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New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
Raid of Chinese Craft

Hong Kong, China, Sept. s PI A report here today said 200 per sons had been killed in a recent raid by Cantonese aeroplanes on the be- sieged city of Nanningfu, in Kwang- si province. The city is a strong hold of Kwangsi rebels.
 The inhabitants refused to surren- der and the report said they were still holding out against combined Jwantung and Yunnan forces. Ow- ing to the scarcity of food in the city, 10000 civilians were evacuated during lull in the fighting. For eigners remaining in the city are living in launches on the river ready to leave the area in haste.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
BEARDsLEY CASE CONTINUED

Waterbury, Sept. s P-Edwin c. Beardsley, 47, of this city,. who is charged with obtaining money and goods under false pretenses through the promotion of spurious stock. was granted continuance of one week in city court tday. He was arrested two weeks ago and ordered held in s1o,00o bonds for trial. Ee has re- tained as counsel Attorney Francis P. Guilfoile, former mayor.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
BLIND FLYING HOOD

Kelly Field, Tex.-To teach stu dent pilots the tricks of night flying, which fits over the cockpit and which creates night flying conditions inside. Student pilots are put in the front cockpit, and put the plane through its perofrmance while an emergency pilot sits in the seat be- hind ready to pull the ship out of any danger should the student err in his calculations.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
FAILS TO PAY COURT FINE

Sergeant T. J. Feeney of the de- tective bureau today arrested Joseph olszewski 23, of 323 Park street and locked him up for the Newingtoc authorities for alleged failure to pay s24.91 which he owed on a fine i'm posed recently in Newington town court for theft of P bushels of pears from Pauline Rosatti.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
DAMLANI-FANCINI

Roland D. Damianf of Beverly Mass, and Miss Barbara F. Fran. cini of 39 Holmes avenue, were married this morning at g o'clock at St. Mary's church. The cere- mony was performed by Rev. Wal ter J. Lyddy and Rev. John T. Con- nor celebrated the nuptial high mass.
 They were attended by Romolo Cortucci and Miss Lydia Cortucci
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
WATERBURY MAN RESOLVED

Waterbury, Sept 8 P}-John Sul- livan, of 119 Railroad Hill street, Waterbury, in a finding today by Coroner J. T. Monzani is absolved of any criminal responsibility in the death on July IA of Catherine Ray ele, z. of 95 South Leonard street. this city. who was struck by a truck. The coroner found the brakes of the truck deficient, but freed the driver as the child ran in front of the car, allowing no opportunity for applica ton of brakes. had they been in working condition.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
FORESTRY SESSION OPENS

Washington, Sept. 8 tP'-To con- sider methods of promoting agricul- ture, forestry and the animal indus try, delegates from 2l nations met at the Pan American Union today in the first inter-American confer ence on these subjects
 Dr. A. F. Woods, director of scientific work of the department of agriculture, was elected chairman and Leon M. Estabrook, secretary general.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
CENT A GALLON RENT

For the use of Eugene F. Dyson's plot of land at 5S1 West Main street over a period of five years. the Colonial Beacon Oil Co.,, has agreed to pay Dyson one cent for each gal Ion of gasoline and oil sold on the premises. A lease bearing this con- sideration was filed today at the of- fee Of the town clerk.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
TWO KILLED IN PLANE

Nome, N. D., Sept. s P1Two un- identified men were killed when their biplane crashed and burned near here today. So completely did flames consume the wreckage that
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
MEETING DATE SET

Hartford, Sept 8 P@The Sep- tember meeting of the State Execu- lives association will be held at Bantam lake on Sept. 19, according to notices sent out recently.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

HELD IN TOMBSTONE THEFTS
 chelsea, Mass. Sept. s UP)- Abraham Weinstein and John Straze were under arrest here today, charged with stealing two tomb stones weighing 200 pounds apiece
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

Apparatus for showing "talkie"' pictures during the school year is being installed at Minnesota state college.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
Department of Justice Appeals
 Liquor Buying Case to High Court
UT IITtISIIlS III UVI'
 Passes on Buying Clause

purchasing liquor.
 Passes on Buying Clause
 Judge Morton sustained the con- tention of Farrar's counsel that Section 5. Title 2 of the national prohibition act, under which the government sought to convict him, referred only to those legally en- titled to buy and sell liquor under permits. such as druggists and hos pitfalls. This section of the act says in substance that no person shall sell, barter, transport or purchase liquor without first obtaining a per init.
 Judge Morton held further that the enforcement section of the Vol stead act is Section and that this section clearly eliminates any lia- bility of any kind for the purchase of liquor.
 In his opinion, the federal judge said:
 Not only did congress carefully exclude the purchaser from the penal provisions of the act as origi- nally passed. but has taken no step to extend it's provision to the pur- chaser in the 10 years of legislation which has since intervened."
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12

Washington, March 1e (F) - The department of justice today carried to the supreme court a test case to determine whether the purchaser of intoxicating liquor is guilty of con- spiracy.
 Based on Boston Case
 The appeal was made from the recent decision of Federal Judge Morton of Boston in which he held that the purchase of liquor was not a crime.
 The government already has pending before the court case in volving a conspiracy between purchaser and a seller to transport intoxicating liquors.
 In announcing the filing of the second case 10 determine whether the purchasing of intoxicating li- Quors for beverage purposes is of itself violation of the prohibition act, the department said the action was taken in view of the diversity of opinion of various judges on the question.
 The new test case involves the charges against James F. Farrar, who was held by Judge Morton not to have been guilty of a crime in
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
THIRD WHARF BLAZE
 AROUSES SUSPICION
Blaze in Cotton Follows Quickly After 100000
 ConhagratiOn

New Orleans, March 12 P(-F'ire of undetermined origin. the third one to break out mystcriously on the New Orleans waterfront within three weeks, destroyed between 400 and 500 bales of cotton in a section of the city dock boards cotton ware house early today.
 Bremen held the flames within one section of the warehouse by closing partitioninG doors.
 With the fire under control, po- licemen began an Investigation seek ing to determine if the three fires were of incendiary origin.
 The first fire broke out in the Charbonnet wharf three weeks ago, destroyed the wharf, damaged the steamship Scantic and caused the death of six persons.
 Late yesterday q fire Of undeter- mined origin started under the Vaudeville wharf, burned the strUc- ture and ignited the steamship Munaircs, tied alongside.
 The blaze today, like the other two, spread quickly, Firemcn had an easier fight against todays fire
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New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
CALLS EXTRA JURY
 PANEL FOR DOHENY
Trial Begins After Justice Hitz Oyerrules De-
 fendant's Plea

Washington, March r. P-Fail- lh Doheny, millionaire oil man, on t charge of hribing Albert B. Fall from a panel of 26, Justice William Hltz today summoned another panel.
 Doheny and Fall were acquitted of a charge of conspiring to defrau ] the government of the Elk Hills oil naval reserve and the 73 year old defendant maintained that the quos- tion of his giving s100,000 to Fall in 1921 already had been decided by the former jury. The govern ment charges that Doheny gave Fall the brbe for d lease to the reserve.
 Eleven remained in the jury box tentatively. The government had ex- cused six and the defense five anl four challenges remained to the goy- crnment and five to the defense. Two veniremen had been excused for cause.
 At the beginning of the trial to- day Justice Hitz overruled a plea by Doheny's counsel that placing him on trial on the bribery charge would constitute double jeopardy. They contended that the matter of the s100.000 that Doheny gave FIIl had been disposed of in q previo $ unl in which Doheny and Idtl rnniinued on Page IWo)
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
State Police Investigate
 Suspicious Derby Blaze

Derby, March 12 CPl-Sergeant Fred Nirclli of the Bridgeport head quarters of the state police was in town today Investigating the causes of the fire which yesterday wrecked tho store of tho Homo Furniture company and damaged several ad- joining stores and tcnemcnts.
 Sergeant Nirclli, when seen this morning. was not prepared to make any statement as to his findings. He readily admitted, however, that a suspicion that the fire stated from inccndiary causes was what brought him into the case.
 Later estimates of the damage of the fire tend 10 reduce slightly the total, but Sergeant Nirelli, while not especially concerned with this phase of the case. believed it would eX- cecd S50.0O0. and other estimates maintain that it will reach at least S75,OO0.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
C0RBlN REPRESENTATIVE
 EXPIRES IN CLEVELAND
J. E. Morgan, Formerly Of Rocky Hill, Dies From Acute Indi-
 gcStiOn Attack.

Word has been received from Cleveland of the death of J. B. Morgan, for several years P. & r. Corbin's representative in Ohio, southern Indiana and Kentucky. The report comes as a shock to the company and his many friends in New Britain who had believed him to be in excellent health. Although details are still lacking. death is said to have been caused by a sud- den attack of acute indigestion.
 Mir. Morgan's early life was spent his parents. He entered the employ of the Corbin factory on June 20, 1892, as a clerk in the invoice de- partment. He worked himself up in this department and shortly prior to 1900 was made a salesman and given territory which covered the middle and southern Atlantic states, working out of the com- pany's Philadelphia office. He re- mained in this capacity until 1919 when he was assigned to the later territory in which are located sev- eral of the company's important accounts. Here he succeeded the late William Ryan.
 Mir. Morgan was active in sccur- ing many large hardware contracts in the middle west for the local company.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
MEMORIAL SHAFT IS
 PLANNED FOR TAFT
Final Rites Held as Late Chief
 Justice Is Laid to Rest
BODY RESTS IN ARLINGTON
Immediate Family First 10 Leave Cemetery, Followed by President and Mrs. Hoover After Which Crowd Views Grave.

Washington, March , tP, - The tomb of William Howard Taft will be marked for posterity with a memorial shaft beitting the high place he held in the hearts of the American people.
 The monument is to he selected by Mrs. Taft and their three chil- dren, who chose the sylvan nook in Arlington National cemetery in which the man who was president and chief justice is now at rest.
 Simplicity is to be the dominant characteristic of the marker, a sim plicity that will be imposing but far removed from the severe, with an inscription telling in unaffected language of the greatness of the one who lies beneath.
 Guns Boom Requiem
 With guns booming a requiem, with President Hoover and the mighty of the government standing reverently by and with platoons from the army, the navy and the marine corps drawn up in last sa- lute for one who had been their commander-in-ch chief, the body of the dead former president was low cred to it's last homo yesterday as the day was drawing to a close.
 Then, as the yolleys echoed and
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New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
DEATH STRIKES TWICE
 AT FAFNIR GO. FORCE
Fred Thomas, Successor of John D. Cutter in Detroit office,
 Dies Monday

A few hours before the death or John D. Cutter, aged 44. of S65 Shuttle Meadow avenue, sales man. ager of the shlckle division of the Fafnir Bearing Co. Fred Thomas, his successor, as head of the De- troit office of the company. was claimed by death Monday night in Detroit.
 Mr. Cutter, who died yesterday morning at his home, was brought to this city as head of the sales de- partment of the shaCklo division a year and half ago and MT. Thomas was appointed to succeed him. Mr. Thomas, who was connected with the company for a number of years, made frequent visits to this city and had many friends here.
 Private funeral services for Mr. Cutter were held this afternoon. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn, N. '.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
WOMAN CANDIDATE
 TO ATTEND RALLY
Miss COChrane to Be Guest Ol
 Second Ward Republicans
OPPONENTS TO BE THERE
Col. Thompson and Harry F. Schcuy Invited - Former Indicates This May Be His Last Political Cam paign, If Elected.

New Britain's first woman Candi- date for elective office in the gen. eral government, Miss Jean Coch- rane, deputy town clerk, who is asking advancement to the position of town clerk, will launch her cam paign tomorrow night when she will be the guest of second ward repub- licans at a gathering in the party 5 Headquarters on Main street.
 Since announcing her entrance into the cc-corncrcd race for the republican nomination, Miss Coch- rane and her manager, Steve Eobb, building up of q primary orsaniza- ton and to a canvass fthe city. Satisfied that this work has pro- gressed to a point where the other demands of the campaign may be attended to, Miss Cochranc has ac- cepted the second ward clubs invi- tation to be with other candidates at their meeting tomorrow night.
 Col. A. L. Thompson, the incun- bent, and Harry E. Schcuy. a leader in fraternal and cX-scrvicemen's ac- tivities who is also in quest of the nomination, will attend.
 Town Clerk Thompson is now in his last primary fight. he has indi- cated, and if successful in the pri- mary and at the polls this year he will be willing to step aside at the conclusion of his term, he stated. He entered the office in 1906 as a field, and was elected town clerk in 1913.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
IA Points Presented Before Group After Sharp Clash on Cross
 Examination Organ
 ized Leaders Praise Hoover as Ardent Dry.
Insist Less Drinking Ob- tains Now Than Ever Before in NatiOn-News- papers Criticized for Arguing for Change in Prohibition Law.

Washington, March 12 R}-A political creed of the Womens National Committee for Law En- forcement. outlining 14 points in support of the 18th amendment and the constitution as while, was pre- sented at the house judiciary con- mittee prohibition hearing today by Mrs Henry W. Peabody, of Beverly, Mass.
 She presented the creed after a score of women representing na- tional welfare organizations in rapid succession had taken the stand one after another and endorsed the pro- hibtion laws. They had argued that the womanhood of America stood squarely behind the dry statutes.
 Believe Buyers Guilty
 Mrs. Peabody. who was in charge of the witnesses, said the creed had been adopted only yesterday. The fifth point of the creed read: "We believe that under the existing act the buyer is equally guilty with the seller in illicit transactions fin liquor"
 In addition the creed said the or ganization believed in Flaw obsery. ance for the protection of life, prop crty, homes and human rights" and that it did not believe authority or 1 precedent existed for submission of the constitution 'as whole or in part to q national referendum. | It was said the organization felt | that the press. which has been in the past and should be now a moral and civic asset ought. without regard 'to the personal opinions of owner and editor, to give fair representa- ton of the views of law abiding peo- pie and the government" than to continued attacks upon the law. Dangerous Attitude" Played It added that in view of the dis | loyal and dangerous attitude of mon and women of wealth and in 1uence that law enforcement groups should be formed throughout the country.
 The group of women were given authority to present their prepared testimony without interruption, after Q sharp verbal clash, precipitated by wet members who sought to cross s-eXamine. The committee, how ever. by a Nivi voca voted deferred interrogation until the women had concluded the statements they had drafted.
 The women witnesses were drawn from wide field. Some were prom inent club and social circles while others spoke as chairmen of ma tionally known women's organiza- tions.
 The women witnesses prepared for cross by committee members during the afternoon. One of the last to testify this morning was Mrs. Jerome Johnson, of Cam bridge, Mass Applause greeted her statement that President Hoover was 'as dry as the constitution"
 Backing up their contention with statements from Mrs. Henry Ford and Mrs. Thomas A. Edison in favor of prohibition, the women appeared in rapid succession.
 Mrs. Henry w. Peabody of Bever- ly, Mass, chairman of the Woman's National Committee for Law En- forcement. took charge of the more than score of women present. She had made clear that it was the in- tention of the witnesses to show that
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New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
POLICE LACK CLUE
 IN WOMAN'S DEATH
Body Seen in Heavy Underbrush
 by Son After Search
THEFT WAS NOT MOTIVE

Children Was Slugged to Death
 With Heavy Instrument, Wounds
 in Skull Show.
 Hartford, March ? P)-Thwarted in an all night effort to uncover any important clues which might lead to Hartford police and detectives from States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn' $ office today were at a temporary standstll in the Investigation of the mysterious death of Mrs. Frances Sylvester whose body was found by her son in the heavy underbrush sev- eral hundred feet north of the Con- necticut boulevard near the dry bridge, yesterday morning.
 The fifty years old East Hartford apparently been slugged to death with a heavy instrument.
 The skull was crushed and the condition of the ground nearby showed that the body had apparent, ly been dragged to the spot from a desolate section of Governor street q distance of about forty feet.
 Following an autopsy conducted al St. Francis hospital last night, pr Henry N. Costello pronounced the death "homicidc.'
 Sharp Instrument Used
 The examination showed that the woman had been struck in the head four times with sharp instrument such as an axe or hatchet.
 No motive for the crime other than assault could be established by the police. The woman's purse, con- taining more than S5 was found ir a pocket of her dress. Her clothes however, were badly torn, an( thrown up over the face. Dr. Costel To would not diyulge the result 0 the autopsy in this respect, ant Chief Mckee of the East Hartfort police stated that he did not eXpec to get the finding for a day or two
 Monday afternoon the woman wis tied Mrs. Rose Shea, 1422 Mair street. William, a son of Mrs. Shea'i is married to one c the dead Wom' ans daughters. When she failed tt return home by II o'clock Monday night her family notified police. Ra. phael started out at o'clock Tues day morning, after having searched all the previous night and found his mother in the brush on Governor street.
 Several months ago an East Hart, ford High school girl was met or this same road by a negro who pull ed her into the underbrush and at tempted to assault her. Her screams and the approach of q pedestrian frightened the man away. He was never apprehended
 Funeral services for Mrs. Sylvester will be ncld Friday morning in St
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New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
AUBURN CONVICT WINS
 ACQUITTAL FOR MURDER
Max Becker Found Not Guilty in Death Of Principal Keeper
 Thanks Jury and Judge

Auburn, N. Y. March 12 CF)-MaX Becker, Auburn convict, today was acquitted of charge of murder, first degree, for the death of Principal Keeper George A. Durnford. in the prison riot of last December II.
 Becker ovcrjoyed, leaped to his feet when the foreman read the yer dict. He turned 10 the jury and said:
 "I want to thank you for the life you have given mo, and l hope the day will never come when you will be sorry" Then he faced Supreme Court Justice Benjamin R. Cunning ham. presiding. and said: Judge Cunningham. I thank you for your fairness and impartiality. If there were more justices on the bench that were as fair and impartial and con- sderate as you, the country would be better off,
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
KNOX AND AIDE IN PLANE WRECK
State Commissioner and Gener-
 ous Oyerturn at Bethany Field
K" K DELAYED IN ALBANY
State Ship Sinks in Mud-Neithc Man Hurt-Graf Plans Economy Flight New Haven HonorS Bcnos Aires Pilots.

Bethany March F (UP) state Aviation Commissioner Clarence NJ. Knox and Deputy Commissioner Harry Generous escaped injury to- day when the states Vought Corsair plano overturned in attempting a landing at Bethany airdrome. The ship was piloted by Generous.
 Spectators said the wheels of the ship caught in mud nearly d foot deep on the field. A cross wind tossed the biplane on it's back.
 The propeller was bent and the tail and one wing damaged.
 Botl, Crawl Out Unharmed
 The state officials crawled from the plane unharmed. They had flown from Brainard field, Hartford. they said. to greet Captain Herbert c. Partridge and Lieutenant Con- mander George R. Pond, due here from Albany, N. r.. to start a non- stop flight to Buenos Aires.
 Because of the accident which be- fell Knox and Generous, fear was expressed by airdrome pilots that Partridge and Pond might have diff ficulty in making a safe landing on the soggy field in their heavy Stin- son monoplane.
 The plane rolled about 75 feet be- fore it titled. It appeared to spec tators that the light ship would make a safe landing. Then one wheel sank deep in the mud and the ship tipped over.
 The airmcn released their safety
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New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
Especial to the Ncraldl

Berlin, March F - Midnight thieves, who broke into two local stores, tipped over a large safe and used it as q table top for leisurely midnight lunch, helped themselves to groceries and about S25 in change and then attempted to carry away their haul ill a stolen automobile, were being sought to- day by local and New Britain au thorities.
 Shortly after o'clock this morn- ing when, Michael LaRose Of the Economy Grocery store opened his place of business on Main street, kensington, ho noticed that some thing was wrong, For one thing, several dollars in change that he had placed i'll the cash register last
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
KELLY WILL RUN FOR MAYOR'-- R'--DOBROWOLSK President of C. r. 0. A. Announces Candidate to
 Head Ticket

Vincent Dobrowolslli, president Of the Citizens Property Owners asso- citation, announced today that Mar tin Kelly. vice president. would be the nominee for the mayoralty on tho independent ticket in the spring election.
 Two candidates, Felix Kolodziej of the fifth ward and Adam kolod- ziej of the sixth ward, will run for the common council DobroWols!.i said and the names of the other candidates will be revealed after Thursday nights meeting.
 MT. Dobrowolski stated that he would not seek any office but Will
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