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New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
HOOVER SEES STORY IN BILL REDEMPTION
President Tips Newspaper men Some Money Will
 Never Return

Washington. June e2 R-Presi- dent Hoover's nose for news' led him to advise the newspaper corre- spondents at his regular semi-week- ly confer nee that they might obtain an interesting story" by inquiring at the treasury for an estimate as to the amount of outstanding cur rency which will never be offered for redemption through exchange for the smaller bills soon to be is- sued.
 Pointing out that there now is outstanding q total of $5,065,402,4S3 in currency of various types, MT. Hoover recalled that after the pa per money was last recalled for re. demption sson after the Civil War. $13,00O.000 of the $50,000.000 then outstanding never was presented for redemption.
 That meant that the govern ment's assets were increased by just that amount" Mir. Hoover said. ad1- ing with a smile that of course he didn't expect the thirteen to fifty ratio to obtain at present.
 The paper currency now in use will be replaced gradually with the new money. but treasury officials said it probably will be years be- fore all of it has been retired. Until the redemption period ends. perhaps some fifteen years hence. no check can be made on how much the gov- ernment's assets will have been in- creased because of the decision to issue smaller sized currency.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
THINK BIG RUM RING
 HAS BEEN SMASHED UP
Police Take 12 in Tolls, Including Four Local
 Men

New Haven, June 22 (UP)-State police believed today that the dis united remnants of the once-power- full liquor ring of Domenic Perrotti, known as liking of the bootleggers," had been virtually cleaned up by IF arrests In various parts of the state.
 Perrotti, now said to be mem Der of gang headed by Antonio Esposito of New Haven. brother Of Dr. Joseph V. Esposito, former state senator, was arraigned with six others in superior court yester- day on a charge of illegally manu- featuring liquor and released un- der $2,000 bonds.
 Five others, allegedly members of gang headed by Harry T. Lut- terman of Woodbridge. reputed former Ku Klux Klan kleagle, will be tried with the Esposito gang before the June term of court.
 According to police. the men ar- rested are divided as follows:
 Esposito gang-Antonio Esposito. New Haven: Domenic Perrotti. New Haven; Michael Riverso. New Ha- ven; Salvatore Ballaglia, New Britain: Elliott Burgess, New Brit ain; Carmelo Cocacoma, New Brit ain: Domenic La Monte, New Brit ain.
 Lutterman gang-Harry T. Lut- terman, Woodbridge; Anthony Per- rotti, New Haven (brother of Domenic); Ernest Porter. Wood bridge: Anthony De Falla. New Haven: Anthony spagone, New Haven.
 According to police the two "mobs'' united and conducted li- quor manufacturing and distribut- ing activities on large scale. us- ing the Woodbridge farm of Lut- terman as headquarters.
 Lutterman and his followers were arrested about two weeks ago after a raid on the former klansman's chicken farm was alleged to have disclosed a huge still.
 The June term of criminal su- perior court will open here Tues day.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
STUCkA IDENTIFIED DYING IN HOSPITAL New Britain Man Principal in
 Wild Auto Escapade
 ACKERMAN UNDER ARREST
Oak Street Man to be Charged With Three Thefts if He Survives 1n- juries-Companion Admits Steal ing Car.

Positively identified by Sergeant Thomas J. Feeney of the local po- lice department, the man who wrecked stolen automobile in North Haven and stole another car which he wrecked in Hamden. sus- taining injuries which are expected to result in his death. is Michael Stuka, 25, of II Oak street, this city, and if he recovers at New Haven hospital he will be charged with theft of an automobile in this city and another in North Haven, be- sides whatever charges of violation of the motor vehicle laws the au- thorities choose to prefer in view of the manner in which he is alleged to have driven. He may also be charged with breaking and entering, for the car he stole in North Haven was in a garage.
 Gunnard Alderman. 23, of 4s Cherry street, who is at New Britain General hospital with a compound fracture of the arm and other in- juries, was interviewed today by Ser geant P. J. O'Mara, who is working on the theory that Stuka was with Alderman in a stolen car when it crashed against a parked car on East street early yesterday morning, but he would not give the sergeant definite information on which. to
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
THEY DID GIT CHARLEY.
 DESPITE BILLS BOAST
Second Grabowsk Under Arrest on Rum Run.
 ming Charge ::

Charles Grabowski. 27. of 3o3. High street. who was driving . se- dan on Clark street Thursday eve- ming and escaped while his brother William was being arrested by O6i. cer Daniel Cosgrave after fierce fight lasting 20 minutes, was arrest. ed yesterday afternoon at the homo of his sister in Middletown by the police of that place and was brought to this city by Onicers Kiely and Liebler. He made no resistance.
 In police court today he pleaded rot guilty to the charge of trans- porting liquor by means of . motor vehicle and had the case continued until Monday in S3000 bonds. At torney Martin F. Stempien appeared for him and said Attorney B. J. Monkiewicz will represent him Monday but could not be in court today.
 He is a fourth offender" Prose- cutting Attorney Woods said to Judge Sake, asking for . eSSeo bond. His brother vent to jail yss- terday in default of bonds. having been bound over to the September term of superior court.
 Officer Liebler had fnformation yesterday that Charles would be in Middletown and the tip" proved ac- curate.
 On the way to jail early in the afternoon William expressed regret at his decision to fight rather than flee when he was trapped in the rear of 24 Clark street by O4Scee Cosgrove. He told Officer Liebler the police would never get Charley" not knowing that the net in which Charley" was caught . few hears later had already been woven.
 William. according to the polica. said he did not intend to gst 0Gt os the liquor business no matter AoW many times he might b asrageeA. Let the dumbbslls work ta tAe shop if they want tss" hs Gnelh
New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
Leaves at 3:4l A. M.

Metropolitan Airport. Los Angeles. Cal, June 22 R-Lee Shcoenhaie took off here at 3:41 a. m., today on a proposed nonstop flight fro1e Los Angeles to New York in an at.. tempt to break the transcontinental record of IS hours, 21 minutes and 59 seconds.
 Loaded with 4s5 gallons of gase. line, the Lockheed-Vega monoplaNe left the ground after almost aseqea- rlrta run across shs- -2trpoet -Assf f1ea. disappeared in the darkusaa..
 Delayed h TAkAo9 1--
 Schoenhair, who hopes to eciipse the mark held by Captain Frank Hawks. was delayed in his takso6 by more than two hours when the plane was slightly damaged in . collision with another craft as it was being taxied to the field.
 The pilot planned to drop mes sages at the cities he passed on route 50 his progress would b. made known. Huge signs on the landing fields at Scott field. Belleville, Ill.,, Lincoln field. Cincinnati. O.. and at the airport at Harrisburg, Pa, were to notify the hier of weather condi- tions ahead. -~
 Message to Mayor Carrted
 A letter from Mayor George Cryer of Los Angeles to Mayor James
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
Saul" Stabs Himself
 Too We'll in !Theater

Washington, June 22 R1Ed- ward SeWell, negro janitor and amateur actor, is credited with one of the most realistic inter- pretations of the King Saul sui eide scene that an audience at the Mount Zion African Meth odist church ever saw.
 Sewell was playing the part of King Saul in a play called Men of the Bible" He was equipped with a crown, regal robes, white sandals, and a three-foot faber. He reached his big moment in a scene in which Saul" was sup posed to stab himself.
 The idea, Sewell explained after a physician stopped an alarming flow of blool and took several stitches in the wound. was to iet the sword pass between his boly and arm. But his arm got in the way.
 Tt sure did hurt" he said, but I didn't let the people know about it.
 I'm gonna do King Saul again in a couple of weeks, but 1rl gonna do some practicing on my aim in the meantime"
New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
Fresno, Caif., Officers Miss Lee Schoenhair By Few Minutes At Los Angeles FieM- Aviator Hopes to Break Present Mark.
Takeoff Delayed Two
 Hours by Slight Crash
 With Another Craft Authorities to Await
 Aces Return to Serve Warrant on Charge.

Los Angeles, Cal. June 22 R-A request from w. G. Walker. chief of police at Fresno. Cal, for the arrest. on a bad check charge of Lee Schoenhair. transcontinental ron- stop flight record seeker, was received here this morning . few minutes after the aviator had taken off for New York.
 sought 20 Days
 A telegram from Chief Walker to the police here said Schoenhair had been sought for 30 days. Informed that Schoenhair was on his way to New York, the police said they would forward the message to au- thorities there. 4.
 In telephone communication. Walker later sad he did not know the exact amount of the cheeks in- volved. but that it was fairly large" He said he would not ask for extradition of the fiier from New York, but would await his return te Los Angeles. '
New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
SHOOK MAY ENTER
 PLEA 0F INSANITY Confessed Murderer'S Attorneys
 Considering Self Defense NOT TO PLEAD GUILTY
Special Term of Court May Be
 Called to Try Former Professor
 for Staying of CO-Ed ParanOur-

Columbus, Ohio. June e2 R-A first degree murder indictment to- day stood against Dr. James H. Shook. dismissed Ohio State Uni versity professor as he awaited trial for the confessed staying of his coed paramour, Theora Hix, 25 year old student of medicine.
 Snook's attorneys announced they would not permit him to plead guilty to the indictment. as he had indicated he would, forcing the state to prepare trial by jury. County Prosecutor John J. Chester Jr, considered requesting a special term of court for the trial, since county courts now are in the sum- mer recess.
 Despite his written confession that he slew the girl in jealous quarrel, Mrs. Shook today declared she believed her 49 year old hus-
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
REPAIRS A|RPLANE
 THOUSAND FEET UP
Lieut.. Dixon Spends Hour Fixing
 Damaged Landing Gear
USES HIS SHOESTRING

Hanging in Balance, New Britain
 Aviator Puts Ship in Condition
 For Landing.
 Saved by a shoe string, used to naked emergency repairs on the landing gear of his plane yesterday. over Brainard field. Hartford. Lieu tenant Carl A. Dixon of this city and his three passengers escaped injury and possible death when the local pilot made a Lindbergh landing.
 Dixon and his three companions. David Weingart. a mechanic: Joseph Baltrun, pilot of Northampton, Mass, and John Anderson of Hart ford, took off from the Hartford air port yesterday afternoon about { o'clock for a joy ride in the skies. Before the party had been in the air long, Dixon's intuition told him something was wrong with his ship. Leaning far out over the cockpit he discovered that the V strut, con- meeting with the landing wheels, had parted from the axle and was dangling beside the undercarriage. The plane was at as3leight of 1000 feet.
 After turning back toward Brain- ard field, Dixon sent Weingart out on the wing to pull up the strut. When it was found that the me- chanic could not swing it alone. Dixon turned over the controls to Weingart, pulled out the seats and floor boards of the forward cockpit and set himself for the repairs which took an hour to complete.
 Rashes Aloft With Parachutes
 Meanwhile Sergeant Clyde B. Kim caid, a mechanic and pilot employed by the L. and H. Aircraft Co. and son of MT. and Mrs. George c. Kim caid of Bassett street. this city, had noted his chiefs predicament and went aloft in another plane, with a supply of parachutes which he of- fered to drop to the disabled ship.
 Dixon spurned the suggestion that he desert his plane and waved away the sergeant. Hanging part way through the hole in the bot tom of the cockpit. Dixon lowered a rope, caught the end of the strut in a moose and with the help of his companions. pulled it back in position and made it fast with such materials as he had handy. A shoe string played an important part in
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
Asked to Pay Fine Again
 Through Error of Court

Peter Gasperini of this city who was arrested and fined in Norfolk recently was taken in custody yes terday by police officers from that town and was brought there to pay fine which he claimed he had al ready paid. After he arrived the police found that through a mistake in the books Casperini had not been credited with the payment. His arrest was on charges of viola tion of the motor vehicle law.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
HURT IN FIST FIGHT,
 BRINGS S3,000 SUIT
UT Brings Action Against Neighbor on Vanc,
 Street

Ambrose Uh. the loser in a fist fight which occurred in the rear of 150 Vance street on May 29 when he alleges he was attacked by John E. Young. has brought suit against Young for $3,000.
 UT claims that he was struck and reduced to semi consciousness. He further claims that his cheek was cut, his eyes discolored. that blood was drawn from his nose and mouth and that medical assistance was necessary to care for the wounds of the battle.
 B. J. Monkiewicz represents the plaintiff and the writ was served on
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
SINCLAIR AND DAY
 MUST SERVE TERMS
Penalty for Jury ShadoWine Up
 held by Supreme Court
OIL MAN OUT IN NOVEMBER
New Nine Months Sentence to Be- gin Now and Run Concurrently With Three Months Term He Is Now Serving.

Washington, June 22 R1Harr, F. Sinclair and Henry Mason Day. vice president of one of Sinclair's $ oil companies. were ordered com mitted to jail today by the District of Columbia supreme court for con- tempt of court as result of jury shadowing activities in the Fall Sinclair trial.
 Sinclair now is in the Washington jail serving three months sentence for refusal to answer questions asked by a senate Investigating committee and the sentence imposed today will start immediately and run concur rently with his present sentence. As result, the time the oil man must remain behind the bars will be shortened by about 35 days.
 Allowing time off for good be- havior 1t is expected he will com plete both sentences by about the last week in November.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
PLAYGROUND WORKERS
 ASSIGNED TO POSTS
Instructions to Be Issued at Meeting Next
 Tuesday

City playgrounds will open July 1. with . stan of 10 directors work ing under the supervision of the municipal recreation commission and John smithwick, general supervisor.
 Of the staff, five will be in their first year of playground service. They are William McCue. Peter Kar- lones, Edward Hinchey. Frank Mc- Grath and Miss Stella Eisenberg. Miss Anna Kalmanowitz. formerly a director at the Nathan Hall grounds. has been transferred to junior achievement work. where she will be associated with Miss Sylvia Adler, a director of this specialized work for the past two years. Misses Ad- Ter and Kalmanowitz are school teachers.
 Assignments announced today by the recreation commission are: Elihn Burritt playground. Miss Helen Bonney and Charles Hagearty; Ma than Hale playground. Miss Madelyn Lynch and James Connolly; Para
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
SPEEDING DRIVER TRIES
 TO RUN DOWN POLICEMAN
Refuse to Halt CAr and Steers Toward Policeman Standing
 On Arch Street,

Officer LoWnes Johnson narrowly escaped being run down by a sedan on Arch street. near Wallace street, about 4:25 this morning, when he stepped into the road to stop the car because of the speed at which 1t was travelling. The driver steered towards him and the officer jumped back in the nick of time.
 Communicating another car a few minutes later the officer went south on Arch street in an effort to over take the sedan but it had gone ou. of sight. He reported that there was no til light on 1t and he did not catch the registration number.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
MAIL THEFT PROBE MYSTERY DEEPENS;
 SUSPECTS QUlzzED
Postal Inspectors Find No IT.
 rssullitiS in Handling of Ansonia Pouches, They Say
ADMIT ONE CONTAINED
 NEARLY S75,oM IN CASH

Reward Offered By Government for
 Information In Disappearance
 Brings Many Replies, But All of
 Them Are Worthless-No Arrest
 In Case Expected Over Weekend
 By Officers.
 New Haven, June g, R-Postal Inspector John J. Breslin, one of the investigators of the disappearance Thursday at Ansonia of two mail pouches, one of which contained somewhat less" than $75,O00 in currency and checks, said today that a checkup of the movements of the mail shipments in which the pouch ea were supposed to be. proved there were no irregularities in which the pouches were supposed to be, proved there were no irregularities in their handling. This. he declared, only deepened the mystery.
 Plenty Of Suspects
 He added however that "plenty of consideration" is being given to suspects, saying this in answer to a question as to whether there were any suspects. The postal inspector who has come into the New Haven district with Postal Inspector T. P. Cronan to find the missing pouches. said the reports had placed the amount of currency in one pouch ''too high" but though refusing to reveal the exact amount. he did say it was somewhat less than $75.000."
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
No Official NeYs of Arrival at Alor6, Despite Rumor at
 First Accepted
ANXIETY INCREASES AS
 MORNING DRAGS ALONG
epain Informed Plane Had Landed king Alfonso Told-Possibtltty Craft Continued Direct to New : York Considered, Since Fuel Sup ply Might Last Long Enough for Hop.

Hop.
 Horta, Island of Fayal, the
 Azores, June 22 R6The Span
 ish transatlantic airplane of
 Major Ramon Franco and his three companions was reported
 here late this afternoon to have
 landed on the island of San
 Miguel this morning.
 Horta, Island of Fayal, the Azores. June :2 R-Although reports were in circulation that the Spanish transatlantic plane of Major Ra- mon Franco passed the island of San Miguel this morning, no official news of the plane had been re- ceived here this afternoon.
 Islands on Tiptoes
 All Horta was on tiptoes waiting for the appearance of the Spanish airmen. who had been expected here some time this morning. Ma. jor Franco left Cartagena, Spain, with three companions yesterday afternoon and 50 far as known was planning to use the Azores as a stopping place for the contem- plated flight to New York.
 The weather conditions here were ideal. There was a moderate north wind and brilliant sunshine bringing out large crowd of spec tators eager to see the fiiers.
 Lack of any official news of the Spanish airmen at Horta caused con- siderable complexity today inasmuch as dispatches from Lisbon and Ma drid stated that the fliers had reached the Azores.
 RumOr Heard in Libson
 The first report came from Lis bon having been sent there by the Portuguese warship Vasco da Cana which picked it up presumably from Horta, while in Madrid the news was received with great enthusiasm and was sent by the authorities to King Alfonso. The island ofaaan Miguel !s the eastermost 3ne of the Azores group and if the plane passed 1t, as was rumored in Horta, it would still have
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: ThundershOwers this after noon and tonight; Sunday mostly fair, not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-22

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The Washington times., 1929-12-13
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4. Anent.
5. Paddles.
8. Metal.
The Washington times., 1929-12-13
Advice to . GOld.Digger
Look for the silver lining.

LOOK Tor the SILVER inning.
knowledge may be power,
but the average college boy
hasn't strength enough to pull
himself together.
TOday's Tightwad
The fellow who had q re-
lapse so that he could use up
the other bottle of medicine.
Vital Statistics
Fifty per cent Of the people
fall in love. The rest are
either pushed or dragged
into 1t.
Ode TO an Ostopath
Knead 'em and reap.
The Washington times., 1929-12-13
Maybe I'm Wrong
By John P. Medbury

Ace Of Cads
The dentist who says that
when a woman has q film on /,
her teeth it's usually q "talkie."
Efficiency Experts
The curator Of the ZOO who
puts perfume in the polecat's
drinking water.
With all the foreign stars in
Hollywood. it's surprising that
some "talkien company doesn't
film the To~eFOf Babel.
SOciaf Errors
A hunter miStook . polecat
for a squirrel the other day.
What a whale Of Q difference
just a few scents make.
The Washington times., 1929-12-13

Ode TO an Ostopath
Knead 'em and reap.
The Washington times., 1929-12-13
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-03
other symbol being substituted for
the Bible above the entrance.
BOLIVIA may sign
PROTOCOL TODAY
Settlement Of Trouble With
Paraguay Seems Nearer

Washington, Jan. 3 R-Despite
trials and tribulations, the settle
metn of the Paraguayan-Bo Bolivian
dispute seemed little nearer today
with the report from Buenos Aires
that the Bolivian minister here had
been authorized to sign the protocol
for Cancellation.
Aires papers from La Paz and
awaits confirmation. Paraguay has
approved the protocol and a special
committee of the Pan-American
conference named to mediate the
differences had practically suspend
ed work while Bolivia's reply was
pending.
While 1t may have no direct
bearing on peace efforts. there was
surprise yesterday when it was re-
ported that Argentina had refused
to take part in the conference's
peace efforts. Under the protocol,
mediation tribunal composed of
nine judges would be named to in
vestigate the border clashes between
Paraguayan and Bolivian troops.
Five neutral nations would have a
representative on this tribunal md
Argentina was expected to be one of
these. though she was not repre-
scented at the conference. The
United States, Cuba, Uruguay and
Brazil are expected to be the other
four nations. despite the fact that
Brazil has not been officially heard
from. Mexico. or Panama. may he
invited to take the place refused by
| Argentina.