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New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
BOY JAILED FOR BITING
 GIRL APPEALS SENTENCE
Controversy Over George David's Age Causes Pustponement ol
 Execution of Penalty.


 Uncertainty as to the age of George David of 1s3 Fremont street, who was sentenced to 60 days in jail by Judge Stanley J. Traceski in police court yesterday. caused a postponement of the beginning of the sentence until today. The boys mother told Probation Omcer E. C. Connolly he was under 16 years of age. but his school record was ob. tained and showed him to be le. with his next birthday anniversary in July. On the other hand. 1t was thought he was at least IT and his stature and appearance strengthen. ed the belief.
 Attorney Harry M. Ginsburs was retained today to look after the boys interests and gave notice of an appeal to superior court. AS the March term opens next week. David will have only . few days to serve in jail before his case is disposed of. no bond for an appeal having been posted.
 David was convicted of the charge of assault, Lois Daniels. . 13 year old girl. having been husged and bitten by him on Fremont street Sunday night The imprint of four teeth was on her right cheek when she appeared in court
New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
RICH SOCIETY MAN
 COMMITS SUICIDE
Towne Ends Life ss His Grandfather Did 50
 Years Ago

Chicago. Feb. % H-Fffty years ego, in Boston, William B. Towne. at the age of ss years. killed himself with revolver. Yesterday his grandson. the wealthy and socially prominent John Dean Caton Towne, q, died the same way.
 Mrs. Towne, the lawyer-financier's wife. found him dying in the library of their Gold Coast home. There was bullet hole in hts temple and . small pearl-handled revolver lay on the floor.
 John D. c. Towne. IT,. said his father had made inquiry several weeks ago concerning pistol which the younger Towne owned. He asked where it was kept the son recalled. and if it were loaded.
 Market Reverses Blamed
 Losses in the stock market were suggested as motive. although cor oner's investigators said they had little information to 60 on. Mrs. Towne said her husband had receiv- ed some bad news" early yesterday. His son remembers that his father had said something about selling Rome securities shortly after . stock market slump in which some of the older Towne's holdings were believed Do have been affected.
 At the time of Towne's divorce in h925 his fortune was estimated at k2,0O0,0OO. He was married shortly hfterward to Mrs. Ward A. Villas, whose husband, socially prominent, was found dead apparently from an overdose of sleeping powders, q few months after his wife had filed suit Tor divorce. A copy of his answer to he divorce bill was on . table near his body.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
EDW. DEUTSCH DIES
 Of CRASH INJURIES
Plymouth Automobile Accident
 Brings Death to Second Victim
HEARING IS CONTINUED
Dual Investigation 0f Double Trag- .edy Pending - Waterbury Man Charged With Reckless Driving Funeral Friday Morning.
Especial to the Herald)


 Bristol, Feb. 26-Edward Deutsch 20. of 1ls Henry street, New Brit ain. died at the Bristol hospital shortly after midnight today a. . result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on McKee's hill. Plymouth. on Sunday night. February IT. Deutsch was the sec. ond victim of the crash. for Adam Covaleski of 4+7 Ellis street, New Britain. received injuries which re- suited in his death last Thursday.
 Deutsch was the operator of an automobile which was struck by 2 car driven by Lionel Daniel LaBonne of Mill street, Waterbury. The lat- ter machine is said to have skidded on the icy highway. crashing head. long into the Deutsch car and forc-
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
STEGE SPREADS NET 1 FOR GANG KILLERS
Arrest of i7 Ordered in Chicago
 Massacre Inquiry
10 GET BLAZERS

Police Commissioners Calls for
 Roundup After Studying "Blue
 Book of Cicero Dadge
 IL Clue.
 Chicago. Feb. :s N-An order for the arrest of IT men was issued by Deputy Police Commissioner John stege today in connection with the gang massacre investigation.
 Several of the men in his list. Stege said. nay have been actual killers. Others are believed to hays definite and important knowledge concerning the sevenfold murder.
 Photographs of some of the IT have been identified. he said. by witt nesses whose identities have been kept secret for their own protection. The arrests were ordered after Stege had spent several hours of study over the police "blue book'' of criminals, and had re-questioned witnesses
 Men 6Oguht by Stege
 Tho IT who are sought are:
 Claude Maddox, arrested a short time ago when a machine gun was found at "The Circus" cafe of which he is part owner.
 Tony Capexia Trough Tony) known as a sluffer. implicated in \ murder two years ago. and partner of Maddox
 Jack McGurn. . machine gun ex- pert and a lieutenant of Al Capone.
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
Infant Mortality Rate
 Here Lowest in Years

Fewer babies died fin New Britain in 1928. in proportion to the population, than In any oth- CT recent year. The attendance at the well baby conferences conducted by the Visiting Nurse association increased IF per cent over any other year and more visits were paid to we'll babies by the nurses than during any other year in the history of the association.
 Compared to the state e . whole. the infant mortality rate hers was s.1 lower. during 1893. and le.l lower than the cttys own record in 1937. The infant mortality rate for the state in 1893 was tS.2. while that ef New Britain wae E9.1.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
Small Boy, Spanked,
 Shoots Father Dead

Chicago. Feb. 36 W0Phtltp N. Coletti spanked his 13-year. old son Charles last night. beat him. choked him and then start cd after him with . knife. The boy shot him dead.
 Charles was held by juvenile authorities today. but the stor- ies of his mother and an older brother who witnessed the shooting. led police to believe 1t was self-defense.
 The witnesses said the father, who had been drinking. punish- ed Charles for coming home late. and that the boy ran to his fathers room, snatched up . re- volver. and fired four shots after the parent had raised . knife against him.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
REALTORS' LICENSE
 MEASURE REJECTED Peasley Committee Opposes Making Occupation Profession JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HIT
Senator Fox Assails Action In Re appointing Judge Schofield-GoM stein Also Raps Report Again> Hts Two Bids.


 stein Also Raps Report Again> Hts Two Bids.
 State Capitol. Hartford. Feb. 2s R-Real estate operators who aspire to the dignity of "professiona' men" are doomed to disappointment in Connecticut, so long as Senator Peasley of Cheshire Is chairman oi the general assembly judiciary com mittee and 50 long as the committee membership continues the same.
 On motion of Senator Peasley. who reflected a unanimous attitude of his committee. the bill providing for the licensing of real estate men by the insurance commissioner was rejected.
 Senator Peasley said this bill was sponsored as a measure to give professional dignity to the selling Of real estate," but both he and the committee did not think this "oc- cupation." under its present system of business practice and it's present methods of preparation and train- ing. justified "elevating such opera
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
WOULD LOWER TAX
 INTEREST CHARGES. Paonessa Considers Schedule Established by State EIorbilnt TO PETITION FOR RELIEF
Mayor Opposed to Reported Astta- ton for Reduction Of Lien Fore With Kirkham and LoomiA

With Kirkham and Loomis.
 After . conference with Corpora ton Counsel John H. Kirkham and Collector Bernadotte Loomis, Mayor Paonessa announced today that he would petition the legislature for . special act lowering the interest charges on overdue taxes, and would oppose any attempt on the part of the state taxing authorities to shorten the limits of lien foreclos- ure.
 For many years. the interest on delinquent tax accounts was 2 per cent for the first year. and seven per cent for each succeeding year. A few years ago, 8 statute was en- acted which changed the system throughout Connecticut, and caused a charge of per cent to be set up after tho first six months: 10 per cent after the next six months and IF per cent after one year. Person. al property continues at per cent.
 These charges are considered by the mayor to be excessive and oppres- sive. He proposes that three.quar- ters of one per cent be charged each month. this being the equivalent of 9 per cent a year. but he h opposed to an upward scale of penalty tax.
 The mayor also has very definite views on lien foreclosure. For many years. municipalities were restricted from foreclosure on liens until . period of IS years had elapsed. Through the iutercessieA of Tax Commissioner William II. Btodeett, the mayor recalls. this psrsod was cut to i've yeara, and hs now learns of new move to naks possible tho sstsurs sf -prspsn11ss after i've years if the taxes remain unpaid. Mayor Paoneasa regards the lien ample protection for the municipal (Continued on Page ls)
New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
MENINGITIS ABOARD
 LINER FROM ORIENT
l46 Steerage Passengers on President Lincoln Quar-
 antined at Seattle

Seattle, Wash. Feb. 7s.-N- With 13 cases of spinal meningitis on board when she arrived here late last night from the Orient, 14e steer age passengers and members of the crew of the steamer President Lin- coin were placed under quarantine. The disease was described as of . "virulent" nature. Prior to the quarantine being put on. the cabin passengers on the vessel had landed. The II men and one woman, all steerage passengers were taken to the city hospital.
 The fact that IF of the ships per- sonnel were i'll with the disease was kept % we'll hidden that many pas sengers went ashore without the slightest Idea of how close they came to being quarantined. Many of the ships oncers apparently were un- aware of the outbreak of disease in the steerage.
 Filipino is Ftrst
 Dr. Paul York. ship physician. said the first case apeared when tho ship was four days out from the Orient. The passenger, . Filipino, was immediately quarantined. and other steerage passengers inoculat. ed with serum. he said. As other cases appeared they were isolated.
 Health officers today were prepar- ing to take over a hospital in which to quarantine the 134 steerage pas. sengers. They were held aboard the ship last night. The majority of the Quarantined persons are Filipinos. the others being Japanese and Rus sian.
 The President Lincoln stopped al Manila. Hong Kong. Shanghai and Yokohama on the trip just ended.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
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KILLED IN RHODE ISLAND

Lieutenant Samuel Bamforth was notified last night by telephone from the state police that the Rhode Island authorities were endeavoring to communicate with Rev. Ellis H. Wyeth of 334 Arch street, to tell him that the husband of Mary Hop- kins had been killed in Scituate. R. L
 Sergeant M. J. Flynn delivered the message and learned that Mary Hopkins lives at 334 Arch street. Details of her husbands death were not known. MT. Wyeth is pastor of the Pentecostal Mission.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-26

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 26 P- making an early spring visit to three states yesterday left a trail today of z5 dead. scores in- jured. . wrecked village and proper ty damage exceeding t50o.0oo
 At intervals of few hours the wind storms dipped down into northeast Texas. northwest Missis- sippi and southeast Arkansas. strik. ing with greatest fury at Duncan. MisG, where ll of the fSe popula- ton were killed and the village left in wreckage.
 The dead are:
 TexaS: MT. and Nrs. W. N Jones, who lost their lives in the collapse of their home at Cooper. and two negroes killed at Grand Prairie.
 Mississippi: J. T. Johnson, tenant farmer: Kate Mack. 2 and Eddie Mack. (. her brother; Chinese family of i've. and six negroes crush ed t6 death In the collapse of build ings 1t Duncan and two negroes
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-26

Springfield. O.. Feb. 26 R-High waters of Mad river and Buck creek which flooded large section of the business district and isolated several hundred homes early today. had be- gun to recede at S:45 8. m., and 1t was believed . threat of serious property loss had been averted.
 Details of the situation were still meager, due to the difficulty of get ting about the town. Water was standing about three feet deep in several business streets when the re- cesslon started. Within a few min- utes 1t dropped two inches.
 No Fire Protection
 The water works was out of com mission for several hours and the city was without fire protection. Shortly before g o'clock, however. one pump was put into operation. Electric power also was resumed about the same time.
 The flood was declared compar- able to that of 1918 when high waters throughout central Ohio did millions of dollars property damage and claimed scores of lives. Several bridges were under water for the first time in the city's history.
 No loss of life had been reported. but several persons had narrow escapes. Factories along Buck creek were flooded. some being put out of commission.
 Melting Snow Swclls Streams
 The flood set in early today after | rain which started late yesterday and increased with intensity as the night wore on. Warm weather and the rain washed nearly six inches of snow into the rivers.
 Central Ohio, and particularly the Buck creek valley, was visited by . heavy downpour which set in iAts yesterday and continued today. The warm weather and accompanying rain melted nearly six inches oi snow which fell last week.
 The Springfield News. . member of the News League of Ohio. was forced to suspend publication in ita local plant and moved to Dayton, where the Dayton News printed ita paper today.
 Wire Service Crippled
 Telephone service to many sur rounding towns was crippled. Tre- mont City was swept by three feet of water and was shut of from Springfield by road.
 The Pennsylvania railroad and the Indiana Columbus and Eastern rail- way were forced to discontinue serv- ice while flooded tracks were drained.
 A levee in Mad river broke, leav- ing the valley under water.
 The Maumee river at Toledo waa reported near flood stage and in Columbus last night the water be- came 30 deep that garage crews go- ing to the aid of stranded motorists used old-fashioned trucks with high wheels to clear deep pools of back water from flooded sewers. Floods General in Ohio
New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
Associated PreS k Informed Illness Of French Hero Will :
 Prove Pltl
ONLY ONE PHYSICIAN
 CONTINUES 10 HOPE
Grief Stricken Informant Says Mar shal's Advanced Ase of " Oper. ates Against His Rocoyery-Each New Pulmonary Attack Bran9s Him . Little Closer to the Grave.

Grave.
 Paris, Feb. 26 @-The Asaociat- cd Press was informed authortta- lively today that the condition Of Marshal Ferdinand Foch ts constd- cred hopeless and that hia death ap- pears only a question of days-one week or ten days at the most.
 The informant, in a grief-stricken tone and with tears yelling up In his eyes, reluctantly admitted that the 77-year-old old generalissimo of the allied armies, who has been strug- gling against a complication Of dis. eases for the past month. probably has fought his last fight.
 Weakness Is Alarming
 The marshal's temperature rose to l01.6 at noon today and his weak ness is becoming alarming. each pulmonary attack brings the famous soldier lower and lower. In addi- tion to combating uremia- the mar shal's physicians must fight scleroGis of the heart.
 "Can the marshal be saved?" the informant was asked.
 T fear not. We must not forget that the soldier is nearing 7S."
 Officially. hope has not been abandoned for the famous soldier and at least one of his doctors is still optimistic that the marshal may pull through, but in other authori- tative quarters this optimism is feared unwarranted.
 Five Doctors Confer
 A general consultation of five phy- sicians was held at tho marshal's home today. but nothing ofhcial had been given out this afternoon.
 The marshal became gravely M on January 14 when he suffered . heart attack after . cold. His condition was complicated by kidney trouble and pulmonary infection made its appearance with mors or less seriousness. Since then thers have been constant ups and downs and at one time there was even talk of taking him to southern France.
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
Duncan, Miss, in Ruins With IA Persons Dead Other Fatalities Oc. cur at Points in Texas and Arkansas Storm Comes Suddenly.
Victims Overwhelmed by Sudden Rush of Wind Dozen Die Outright Heavy Rain Increases Sufering-Gale Carries Safe 100 Yards.
Memphis. Tenn, Feb, .6 P-

Memphis. Tenn, Feb. 26 R- Search of the ruins of Duncan. Miss. today revealed the bodies of seven additional victims Of yesterdays tornado and in- creased the storm toll in the states of Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas to 29.
 Most of the dead In Missis- stppi were negroes and Chinese, while two white persons were killed in the collapse of . home near Dewitt, Ark. and two white persons and two negroes lost their lives in Texas.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Rain tonight and probably Wednesday morning; rising temperature.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO,
 MENACED BY FLOOD
Hundreds of Homes Isolated as
 DoVnpour Raises Streams
WATERS BEGIN TO RECEDE

Mad River and Buck Creek Leave Their Ranks and City Water Works and Power Plants Arc Disabled.
 Cleveland, Feb. 26 ReLives ol 11 men and women were en- dangered today when they were trapped on Rocky River Island here after flood waters broke through a huge ice dam which had jammed the mouth of the stream.
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-26
Floods General fin Ohio

Columbus, Ohio. Feb. 26 R- Heavy rains and rising temperatures that set loose coat of ice and snow, put streams and rivers on a rampage
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The Washington times., 1929-02-06
SENATE CHIEFS
FAVOR DRUG
INQUIRY
BY KENNETH CLARK

Senate leaders yesterday rallied
behind the resolution ordering joint
congressional investigation of the
widespread Illicit dope traffic.
Following announcement by Sena.
tor Wheeler CD. OF Montana, famous
prosecutor of the Department of JUS
tice investigation. that he would pre-
sent the resolution in the Senate, as
surances of support were forthcom-
ing in every quarter.
Curtis FavOrs Quiz
Among the chief proponents were
Senator Curtis R.), of Kansas, the
Vice Presldent.elect. and Senator
Robinson, of Arkansas, Democratic
leader of the Senate. Both Curtis
and Robinson spoke enthusiastically
of the proposal as a step forward in
the movement to stamp out the curse
of habit-forming drugs.
II favor general, comprehensive
survey by Congress of the narcotic
situation to determine what steps
should be taken to combat the illegal
traffic in habit-forming drugs" said
Curtis.
ITO my mind the question presents
{ of the most serious social prob
lens of the day.
II am confident a thorough inves-
tigation will enable the Congress to
suppress the unlawful sale, distribu-
ton and importation of narcotics
Senator Robinson was equally as
confident the inquiry would produce
beneficial results.
Addicts Numerous
"The prevalence of the drug habit
is alarming. The number of addicts
is far greater than is generally
known. Before adequate remedies
can be found and applied 1t is desir-
able to ascertain the facts relating
to the extent that drugs are used
and also facts concerning connected
questions he said.
A companion resolution of inquiry
already has been introduced in the
House by Representative LaGuardia
tR.), of New York. 1t was referred
to the Rules Committee.
Senator Deneen, R.), of Illinois,
chairman of the Senate Committee
on Audit and Control, declared ne
hoped to have a meeting this week
to take action.
The Washington times., 1929-02-06
Parent Teachers Group
Honor Mrs. Plummel

A testimonial and reception IN
honor OF Mrs. Mary II. Plummer,
principal of the Francis Junior
High School was given last night
in the auditorium of the school by
the parent.Teachsr Association.
Following short addresses by M
School and DR. Charles H. Marshall.
4 committee Of ladies composed Of
Mrs, s. NJ. Stockton, Mrs. d. 9
Dalton Mrs. Mamie Jones, Mrs. @.
T. Peterson. Miss Adrienne Marsnal
and Mrs. j. c. Olden, presented mrs.
Plummer with a gift as token OF
appreciation for her splendid ser
vices being rendered during the
first year of the new schools
activities. Garnet C. Wilkinson, as
sistant superintendent OF schools
was present. :.
Mrs. Sarah Mason, president OF
the association, presided.
The Washington times., 1929-02-06
Citizen Spy System Is
Kansas City
Dry Plan

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 6 d.N.s).
A Citizens spy system" to spot
hootleggers and report liquor
Joints is being developed by
Harry B. Powers, wyandotte
county sheriff, who has started,
on orders of Gov. Clyde Nj. Reed.
to make Kansas City the most
arid spot in Kansas.
According to the sheriff, he now
has five spoilers" engaged to tip
him off on liquor selling activities
and a reserve list Of 20 additional
"home made detectives" will be
called upon IL needed
The sheriff claims he has re-
ceived so letters from citizens rela.
tive to places where liquor is sold.
The Washington times., 1929-02-06
Speed of Auto Believed
Life Saver to Va. Man

Believed by physicians to have
been saved from death by the speed
with which he was driven to hos
pital here while in a grave condi.
tion, George Buell., 40. a real estate
salesman of Herndon. Va, was as.
sured Of recovering today.
Buell. was found lying uncon-
scious on fender of his automo-
bile by neighbor. John d. Thomp-
son. The monoxide gas victim ap-
parently had been making repairs
to the car as the hood was open.
Thompson placed his PROSTATE
neighbor in his own car and drove
the 2s miles to the hospital in 2S
minutes.
Blood transfusions were used last
night in treating Buell.. He was ats
tended by DR.. /. Rutkoski.
The Washington times., 1929-02-06
Order of Ahepa. to Hear
C. SimOpOulOs Speak

The annual banquet Of the Order
OF Ahepa, to be held tonight at the
willard Hotel will be addressed by
C. Simopoulos, Greek minister to
the United states Senator William
II. King Of Utah will be chairman
and POSTMASTER.
Senators and Representatives,
newspa permen and prominent Gov.
ernment officials will be guests of
the order at the banquet. Dean
Alfange supreme president OF
Ahepa: George c. Vournas. gov
ernor of District No, 4, and Theo-
dore G. Risley, solicitor Of the De-
partment of Labor, also VIII be
speakers. -,
Following the banquet there VIII
be a program and dance.