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New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
ASSAULT CHARGES
 FILED IN SHOOTING
Mrs. Douthitt to Be Tried for
 Wounding Attorney

Enid, Okla, Sept. 25 tUP)-Mrs. settler of Oklahoma, faced charges of assault with intent to kill today after she had wounded a United States commissioner in a crowded court room.
 Spectators who had gathered 10 hear a bitterly y-fought damage suit against Mrs. Douhitt were panic stricken when the woman, on hear ing she had lost, suddenly drew re- volver from the folds of her dress and began firing.
 Commissioner H. z. Wedgewood slumped to the floor with a serious bullet wound. Other bullets were aimed at Judge Arthur G. Sutton and Attorney Roy Elan, but they tucked in time to avoid being hit.
 Mir. Douthitt. who was freed on charges in connection with the mur- der of her husband 26 years ago, blamed her outburst on persons who had "hounded me until there had to be an explosion"
 I'm not through with them," she said after she was taken to a cell. "Ill get them yet for I will fight to the end. They forced me into court. I carried that gun for years, but l am a Christian"
 The suit which she lost was one of eight pending against her.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25

The National Music league is an endowed organization. Mrs. Otto Kahn, wife of the connoisseur and banker of New York, is the sponsor of the movement Such eminent musicians as Walter Damrosch have taken a deep interest in the leagues progress, Miss Scott said.
 To finance the concerts, if they are booked, Miss Scott suggested a plan of evening programs which would permit parents and music lovers in general to attend, thereby taking the burden off the students, enabling them to obtain tickets for the series of four concerts for 121s cents apiece, the season ticket being 50 cents, Thus, besides the regular au- ditorium sessions, there will be four night concerts to which a season ticket costs $1.
 Pledges were given out this morn ing for pupils to sign. These pledges must be countersigned by parents.
 Miss Scott's talk was exceedingly interesting, and besides the educa- tional value it carried, she evoked frequent bursts of laughter by her witty remarks.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
STEWED FRESH FRUIT SHOULD BE IN DIET
 THE YEAR ROUND
It is a Pleasing Change From Raw Fruit and Often
 More Wholesome

It is often the tendency to over indulge in raw fruit. In many cases an upset digestive system can be traced to raw fruit.
 However, when the fruit is stewed and sweetened to taste with pure cane sugar, there is less dan ger of digestive disorders. As far as taste-appeal is concerned, stewed peaches, apples, berries, plums and pears are most enjoyable when chilled and served for dessert.
 In view of the fact that pure cane sugar is now at the lowest price it has been in a generation, and since fruit is still abundant, the value of storing away preserves of all kinds for winter use should not be overlooked. Not only is home canning profitable, but grocers everywhere are offering worthwhile bargains in preserved fruits, jellies and jams.
 Pickles and relishes made of cucumbers, green tomatoes and cab bage are also economical to pre- serve. Their spicy, tart-sweet good ness encourages the consumption of essential foods such as meat, fish and vegetables. Good food pro- notes good health. The Sugar Institute.
 Enter the National Canning Contest, Shenandoah, Iowa. Address 1t for in. formation and free jar
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
PLAGUE SPREADING
 IN NORTHERN CHINA
Villagers Flee, Leaving Piles Of
 Unburied Corpses Behind

Peiping, Sept 25 P>-A serious spread of both bubonic and pneu- monic plague throughout North China is causing some apprehension in medical circles here.
 A telegram today from Elmer w. Gait, American board mission hos pital at Fenchow, Shansi, said that unless authorities took some decisive action all of northern China, already famine stricken, was threatened by the diseases.
 Trained investigators attached to the hospital found that the plague in both it's forms started about two months ago, and spread rapidly, wiping out entire villages. The panic stricken people are fleeing from areas near the scenes of the heavy death tolls, leaving piles of corpses unburied.
 Seek to Placate Spirits
 The villagers are surreptitiously observing new years rites, with the hope of influencing the spirits to cease the scourse since the plague outbreaks usually have subsided by new years time.
 The seriousness of the menace is , accentuated by the fact that there is not a single modern hospital in the affected region with doctors with modern training. The Fenchow hos pital has sent a small nursing unit to assist in prevention measures but energetic government effort is nec- essary to localze the epidemic, Gait says.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
SHUFFLING WALK
 LEADS ID ARREST
Former State Senator Wanted on
 EmbeZZlenent Charge Taken

Albany. N. Y, Sept. 25 UP)- James Hammond, a former New Jersey state senator who earned the name "Shuffling Jim in his school days because Of his peculiar gait. owed his arrest to the betraying walk toiav.
 Hammond had been sought by po- embedding 0,000 from the. St George Building and Loan Associa- tion of Trenton, N. J.
 His apprehension was a mere ac cident. A former schoolmate, the wife of Detective Clarence Briest of Trenton. was driving through this city on their way to the Adirondacks on vacation. She saw a man snuff fling down the street.
 That's Jim Hammond she told her husband.
 Hammond admitted his identity.
 On Way to Trenton "Yes, I'm Jim Hammond, and you don't need to put the handcuffs on me. I was on my way to Trenton. 7 He sighed as though a great weight had been lifted from his mind.
 I've gone through seven years of | the greatest torture in the world. Those seven years have been worse than seven yeas of solitary confine- ment. Three times 1 thought l was going to be arrested and I was ready 10 give myself up without resist ance."
 The former legislator said he had wandered through New York, New | England and Canada in his seven
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
Boston Speakeasy Census
 Figure Actually Is 452

Boston, Sept. 25 (UP) = Boston had 452 speakeasies last May in stead of only 1853 as reported by po- lice captains following an investiga- tion, according to Police Commis- sioner Eugene c. Huffman.
 In announcing what he described as the correct total of Boston speak easies, the commissioner declared that the much smaller figure previ- ously announced did not represent a true picture of local liquor condi- tions.
 As result of the commissioners statement, a new shake-up in the personnel of the police department was anticipated.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
SOLDIER, TWO SAILORS
 ON TRANSPORT DROWNED
Crazed Man Leaps Overboard-Two Others Lose Lives When Rescue
 Boat Meets With Mishap

Panama City. Sept. 25 P-Pas- sengers on the United States trans port Saint Mihiel, bound for New York, told here today how three persons aboard the ship had been drowned shortly after the vessel left Porto Rico San Juan, Porto Rico, for Cristobal.
 Actions of an unnamed soldier led to suspicious of his sanity and he was thrown into the ships brig. Later his reason apparently return ed to him and he was released. He imme ediately went to the side of the ship and dived into the ocean and was not seen again.
 The vessel stopped and circled the spot and some of its crew started to lower a boat. The davits damned causing a small delay but eventually the craft was freed and it sped to- ward the water out of control. Three seamen plunged into the sea and two of them were drowned.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
MUSICALE SERIES
 AT H. s. EXPLAINED
National League Representative
 Speaks to Student Body

The auditorium session at the Senior High school was opened this morning by Principal Slade, and inn mediately afterward Miss Isabel R. Scott, representatives of the National Music league was introduced to the student body. Miss Scott explained to the pupils that she had met MT. Slade and w. c. French princi- pal of the Central Junior High school, at the music convention at Atlantic City about a year ago. The New Britain attendants were highly interested in the plans set forth there, hearing several of the pro- grams presented by the league.
 Miss Scott came to New Britain today to interest the students in the functions of the music league with hopes that plans may be effected to bring a series of four programs to the high school during the present session.
 If the contract is carried out there will be two programs presented at the high school auditorium before  Christmas and two after. Beginning the last week in October the pro- grams will come at six week inter vals. The first program offered by the league consists of four young women who form the Brahms quar- tet. They dress in crinolines and offer old English and American folk songs The second concert is pre- sented by a trio made up of vio- lin, baritone and piano accompanist Miss Catherine Wade Smith is the violinist and is one of the most famous of modern women, violinists The third Of the series is an instru- mental concert, the Quarles trio comprising violin, cello, and ac- companying piano. The last of the list is a mixed quartet.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
New Hampshire's Bank
 Commissioner Quits Job

Concord, N. H., Sept. 25 (UP) - Although declaring he was not con- scious of any neglect of duty, State Banking Commissioner Arthur E.. Dole resigned yesterday for "the public good" after Governor Charles w. Tobey had demanded his resig- nation.
 The demand was made on the ground that Dole had been negligent in directing the affairs of the Mer- rimack River Savings bank. which was closed several months ago.
 Arthur Hale of Manchester. treas urer of the institution has been in dicted for alleged transportation of bank funds.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
POST OFFICE LEASE
 PROBE IMMINENT
Postmaster General Brown Urges Construction Program

Washington, Sept 25 CP-Early congressional consideration was as- sured today for the hundreds of post office building leases whose replace ment through a government pur- chase and construction program was recommended by Postmaster General Brown yesterday in report to Pres ident Hoover.
 First, the senate committee named early in summer to inquire into the nature of these leases, will get to work. probably within ten days, on its hearings. ..'.'
 Second, Representative Kelly, re- publican. Pennsylvania, member of the house post office committee, an- nounced he would introduce the leg islation to carry out the postmaster generals recommendation for five year program costing 43,140,0 900 to replace some of the buildings.
 Senator Blaine, republican, Wis consin, is chairman of the senate in vestigating committee.
 Would Replace Leases
 Browns five year program con- templates replacement of 19S leases, while another 1O3 would be done away with as rapidly as possible. Seventy eight stations and branches and 14 garage buildings would be purchased immediately as they stand for approximately s21,S00,0O0. Their valuation was given as $19,060,998 and the annual rental s1,145,331. The annual saving. computed over 20 years, was placed at s650,000.
 Construction of new buildings would replace 106 other structures on which leases expire within five years. The cost would be about s21,- 340,000 and the saving proportionate to that seen in the purchase plan. The remaining leases which do not expire by 1885 would be replaced later at cost of s30,0oo,0oO.
 Taking cognizance of the adminis- tration's desire to limit current ap- populations, Brown expressed con- viction that the savings to result would amply justify the outlay. The five year program distribution rec commended follows: 1881, s1O,350,- 900: 1882, s14,650,00O; 1883, sS,- 75O,OOO; 1884. s4,O90,OoO; 1885, s5,- 30O,O0O.
 Brown devoted considerable atten- tion to the charges made at the time the senate ordered it's inquiry, anti cipating the hearings about to get started. He took up in particular . the St. Paul commercial station which drew fire in both the senate and house last session. Reporting that the corporation owning the building disposes of bonds to in vestors "in an amount obviously in excess of the sound value of the physical property" He conceded also that the rental of s12O,775 measured by present day standards, was undoubtedly excessive"
 The postmaster general defended the professional bidders" who have leased many of the buildings to the government from the attacks made against them in congress.
 The buildings constructed and leased to the department by so-called professional bidders are among the most satisfactory of the structures leased for postal purposes" he re- ported.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
(. Q. P. ASSEMBLY CAUCUS
 TO BE HELD OCTOBER g
Bengtson and Lange Unopposed in This City-Coyert Senatorial
 District Treasurer.

A caucus for the selection of re- publican nominees for the general assembly will be held here October g, but it is expected that the ab- sence of a contest will require but one voting booth to nominate Rep resentatives Thure Bengtson and William F. Lange as candidates to succeed themselves.
 The state central committee met yesterday at the Pennington Country club and fixed the caucus date. By vote of the meeting, Committeeman Richard Covert will be campaigE treasurer for the senatorial district which follows the city's territorial lines here.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
Darien Woman Awarded
 S9.500 for Heart Balm

Bridgeport, Sept. 25 Judgment for $9,500 heart balm was awarded Miss Susan Elmira McGuinness, Darien dressmaker, in her breach of promise suit for S50,0O0 against Eugene NJ. Tolles, "A, retired Nor walk grain merchant, by jury in superior court yesterday.
 Tolles' attorney immediately filed a motion to set aside the verdict. Neither the defendant nor the prose- cutor showed any signs of emotion when the verdict was announced.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
PAPER QUOTES GOVERNOR

Shanghai, Sept. 25 (P) - The North China Daily News today printed an interview with Chang Hsueh Liang, Manchurian governor who has taken over Peiping and Tientsin in which he is quoted as saying that he is determined to maintain the integrity of the GUS
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
MATTHEWS IN BURMA

Rangoon, Burma. Sept. 25 (P) - Captain R. F. Matthews, British air man who is seeking a flight record between England and Australia, ar rived here today from Calcutta.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25

toms service This, he said, is the principal guarantee Of .,hina's for eign bond holders~and must be kept inviolate to protect North China.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
DE ,uILE BREAKS ANKLE

DE MILE BREAkS ANKLE
 Los Angeles, Sept. 25 (P) - Cecil E. De Mile, motion picture produc- CT, broke an ankle last Sunday while attempting to step from his yacht Seaward into a dory, it became known today.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
MRS. GiLIIS SHOWERED

Mrs. Ralph Gillis was rendered a miscellaneous shower at her home at 3S Troy street, West Hartford, on Tuesday evening by Miss Wini- fred Kenney of 145 Fremont street, New Britain. Mrs. Gillis was former ly Miss Constance Norfeldt of this city.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-10
THOSE NTIDENT RIOTS

There having been 8 rlotous out break ot students ar Harvard, and tn. boys at Yale reading about 1t ju th. papere. Inc urge 10 put on be- sted May Day demonstration ln New Haven was too great 10 he re- sisted, resulting in q large batch ol Yale men, mostly freshmen, being badly beaten by police and finally arrested. Bottles. furniture, Voge- tables and fruit vcre hurled at tho officers of the ian, which goadcd rh,m into using their nIghtstichs in order to maintain semblance ot law and order. Several false alarms were turned in.
 These annual collegiate rushes and riots al some of the larger institu- tons of lesrpne must be great trials 10 the sta.wart police if not sources Of irritation 10 inc pubic where thsy take place. 4 Ijt,le humbug of tnis nature may he inevitable. bq, n. foolish stunts usually go too far Public sympathy. therefore. IS usual ly With the poice
New Britain herald., 1930-05-10

ice held at the tomb of the Cn- known Soldier Nin Arlington ceme- tery. Last November he was dec orated with a medal by Mrs. Mary E.. Spence, past president of the War Mothers of America.
 Discussing the day he founded, Herring said, "To pay tribute to motherhood is to recognize the most unselfish emotion of which the hu- man soul is capable. Mothers have always been the source. Of inspira- tion 10 men. They are the torch bearers. No race has ever risen above the ideals of it's mothers. No race ever will do so.
 When one contemplates the ex- traordinary influence of Mother s day. does it not seem strange that in all the history of the world, no nation, until ours has united, as a nation, 10 honor the universal ex- perience of motherhood Many high offerings to mother-love have been made in the past by indi- yiduals; immortal pictures have been painted, divine music composed. and tender poems indited. but never until our day has nation united 10 testify to the greatness Of all
New Britain herald., 1930-05-10
ON BEING AIR-tiINDEn

Another airline has begun oper- a,jons, and by way Of providing nung background to tho ceremony oc christening tho frs; ship Of the new hne-the City of Springfield- 2 bottle Of genuine prewar cham pagnc was broken on the bow Of the crag, The new airline. Of course. re. fers 10 the New England and West erp Air rranspor', Inc. which, is .lyirs ships between Boston. Spring. Aeld and Albany. and by way Of gat- '.ns the public interested the new Nne has opened with considerably lower ra,as than commonly charged for the same distance rravcied.
 The business oc getting the pub lc i0,-rested in air travel NC in1agne, 1s mostly q matter Of cost, When rates are "prohjbiJve" the public is less inclined 10 be. ah- minded, when they come down- to + poJn, where the average pocNotbooN can he touched the lines will do plan.y oc businr=s.
 Bu, fewer fatal accidents would aid aviation moro than al else con- lined. Tn crash at Brainard field, for instance.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-10
supply of Rib TickIcrs In Need Of Replenishmcnt

There is one (count iU thing the Observer cannot understand, that is, we admit that this certain matter is beyond our comprehension. if you please. Why is it that just now when minstrel shows are making a splend- id come back and thereby pleasing thousands of lovers of this form of entertainment in New Britain, those who stage them cannot devise few sets Of jokes for the end men which at least one or two in the audience have never heard before?
 Right here we want to make it as plain as we can that we do not mean 'to criticize any particular troupe. The overtures of several months or year ago offended just as seriously in this respect as did those of more recent date. and as we sec it. theEH is no excuse whatever for it. As a matter of fact the jokes, or rather what passed for jokes, be- tween intcrlocutor and the Golored boys on the end a decade or more ago often command attention only on account of their age, so this thing we said we could not under stand has not begun puzzling is just this year.
 According to newspaper announce ments. there will be more minstrel shows in New Britain this year than ever before if the average for the first few months of 1880 is maintain cd, and there is no reason why the aS-important feature of mirth pro- ducing should not be devolped more carefully. Many show has been put over successfully by the end men when the soloists fell down. and in professional circles s well as among the amateurs. IL stands 10 reason can have q poor night, and it is just as likely that the chorus may get away poorly and remain that way throughout the program, but the jokes, if they arc we'll chosen and aptly cracked will make a hit even when the interlocutor or one of his comedians arc not in the pro- per mood.
 We would pick out some poor jokes right here and now but for the danger of giving otfense, and probably all who have heard them can recall them without reminder in black and white. We do not claim that every troupe. or any troupe, should be expected to convul.c the audience with every bit of repartee between the center and the end of the front. TOW, because that would be impossible, but with the wealth of material available in the public prints, not 10 mention the fertility of brain and nimbleness of the wit Of many local sources of the bon mot, it does seem that out of six or eight attempts at least one-half should provoke good laugh.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-10
Two Little stray Stories piCked Ip About Town

Folks on the trains and railroad porters at Berlin are always sure of treat furnished them by automo- blists who meet the trains corning from New York. The automo obiles are facing the train along the plat form on the east side al right angles. but the auto nearest the station is the one that gets it. When the pas songer is safely in the auto. it Is natural for the autoist 10 back around and face south 10 get out to the main road. That's where the fun comes in for there is a tele- graph post set out right at the cor per, away from the curb which gen orally gets tail light and makes a big crash for folks looking out the windows.
 One day last week d business man decided to 20 fishing at o'clock in the morning. The hour was late and the alarm clock was broken. so he called cab company and said he wanted cab at 4:G0 and r'the company to call him at so he would be sure and be ready. The cab company called. woke him up. and f turn. was called back and informed that the cab wasn't needed.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-10
MORE RONE DRY sTATIs

The bone dry states. so-callad. arc being heard from with tncr. aslng .heman-e in me Digests prohibi- ton poll causing the dr>s 10 tceI slightly better.
 The boae-dry s,+'ss see Nomh Carolina oklahoma Tennessee. Kansas and Arsansas. One zots ths impression that ,ha poll is f4rnisn.a= z an accurate reflection oS proh.oi- non sentiment, despite ali .rs prc>j- ous claims O inc arez Q Inc con- ,rary. The 6enes alaags has be,a widespread that several ot those states were the backbone Of the American 1ameu
 So far three states Connecucgt. New Jersey and Rhode Island, have sho7n majority vote for the repeal Of inc 18th amendment
 The poll In these three states also appears 10 be an accurate reflection of public sentiment. TeJ Va have met ardent prohtbitionists who have sim cerely believed that ConnecuCut drys were in the majority.
 The most recent report on the poll indicates that there IS more pro. nounced trend toward 4 dryer" vote than Inc earlier poll reports would have indicated as likely.
 When .ha earlier reports were preponderatingly wet the drys-yery unsportsmanlike, We thought-made numerous charges that the poll vas inaccurate. Now that the trend is dryer, " do not intend 70 make any such claims. Even should the drys eventually win the entire poll we feel certain that tpe wess ard th. moists will be satisfied with its comparative accuracy.
 The feature O. the poll remains that so far considerably more pco- pie the nation over arc in favor O the repeal of the 18th amendment than are in favor Of either enforce ment or modification. The repealists and noditicationists combined are
New Britain herald., 1930-05-10
Mothers Day Instituted
 By Past President of r. O. l..

Mothers day, which has become q national institution. like many other events Of it's kind, had q mod est beginning.
 Frank Herring of south Bend, Ind, past worthy grand president Of the fratcrnal Order Of Eagles, started his campaign for the establishment Of Mothers day in Kansas City in 1904 and 1905 by making addresses before civic organizations. In August, 1912 at q national conNcn- ton Of the Eagles he had rcsolu- ton introduced recommending that Mothers day be observed in all Eagle Acries. Two years later con- gress passed a law making Mothers day national custom. The act pro- vides for the display Of the national flag on all public buildings in this country and it's possessions.
 Not satisfied with these accom- rlishments, Herring then labored for the old Age Pension Law which is to provide q pension for needy resi- dents more than 65 years old
 In 1925 on Mothers day, Herring was the speaker at a mothers serv-