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New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
City Items

The annual business meeting of the New Britain board of fire under writers will DC held at the Burrltt hotel this evening. There will be an address by J. w. Longnccker, advcr Using manager of the Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
 Three candidates will be initiated hy Nathan Hale chapter, Order of DeMolay. at a meeting in the Ma sonic Temple this evening. Delegates fl om Hartford and Meriden will be present. All Master Masons in New Britain have been invited to attend.
 Nicor A. Scaringc Of 22l FairvieH street complained to the police to- day of the theft of spare tire off his automo obile and Albert Pcrreault or 9l Booth street complained that two tires and rims were stolen off his automobile in his ylrd. also that the spare tire carrier was taken.
 Sergeant M J. Flynn was notified lay telephone at G:25 o'clock this morning that the aviators beacon light near the Town Farm property was not working. He notified Brain
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
ARRESTED
 IN ARSON INQUIRY
St. Louis Hotel Fire Case
 Reaches New Result

St. Louis. Jan. 2S Warrants charging arson and murder in the first degree was issued today against three of four men arrested in q re- vivcd investigation into the burning of the Hotel Buckingham annex, December ,, 1927, in which seven persons lost their lives.
 The men named arc Ralph Pier son, 59, st. Louis real estate dealer and minority owner ot the hotel at the time of the fire; Andrew 5. Meadows. 52, night WatChman at the hotel who confessed he fired th3 building, and Robert Henry Gotham, 58, night clerk at the time of the fir" who has admitted. police said, that he hired Meadows to. set fire to the hotel.
 Gotham told police, they said. that piersOn suggested the fire as q means Of collecting insurance and reScumE the hotel company from rcCciNrf- ship. piorson has denied any linoWl- edge of the arson plot as has LeWIs E. Balson, majority owner al the time of The fire.
 Balson is held for Investigation. All four are held without bonds.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28

it be considered for acton next year. Mir. Donncly wanted action, he ask ed; "Whv wait for next ycar?' Mir. Davidson replied. "Wcll, we arc will ing to start q month from now,
 An informal vote for the purpos" of getting an expression of sentiment was asked. The vote was to have II ''at some future time Everybody approved.
 saturday Night Trade AIr. Davidson asked for vote to call q general meeting of all mer- chants to discuss the Saturday night question "in the near future.' Mir, Long said the Saturday night trade is falling off each year. Mir. David son said he and his partner had mo- ticed it for four years. Mr. krano- witz said Mir Raphael feels very much the same way and 8 change would be beneficial. r. C. Kelly, for mor cashier of the City National bank, said he believed the banks would he glad 10 make a change.
 AIr. Davidson did not want 10 ap- pear as pushing his idea too strcnu- ously so on his behalf Mr. Kelly made the motion that a meeting bc
 called to act upon this matter. The motion was passed unanimously by a rising vote. A vote of sentiment in favor of adopting the new Satur- day night closing hour was passed unanimously with everybody voting, On motion of Mir. kranoWitz, sec onded by Alr. Young. a vote Of en- l courascmcnt and best wishes for 1 rapid recovery was passed for A. J. 1 Lcventhal, Mr. Davidson's partner ! who expects to enter a hospital for ] treatment soon.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
Urges S3OO.OO0.OOO Bill

Washington, Jan. 2S lP'--PfoNi- sion by congress of a minimum ap- propriatiOn of $500. 900 for pro- hihition enforcement was suggested today in a letter to a house judlclary subcommittee by Henry H. Curran, president Of the association aGalnst the prohibition amendment III thanking the group for an lnNltaflon to appear and present testimony.
 The communication was addressed 10 Chairman Christophcrson whose bills 10 give United States commas sioners the power to try certain pro- hibition cases and otherWis" carry out recommendation of the law "n : forcornent commission are being considered by the ub-committcc.
 My comment would be-" Curran wrote. that you might better be considering the repeal of the n;l- tional prohibition laws than wasting time tinkcring with the procedure for enforcing th,,1. All the Wlckcr- sham bills in the world will not en- force the national prohibition laws,
 Says Attempt Failure
 "NobOdy can put over upon the American people such an amazing denial of the ancient American right Of local self government aS nHtlon- al law to make every American 2 tcctotalcr. The attempt has already failed.
 "Wr all favor temperance. Only q few favor such incompetence in government as compulsory total ah- stincncc. The question is not one of enforcement but of cnforccabli- | tN.
 'I do wish that you withhold your recommendation from any of thcS" bills which further inopingcs upon such priceless American liberties as the right of trial by jury. the right of protection against unreasonable 1 searches and seizures and all the other provisions of our bill of rights l There should be no 1ickcrins WitF single word of the bill of rights
 The letter failed 10 say whether Curran would appear and testify.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
SENATE INQUIRY IN PROHIBITION FIELD URGED BY BORAH
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 also written 10 Wick ersham. request
 ing him to consider the matter. Dyer, however, asserted he
 thought Wic<ersham misunderstood his suggestion. He said he believed the enforcement act could be changed to legalizc the manufacture Of 2.75 beer without violating the 18th amendment and that the qucs-
 ton he wished considered was
 whether the prohibition conditions would be benefited by altering the
 liquor laws in that particular. The Missourian quoted Wicker sham's s letter as saying the comnl1s- sion would consider the proposal and citing a case in the supreme court in which it was held the pro- position Of determining intoxicating HQuor was q legislative one.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
NONIt. HEADS AUTO CLUE

New Haven, Jan. 2S tP,-Samuol A. Moyle, was reelected president Of the Automobile Club of New Haven County at the annual meeting of the organization here llSt night. Other officers elected were; vice prcsl- dents Harry E. Kennedy of this city; Prank H. Gates of Derby; treas urcr, Dr. Henry r. Sage. and sccrc- tary, k; r.. Steele, both of New Haven. Dr. Sage was presented a sll- yer membership card for his services to the club during If years. In 1929, 1.104 ndmcs were added to the club roster.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
HOOVER DECLARES
 WORK INCREASING
Report Shows Better Than 3
 Per Cent Rise in Week

Washington. Jan. 2S PD-Presi- dent Hoover said today that reports tc the department of labor showed ur increase in employment for th" week ending January If Of &,5 per cent over tho preceding week.
 This increase, which the chief aN,cutiNr said was rnCouras- ing" extended 10 almost every iM- duatry.
 The department Of labor was ad- }isod iust week that tire trend up- ward had begun January 6 and inc additicual reports indicate con tinuCd climb.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
OFFICER HELLbERG WILL BE PENSIONED
Veteran to Retire After 38 Years
 in Department

Policeman GustaNe w. HellbcrS of 130 Lincoln street, a veteran of %S years service on the New Britain po- lice department, notified Chief Wll- liam C. Hart this afternoon that he would ask retirement from the de- p;.rtmcnt because of poor health,
 The request will be acted upon at q meeting of the board Of poIlcc commissioners 10 be held tomorrow night. Policeman IIollberg will ask that it be effective February 1, He stated that hc @aa been in poor health for some time and decided that he was in need of a rest from his arduous duties.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
Reports Wife Missing;
 Arrested Over Assault

Bridgeport, Jan. 2S P)-At the same time that John Fritz, 42, of 76 Orland street, was reporting the disappearance of his wife to the police. his wife was in the prosecutors office in the same building having d warrant issued for the husbands arrest. Fritz was later arrested charged with breach of the peace and drunken ness and his case continued until February II.
 Mrs. Fritz left her home Fri day night after an alleged beat ing by her husband, and went to the home of a friend. taking her three children with her.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
Polish Women's Club
 Plans Charity Ball

Tho social committee of the Polish Womcn's club met last night at the home of Councilman and Mrs. lll- clan Maciora on Cabot street anl held discussion relative to the ball which will take place February i2 at the Y. M. T. A. X 5, hall OH Man street.
 The members of the social conl- mittec are: Chairman, Mrs. Lucian Maciora; Mrs. Roman Lekston. Mrs. B. A. Grzynowski, Mrs. Stanl1y Borawski. Mrs Joseph KaminsHi and Mrs. Frank Grubar.
 The social will be the first Of he organization and the proceeds W5'l be for the needy Polish residents O. this city,
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
Aimee McPhersOn to
 Make Talkie Romance

Los Angeles, Jan. 2N (CrD- Aimee Scmple McPhcrson has passed the tall>ic test,
 The noted evangelisIs long an- ticipated screen career began at Tech-Art studies yesterday where the motion picture which IS to portray incidents of her colorful life, "Clay in the Pottcr's Hands, will be filmed. She was pleased at the result of tests made before the "mikc' and camera.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
Thief Steals Purse
 From Baby Carriage

SupcrnuMCrarN Officer DcWtA Hultcn was notified last evening by Emil Larson ff7 Trinity street that Mrs. l4arson's purse was stolen out Of a baby carriage in the hallway of an office building at 1G3 MaIh street while she was in MT, l.arson'a office. The purse contained $7, a concert ticket and other articles
 Supernumerary Officer John kran git later found the purse on the eel lar stairs of building at TT Main street while he was trying bact doors on his beat. II had Hppar cntv been thrown there by the thief ISE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
TWO UNIONS MOVE
 AGAINST CANADIANS
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(rontinucd From First pagc) who were strong factors i'll making New Britain and vicinity great manufacturing center, are left out in favor of the Canadians who have not proved to be so cap able but are willing to work for $2 a day.
 One of the labor unions in back of the move IS national organiza- ton and 1he other a statewide llnlOn.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28

IIu was born in sweden on De- ccmbcr 27 1862. He was appoint cd q supNrnur1rrar "n Britain department in December 1891 and became a r'- -l-,, ~" i, 1894.
 He holds Badge No. in tin" de- partmcnt and is the oldest mcmber of it. For a number of years he has been doorman at headquarters and has been the officer who has generally been detailed when the patrol wagon answered calls.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
DOUGLAS WALLACE DEAD

Springfield. Mass. Jan, 2h (UP)-- D&uglas V. Wallace, If. vice presl- dent of Forbes X Wallace depart mont store. one of the biggest retail establishments in New England, dlod al Springfield hospital today fol- lowing an operation performed q MnNlA nGO.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
,II\\ GOMEZ Ill.

Colon. pauana. Jan. -S Pl-A prominent traveller arrlNlng here from Caracas yesterday said that Juan Vicente Gomez former prcS1- dent of Ncnczucla was seriously III and was not expected to live more than two months
 General Gomez is 70 years old.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
BAR CANDIDATES SWORN IN

Hartford. Jan. 2S UP)-ScNcn- teen candidates admitted to the bar by Judge Newell Jennings m super for court today included young woman, Miss Mary E. Fury ot N"(h- crsficld. In q brief address. advised the newly-made lawyers that "you' work should be your bond
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
Bridgeport Minister
 Denies Sermon Stories

Bridgeport, Jan. 24 tP}-The Rev. r.. .. Pritchctt, today disclalncd sensational charges against the loca' police and Mayor Edward T. Buck ngham. attributed to his sermon sunday. He said his references 10 the police that the city head were relative to his observation that unless the people themselves up- hold prohibition the mayor and po- lice will be unable to close up the 3prahcascs.
 Pritchctt denied saying that th' police and bootle9ger take the stano Of "you let me alone and I'll lei }Ou alone
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
DENTIST WRITES . SUICIDE LETTERS
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tisf This was on Saturday noon when he was leaving his offices 2n the building Since that. time, l'c has not been seen.
 Lawyers. doclors. Workucn. cln ploycs. stcnographers and others b. gan minute search of the premises but his body was not discovered. The search covered all Of the tloon in the building, inc back yards and every corner of the cellar. No trace Of him has been found. Notes Reveal Dcspondcncy Detective Sergeant George C. i Ellinger, upon being notified of the finding of the notes. detailed Ser geant Edward M. I<iely, who re- ported that one of the notes, writ ten in ink on pr. JaIre's stationery was as follows: By the time you will find ths note l shall not be among the living. Am tired of life. Think have had enough of it. Called inc thesc two words were stricken out with ink). My brother Edward
  sale of my equipment in payment Uhc word was rrpcatcd) part of my debt 10 him. Collect from Birnb1um Furniture man) S.. II. Schupack S7. And balance on cards. Pay 10 knpian for weeks board.'
 The other note was written In pencil on tho bacI- Of il blank such as is available in dental offices. as follows: By the time you will ma this note l shall not be among the liNng. Am tired of life. Think have had enough of it Life to me was one Nhn next word was either darn or h4rd) struggle after the other, It ! requires moro energy than one can afford to spend. Rather than to 1 have another breakdown thc$e words were stricken ouD and | am i determined not to make (he'e two
 words were illceiblc) so it,
 The six dollar check was drawn i January o5 by II. Kramer. On the
 watch chain was medal bearing
 the inscription "Rai1inlore College ol Dental Surgery l"22.'
 Dr. Jaffe lived at the home o' { Mrs. Gorbach Of Maple Hill, llf
 has a sister. Mrs. Zalman Ja1fe O
 Talcott street, md two brothers
 Edward and Yale, of this city.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
ENC \GINIE\T .A\NOI \CID

Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Ticlz or 4bt Arch street, announce the engage ncnt Of their daughter Miss Helen rictz, 10 Paul Augsburg of New York city. The wedding will iahe place June 2l.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
N0T0RLESS GLIDER
 WILL BE TESTED
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Inc sscnGcr.
 Lieutenant Uaruauy. onlE 2''d'r pilot in the navy and Hr-t NHlerc2n pilot to qualify for ii trat class IT, ,.ause Of the Federation Aerohtui'N"S fu1ernatiouale, nJs installed spectd! Instruments for observations,
 The craft will weight 2ni pouudS. Njrplancs have been launched lron dtriglbIes but 1t is beld }h"} arc 100 bca}y Tor regular vGupmcnl TOT l,se to be demonstrated hF The 4iider's test flight.
 The utility If the glider winch lI' navy hopes 10 demonstrate in tho launching. will be due to its direr- live ability, An 'adrdnCc neSScng@r sent down by parachute would la+' little choice in landing and eou'e not be released with as much eff" from high attitudes,
 Two Experimental Tets
 Plans call for two cApcrinJehl" launchings over Lakchurst and demonstration over Washington Later, Lieutenant BarnabT expect 10 study air currents under Narlon weather conditions. He will D launched from the dirigjhlc at FarI ous attitudes in cloudy as well ' f3,r weather.
 | The glider is the naNl's first am fs of the game secondary tralhl]N type as used by Lieutenant baFha" in his soaring flights at Cape .o last summer when lie quaIited 70 ais first class license,
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
BINGHAM URGES
 AVIATION BILLS
Demands Speedy Action On
 Publicity for Inquiries

Washington, Jan. 9S P)-D Demands for speedy action on pending bills to regulate commercial aviation and to require the commerce depart mcnt to make public it's findings as to causes of civil aviation accidents, were made in the senate today as at tnntion was called to thc recent crashes in California and Kansas
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
NO WORD RECEIVED
 ON LOST AVIATORS
Rescue Crews Dig Among Plane
 Ruins for Bodies

Teller. Alaska. Jan 2S (Pl-The far north today awaited reports from the searching party near North Cape. Siberia, which has, been dig @ing into the ice and snow about the wreckasc of Carl Ben Eiolsons airplane expecting to find the body of the noted Arctic aviator and his companion. Earl Borland.
 Meanwhile, two other fliers who for weeks have been awaiting an opportunity to jGin in the hunt for the long missing birdmcn were at last on their way to North Cape, the two. Pat Reid and Ed Young, Cana dian pilots. took their two powerful planes into the air here yesterday for 40o-mile flight to the Siberian coast where the Eiclson- Borland plane was found
 Alfred Lomcn. director of the search for Eiclson and Eorlan1 after receiving q report of the dis covcrv of the wrecked plane. cN- pressed the opinion that the bodies Of E,icIson and Borland would be found there.
 Four in Searching Party
 The searching party, composed of four men, was taken to the scene Sunday by Joe Crosson and Harold Gillian, American fiicrS who located the wreck Saturday. Since trosSon and Gillam operated from the fur t,.11 1jn,- C1jt, \0n1ll. he ice near North Cape, reports from the searching party were expected from that Sourca.
 Reid and Young. who came here in the hope of flying to Siberia and findiug r.icIson and Borland alive. 1 scene until "cNcrything is cleared up." They also will transport valu- able furs and possibly some of the passengers of the Nanuk 10 the Alas kan mainland and will make other trips to return gasoline borrowed i from Russian sources by American { iljcrs in order to continue their i search for the lost aNiators. i Eielson and Eorland were flying l to the Nanuk, soon after the ship
 was frozen in. to take furs and pas sengors back to Alaska when they 1 lisa ppoarcd November 2. An inter- ! national search, in which Russia, ! United States and Canada have par ! ticipatcd, culminatcd Saturday in l discovery of the Wrcck@1e of the ] plane buried in STOW about 90 miles southeast of the Nanuk, struck Low Hill 1 Eiclson'S plane struck q low foot 1 hin. If was believed he was blinded | by either fog or blizzard and the 1 altimctcr may have misguided him, 1 as Frosson reported it registered r. | oO0 feet when h" found It. The
 scene of the wreck is almost at sea { level.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28

ard Field at Hartford of the condi- ton.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
STORES WILL STAY OPEN ON FEB. z
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tron'iuucd From First Pa@") Davidson announced that he had made 4 check Of business in Hart ford stores on Good Friday last year and found them dons very little business,
 Paul D Donuclly Of the Boston Store said his store would close Good Friday anyway, since more than 50 per cent Of the omployea there did not want to work on that day.
 IIf. Davidson said the best way was 10 keep open until noon only. W. II. Long of the Monroe store wanted to know if the people in New Britain were any more religious than in any other town. He has worked in @1 or 5o stores. many Of which hr has managed, and this IS the first city he has been in since 1917 where tho stores closed on Good Friday, { Mir. kr,uoWUz announced that { Easter coming r days later this ] year would have tendency 10 make ! }o a better shopping season. A mo- lion 10 remain open all day Good | Friday was lost ivy a vote Of II 10 |. with several not voting. X motion 10 closo al noon 0#s carried unani- o3sE
 Nrni~tirc Da,
 X better from Eddy-Glorcr post, American Legion asking thai official roro2nitIon B" given Armisticr Day WIS discussed It w@s voted that it th.re Ii q parade on hat, day thr stores 0ll! close for half hour dur iu@ th" parade.
 \ comment "gs mad" by Mr. Nrlno8itl thaf customers would crlJicjsr inc merchants for not clos m- ou Washjugtons birthday as not being patriotic. Glu added that W. all know il Is lot Of tommyrot but ~e will bc criticised" 'Wc can fac. it. We are as patriotic as anyon, els".' was Mr. Dayijsou'4 comment
 bm!hp Hermann of the Leonard tx lIrrrmuuu Co. asked if some othc.
 jay would he substituted for Wash. mgtou's hrtbday None WAS sug grStcl.
 saturday Night Closing ! Mr. Davidson opened the subjcc . ot closing at o'clock SaturIa, ui%lj throughout the entire year s He sud there is no Saturday nigh business to amount 10 anything an, l that even in the Far store. which i : Of the type known as ''a popula r price store." the trade could be ed l uratcd 10 shop hcforr ' o'clock, r. Nr, Young. who has been cGair .mgn Of he uniform hours commt .f,e for Two years Said the commit | fec has "tvaya f;teor,d this mo>'
 Nr. Da> ldson's suggestion wa7 tha
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
.ICues InnrnAinn

States Attorney Charles N, DNf~ rance will ask the grand jury 10 In- dict the three tomorrow, and, Ii they arc indicted. will ask the court to set the trial for Monday morn ing. Detective William E. Jones' who was with Detective smith when he was killed. had recovered SniIl- cientlr to go before the grand jury, it is said.
 The states action with Inc tr1o has already been indicated. It seems probable that Landry, who appears at no time 10 have had d gun. will De used as states witness against the other two. If this course is pursued there is q suggestion here that he may escape with life lln- prisonmcnt,
 Attorney lon l.. Paris. who is the only lawyer approached by Lalone and Mouthrop" said last night h" mad not heard from the relatives of the bandits and would visit the prls- ounrs today. Landry las mol asked for counsel.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
Bingham Leads Fight

Senator Bingham. republican, Con- nccticut. urged carly consideration Of his bill to make commerce de- partmcEt inquiries public saying the reason such findings have not been made public was Tor 'fCar it would hurt some company's business
 Senators Mckoliar, Tennessee. and HTatton. New Mexico, democrats. contcnded the existing law made it mandatory upon the department to make public such findings.
 "Tho senator's quarrel is not with the law. but with the administration of it." said Mckcllar to Bingham.
 Roth Mckcl}ar and Hratton charged the department with Ia,IHr" to carry out the act of congress.
 Aviation lnrcgulatcI
 Declaring aviation was growing faster than any other industry, and it was "Vrtually unrcGulatod, l'rat- ton said bilIa bearing on the subject should be given serious and carly consideration. He argued regulation should be placed under the inter- state commerce commission because certain air companies were cs'ab- { fishing interlockins relationships 1 with the railroads.
 i The Trans Continental Ar Trans port company, he said, was 'NlrtuaI' 1 ly owned by the Pennsylvania raIl- road"
 "The situation is untcnable in good government he asserted, add ing sane regulation would hclr rather than hinder the business o' i the air concerns and increase pup ! lie confidence in air travel.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28

Just look into h" merits oI lIcrald Classified Ad.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
Moulthropc Thanks Him

Moulthropc. the more poilte oI the two. thanked Acosta for his consld- cration, and said he had nothing further to add to his story. Tt was either Friday or Saturday that ] stayed at Waycross," he said.
 ''I am sorry I told you anything, was all that l.alone said.
 The two men appeared do"hcast during the interview. Both shook hands with County Detective Hickey when he told them lie was return ing 10 Connecticut.
 Late last night local authorizes checking the stories of Lalonc and Moultnrope @s to where they spent the time covering the murder per iod, returned from Waycross and said the alibi the men sought 10 eS- tablish had been broken down. The returning officers said the two spent the night of January IS. "A hours after the murder, in the home of w, H. Crawford, arriving at S:oo 0 clock in the evening and leaving at 9 o'clock the next morning. ] he two men had been taken m ny CraN ford with simple country hos- pItHlltV.