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Putnam patriot., 1929-06-20
Glass Prophecy

The first of my summer vacation, the fifteenth of June, 1850, was walking aicng the street of a certain large city, Hartford. Conn. Sudden ly l felt a hand on my shoulder and looking around, whom should see but my former sehoolmate, Agnes
Putnam patriot., 1929-06-20
Thirteen Pupils Receive Diplo- mas.-Honors and Prizes
 Are Awarded
Glass Day Exercises Thursday After.
 noon.-Grsdustion at Night

The thirteen members of the grad uating class of Woodstock Academy received their diplomas at the gradu- ation exercises last Friday afternoon. The commencement address was deliv- cred by Dr. Clarence E. Eartch, Ed.D.. Dean of School of Education. Rutgers University, New Brunswick. N. J. The graduates received their diplomas at the hands of Dr. Charles Delaney Alton, MD. of Hartford. graduate of the class of 1864, Woodstock Acade- my.
 The graduates were Gertrude Mary Matilda Goblin, John Franklin Me William. Doris Priscilla Baste, Sam uel Zipkin, Evelyn Franeelia Butts, Ralph Richardson Tourtelotte, John Andrew Meehan, Wallace Holmes Child, Viola May Williams. Agnes Leu Davies, Elsie Ingeborg Johnson, Irene Sophie Johnson, Beatrice Ellen Child.
 Honors and Prires Honors and prizes were awarded as follows: Judge G. C. Holt prize for learning poems. Gertrude Gobin, Ere da kuper. Joseph Morse, Else Hib- bard. Martha Kuper, Ruth Palmer, Rosealma LaChappelle. English prize, first, S5. Ruth Palmer; second, S3, Thelma Johnson, third. S2, Dorcas Johnson. French prize, first, $5. Ruth Palmer; second, $3, Thelma Johnson i; third. S2, Elsie Hubbard. (These are also Judge Holt prizes).
 Davenport oratory prize, S5, Ralph Tourtellotte.
 Law scholarship prizes, American history. Viola Williams. S10; English l, Dorcas Johnson, Si0; English IL. Thelma Johnson, S10; Math |, Law renee McWilliam. Sl0; best speller, Irene Johnson, S5.
 Dr. Alton improvement prizes. Henry Young for boys Beatrice Child for girls.
 Flag Essay contest, John Meehan and Doris Basto, first prize medal honorable mention, Henry Young, Wallace Child, Eva LanEiois, Eleanor Starr
 Blue and Gold contest, Gold. 66i; Blue, sSS.
 Highest number of points for Head master trophy, Elsie Hubbard. 46.
 Best Latin scholar, Ruth Palmer Miss C. Holt prize, memory of E. k. Hall, S10.
 Honor Roll for the year, Gold pins. Ruth Palmer, Martha kuper. Elsie Hubbard. John Meehan, Thelma John son.
 Silver pins. Axel Johnson, Viola Williams, Dorcas Johnson, Anna Johnson. Freda Kuper. Eunice Pike Eva Langlois, Elsie Erickson.
 Bronze pins, Florence Medley. Syi. via Collins. Elsie Hubbard. (The pins are donated by Albert Tremain of Bridgeport).
 Perfect in attendance. Beatrice Child. Martha Kuper, Florence Neel ey. Wallace c. Child, Donald French John McWilliam, Alfred Wetherell.
 A large permanent Yale Alumni cul is to be given to the best all around girl and boy next year.
 Baeealaureate Sunday
 The baccalaureate exercises wer' held Sunday, June 9th, in the Congre gational church. The sermon was de lvered by Rev. David P. Hatch, fo merly of Woodstock, now of Nortl Haven. There was special singini and orchestral music, in addition L the program of Walter Dodge, organ ist.
 4 Glass Day
 The Class Day exercises were hell Thursday afternoon.
 Valedictory address. John Meehan
Putnam patriot., 1929-06-20
Commencement Week For Class
 1929 Woodstock ACddenly

salutatory address, Doris Basto; his tory, Evelyn Butts; prophecy, Bea- trice Child; will, Elsie Johnson; sta tisties, Henry Young; ivy oratien, Wailace Child.
 Glass officers: President, John Meehan; president. Evelyn Butts; secretary. Elsie Johnson; treasurer, Wallace Child.
Putnam patriot., 1929-06-20

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Putnam patriot., 1929-06-20
Glass Day

The Class Day exercises were held Thursday afternoon.
 Valedictory address. John Meehan
Putnam patriot., 1929-06-20

RUSSELL SHERMAN.
Putnam patriot., 1929-06-20
Glass Will

BEATRICE CHILD
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25
ALLEE AND JAFFE
 CLASH OVER TAXES
Explain Opposite Views at C. P.
 0. Association Meeting

An argument which arose between J. B. Alice and Dr. x. B. Jaffe, vice president of the Citizens Property Owners association, at the meeting of the business men of the assoc- ation at the Ukrainian hall on Er. win place last night, resulted in q heated controversy among the audi cnce. Mir. Alice queried Dr. Jaffc "WhY isn't the Main street proper ty, lower Broad street property and West Main street property, assess ed to it's actual value as is done m many parts Of the city? I spend much of my time in the City hall and l know my figures
 In the discussion that followol several persons joined in and abou. equal numbers sided with the two speakers. Dr. .Iafrc cited several examples 10 show that Main street property was not paying and there has been n steady decline in busi. ness with the result that tenement and store rents were lowered "I know q party that bought q Main street building about q half year ago and is willing to dispose of it at q loss Of $&5.ooo." he said "Thats how popular the real estate business in this city is at present. W" do not aim to have the city iH- crease our assessments but lower them and the main factor in ss,v- ing the City's money is to cut down it's expenses. That is why this or ganization has been fO~med,' he persisted.
 Mir. Alice was still mconvinccl that Main street property value was assessed correctly. About 10 per sons gathered about him and he proceeded to explain why h." thought the assessments were too low. He insisted that the assess ments were almost half the value and said that the tax should b" levied according to the rest of tn" property in the city.
 Andrew BrzuSlck. secretary of th" association, presided at the meeting and at several times interpreted in Polish 10 the 200 persons who hal assembled.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25
FIVE ARRESTED IN
 MURDER, ASSAULT
Claim Men Tortured and Killed
 Lad, Attacked Girl

Mountain View. Ark. Nov. 25
 UP) Five men were under arrest today on first degree murder charges after indictments charging them with torturing, mutilatng and then burning alive q farm boy and at lacking his sweetheart, were return cd hy tho Stone county grand jury.
 The grand jury report brought 10 light for the first time the story of the disappearance of Connie Frank lin, go, last March, and the attacking Of his companion, Miss Tillic Ru- miner, r.
 Herman Grconway and BNl c. Younger held in Batesvillo, Ark, jail, Hubert Hester and Joe White. held in Newport jail and Alex Fulks, held in stone county jail ;-ro the five held. Iu addition 10 the murder charges Grernway and Hester are charged with criminal assault, capital offonse Arkansas.
 Miss Euminer was at the home of Sheriff Sam Johnson here today where she will rcma until the trial. Fear of reprisals which kept the girl from reporting the slayins Of Franklin made it necessary to protect her.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25

yesterday afternoon and $3.75 was taken. A card game was being play cd when Serg ants Feency, Ellnger and Stadler, and Officer Kicly broke in. The money was ordered confis- cated for the police pension fund
 Raid to Junto Club
 Michael klukenski 37, Of 330 Elm street, and Raymond Stack, 3S, of 132 Linden street, pleaded not guilty to the charge of violating the liquor law in the Junto club at 53G East Main street, and their casrs were continued until Wednesday on request of Attorney Charles ". Tamulonis.
 Sergeant Fccncy and Officers kiclN and DOlan went to tho club vest crdaN forenoon to investigate 2 complaint that there was fight but they found no fighters. Beer and alleged liquor was seized, however. after the raiders kicked in q door when their command to open it Was not obcycd. According to the po- lice records, klukonSki and Stack have been convicted Of the charge Of violation of the liquor law within the past year, and Stack recently served jail sentence of 15 days.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25
OFFERS SOLUTION
 OF TRAFFIC JAMS
Police Board Urged t0 Create
 New Terminal for Buses

\ plan for relieving traffic con Gostion on Main street between Arch and West Main streets has been sub mittod 10 Chairman Michael w. Rannan Of the bourd of police com mlssioners hy Morton N. Mag
 The plan, provides for discharging passengers at the present station and continuing around the center, pick ing up passengers in front of the New Britain Savings bank.
 Tn" letter 10 Chairman Bannan reads:
 "All buses travelling on rourns go- ing south. southeast and southwest. should start OH the west side of Main street. 29 feet south Of Court street. where from thor" is llo feet of space which i5 nor" than ampl" spac" 10 accommodate" all bus lines, Arch street. Corbin avenue. Berlin. Mori- don, and Chapman street lines.
 "All Of these should discharge their passengers al the present ter
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25
Telephone Workers at
 New Haven Conference

New Haven. Nov. "5 LfD-for the purpose of outlining it's ec"cral ex- pansion program for the coming year and 10 acquaint the ilo persons in its supervisory force with the ac- complishments of the year now closing, the annual conference for supervisory employees of the New England Telephone Co. opened to, day.
 Further heavy public demand for telephone service was predicted by officials and they expressed the com- pany's faith in their workers.
 Plans for an estimated outlay of more than $l3,000. .00O for eXten- sions and botterment of plant and equipment during 1880 were aR- uounccd.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25

Martin Kelly, vice president. sub mltt"d q report of his investigations in the municipal affairs of New London, where he and Vincent Do- broWolski and John Smolak inter- viewed the city manager there.
 Ja:-c Claims .O0O Membership
 llr. Jafto spoke as folloWs;
 "bur association has accomplished q great deal since it's recent organ- iZatlOn. We have over d thousand members, with well organized groups in every ward. The leaders, cSpc- and arc seeking 2. sensible solution 10 settle inc taxation problem affecting some of our properties.
 "Nobody in this city can ignore the fact that taxes arc too high. and therefore our attempts are justified. Through our organization the voters and property owners havy learned enormously about our civic govern mcnt. This lesson in civics is q healthy development. arousing the dormant powers of the public. We arc here to create, reason, and bene- fit the city, but not 10 heap Criti- Cism and abuse upon the city off cials.
 Our officers have travelled 10 other cities to observe different sys- tems of civic organizations, and have broadcnod their knowledge, bring ing 10 you q message of great value. From our observations and discus son& we have d ready message 10 bring to our taxpayers. l. is really wonderful when people spend money and time in search of wisdom and truth in order to benefit their fellow citizens.
 "Thc taxes in some cities visited are comparatively smaller than here. For instance q property that brings in $5,40o annually, is taxed $700 ir New London while d tenement build- ing that shows an income Of $4.ooo here in New Britain is taxed $500 or more.
 The Flushing Bulldog
 The problem of the realty Condi- lions is getting rom bad to worse, in spite ot some favorable new spapcr reports. From closo observation many property owners, especially jhos" who own tenement houses, ar ruined. Their appeals for tax reduc- tiors have been roughly and Loart- l"ssly denied. Tn" arguments given against the reduction of taxes are S"usolcss and would make q bullGog blush.
 ''Tho branches of the city Govcrn- ment are still making huge cXpeudi- lures and don't care about the gen. cral distress. Recently a movement has been made among our members to create all Independent ticket and have q city manager. This attitude IS the result of the failure to get pro- per treatment from the city author Ities. Of course an expert city man ager at the head of the city govern mcnt is q very valuable reform. It has proven to be a brilliant success wherever instituted. 1 think and highly approve such magnificent move towards progress.
 Opposes Independent Party
 At the same time l am very skeptical about the creation of an independent party. As l am a re-
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25
Maiden Cemetery Closed as Church
 Begins Investigation of More Cures

Madden, Ma>s, Nov. o5 LP-Oni- cial investigation by the Roman Catholic church of events at the grave of Rev Patricl; J. Power, scene of the piIgrimages of tens Of thousands O. people and hundreds cf cases of repuaod miraculous healing during the past five weeks is to be gin today.
 Ending oro Of the great religions demonstrations in tine history of tn" country Holy Cross cemetery. sic o! the grave, Was closed last night except 10 funerals by order of WI- liam Cardinal OConucll, Archbishop or Boston. The third throng Of 100000 during the last three weeks jcurncycd 10 'he grave yesterday. . week ago 2oo.u"o came.
 Lines Of inc dcyout hundreds Of yards in length, again waited for
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25
Mir. and Mrs. Kane Observe
 Their 33rd Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. John F. kane Cele- hratcd their &&rd wedding anniver- sary at their home at S2 Elm street yesterday. They were married at S'. Thomas church. Southington, by the late Rev. William J. Doo- Ian, Attending yesterdays observ- ancc were relatives from New lla- ven, Cheshire, MilldaIe, Southing ton, Plainville and Westlield, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Kane have one daugh- ter Mrs. (. Robert Carlson, and four grandchildren.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25
Second Section
Rooter at H. s. Football Contest Puts Up Battle With Policemen;
 Says He Was Guarding Goalpost

Judge SaXe imposed a fine of $7 and costs.
 Admits NagranCy
 TcoGl Grabowski, 40, pleaded not guilty to the charge of vagrancy. Officer Louis l.. Harper testified that he asked for lodging Friday and Saturday nights at the police station and admitted that he had no employment and no homo. He slept in q bakery when he could, aC- Cording to his story to the officer.
 Sergeant Thomas J. Fccncy tcstj- fed that GraboNski was at the town farm a short tome ago but ran away rather than dig potatoes.
 Grabowski denied that he shirkcd Fis work at the farm. He went 10 Rocky Hill and the police there or dercd him to come back to New Britain and stay there. As for finl- ing employment in a factory in this city he said he could not get one i he had $l,U00 to pay for ii.
 Judge Saxc imposed a 30 days jail sentence and suspended cXccu- ton with probation.
 He was taken 10 the town farm after court and an effort will be made to find a job for him. He expressed q willingness to go to the farm and stay there if given q chance to do so.
 Would Delay Trip on "Wagon"
 Michael ShinClek, 37, of 1S7 Clark street, admitted that he drank too much and said he would be unable to give it up for q few days as he was not feeling well and could not become a teetotalIor at once.
 He admitted that he called at the police station about an hour before he was arrested last night, and gave notice that he was on his way home to start trouble and the police coull expect a call.
 ShinClek's wife told the court ho threw household utensils at her ani otherwise misbehaved He seemed to think the whole affair was Il huge joke but Judge SaXe told him he would go to jail if he did not correct himself. He imposed jail sentence Of 10 days and suspond' l execution of the penalty, placing him on probation.
 Officer John Audi testified 10 baking the arrest on complaint. He charged him with breach of the peace and drunkenness.
 Gamblers Fined
 Joseph SinHtrH. 3H, of 265 Myrtle street, pleaded guilty to tho charge of keeping a gambling place in q tenement above his barbershop and vas fined $lo and costs on r"com- mcndation of Prosecuting Attorney Woods.
 Michael Baldcsari, IS. of 15 Bcav- or street. pleaded guilty 10 the charge of frcqucnting a gambling place and was fined $3 without costs, on recommendation of Prosa- cutting Attorney Woods, and the same penalty was imposed on the charge of gambling on recommen- dation of MT Woods in the follow ing cases: Antonio ChcChu, 35, of 6 Booth street; James Ludorf, 37, Of l2 Lafayette street; Joseph Pas Qucrell 37, of 33 Lee street; John Naples, B, of 50 Washington strect; Stanley Cornell. g.. Of 9S Conner Cial street, Joseph Monyanc, 34, of Co Grove street.
 All pleaded guilty and had noth- ing to say. MT. Woods told the court that a raid was made late
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25

minus fronting on the Center church property and then immediately pro- cccd north around Central Park and end their run at their starting point, 29 feet below Court street.
 "A1l passengers to board busses al the new terminus.
 "Busscs should he stationed 30 feet away from the Church street corner when discharging passengers so that the pedestrians who attempt to cross Church street going onto Main street can have an unobstruct- cd view of automobiles about to make the Church street turn going east and thus avoid the present nerve rackm@ sensation of lodging auto mobiles We all have experienced.
 "Iluminatod red terminal diroct- ors should be erected on present trolley poles indicating tho bus ter miuals. % that visitors in the city will not have 10 ask: "Whcrc is your bus atWion?' Let signs do th,ir work.
 "Th, advantages are many and in- rludrd arc these. Traffic congestion at present terminus eliminated; All huzses kept moving on instead or congosliuG our busy Main street: Pedestrian safety for crossing Church street: Developing our great rr New Britain wherein progressive methods arc employed.
 This method of aggrogating bus Sos operating individual routes, sta toned on in" same side Of the street. has met with instantaneous approv- al in Providence and Boston and should be given q fair trial in this city.
 Tho complete plan has received the hearty recommendation of Will liam J. Bryan of the Connecticut to.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25
Bandits Miss Millions,
 Get S2S5 in Robbery

White Plains, Nov. 25 JP)- The Peoples bank moved into a new location. Seven policemen and seven private detectives guarded the $2,20o,o0o being transferred.
 Down the street, at that mo- ment, bandits held up a gas sta ton and got $2S5. They haven't been found yet to advise them of what they missed.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25

hours in biting wind 10 pass slow ly by the grave. The crippled, the blind and the diseased were among the multitude who scoopod up hauJ- fuls of earth. or touched bottles Of water 10 the stone slab or kissed the stone. lT"ndrcda had not left Saturday night.
 X gypsy band from Cleveland, e., a Chinese family from Ch"lscr. eleven buses from Springfield bring ing %5o pilgrims. Among them 1V crippIes. and H 71-y,ur-old captain Of the L. <. Navy in full uniform were among )ho thronG.
 Numerous alleged cures were ro- ported, one girl from Adams rlaiIl- 'l she walked and talked for th" first time m ,iNo years aud left au affidavit naming seven physicians who had declared her to be incur- able.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25
HOLD WOMAN FOR TRIAL

Bridgeport. Nov. 25 GF-1.illian Robinson. -. of south Norwalk, ar rested in NorWalk Sunday and brought here for arraignmont on q technical charged of breach of the peace. was today bound over to the superior court under $l,ooo bonds. Police declare that the woman has hnou purchasing narcotic drugs in large quantities from a Bridgeport
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25

Martin Kelly, vice president. sub mltt"d q report of his investigations in the municipal affairs of New London, where he and Vincent Do- hrowolski and John Smolak inter- viewed the city manager there
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25

publican I prefer 10 adhere to th~ party l find in its ranks people Of the finest qualities who possess rare experiences l do not deny that the republican party has made many blunders some of them very grave and deserve much criticism
 But if our organization finds i. wise and necessary to seek new political fields, wish it success. From recent conversations with sev- cral innucnr' leaders of the olI political parties, we learn that there is an intense desire 10 try an indo- pendent ticket l beg 10 inform tn" public and members of our organi- zatlOn that our movement is getting stronger and is doing some fine con structivc stu'ies It will bring suc- cess in the cnorts to reduce taxes"
 Big Fish lat Minnows
 President DoDroWoIsli stated that there are two big fish in the city or New Britain who are constantly de- Vouring the minnows, the property owners, But if all the little fish get toEether,' said Mr. Dobrowol- ski they can do away with their bosses and there will be no more dangerous waters. A tenement on Broad street was assessed for $29,- GOO and recently foreclosure Was served. Several weeks ago the pro pcrty was sold for %2l,ooo and all those wears the landlord has been paying high taxes which probably caused his bankruptcy.
 "Tllc stores with h" rcd fronts make thousands of dollars yearly and their proprictors live hundreds of miles away They take the trade from the smaller business men and pay but q small tax for the citN's expenditures Here Mir. BrzuszSk
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25
CHARLES MORN KILLED

Hartford, Nov. 25 (UP)-Charles !. Morin, 25, died at a hospital here Sunday, the victim of a collision be- tween his automobile and a truck Saturday night. Morin's arm was severed in the crash.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-25

said that "tbcjr rcd trucks which r"sombI" moving houses more than vehicles. tear I'D OFT roads and leayr tho city 10 do the repair york;"
Evening star., 1929-12-04
ARMY FLYER KILLED.
AS PLANE EXPLODES.
Three Companions Jump to
Safety-Craft Left Lang
ley for Mexico City.
BY the Associated Press.


GOODWATER, Ala, December A.
A Lieut.. Smith was killed and his three
companions jumped to safety when a
large twin-motored Army plane from
Langley Field, Va, exploded and plung-
ed to the earth in flames on the out
skirts of Goodwater shortly before noon
today.
Lieut.. Smiths parachute failed to
open.
His companions were Lieut.. Gillespie
commander of the plane which was be-
ing flown to Mexico City; Sergt. Bremen
and Sergt. Capps.
The plane circled over Goodwater
about 1880 am, then headed toward
Montgomery. One of the motors ap-
parently exploded, and the plane burst
into flames.
The occupants jumped from an alti-
tude OF about 500 feet and, with the ex-
ceptlon OF Smith, were uninjured.
Inc plane was twin-motored trans
port Curtis plane.
The crew of the plane was on its way
10 Mexico City to represent the Air
corps at an aerial week" to be held
tnere' according to the War Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1929-12-04
BUDGET OF $3,83O,445,23l
ISREQUESTED DBYHOOVER,
WITH $47,88O,228 FOR d. c..
High Points in Budget
Increase of $3,3oo,oo in District

Increase Of $3,300,000 in District
budget.
Recommendation of second $3,00o,-
900 for new municipal center and
$65,000 for preparation of plans.
Approximately $10,500,000 for inn
provements in vicinity of Capitol. in
cluding Capitol Plaza development,
Senate Once Building, House ONCE
Building, Supreme Court Building
and Botanic Garden.
Increases in salary Of more than
100000 for District employees.
Abolition of portable schools with
$2.710,000 for school buildings and
$780, 700 for building sites.
For operation of District public
schools-$10,018,110.
For replacement of bridge across
Klingle Valley on Connecticut avenue,
s25o,00O.
For new street paving and repair
and upkeep Of the highway system,
approximately $4,000, 900.
For new traff1c signal lights,
Toward construction of two high
temperature incinerators, $550,000
For the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, $l,0o0.000.
For the water service, $l,647, 900
Is recommended.
Reduction in the principal of the
public debt, $685., ,624, 900, which is
an increase Of $11, SOC, 900.
For national defense, exclusive of
all items Of non military character,
$7l9.089,000. This includes an in
crease of $3,250,00 for increase Of
the Navy and an increase of $780,
900 for alterations to naval vessels.