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New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
Fortune in Antiques
 Destroyed by Flames

Philadelphia, Sept. 24 R = A small fortune in antique furniture and heirlooms was destroyed last night when fire, believed of in- cendiary origin, damaged the old Taber mansion, the colonial home of Mrs. Sarah K. Taber.
 The S1 year old woman. mem- Der of 9 noted Philadelphia and New York family. discovered the blaze while seated on the veranda of the mansion in which she was born. She was burned about the hands in attempting to salvage some of the priceless furnishings.
 Mrs. Taber has lived alone in the 32 room structure since the death of her husband, William T. Taber, in 1914. She estimated the damage at more than ESQ., 900.
 Several firemen were overcome and three injured by falling. burning timbers. They were treated on the scene as was Mrs. Taber, who refused to go to a hospital.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
Fidac Members Elect
 Officers in Culver, Ind.

Culver, Ind, Sept. 24 R1The Congress of Fidac, Interallied Vet erans' Federation, held its annual business meeting here yesterday and elected Colonel Milan D. J. Rados- saljevitch of Yugoslavia, president, for the ensuing year.
 The newly elected president is municipal counsellor of Belgrade, president of reserve officers and ex- service men, and grand chief of the Boy Scouts of Yugoslavia.
 Mrs. Julia Mazaraki, of Poland, was elected president of the Fidac auxiliary.
 The United States delegation chose as it's vice president Lamar Jeffers, congressman from Alabama.
 The Fidac delegates, arriving hero on a good will tour, were guests of the cadets and faculty of the Culver military academy.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
QUIGLEY WILL EXPLAIN
 FUND PLAN TO TEACHERS
Mayor Accepts In@ltation to Ad- dress Instructors at Meeting
 Next Monday Afternoon.

Five hundred public school teach CTS will hear Mayor George A. Quig- ley's plea for contributions to the city's Christmas fund for the relief of the needy at the auditorium of the Walnut Hill school Monday aft ernoon at o'clock.
 The mayor was given the oppor- tunity to select a convenient date in letter sent him yesterday by the teachers council. The council voted to take this step so that the teach CTS will have an opportunity to learn officially the details of the mayors plan. It provides for vol untary contribution Of two per cent of September, October and Novem- Der salaries by all salaried city em- ployes.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
COLLEGE MAY BUY
 WESLEYAN RELICS
Emery University Plans Addi. tiOn to MementOS Of Patron

Lugano. Switzerland, Sept. A R) Bishop Warren A. Candler of At lanta, Georgia, has expressed 8 will lingness to negotiate for the pur- chase of two valuable relics of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, which have been discovered here. He is acting as trustee of Emery University which has a large collec- ton of Wesleyana.
 The relics now in Lugano consist of two Chippendale chairs said to have stood on either side of Wes- leys bed and at which he knel. nightly in his devotions.
 Many years ago the chairs became the property of Samuel Sebastian Wesley, the famous organist and composer, a great nephew of the re- ligious reformer. When Samuel Wesley died, his widow left Glouces- ter where her husband was organist. She sold many household article: or gave them to close friends. The two chairs went to a Mrs. Emily M Pyne of Bath who in turn bequeath ed them to her daughter, now a resi- dent of LuGano.
 The proposed price has not been made public.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
REMINGTON GRANGE ALL SET FOR FAIR
"Children's Day" Program En-
 day to Open Annual Event
(snecial to the Herald)

Newington, Sept. 24-Newington Grange will open its annual fair on Friday afternoon, which will be ob- served as "Children's Day" as in previous years.
 The following program has been arranged:
 Music by the Newington school orchestra with MT. Morrison leader.
 Address of welcome by the Grange master, George Holt.
 Silver medalNspeaking contest.
 Solo and duet dancing.
 Miss Rose Davison of Americani- zation work in the National Wom- ems Christian Temperance union will be a speaker on the program.
 Clam chowder will be served from 5 to o'clock.
 At s o'clock pupils of Miss Flor ence Greenland's dancing class will give an exhibition.
 A chicken supper in charge of Mir. and Mrs. F. G. Wilson will be served on Saturday evening. At the close of the fair an auction sale of fruits and vegetables will be held. Dancing will be enjoyed each eve- ming.
 Church to Elect Clerk
 There will be a church business meeting in the chapel on Thursday evening at o'clock to elect a clerk. This position was made va cant by the death of Charles En- mons. Other business matters will also come before the meeting.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
Junior Leaders Meet
 On Program for Year

The first meeting of the Junior Leaders Council of the Y. M. c. A., was held in the Boys Department last night. The following members were present, William Coates, Ar mold Carlson, Howard Messenger Joseph Dunkel. William Souney, William Muller, Louis Stavebzer, and George Willametz
 Plans for the year were discussed The first scheduled activity will be g. movie show on Friday evening October 4
 The following members will assist with the Friendly Indian clubs which will be organized next Tues. day afternoon at 4:l5 o'clock: Will liam Coates. Arnold Carlson, How ard Messenger, William Souney and George Willametz
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
Post Office and Store
 Destroyed by Flames

Chilmark, Mass, Sept. 24 PNA building housing the post office and general store was destroyed by fire early today with loss estimated at s20,000 The cause of the fire was not determined It was believed to have started in a garage at the rear of the building.
 Postmaster Carl F. Whitkop, who lives in an apartment on the second floor of the building. was cut on the left hand while carrying mail sacks from the post office. He saved the mail. The money and stamps were in the post office safe, which was covered with debris It was believed however, that the contents of the safe would be found intact
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
|Newington Man Drives Family Out,
 Keeps Telephone Exchange On Edge

Newington. Sept. 24 - William Holmes, aged about 55, will tell the judge in the town court this evening why he went berserk late yesterday afternoon and during last evening. and caused more trouble for his family and for the telephone com pany than any one person has caus- ed in years. He had one-ring circus all his own, and was ring master, clown and brass band. He held a large crowd of spectators, his aeigAbors spellbound while he was performing.
 The circus started about 1 o'clock when Holmes, who, it is said. had imbibed too much hard cider, push ed his wife and children out of the front door and bolted the door. He wanted to make sure that they would not return, so bolted the rear door, too. To make doubly sure of not being disturbed, he rolled tables and chairs against the doors, and upon a kitchen table which bar- ricaded the rear door he placed sev- eral jars of canned fruit, newly made ketchup and other foodstuffs, so that the table would be well weighted down.
 "Just Wants to Talk"
 After being securely barricaded. Holmes went to the telephone, and central asked, iA a pleasant voice, Number. please
 "I don't want a number. I just want to talk to somebody" replied Holmes.
 He> hung up, and about Is min- utes later repeated the stunt in ex- actly the same manner, using the same words.
 After this had happened about a dozen times, from about 4:30 until after o'clock. supervisor in the telephone exchange called Constable Ray Halleran and told him the ad- dress whence the calls were coming. Constable Halleran found Constable Harold Whitney and both went to the Holmes home. The tried to enter and could not. Halleran then forced his way into the kitchen and in do- ing SO overturned the kitchen table, and the canned peaches, ketchup and food fell to the floor. Holmes was arrested and taken to the New Britain police station for safe keeping until he is presented in | court tonight.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
IRISH SAGE URGES | RETURN ID FARMS
"AE", , Here to Lecture, Says
 Agriculture PurifeS

New York, Sept. 24 (UP) - George Russell, taWny-bearded sage of Irish art and letters, has come to the United States, nation where the trend is to the cities, to preach the importance of agriculture.
 Russell, famed under his pen name, "AE," will spend the next six months giving lectures in which he will advocate adherence to the soil.
 His theory of agriculture concerns not so much statistics, production, consumption and such scientific terms used by experts" but is more interested in the philosophical as- pect.
 After three and four generations in cities the population tends to de- teriorate and there is 8 retrocesson to animal functions alone" the phi
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
:? TURNED BACK ! BY FIERCE STORM
C&te and Bellonte to Brave Rockies Again Today

Denver, Colo, Sept. 24 P-The : storm-ridden crest of the Rockies responsible for the first hitch in their good will tour, flung & fresh challenge today at Capt. Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte, French transatlantic fliers.
 The airmen, forced to abandon the Salt Lake City leg of their flight yesterday by 8 snow storm and ter rife gale over the continental di- vide, tentatively set a. m., M. S. T.. for the resumption of their aerial jaunt begun in New York. Sept. 15
 In announcing plans for their quiplane, Question Mark, to Salt Lake City, Captain Coste said the choice of routes depended on weath- CT conditions.
 The French ace was advised be- fore his takeoff yesterday to fly to his destination, traversing the air mail route.
 Forced Back By Storm
 The flier decided, however, to pi1 his skill against the hazards thar lurked among the snow capped peaks jutting into the sky.
 Returning three hours after theil takeoff the French f1iers said a times the storm encountered ovel the continental divide threatened to tear to pieces the sturdy plane which carried them in safety across the Atlantic.
 The loss of day caused by the interruption of their schedule, prob ably will be accounted for by cut ting down their stay in Los Angeles from two days to one. Coste said.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
SCIENTISTS PEEK
 AT NEW NEbULAE
Use Largest Telescope in World
 to View Stars

Pasadena, Calif,, Sept. 24 UP)- The nations leading scientists sazed through the worlds largest tele- scope today and discussed astro- nomical problems dealing with the structure of the universe.
 An all-night session was held at Mount Wilson observatory, closing a two-day meeting of the National Academy of Sciences at which ex- periments ranging in scope from the atom to the largest star were reported.
 Dr. Robert A. Millikan, head of the California Institute of Technol- ogy and discoverer of the cosmic ray, turned aside from the highly technical subjects espoused by most of the savants and revealed experi- ments which he believes may solve the noise nuisance of high speed traffic.
 Experiments on Plans
 Dr. Millikan said Dr. H. Bate- man, a co-worker. had experiment. ed with the motion of solid in compressible fluid, especially as to the effect of an airplane wing in flight. A mass of mathematical for mulas enter the subject and Dr. Millikan said they pointed the way to progress in this field.
 Dr. Calvin Bridges of the Carne- gie Institution, experimenting with a small tropical fly, announced im- portant discoveries regarding chro- mosomes. These are found in the cells of all living things and are credited with determination of sex Dr. Bridges sad he had concluded that if the number of chromosomes es in body were cut in half the in- dividual would be a female.
 A discovery that kidney diseases can be determined by changes ir the blood was reported by Dr. Hen ry Borsook, who has a thermo. dynamic analysis of kidney func- tions as an aid to the medical pro- fession.
 Data on New Nebulae In the astronomical field, data or newly discovered nebulae were sub. mitted by Dr. Edwin Hubble o1 Mount Wilson. He determined that the average luminosity of these bodies was 100000 times that oi the sun and velocities away from the earth were almost 7,50o mil<l a second.
 Dr. John Campbell Merriam, head of the Carnegie institution at Wash ington, D. C., contributed a papel describing the Pacific south west al a field containing the most abun dant evidences in America of an. cient man., Dr. Chester Stock alst reported on newly found fossil re mains and other evidences of pre- historic life in the Gypsum cav, near Boulder dam. Nevada.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
LIQUOR SALE FINES | IN DAY TOTAL &5O
Gaida Assessed S1O and Ora.
 b0Wski $1OO in Court

Two more convictions were made in police court today in the recent drive by the police against the sale of liquor in stores and clubs. Martin Grabowski. 64, of 3o3 High street paying $100 and costs on recommendation of Prosecuting At torney J. G. Woods and Teofil Gai- da, proprietor of a club at 2S7 Broad street paying 160 and costs.
 Grabowski conducts a store at 21s High street and a police squad seized a small amount of alleged liouor there last Saturday. As to the reputation of the place there was little evidence in possession of the police, the prosecuting attorney said. and it was Grabowski's first offense. He was represented by At torney B. J. Monkiewicz and plead ed guilty.
 Gaida pleaded nolo contendere through Attorney Harry M. Gins burg, and Prosecuting Attorney Woods made no recommendation as to penalty. He said there was q front door bell at the club and the police had information that fac tory employees had been patronizing the place for the past two months. When sergeants Feeny, Flynn and McAvery broke in two doors last Saturday they found Giada alone and he heaped abuse upon them, us ing language which the prosecuting attorney classed as unfit for the court to hear.
 There was gallon can partly filled with alleged alcohol in the place and Gaida accused the raid CTS of planting" it to bring about his conviction, which, Mir. Wood said. was untrue. There were four empty pint bottles, several gla1rres and a funnel taken by the police and offered in court.
 Attorney Ginsburg said Gaida was in court as a first offend CT against the liquor law and the club, having been in operation only two months. could not have acquired a reputation of any extent.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
RALPH CAP0NE READY
 TO GIVE HIMSELF UP
Public Enemy" of Chicago Wishes Pending Vagrancy Charge Dis-
 posed of-Asks Release on Bond

Chicago, Sept. 24 tP1Ralph Ca- pone, one of the high ranking public enemies of Chicago, has opened negotiations for his surren- der to police to face vagrancy charges.
 He has stipulated, through coun- sel, that he will give himself up pro- vided he Is assured immediate re- lease on bond. He let it be known that he Is anxious to have the va grancy charge disposed of imme edi- ately.
 Three others listed among the 26 public enemies" already are facing court action. They are Dapper Danny Stanton, Edward (Spike) O'Donnell and Lawrence (Dago) Mangano.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
ENCOUNTERS TROUBLE

Peiping. China, Sept. A (UP)- United States Minister Nelson T. Johnson was believed today to be encountering difficulty in returning to Peiping from a holiday beyond Kalgan, where Shanshi troops are encamped.
 Railway schedules in the region were disrupted by military move ments and the minister and tfJee American friends were believed temporarily isolated and perhaps unaware that Manchurian forces had occupied Peiping.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
BOSTON LUMBER YARDS
 AND COAL PITS BURNED
Fire Loss Estimated at $100, ,0OO- Origin of Blaze Unknown-Val-
 uable Mahogany Lost.

Boston, Sept. 24 Pt-The yards of the American Coal company and the Cronin Lumber company were de- stroyed by fire early today. Loss was estimated by fire officials at $1oo,ooo. The origin of the fire was unknown Three alarms were sounded as the flames, which started in the coal yards, spread quickly to the ad1oln- l ing lumber yards. A 40o-yard stretch of wharfage along Albany street and the South Bay was swept by the flames.
 | Thousands of feet of valuable ma hogany were destroyed and 12 mo- tor trucks stored in the yards were burned. Fire boats prevented the spread of the flames along the bay side to adjoining lumber yards. and the training towers at the fire school, almost across the street from the burning yards, were used effectively in fighting the flames from Albany street
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
ENTERTAINS FOR SMITHS

Miss, Mae Smith of 22 Curtis street entertained at her home Monday eve ming in honor of Chief Petty Officer and Mrs. Thomas Smith of 47 Foxon place. Mir. Smith, who has been in the United States navy for 16 years, has been on furlough for two weeks from the U. s. s. Whiting at Newport, R. I. He will return short ly to Charleston. S. C., and from there will go to Panama for the winter months.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
SOCIAL FOR BRIDE-TO-BE

Mrs. Frank Kenefick of South Bur- ritt street entertained guests num- bering 12 at her home with dinner anC cards Monday evening for Miss Signe Peterson, who will marry Adolph Johnson Thursday at the First Lutheran church.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
MISS ROTH SURPRISED

A surprlsed birthday party was given in honor of Miss Roth last evening at her home 176 Chapman street. The home was prettily de- corated in blue and white. About 25 were present. Games were play ed and dancing enjoyed. Refresh ments were served. Miss Roth was the recipient of many gifts.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
Young Raskob Buys Old
 Ford for Exactly S20

North Chelmsford, Mass, Sept. o4 (UP)-John J. Raskob, Jr., son of the multi millionaire finan- cjer, who, it is reported. will re- ceive $2,000,00O trust fund when he weds Miss Minerva Aaronson, New Haven Conn.,, private secre- tary, next spring, has modest tastes when it comes to automo- piles.
 Young Raskob, doing research work here for Bast Flores, Inc, has bought 8 1925 model Ford roadster. It cost him just $20.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
MRS. SAMUEL WE'LL DIES

Paris, Sept. 24 H)-The Paris edl- ton of the Chicago Tribune today said that Mrs. Samuel Weill of New York dropped dead on Paris street yesterday, supposedly of heart dis ease.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24

The juice of the papaya tree of Paraguay contains f1brin. a chem- cal protein found elsewhere only in the animal kingdom.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-24
GRADUATE NURSES
 ARRANGE PROGRAM
State Meeting in This City to
 Cover Wide Field

ueHl HuI oeo ol tlle 4>c" I'liloli lioo- pital, was held at the nurses resi- dence last evening. About 30 tables of bridge were enjoyed. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. J. E. Curtin, Miss Mildred Linn, and Miss Theo- dora Bezurzyk.
 The funds will be used for the students contribution toward the Connecticut Graduate Nurses meet ing which will be held here Octo- Der 3rd
 The program for the meeting follows:
 Public Health Nursing Section
 10 a. m. Chairman, Florence Whipple, R. N., presiding. Address of welcome. Dr. Louis J. Dumont, health officer, New Britain, Conn. Social Hygiene, the Relationship Be- tween Social Hygiene Clinics and Other Community Organi- cations, Dr. Walter Clark, di- rector, Division of Medical Measures, American Social Fly giene association. The Relationship of the Public Health Nurse to the Social Fly giene Problem, Edna c. Moore, assistant director, National Or ganization for Public Health Nursing.
 Board Members Organization
 of the Conn. Public Health Nursing Section President, Mrs Alfred E. Hammer, presiding. Greetings, Mrs. R. L. Hemingway, New Britain. Address, "The Milwaukee Conven- tion.'
 From the Board Members Point of View" Mrs. Harry c. Tolles, New Haven.
 From the Nurses Point of View" Mary Farrar, R. N., Waterbury.
 Afternoon Session
 2:15 p. m. Round Tables
 The education committee its purpose and usefulness. Q. For the smaller organiza-
 tions, Mrs. Philip Garman, New Haven, presiding. b. For the larger organizations,
 Mrs. John T. Roberts, Hart
 ford presiding.
 Educational Section
 10 a. m.
 presiding. Business Speaker, Dr. Herbert D. Welte, prin- cipal, New Britain State Normal school. Round Table Discussion Training school problems. Private Duty Section Chairman, Louis B. Johnson R. N. presiding. Business
 Subject, What You Should Know About Wills" (speaker to be announced.) Subject, Hospital Nursing anG Private Duty Nurses Problems, Ella Hasenjaeger, R. N, direc tor of nursing and principal o1 the School of Nursing. Grace hospital. New Haven, Conn. Discussion. Conn. Graduate Nurses Associat tor
 General Meeting
 2:15 D. m. President. Irene V. Muller, R. N. presiding. Address of welcome, Dr. E. T. Reeks superintendent of New Britain General hospital. Business. Short reports of the A. N. A. bien
 nial convention in Milwaukee. | Subject, "Annuities for Nurses,
 The Harmon Association fo
 the Advancement of Nursing,
 Carrie M. Hall. R. N, super intendent of nurses and prin
 ripal, School of Nursing, Pete
 Bent Brigham hospital. 5:SO D. m., buffet supper, Shuttl
 Meadow club.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
MANY APPLYING
 FOR BUREAU AID
Bannigan Tells Of Demands On
 Veterans Department

Hartford, July Is P-Ex- soldiers. who faced Verdun and the Argonne, who came through months of he'll fire in France unscathed. are now among the several hundred World war veterans, their limbs gone. nerves shattered. senses imperative, as a result of the strife of peace time living, who are daily making application at the United States Veterans bureau for pensions pro- vided for in the recently passed dis ability allowance bill. according to Major Thomas J. Bannigan, regional manager of the bureau.
 The new provisions have no con- nection with compensation paid for service connected with disa bilitias, Major Bannigan stated in an analysis of recent legislation in regard to he pension and other amendments Of the World war veterans act as Of July 3. 1880.
 Among the liberal amendments 'u the veterans act the regional man. ager of the bureau stated that par ticularly important was the provision for payment of pensions to veterans who have been disabled in civil fife together with the elimination of he time limit on filing claims for con- pensation. The new legislation, =-- pecially that concerned with lie amendments will affect some 2.0oo ex-soldiers in Connecticut, he said
New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
ALEXANDER NEAR
 END 0F CAREER
Idol Of Fans Fails to Show Up
 at Dallas Game

Dallas. Tex, July 16.-lP- Grover Cleveland Alexander, idol O. major league baseball fans for two decades, appeared today to be at the end of the long trail.
 Unless some Texas league club claims "Old Pete' at the waiver price of s1,500 by sundown tonight he is through in this circuit. Base ball men were doubtful any minor league club would be willing to give Alex another opportunity such as was afforded him by the Dallas Steers when the Philadelphia Ma tionals cut him loose more than a month ago.
 The blow up came yesterday. when Alexander, scheduled to pitch against Beaumont, failed to appear at the park. It was the second straight day he had remained at his hotel. failing to notify his employ CTS he would not be on hand. Bob Tarleton. vice president of the Dallas club, announced Alexander was sus- pended for breaking training and sent waiver wires over the league.
 The Dallas club was understood to have withheld Alexander's s1,800 a month salary check, at least tempo rarily. Unless he is claimed at the waiver price today, he will be giv- en his outright release.