOUISVILLE COM
mittee, headed by Lee Adamson. has
been appointed by the American Le-
gion. This committee viii take care
OF affairs pertaining to the nation
al convention to be held in Louis
vile.
The other two members OF the
committee are w. O. Washington,
and III. M. Shelton, Jr.
It has been indefinitely decided
to send the local bugle and drum
corps to the national convention,
following a $500 donation by the
city recently.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
COURT Hikes
JUDCE'SPAY
TO $4,000
Commissioners Defer
Action on Petition
for Compulsory Po-
tato Inspection

"A budget calling for n general
fund of $142, ,733 for the coming fis-
cal year was adopted by the county
commissioners court at a regular
meeting Monday morning. The bud
get estimate was prepared by
County Auditor J. J. Bishop.
The commissioners also raised
County Judge 0. c. Dancy's salary
TO 5000 a year In accordance With
regulations recently adopted by the
special session of the legislature.
The new salary goes into effect Au-
gust 20.
A petition asking that the county
adopt compu- ory potato inspection
was deferred for future cS1sidera-
tion.
The court approved 81 900 -Jnds
for three commissioners of the Ar
royo Colorado navigation district.
The protest or the Spiderweb rail-
way against increases in valuation
was heard but also was deferred.
pending an opinion from the coun-
ty attorneys office.
It was brought out that food nc
the county jail coss 5000 during the
past month. There has been an un-
usually large number or people in
fail. II was said, serving terms rath-
CT than paying fines.
IL was pointed out that the coun-
ty loses money on persons serving
time for unpaid fines. The commits
sion sought some practical means
for having the people pay the fines
rather than serving the time.
IL was suggested that persons un-
able TO pay, make bond before the
justices Of the peace and pay as
soon as possible. No action was
taken on the matter. however
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
Legion Drive Gets
1856 New Members

More than 1S5 members were Sc
cured by the American Legion in tis
drive which was to have been con-
cluded Saturday. w. r. Kiekel, post
commander. has announced.
The campaign will be continued.
however, until the quota of 225 is
reached. Kiekel states.
An initiation for the new mem
bers will be staged Thursday night
at the Elks hall. An elaborate pro-
gram has been prepared for the
event. legionnaires say. All ex-serv-
ice men and their families have
been invited to the limitations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
THREE KILLED IN
AIRPLANE CRASH

CLOVIS, N. NJ. Aug. 12.-tP1-
Search from the air for a cockpit
vent cover blown from an airplane
at the take-off ended fatally for
the pilot-owner of the ship and two
messengers here yesterday.
Lieut.. o. L. Stephens, who was at
the controls. and Thomas Z. Scully.
So and Philip Berry. %. officials OF
fhA Clovis Trans-Continental air
porA, we're the victims
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
MEXICO ADOPTS NEW
WATER LEGISLATION

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 12.-tPp-
Secretary of Agriculture Marie n.
Gomez has 2nnounced new water
legislation just approved by the
president. will counteract the ex-
isting tendency to monopolize the
hydro electric resources OF tn e
country. accentuating the dominion
Of the national ever such resources
and providing legal dispositions
evolved to impede these resources
from falling into the hands of few
persons"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
SEEK REVISION OF
MERCHANDISE TARIFF

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 12.-lP)-
The national transport convention
has approved a proposal by the
Neuvo Laredo delegation to work
for revision Of the tariff system,
substituting a global charge for va
rious charges now applied for en-
try OF merchandise into the coun-
try.