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New Britain herald., 1929-11-09
WEDDINGS
Nuptial Events Decrease Arrangements and WeG- ding Anniversaries.

Miss Anna Dennis, daughter Of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Dennis Of Jubilee street became the bride Of Vincent Zukowskl. son of Alr. and Mrs. Frank Iukowsli of White street, Hartford at o'clock at St. Andrews church. Reverend Edward Grikis performed the ceremony
 Miss Frances Dennis was her sis tcr's maid Of honor and Thomas Walsh was best man.
 Tho bride was attircd in .rocn transparent velvet with hat and slip pors 10 match. Her bouquet was of butterfly roses. The maid of honor was dressed in brown transparent velvet with hat and slippers to match. and carried bronze chry- santhcmums.
 About 50 guests were present at the reception. Mir. and Mrs. Zu- kowski will reside at 27 White street. Hartford. after q wedding trip to New York city.
 Miss Emily Jessie kilhy Of Plain vile, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Kilhy of Hartford. and George Bernard Day, son Of Mrs. Elizabeth Day of WostWood Park. plainvillc, formerly Of this city. will be married this afternoon at o'clock by Roy crcnd A. Hendricks. The plainville Baptist church. where inc ccre- monies will take place is decorated
New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
45 BLIND PERSONS
 LIVE IN THIS CITY
State Survey Discloses Total of 1,56O in
 Connecticut

Hartford. Feb. l5 tPt-The state Loard of education of the blind finds there are 1.560 blind people in Con- necticut distributed in 143 town ships. The largest number are in New Haven which lists TO. Hart ford is next with 155 and in Bridge port there are 1h'. Waterbury has 55. Meriden 53. New Britain 45, Nor wich i2, Stamford 35 and Norwalk g..
 There are 2G small towns in the state which do not have any blind people. They are Andover. Bethany, Bridgewater. Burlington. Chester. Cornwall, Cromwell. Franklin, Goshen. killingworth. Ledyard, Lis bon, Marlborough. Middlebury. Men roe, New Fairfield. North Canaan. Cid Lyme, Old Saybrook, Prospect. Scotland, Sherman, Union. Warren. Westbrooll and Woodbridge.
 These statistics conform to the es- innate of one blind person to every thousand of population which is ac- CTS for the blind. The state board of education announced recently that its population estimate for Con- necticut based on the school returns for September 1a2S, is 1.5T9,747. and it is interesting 10 note how closely the figures of the state board of ed- ucation of the blind conform to this.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
JULIAN R. H0LLEY
 DIES IN BRISTOL
Heart Attack Takes Vice Prsi.
 dent Of Bristol Brass Corp.
STARTED AS B00KKEEPER
Earned steady Promotion and Be- came Official In tSsS-Was Direc- tor of Several Corporations and . Prominent Mason.
(Special to the Herald)

Bristol, Feb. 15.-Julian K. Hol- ley, 7s, first vice president Of the Bristol Brass corporation and a di- rector in a number of local corpora- tions. died suddenly at his home this morning following heart attack brought on by indigestion. When stricken he had Just reentered his home after having driven his son to catch an early morning train for Boston. His residence was at 75 Bellevue avenue.
 MT. Holley was born in Mansfield, Conn.,. May 16. 1855. the youngest of the 12 children Of Perry and Lois Holley. He attended the grammar schools of Mansfield and the East man Business college at Pough- keepsie. N. Y. Following his gradua- ton he entered the employ of the late J. M. Todd in Forestville as a clerk and bookkeeper and after five years was admitted to partnership in the concern under the firm name of Todd and Holley. A year later he sold out his interest and moved to Bristol. entering the employ of the rolling mill of the Bristol Brass and Clock company (now the Bristol Brass corporation> as bookkeeper. Five years later he was made secre- tary and assistant treasurer and at
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
'CONCAVE' DANCING
 FORBIDDEN AT H. 5.
Principal Slade Issues Regulations Regarding
 Students Posture

An official notice was issued to- day at the Senior High school by Principal Louis P. Slade explaining the schools stand on improper pos ture in dancing. Although issued primarily for the new students it applies to all students in the school. It reads as follows:
 Good posture is practiced The young woman is not to have her arm beyond her partners side; her arm should not be extended to the middle of her partners back. The young mans right arm should be above his partners waist.
 The posture involving the con- cave appearance of the young wo- mans back Is avoided.
 Face to face dancing Is avoided.
 "The practice known as 'shimmy- ing is avoided.
 Dancing that is confined to d small portion of the floor is avoided
 The practice known as cutting in is forbidden.
 "foung women remove their ats before going oil the dance floor"
New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE
 IN ARGENTINE CAPITAL
1000 Autos Destroyed in BuenOs Aires Ware
 house Blaze

Buenos Aires. Feb. 15 (UP)-One fireman was killed and several were injured when fire destroyed gov- ernment warehouses over an area five blocks long today.
 Taptha and alcohol exploding in the warehouses shot flames 80 feet into the air and showered the fiam- ing fluid about the vicinity. Win dows for many blocks around were shattered by the explosions.
 More than thousand automo- piles were destroyed and damage was estimated at more than sl ,000.- 900, although no official figures were available.
 President Hipolito Irigoyen, col larless arrived at the conflagration soon after it first started at 4:30 a. m. today. Bremen in & line nearly city block long, played a huge curtain of water on the flames. They were driven back from time to time by explosions.
 They succeeded in checking the blaze before 1t reached warehouse B where more than :.ooo,000 gal Ions of naphtha and alcohol were stored.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
ALL0WAY, ADRIFT, IS
 NAVIGATION MENACE
Oiler Who Stayed With Wreck May Lose Sal
 wage Award

Seattle. Feb. II P.-Warning that the disa bled freighter Alloway was adrift and menacing navigation at Cnimak Pass. Aleutian Islands. was broadcast by the naval radio station here today after unsuccessful efforts had been made by the coast guard cutter Chelan to tow her to safety,
 The hopes of James L. Posey, ot Seattle, oiler and storekeeper of the Alioway. of receiving generous re- ward in salvage because he stayed with his ship after the other SS members of the crew had been res cued received setback as the Che Ian reported that the dereiict had been lost in the fog and darkness.
 First Believed Insane
 Posey was called the mad oiler of the Alloway" because he refused to leave the ship last Tuesday as fierce storm drove her toward the rocks of Aikiak Island. After serv- ing single handed for two days as the captain and crew of the freight
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
JUDGES PAY BILL KILLED IN SENATE
Waterbury Mans Plan for Re.
 Ytnge on Court Fails
SALARY CUT WAS OBJECT
Housc Rejects Measure Making Re- moval Of Serial Number from Autos and Radios Illeeal-Special Auto Court Turned Down.

State Capitol. Hartford, Feb. Is N-With the judiciary committee of the general assembly standing between him and his aim. Edward Udelowitz. electrician of Waterbury, failed today in his effort to avenge himself upon the judges. the clerk and tho prosecutors of the Water bury city court.
 Senator Peasley. Judiciary chair man, in asking the upper body to accept the committee's unfavorable report and reject . bill decreasing the salaries of the judge. the dep uty judge. the clerk. the prosecu- tor aud assistant prosecutor. said that Udelowitz. who had had "a number of bad criminal experiences in Waterbury" had obtained intro- duction of the measure for "re- venge."
 He aald Udelowitz had tried to gst . license to practice the trade of electrician and failed. but had gone right on working at the trade ana had been punished.
 Perua(led Representative
 Then he had been arrested on . charge of non-support. Believing that tho Waterbury city court off, cials were all "asainst him." the electrician persuaded MT. Hunger ford. of Watertown. to put in a bill cutting the ofYiciala' sala ario.
 udelowitz was the only supporter Of the bill when tho judiciary com mittee held its hearing. MT. Hun gerford showing no interest and not even putting in an appearance.
 "He entertained us," said Senator Peasley. but failed to convince us of the necessity. or Justification, for
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
HARTFORD CAPITALIST
 RESCUED FROM YACHT
Bloodgood's Pleasure Craft Sinks Near Shore at
 Key West

Key West, Fla. Feb. 15 P- Names of half of the persons aboard q yacht which sank in i've feet of water 200 yards off shore here last night were revealed today. clearing up the mystery" in connection with the affair.
 Those whose identity was made known were A. T. Bloodgood. Hart ford. Conn.,. capitalist, owner of the yacht; Captain A. Dillon and Mir. and Mrs. Edwin Lindbergh Of Hart ford. The identity of the other four was not revealed.
 The eight yachters were rescued from the sunken craft by coast guardsmen. They had been en route from Miami 10 Havana and had pu A AaTe. The yacht ran aground.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
SECOND NOTE ADDRESSED TO R|CE'S COUNSEL NOW REPORTED FOUND ON
 CORPSE OF SLAIN DETECTIVES WIFE
Corbn Retires After Long Term
 as President of Union Mfg. Co.
Has Been Officer for 24 Years and Chief Execu- tive Since 19OS-C. s. Neumann Succe Co
 A1r,
S>C Adyt Har.f,

Albert F. Corbin. for the past e. years an officer with the Union Manufacturing Co. and for 2l years its president. resigned from the company today at the annual meet ing of the stockholders held at the plant. Carl s. Neumann was elected president to succeed him. He has been secretary of the company.
 Mir. Corbin plans to devote his immediate future to recreation and travel and he and Mrs. Corbin will leave on February 2S for trip to Cuba.
 Started to Work at 1G
 In 1882, at the age of Is years. fir. Corbin entered the office of the P. & F. Corbin Co. He remained there until 1889 when he entered the employ of the Thompson Hous
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
Message Left for Ac. cused Man in Care of King, is Latest Rulnor Lawyer Uninfo,med of its Existence, He Declares.
Authorities Still Refuse to Divulge Contents of First Missive, Declared to Clear Rice of Killing Jackson-Motive Is Mys. tery.

Norwich. Feb. IS N-Infor
 nation in insurance circles here
 which knew of the policies
 which Detective William E.
 Jackson had carried, was that
 the aggregate insurance on his
 life was about $20,O00, which
 will go to his daughter. Juanita,
 sole survivor of Jackson's im-
 mediate family.
 Willimantic. Feb. IS N-A second note may have been left by Mrs. Gertrude Jackson throwing light upon the staying of her husband. State Detective William E. Jackson. in his home on the evening of Janu- ary 29.
 One note written by Nrs. Jack son Was found by Medical Examiner Louis l. Mason in her stocking when he examined Mrs. Jackson's bedy ct the undertakers' rooms Wednesday afternoon. The import of this letter given out by tho medical sx- aminer was to the effect that Nrs. Jackson said she killed her husband and that Trenor A. Rice. depus, sheriff, under indictment was inno cent.
 The second note reported to b. in existence is said to have bet-'' addressed to W. A. King. of Rice'e counsel, and 1t is indicated the con. tents were for Rice. King saic he had not heard of this envelope and confirmation was lacking from Of ficers engaged in the case.
 Rice Is Untnfoeu,ed
 Rice who is in tho county Jail ut Brooklyn, had not been informed of Mrs. Jackson's suicide or the finding of note written by the woman which. according to Dr. Mason. sx-
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
ROOT WILL SET SAIL
 FOR EUROPE TONIGHT
Leaves at Midnight to Sit With World Court
 Jurists

New York, Feb. Is R1Elihu Root. who is S4 years old today. will sail for Europe at midnight on the Italian liner Augustus to accept an invitation of the League of Ma tions to sit with jurists to revise the statutes of the world court.
 Although not acting as a repre- sentative of the United States gov ernment. he is expected. while in Europ. to try informally to lay the ground work for acceptance of the American reservations.
 At the home of the former secre- tary of state 1t was said he was in excellent health. He planned to spend the day quietly with his son. Elihu Root, Jr.. and his daughter in Jaw
New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
MAN FALLS INTO PoW, RESISTS BEING SAVED
Declares Fish in Bundle Drew Him Into
 Water

Rescued from the icy waters oe Lock Shop pond" shortly after F o'clock last night, John Kopchtnski. 40. of Mountain View, Plainville. was arrested for drunkenness by Or ficer William Grabeck. but when ar- raigned in police court today bsfore Judge Stanley J. Traceski. hs insist- ed that he had not had . single drink last night and 'the oflcsr was drunk if he says I was drunk" Judge Traceski suspended judgment in view of the fact that 1t was Xop- chinskis first arrest in ls ysAfs. and also because he has 10 children.
 Questioned by Oficer 0rabeck, kopchinski said he had . bundle of fish under his arm and was walking along the railroad tracks about op- posite the Russell { Erwin fire house when the fish. becoming un- able to resist the lure of tho pond, drew him into the water. The ofli- cer was patrolling Lake street when he heard shouts and cries from the vicinity of the railroad tracks, @ he hurried to investigate and saw Kop- chinski fioundering about 10 or 1a feet from the shore. A night em- ploye at the Russell < Erwin fac tory heard the cries also and or seeing kopchinskis predicamen' took long hooked rod which used on the furnaces and with o! ficer Qrabeck's assistance. haulc kopchinski to safety.
 For several minutes kopchinsl struggled and fought against being rescued. bracing himself against thj bank. Asked if he wanted to die. he replied that he did and appeared angry at being interfered with. At police headquarters. Lieutenan, Rival had him undress and put his clothes where they would dry. A misfit outfit was rounded up for him about the police station.
 Officer Grabeck learned that Kop- chinski had been seen walking from Grove street onto the railroad tracks and then he disappaofod from sight. A minute or tWo lo4ee he was splashing about anA aAeut- ing. According to Omcef 0rabeek and Lieutenant Rival, thers VI - question n to his conditiea. bue there was no way of ds4egasln3ag whether he deliberately leaoel 1Doo the pond or lost his feetta9 ao1 Su0 In.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
BLAME OLD COUNCIL
 FOR TAX RATE JUMP
Finance Board Fixes 28 Mill Levy for Next
 Fiscal Year

A tax rate of 2S mills, including a levy of one-fifth of one mill made this year and collestible next year. was adopted by the board of finance and taxation last night.
 The jump from 2s to .S mills is made necessary. members of the board say. by the common councils action in cutting appropriations last year and by the normal increase in maintenance costs of city depart ments. Few new projects are made possible.
 The proposed fire station for the western section. . new ladder com- pany. municipal golf course. cloth ing allowance for policemen. pre- natal clinic and sanitarium are among the more expensive projects put back for another year.
 Provision is made for eight addi, tional policemen and six f1remen. for an addition to the vault in the town clerks office. for four automobiles for the police department. and for an automobile to be used by the deputy chiefs and master mechanics.
 An increase from $2.o00 to $500 in the police pension fund was voted. and the firemen's pension fund was boosted from S1.6oo to $500.
 A cut in the school department budget. from sl.:se.soo to 1.2s5,- 400 was made. Reductions voted are: Supplies. S35.00o to S30.ooO; text books. 1l6.00o to e13.0oo: library and apparatuA s3.ooo ts s..5oo: furniture and equipment. Sio.o0o to 5000: repairA t7o.ooo to S6o.ooo: fuel. t3b. 900 to $so.ooo: miscellan- eous, 313.0o0 to S1e.O0O.
 The street department account was hacked at from all angles. re- ducinE the amount from S572,675 to $s5S.300. In the sewer main- tenance account. 34.o00 was pruned to make the new figure S2s.O0O: the permanent pavement fund lost S11,- 900. being set at $1o.00o; street im- provements were cut from $3O,0O0 to &cS.0O0. No allowance was made for a new street connecting High and Washington streets, efYectins a say ing of $17.00o.
 The police department clothing allowance Of 35.S5o went into dis
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
AERGER @ EXPRESS l COMPANIES APPROVED
Federal E Commerce Board Gives Sanction for Huge
 Consolidation
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Washington. Feb. Is R--Full |pproval of railroad plans to con- |olidate the entire express business f the country in the hands of a kngle corporation. the Railway Ex- |ress Agency. Inc. was given today |y the interstate commerce commits lon. Under contracts which the con- hission approved. the Railway Ex- ress Agency will issue 1000 shares f capital stock and t32,000,000 of i've per cent bonds and will acquire Il of the property of the American hallway Express Company. Profits rom express service will be divided mong railroads in proportions to be business which they contribute nd the nominal issue of capital i'll be divided among the Ss lines hich are members of the associa- on of railway executives.
 Effective Masx,h
 The new arrangement takes effect March 1. all property acquisitions aving been made tentatively by the lilroad representatives prior to bbmitting the issue to the commis- pn.
 In view Of the early date for the Establishment of the new system, De commission hurried its consid- Fation of the project. The facts ere submitted on February 6, and e program was approved February
 by vote of the commission, th no members dissenting. for an puncement today. Practically all
 the express business has been Andled by the American Rsilway kpress Company since 1920, but . contracts governing it .xpire arch 1. The new arrangement II take effect in time to supersede a ol6 one
New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
Here You Are, Girls!
 How to Live to 100

Boston. Eng. Feb. 15 R- Miss Wilhelmina Robinson has reached the age of 100 years. largely because she has left men alone-she says.
 T detest men," she avowed on reaching the century mark. and I put down my long and happy life to the fact that never was foolish enough to marry one."
 Miss Wilhelmina wears | fril- ly cap and shares her rooms with two milk-white cats-both ladies.
 "~ingle women have . far better life than any wife," de- clared the white haired little spinster. Married women are always ailing with something or other. The hospitals are full of them.
 II never asked any man to marry me-and no one ever asked me to marry him." she said. II always hated men,"
New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
Two Explosions Wreck
 Dwelling at Worcester

Worcester. Mass. Feb. l5 R- Two firemen were injured and four other firemen and two patrolmen were knocked down when the sec- ond of two successive explosions wrecked three story wooden dHell- ing at c22 Shrewsbury street this morning.
 The odor of burned powder which clung to the wrecked house caused police to conclude that bombs or dy- namitc had been set off.
 None Of those who live in the house were present when either blast occurred.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
LINDY'S WEDDING
 EXPECTED IN MAY
Mexico City Confident It Will Be
 Scene Of Ceremony
MORROW SAYING NOTHING
Refuses to Discuss Daughters Romance With Press Mexican Papers Print Sisters
 Picture Labeled "Annc."

Mexican Papers Print Sisters
 Picture Labeled "Annc."
 Mexico City. Feb. Is CUP)-The capital expects the wedding of Miss Anne Spencer Morrow and Col. Charles A. Lindbergh to be held in May or June. probably in May.
 If Lindbergh comes here at the end of thls month to open the enw Brownsville Mexico City air mail route, as expected. it was believed the date would be set then.
 Lindbergh. it was assumed. would prefer Mexico City as the place for the wedding. since he has often ex- pressed fondness for this country. where he first met his fiancee, and he probably would be able to get greater privacy here than anywhere in the United states. Miss Morrow s wishes in the matter are known only to herself.
 Ambassador Dwight w. Morrow, at his weekly conference with the press, declined to make any refer ence to his daughters wedding and only smiled at attempts to draw him out. His only concession was to make arrangements for all news- papers to receive approved photo- graphs of his daughter.
 The Mexico City papers have been publishing pictures of Elizabeth and Constance Morrow. the ambassadors other two daughters. and labelling them Miss Anne Morrow"
 Miss Morrow continued today to
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
Court Increases Salaries
 Of Probation Officers

Increases in the salaries of Pro- batiop Officer Edward C. Connolly and Juvenile Probation Officer Ruth Bristoll have been directed by the judges of the police court, effective April l. Mfr. Connolly receives an Increase from S2.5oo to sc.750 and Miss Bristoll from 3l.500 to tl,sOo.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
|abe Ruth Wins in Costume as Infant

St. Petersburg, Fla, Feb. ,5 R-Babe Ruth, king of home run hitters. last night donned 8 baby's long dress, wore a blonde wig. carried a milk bottle and won first prize for the clevereet costume at the annual Beaux- Arts ball.
 Ruth rode into the ballroom pn a little red wagon pulled by woman dressed in the accept ed fashion of the gay '90's who khooN a bright red rattle at Aim.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-15
TWO BOYS STRUCK BY RUNAWAY TRUCK
Milk Delivery Auto Backs Down
 Hill for 90 Yards
LAD, t4, SAVES WOMAN
Joseph Hultsren Arrested After Ma
 chine Fractures leg Of Salvatore
 MazOtta, :. and Bruises William

Leopold Mailloux, 14, of 65S Main street. saved a woman whose name was not learned. from injury by be- ing run down by a milk delivery truck owned by Joseph Hultgren. 3o but two boys were struck by the truck and Hultgren was arrested on charges of allowing the vehicle to stand unattended while the engine was running. and driving an automo- bile with defective brakes. In police court today. Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods ordered plea of not guilty entered on each count and recommended that the case be con- tinued until February 21 in $500 bonds. Judge Traceski accepted the recommendation.
 Truck Goes Over Curb
 Hultgren, according to the police. left his truck at the curb in front of S3 Beaver street while he went into q house. and in his absence the ve- hicle rolled backwards down the in- cline for a distance of 90 yards be- fore going over the curbstone in front of 63 Beaver street and striking Salvatore Mazotta, :. of 112 Beaver street and William Genovese. :. of 242 High street. The Mazotta boy sustained a fracture of the leg near the ankle. and his companion was bruised and cut. The former is at New Britain General hospital and the latter was able to go home after being attended.
 Mailloux saw the unidentified
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