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New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
Lisbon to New York
 Flight Being Planned

Lisbon, Aug. 2S (UP)-A new long distance flight. probably from Lisbon to New York, is planned soon by two Portuguese aviators, the United Press was informed today.
 Although secrecy is maintained in aviation circles, an attache at the Alverca Airdrome said that Lieut.. Colonels Ribiero Fonseca and Cifka Duarte were preparing for such a flight in a Junkers plane, if the Portugueses government will grant them permission.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
Sino-Russian Urge
 To Agree Is Denied

Berlin. Aug. .2S P)-Both the soviet embassy and Chinese lega- ton today denied any conversations whatsoever with reference to settle ment of the Chinese Eastern Rail- way and Manchurian disputes were taking place here. It was said no official contact between the two mis- sions had been established!
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
Special Notice

Sir Francis Drake Lodge No. 429 American Order, Sons of St. George will give an entertainment and dance in Junior Mechanics Hall Glen street, Saturday evening, Aug ust 31, at o'clock. All members Of Alexandra Lodge No. 24, Daugh- ters of St. George are invited tc attend, Refreshments will be servel -adyt,
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
Charles IT. Brown

The funeral of Charles H. Brown, aged 64 of A Short street. na- tive and lifelong resident of this city, who died yesterday morning be held tomorrow morning at 9;30 from the home of his daughtec, Mrs. Edward Mccarthy of 22 Short street and at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's church Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
Spanish Forest Fire
 Started Intentionally

Ciudad Real, Spain, Aug. 2S P>-- Forest fires in the region of Piedra- buna have burned forests over an area estimated at nearly 1000 acres.
 Civil guards are searching for un- known persons who are supposed to have started the fires intentionally The damage is believed to be about S25,000.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
F un s
SteDhania TOnuSiak

The funeral of Stephania Tomu- siak, 5 year old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Carol Tomusak of 152S Corbin avenue, was held this morn- ing at 7:30 Sacred Heart church. Rev. Anthony Chmilowicz officiatcl at the church and at the grave in Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
Willard B Thomson

Funeral services for Willard B. Thomson, "A years of age, a former resident of this city, who died Mon- day in Lynn, Mass, will be held to- morrow afternoon at o'clock at Erwin Chapel. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
Real Estate News

Warranty c. Emil Carlson to M. D. Sake, Shuttle Meadow avenue. M. D. Sake to c. Emil Carlson, RoXbury road. Alfred G. Way to John R. Peter son, RoXbury road.
 Mortgage John R. Peterson to Farmers and Mechanics Savings bank, $G,000, RoXbury road.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28

The Great Geyser" in Iceland has basin of 70 feet in diameter. It throws up column of hot water to a height of from so to 200 feet.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
take off for the fifth and last leg

10 Cleveland.
 An air tragedy was averted over Rochester, it was revealed, when the plane of Lloyd o. Yost came in last. Yost said the steel nose of his ship had been torn off by a sudden gale and the fuselage badly damaged. He said he experienced extreme diff culty in fighting the plane. With him were Mrs. Yost and George c. Colton. Emergency repairs were made here to allow him to com- rlete the race.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
TWO INHERIT S12,O00
 FROM NEW YORK ESTATE
Mrs. Marine H. Forrest Gets SS,795 and Clinton J. Morse of plain-
 vile Receives S5,000.
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 New York, Aug. 2S-Marine H. Forrest, formerly of 12 Woodland street, New Britain, Conn.,, will re- ceive about half the estate left by her grandmother, the late Mrs. FL vena L. Hart, according to the New York state transfer tax department here. She receives S6,795. The bal ance, s5,0O0, goes to Clinton J. Morse, a son-in-law, of 21 Broad street, Plainville. Conn.
 Mrs. Hart died December 16, 1927, leaving an estate appraised today at S14,212 gross, net value, $11,195. Clinton Morse and Marine Forrest are executors.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28

Marine Forrest lived at 12 Wood- land street until last October. She, her husband and family moved to Plainville, where they lived at ? Park street. At present she is in Salam- ance N. r., and her husband is in Plainyille.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28

Mary Eaton, musical comedy star, is engaged to Willard Webb, movie di- rector. They expect to be married
 September l.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
Motorcycle Policeman Overhallls John and Florence For Speeding;
 Learns Identity, Releases Them
Cabelus Catches Up to Car Going 50 Miles An Hour in Direction of Shuttle Meadow Club-Couple May Spend Honeymoon in Plymouth, Vermont,
 or MooseEead Lake, Maine.

John CoollJSe and Florence TrumbulI had as narrow an escape as anyone possibly could have from being landed before the desk at New Britain police headquarters when Officer Peter C. Cabtlus overlook their speeding sedan on Lincoln street yesterday afternoon after d chase from Corbin avenue.
 Officer Cabclus saw the sedan about 1:3O o'clock on Corbn avenue and put after it in police ear. He was forced to drive faster than 50 miles an hour to ovcrtake it and after ordering the driver to pull over to the curb, he asked him if he realized the speed he was making.
 John and Florence were in the wheel. Another couple occupied the rear seat. the party being headed for the Shuttle Meadow club for luncheon, Did you realize Nou were hitting fftyH" the officer asked. "Why no, I didn't" young Coolidge answered. Did you, Florcncc"' and Florence, smiling cngaginglN sup ported him nobIy She had no idea that such a speed had been touched, she said.
 lt was the officers move then and he made it. Have you an operators Hccnsc?" he asked, and John replied affirmaUvcIy. "Woll, let's see it," was the order and John produced ii. "Ahom, John Coolidge. oh? Are you the son of the -presidcnt?' officer Cabclus looked him over carefully. "Yes. sir" John smilingly replied. Be on your way" the hluccoat said and John lost no time slipping in the clutch, with a Thank you officer, :" and salute of appreciation of the F,,or
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
PETERS0k|'S ABSENCE
 STILL UNEXPLAINED
Vanishing of Bridegroom to-Be Mystiies Two
 Families

The whereabouts Of McrWin pe- tcrson. son of Mir. and Mrs. Peter son of Worthington Ridge, Berlin, who disappeared from his rooms Ut the Hotel Belmont, New York, some time Friday night, before his sched- uled wedding with Miss Eurth Wachtcr. daughter Of Mir. and Mrs F. $. WachtCr of Harrison street was still unexplained today. The young woman. as well as her par ents, are at d loss to explain the pc culiar actions of the bridogroom-to- be and his parents cannot be To- catod at their home in Berlin.
 The couple were together with their families. at dinner party and theatrical performance on Fri day evening. Saturday morning. Miss Wachtcr, at breakfast with her parents at the Commodore, was told there was q letter for her with the floor clerk. She obtained 1t and found that it contained a message from Peterson to the cf- feet that he was leaving town. His parents were immediately located at the Belmont and it appeared that they had received similar mote which stated that they would never see him again. This is all that is definitely known of the situation and information concerning it comes from an authentic source.
 It appears that Peterson hal given the impression that he had procured passage for himself and his bride on the White Star liner Baltic bound for a honeymoon abroad. It was found out that no passage had been booked nor had any deposit been paid on a prosepc- tive trip. Rumors to the effect that he had been advanced money for
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
Four Narcotic Joints In Operation
 Near Capitol, Senator Blease Says

Washington, Sept. g (Pl-An as sertion that -four narcotic joints" are operating near the capitol on Pennsylvania avenue and that this was known 10 people whose duty it is to stop it" was made in the senate today ny Senator Blease, democrat, south Carolina,
 Blcase made these statements while speaking in opposition to a committee amendment 10 the tariff bill to eliminate a house provision to extend the liability to owners of vessels for Unmanifestcd smoking opium found on board.
 Bleasc said the cases of four per sons suspected of narcotic law Nio-
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
WAKEMAN ADMITS ENGAGING SHEARER
 FOR GENEVA WORK
Worth S25009 to Get Coni- dentjaI Report Of Proceedings,
 He Tells Group
NO RECORD OF PAYMENT
 ON SHIPBUILDERS' BOOKS

Vice President of Bethlehem Con-
 Ccrn Tells Senate Committee He
 Was Not Particularly Interested
 in Naval Conference - Wanted
 Peace Secure For Amorica-Says
 PrOpagandist Foolcd Executives.
 Washington, Sept. 23 CPS. w. Wakcman, vice president of the Bethlehem ShipDuilding corporation. testified before a senate investigat- ing committee today that he had en- gagged William B. Shearcr to attend of 1927 Geneva naval conference for the purpose of reporting events that happened there"
 NaIScman First Witness
 Wakeman was the first witness to- day as the committee resumed it's inquiry into the activities of Shear CT, whose suit in New York for ap- proNimately $300,o0o which he al- lcScs is due him for services render cd the shipbuidcrs, prompted the investigation.
 The Bethlehem corporation official represented his concern at the New York meeting at the time Shearcr was engaged to go to the 1927 Geneva barley which broke up with out an agreement on naval limita- tons being reached.
 Previous to this meeting. Wake man testified, the three American ship building concerns had employed Shcarcr for $7,500 to come tc Washington and write articles and make speeches to supplement the merchant marine program to the United States shipping board" That was in December, 1926, he said.
 To Report Happenings
 Asked why Shearcr was engaged to go to Geneva, Wakeman replied
 'Eor the purpose of reporting events that happened thcre.'
 Clinton l.. Bardo, president of the New York Shipbuilding,c company; r. r. Palan, vice president of the New port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company. and Henry C. Hun ter, counsel for the Council ot American Shlpbuilders attended the conference which sent Shearcr abroad.
 Continuing. WakHman said the  agreement with Shcarcr was only verbal
 Agreement Only Verbal
 "Why wasn't it written" 9" asked Chairman Shortridge,
 Tt didn't come up" the witness replied, adding he had full power" 10 make contracts for his company.
 The ship builder said he had not discussed the Geneva naval confer encc with any of his associates in the Bethlehem company.
 T did not take it up with any of my people or with counsel" he
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-23

John, after thc traditional fashiol of bridegrooms. became increasing ly nervous, Last night when news papcrmen called on the governor for information regarding the mar riagc ceremony, John sat beside his prospective fathor-in-law From time to time he would interrupt and request that the governor refrain from saying certain things.
 During the interview he left the room and paced norvously arounl the house from one room to an other, Finally he went outdoors an stood in the cool night air looking at slightly cloudod moon. When the nowspapermcn left, John stood half concealed undcr porte Cochcrc pocring after the automobile until it had left the Trumbull driveway.
 seven Minute Service
 At q conference held today be tween the couple. minister and the Trumbulls. the form of service to be used at the wedding was de- cidcd upon. Tho wedding ceremony will last about seven minutes.
 Just before tn" wedding the march 70 Promise Me" by Reginald De Eoyen is to be played hy Profcs- sor Hammond and Emil Hcimber- ger, Hartford violinst. Then comes the wedding proccssional the Bridal Chorus from l.ohongrin" as the bride enters the church on the arm of her father. Mcndolsohn's wedding march will be used as q rrcosSional
 There was no danger today of newspaper men and women being mistaken for guests at the wedding Every press representative was re- alired 10 wear a big red tag, in- scribed in black letters; Press, Trumbull Coolidge wedding. Plain vile, Conn.,, September 23. 1929. Erwin G. Stevens, 55-year- old ! Mooschcad Lake, Me. woodsman ar rived at Brainard field shortly before noon bound by plane for the we'd NtlS. ll' grey HdlFfu guest Nll' whom the governor has hunted and tiShed for more than 20 years, cX- pressed enthusiasm over his first ! trip.
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-23

lation were presented to the grand jury for taction here last July and that no action has, yet been taken.
 There was reason to believe, he asserted, that some higher up" was preventing grand jury action. He added that local authorities were making no narcotic arests and that federal enforcement agents also were lax because they were putting enforcement up to the local officers
 Citing several Chinese murders in Washington, the South Carolina senator asked why relieve the ship owner from penalty if they lend assistance 10 this damnable curse.'
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
SWEDISH STEAMER CREW BEING SAVED
Coastguardsmen Work to Rescue 20 Aboard
 Vessel

Norfolk, Va. Sept. 93 (R)-Coast Suardsmen were rcscuing with the brooches buoy today the crew of the swedish steamer Carl Gerhard, ashor6 in a northeast gale one mile north of Kill Devil Hill approxi- matcly 70 miles south of Virginia Beach.
 The stranded vessel was sighted by coast guard patrol and is less than 300 yards off the beach in a terrific sea about 7:15 a. m., today Before 9:30 a. m., the life saving apparatus had been rsged and a woman, one of the 20 persons aboard the ship. had been hauled to the beach. Two men were next brought ashore. Rescue work was being carried forward with all speed possible for the vessel was receiving terrific pounding and in danger of breaking up, coast guard men said.
 As soon as word of the wreck reached here the cutter YamaCr5W was sent out from Norfolk to as sist the Carl Gerhard. Leaving here at 7:30 o'clock the Yamacraw was expected to reach kill Devil Hill at 3 o'clock. It is expected that by the time she arrives, all the crew will have reached shore. Coast guardmen say it is doubtful she can help to save the steamer, which is reported to have been driven so far onto the beach that the cutter cannot get in to her.
 Loaded with plaster rock, the Swedish steamer was cn route from a Canadian port 10 Tampa. The cause of her running ashore has not been learned. She may have been blown in by the shore wind or gone off her course in thick weather. coast guardsmcn say. At Cape Henry today there was fog.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
Doran Answers Nebraska Senator
 Who Says Capital District Is Wet

Washington, Sept. 2S Ps-Com- missioner Doran of the prohibition bureau today took issue with Sena- tor Howell, republican,, Nebraska, that the national capital is one of the wet spots in the country be- cause dry agents are lax in their activities.
 The head of the enforcement bureau said the agents were doing as good work in Washington as any place in the country and that con- ditiOnS here were on a par with those in other parts of the nation.
 Dor2n made his views public after President Hoover had called upon the Nebraska senator to lay before the department of justice definite
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
REGAIN WILL INSPECT BROKERAGE RECORDS Will Check Up Findings With Income Tax
 Reports

Preparations are being completed by Deputy Collector William J. Began of the internal revenue office. for an examination of the books and records of the brokerage houses in this district to ascertain the stock transactions of local people for the past few years. This is being done to truns already filed and to learn why those who may have been liable to file return, have failed to do so.
 Mir. Began stated that these in structions were received from the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue at Hartford, and the work will commence soon.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23

facts" upon which he based his as- scrtion in the senate that the pro- hibition law was not being enforced in Washington but could be en- forced if the president would in sist upon it.
 Commenting on the Ncbraskan's contentious, Doran said he had "every confidence in the prohibition enforcement officers in the District of Columbia.
 The police department" he as serted, "is cooperating Cncrgetically with our forces and any investiga- ton into the work of those two or ganizations will show that they are doing excellent work. The enforce mcnt conditions here are as good as any place in the country"
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
CONFESSION READ
 IN PEACOX TRIAL
Admitted Burning Body to Spare
 Nother-in-LaW's Feelings
SAYS MURDER ACCIDENTAL

tlfi $ lsOtncT, LACK OIl StlIu | budN,
 Says Couple Quarreicd Over Wifc's
 Affair With Young Student al
 One Time.
 White Plains, x. Y. Sept. g LP)-- Earl PeacoNs confession was read iE court today. asserting that after killing his wife he set her body of fire with the purpose of sparing his mothcr-in-law the knowledge of what he termed the girls "disgracr- full end.'
 The confession related that after killing his wife and hiding her body in the woods he went directly to the home of the mothCr-in-laW, Mrs. Adelaide Heinzelman, and was given breakfast by her.
 Set Fire 6 Days Later
 Six days later. wishing as he said to spare the girls mother, he poured kerosene over his Wifc's body and set it afirc. On that occasion again he completed his night of secret ac- tivity by going for breakfast to the home Of his wfc's mother, who served him, innocent of her daugh- tcr'S fate.
 Pcacox reiterated in the confess sion that he had not intended to kill lis wife, but the staying was the ac- cidentaI outcome of decision on his part to assert his will.
 "I had been her slave" the confcs- sion read and 1 had decided to as Scrt a stronger will over her, to use physical force it necessary"
 After the confession was read and cess was taken for lunch.
 The defense announced that be- lore the state rested three prescott ticn witnesses would be recalled for additional CrCSs-oXamination.
 Witnesses to Be Recalled
 They were Captain of Detectives Michael Silvcrstein, who obtained the first verbal confcsSion Dr. Amos A. Squire, who performed the autopsy; and Frances Newman. the red head ed "alibi girl" to whom PcacoN turn cd before and after killing his wife.
 The second week of the trial opened today with Mrs. Adelaide Heinzelman, mother of the Victim back on the stand for cross eX- animation.
 As she sat in the witness box she was directly facing Earle PeacoX,
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New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
MAURICE, G, STEELE STEE|E WNl|EAVE H, & \, PLANT HERE
Development Engineer and Di-
 rector Going to Rome, N. '.
CHANCE EFFECTIVE OCT. 1

Development and Research for
 Rome Radiation Co.,, Subsidiary Of Republic Brass Corp.
 Maurice G. Steele, since May a Co. of New Britain. and develop mcnt engineer in charge of the con- cealed radiator, resigned today from the local firm to Go to Rome. x. Y, where he will assume charge Of the manufacture, development and research of the Rome Radiation Co.,. a subsidiary Of the Republic Brass Corp.
 Mir, Steele expects 10 leave Rome October l. For the past four years he has been connected with Hart X Hutchinson, and prior to that he spent many years with the Auto matic Rcfrigcrating company of Hartford as assistant engineer and sales engineer.
 While Mr Steele was in Hartford l il'F N'tilS AIi illtttlS pi lllt llcll u LII l. churches. At the present time at 1 is tenor soloist of the First Baptist church, West Hartford. During thl war he served as second lieutenant in the proof department at Aber- dccn Proving Ground, Murylani i, in charge of test and development work on the first 16 inch howit2er railway gun. At the present time. Mir, Steele is member of James Palache post No. 53. American Lc- zion. Of Pennington.
 A graduatef of Worcester Poly technic Institute in 1915. MT Steele, prior 10 his graduation taught me chanical drawing and shop practice at Chapman Tech. New London. II , is a graduate of Hartford high school
 Active in founding the Hartford q Worcester Tech Alumni association Mir. Steele has served for two yca.s as it's president. During the pas; year he was president of the Hart ford Engineers club, a member of the Hartford Choral club. the New Britain Fish and Game association, the American Society of Heating and Nentilating Engineers. the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and vice chairman of the New Britain section, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Iota chapter; Lambda Sigma. Sigma chapter, and the Windsor avenue Congregational church.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
Herald to Announce
 BattaIinO-R0utis Go

A round by round account Of the Andre Eoutis-Bat Battalino fcathcrWeight championship fight at the Hurley Stadium in Hartford tonight will be an nounced from the windows of the Herald. The fight will be for 15 rounds and is scheduled to start promptly at 9 o'clock. Associated Press wires will carry the account of the fight direct from the ringside to the Herald. There will be no radio broad cast of the battle.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
May Honeymoon in Vermont

Special to the lloraIdh
 plainVile. Sept. 2@ - Although John and Florence have not dis closed the place of their wedding trip to the public, it was reported from good circles today that they will leave directly for Ncr~ ont where they will spend a few days at the old Coolidge homestead in Plymouth. The trip will probably be made by auto. No definite infor- nation could be obtained at the Trumbull home.
 As the wedding hour approached.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
L!NDBERGH LANDING AT GUIANA AIRPORT Air Mail Plane to Report Again When It Leaves
 Ground

Miami, Fla. Sept. 23 (P)-"We are preparing to land at Georgetown" 7" said a message from the radio opcr- ator aboard Colonel Charles A Lindbershs plane at 11:20 a. m. The message was received by the Pan American Airways station here at 11:22.
 It was explained by Pan Ameri- can that since it had no ground sta ton at Georgetown it probably could not give information of the actual landing until the plane takes off again for Paramaribo.
 When the ship takes off the radio ant2nna will be unfurlcd and the operator will report to the control station here. Heretofore, at every important point Lindbcrgh has touched, Par American had had ground stations to report the land ing.
 The following plane, bearing President Trippc of Pan American, and Mrs. Trippe, reported reeling in it's antenna over Georgetown at 11:S2.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Partly cloudy to cloudy to- night and Tuesday; slightly warmer tonight.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-23

Port -Of-Spain, Trinidad, Sept. 23 Pl-Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh left Port-Of-S Spain this morning for Georgetown and Paramaribo in continuation of his 1000 mile tour of the Caribbean.
 The Lindbergh plane at 9;32 a. m. was flying smoothly beneath gathering clouds Colonel Lind . Continued on Page Two)
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