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New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
ALLEGES HUGE FEE
 [ MADE BY COMPANY
Dickerman Claims 1O5 Per Cent Profit Was Derived

Washington, April fl Pl-The as- sertion that the Electric Bond .& Share company in 1927 made d 105 per cent profit on supervision fees assessed holding companies under it's supervision was made before the federal trade commission today by Judson D. Dickerman, commissioner accountant.
 Mr. Dckerman also testified be- fore the commission that the com pany last year furnished power anl light in 26 states and that it's hold ing companies had a gross income of s292,SS6,90l. Dickerman testified that. the Electric Bond & Share in 1927 re- ceived s9,S73,l72 in fees for super vision, engineering, construction and financing.
 Those services actually cost only l s4,563,527, giving the company a profit of 105.4 per cent, the witness said.
 Records for a complete analys: Of the fees have been withheld pS the company. the accountant said. | The federal trade commission has court action pending in an effort tc force the Electric Bond to turn over it's records to commission accoun1- ants.
 Dichcrman was the first witncs: as the commission resumed it's in- | vestigation of public utilities financ- 1 ing.
 He said the Electric Bond X Share in 1929 sold 10,3s4,371 900 kilowatt hours Of power and light or 10.6 per cent Of the total in tho United States.
 The company he testified, owned 100 per cent Of the stock in the Two Rector Street Company. of New York, the Phoenix Utility Con- pany and the Texas Construction Company.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
Bachnann Plan Heard

Washington, April Is Pl-The Bachmann plan for relieving court congestion by appointing eighteen additional federal judges, was taken up today by the house judiciary committee as a substitute for the proposals of the Wickersham law enforcement commission.
 The program was drafted after several months consideration had brought disagreement on the com. missions recommendation that court relief be accomplished by permit ting United States commissioners to hold juryless trials of minor offend CTS. There have been intimations that it meets the approval Of both the vets and drys.
 For each judicial district affected, a separate bill has been prepared, and Chairman Graham Of the com. mittee was hopeful that q majority of them would be approved, as a means of relieving congestion where 1t is particularly acute. Reprcsen tative Bachmann, republican, West Virginia. made a study of the ques- tion at Graham's request.
 The committee also planned to reconsider the Stobbs bill to modify the Jones law, by defining minor of- lenses and fixing their maximum penalties at six months in jail ani $500 fine.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
MITCHELL SAYS
 PRISONS CROWDED
Further Campaign on Enforce.
 meDt Will "Lead to Trouble"

Washington, April 16 Rt-Attor-
 ney General Mitchell has told the
 senate judiciary committee that be- cause of prison congestion, further stimulating activities of prosecution under any law, will set us into diff ficuties."
 Detailing law enforcement condi- tions to the committee, he reported that federal prisoners had increased by G.cT7 in the last nine months. MT. Mitchell gave this testimony at an executive session of the commit tee called to consider a resolution for an inquiry regarding prohibition. The testimony was made public today. and in it the attorney gen. eral declared himself opposed to the senate investigation on the ground that it would paralyze enforcement activities during the inquiry.
 Of the increase in federal prison population during the last nine
 months, Mr. Mitchell reported that
 1,S11 Of the 1909 new prisoners were prohibition violators. He named the Dyer auto theft act and the Mann act as the other principal cause of increased prison condition,
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
Family Fight Results
 In Arrest of Couple

Herbert Parsel, 30. and his wife, Mary, of 179 Monroe street. plead ed not guilty to the charge of breach of the peace and assaulting Rollin Parsell, 16. and their cases were continued in police court today un- til April 26 on request of Attorney David L. Nair.
 Officer L. F. Harper made the arrest last night, Rollin Parsell be- ing the son of Herbert by a former marriage. Father and son are said to have engaged in a fight and the latter's step-mother is alleged to have taken her husbands part.
 The young man sustained bruises to his knuckles and a discoloration Of the eye and his fathers eye was swollen from the blows they rained on each other. Rollin, who is d State Trade school student, has had trouble at home since his father re- married and last nights fight was the elimination of their differences.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
City Items

The spring meeting of the New England Conference Lutheran Bro- therhood will be held at St. John 8 German Lutheran church in this city on May II. Church delegates from New Britain, Hartford. Meri- den, New Haven, Bridgeport an'l Naugatuck will participate.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Scott of 36s Allen street will leave tomorrow for a two weeks visit in Vermont.
 The New Britain Institute library will be closed all day Good Friday.
 A onc-half interest in the Auto Metal Body Co.,, located in the rear of l64 Arch street, has been sold by lorna Nurmi to George L. McCor- mick.
 The police were notified today of the return of the operators license of Isidore Gessinger of A Stewart street, and suspension of the licenses of John Rogusky of 60 Thorniley street and Arthur kohn of 2oS East Main street.
 Rev. William II. Alderson will speak on Amazing News" at a sum- rise Easter service at 5 q. m. at Goodwin Park Sunday morning. The meeting is under the auspices of the Inter-Church Older Boys council of Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
TO SPEAK IN HARTFORD

Rev. Frank Edmons Henry, who Is speaking at the second annual -r1eeting of the Council Of Congrega- 'fional Women of Connecticut, in the Second Church Of Christ, Hartford, on Tuesday, April 2s, is editorial and field secretary of the Congregational church extension boards He is a graduate of Grinnell college. His theological training was obtained at Union Seminary and Chicago Theo- logical Seminary. He has held pas .torates in California, Nebraska and Iowa. About 15 years ago he took Up homesteading in northeastern Montana, one of the great rural parishes of the state, which under his care grew to seven churches, ten Sunday schools and 20 preaching points Mir. Henry Is known as .The Man From Montana"
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
SMALLPOX VACCINE IS | SHIPPED BY AIRPLANE
American Red Cross Pushes Drugs for 50,000 to Central America
 in Response to Appeal

New York, April 16 (UP)-A con- signment of 119 pounds of smallpox vaccine-sufficient to vaccinate 50,- 900 persons-is speeding towards a. Central American country by air to- day as d result of urgent appeals to the American Red Cross.
 The shipment started over the Eastern Air Transport Line last night from Philadelphia, bound di- rect for Miami, Fla, where it will be picked up by a Pan-Amerlcan mail plane and shipped to the Gen. tral American port.
 The mercy mission started yestcr- day when the Central American gov ernment reported to the National Red Cross at Washington that there was urgent need for vaccine for 50.- 900 persons. The Eastern Air Trans port assigned special plane to car ry the shipment to Florida.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
GRAF ZEPPELIN CIRCLES
 OVER SPANISH CITY TODAY
Giant Dirigible Checred By Huge Crowds on Housctop-Goes
 on To Cad1Z.

Seville, Spain. April 16 PNTho dirigible Graf Zeppelin, carrying 20 passengers on cruise from Fried richshafen to Seville and return, circled repeatedly over this city to- day amidst the cheers of cnthusias- tic crowds.
 After circling Seville severa, times the Graf headed toward Cadiz but was to return to Seville again.
 It was not definitely decided whether the Zeppelin should land or. after cruising over the region, head back to Germany.
 The roof tops throughout the city were dotted with spectators, many of whom climbed the famous Moor ish tower of. Gihalda. the highest in Spain, adjourning the cathedral.
 A mooring mast on which army air forces had worked all night WIS not completed, and it was decided to land the Zeppelin, if she stopped, by means of a force of men holding her down with ropes.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16

stroyed dwellings and other buildings at Sasay, on Negroes Island.
 Advices reaching here said many were killed, but pending check-up of the casualties no confirmation was available.
 The flames, starting in the plant of the Insular Lumber company. an American firm, spread rapidly through the town and soon was be- yond control. Machinery, lumber stocks, laborers' quarters and per sonal belongings of the inhabitants were lost. Panic was caused when the blaze reached the dynamite stores.
 A preliminary estimate of damage, made while the fire was still raging, was $2.500,000.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
NEW BRITAIN INSTITUTE
 HAS BALANCE OF $1,262
Treasurer Chamberlain Files Annual Report Showing Years Receipts
 to Be S56,693.51

Receipts of the New Britain In- stitute last year totaled $56,6e3.51 of which all but balance of $1,- 262.49 was expended, according to the annual report of Treasurer r. s. Chamberlain, filed today.
 Receipts included: City appropria- ton. s45,00o; interest and dividends, s3,s7o.37; Woodruff fund income, s5s3.50; income from D. Miller fund, s4,17S.75; income from E. 1T. Case fund, s799.7S; income from W. II. Hart fund. $500; income from James II. Shepard fund, s479.45; rent from Business G Professional Women's club, so26.66: fines, s1,-
 hS6; gift to purchase book, s5; gift,
 s54.
 The largest item of expenditure
 was for salaries. totaling so7,oo6.55,
 with the purchase of books, sl5,- 752.4S making up for most of the remaining outlay.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
Gordon Arrested Today
 On Check Fraud Charge

Joseph Gordon, 31. of 102 Pros pect street, was arrested today by Sergeant T. J. Feeney of the detec- tive bureau on q warrant charging him with issuing fraudulent check. He was released in $500 bonds for arraignment in police court tomor- row.
 It is alleged that Gordon, who is in the bakery business, purchased 8 bakery valued at s206.30 from the Liberty Baking Co. of North street and rendered check in payment on February oS, when he had no funds in the bank on which the check was drawn@ It is said he was given q chance to make the check good, but failed to do so.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
RADICAL PREFERS JAIL

Waterbury, April 16 (UP)-Mrs. John Borgnis of Naugatuck wants her husband home but apparently John, serving three months in coun- ty jail for his part in the Red Thursday" demonstration here last month, is willing to remain in jail.
 Mrs. Borgnis instigated an appeal from her husbands conviction in common pleas court. Borgnis. from his comfortable jail cell, notified authorities he wished the appeal withdrawn.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
German Glider Pilot
 Killed in Plane Crash

Darmstadt, Germany, April 16 (P Johannes Nehring, Germany's foremost glider pilot, was killed to day when the plane he was flying crashed near the island of Kueh- koph in the Rhine. His observer, Steinhaueser. saved himself by jumping with a parachute.
 Nehring was in a Junkers plane taking a regular daily weather ob- servation flight. He reached a con- siderable altitude when his motor failed and his steering gear went wrong and the plane crashed near the junction of the Althrein with the from the Wreckage.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
Deputy Chief Souney
 Heads Benefit GrOup

Second Deputy Chief Michael T. Souncy of the fire department was elected president of the Fircmen's Death Benefit Fund at the organi- zation meeting last night, and oth- CT offices were filled as follows: Captain James Grove. vice presi- dent; James Moore, secretary; Chief William J. Noble. treasurer; Cap tain William II. Porter. Peter Nuss and William Shaw. trustees.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
BASEBALL PRACTICE CALLED

The first practice of the Holy Cross baseball team will he held Friday for both the junior and senior teams of the club, it was de- cided at last nights meeting held in the basement of the church.
 Most of the players on the teams will be those of last year who played on the championship teams of the club, although other candidates will also be given an opportunity for positions.
 A meeting of the club will be held next week when the appoint ment of q manager will take place.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
Prepare Dedication
 - Of Pulaski Memorial

- Steps for the dedication of the Pulaski monument which was erect ed in Pulaski park at Burritt and Broad streets last December, will be taken next Tuesday evening at $ O'clock when the Pulaski committee which was in charge of the cele- '6ration commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the death of the Po- fish patriot, will meet in Room 201, City Hall.
 = Frank Zapatka, chairman, will preside. He requests that all mem -bers of the committee be present to begin plans for the dedication on May 50. Several noted speakers Will be engaged for the occasion.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
BANKER PREDICTS FAMINE IN FISH
Trust Company Vice President Sees New Luncheon Dish Friday

= Fish, insofar as Connecticut is Concerned, are doomed. Oysters, or may be salt mackerel will have to be the Friday luncheon dish from now on, according to Harry II. Howard, vice president of the New Britain Trust company, in an ad- dress to the Kiwanis club today. ~ MT. Howard was booked" to Speak on three subjects. Secretary William F. Tenn announced that Mfr. Howard would speak on Some Phases of Trust Work in his ca pacity as trust officer of the bank; President Hugh McKenna introduce ed Mr. Howard as prepared to speak on Tn God we Trust" Mir. Howard himself. however, announced his subject as When and Where to Fish,
 Calling attention to the fact that the state is said to have stocked trout streams with 75,000 fish, MT. Howard said statisticians in his de- 'partment have figured out that out of the 30,000 fishermen who were
 
 reported that 10000 caught one fish each. Assuming that the other 10.- 600 had been asleep and would Awake today and catch one fish each for what they missed yesterday, in addition to each of the 30,000 get ring a fish for today, he told the Kiwanians that by Friday there ho Fch JaFt i,, cut
 Many of the prominent members of the club are active in the fish and game association and all who were admitted having been fishing yesterday. A prize was offered for the best fish story. sherman F Avery, who last year announced that he had performed a surgical opera ton on trout, was barred as pro. fessional from competing. Park Commissioner A. E. Berg announced 1hat he knew a private stream where the fish were so hungry a man had to stand back of a tree to bait his hook.
 :. Fred Monier reported that he AncW q place Wnere the 1lSn came cut and chased rabbits through the woods. When the rabbit supply was Exhausted he said the fish started eating grass. He offered 10 show 2 bunch of grass that he took out of the stomach of fish he caught Yesterday to prove his statement. = Attorney Edward A. Mag was presented with lily by officials oi the '. M. c. A. President Mckenna Announced that it was in erroneou: belief that the prominent attorney had died.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
PAJEWSKI QUITS POST
 OF FIFTH WARD ALDERMAN
New Member of School Committee Will Be Succeeded By Joseph
 A1!ynarski, Next Month

Alderman Peter J. Paiewski of the fifth ward today filed his resignation from the common council at the of. fee of Town Clerk Alfred L. Thompson. The resignation will be accepted tonight. Paiewski has been elected to the school board.
 Since it is required that a special meeting of the council be held to fill vacancies, Councilman Joseph L. Mlynarski will not be elevated to the aldermanic row tonight. but his cleo ton and that of Walter zajowski as councilman will take place at the May meeting.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
HYGIENE SOCIETY TO MEET

New Haven, April Is GP-Thc Connecticut Society for Mental Fly giene will hold it's 22nd annual meet ing in Hartford on May 19, Dr. c. E. A. Winslow, president, announced today.
 Dr, E. Van Norman Emery of the department of psychiatry and men, tai hygiene at Yale will speak on the international congress of mental hy- siene,
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16

master general said that immediate ly after the bill is passed, 1 intend to raise the air mail rate"
 The present rate of cents an ounce for first class air mail. he said after the committee meeting. probably would be increased to or cents.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
Request Left to Horse
 Will Not Be Taxable

Los Angeles, April l6 P- David Tanpebaum, state inheri- tance tax attorney. announced to- day that no tax would be levied against a bequest of nearly $20,- 900 to Miss Noria, a horse.
 Miss Noria will escape pay ment Of the levy because the state has compiled no life expec- tancy tables for horses, it was explained.
 The mare, a favorite of Jo- sephine Callaghan. armless wom- an flier, killed in an airplane ac- cident near Abilene. Tex, last September. was left the money by the aviatrix. The will speci- fled that Miss Noria should never be worked, ridden or sold as long as she lived.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16

Brazil was hurled through the win dow of the Brazilian embassy today.
 The message was attached to a stone and inasmuch as the ambas- sador is now in Rio Janeiro, the charge d'anaircs received it and immediately asked police protection against further attempts of this kind.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
THORN CAUSES DEATH

Middletown. April 1S Rt-A rose bush thorn which pricked the little finger of Katherine E. Osborne. 43, of Durham produced infection which cost her life at Middlesex hospital last night.
 The finger was amputated. but poisoning had spread beyond that member. Mrs. Osborne leaves her husband. Walter, a farmer, and a son and daughter.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
MANY TAKE AUTO TESTS

One of the largest gatherings Of prospective automobile operators In years was at police headquarters today taking nominations for li- conses. Two state policemen were assigned to give the tests because of the unusually largo number of applicants
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
Brown Asserts Hoover
 Wants Air Mail Raise

WashInBt0n, AprlI lb W1Post- master General Brown disclosed be- fore the house rules committee to- day that President Hoover had urged him to increase the air mail postage rate from cents an ounce lever since I have been in office"
 Appearing before the committee in support of special legislative sta- tus for the Watres bill to change the basis of payment to air mail lines from poundage to mileage, the post
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
GIRL STILL CRITICAL

Miss Anna McMahon. IS, of l5 Stratford road, remains in q critical condition at New Britain General hospital and had not rcgained con- sciorsness this afternoon. She WAS struck by an automobile on Stanley street Monday night while crossing the road and fears for her recovery arc held.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
Civ A1verti tieam ent

4 hearing will be held by the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of New Britain al its room No. 205, City Hall, April q, 19SO at s o'clock p, m., concerning proposed extension of water main in Hartford Road from Stanley Street to Gil lettes' Corner so-callcd.
 All persons upon whom assess ments may be made 10 cover tho cx- pensc of said extension and owning property adjacent to the same are hereby notified 10 be present at said meeting, and if they sec cause be heard in relation 10 tho same.
 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
 OF WATER COMMISSIONERS,
 Frank J. O'Dricn, Clerk
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
HURLED THROUGH WINDOW

MeSico City, April 16 P)-A mes- sage demanding that the Brazilian ambassador to Mexico intervene on behalf of communists imprisoned i:l
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
Special Notice

q. Union Barber Shops will be open Good Friday morning until 12 noon. ---adyt.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
City Advertisement
REFRESHMENT CONCESSION, WILLOW BROOK PARK

= Bids will be received nntil Nav .lSth at D. m. for the refieshment concession at Willow Brook Park for one year. This concession covers the sale of candy. fruit. ice cream. soda, tobacco. etc, and the tidder is to provide his own stand or building. BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
 f- Room AIS. City Hall.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
12,000 HOMELESS IN FIRE
Philippine Island Colony Shaken By EAplosion-DwcllinSs and Factory Burned.
Burned.

Iloilo, P. T., April Is (UP- Twelve thousand persons were home less today after fire, followed by series of dynamite explosions, de-
New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
City Advertisement

<. REFRESHMENT CONCESSION, = WASHINGTON SCHOOL PARK '. Bids will be received until 5 D. m. May 18th for the refreshment con. Fession at the Washington Scho fark for one year at the office of The Board of Park Commissioners Room 416. Civ Hall. The bidder to provide his own stand or building. BOARD OF PARK
 COMMISSIONERS.
 Room A16. City Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

Of the league. and Nine. Dimitriu, vice
chairman of the breakfasts and editor
of the league bulletin.
Among those noted at the many
tables, which were laid In the large
ballroom Of the Willard Hotel, were:
Mrs Edward Everett Gam and Nine
Davila, wife of the Ambassador of
Chile. who were guests of honor of
Mrs. John w. Bennett and her daugh-
ter, Nine Dimitriu: Mrs. Arthur M.
Hyde, wife OF the Secretary of Agri-
culture, whose hostess was Mrs. Samuel
McKelvie; Nine. Ally Ismail Bey wife
of the charge d'affaires of the Egyptian
legation, who, together with Mime.
George Boncesco. Frau Lohmann, Mime.
VincenZo di Girolamo, Mrs. Jacob
Leander Loose, Mrs. John Peter Nc
Govern and Mrs. Herbert Sparrow, was
the guest of Mrs. Bennett. Mrs. VIC
tor Kaufman, Mrs. Paul johnson and
Mrs. Harry Dawson also entertained
guests.
At the personal table of Mrs. Mimi
gerode Andrews, her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. e. F. Andrews, acted as hostess,
the group with her including Mr.. and
Mrs. John Walker Holcombe, Mrs.
George Plaster and her house guests:
also Miss Bertha Boiling, Mrs. Marie
Powell, Mr.. Charles F. Cochran and
Mr.. E F. Andrews, who has recently
opened studio in nearby Virginia as
craftsman. Mrs. Nina Swain CLARK
entertained Mrs. Charles Pickney Clark
and Miss Katherine Conlin.
Mrs. William II. Moses, president of
the District branch of the league, was
sponsor for the branch table, at which
were seated DR.. Mary Meek Atkeson
Moore, past tlrst vice president of the