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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-25
Ambassador Garrett at His Post.

ROME, September IS P).-John W..
Garrett Of Baltimore arrived yesterday
and took up his duties as United States
Ambassador. He succeeds Henry p.
Fletcher as Ambassador.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07

overhauling the night before the accident and pronounced it all right Sergeant O'Mara, in talking with the mechanic. found out that nothing had been done about the brakes.
 Avella also testified that he did not have his car under control at the time and that he started to turn into Linwood street to avoid the accident. He asserted that he was driving about 8 miles an hour, but that he was going fast enough that, if he had not attempted to make the turn. he would have hit the truck squarely.
 Sergeant O'Mara. called back to the stand. declared that the brake rod from the foot brake was broken, but that Avella had tried to say that it was the rod from the hand brake. A mechanic had the truck out he did not use the hand brake so that he did not know if it was all right or not. The only brake mark which showed on the road was made by the rear right wheel. the sergeant concuded, the left rear wheel making no mark.
 The judge then fined Avella s15 and costs for driving with defective brakes and then dismissed the charge Of speeding.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
DEFECTIVE BRAKE COSTS DRIVER Sl5
Avella Fined for CollidinS With
 Loaded Ice Truck

Pleading not guilty to charges of speeding and driving a light truck with defective brakes, Frank Avella. 22. 239 Brook street. who crashed into a Southern New England Ice Co. truck at the intersection of Shut tie Meadow avenue and Iinwood street Tuesday morning, was fined sl5 and costs by Judge Stanley J, .raceski in police court this morning on the charge of driving with de- lective brakes and released on the speeding charge because the evil dence against him was not su1i- cient to warrant fine.
 Sergeant O'Mara of the police de- partment. the first on the witness stand, said that the accident hap pened yesterday morning at 9:4o. Avella was driving east on Shuttle Meadow avenue and the ice truck was going south on Linwood street. The crash came just past the cor ner, where, it was brought out in the evidence. Avella had swerved in an h'A'ih pl lc oNoiu o hNou-oii No''i- sion.
 Emergency Brake Bad
 While the emergency brake on | Avella's car was in a defective on- dition. his foot brakes were good. the sergeant stated. Avella claimed yes terday, Sergeant O'Mara continued. pthat a brake rod was broken in the accident, but this. it was brought out. had nothing to do with the hand brakes. The ice truck was hit at the right, rear, and was overturned. Philip Merriam, city engineer, was driving his car about 200 feet behind the ice truck when the accident hap ,pened. Mr. Merriam said that he did not know how fast Avella was going but he appeared to be driving toe | fast 10 approach an intersection. | Tt seemed as though Avella tried te avoid the accident by turning ! into Linwood street, along with the truck" MT. Merriam concluded.
 William Seamon. driver of the ice truck, also testified that Avella seemed to be going too fast at the intersection. just before the crash.
 Mechanic o. K.'d Car
 Avena, on the stand. claimed thar a mechanic had given the car ar
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
Malette Heads Group
 Going to Convention

New Haven, Aug. Hp-A dele gation from Connecticut 10 the m- ternational convention of Y Mems clubs to be held at Toronto August 19 to 22 will be headed by Harry L.. Malette, of this city, who also as district governor has been chosen to head the United States delegates committee which will pay tribute to Canadian war dead. The cere- mony will be on the first day of the convention at the cenotaph in front of city hall.
 The Y's Mems Clubs association in this state is eight wars old and has local clubs at Waterbury, New Lon- don Hartford, Middletown, Torring- ton. Westport and New Haven with district membership of 135. The ob- iect is cooperation with the Y. NJ C. A.. but the clubs are service ones on the same order at Rotary, Lions and others.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
LIMITATION OF CLAIMS

At a Court of Probate holden at New Britain, within and for the District of Berlin in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, on the 9th day Of August, A. D. 1929.
 Present, Bernard F. Gaffney, Esq.. Judge. On motion of New Britain Ma tional Bank of said New Britain as Ad- ministrator on the Estate of Alfred B. Kraft late of Dresden, Germany, leav- ing estate in New Britain. within said district deceased.
 This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the Admin istrator and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertising in a newspaper published in said New Britain and having circulation in said district and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign post in said Town of New Britain nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt.
 Certified from Record,
 BERNARD r. GAFFNEY, Judge.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
Auction Sale

By order of Probate Court, l will sell at Public Auction the Real Es- tate of Felix Partonis or FenN Bartaukas late of East Hampton. Conn.,, located at 30 Franklin street, in New Britain, Conn. The land is bounded east by land of John Maher, north by land of Nicholas Schweitzer. west by land of Lber- cite Trottle, south by Franklin street. Being about 5S.3 feet front and 120 feet deep, more or less.
 Terms of sale 10 per cent cash at time of sale and balance (cX~ cept first mortgage of s2.500 to Chelsea Savings Bank of Norwich and second mortgage for s5500 to Bertha H. Mcdonald of Hartford, Conn.) must be paid in cash on delivery of deed of conveyance, when sale is approved by the Court of Probate.
 Sale to take place Saturday, August A, 1929. at o'clock day light saving time.
 PHILIP M. PAGAN,
 Auctioneer
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07

Smiling Grocery Clerk
 Receives 1000 Legacy

Medford, Mass, Aug. [ P)-A smiling, countenance can be made to pay dividends, J. Albert Young, grocery clerk for 30 years be- lieves. and in the light of recent developments, it would seem he ought to know.
 Young has been left S1 ,000 in the will of Mrs. Manic L. Robin son, 79, of Sonerville, flor his kindness in waiting on me at the store Young served Mrs. Rob- inson, a widow for 10 years be- fore he came here when the store sold out six years ago.
 It's about the first time the Young family has seen S1 coo at one time that didn't belong in somebody's cash register and Young admitted if was going to come in mighty handy"
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07

Chicago, Aug. ' Pl-An assistant states attorney, who until recently was head of the indictment depart ment of the states attorneys of flee, was seized for questioning early today when investigators were told that he had disclosed the states plans to persons involved in the medical diploma mill investiga ton.
 The attorney. Clarence F.. Nel- son. admitted, prosecutors said. that he had loaned an official se cret document concerning the case to George kohn, a friend of many years and former school chum.
 Used Paper as Threat
 Kohp. questioned last night by Patrick Roche. chief investigator and Assistant States Attorney George Bellows, named Nelson as the man who had loaned him a statement made to investigators six weeks ago by Albert Carl Barrow. who since has been indicted kohl said he had used the statement to frighten Barron into returning money to several purchasers of forged medical certificates.
 Nelson stated that kohn had ask ed to borrow Barron's statement. The attorney declared he had not suspected Kohn'S motives "~d thought they were purely of an i'm personal and disinterested naluI,.
 Discovery of the ''leak" in the states plans climaXed a day of i'm portant developments. Officials earlier had seized a safety deposit box which, they said. contained original or forged copies of diplo-
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
Assistant Prosecutor In Chicago
 Implicated In Diploma Scandal

mas from practically every ac- credited medical school in the country.
 Barron Tells Story
 Barron, one of those already in dicted, first told Roche of the Teak" in the probe. Barron, Roche declared, stated six weeks ago, shortly after the investigation started, that kohn had shown him a copy of Barron's statement to the investigators, and other secret documents which were to be used in obtaining indictments.
 Kohn at first denied knowledge of the diploma mill. but later made admissions involving Nelson, Roche said. Kohn stated that he had ap- the money. but that Barron re- fused on the ground that both the forgers and purchasers of the fake certificate were ieopardized and that defense fund" would be needed.
 Kohn said he then called on Nel . son. former school friend. told him he was interested in the in vestigation. and borrowed the docu- ments 10 throw a scare into Bar ron"
 At the time Nelson is said to have loaned the papers to Kohn. the assistant prosecutor was the ''ace" of the indictment department of the states attorneys office. He | resigned from the staff last week son was released upon his promise to hold himself ready for further questioning.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
CORN B0RER FOUND ]. IN DAHLIA GARDEN
 tr
Dies Before Federal Agents Get Peek at It

Although the field scouts for the department of agriculture have not 7, yet learned of the fact, it became known today that the European , corn borer made it's appearance in New Britain, having arrived, not in ears of corn where it is said to be found frequently but in neigh borhood flower garden in the west ern section of the city,
 A caterpillar colored white with black head, accurately answering to the description of the corn horer made its appearance within the past few days in dahlla bed in the garden at the home Of MT. and Mrs Gerald P. Crean at 3l Homestead avenue. Expecting from 2 day 10 day that the scouts would establish their headquarters at the post office. Mr. Crean held the caterpillar in bottle as long as ~ possible, hoping to have them see it and report on it. Having seen the !" corn borer in other sections Mir. .Crean, local newspaperman, was 70 familiar with the type and had no difficulty in identifying it. The borer died in captivity and was F destroyed without the experts hay ing made it's acquaintance.
 The mystery of why the scouts said the post office would be thelr headauarters was partially un- raveled today when Postmaster II. E. Erwin discovered that a system .. which suggests a secret code Which might have been used in Indian fighting days was being used. o When the Scouts leave theIr boarding house in the morning they stop at telephone pole immediate ly in front of the post office. Here they paste small triangular strip of naper, about an inch wide at the base and about six inches long, on the street side of the pole. These strips then have pencil markings on them containing what lntorma- ton they wish to convey to whoever knows the system and understands the code.
 Two triangles there this morning read as follows: C. B. Wed. August 7-7:S0 P. o. Wetherstield. w. A. H." and "C. B. r. s. D. A. Friday, August 3-3O High street, w. A. H R. s. s" The first triangle points east and the second points south.
 Interpreted the code reads as follows Com borer. Wednesd tE, August 3, post office, Wetherstielc. . Walter A. Hawkinson, and "corn rrborer. United States Department or Agriculture, Friday, August , at 30 South High street. Waltey A. Hawkinson and Ralph. s. Smith
 The first note is understood to signify where the men are working on the date specified, which would indicate that today was their day in Wethersfeld. The second 'nott shows their local address and the day they arrived.
 Neither man has as yet calle' .upon Postmaster Erwin to eXpi9n why they said the post office woul' be their headquarters. nor to seei his coopera tion. We have had ''' instructions to handle any work 'o the department of agriculture, bH we would be only too glad to. ro operate wherever We can MT Erwin said today.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
Notice

Owing to the drought conditions which are so general and to the fact that there is no way of telling how long these conditions will continue, the board of water commissioners feels that it would be wise precau- ton to conserve the supply of Wa ter on hand as much as possible an with this end in view, the auxiliary pumping station has already been placed in service.
 ''The board asks the cooperation of the consumers of water in the city of New Britain and the towns of Berlin, Plainville and Newington in conserving the water on hand by refraining from using city water for the sprinkling of lawns and for any other purposes that are not abso. lutely essential and also that leaking plumbing fixtures be repaired.
 "Board of Water Commissioners,
 City of New Britain,
 "J. J. WATSON,
 Chairman
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
Foreclosure Sale

By order of the City Court for the City of New Britain I will sell at public auction on the premises, on August 14th. 1929, at D. m. D. s. Y. the following described properiv:
 Being known as No. 422 Clinton street.
 Being bounded. North by Clinton Street, siXty-nine and seveT-tcnths (69.O feet; West ny Slater Road. one hundred fifty and thirty-slx hun dredths G50.36) feet; South by land of Charles B. Caldwell, seventy-two and four-tenths (72.I) feet and West by land of Charles B. Caldwell, one hundred fifty G50) feet. Said premises are to De sold free and clear of all encumbrances.
 Said premises will sbe sold in Ole parcel, terms 10 per cent at time Of sale, balance on approval of sale by Court.
 For particulars apply to the un- dersigned.
 JOHN r. McDERMOTT. Committee.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
Count BOni Better;
 Married Anna Gould
France,

St. Germain- En-l.aye. France. Aug. 7.-P)-Count Boni de Castel- lane, former husband of Anna Gould who has been ill for several days in the hotel where Louis XIV was born. was reported in much better health today.
 The Beau Brummel of the early twentieth century who married Anna Gould in the first of many TO mantle" arrangements that linked European titles to American mll- lions, takes a walk daily in the beau tiful gardens at St. Germain when the weather is fine.
 Count Boni is admitted mot to be in good health. but his entourage said his condition was in no way serious
 READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
Playground Events
Willow Brook Leads

The Willow Brook playground girls team defeated the smith girls yesterday in a slugfest which saw nine home runs. The Smith glfls supported the stellar pitching ot Mary Schultz very poorly, allowing many balls which were easy outs 10 go for hits. The Willow Brook girls played a fine game in the field and hut hard and often at bat Willow Brook 320421963-30 3S , smith 22OO4S710-24 2S 2
 Mann OBrien, Sylvesti- Schultz.
 Home runs: Butler ?. O'Brien ?. AguzM 1. Two-base hit: Mann ,, SylNest.
 Horseshoe Contest
 According to official rules ami with the skill of old timers the girls at Willow Brook have taken up horseshoe pitching In the sin sles Emma AguzZi outpitched Celia Sullivan 21-20 and Agnes 1.acieNi defeated Edith Wright 21-6. Ab- bic Ellinswood out-tossed Edith Stack 21-4, 21-16. In the doubles Emma Aguzzi and Lena 15aretta won from Ruth Stack and Celia Sullivan. 21-lS.
 special Field Meet
 A special field meet was held Ter the girls in preparation Of the com ing interplayground meet on Aug, IA
 Events:
 6o-yard dash; |, Ida Sylvesti; ?, Nellie Sylvest; ,, Mary kulas
 50-yard dash: 1, Anna Mack; ?. Viola Famraz; 3, Hilda Arnold.
 Potato race: 1, Alice Sylvesti; ?, Nellie Sylvesti; 2. Rita Barsta.
 Totato race (smaller girls): |, Josephine Geiger; ?. Anna Mack; 2, Mary Lynch.
 75-yard dash: 1. Alice Sylvesti; ., Anna palauskas; 3, Martha Schla- gerail.
 Running broad jump; 1 Alice Syl- vesti; ,, Martha Schlagerail; 3, Ida Sylvesti,
 Running broad jump (under 10 years): i, Margaret Kainz; ?, Rose Caiazza: ;. Mary Lynch.
 Three legged race: Alice SylNestl and Rita Baretta.
 Track Meet At Smith Girls:
 50-yard dash: i, Eleanor Ander- son: ,. Emma Schneider: 2, Frelda | Deutsch
 Baseball throw: 1, Josephine Blancati; ,, Emma Schneider; B. Eleanor Anderson.
 Potato race: 1, Sophie Sargas; ?. Florence Zering.
 75-yard dash: 1. Mary Pisani; ?, Pauline Klibinskas: 3, Lillian 'oo".
 Standing broad jump: 1, Mary { Long: ., Edna May. ! Boys:
 75-yard dash: 1, A. Appisso; ?. 1 Glenn Unwin;3. Andrew Gill.
 5O-yard dash% i, stephen Ja2y- nowicz; ?, Arvid Johnson; 3. Dom inic I.attarIi1o.
 Potato race: i. George Cop; 2, Dominic I.attrarulo; ,. William Kidding.
 Baseball throw: 1. Andrew Gill; 7 | Carl Gromer; 2, Frank Brown.
 Broad jump: 1, Russel Hanna; 7 l Art Albanese; 3. William Thomey.
 High jump: 1, William Thom"y 9. Russell Hanna; 3, Oscar And"r' son.
 Pole vault: 1, William ThomeE .. Henry Wagner; 3. Walter Fran.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
North Adams Blaze
 Does S12.000 Damage

North Adams, Mass, Aug. T. A spectacular three alarm ire swept through the three-story coal elevator of the J. w. Nichols com many in the Boston & Maine rail- road yards here early today, destroy ing almost 700 tons of coal and caus- ing damage estimated at S12.0OO.
 Tn order to conserve the city s water supply, which is low as result of the continued drouth, the local department pumped water from the Hoosac river to eXtirguish the blaze O Defective wiring was believed re- 7sponsible for the fire.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07

a store on the corner Of Chapman street and Newington road was the complaint which was received early this morning by Officer Grabeck from a Mr. Marek, driver for Hartford bread company.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
RULES OF SILHOUETTE
 CONTEST

1.-Identify likeness. 2.-Describe how he makes livell- hood 3.-Address communication to
 silhouette" Editor.
 New Britain Herald 4.-Confest closes at D. m. fol- lowing insertion-Saturday 10 a. m. 5.-Answers may be mailed or brought 10 the Herald office. 6.-Credit given for neatness. 7.-One dollar awarded daily for best answer according tc rules.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
MILKN.AN HUNT FAILS

No milkman was found although
 Officer Auidi stayed on the corner from 4;20 to 5 o'clock this morning. investigating a complaint which came to Sergeant Flynn early that
 a noisy milkman was keeping the ncighborhood awake at night. Diet, according to science, is due to a subconscious sense of | what the human system needs.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07

Who might this proud father Of a
 nice big fat baby boy and agent for an exceedingly popular make of au- tomobile be? The latest member of his family arrived on August first, and the nurses call him Jack Dcmp- | sey when nobodyS listening. Dr. 1 Reclls should certainly know him. 1 for he's up at the hospital when he isn't selling autOm obileS, just kinu l of flying around in the clouds, he's so tickled That last sentence sounds | silly. but there's wonderful hint packed away in it. The editor would like to tell you more about the baby boy. but it isn't ethical to print ru- morS one hears while covering the beat at the hospital. Then again they are all so mplimentary that the
 rest of the mothers around the ward wouldn't like it. This contest is built along the lines of hurrah for every body. so no more will be said about what a really remarkable child the | baby really is. Now for a few hint | lets on baby's father. If the officials
 of the American Hardware ever have l time to take a look out of the north windows of the administration build | ing, they would see the business the | likeness of the silhouette is engaged
 in. and what's more they would sec him hard at work building up sue
 cessful concern which is making
 name for itself in the 'automotiv'
 world As the fellow said the othe, day, Hes frank in name and il
 purpose" Space is getting scarce s' the editor will cease by writing
 CONGRATULATIONS FRANK,
 and recommending that he read thi set of hintlets over to the wife whel he drops up to the hospital this eye
 ming, although it's 10 to bet tha
 she will see it before he shows it {
 her. Now. who can he be?
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07
REPORT BREAD STOLEN

That the cover of one of his bread boxes is ripped open every morning and that quantities of bread are talk en from the box. which is placed at
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07

James Dawson of the firm Of Tomikowski X Dawson was placed in the lime light yesterday by the newspap paper-THE NEW BRITAIN HERALD-publishing his silhouette Mr. Dawson certainly is enthusiastic about HERALD advertising, for the editor happened to loan a willing ear to the conversation when he was telling President Ross of the tniver- sal Barber shop that somebody got him out Of bed to ask about the sll- hOuctte. He's been the object of lots of good natured tWitting today, but he should worry. it's q whale of an advertisement for his store; and the editor would like to see him get as much trade as he can handle. Now. if certain member of the Yohanna family, living at 50 Brooklawn street, will call at THE NEWSPAPE ER- THE NEW BRITAIN HERALD-the dollar is theirs. CConfdentially, the editor wasn't able 10 read the first name, but don't tell any of the other 100 guessers lest they get pccNed) Here's the winning letter:
New Britain herald., 1929-08-07

In last evenings edition of the
 New Britain Herald. the firm of Tomikowski X Dawson is represent ed by the silhouette of James r. Dawson, who resides at %24 Maple
 street
 The place Of business that Mir. Dawson and Mr. Tomikowski occupy is at 3G% Main street, just north of the railroad tracks. and their store
 is one of those that tops the list of desirable places to trade for they have everything the heart desires along certain lines, and above all, courtesy is the major promises Of en- dcavors of these two prominent bus mess mon.
 Very often you will see the adrer- | tiSement of this firm in their daily paper, the New Britain Herald, be- cause both Mir. TomikoWski and Mr. | Dawson know what q great guide to success it is to their business as well as to that of other prominent l business men.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-21
REASON BEHIND 1T

The emergency CALI sent out by the American
Legion "Wednesday night, is net unthnking
folks have asserted gesture for publicity, for the
American Legion organization did everything
necessary for its publicity some 10 II years ago.
There real purpose behind the call which
caused men and women all California to drop
whatever they doing and report the headquar-
ters of their post.
The Legion has discarded the idea of being an ex-
servicemens organization by eliminating the SEX.
It's members ready and willing to their
munites unselfishly they did in the World
War.
In time of disaster the members of the Legion have
proved times without number their ability to assist
constituted authority until the crisis had passed Areas
devastated by floods cyclones large fires any other
disaster, have found the Legion and women ready
to serve in capacity that might help restore orderly
routine at the earliest possible moment.
Locally the question has been heard, "What good
could they do here?" They might have been able to
do considerable good week ago tonight had the fire
department been unable to with the conflagraton
which visited the business section. Our chief natural
chain of American newspapers has purchased his
disturbance here is earthquake and then.
Happily none of these have been serious in recent
years. Old timers we'll remember the big of 1915
when Ell Centre hard hit.
El Centre is likely to have a major disaster as
any other community in the country. Should it come,
citizens would not at all object to know that there
here organization ready to aid in any way possible
and peculiarly well equipped to by its readiness
obey.
There was ostentation display about Wednes-
day nights to the call. The Legion men
quietly removed themselves from whatever scene of
activity they happened to be Just as quietly and un
obtrusvey reported to headquarters and returned TO
resume their former activity.