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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-14


J. q. Fernandez, John Gregg.
and zade RoSenthal were lured
into dictatorship OF the Browns
vile Navigation district by hand
some salaries OF 81 per annum.
They were victimized by u bit
OF legal procedure Monday and
will not be given the ST. each.
Because OF a slight mix-up I'm
the records, attorneys for the
navigation district asked the
commissioners court TO take back
the three bucks. II did SO.
Commissioner J. +. Baughn
commented icidentally: ~ serv-
ed as mayor OF Artesia. w. M..
two years for a salary OF OIL per
annum. ! tried 10 collect it and
found that a bond election would
be necessary and gave up the
$500"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-14

mlLtee mas SAID " WO1ld b0 ready
Monday. He further said that work
Is being done on the senate side
to speed up the bill as much aa
possible, and when IL reaches tho
senate all the Texas representa-
tives will push the matter for inn
mediate action.
With such concerted action, and
the fact that the bill has been ma
terially cut. expectation here. to-
day, Is that It VIII be finally pass
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-14
POET TAKES OWN LIFE

MOSCOW. April 14-F-vlad-
imir Mayakoxky. regarded BY many
as Soviet RuSSia's greatest poet
committed suicide today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-14

TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Tsaba
tomorrow, under normal meteoru
logical conditions:
High ....s-.s...-.....r.- obs a. IN
Low .....ss.ssses..... ll.U n. ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-14
DAILY RIVER BULLETTN

There viii be no material change
In the river during the next fez
days.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 74-HH
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-14

Sunday, April 18th
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
r M (. 4. NOTES

Thlrty-two members of the Boys Stamp club of the Y. M. C. A. held supper last evening.
 Postmaster H. E. Erwin was the speaker. He has been a stamp col lector for many years. At the close of his talk MT. Erwin presented each boy with foreign air mail stamps.
 Senior Hi-N
 Dr. Joseph H. Potts was the speaker at the meeting of the Sen for H-Y on, Going to College" His talk was based on questions which had been written by members of the club at their last meeting.
 Motion pictures were taken of the group which will be used in con- junction with pictures of other ac- tivities of the "Y' which will be shown in the local theater next week.
 Visit College
 Today some members of the Old CT Boys Leaders council have gone to the International '. M. C. A. college at Springfield. Mass. The group includes Leon Dickinson, Ebble Zetterman, Herbert Ritter harnick Torosian. and leaders Frank W. Schade, and Eben Strong Jr.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
$500 COLLISION SUIT

The Automotive Sales X Servica Co., through Nair & Nair, has brought suit for $500 against Louis Cassella. also of this city, for dan,- ages to one of the cars of the company caused when Cassella's g car hit it in Meriden just over the Berlin town line last week.
 The writ charges that Thomas Cunningham, driving one of the Automotive Sales Co. Cars, was proceeding along the road when Cassella's car, operated in a negli- gent manner, struck it and damaged It. Papers in the case were served by Constable Frank Brown of Der lin. He attached Cassella's car which mas been in a garage in Berlin since the accident.
 Cassella was fined s1o0 and costs ana sentenced to 30 days in jail when he was convicted of driving under the influence of liquor. The case was the same as the one named in the writ. Cassella ap- peared in the Meriden police court last Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
Hart and Rosenberg
 In TWO-Piano Recital

It became known today, at a meeting of the program committee of the New Britain Musical club, that between 40 and 50 members and immediate kin of members of the club had signified their inten- ton to attend the house meeting at the studio of Theron w. Hart to- night a which time Walter J. Ar bour will be co-host to the club. The outlook IS for the best attended members meeting in the history O. the club.
 At this meeting Mir Hart and Is- rael Rosenberg. two local pianists, will perform two-piano numbers, marking the first time that these two have joined in such an endeav- or. Their debut as two piano artists will include several famed compo- sitions for this combination.
 The program committee reported that it is not certain whether Messrs. Hart and Rosenberg, in two-piano numbers, would be on a public con- cert program of the club this sea- son, but the combination of these two sterling players was assured for next years programs.
 The committee also announced that the next public concert at the Burritt would take place on Sum- day, March 30, at which event Her bert Anderson. violinist and Mrs. Jane Sartori Futile will be among the soloists, with Mir. Hart and Wal ter J. Arbour in two piano numbers. Other items in this program are in preparation.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
Book Censorship Law
 To Strike Snag Today

Boston. March II tUP)-Ihe leg islative campaign to make MasSachu- setts' book censorship law more lenient was expected to strike q snag in the state senate today.
 Though no voice was raisd in pro test yesterday as the bill was given its second reading in the upper house, Senator Condo Brodbinc Of Revere announced that a fight to overturn the favorable report of the committee on legal affairs would be made at this afternoons session.
 Under the proposed law. book would be judged on the basis of it's entire contents and it would be inn possible to ban q book which con- tained one or more isolated passages adjudged objectionable,
 The New England Watch and Ward society and several other or ganizations have opposed the bill now under consideration.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
SLEEP EXPERIMENT BEGUN AT COLGATE
Dr. Laird Uses Students to
 Check Their Reactions

Hamilton. N. Y, March II (UP) -Dr. Donald A. Laird chief of the psychological laboratory at Colgate University, today began an experi- ment with a group of students to determine the effect of loss of sleep and to learn, if possible, whether dreams can be controlled by artifi- cial means
 He has taken q group of human guinea pigs to an ancient mansion on the Colgate campus, where he will deprive them of sleep to study their reactions. They are students at Col gate who have volunteered for the woril.
 He will pull their hair while they arc asleep to sec if that causes them to dream they are being scalped; will put ice on their feet and ascertain later whether they dreamed they were in the polar regions; he will force them 10 sleep 13 hours after a night in which they had no sleep at all
 Experiments Six Months
 Laird has been conducting cXperi- ments on fatigue for six years and hopes to draw general conclusions at the end of the present tests.
 Among the questions he hopes 10 answer are:
 At what time of the night are we able to recall dreams easiest?
 How accurately can We guess the time when awakened in the middle of the night?
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
BUILDERS SILENT
 0N WAGE DEMANDS
Contractors Take No Action on
 fradeSmen'S Raises

Members of the New Britain Mas ter Builders association met last night and considered requests for increased wages for masons, car penters and bod carriers, effective April 1, then adjourned without taking action or making provision for another meeting before the date set for the proposed new scale.
 This action. members of the as sociation agree. is tantamount to a refusal to accede to the demands of the tradesmen, who lived the first of next month as the day on which masons wages were to be boosted from s11 to s12 a day, car penters from s4S.25 to $50 a week,
 and bod carriers from $7. to s7.75 8 day.
 The absence of decision on the demands will be communicated to the respective unions. Consideration will then be given to a substitute demand or strike.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
STRIKE BREAKERS
 HOUSES STONED
Six Hour Battle Rag@ in Phila-
 delphia Streets

Philadelphia, March II (UP)-Al- most four score persons-including g women-were under arrest today after six hour battle between mill workers, strikers. strike breakers and police in the northeast section of Philadelphia last night.
 Stones were tossed through win trampled before police finally con- trolled the outbreaks. The first at- tacks centered on homes of mill workers who had refused to join in the strike.
 Mellia kita was called to the door of her home by a band of men who seized her and attempted to tear her clothes from her body. She escaped. badly bruised, and a moment later appeared in the doorway. pistol in hand, and fired several shots over the heads of the crowd.
 Arrest Seventy-Nine
 Seventy-nine men and women were arrested by midnight. Sixty of them were taken in a disturbance at the Rogers Hosiery mills when crowd of about 200 gathered outside the building and jeered the late workers as they were leaving for the night. Twenty-two of these were women. The remainder were seized in dis orders growing out of the labor dis pute at the H. c. Aberle Co. mill, In one demonstration. Director of Pub lie Safety Lemuel Schofeld, Police Inspector Charles McGee and Will liam F. Kelly. vice-president of the Textile Workers of America, were nearly trampled when a mob of 500 strikers rushed 50 workers as they left the Aberle mill.
 The three men were in the path of the onrushing crowd and when they stood their ground they were swept aside. Schofeld's chauffeur. Robert J. Black was stunned by a blow over the head. More than 100 policemen were called before peace was restored.
 When it appeared as if things had quleted down, bands of men in eight automobiles made their appearance Tn the section and rode up and down every street in the neighborhood. throwing large stones at the homes or the workers. Police again restored qulet and toured the section for the remainder of the night.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
Communist Deprived
 Of Seat in ReichstaQ

Berlin. March II CP-The Reich stag by a majority vote today de- prlved Hermann Remmele, secretary ot the communist party and six other communist members of the Relchstag of their preliminary im- munlty for melting the working classes to rebellion. The national 1sts abstained from voting.
 The effect of today's action is that the communist Reichstagers may be prosecuted by the Leipsig supreme court but not while the present par liament is sitting.
 The communist newspapers are making political capital out Of the Relchstags action by representing it as pelng due to agitation by the communist members against the Young plan.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
WATER DIVERSION HEARING RESUMED
Bay State Continues Testimony
 to Prove Plan Feasible

Boston, March Il (UP)-Massa- chusetts today continued its presen- tation of evidence in support Of the proposed diversion of water fronl the Swift and Ware rivers for the Boston metropolitan district water supply before Special Master Charles w. Bum of Minneapolis, appointee Of the United States supreme court to hear the legal contest between this state and Connecticut.
 Weston Continues Testimony
 Robert Spur Weston, sanitary en- glneer in charge of the Massach,l- setts pollution studies made on the Connecticut river, briefly continued his testimony today with figures on hydraulic conditions at the Enfie.1 dam at the time his studies were made The figures were offered :n support of his testimony yesterday that the proposed diversion woul1 cause only trivial increase in pollu- tion of the Connecticut river.
 Weston's testimony was in line with the first of the three poin.s Bentley W. Warren, special assistant attorney general for Massachusetts, hopes to bring out, namely, that the project would have no great detri- mental effect on the Connecticut, that there is no adequate actual supply of drinking water in eastern Massachusetts and that Massachu- sets by the proposed diversion does not intend to remove any amount of water from an interstate watershed beyond a reasonable quantity under an equitable division of the water within it's borders.
 Answer Merrimac Plan
 Frank E. Winsor. chief engineer in charge of the project, traced acts ot the Massachusetts legislature re- lating to the development of the Merrimac river, which Connecticut has suggested would be a suitable substitute for diversion rather than the Ware and Swift rivers. Massa- chusetts contends that, aside from pollution, use of the Merrimdc would impair power development.
 A joint motion by Deputy Atto-- ney General Ernest L. Averill of Connecticut and the Massachusetts faction that todays hearing adjourn at none out of respect to the late William Howard Taft was assented to by Special Master Bum.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
lO ATTEND HEALTH MEETING

Dr. Louis J. Dumont, Bacteriolog- ISL Chester R. Bowers and Miss hernadette Labadie, city tubercul- osis nurse, will attend the New Eng land Health Institution at Boston. Mass April II to IS, as delegates or the local health department.
 The health board. meeting this morning. voted to send these repre- sentatiVes who will attend meetings and clinics being conducted for dis cusslon of problems of each branch Of health work.
 The board voted to advertise for prices on the repair of a refrieera- ung plant at the municipal slaught- CT house, and filed a statement of the common council adopting a recommendation that no funds be expended for cleaning the isolation hospital building.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
City Items

A surprise party was rendered Miss Tlllle Savage Saturday evening at her home. by Miss Julia Rich. Games were played and dancing was en- joycd. About 40 guests were pres ent. Miss Savage received many beautiful gifts.
 Permanent waves. Eugene or Fris- dine. SIC. Stotts Beauty Salon. 55 West Main St. Phone 44SO w. advt.
 A meeting of the dance and the executive committee of the Junior Hadassah will be held this evening at the home of Miss Sally Croll Of Sheffield street.
 Enjoy Hoffmann's hot cross buns III through lent.-advt
 Miss Katherine Keough of 42o AL len street is confined to her home with a broken wrist.
 Charles Skoneczny left this after noon for New York city after spend- ing several days with his parents.
 Mrs. A. s. Petauskas of Newing- ton has returned after visiting her parents in Torrington.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
ASK ONE WAY TRAFFIC
 AT END 0F BROAD STREET Residents Present Petition to Police
 Board Chairman Affecting Neighborhood.

A petition requesting that one way traffic be enforced at Kosciusz- ko and Pulaski parks at the inter- sections of Broad and Burritt streets, and Clinton and Burritt streets, was submitted to Michael W. Bannan, chairman of the board of police commissioners, today.
 The petition was signed by about 50 residents of that locality and was submitted by Robert Fietfer.
 The petition reads:
 "We, residents of Burritt street and locality, request that
 II. Traffic going west on Broad street to go right near kosciuszko park.
 "2. Traffic going north on Burritt street to proceed to the right and around Pulaski park.
 8. Traffic coming east on Clin- ton street to proceed right and around Pulaski park"
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
Girl Witness Missing
 AS Trials Are Held Tn

Boston, March II (UP)-Private detectives have failed in country wide search of several months to To- cate Philomena Romano whose tes- tlmony resulted in the conviction of second man on charge of mur- derlng her brother-in-law. Joseph Fantasia, in the north end here in 1927.
 when Ganse Cero was about to ule m the electric chair for the Fan 'asla murder, Miss Ramona present. ed evidence which resulted in the 1rlal and conviction of Samuel Gallo for the same staying.
 The two men are now in jail awaiting new trials. It is believed The missing girl must be found be- 1ore the new trials can be opened
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
TEACHERS CLUB BANoUEr

Plans are being made for the an- nual New Britain Teachers club banquet which will be held in the Senior High school gymnasium on March 20. This event had been held at the Burritt hotel in the past but Senior High school it has been de cided that the large and spacious gymnasium would be acceptable to the needs of the event. A great per centage ot the 500 teachers will be present, it is expected.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
Supernumerary Fees
 May Be Readiusted

me orolnance committee of the common council will hold a public hearing tonight on the proposed change Tn ordinance to provide an increase in pay of supernumerary policemen on special duty from sS.5o to $5 per night. Notices have been sent to theater owners and proprietors of dance halls, also ath- letic game promoters, asking that they attend and express their feel ing with regard to the proposed in crease.
 The committee will also act on matters which were left unfinished at the last meeting.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
Committee Will Study
 UnemplOyment Cases

Boston, March IT P|The legs- lative committee on state adminis- tration today reported an order for appointment of q special legislative committee, consisting of five repre- scntatives and two senators to in- vestigate unemployment and busi- ness depression with a view 10 mak- ing recommendation for relief of current distress. The order is based cn bills presented by Representative C. II. Slowey of Lowell and L. NJ. N.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
Sunday Sports Law
 Invoked by Bay State

Dedham, Mass, March II UP)- Fines of $50 were imposed in dis trict court here today on two men convicted of violating the Sunday sports law by staging a basketball game on the Sabbath.
 The defendants, Walter Burke of G92 East street. New York. secretary Of the Labor Sports Union of America, and Allan Heckler of Nor wood, appealed and were held under S2OO bonds each.
 Two other defendants, Arnold Makie and Toivo Lybeck, both of Worcester. who were charged with being present at the illegal game, were found not guilty and were dis charged.
 All four men were arrested on February @S when police raided basketball game being watched by about 300 persons in Norwood.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11

How rapidly, when asleep, do We recover from tho days fatigue?
 Do most distinguished brain work CTS get more or less than eight hours sleep?
 Could VIC sleep better if the bed head?
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
Hit and Run Dog Case
 Ends in S13,OOO Award

New Haven, March II, UP)- Miss Margaret Evans was award ed s1S,000 damages from George J. Grasser today in her suit fol- lowing a hit-and-run dog acci> dent.
 Miss Evans alleged she was knocked down and severely in jured by a dog owned by Gras- ser. She suffered a fractured skull and other injuries. The dog failed to stop, she charged.
 Both plaintiff and defendant are of Wallingford.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
KIRBY CANDIDATE
 FOR COUNCIL SEAT
Enters Name in Republican First
 Ward Primary

Merton A. Kirby of 7So Arch street today announced his candi- dacy for the republican nomination for councilman from the first ward. He was a candidate for the nomina-
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
GIRL DIES FROM BURNS

Lynn, Mass, March II Rl-Aurelc Doucette, 19, who was burned in an explosion of gasoline at her home Sunday, died at tho Lynn hospital today, 12:c0 D. m.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11

ton last year and was defeated by William $. Scheuy by six votes. Mr Scheuy is supporting his candidacy this year, Mir. Kirby said.
 MT. Kirby has been a resident of New Britain for five years and is employed by B. c. Porter Sons. He is married and has one child.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11

FISHER MATTRESSES MCGRAW
 New York, March II LP)-The Giants expect to keep George Fisher, 2S year old outfielder, purchased from Buffalo.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11

Des Chenes of F'itchburg. Tho com- mittee would render a report on or before May ].
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
Cut Figures Down
PrOgramto Be Busy

The program for this afternoon was a busy one. Besides the big five meeting there was a meeting of the first committee. Later the British commonwealth delegations planned a session and in the evening the Americans, British and French ex- pected to get together once more to discuss the French demands on which the outcome of the confer ence depends.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
Bridgeport Worker
 Survives Great Shock

Bridgeport, March II (UP) - Stephen Szerdi, 34 year old brick layer, was able to sit up on a hos pital cot today and tell how he came in contact with a transformer charg- ed with 660O volts.
 The worker fell from a scaffold eight feet high, brushing the trans former as he fell.
 Prompt artificial respiration efforts of William Cable, an electrician, probably saved Szerdi's life as he lay unconscious on the floor. He was treated at the hospital for head and hand burns.
 The Pyramid of Sheops Is 461 feet high,- TAG feet square at the hase and coyers pe,rly 1s ,orae
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
NAVAL DELEGATES
 ARGUE TONNAGE
Comparative Needs Discussed at
 St. James, Palace

London, March II P-French and British naval experts at Sy. James palace today were making q careful and minute study of the crucial French naval tonnage claims. Progress to the extent of agreeing 1 on tentative set of figures as q basis for further argument Was achieved.
 The French and British navies were ranged side by side and tn, comparative needs of each was dis cussed. The problem was being H. tackled after this fashion in general: the French were being asked: "You say you need so much tonnage n this class. Just why do you nee | it: Is it not a fact that you coul1 do with less?'
 Cut Figures Down
 It was said that by a process similar to this, the British and Americans were able to get their figures down and that the same tar- tics also had been applied to the American and Japanese problems.
 The big five leaders plan to meet at the house of commons this after noon to continue their discussion ot the French position with the results of the experts meeting before that. It was understood that the chief delegates probably would go further into the political aspects of the sit uation; that is Frances demand for a pact of guarantee against agrc5- sion.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-11

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