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New Britain herald., 1929-03-26
YOUTH CONFESSES
 GR0CER'S MURDER
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! have been involved in the homicide. Jacobs Was killed hen q man, gun in hand, tried to hold him up to rob the cash register. Jacobs, how ever. moved toward the rear intend ing to reach some scale weights to l hurl at the hold-up man. The lat ter fired once and left the store, run ming halt d block and jumping into d car which sped away. supposedly 1 followed hy another ear.
 Three Others Implicated The police today, from FcltoNic's alleged confession, reconstructed tho conditions surrounding the homicide. Michael raNalick is charged with being the driver of he ear Steve E"paslly, 20. is Neid in slo.ooo bail, and Michael Dohan, IT, is held without bail. both ;ls material witnesses.
 In the Cours" of examination of FcltoNic last night. 11 members of d 1 club to which EeltOyic belongs were questioned. Fifteen of these claimed that lultoViC was at the club rooms ! Saturday night at the time the hold up vas pulled. The other two were not nuile certain. but claimed to hay" seen Fcl1o>ic before or after th" crime.
 The police claimed the allbi was too perfect and proceeded 10 smash it. and in this way learned that Solue members of th" club had assisted fn furnishing I'elto,ic with q ( clango of lothiug. some clipped m 10 get him a halr cut and some did things 10 assist d fellow member Ahon they thought was in danger os hcing "raliroaded" for something he did not do. These members all maintained 10 the police they did not believe on Saturday or Sunday, that loltoNlc had been the holdup man
 The police arrested payaiick W he is held without bonds as driver oi the car, and today they said he had told them that he drove 10 the store gave Feltoyic l5 cents with which t6 buy cigarettes as the first move to- ward the holdup, moved his cal half a block away and kept the .n. zine running. FcltoNic jumped into the ear and he drove away.
 I'a,aIick Pleads Ignorance
 The police said I'avalick told thcn he had no idea that GcItovic haG snUt Jacobs. He did seem anxious 10 make Il quiCH getaway. Pavalick proiesscd not 10 have known thai Jacobs had been shot until the polio, told him.
 ! The police asccrtuinCd with some Ictinijeness that the gun Fel1ovi( used was thrown off Grand street bridge into the rlNcr at noon on Sun. day In the forenoon also, friends of FcltoNic carried clothing 70 !; quarry at Boar1sley park where Ii afforded q change for Ecltovic. who Was hiding there.
 These friends profeSScI that ever on Sunday they did not believe Eel tOvic had been the holdup man. Confession Details Withheld The alleged confession of I'eitovit was not made known by the polic' . in detail. Repasky and Dohan arr
New Britain herald., 1929-03-26

arrested in Danbury Sunday nigh Jacobs. chain store manager. were identified today by George Merritt. as the pair who held him up two weeks ago getting $50. Merritt is manager of a chain stor, here and was about to close his place Nhcn two gunmcn entered. taking the con tents of the register.
 After the alleged confession of John Feltovic in the Jacobs killn9. Danhury officials notified the police of several cities that have had chain store robberies. that the men might be involved in hold-nps in this vi cinity. Police believe they are con
New Britain herald., 1929-03-26
Both Worsl,iptnI Bu,I,iha

Hartford. March aG, UrP)-A tragedy that goes into the intricacies of Oriental religion for it's root stood revealed here today by the confes- sion Of Mrs. Olive Adams, 3l. that she chloroformed her husband, Harry E. Adams. Hartford's "weath- CT man. because he was unfaithful.
 The tragedy involves more than the conventional triangle A grim Fuddha image that squats between tall candles on mantle in the Adams home had more than small part in the events leading 10 the murder, police believe.
 Both Mr. and Mrs. Adams. natives Of StOning1 on, Mass, q typical con- ,entlonaI New England community. were said to have been bud1hists Their home contained many cvid- ences of this faith.
 Adams. who as mttcoroloyist of fhe local station of the United States Weather Bureau had established d reputation for conservative forecast, was deeply interested in thc science of thinking, religions. philosophy and the supernatural. His bookshelvcs at home and at the weather bureau carried the volumes of Ncitszch, Schopenhauor Cab"l and others.
 Son show, Magazines
 Eleven ycar-old Amanda Adams. son Of the couple, sccms unconcerned by the tragedy that has descended upon his hom. and proudly displays 10 newspapormcn buddhist maga- xIncs that daddy wrote for
 The beliefs of both Adams and his wife as frequently expressed made the act inevitable result Of their agreement, authorities believed.
 Men who worked under Adams at the weather station said he was of . fatalistic nature. often coming fo his work morose and prcoccupicd.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-26

said to have been ip the machine which followed that driven by PaNa lick. Dohan Is charged by the police with having been the one club mem Der who did the most in assembling clothing and getting it to Feltovic. He has maintained silence when asked about his knowledge of the holdup.
 Leo Rt tnano. A year old lad who picked I'cltoNic out in lineup "f : men had no hesitancy in select ing FeltOric. the police said. In the lineup was another man who so closely rcsembled I'eltovic that he 1T eht have been taken for d twin.
 The lad had not been permitted to
New Britain herald., 1929-03-26
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New Britain herald., 1929-03-26

He frequently appreciated the value of life.
 Adams assistant said Mrs. Adams came to the weather bureau Monday morning and ransacked her dead husbands possessions.
 Well, he died as he would have
 wanted" William (. Steihl, the as
 sistant said Mrs. Adams told him
 smilinsly,
 Apparently Mrs Adams did not
 find a valentine which authorities
 afterwards located in a desk. It de-
 picted two hearts merged with a third hanging alone from trel!is in the background. The valentine was signed "Dophie."
 Haunted Friendship In her confession. Mrs. Adams
 said her husbands relations with Miss Collins began about a year ago Adams made little attempt to con- l ccal the relationship. she said. and
 Cn oue occasion even brought Miss Collins to his home. ordered his wifi, to prepare supper and then suggest ed sh" spend the evening at thea t,r. Miss Collins was said to haVt been interested in philosophy. The picture Of the background ol l the tragedy was given detail by al aged couple who came here iron St one ham. Mrs, George W. Adams
 mother ot the slain weather fore. caster and Joseph w. Storey, father l of the woman accused of the mur- l der
 | They knew thclr children had son' 1 far from the religion they Nor, taught in Sunday school at stone l iur,, hut they didn't quite under
 stand il. Mrs. Adams thought hoI son Was 'an atheist 'I never cared for anything hu the good. old fashioned kind of rc | Iicion myself" she Coniided to ill ! a,- l,rt,
New Britain herald., 1929-03-26
MRS. ADAMS HELD
 FOR TRIAL IN JUNE
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similar subjects.

similar subjects.
 Coroner J. Gilbert Calhoun today ordered Medical Examiner Henry N. Costello to perform an autopsy on the body of Adams aHd as re suit, the funeral, planned for this afternoon, was postponed. The body was taken from the undertaking rooms of M. w. Johnson on Albany avenue to St. Francis hospital
 Adams, who was 32, was meteor olorist in charge of the United States weather bureau here.
 Police said that Mrs. Adams had confessed after the discovery of the fact that her mother, Mrs. Joseph A. Storey Of Stoneham. had written to the chief of local police complain- ing that Adams had been abusive to her daughter.
 Nearly Got Away With It
 Previous to this the case had be"a considered virtually closed by the medical examiners verdict of acci- dental death. In her confession, Mrs, Adams described the greater part of her married life as one ot torture and physical cruelty. She named a woman with whom h r husband was said to have kept colu- pany and who he had one" brought to their home where shc was forced, after preparing q meal. to leave lie house for the night.
 In her cell last night Mrs. A1ams said: Compared 10 home this plac" is heaven. Since inc beginning ot my married life this is the first time that I've had q breath of fresh air
 The woman told polio" that tn 2 neteorologist had employed chloro- form to induce sleep when he suf fered insomnia. Last September when she left him because of aba siye treatment he had threatened to end his life with the drug. she sail unless she returned. Once h" had poured acid over her, she asserted
 On the night of the crime they drank a number Of high balls to- gether and after < few dances rctir- cd but not before Adams went to |, pantry where he kept the drug and poured portion, according 10 Ms Adams story. When he fell asleep she poured more on q handkerchief which she pushed into his left hand and placed over his face.
 Lay By Victim All Night
 Throughout the night she lay h, his side. Sometimes shc imagined sh, heard him breathe and she was no. sure whether she had put him out.
 In the morning fright came and she called d physician who found Adams dead and summoned the medical examiner and police p ho after a preliminary investigation. ex. onerated the widow Of connection with her husbands death. A re. Investigation was ordered on discov- cry of Mrs. Storey's letter.
 The Adams were sWeethoart$ from childhood Both were Dor, in Stoncham, descendants of pre-. revolutionary settlers. Adams WIS described by his friends as quiet courteous and devoted to his work His hobbies included a study c Buddhism and of csoteric literature He had been in the governmen service at the Boston, New Hayer and Cleveland weather bureau.
 Mrs. Adams said that her hlisban. called chloroform nectar of th, gods
New Britain herald., 1929-03-26

io"S mol marry asaln. according 10 a viii filed for probate court today. In the event Of her death or remar- riase. the will provides that the es- tate iS 10 be divided equally among his children Charles. Lillian. Mil- dred. Harold and Herbert Schick.
 \ mortgag., deed and note in the amount of sl 800 is left to his wife in trust for his son Herbert, the in- come of which is to be used for his education. Mrs. Schick is named cNecutriN of the will, II is dated October r, 1927.
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New Britain herald., 1929-03-26
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New Britain herald., 1929-03-26
WIFE WILL LOSE ESTATE
 IF SHE MARRIES AGAIN
M:>. Andrew Shi"k Given Life Use of Husbands propcrt, if She
 Remains Sin.lc

Tar ostate of the late Andrew ScAich $ left to his wife. Josephine
New Britain herald., 1929-03-26

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New Britain herald., 1929-03-26

nected with other chain store rob berries ln Rye, Port Chester and liar rison, N. '.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-26
High school ~wCCti,carie

Adams and Miss storey went to high school tog"t hor and were mar- rle1 tn" day after their graduation. their parents said. Adams giving up Il prospective college education to establish home.
 Before heading the local weather station, Adams worked in the bu- reaus at Boston, Cleveland, Ohio. and New Haven.
 Steihl, who knew Adams as luti- maicly as any one outside his inn mediate associates. related an incl dent that illuminated the philosoph- lCal makeup of the man.
 Adams told him about taking chloroform 10 induce sleep.
 What if you take an overdose some day" Stcihl asked
 Well, then, just won't wake pp, Adams replied, smiling and snl1gglng his shoulders
 On other occasions Adams would demand moroscly. whats the use of liying?'
New Britain herald., 1929-03-26

until he was shown into the room where the men were lined up. EO- land F. Becker of Worcester, a sus- pect arrested in Ianbrry. was in q lir ID with six other men at ban bury but Ramona couid not recog- niZe him nor any of those men $ the one he had seen in the chain store Saturday night. Romano was with Jacobs at the time of the homi- eide.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-26

HOld-Up Men Identified
 Greenwich. March 2G CPD -Eoland Becker, 30, of Worcester. Mass. and George Bath Of Hartford, who were
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
Theater Guild OPENS d. c. Season of Drama Ml
COMEDY PAIR
START RIOT
In STUDIO

Laurel and Hardy Just about
blew out all the sound apparatus
light valves when they put on
their hilarious magic act for Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer's big musical
motion picture spectacle, "The
Hollywood Revue" which Is now
playing at Loew's Columbia.
The popular comedy stars took
their first bow on the M-G-M lot
as a pair Of magicians who have
great tricks to perform but too
many personal squabbles to settle
to bother about the tricks.
Stan began the proceedings by
letting a pigeon fly out Of his
as reminder to be more secre-
tive, q barrage Of eggs followed.
Jack Benny, the master-of-cere-
monies, got In the way of the egg
deluge and by the time the famous
Roach comics got through with
pies, cakes, glassware and magic
contraptions, the stage looked like
a roadhouse on Sunday morning.
The sound department, unused
to such outlandish antics before
the sensitive microphones, worked
overtime replacing the light valves
Laurel and Hardy blew out In
their rampage OF knockabout
hilarity, and Charles iChuclx)
Reisner, the director, was 80
pleased he presented Hardy with a
fresh batch Of eggs to smear in
Laurel's hair.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
ALBERT GRAN
PLAYED WITH
IRVING

Albert Gran, the rotund char
acter actor who has scored sue
cessfully in talking pictures, never
spoke a word Of English until he
was 21.
Born in Bergan, Norway. Gran
left his native land and went to
London, England, where he rapidly
learned English. Becoming ac'
quainted with Sir Henry Irving. he
was given his first stage role in
THE Dead Heart"
In numerous stage plays, Gran
gained a wide reputation as a char
acter actor and was induced to
come to the United States by Rich"
ard Mansfield to play in CANDIDA"
Complications arose. however, and
Gran never appeared in the play.
He remained in New York and
rose to prominence in such plays
as "The Dolls House." Sweet
Nell of Old Drury," "Magda, "Ex.
perience," "Tarnish" and others.
He travelled to Australia with
Sweet Neh Of Old Drury."
His outstanding characterize
ton in "Tarnish'' prompted Sam.
uel Goldwyn to obtain him for the
same role in the motion picture
version of the play, George Fitz-
maurice directed the film at the
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
MISS WALKER
ON CORRECT
ENGLISH

The accent bugaboo, as It con-
Germs stage or talking.picture
work. has been greatly over
estimated in the opinion Of Char.
lotte Walker. who makes her dia.
logue film debut in Paris Bound"
the screen version Of the famous
Broadway play starring Ann Hard.
ing, which is being shown at the
Rialto.
Nearly 20 years ago Miss Walk.
er arrived in New York from
Galveston, Tex, young girl
in an environment where conVer-
sation was marked by soft
Southern drawl. The young Texan
obtained a bit in a play about to
go on tour. One night while the
show was playing in New Haven,
the illness of another actress made
it necessary for her to play the
role of French adventures.
She was horror-stricken when
howl after howl of mirth from
the Yale students in the audience
greeted the broad Southern drawl
with which she played the sophis-
ticated Parisienne.
Then and there" says Miss
Walker. Il promised myself that
I was going to learn to speak
English perfectly and acquaint my.
self with various accents so that
I could play any role that came
my way. I think 1t is incum.
bent upon the stage and talking
picture players to learn to speak
English correctly and without ac-
cent, because their progress in
this direction will have a great
deal to do with eventually iron
ing out local dialects and inspir.
ing every one to speak their Ian.
O1to Oo &c n u,aS infondcd
The Washington times., 1929-10-05

Oliver Hardy, Anita Page, Polly
Moran, Gwen Lee, the Brox Sis
ters, Albertina Rasch, ballet, and
Natcha Natova, Metronetone News
will be shown on the supplement
tai program with an overture by
the Columbia concert orchestra,
Claude Burrows conducting.
METROPOLITAN-"Gold Dig
gers of Broadway the Warner
Brothers Vitaphone all-singing,
dancing mad talking production
has been attracting sensational
business and is held over for a
third week to meet the demand.
This David Belaco musicalized
play enlists the services of Winnie
Lightner, Nancy Wexford, Ann
Pennington, Nick Lucas, Lilyan
Tashman, Conway Tearle, Albert
Gran, Helen Foster, Lee Moran
and a multitude of pretty girls.
The supplemental short program
will include a Pathe sound news
reel and selected short subjects.
PALACE-John Gilbert in his
LII 81 dil lhihlnS plttu1c, a hclIO-
Goldwyn feature called, His Glor-
ious Night" comes as the main
screen attraction, beginning to-
day. Adapted from Ferenc Mol
mars stage play Olympia" it was
directed by Lionel Barrymore,
while the dialogue and production
was supervised by Willard Mack.
In the supporting cast are Nance
O'Neill, Katherine Dale Owen,
Gustav Won Seyfertitz, Hedda Hop
per and Doris Hill. On the stage
Frank Cambria's revue production
Jazz Clock Store will be pre-.
sented with Al Evans and his
syncopators backing up Bob La
Sale. Paul kirkland, Bard and
Avon, the Tiffany Twins, Jim
Rentch and the Fred Evans ensem-
bile. The Metrotone News. Fox
Movietone and the Palace concert
orchestra, Harry Borjes conduct.
ing will round out the program.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
JACK FELL FOR
INA AT ONCE,
HE SAYS ri

"I feel like a kid before
Christmas"
Having just completed work on
his latest Metro-Goldwyn-M Mayer
starring vehicle, His Glorious
Night" talking production
which is now playing at Loews
Palace, John Gilbert and mis-
bride, Ina Claire, were about 10
board the transcontinental air.
plane at the Los Angeles terminal
on the first leg of a three'montn
honeymoon trip abroad.
Everybody seemed surprised at
our marriage" laughed Jack,
"but 1t didn't come as surprise
to me at all. l just knew 1t was
coming when 1 first met Ina at
that party. / simply met the
incest person / ever knew. II
was inevitable that I should ask
her to marry me as quickly as
possible"
Gilbert and Miss Claire, 1t Is re-
called were wed about three
weeks after they first met at
formal affair in Beverly Hlils.
making. a hurried trip to Los
Vegas, New, where the ceremony
was performed with oronzeo
miners and cowboys as witnesses.
Instead of taking a honeymoon
trip, Gilbert had to return to the
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer studio the
next day to begin work on Ills
Glorious Night" Lionel Barry
more directed the picture from
Willard Mack's adaptation OF the
Molnar play, "Olympia."
Katherine Dale Owen plays op'
posite Gilbert in the leading fem
mime role, with the supporting
cast including Nance O'Neil,
Hedda Hopper, Gustav Won seyf.
fertitz, Doris Hill and Richard
Carrie
The Washington times., 1929-10-05

old First National studio In 1924.
Grams other pictures include
"Her Night of Romance" DRY
Martini" Seventh Heaven, -Four
Sons" "Beverly Of Graustark,"
Early to Wed" and "Our Modern
Maidans."
Albert Gran makes his talking
picture bow as one of the gold
diggers' victims in Gold Diggers
of Broadway" Warner Brothers
all-talking. singing, dancing and
all-color Vitaphone special now
showing at the Metropolitan The
ater for the final week.
He Is feet II inches tan, has
white hair and blue eyes and
weighs several pounds over 200.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
AL Treats Boys

The messenger boys employed
by the well.known telegraph con.
Germs were entertained last week
by Al Evans at the Y. M. G. A.
AL now can send all sorts Of wires
at any time and to any place
at the usual rates.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05

EARL LARIMORE, Of the New
York Theater Guild Acting Com
pany, who has the leading role
in Eugene O'NeilI's droll drama,
Marco Millions which will open
the Guild season Of three weeks
at the National Theater Monday
night.
HELEN TILDEN Obelow), who
has an important role In "Marco
Millions
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
A MOInar PLAY

"His Glorious Night" John Gill
bert's first all-talking picture, now
playing at Loew's Palace, is
adapted from the play Olympia, :"
by Ferenc Molnar.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-16
TIDES TOMORROW (
QUEEN REMAINS IN PORT LONG TIME
 DESCHARGING COAL

Steamer Queen, Capt. A. w Nickerson, arrived Sunday morning at 8 o'clock with the following passengers for Juneau:
 From Seattle-Mrs. A. P. Laurie; from Ketchikan-Henry Totf, AL bert Brown. J. w. Gucker, H. T.. Tripp and H. B. Crewson; from Wrangell-L. B. Chisholm; fr o m Petersburg-Mrs. G. H. Gillette, w. D. Gross. R. Bell and C. R. Bell.
 c. Miller is the new Purser, re- placing w. E. Broughel, who was taken ill on the last trip of the Queen, northbound, and died in a hospital at Petersburg, December 1.
 The Queen was in port all of Sunday, discharging 500 tons of mike dcoal from Seattle and Lady smith, B. C., and until she sailed at noon today, via the Triangle Route. with the following passengers: for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-16
(. MILLER NOW
 PURSER ABOARD
 STEAMER QUEEN

c. Miller, the well-known and popular Assistant PlTser of the Queen, received the appointment as Purser before leaving Seattle on tho present trip. Miller, whose home is ia Seattle. has been with the Admiral Line three years and it is by reason of his efficient banding cf the Assistant Purser's duties, as well as his courteous and pleasing personality, that promotion comes. He replaces the late w. E. Broughel, who succumbel to an attack of appendicitis on the last northbound trip of the Queen and failed to re- cover from the operation performed in the Petersburg Hospital.