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New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
Talkie Test Saves Men As Thieves
 Attack Watchman In Dark Theater

know it." Jones replied. sQuirmiHg in his bonds and half choked by the cord as his father looked on powe.- less to aid him.
 The robbers gave another twist to the cord.
 Then faint sound Of voices was heard. One of the robbers opened the door to the managers office. The voices became louder. Frightcn- ed, the men ran to an exit and es- capped.
 Releasing themselves from their bends the two watchmen investi- gated. Far back on the stage they found electricians working on the "talkio" mechanism which had been out of order Their work completed the electricians had put on a test disk, which had reproduced the voices in the managers office. They were so far back in the theater they had not heard the robbers.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
HAITI PEACEFUL AS
 TROOPS NEAR PORT
Quiet Restored to All Districts
 FlareupS Failures
WASHINGTON IS GRATIFIED
No Further Trouble Reported With in Last IS HOurs-Threc Threat cned Demonstrations Do Not Ma tcrializc This Morning.

t-Au-Princc, Haiti. Dec. 2 iP -Complcte quiet throughout Haiti Was reported to government quarters today from all districts. There have been no disturbances in the last AS hours.
 The arrival of the detachment of o0 marines at Jacmcl and the inn pending arrival of hundreds mora, as well as reaSsuring statements ia the newspaper La PreSse. have con- trlbuted to q feeling of stability.
 Three threatened demonstrations which had been scheduled for laet nlGht and this morning, failed lo materialize.
 The wounded during Friday aftn,- hoons clash with marines near A1y CaNes, are now under treatment Of naval Mexican officers.
 Outposts at ChanteI. Torbcck an1 Icrt-Aprlment in the Aux Caves d;s- lrict which had been Threatened o. daN reported that conditions wr~n quiet.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
ROCKY HILL SANITARIUM
 NEEDS GENERAL REPAIRS
Building Suggested By Mayor \, Tuberculosis Hospital in
 Dilapidatcd Condition.

An inspection of the Rocky Hill sanitarium which Mayor paOnessa hopes to have reOpened as an aid to tuberculosis relief work here. has revealed conditions pointing to the need of general renovation.
 Building Inspector Arthur N Rutherford and Dr. Louis j. Du- mont, superintendent of health. have been through the building on the town farm property, and have found leaks in the roof, cracked plaster and other results of long vacancy, which will probably re- quirc several thousands of dollars to repair.
 Mayor Paonessa plans to ask the board of finance and taxation to ap- propriatc approximately $15.O00 to reopen and equip the building for sanitarium purposes Meanwhile. he is awaiting word from the state tuberculosis commission on Il request for division of the maintenance costs between the city and the state.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

New York, Dee, 2 P}-A ghostly voice from q talking movie today prevented the robbery of Brooklyn theater, and probably saved the life Of q Watchman who was being tor tured by robbers in view of his father in an effort to make hiin reveal the combination of the of flee safe which he did not know.
 The three robbers entered the R. r, T. thcatcr in Brooklyn early to- day. ovcrpoWcred Edward Jones, 6S. and then when his son, Charles. suS- pecting something wrong, went to look for his father, overpowered an disarmed him.
 Strappng the two men in orchcs- tra seats, one of the robbers placed a cord around the younger Jones neck and started to draw it tight.
 Tell us the combination of the sale,' they ordered. T don't
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
MOTOR BOAT RACER DEAD IN AUTO CRASH
Earl Widigren and Con- paniOn KilIed-Third
 Man Dying

New Hyde Park. x. Y. Dec. g LPS- Earl Widigren, 2J, we'll known mo- tor toat racer of Long Island, was killed today. along with passenger in his car, when the car went out of control on the Jericho turnpike and crashed into q telephone pole
 Widigren who won the New York in 1928, was killed almost instantly. Lawrence Hereold, 25, a construction engineer, of Hicksville, l.. l., died a few minutes later in the Nassau hos pital at Mineola.
 Joseph Monguillizo, 9S. also con- tractor. of Locust Valley, N. Y. is in Nassau hospital with a broken back and is not expected to live.
 Three other passengers in the car. Charles Neith. 34, of Locust Valley. Frank Cowau. gi. of Glen Cove, l.. l.. and John Wythe, 24. of Locust Valley, sustained only minor in- juries and went 10 their homes after being treated at the hospital.
 The six men had attended the hockey game in Madison Square Garden last night, stopping on their way home to get some food and ac- cording to CoWan taking few drinks in a speakeasy.
 Travelling fast on the Jericho turn pike in New Hyde Park. they had attempted to pass another car at an intersection. The other car. how ever, started to make left turn and in an effort to avoid a collision, Widigren turned his own car sharp ly to the left. He lost control, the car struck the curb, turned around and crashed into 6 telephone pole.
 Widigren was dead when taken from the wreckage.
 Widigren was the son of a wealthy Locust Valley resident and recently had been given a prosperous gar age by his father. In addition to winning the New York to Albany race. he had won many motor boat races on Long Island Sound.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
Authorities Squelch Suicide Probe
 Despite Public Clamor For Check

Brisbane, Australia, Dec. 9 tPt- The mystery of the suicide of Miss Dulcie Barclay, Australian Beauty Qucen,' who took poison last Sep tcmber, will probably never be solv- cd as far as the public is concerned. The supreme court today made ab- solutc q decree nisi restraining mag istratcs from inquiring into the cir cumStanccS of her death.
 Miss Barclays suicide reused in tense interest and public manifcs- tations in Australia. She was found dying in the chambers of Robert O'Connor, n prominent Brisbane harrister, with high political connec- tions.
 When the authorities refused on certain technical grounds to hold an inquest, it was widely alleged that there was something to conceal in
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

The Leonardo Da Ninci reported she was still fighting the furious storm and hoped to be able to ride It out without mishap.
 A further sinking of q steamer was reported today by the steamship Manchester Regiment. which picked up 4j sailors One lifcboat was lost in the rescue.
 There was some doubt as to the identity of the vessel which was abandoned. although it was believed 10 be the Nolumnia. owned in Glas- goW and cn route from the British Isles for Philadelphia. The message from the Manchester Regiment de- Scribed the vessel as the Columbia from Glasgow, but this was thought to be garblcd for the Volumnia. which on December reported steer ing gear trouble. The Columbia is a
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

the circumstances of the girls death.
 A magisterial inquiry was finally decided on at the request of the National Council of Women and of a body of clcrgymen, but it was can colled by order of the Queensland home secretary, who stated that the clergy had withdrawn their request that it should be held.
 This assertion, however, was flat ly denied by the clergy themselves in the Queensland newspapers. Pub lie feeling became so excited that Il public investigation into Miss Bar Clay's death was ordered.
 This investigation Was actually started October r. but it had not proceeded for an hour before coun- sel representing Mr. O'Connor ob- tained an adjournment for appeal to the supreme court to prohibit the inquiry,
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
DROPS 5000 SUIT
 NAMING POLICEMAN
Youth DiSContinues Action AL ]eSin5 False Arrest and Assault
BOYS CASES ARE N0LLED
Nanc:ni and Bcllini, Accused of Gre atin% Disturbance, Learn Charge Taken to Superior Court on Ap- peal Has Been Rubbed Out.

Announcement was made today Of the withdrawal of the S2.000 lawsuit brought d few weeks ago by Daniel Mancini of Franklin street against Officer Edward Muszynski, alleging false arrest and assault, and at the same time it was announced that the states at torncy's office in Hartford has en- tered d nolc in the cases of Man cini and samuel BeIlini who ap- pcalcd from the decision of Judge NJ. D. SaHc in police court when a fine of $5 was imposed on each, on the charge of breach of the peace.
 Arrested. Released, RcarrcSteI
 The cases were unusual in police court annals, the young men hay ing been arrested after dispute with the officer on Railroad Arcade, and released on a nolle the next day, only to be rearrcsted after Mancini had brought suit. The oii- cer accused them of causing q dis turbance, which they denied. He was alleged 10 have put Mancini against a brick wall in the arcade and otherwise abused him, which he denied Bellni and Mancini, during the police court trial. denied that prolanc or otherwise improper language had been used during the SCuiIlc.
 Officer Muszynski testified in po- lice court that he followed the young men to the police station and arrested them outside. but their claim was that they were making a complaint against him to the desk lieutenant when he walked in and charged them with breach of the peace because they were
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
'H HdTIIOtl. sL0nr. l WU DLHus IIlIrnL BADLY INJURED IN
 0IL TRUCK BLAST
Everett Explosion Skaters Win- dOWS, Sends Girls iD Fac
 tory Into Near Panic
SMOKE VISIBLE MILES,
 PRIEST BRAVES INJURY

Liquid Asphalt Being. Loaded Into
 Machine - Witnesses Say They
 Think Auto Nearby Back Fired,
 lSniting Gasoline in Car-Govcr-
 nor Orders state Investigations
 Official of Company Hurt.
 Everett Mass. Dec. 9 (P) - Two mon Were killed today in an ex- ploson at the plant of Trimourt Oil company and several others were re- ported injured today.
 The explosion occurred in q tank from which a truck was being loaded with liquid asphalt. The plant manufactures road oils and like materials. Force of the blast shook the neighborhood and the accompanying pail of black smoke was visible from surrounding cities.
 The dead are:
 Henry Johnson. 60. of Everett.
 Charles C2arnetski of Everett.
 Critically injured, on the danger list at Whiddon Memorial hospital are:
 Eugene Donuelly. Everett.
 Theodore Blodgett, 26. Lynn.
 Fred Mayo. 90, Everett.
 BaCkfire Blamed
 The explosion was believed 10 have been caused by the backfirinS O" a motor truck which had been backed close to the tank.
 Johnson and Czarnctski were buri- cd in the debris of the tank an truck. Rev. Thomas l.. Bofar | cur ate of Our Lady of o7ce church. Crawled into the l. ing wrecka2e to administer las. rites Of the church. Similar services were per formed at the hospital for, thrae men by Rev, Thomas A WaI2h, pas tor of the same church.
 Four other tanks located close 10 that which exploded did not explode, although windows in nearby build- l' oo w.t. N HllitttI'h -ipIt LldIl Il hundred girls employed in a shoe factory. close to the scene, fled n terror to the street.
 Gov. Frank G. Allen directed Stare Fire Marshal George (. Neil to or der inspectors of his department tc start an investigation.
 J. J. Calvin, president Of the com pany, said he believed the gasoline tank of the truck exploded first and that this blast was transmitted 10 the tank on the ground, which con.
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
YANDALS CUT VALUE
 OF MANSION $20,000
Big Assessment Reduction Made on Old SkrituIsky
 Home

Vandalism has accounted for an assessment reduction of approvj- mately $2O.O0O on the former Skri- tulsky home on Washington street. the assessors pave reported after an examination of the premises.
 The home, Il stately brick resi- dcncc, was built on Washington . street before that thoroughfarc be- came a business district. and it Was considered to be one of the finest in the city. the replacement cost Of which would be about $25, ,0OO. When the SkritulSky family moved away several years ago, the building WIS sold to the Rather Construction Co. and it is now one of the parcels involved in litigation of the Parker Smith Co.
 The assessors have found the now unocCupied house is almost without a window, plumbing fixtures have been broken or torn out, electrical work destroyed plaster broken down and the house otherwirc damaged It will now stand on the grand list with a value of about $4,000.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
CITY GOLF COURSE
 CREATES QUESTION
Part Of (. Of (. in Award Of |
 Contract Raises Point
PARK BOARD TO CONVENE
Supt. Ellingwood Believes He Can Save Money and Find Jobs For Local Citizens If Permitted to Construct Links.

Tn" contract for constructing the municipal golf course is expected 10 be awarded by board of park com- missioncrs tomorrow evening.
 One Of the questions the board must settle will be that of whether the city will construct the course thus giving employment 10 city labor, or whether it will be given to private contractor.
 Superintendent Clyde Ellingwo0d is anxious to have the park depart ment construct the course. He says i. will give employment to city work men and that he can save the con- tractors profit. Arthur F.. Berg, clerk of the park board and a com missioner is reported 10 have hopcE .of giving the job to Orrin Smith local golf course expert.
 Pardon C. Hickey, president of he Chamber Of Commerce. while not stating what his own attitude is, in- tlmatcd today that there may he T surprise bio by q public spirited citi- zcn, which will be well worth con siderng.
 C. of C. Directors to Meet
 Mr. Hickey has called a meeting of the directors of the Chamber for tomorrow noon to discuss the prop Csltion before it comes up for in.h approval Ly the park board. Tine Chamber of Commerce by vote of the city council has been given pcrms" sion to construct the course, acting Ill conjunction with the park depart ment. This it is believed gives Mr Hickey and the other Chamber di- rcctors official status in the acccpi- ing and awarding of bids.
 The resolution. which will be dis cusscd at the meeting of the Cham Der of directors tomorrow noon. reads as fellows:
 RESOLVED By the Common Council of the City Of New Britain that in accordance with the rccom- mcndation of the Board of Finance and Taxation at it's meeting hold November l.. 1929, permission is hereby given to the Chamber of Commerce of the City of New Brit ain acting in conjunction with tho Eoard of Park Commissioners. to build a golf course on the A. W. Stanley Tract of land 10 be leased t" the City of New Britain with such moneys as they now have or may collect for the purpose of estHb- fishing q municipal golf course, and
 Further Resolved That the BoaId of Park Commissioners be and they hereby are authorized to execute q sub-lease with A. W. Stanley and with all persons now enjoying pcs session of the said premises as les sees of the same from the City of New Britain for the rental of the land to be used for such purposes of $l,S00.0n per year"
 Bids for the construction of the
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
DEATH ENDS CAREER
 OF HANFORD CURTIS
Veteran City Official in Comp
 tT0lleT'S Office Since 1908
OF COLONIAL ANCESTRY
Occupied Public Onicc for 29 Nct $ and Has Been With Savings BanI, of New Britain since 1885 - Flu neral Services Tomorrow.
neral Services Toi

Hanford Loronzcn Curtis, for 2g years city official, and tor 2l years city comptroller. being the only person ever 10 hold the latter posi- non in this city. died at the New Britain General hospital yesterday morning at G:45 o'clock. Although it was known that he had been iii unexpected and came as d shock 10 his many fri,nns in and out of city government circles.
 Mir. Curtis went 10 his desk at the Savings Bank of New Britain as us- ral last Monday morning. He sign ed the city payroll and attended to some of his routine duties. Later in the forenoon he became i'll and was forced 10 return tc his home at 2g Liberty street.
 At this time he arranged with inc officials of the bank and also with the city io be relieved ot his lutie; temporarily to permit him an op- pOrtunity 10 rcCupGratc. Bliss W Clark, assistant comptroller, arrang cd 10 administer the city position until Mr. Curtis returned to his Guties. Saturday Mr. Curtis condI- ton became alarming and he Wds taken 10 the hospital where he rap idly grew worse until the end came sunday morning.
 Traced Ancestors to Colo"ial Period
 ! Stratford August IS, 1&67 He was G years old last August. He was q son of Carl Daniel and Elvira Curtis and traced his ancestry back to Revolutionary stock. He came heIc with his parents when a young boy and received his early education in the New Britain schools.
 In 1885 he entered the employ Of the Savings Bank of New Britain, where he has been employed for thu past A years. He was a clerk and teller. In recent years he had charge of the insurance and mort gage loan department.
 In 1886 inc became member oI the south Congregational church, and although he has been faithru! as a member, he never took any official part in the activities in the church.
 He held public office for % years. of which he was comptroller for , 1 years In 1894 he vas appoint ed assistant town clerk, and held that position until 1899, being sue ccedcd by the late Herbert 4. Stock ing.
 In 1902 he was appointed city au-
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
Wife's Silence Ruled
 Good Cause in Divorce

Providence, K. |. Dec. 9 LPE-- Henry w. Borden of PaHtucket. ob- tained d divorce in superior court Eere today after he testified his wife went into long periods of silence after he had "rows' with her. He said he suffered as a re- suit of the protracted silences and lost 23 pounds in weight. He also told how Mrs. Dorothy L. Borden tore off his shirt, kicked his shins and scratched his face about six years after they were married in February, 1923.
 The divorce was granted on grounds of extreme cruelty.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
WEAK,
 POPE TELLS GROUP
Church Getting More and More Exhausted, He
 Declares

Vatican City, Dec. l4p - In a Seml-o11IcIal communiquc from the Vatican today. Pope Plus was quoted as saying that Professionalism was getting more and more cx- hausted' until it has reached the point where its own very sterilitv IS inspiring many souls with a nostalgia for Catholicism"
 The pope made these statements Tn the course of a ceremony ap- proving the Identification of 13G English r1artyrs.
 He rejoiced that returns 10 Catholicism were being multiplied ever more frequently
 ENtolling the English martyrs. he said that their particular charac- teristic was their resistance to tyranny, which they based on ffdcli- ty to Roman Catholicism and the pope. They had suffered like mis- sionaries "in the front line trenches in the formidable duels between error and truth, the state and the church, and Professionalism and Catholicism.
 Tt has sometimes seemed as though the ship of the church were m danger, but instead it has passed triumphantly on in the real course of culture"
 Pope Plus remarked that the church was emerging triumphant from the duel with the state
 When the state really wishes 10 provide for the varying interests of society, it turns 10 Counsels of hu- man foresight and assures the liberty of the Catholic cult. Thus confront ing Protestantism today, Catholicism brcathcs in free atmosphere while Professionalism goes on ever more wearing itself out"
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
Three Bandits Wounded
 After Bank Robbery

Shal1opee. Minn., Dec P}- Three bank robbers were shot and probably fatally wounded today as police officers. lying in wait for gun as the robbers left the First National bank.
 Working on a "tip" from the pro- tCctivc department of the Minnesota Iankers' association, that he bank would be robbed. the officers had maintained a watch for several uays. The robbers were permitted 10 enter the bank and were prcpar ing to drive away with ST., 900 when the officers opened fire.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
N aNhingtOn GratiiicL

Washington, Dec. 9 LP) - Word from Haiti that quiet prevailed throughout the island was received with qualification in Washinct on today as leaders in congress pre- pared 10 expedite organization of the house foreign affairs commit tee so it might pass upon the Porter resolution to authorize creation of Haltlen commission of inquiry as recommended by President Hoover,
 On Capitol Hill the hope was cx- pressed that it would be possible 10 get the house committee flnction- Ing in time for it 10 act upon the
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
.FELTOV|C READY
 ID DIE BY ROPE
Bridgeport Slayer to Be EXe-
 cuted Soon After Midnight
YOUNGEST EVER HANGED
Pa,lic to Face Trial 10 Hours After Pals Death-Condcmned Man
 Talks With Priest During Day

Wothcrsdold. Dec. 9 UPl-A slim, nervous, l9-ycar-old boy from Bridseport's east side, John (Spir- its) Feltovic, will be hanged to death at states prison here early tomorrow for the murder of q storekeeper during an attempted holdup.
 Feltoyic will go o the gallows a few minutes after midnight for shooting Lester Jacobs, Bridgeport chain store manager. He will be the youngest person ever to be exc cuted for murder in Connecticut,
 When Warden Charles R. Reed gives the word to spring the mech anism that will jerk Fcltovic into eternity, he will authorize his first execution since succeeding the late Henry k. W, Scott a few weeks ago.
 Il to Face Trial
 About len hours after Feltovic'' death. Michael Favlic, 19. will g5 on trial in criminal superior court Bridgeport as accomplice in the at tempted holdup that resulted ill Jacobs's death. Pavlic, who drove the automobile in which Feltovic escaped. turned states evidence and will face only a charge of robbery with violence.
 Warden Reed said the youth ap- peared resigned to his fate as tha hour of execution drew near Only once since his conviction has Felto- vic broken down, and that was when his mother was mentioned during an unsuccessful attempt hv three lawyers to obtain Clemcncy from the state pardon board.
 Feltovic spent several hours with Rev. George NJ. Brady, Roman Catholic chaplain, at the prison to- day A visit was expected from his father and brother. His mother is ill and unable to make the trip here.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
KING AND QUEEN ON VISIT

London. Dec. 3 LP,-King George and Queen Mary arrived in London today from SandrinGham for q few days visit For the first time rec ordcd, the royal train ran late, being delayed 19 minutes by head winds and floods.