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New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
AMERICANS TAKE
 PART IN LEAGUE
Three Government Officials to
 Attend Meetings

Washington, Sept. 6 tR)-An up- ward climb in the extent of United States participation in the League Of Nations political activities was seen today in ofcial Washington as at least three government officials prepared to take part in coming months in league meetings.
 Since 1920, it was estimated today, United States officials had taken part in approximately 90 league meetings or conferences, acting either as offl- cial delegates expert advisers or un- official participants.
 Heavier Participation
 Official and unofficial records show a far heavier participation since 1927 than in the seven previous years. This was contrasted, how ever, with the entire absention of the United States from League of Ma tions' political activities, and was attributed. to the increased activities of the league along humanitarian lines.
 Meanwhile, it was held virtually assured in most government quarters that Frank B. Kellogg, former sec retary of state, would be elected by the league assembly this month to the bench of the world couft.
 Kellogg was nominated by the American panel, composed of Elihu Root, Newton D. Baker, Roland Boy den and John Bassett Moore-act- ing in a non-governmental capacity ito fill the vacancy left by the resie- nation of Charles Evans Hughes at the time he became chief justice of tho United States,
 While officials were reluctant to comment on the policies likely to be followed by Kellogg it was said freely that the peace mindedness" of the former secretary of state probably would be strongly felt in the court.
 Caldwell to Attend ~. John K. Caldwell of the state de- partment is expected to be one of the United States representatives at the conference on limitation of the man. ufacturlng Of narcotic drugs, to De held probably next month. Also. If precedent is followed, this country will be represented by a sizeable group at the seventh session of the preparatory commission for dis armament conference.
 George R. Putnam, department of commerce lighthouse commissioner has been appointed delegate to the leagues conference on the unifloa- ton of buoyage and lighting of coasts to be held in Lisbon, Portu- i gal, October 6. Miss Grace Abbott chief of children,s bureau of the labor department, is naw in Europe in connection with the league inves- tigation into traffic in women and children in the east.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
QUITS GUN SEARCH;
 STEELE STAYS MUM
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ssArcdlng for the revolver from the n nssance Of the Hartford Gun club to ths OsYsgo Inn. where Steele was fsans staggering from weakness nom the wound. has also given up zhs Investigation. The revolver has rxA b>sn found. Steele refuses to AAm!s that he shot himself. He re- fuDsa to admit that he was shot at. He satl,sAs 10 heip .he persons who want 70 make q report on the case, anA Aia replies to their questions nave ,es>n vague, it is said by hos pitai attendants.
 kFA Besnice Steele. his wife, was somewhat pArturbed over published stAasm sau that she voluntarily went to sss hA. husband on Thursday eve hn4. As the Hospital. She declared today that ahe had not only not be- 1sons rsconcI;ed to him, but would asvs. have anything more to do with linn, and wanted to live her own life.
 Tho only reason why l went to ssGA,,a x. the hospital was because Nr. Hickey thought that it I went thars and appeared to feel sorry for him as would tel. me how he was shot. ou. he dit not tell me" she said today. 'all he said was that he was shot, aud did not tell whether 7 he did t or sosnenocy else. I did not make h? with him and will not l@s vt:h him # he gets we'll I want nothing mora to do with him and vxnt te live my cwn life"
 aosp'tAi authorities on Friday re- rortst: That Steele and his wife had apparently become reconciled.
 Constable W. Fuller of Farming t5n. Deputy Sheriff Carl Tucker of Aioorn'a cff!oe ard Sergeant T. J. Fssnsy ot local detective bureau, spant some time late yesterday checking Up oa stories bearing on Stesls's financial condition. having heard that creditors might have be- some involved in quarrel with him. but they satisfied themselves that such was not tho case and their Investigation failed to disclose any thing to weaken the theory that Steele shot himself.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
Mans Blood Runs Cold When His
 Sleep Is Broken By Hairy Hand

Pittsburgh, Sept. 6 R-Only the tick of clock broke the silence in Ike Harding's bedroom this morn ing. Only the dim rays of far away arc lamp slit the darkness. Suddenly a hairy figure scrambled through the open window and swung onto the bed. Still Ike Harding slept. Then-a hairy hand reach ed out and clutched at his throat.
 Ike Harding's blood ran cold Che said later). He scrambled from his bed and switched on the lights. There on the pillow, blinking at him sat monkey MT. Harding dash ed for | telephone and called the police.
 Well, for goodness sakes!" ex- claimed the sergeant, hold him there, will you please? That monk is the mascot of the West View foot- ball team. He got away last night and we called out everybody, in- eluding the fire department trying to get him off house tops"
 MT. Harding locked the intruder in his room until the police arrived.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
TWELVE VETERANS
 HOSPITALS BUILT
19 More to Be Started Soon 5000 Beds Available

Washington, Sept. R1Twelve veterans hospitals under construc- ton and ninteen more in process of site purchase and contract let ting will assure more than. 5000 beds additional for disabled war veterans in the not distant future.
 All hospitals authorized under the fifth construction bill will be com- pleted within six months. Work on the sixth construction bill, of De- cember 1929, Christmas gift to the veterans, is we'll under way.
 The veterans administration to- day drew up data describing the status of hospitals under construc- ton. with stheir number of beds, type of hospital, cost, and estimat- ed date of completion.
 New Hospitals on Program
 New hospitals on the program are: ..t-., Somerset, N. J., 451 beds, $1,- 950,00o, neuropsychiatric, construc- tion complete. ready for patients in October; Coatesville, Pa, 4s1 beds, neufopsychiatric, st,7oO,o0o, con- struction complete, ready for pa tients in November; Lincoln, Neb., 1s7 beds, general hospital s675,oo0, to be completed February. 1881; Newington. Conn, 232 beds general hospital, s1,ooo,ooo, to be com. pleted January, 1881.
 Additions and alterations to exist ing hospitals, are.
 Hines, H., Ss7 beds, general, s1,- l75,eo0. October 1880 Fort Lyon, Col, 13s beds, neuropsychiatric, $300,0 November 1930; Excelsior Springs, Missouri, .175 beds, general s525,Ooo, November, 1s3o; Aspin- wall, Pa, 37 beds. and dining hall, tubercular, s1S5.0O0, January 1881; North Chicago, H., 303 beds, neuro- psychiatric,' s1,1oo,00o, complated Walter Reed, District of Columbia neuropsychiatric, ward at war de- partment hospital, 100 beds, s260,- 900, December 1880. Sites Arc Selected
 Most of the 19 hospitals under 1.-the December bill have got as far as site-selection and drawing o1 plans. Bids have been asked for the construction of several.
 The locations of the 19 are Ne York city; ,Northport, Long Island. Somerset Hills, N. J.; Canandaigua N. Y; Augusta, Georgia; Tuscaloosa, Ala; Gulfport, Miss; Indianapolis l Y.~L To Arizona; waco, Tex; Salt Lake City vicinity; Washington, D. C.; Hot Springs, Ark; 75-mile radius of Lin- colnville, Kansas, and addition tc the north Chicago. H., hospital.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06

Rev. Julius Pac, who was ordain ed to the Catholic priesthood last June and who celebrated his first mass at the Sacred Heart church, vas appointed curate at the St. Albert's church in Thompsonville by Bishop John J. Milan of Hartford, today. Rev. Father Pac will assume his duties Monday at the church, of which Rev. Stanislaw Fielder kiewicz is pastor.
 Rev. Father Pac was graduated from the Sacred Heart school, the Senior high school in 1921 and was prepared for the priesthood SS. Cyril and Methodius seminary at Orchard Lake, Mich.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
BODY EXHUNED ID LOOK FOR POISONS
Authorities Doubt Mrs. Moore
 Heart Trouble Victim

Chicago, Sept. 6.1P-The body of Mrs. Watson Moore who died Tuesday has been ordered exhumed to determine whether, as police be- lieve, she may not have died from poison instead of heart trouble as the death certificate states.
 Her husband, an accouptant, was placed under arrest last night when relatives of the dead woman report ed the discovery at the Moore home of bottle which aapparently had contained poison.
 At police headquarters last night Moore denied that he had adminis- tered poison to his wife. Police said however. that he admitted having told his wife how she might kill herself.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
GREENWICH BLAST
 SKATERS VESSEL
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residents of Port Chester, N. Y.
 Rocks Waterfront

The explosion rocked the water front and shattered glass in build ings more than 1000 yards away. Two women in houses more than 900 yards from the scene of the blast were injured by flying glass. 5
 The force of the concussion was felt a half-nile away and persons in the city proper saw huge pillar of smoke rise over the harbor edge.
 Wortley. although crippled and stunned. was able to swim to a dock where his hail brought motorists to his assistance. He and Curtin were taken to Greenwich hospital.
 Curtin and Wortley had just com rleted transfer of the gasoline from the truck to the tank boat. Wortley was the only man aboard the boat. Curtin entered the cab of the truck and pressed the starter button. AL that moment the gasoline exploded.
 Curtin told authorities he had no idea what caused the explosion, al though it occurred the moment he endeavored to start his truck. Only WreCkage Left All that was left of the Sl5,000 tank boat after the explosion was a few floating bits of wreckage. The boat. owned by the Greenwich Coal Company, had been used to fuel yachts and power boats in the har- 1 bor.
 The two women injured by flying 1 glass were Miss Agnes Maineiro, IT, and Mrs. Mary Irvine.
 Scarcely a whole pane of glass ! could be found in the waterfront sec i ton where the explosion occurred.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
COURT CASES CONTINUED

The reckless driving case of An drew Sowa. 37, of 72 Spring street, was continued in police court today until Thursday, Judge William F. Mangan. defense counsel, being busy in Plainville. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney W. M. Greenstein quoted Judge Mangan as desirous of trying the case next Saturday but Judge Traceski said he disliked to have continued cases on that day. So it was set down for the 11th.
 A continuance until Friday was ordered in the case of William Kis- kis, 40, of 40 Hurlburt street, charg- ed with drunkenness and breach of the peace.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
Loses Right to Drive !
 In State of New York

Notice was received by the police today that the New York motor ve- hicle authorities have revoked the privilege Of Harold G. Carlson of 10 Hillside street, Maple Hill, to drive in that state Lecause of an accident in Lloyd, N. Y. on August ?, in which Abraham Snider was injured.
 The police were notified today or the suspension of the operators Ii. cense of John Galle of 55 Willow street, also the return of the license of Albert Nadeau of 137 Washington street, Carl Anderson of 191 Hart street, Paul Lindgran of 129 Camp street. and Joseph Jones, R. F. D.. No. 2, New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
Collects Old Bills
 But Fails to Remit

Chicago. Sept. 6 P-The fact that i7 year old Charles Urbanas is in government custody must be blamed, federal agents said, on his diligence as collector.
 Opce he had decided to be- come collector, Charles hit upon money as a fine thing to collect. Not content with collecting ordi- nary money. he went in for an- tiques. He advertised, the agents declared, for s5 bills dated prior 10 1907, offering to pay up to $2,000 for them.
 Then he sat back and watched old bills roll in until some of his customers complained he was bit dilatory in paying for them.
 It was then the government took cognizance of his collecting.
 He was held today to explain things to the federal grand jury.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
JUG0SLAVS KILLED !. BY FIRING SQUAD
Four Of IS Pay Death Penalty
 for Italian Terrorism

Trieste, ItaN, Sept. 6 N)-Four of IS Jugoslavians who have been on trial for acts of, terrorism were executed by firing squad at a. m. today,
 The four were Francesca Marusic. 24 Zvonimiro Milos, 26, Ferdinando Bidovec, 22, and Luigi Valenci, 32. Two others were acquitted and the remaining 12 were given sentences ranging from 21a years to 30 years in the penitentiary. Sentences were passed late yesterday
 One woman among the IS, Sofia korze, received the lowest sentence. Of the four executed the government prosecutor claimed that Francesca Marpsic was the leader of the band, and that he and Luigi Valenci were connected with a plot to assassinate Premier Mussolini by planting & bomb in his motor car.
 The defendants were charged with 13 murders 31 attempted murders. bombings, burning of schools and asylums, spreading of subversive literature, and supplying military se- crets to Jugoslavia.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
ISLE NEAR SAN1O DOMINGO SWEPT
 BARE BY STORM
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(Continued From First Page) should and curse and cry more dead, more dead
 Nine out of every ten trees are down and the tops of the few left standing have been cut off as if by a great knife. The Ozama river is out of it's banks north and east of the city and those sections are con-, pletely inundated
 Adult men and women appear with little or no clothes on. There is almost no clothing to be had and children and older people make out as best they can. The people appear to be in a daze and almost hysterical."
 While the landing field here has been cleared sufficiently to permit landing of relief planes from Port Au Prince, Havana, the United States and Porto Rico the landing of ships is not so simple. The Ozana river is a raging torrent pouring out over bar at it's en- trance which effectively blocks wJat was the old harbor. One authority said he did not believe even a navy launch could cross the bar.
 The suggestion has been made and it apears plausible-that the relief ships may disembark their cargoes and men at San Geronimo, four kilometers south of the capi tall where there is a good beach.
 Some Supplies Arrive
 Some supplies, food, medicines rived here by airplanes which also brought doctors for treatment of the sick and injured, and it is under stood others are en route here aboard ships from Porto Rico. one of which is the naval tug Grebe, due today.
 The president stopped food profit eering yesterday with an order tha' all food was to be sold at cost, un- der pain of court martial. He also
  sicians serving the i'll and injured and designatedJ places in the city which they might have for first aid stations.
 Among the few buildings Jeff standing in the city by the wind which it IS said. attained velocity of 1SO miles an hour, were the 40C year old cathedral and other old Spanish buildings The reputed tomt of Columbus inside the cathedra was not touched.
 Damage Not So Heavy Reports from the northern sec. ton of the republic were tha' damages there were not so heavy as in Santo Domingo. The cities 0, Santiago De Los Caballeros, La | Nago and Puerto Plata were not damaged at all Villa Duarte. snlal village housing l,50O of the poorer classes in native huts and shacks was literally blown off the map.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06

Of the nights casualties were in this quarter.
 President Irigoyen's retirement einia1ed days Of political agitation and disorders, during which the gov ernnen. found ic necessary 10 con- oentrate military forces St strategic I'oints ia ths capital ;c prevent a revolution CT il!s assassination.
 Friend. Deserted Him
 For days e:en friends of the president and inc leaders of his own party. ;he radicals. and the cabinet lad besought Irigoyen to resign, h!amiAH him for the country s economic depression, the approach Ing parliamentary stalemate. and vo:c,ng tn. accusations of the &C., two opposition that he intended a dictatorship.
 Senior Ir.goEea who twice has held the pr~eide:cy and upon his last .tsns,on 1n 1923 po!iod q tremendous popular Ioie. steadily rcfuxed. l. vas said that his lie as q recluse had withdrawn tim from public opinion and that hc stjil be!iaYod himsej: us popular as when h. came into office.
 Shortly at'@r 5 ?. m, yesterday Dr. Marine, vice president and the youngest man ia Argentine ever to hold that offjc-, received an ur- gent call 10 come to government Fouse, wt,ere th" president has been II with infuenza. Dr. Martinez, ac- rompauisd by tn" chief of the "enate police staff, Fernandez Be- &an. compiled immediately.
 A few minutes after their ar rival La Nacion, important Buenos Aires daily, was told to stand by and shortly the paper exploded
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
Willard to Wed Woman
 Who Was HOusekeeper

Bridgeport, Sept. 6,-(UP)-A marriage license has been issued here to Andrew F. Willard, "A, and his 5S-year-old housekeeper, Mrs. Clara l.. Afford, both of stratford.
 Three months ago Willard hired Mrs. Afford to take care of his home after reading her situation want ed' advertisement in a newspap per. Mrs. Afford had been living at Ossining, N. Y, where her son is a guard at Sing Sing prison.
 Willard has twice been a widower and Mrs. Afford twice a widow.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
Legs" Diamond Returns
 To States on Freiphter

Bremen, Germany, Sept. 6 (UP)- Jack Negs) Diamond. New York racketeer, left here today to catch a boat for New York
 The gangster, escorted by two de- tectives. departed for Hamburg at 9:45 a. m. Diamond was scheduled to sail on the. freighter Hanover for New York at 4 p. m.
 Captain Goessling of the Hanover received orders from the North German Lloyd Steamship company to reserve cabin for an unnamed prominent passenger"
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
Fears Entertained Over
 Leguia's Failing Health

Lima, Sept. R-Fears are en- tertained for the grave state of the health of the deposed president Augusto B. Leguia. His son, Juan, denies that he has been given nedi- cal attention in his cell in San Lorenzo prison.
 Newspap permen attempting to in terview him have been told that he moved soon to the national peniten- tiary at Lima.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
WILL PLAY FOR TITLE

Joseph Gaj, Chairman Of the ath- letic committee of the Polish Roman Catholic union, has arranged a match between the Bridgeport and Manchester baseball teams for the championship of the state. The game will be played tomorrow aft ernoon in Bridgeport.
 A large group of local residents is making arrangements to attend the game. A return game will be played in this city on September 21. USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06

the approximate rate Of : miles an hour. according to his report. AS he was rolling over the cross walk he saw Bakers car and Ia an effort to avoid the orash llc steered his motorcycle to the left and stopped, but the automobile. with brakes suddenly applied. aRidded distance of 43 feet and struck his leg. Baker, ac- eord.ny to the officers report ad- mit.ed driving at the rate of 90 miles an hour.
 A plss oe not guilty was entered !n police scouyt today by Baker and the oaSe was continued until Thurs day on recommendation Of Assistant Prosecuting Attorney William NJ. 0reens.ein, who explained the cir oumsAnces 10 Judge Stanley J. Ira ceskj. There was no damage to the automobile or motorcycle.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
City Items

Dr. George Bodhey who has been i'll at his home for some time is showing improvement in his con- dition daily.
 Mrs. M. J. Lynch of 23 Logan street has entered the New Britain General hospital where she will un- dergo an operation next week.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
TITHE REDUCTION

Jerusalem, Sept. (UP)-A 30 per cent reduction in commuted tithes for the current year was or dered by the government as a result of huge damages inflicted on farm CTS by the locust and mouse plaques.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
TRAIN BEATS PIGEONS

London, Sept. TP)-The crack Flying Scotsman express easily won a race to Newcastle against 700 car rier pigeons released in the court yard of the House of Commons.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
BRADFORD HELD IN NARCOTIC CASE
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| of1es followed ey government oper- a.ivUA.
 Tor many ysAs Bradford has osAa idsntafi.d with republican poii- tics iu aer.As,n Indiane. aud he was :rsasarer ot Lake County, Ind. for aisns .sarA Whsa the u.eed com 'niesss Investigating elections ques- tiea>A Aim iI iVtS, Bradford charg- ed thAt wAolsAA;e shakedcw1s of saloonksepe:v had been conducted hy organisations supportipg United Statee 8>3Ato. James l.. Watson.
 Brought Ii6el Suit
 H. AiSo tes!:i.ad before . federal grand .urs and srought a st00,0 ltbs, su:t against Senator Watson vao was accused of having called l,im "A notorious liar and a down and euasr." The iioel suit was dis missed ia esdecSl court.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
C0NFESSES TAKING
 BILLS FROM AUTO
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New Britain herald., 1930-09-06
|C0S7E, BELL0N7E
 RESUME FLIGHT
Leave Louisville Today for Re
 turn to New York

Louisville, Ky, Sept PSThe Question Mark, carrying Captain Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bel- lonte on the second leg of their re- turn trip to New York from their Paris-New York-Dallas flight, took off from Bowman air field here at 7:sS a. m., c. s. T., today and head cd in the direction of Cincinnati.
 Coste and Bellonte. through their manager. Rene Recover, vetoed plans for elaborate entertainment after their arrival here from Dallas early last night, promptly went to their hotel after brief welcome and triumphant parade, and retired.
 Killed By Girls
 They went to sleep with at least one noteworthy remebrance of their reception in Louisville. They had been kissed by four Kentucky belles. When they climbed from their Ses- quiplane 70" at Bowman field, the four young women kissed each flier on both cheeks and presented each with a bouquet of dahlias.
 The greeters were Misses Mary Ann Barness Virginia Wathen and Josephine Bowman, and Mrs. D. w. Fairleigh. The young women then formed a guard of honor while Mayer William B. Harrison escorted the airmen through a crowd of G. 0GO to a microphone. After a brief radio greetings, the aviators headed an automobile parade through streets lined with cheering throngs to their hotel.
 Dinner was served to the f1iers in their hotel room, and they retired early, stating it was their intention to sleep late and obtain we'll de- served rest after having spanned the ocean and captured the $25,o0o Easterwood purse by promptly crossing the continent to Dallas. n
 The airmen will leave New York Sunday for Washington, where they will receive the official greeting of the United States government, head ed by President Hoover. After the Washington visit, the airmen plan country wide good will tour, de- tails of which have not been an- nounced.
 Both Men Honored
 Paris, Sept R-The cabinet to- day officially honored Captain Dieudonne Coste and his flying mate Maurice Bellonte and the weather bureau expert who spent months working out the transatlantic wealth CT problem, by approving their pro- motion in the Legion of Honor. The Legion council was to meet later and adopt the nominations.
 Coste will be made commander. Bellonte will be raised to officer and meteorologist. Viaut will be given 1 the initial rank of cbevalier. Madame Coste and Madame Bell lonte were made life members of the International League of Avia- tors at a reception last night. when President Clifford B. Harmon pre- sented trophies awarded to Coste for his various flights last year.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-06

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