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New Britain herald., 1930-09-23
HUMAN FLY WILL
 TRY BRIDGE LEAP
9ods b Attempt Stunt That ' Caused Death Of Friend

rsatspide the fact that Norman J. tissa lost his fife in an attempt to aigi from the new 17Sth street "sffon river bridge to the waters
 SjW eet below. Daredevil John,
 AlieW Foods of Few London, on a
 klts3 this eity oday, announced
 v slentions of trying the same se.. ;. next month The bridge is the highest suapensiorl span in the world.
 Terry lost his life when he struck the water fiat on his back and re- ceived fractured spine. He used a banner that acted as sail in di- recting his course to the water. According to Woods, the banner proved useless when Terry hit a space of dead air. Woods, who was a friend of the unlucky profession al sumter, says that he plans to use lead heels weighting four pounds each to take him on a direct course to the water.
 AS the New York police are op- posed to. having the stunt repeated and will not issue any permits, Woods says that he will have to watch for good opportunity to sneak by the bridge guards and per form his feat. It may be necessa ry to try it at night. He stated that if he lives through the stunt, he ex- poets it to remain a long time re- cord as he doubts whether anyone else will try to make the jump. His trainer will be present when he tries to succeed in the trick that sent Terry to his death.
 Will Climb Plainville Building
 Woods, who is a well-known human fly, vii climb the Neri build ing in the center of PlaiHville this evening at o'clock. He will per form stunts at the edge of the roof after reaching the top. He has just returned from Montreal, Canada, where he sealed the new 2G-story Ford hotel making the climb in one hour and 36 minutes while blindfolded. He has been engaged ln the daring business for 12 years, climbing tall buildings in every state in the union including the Woolworth building. He spent the doing his human fly" stunts.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-23
Woman Disregards
 Husbands Warnings

Los Angeles Sept. 23 (UP) - W. o. Jenks often warned his wife. Sylvia, not to open his steel strong box after he died.
 If you open it you'll be sorry" he told her, but you are a wom- an and probably will"
 Jenks left his home last Aug lust 1, according to an explanation by Mrs. Jenks in superior court. Twenty days later he died. Short ly afterward strange woman called upon Mrs. Jenks,, said she had been Jenks' fiancee and de- manded his effects.
 Mrs. Jenks was bewildered. She remembered her husbands warning, but could not resist the temptation to open the steel box.
 She found a divorce decree he had obtained in Mexico last year and never told her about.
 Jenks, who was 65 when he died, left an estate valued at S60,000.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-23
City Items

John Pitkis of 200 North street vas taken ill while painting Officer Maurice Flynn's house on Smalley street yesterday and Officers Nc -Cabe and Harper took him to New Britain General hospital.
 Mrs. J. w. Petras of IS Kelsey street is at the Grace hospital in New Haven recuperating from an operation last Monday for a foot ailment.
 Frank Shea, son of Mir. and Mrs. P. Shea of 124 Fremont street, has resumed his studies at Basselin col lege, Catholic university, at Wash ingtOn D. C.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-23
SIX PLAYERS THROUGH

St. louis. Sept. 23 LP}-The base ball season already is over for six members of the St. Louis Browns. Anxious to give several rockies as much of a test as is possible in the few remaining days of the season, Manager Bill Killefer has sent Stew art, Badgro. Melillo. McNeely and Hungling home for the year. Coach Jimmy Austin also has been excus ed until next spring.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-23
MRS. MORGANSON SUES

New Haven, Sept. 23 P-Mrs. Marie Dahl Morgensen, financial secretary of the community chest here and wife of Colonel Morgen- sen, commander of the 192nd field artillery, Connecticut National Guard has filed suit for divorce in superior court it was revealed today. Mrs. Morgensen charged desertion The couple was married in Brooklyn, N. Y, on February 25, 1918. They have no children.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-23
MAY MEET CARNERA

Chicago, Sept. 2S Py-Primo Car nera may meet George Godfrey, Negro heavyweight in return match in the Cubs baseball park October provided Promoter Miquc Malloy can obtain sanction of the Illinois state athletic commission. Malloy will appear before the com. mission today. He has both boxers signed.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-23

The University of Iowa is 7S years old.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-23
NAUMAEAG DIVIDEND ISSUED

Salem, Mass, Sept. 23 P}-Tha Naumkeag Steam Cotton company today declared a regular quarterly dividend of S2 a share payable Oc- tober 1 to stockholders of record September A.
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New Britain herald., 1930-09-23

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
SIX-YEAR-OLD CHILD
: FREED FROM BANDITS
Small Girl Held by Kidnapers Since
Last Tuesday Is Placed in
Guarded Quarters.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
. DETROIT, Mich, April MARY
.Subock, 6-year-girl who was found late
Saturday night after being held by kid
'nappers since last Tuesday, was, taken
to the Detroit Juvenile Detention Home
by the kidnapers. " Police said they
feared the little girl might be carried
off again.
Meanwhile, detectives were searching
for "Joe." the man who Mary said beat
ner while she was being held captive.
They also were looking for the "big
woman" to whose house Mary said she
was taken.
Mary is the daughter of a factory
&orker of Dearborn, Detroit suburb. The
.subock family is not wealthy, but Mary'S
n7Sther is heir to 81 ZOO and police adj
'vanced the theory that the kidnapers
hoped to collect ransom. No de-
,mands for money had been made on
the Subock family, so far as police
know.
Detectives and the child's parents at
about the same time Saturday night re-
ceived information from an unknown
source that Mary would be found on a
specified corner in the Italian section
of the city. Detectives went to the
corner and found the girl walking on
the street with John Reno, II. Reno
said he was taking Mary to a man
known to him only as Joe" Reno is
held on fugitive warrant.
Mary said she was taken to two
houses, one of which was cold. She was
fed only bread and butter and given
coffee to drink. She said Joe" whipped
her for complaining. Her story to po-
lice checked in nearly all details with
that told by her 9-year-old brother,
Joseph, who said a man in a small
sedan took her away Tuesday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07

Meeting, wonen's societies of Foun-
dry Methodist Episcopal Church, tomor-
row., starting at 10:45 O'Clock and con-
tinuing all day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
PIAZZA: COLLAPSE
i INJURIES q WOMEN
~
Victims, Leaving Church
+ Service, Plunge 10 Feet to
=, Concrete Walk.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOWELL, Mass, April Twenty
three women were taken to hospitals for
treatment yesterday after rarely used
piazza at st. Joseph's Roman Catholic
Church collapsed, throwing 40 women
10 feet to a concrete walk. Three fire
companies were summoned to eXtricate
the injured from the debris. None OF
the victims was critically hurt.
: A congregation of 1900 women, who
had assembled for services in connec-
ton with jubilee procession in honor
of st. Joseph. was leaving the edifice
when the accident occurred. A seldom
used rear door, leading to the piazza,
was opened to expedite the exit of the
gathering.
The most seriously hurt of the %
were Mrs. Della Mahoney, who re-
ceived a fractured foot, and Mrs. Lena
Martin, fractured leg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
Sir Hall Caine Is III.

, LONDON LP).-Sir Hall Game, author
of 1.-The Woman Thou Gavest Me-"
1.-The ManXman" and other novels, has
left for st. Moritz, Switzerland, because
Of a persistent cough. Despite his ad-
Sanced years the noted British author
has almost finished monumental Life
of Christ"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07

Meeting Admiral George Dewey Naval
Auxiliary, United Spanish War Vet
Grams, Northeast Masonic Temple,
Eighth and F streets northeast, 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
SIBERT GOES TO DENVER
Boulder Dam Body Head to Review
, Detailed Project Plans.

, MOBILE, Ala, April (P).-Gen.
William L. Sibert, preside and general
manager of the State Docks Commits
sion, will leave tonight for Denver to
attend a meeting of the boulder dam
commission, of which he is chairman, to
review detailed plans for the proposed
giant Fedela al power development project
near the Arizona-Nevad boundary for
which Congress has condi ionally made
available S165, 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07

Luncheon meeting, Washington Adver-
Using Club, National Press Club Build
ing, tomorrow, 1890 pm. Speaker,
Amos Parrish Of New York, on Fash
ions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Meeting Admiral George Dewey Naval
Auxiliary, United Spanish War Vet
Grams, Northeast Masonic Temple,
Eighth and F streets northeast, pm.
Illustrated travel talk, Y. w. G. A.
auditorium, 8:15 pm. Speaker, Mrs.
Charles Wood. Subject, "Rediscovering
Corsica"
Meeting Washington General As
sembly, Fourth Degree, knights Of Co
lumbus, Mayfower Hotel, pm.
Reception and dance, American So:
ciety of Mechanical Engineers, grand
ball room Mayf1ower Hotel tonight.
Benefit dance, Sons and Daughters Of
Liberty. Columbia Council, No. 4, Naval
Lodge Hall, Fourth street and PennSylA
vania avenue, pm.
Meeting Manor Park Citizens Asso-
citation. Whittier School, Fifth and
Sheridan streets, 7:45 pm.
Meeting Cathedral Heights Cleveland
Park Citizens Association, st. Adams
parish hall. Wisconsin and Massachu-
sets avenues, pm.
Meeting Sixteenth Street Highlands
terrain Church, Sixteenth and Kennedy
streets, 8 pm. Speaker, Representative
Robert G. Simmons of Nebraska
Card party, Kenneth H. Nash Unit,
American Legion Auxiliary, $50 Six
tenth street, pm.
Annual meeting and election of OIL
GERS, District of Columbia Optometric
Society, oak room Of the Raleigh Hotel,
8 pm.
Meeting Citizens Association of Ia
koma, Takoma Park Drank Public liz
brary; pm.
Meeting Washington Highlands Citi-
Zens' Association, Congress Heights
School, pm.
Annual dinner and dance 1928 Ma
| irons and Patrons Association, Blue
Triangle Hut, Twentieth and B streets,
$50 pm.
FUTURE.
| Meeting Business Women's Council,
Church of the Covenant, Connecticut
avenue and N street, tomorrow, S pm.
Speaker, Miss Fannie Buck, on "Pales-
tine"
| cO OfLE.
Meeting Political Study Club, north
room, Mayfower Hotel, tomorrow, 1890
am.
Dinner meeting, Washington Civitan
Club, La Fayette Hotel, tomorrow, $50
pm.
Luncheon meeting, Washington Round
Table, University Club, tomorrow, 1890
pm. Speaker, DR.. A. Earl Kernahan Of
the Kernahan visitation campaign.
Annual meeting, Washington Humane
Society, Humane Society Building, 1881
New York avenue, tomorrow, 8 pm.
Meeting Society for Philosophical In
quiry, National Museum, tomorrow, 4:45
pm.
Luncheon meeting, Washington Adver-
Using Club, National Press Club Build
! ing, tomorrow, 1890 pm. Speaker,
Amos Parrish Of New York, on Fash
IONS"
Meeting, women'S societies Of Foun-
dry Methodist Episcopal Church, tomof-
row, starting at 10:45 o'clock and con-
tinuing all day.
Entertainment and dance. Washing
ton Camp, No. 305, Sons Of Confederate
Veterans, Confederate Memorial Home,
1922 Vermont avenue, tomorrow, 8 pm,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07

Benefit dance, Sons and Daughters Of
Liberty. Columbia Council, No. 4, Naval
Lodge Hail. Fourth street and PennSylA
yania avenue prn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07

Meeting Manor Park Citizens ASso-
citation, Whittier School, Fifth and
Sheridan streets, 7:45 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
ID PRISONERS ESCAPE
Houston Men Use Fire House to
; Slide 7 Stories to Freedom.

HOUSTON, Tex, April Z (P).-Fire
hose, which usually rots away on its reel
on the side Of the wall, spelled liberty
here yesterday for IA prisoners in th2
Harris ounty Jail.
After subduing and tying up a watch
man, the pri-oners coupled together two
50-foot lengths of the hose and slid
from window to the ground, seven
stories below,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07

Railways of Cuba are alarmed over
the decline in passenger patronage
caused by the new central automobile
highway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07

Entertainment and dance, Washing
ton Camp, No. 305, Sons of Confederate
Veterans, Confederate Memorial Home,
1922 Vermont avenue, tomorrow, 8 pm.
The Washington times., 1930-01-11
THIEVES LOOT 4
HOUSES HERE

staff Photo.

Four homes were broken into
during the night, $135 being taken
in two of the ohmes, while the
others escaped with q ransacking.
Lillian Chernikoff, 500 block e
St. N. E.. reported to police of
the Ninth precinct that during
the night she was awakened by q
colored man who flashed b gun in
her face and robbed her Of $11O.
The man, she said, entered
through q rear door.
Gaining entrance by jimmying
a front door. thieves last night
entered the home Of Mrs, Mar
garet Scott in the 1900 block
Florida Ave-, N. W., and stole $25
in cash and some jewelry.
Robert Bayne, $500 block Chevy
Chase Parkway, N. W., reported
that his home had been entered
during the evening while 1t was
unoccupied and was raflsacked.
Nothing was missing.
/ Fred watkins, $500 block Eighth
ST., NJ. W.. was surpriSer when he
went into his cellar and found q
visitor. The man, Colored. and
.Of medium height. made q success
full escape. IA check-up showed
that nothing was missing.
The Washington times., 1930-01-11
House Being DiDided,
Says Representative

on the army appropriation bill. He
asked Representative Barbour,
California, in charge Of the sup
ply bill if 1t contained legislative
riders, which ought to come be-
fore other committees and not the
appropriations committee.
Representative Barbour said he
did not know Of "a speck Of new
legislation In the BILL" and there.
upon johnson congratulated
the Appropriations Committee fol-
its restraint, afterward taking il
back when he learned there was
some minor legislation In the
measure.
The Appropriations Committes
has 35 members and johnson
charged that it attempted too
often to load down supply bills
with legislation.
Year after year we are being di
vided into two classes Of mem.
bers," said Johnson. "There are
400 other members here or they
should be here, who have q right
to know about these legislative
riders and it's my duty to find
Representative Johnson, chair.
man Of the immigration Commit
tee, looked around the House but
there were only about three dozen
members Of that body present at
the moment Of his protest. De.
bate on the army bill has drawn
s slim attendance for . couple
Of days.
The Washington times., 1930-01-11
British Secret Barred
AS Joke on Shearer

propaganda work in America,
Maloney explained. II used to
read his paper and followed his
boastings as to what he expected
to do.
/ i thought that If / prepared
a skit about all that he was do.
ing or alleged to be doing, 1t
would not have the effect Lord
Northcliff expected" :,
Maloney said he never heard OF
the documents being taken serf
ouSly and added that the Irish
people regarded it as anti-Brittsh
propaganda. He said 1t was sent
to q number Of newspapers and
reprinted IN part by an Irish
newspaper. About 100000 copies
pf the pamphlet, he said, were
circulated, first at 5 cents and
then 10 cents q copy.
Regarded as Joke
He said that at q dinner IN
Washington which he attended
and at which were Senator
Borah (R) OF Idaho and others.
It was taken as a Joke" lie
said he couldn't understand what
all the fuss was about. The PAIN
phlet, he said. was barred from
the Inails.
The Washington times., 1930-01-11

The amazing Secret British
document" which stirred UP so
much curiosity during the Sen
ate's investigation Of William p.
Shearer, naval propagandist, last
fall. was revealed today as moth.
ing more than d '.skit on British
propaganda."
A soft-spoken scotch doctor,
william Mahoney. today came be.
fore the Naval Affairs Sllb~corl!
mittee, which examined Shearer,
and frankly admitted authorship.
He said he wrote 1t as q buffer
to the ''propaganda work, being
carried on III this country In 1919
by Lord Northcliffe. owner Of the
London Times and Daily Mail.
Carried No Signature
Maloney said he did not sign
the pamphlet because 70 have
done so would have been TO have
destroyed its effect. Examine tlOn
Of the pamphlet revealed It bore
the title, 1.-THE ReconQueSt OF
America" and q mysterious editors s
note at the top Of the pamphlet,
Maloney said. .
Lord Northcliff, owner Of the
London Daily Mail and the Lon
don Times. was ct this tins ever
here Ii charge Of the British
The Washington times., 1930-01-11
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES

ABOARD S. s. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, AT SEA, Jan.
II GNs.,-The announcement
by H. v. Alexander. first lord
Of the admiralty that Great
Britain was prepared to reduce
her cruiser requirements from
the minimum Of 20 she de.
1nanded at the Geneva naval
conference of 1926. to q min
imum Of so. was received with,
general satisfaction today by
the American delegates now
journeying to the London naval
arms conference. ~
The delegates indicated that
they regarded the admiralty
chiefs announcement as z seal
Of approval from the British
admiralty which has the effect
of clinching the disarmament
agreement reached by President
Hoover and Premier Macdonald
In their informal conferences.
Secretary Of State StimSon,
head Of the American delega-
ton. declined to mako any d.
The Washington times., 1930-01-11
Hoover to Be Invited
To Washington Day Fete

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. IL
At the meeting Of the George
Washington Birthday Association
last night it was decided that
the committee which win invite
President Hoover to attend the
celebration February % VIII ex.
tend the invitation to the Presi-
dent Monday.
In the event that the PreSi-
dent decides to attend the cele-
bration, Governor Pollard will be
invited. As soon as the question
Of the attendance Of the Presi.
dent and Governor is settled
work will be started on lining up
the parade.
The Washington times., 1930-01-11
HURT IN GAP
ACCIDENTS !.

A Five children. an aged mani e
a second saduIt were victims
traffic accidents yesterday al
WaslliEt0 I. 4 B W Il
james wa terg, 10, OF the f q
block y st. - I. was seriously III
jufed when knocked down by al
antp1nohiIe on 3ladeal lsbsafg Read
iIieaE II Sc. q. !. III s said ia have
tllaag -, W Hless uf taS
100 block Pennsy yivalaia Ave. ].
Il.
I he was treated ct Casualty Hos
pital for q possible fracture Of the
skull and decorations. Knessi was
charged at the Traffic Bureau
with defective brakes.
James Taylor, 20, Of the hoo
block II st. N. W. received brain
concuSsion when he was struck by
Is taxi In o. garage In the 1900
block Twenty-fourth st. N. w.
The driver reported by police to
have been william E. Tucker, Of
the 100 block c st. s. E., took the
man to Emergency Hospital,
where his condition was listed IS
serious.
Others injured were Robert
Shepherd, IS, colored, Of the 1900.
block Mintwood Pl. N. W.. possible
fracture Of the skull: Eileen Coe.
z, Of the 800 block C st. s. W..
and her cousin, Warner Goa, 7, Of
the TOO block Eighth st. N. W.
both fractures Of legs: Lorain
ESch. 10. Of the 800 block Long.
fellow st. N. W.. bruises, and
George Green, Q. colored, Of the
800 block French st. NJ. w.. frac-
thred arm. ~
The Washington times., 1930-01-11
FL|ER
DIES IN BLAZE

SIDNEY, Neb., Jan. IL u.NS).
Charles ("Chuck") Kenvood, 28.
Of Omaha, air mail pilot, flying
from Cheyenne. Wyo., to Chicago,
was dead here today after he had
attempted a forced landing when
he ran into a heavy snow and
fog.
!, The ship burst into. flames as
1t crashed near the farm Of Ben
Couch. who rushed out and
pulled Kenwood from his seat
Kenwood died within a few min
utes and all sacks Of mail were
destroyed.
Kenwood's flare box was empty
indicating he had been trying for
some time to effect q landing.
Most of the mail destroyed was
from the Pacific Coast.
Kenwood'S death was the first
air mail casualty Of 1880.
The Washington times., 1930-01-11
THEAIER HAS nEElclT

STOCKHOLM, Jan. IL CUPO.
Considerable attention is attached
by Swedish literary qus rters to
the eYer-increasing deficit Of the
Dramatiska Teater IN this city.
The Washington times., 1930-01-11
SHAKE up
0FQRES
N0FF|N|1
by WILLIAM 8, NEAL
international News service

AMHGENhAADsaAh tNEWb CFEVsNG st
The Hoover Administration was
rushing its plans for q drastic re-
organization or the entire Federal
@dry'. enforcement machinery as
OratOrical skir1nishes continued
along the, congressional prohibi-
tiOn front. .a,. .e.f
Aroused by the law enforce
Hnent commissions declaration
that the criminal law machine Of
the nation, has broken down, and
stung BY criticimS Of both "wetS"
ard '.dFys,'" the Treasury and Jus"
fice Departments and Congress
siOnal leaders Joined hands to
speed the Presidents program.
Dominate Congress
Preparatory IA submitting rec
concentrations Tor definite legts,
Iation TO Congress on Monday, the
commission headed by George
WlckerSfiaIn, ex-Attorney General,
issued q statement In which It
forecast demands which are eX.
pected to make law enfocemeat
the dominant question in Con
aress for months.
The commission, in a sweeping
statement, said:
A preliminary examination by
the commission demonstrated un-
questionably that the criminal law
enforcement machinery of the
country is entirely inadequate, {,
that prohibition. automobile theft,
white slave traffic. immigration
and other criminal laws Of the
Federal Government have over
taxed the capacity and effective.
ness of the national machinery
for enforcement"
The commission placed organi-
zation of Federal courts as the
major problem in the entire ques-
tion Of criminallaw administra.
ton. II,
zone Of the important factors
In emphasizing the need of re-
form is the cost of crime to the
people" said the commission. It
Is planning to present detailed
figures to the nation.
Covers Broad Field
Although the commission was
originally proposed by Senator
Glass CD Of Virginia to investi-
gate the prohibition question, 1t
announced it is covering a vastly
broader field.
On the heels Of the report. 1t
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