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New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
MAKES FAKE REPORT OF MIDNIGHT MURDER
Man Thought Demented Tells Narrowing De-
 tails of "Crime"

Telling a rambling story about being tied to his bed by two men who tried to kill him, Sargts kacha- door. 3S, of 307 East Main street. convinced Judge M. D. Saxe in po- lice court today of his need for treatment for condition which the authorities believe has been brought on by excessive drinking. At l2:30 this morning Kachadoor called at police headquarters and told Lieu tenant Matthias Rival his brother had been murdered in his cobbling shop at 307 East Main street. The lieutenant locked him up and had Officers William O'Day and G. w. Hellberg investigate.
 On receiving the report of the officers that there was no sign of an affray of any kind about the cobbling shop. or in Kachadoor's sleeping quarters at the same ad- dress. Lieutenant Rival held the man for examination. and Prosecut- ing Attorney J. c. Woods charged him with being an inebriate through the use of narcotics or spirituous and intoxicating liquor.
 Probation Officer E. c. Connolly testified that Kachadoor has been
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-11

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 pertmens, Says Golden Hod ts
 Potential Source of supply-Has
 Reception at Seminole Lodge.
 Fort Myers. Fla. Feb. II R- Thomas A. Edison. observing his S2nd birthday at his winter Lome here. received congratulations this morning from President-elect Her bert Hoover and Mrs. Hoover. who came here by boat from their pre- inaugural home at Belle Isle. Miami Beach. for the occasion.
 The Hoover party landed at the dock at MT. Edison's estate. Semi- nole Lodge. at 10:3s o'clock and walked up the 1.400 foot runway to the shore where they were greeted by Mrs. Edison. They proceeded to a fountain near Edison's new ofIlce. a birthday present from his wife. where the president-elect chattered for a short time with Edison. Henry OTu anu lldTtcy Q. ' ClEG8tOuS US1OIc going into the Edison home to pre- pare for . motor ride through Fort Myers.
 Ford and Firestone, who for sev- eral years have made 1t | practice to visit Edison on his birthday. had preceded the President elect and Mrs. Hoover.
 Hello. fishermen" Edison sx- claimed with smile as Hoover ad- vanced to shake hands with him. The other members of the party from the "Saunterer" congratulate 1 the inventor on his having attended his Sad birthday.
 Mrs. Hoover waved photographers back as they advanced more closely to the party.
 That's quite close enough" she said. and asked them not to crowd in on the president-elect and his host.
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
FLAMES DESTROY PLA|NVlLLE HOUSE
Falling Wall Nearly Brushes
 Fireman Stationed Nearby
WINDOW FRAME SAVES HIM
Bremen Held Up Four Minutes at Railroad Crossing by Freight Train-Nearcst Hylrant Is 1000 Feet Distant.
s Special tS Il, 1Aer1i1)

Pla.nville, Feb. r - Firema n Charles Smith miraculous3y escaped serious injury this noon when the wall of a burning house at Whites crossing fell inwards upon him and an open window frame passed al- most cleanly over his head and about his body. Smith was in the house when the wall collapsed sud denly The top of the window frame ruins of the wall crashed all about him but Smith stood in the middle of the debris uninjured.
 The house was owned by Giulio Fortuna and was occupied by Mrs. Dora Orlando, widow, and her five children. It was located at the cor ner of White Oak avenue and Crook ed street. No one was in the house at the time the fire broke out but it was believed that the blaze was due to an overloaded stove. The house was practically a complete loss. It was entered i'll the assessors books at $2,SS5.
 The fire had made great headway before the alarm was sounded part ly due to the fact that someone had opened a door and created draft. The fire apparatus was held up four minutes at the West Main street crossing by a freight train. Whey the tiremen arrived it was necessary to lay over a 1000 feet of hose from a hydrant far down on Woodford avenue in Mountain View. It was also necessary to diA 6 tunnel under the trolley tracks in order to allow
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
Put, Blame for Con6- tons in Department Directly oa Secretary of Board and Makes Charges That He Was Deceived.
Books Were Not Kept Right and Were Not Audited Properly" Mayor Declares, Including Cur tis in Broadside to Com missiOners.

In his first written statement to members of the board of public works since he made 1t known that he would insist that Clerk George H. Johnson be dropped. Mayor Paonessa today recited the history of alleged delinquencies in the department made it known that Johnson had been twice warned. and charged that the clerk had deceived him re xarding the condition of accounts.
 The board will meet tonight. Whether the Johnson case will be brought up and disposed of is q ques- tion, since Chairman George R. Dob son is confined to his home by ill., ness and will not be present. To- nights meeting will be the first for Commissioner Romaldy szmanski. successor to the late Commissioner Felix Bezrudczyk.
 PaOnessa's Letter
 Mayor Paonessa's letter to the commissioners reads:-
 "Considerable has been said in the past few weeks with reference to the extent of responsibility at- tached to your clerk. MT. Johnson. for conditions which have arisen with reference to uncollected &C., counts in the department of public works.
 'It is needless for mo to set forth that the mayor appoints the mem bers of the board of public works. and they in turn elect a clerk. whose obligation it is to take oyer the books and records of the de- partment and properly handle them. It would be unreasonable to hold members of the board re- sponsible, for they must depend en- tirely upon their clerk for the ef- ficiency of the book and record keeping.
 "In 1924 and 1925. it came to our attention that there were thousands of dollars in uncollected assessments on the books of the department of public works. MT. Johnson, the clerk. was called into conference and given severe re- primand. then endeavored to im- press upon the common council and the board of finance and taxation the wisdom of thorough auditing (Continued on Page Four)
New Britain herald., 1929-02-11

Pope. addressing a delegation of parish priests of Rome today. re- ferred to the agreement between the Vatican and Italy and said:
 Some say my territory ia too little. but I wished little-even the least possible, for good and deep reasonA
 Doubts and criticisms leave us calm because the responsibility is entirely ours."
 The king was reported to have told Premier Mussolini:
 'I am most happy to reach this reconciliation. for tho House of Savoy through the centuries has given many saints to the church."
 Mis- Edda Mussolini. the pre- mier's daughter. will attend the Pope's celebration of the seventh anniversary of his coronation in St. Peters Tuesday.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
STRIKING GARMENT
 WORKERS ARRESTED
Mass Picketing Is Broken Up by New York
 Police

New York. Feb. II R-Police ar- rested 25O striking garment work CTS in the crowded garment district today as they attempted to carry on mass picketing.
 Among those arrested was Charles g. Zimmerman, vice chair man of the general strike commit |tee. He asserted that $500 pickets would be on duty before the day was over and he predicted that at least 2,00O arrests would be made. The strike. which started last week. was called by the recently organized Needle Tsades Workers funion. left wing organization op- posing the American Federation of Labor. The strikers seek to enforce an agreement with employers for a t4 hour week, minimum wage Bcale and other demands. They claim a strength of 12,000 workers.
 Wholesale arrests were made last Meek.
 Five Wagon Loads
 Five patrol wagons and the police emergency squad were pressed into
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
AN7I,SALOON LEADER
 MUST SERVE 6 MONTHS
Shumaker, of Indiana, Goes to State Penal Farm
 Tomorrow

Indianapolis. Feb. Il R>-Dr. Ed ward s. Shumaker. superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon league, announced today that he would go to the state penal farm tomorrow to begin serving 60-day sentence for contempt of the Indiana supreme court.
 Shumaker was sentenced more than a year ago. and last October went to. the penal farm. but on his arrival there was notified that Ed Jackson, who then was governor. had pardoned him.
 Later the supreme court issued a recommittal order and the dry lead CT took his case to the United States district court. Judge Robert s. l.altzell denied | writ of habeas cor pus.
 Shumaker was convicted of indi- rect contempt of the Inidana su- preme court because of statements contained in an annual report of the Anti league which criticized decisions of certain members of the court in liquor cases.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
'Old Ir0nsides" Is
 Menaced by Flames

Boston, Feb. II UP)-The U. S. S Constitution. famed in history az Old Ironsides. was threatened by fire which im- perilled the lives of 20 of1icerS and men aboard the coast guard destroyer Henley at the Boston navy yard yesterday.
 When the fire started. the 20 men of the Henley were asleep and several were forced to crawl through dense smoke to safety.
 Sparks were carried to Old Ironsides. which was in drydock less than 100 feet away. but this vessel. recently recondi- toned at a cost of thousands os dollars. was saved.
 Damage to the Henley was estimated at S50,0oo or more.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
.ussoEni and Cardinal Caspari Sign Treaty Banishing Roman Question" and Con. cordat Designed to Regulate Relations.
Absolute Sovereignty of Pope and His l9depend' ence Is Recognized- Second Pact Provides for Acceptance of Canon Law by Government.

Rome, Feb. II C. - After moro than half a century Of estrangsment peace was formally established to- day between the Holy Sec and the Italian government. marking one of the most momentous chapters in the modern history of the Church and State.
 Representing the Vatican and the Italian government respectively. Cardinal Gasparri. famous papAl secretary of State. and Premier Nus solini, creator of the Fascist etate in Italy. placed their signatures upon two historical documents, one . treaty solving and eliminating the Roman question" which has exist- ed ever since the loss of temporal power in 1870 and the second . con. cordat designed to regulate tho re- lations of the church and state in Italy.
 Text Is Withheld
 The text of these documents was not made public. since 1t must still be presented for discussion to the Legislative assembly. but 1t was an. nounced that an exhaustive and precise synopss would be eiyen out tomorrow. which is the anniversary of the coronation of Peps Plus.
 WAile ths, oaAcin1 tsxt has not beeA fhaas D 10ts known the hrst 'trgn1 Nc6gnisss the absolute independencs and osvesstenty of the poutin. at the nus time slightly rectifyins the boundaries of tho Vatican without any grsat increase in its actual area. The concordat. regarded in some quarters a of even greater importance. concerning the relations between Italy and the Holy See. It is understood to pro- vide for the acceptance ef Canon law by the state, thus introducing the church attitude on such ques- uons as marriage and divorce into the civil code.
 lndemnity Provided
 The agreement also provides for an indemnity which the Italian vov- ernment will pay the Vatican. At
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-11

Los Angeles, Feb. II N - Miss lobby Trout of Los Angeles cap tured three worlds aviation records here today by exceeding tho existing marks set by women liers for en- durance. night flying and distance covered in . solo night
 Miss Trout scared past her 18th hour in the air at s:10:45 o'clock this morning and II minutes later she had passed Miss Elinor Smiths former women's world endurance flight record by three hours.
 Miss Trout regained the women's endurance record at 7:27:30 o'clock this morning by remaining one hour longer in the air than Miss smith of New York. who few days ago established . mark of 1S hours. 16 minutes and 45 seconds.
 Wins Rack Her Laurcls
 The girl aviator. who held the en- durance record before Miss Smith made her attempt, broke by a wide margin the women's night flying record of eight hourA The third record, for distance covered by . woman in plane such as Miss Trout ii flying. was broken when she passed the sS2 mile mark.
 Miss Trout, who is 22 years old. took off at 6:10:45 p. m. yesterday with the intention of remaining aloft 20 hours. She showed no in clination to land when she had broken the three records.
 Mis- Trout steadily kept her plane at an altitude of about 5000 feet and faultlessly weaved the trim ship back and forth above the field.
 In the cockpit she had placed sack of oranges, the only food she took aloft. and now and then an occasional orange peel drifted to earth.
 ~ A crowd of ofYicials were at the airport checking the flight after an all-night vigil.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
Jugoslavia Town of 5000 People Buried Nine Days In Deep Snow,
 Gets Relief as Famine Stalks
Europe Icebound From Scandinavia to Balkans With Suffering Intense-140 Ships Locked In Baltic Famshed Wolves Feast on Flesh of Humans
 and Cattle In CzechO-SlOvakia.

An ice breaker rescued the pas sengers of a liner frozen in the Cattegat. The ferry Mecklenburg was stranded with ship load of passengers from Germany.
 Germany suffered severely from the ice and cold. Many rivers were frozen over. River traffic almost everywhere had ceased. Danzig har- bor froze over. At Kiel three battle ships worked to keep a channel clear. There were numerous deaths in Germany. From Hamburg came word that traffic between the Nordtstrand and the mainland was being maintained by means of mo- tor buses crossing the ice. The Baltic canal was frozen over. At Kassel storks arriving from the south were fed by the populace to
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
SIX MEET VIOLENT WEEKEND DEATHS
Two Fatal Auto Accidents,
 Thr@ Suicides, in State
SAILOR DROWNS IN HARB0R
Youth, Dead With Pois0n Vial in Hand, Found on Mount Lamenta- tio0-Stamford Man Killed in Q
 Path of Motofist.

By the Associated Press
 Two deaths were reported over the weekend in automobile acci- dents throughout the state. Two per sons and possibly third were sui- cides. and seaman is believed to have been drowned.
 The automobile victims were James Cusick, b5, of Stamford. killed as he stepped into the path of a motorist, and Andre l.. Hess. of Waterbury. killed at Norwalk when his machine hit parked truck. Two persons seriously hurt in accidents were Adolph Hartung, Bristol, and Anthony Olsasky. Meriden.
 Rack to Hospital
 Miss Betty Cursted of New Lon- don, by quirk of fate. was taken to the Norwich hospital from where she was released on the same day following her recovery from an ap- pendicitis attack. She was brought in the second time for treatment of a fractured arm and body bruises received when thrown out of her seat following an automobile colli- sion.
 Lawrence Desmoinde. her escort, was cut about the legs and arrested for reckless driving.
 A bottle with slime of its contents of poison gone, was found clenched
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
GRAND JURY HEARS
 CASE AGAINST RICE
Jackson Murder Mystery Enters
 New Phase at Putnam
LONG LIST OF WITNESSES
Accused Man Comes Into Court Handcuffcd to Deputy - Dead Mans Wife aAd Daughter At- tend-udge Jennings Prcsides.

Putnam conn., Feb. T N9A-A special grand jury was eMpanelled here today to listen to a present. ment by States Attorney Howard c, Bra ford. of Windham county. bearing upon the staying of County Detective William F.. Jackson, in the kitchen of his home in Willt- mantle on the evening of January 29.
 It is for this homicide that Tren- or A. Rice. a deputy sheriff. and ai- 90 . former constable of Chaplin. intimate friend of Jackson, has been arrested and today was brought here to hear what was said by witnesses before the grand jury. Judge Newell 8. Jennings. of the superior court. who presided when Gerald Chapman was tried and found guilty of murder of New Britain policeman. presided and charged the jury.
 Many witnesses came here from Willimantic to be heard by the grand jury. They had been called by Detective Edward J. Hickey. chief investigator into the violent death of his friend. Jackson. and the officer who arrested and locked up Rice before Coroner A. G. Bill had arranged for an inquest which yet has not been held.
 Witnesses Drive Over
 Most of the witnesses came by automobile. Sheriff Charles A. Gates brought Rice from the Jail in Brooklyn The court house here was under guard of a sergeant and six city officers and prior to the
New Britain herald., 1929-02-11

Paris, Feb. II ~-Anerican members of the reparations com mission were at the head of the council table when the experts who will seek definite solution of the German war payments problem sat down for their first formal meeting here shortly after 2 p. m. today.
 Tho position of the representa- tives from the United States made # certain that Owen D. Young would bs elected permanent chairman of the body. This had been decided upon at an informal meeting Sat- urday, but Its consummation was de- pendent upon the attitude of Presi- dent Coolidge who had expressed a preference that some European be chosen for the place.
 Word having come that the Wash ington administration recognized that the delegates themselves should elect their own chairman, this bar
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
Son at South Pole
 Radios to Mother Here

Mrs, AurorA O, Friteon of 326 South Main street, received . radiogram Saturday from her son. Frank Fritson. who is with Commander Richard Byrd at the South Pole. The msanage was that everyone in the party was we'll and Fritson has been transferred to the 'Eleanor Baldwin"
 Mrs. Fritson was ovefjoyeA q receipt of tho measags. which was delivered through the Ceet- inghouse Canadian faAio eta4ien.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
ILLNESS PULLS KING
 DOWN TO II2P POUNDS
Marshal Foch Misinter. prets Gifts of Flowers
 From Americans

Bognor. Sussex, England, Feb. II R-It was officially stated at Craig- we'll house today that King Georgs passed a good night and that his condition is satisfactory.
 Some of those about Craigweu house have passed . story around indicating that King Georges tllness may have reduced his weight to l11 pounds.
 It is said the was quite cheerful and jollied those who carried him from his room at Buckingham Pal ace to the ambulance Saturday. H. told them he hoped they would not find him too heavy. When the chief bearer said they had been rracticing with a man weighing 17o pounds the king laughed and said he weighed only 112 pounds.
 Tt is good thing for you you don't have to carry that biz police man outside Buckingham Palace. l believe he weighs 2s0 pounds" he said.
 The king has been encouraged to practice deep breathing while lying in the sunshine by the big window in his room at Craigwell house.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Increasing cl0,ltiiness follow- cli by snow or rain late to- night and Tuesday. Not much change In temperature.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
'|GIRL FLYER WRECKS
 THREE AIR RECORDS
Bobby Tfoat Belk Hinor Smith
 J Nslrly Four Aous
ORANGES HER ONLY FOOD

Eoasoa's Endurance, Night rytnG aaA 6oaO Distance Marks Go by Board as Los Angeles Gira Stay Aloft Nearly 1T Hourk.
 Mines Field. Los Angeles, Feb. II N-Miss Bobby Trout. Los Angeles girl aviator. landed here at 10:1s:s0 o'clock this morning in her Golden Eagle monoplane, setting a new worlds endurance flight record for women of 16 hours and 52 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
Flowers Woery Fuh

Paris. Feb. Il R-Marshal Fer diand Foch was we'll enough this morning to worry about the vast number of flowers he has received from the American colony here.
 Does that mean" he asked, that
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-11
AMERICAN EXPERTS AT HEAD 0f TABLE
Young Certain ol Election I
 Repar1tons Chairman
FIRST FORMAL MEETING
Japanese Arc Nrst to Arrive For Soasion at Hotel George V in PaFis -Hooesty and Ability of United State Delegates StFenscd.

Paris, Feb. II U1-OWen D. Young, one of the unomcial members from tho United States on the new reparations commission. was formally chosen chairman of the body at its initial business session to- day.
 The commission was in ses- sion three hours today behind clessd aeess. When adjourn ment was taken 1t was an. nounced the Asxt session would be held to1efrow.
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PEACE DAWNS TODAY AFTER
 70 YEARS BETWEEN ROMAN
 CHURCH AND ITALIAN STATE
EDISON SC0FFS AT
 MEDICINAL LIGHTS
Hoover, Ford ,nd Rirstone Ars
 S9nd Birthday Guests
WIZARD IS FULL "D nnn
State HbWants
 Territory
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Inventor, Speaking Of R a.ytfora Conn. up,MTns
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

but most Of the denate centeTs
around one which reads:
Regulations
"A private school is not permit
ted to make religion a required
subject. nor is religious propaganda
permitted in the class room. II
there are any religious exercises,
students shall not be compelled to
participate"
The element which Is advocating
conformation TO this and the other
rules. sees an enlarged opportunity
for Outstanding extra-curricular
activities. 1t believes a freer ap-
preach TO religion will produce the
best results and 1t hopes to win the
confidence OF the government and
thus obtain more liberal c0nces-
Sions in the future.
But the rule against compulsory
religious courses involves the sub
ject nearest the heart Of every mis-
sionary. To deny him the right to
teach Christianity In schools which
he has founded for that very pur-
pose. raises within his mind the
question of the freedom of religion.
The point Is explained in a let
ter from the Board of Education
Of the Lutheran Church of China.