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New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
Mother Held for Superior Court On First Degree Murder Charge
 When Accused of Killing Child
Mrs. Rose Dohcrty Wceps in Court-Dr Purncy Testi- Gcs Baby Was Asphy yXiatcd-Po!icc Tell Of Confession in Hospita!-No Defense
 Is Offered.

Judge NJ. D. SHA" in police court today made a finding of probable caHs" in tn" ca" Of Mrs. Rose Do horty, -, Of 21% Clark street. and bound her over to the March term of superior court on tn" charge or first degree murder. Mrs. DohcrtN was arrested nt New Britain General hospital on Monday. February 1o after she admitted, in il signed con- fcssion, that she took the life of her 8 months old son, Eugene T, Do- hcrty, Jr.. the day before.
 Comfortcd By Husband
 Throughout the hearing Mrs. Do- hcrty sat with her husband. Eugene r. Dohrrty, who comtortrd her us best he could. She Was dressed iu black and appeared quite composed although at times she bowed her head and held her hands to her cyrs in an uu, uccpssful attempt 10 hold bacl, thr trar".
 nconSciOu, in Home
 officer r. (. CHbclus testified that he went to tn" Dohrrty home on tho night ot February 2. having been detailed hy Lieutenant Matthias Ri
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New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
MAN INJURED IN DIVE
 BRINGS S25,QOQ SUIT
Henry Hoffman of New Britain Seeks Damages
 From Bristol
With small Lumber Town.
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 Bristol Feb. l& --. Henry IIotf- man. l6o Jubilee street, New Brit ain, through his attorneys Schwol- sky and SrhWolsIly, has instituted n suit for S:5.ooo damages against ,h" City of Bristol as the result Of in jurics Ii" sustained when he dove into shallow water from q diving board ut Rockwell park in this city on July :, 1929. The writ. served this morning by Charles r.. Lord. deputy sheriff of Hartford county. states that tEc plHlutlG dove off Il diving board at the local pleasure resort aud as Il result of the ucEli- &rncr of the defendant received Ser ICu# injuries
 II stated further that thr water at the spot Waa only three feet in
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New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
.LEOM|NSTER BLOCK
 FIRE LOSS $|25,00O
Stubborn Blaze Gives Fire men Four Hour Battle
 Today

luomnstrr. Mass, Feb, IS Pl-- Damage estimated at more than &l@5,pO0 was done to the NiCkcrson block. u three story brick business structure, by fire which was dis covered shortly after l a. III. today and only was brought under control four hours later.
 Tho blaze apparently started near a heater in the basement and was operator in a nearby exchange when burned telephone wires registered on the switchboard. A hot air eN- plosiou blew windows out of the basement shortly after the tiremen arrived and the flames quickly burned through the first and second floors.
 Aid was summoned from Fitch burg to assist the local fire depart ment. The entire interior of the building was destroyed.
 The Nickcrson Dry Goods com- pany occupied part Of the first floor. The other store space was moccupied. Offices of City Solicitor James II. P. Dwycr, Lawrence F.. Marshall. insurance agent. Wood berry and Lincoln. dentists, Ned (. Gilman, Chiropractor. and the Red Cross and the Christian Science so- cicty were located on the second floor and an odd Fellows hall was on the third floor
 The block was owned by Martin C. llillcry Heirs of Hartford. Conn. Five years ago fire damaged tho building to the extent of s15,000. The structure was built 40 years MEN.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
GOVERNOR UN|NJURED AFTER GLIDER CRASH
Is Shaken Up in Newark Accident But Resumes
 Work Today
tspruaI ,o the llcra1r

HJaJuNIllc, Feb. lN-- Governor John II. TrumbuIl Was suffering no ill ,t- r,rts today from his accident at the Newark airport yesterday. when ho cracked up on his first glider flight. pon his arri|al dt his home on rarminGtou avenue this morning al II o'clock, the governor stated that outside of a severe shaking up an {! 70 few bruises he had escaped from 'hr crash uninjurcd. After assur- m@ his wife that h. was all riGut. h, went tu his office ot the TrumbuH Electric Mrg. Co.,, to assume ms duties there.
 lis statement djspolIcd all rumors that he had received q Spraucd anl>lc and painful lacoratious to his body and arms. At the time Of the accident the governor refused mc | rcal aid and hurried off to New York m the automobile of General John T.. C'Kyau.
 The crash occurred when th, glider. after attaining height Of 25 feet. suddenly noScd over, pitched to Cdrlll, ana Nkludtd bU feet dlohE lllt ground. More than lIo spectators rushed to the spot and unstrappcd the governor from the seat. He rOs and limpcd Hbout the runway, dag Il and shaken and with his clothing disarranSrd. After several minutes he went to his car and asked to speak 70 ncWspapcrmcn.
 This confirms my opinion that glidcrs are safe even when they do crash" he said. "I'm glad 1t wasn'' Il motor powered plane. I've been in few crashes in power planes as a pilot This won't bother me much.
 Governor TrumbuIl has been ,n- tcrcstcd in aviation for several yc1'- and has Connecticut lots license. lie went to the Newark airport to take part in the dedication of th" new hangar Of the American Air ways. Inc. formerly Colonial Al- ways. uf which he is an office" (ContInurd on Page IWuJ
New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
POWER COMMISSION
 SECRECY ATTACKED
Applications for Permits, ;ShouId Be Public,
 Senators H0ld

Washington, Trb IS Pt-Thrcc members of inc NcuHt" interstate commerce committee toduy aSSailcd what they termed the power com missions policy of "S"crccy' in con ncctiou with applications for power development permits.
 The committee had hardly begun its general investigation of the pow cr commissions activities before Chairman CouZrus of ihr commit tee said the commission kept "cont- dcntial" urmorHudum and data on applications while they were under consideration.
 Three Attarl> Practice
 Senator Wheeler, democrat. Mon tana; Dill, democrat, Washington and Wagner, democrat, New York, immediately attacked the practice.
 "What cant understand WaG- ucr said, ''i$ what there could be in any application that could be O. such character the public should not know about If.
 Charles A. Russell, solicitor for the commission, testified that r. F. Bonner, executive secretary, "dctcr- mines what is to be kept secret"
 Declaring in answer 10 questions that he was personally opposed to the policy, Russell said: "I think every government bureau in the United States ought 10 be free and nr,t, f, ,,,rv onr t,hn has .Iu inf CT. est in it..
 CouzcnS told other me-. Lcrs oi the committee that in transmitting records sought by the committee | the commission explained they were not for publication. Senator Wheel. CT then objected to what he said | was "thc ban of secrecy.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
SWEDISH QUEEN GRAVELY
 ILL, PHYSICIANS ADMIT
Condition of Queen Victoria Causes Much Concentrating Isc-
 mains in Rome

Rome. Feb. IS LP)-Thc condition of queen Victoria of Sweden was said by her physician, Dr. ANcl Nun the, today 10 be grave. A formal bull letin was given out to newspapers and agencies.
 The swedish colony here is con- sidcrably alarmed. rcmarking that Dr. Munthc, as well as King Gustav, has spent the last few days at her majcsty's villa. not returning 10 his apartment at all.
 King Gustav had planned 10 go 10 the Riviera q few days ago, but instead remained in Rome. The giv- ing out Of today'S bulletin here in stead of in Stockholm, where they have been forwarded, was an unuSu- al procedure. interpreted by some as hctokcnng increased gravity m the queens long illness.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
P0TAT0-WH|SKEY RACKET EXPOSED
 IN POLICE COURT
GailIard and Character Held for Superior Court Under
 S2,0O0 Bonds
TRAPPED IN THIS CITY
 MAKING DELIVERIES"

Manufacturers and Secretaries Tel
 Judge How Negroes from New
 York Attempted to Deliver "Iiq-
 uor' and Collect Money By >ay-
 ing it Had Been Ordered By I\-
 cCuti,cS.
 Details Of the "potJto racket, which Henry Gaillard, %o. Of -, l37lh street, New York. and Walcr Character, 70. of 2G1 West Ittl street, New York. are alleged 10 have attempted 10 work on the sec rctarics Of local manufacturers an business mon, and the manutHctui CTS themselves, were lmfoldcd n police court today and the pal., who are Negroes. were bound Ov,r 10 the March term of superior court by Judge M D SaNc in bonds O. $2,o00 each.
 Four Counts Preferred
 They were charged on four courts under the statute on attempting io obtain money under fals, prctrnS-a, and neither took the witness stard tD testify. Judge w. r. MAug n and Attorney Samuel ScGaI of New ' orIl represented them. and Judge MHnEau claimed the statute Was a trick stmuto' intended as "cov.l all" and he said he doubted ifs CO., stitutonality. He contoudcd that the New Workers had not succeed. ia working their game and thcr'- fore had committed no otGonSr. no testimony having been offered hv the state they had actually offer l potato"s under the rcprcscntatil l0 that they were liquor
 Going further into the argument, Judge Mun%an cOntrndcd that t!,r only persons who were surprised ''l the men were the police, Who open cd the cases found in an automobile and discovered potatoes. AS top Character, Judge ManEan said il" vas not implicated at all. having merely driven the automobile q" waited while Gaillard made tlu calls. When questioned by tn" DO hcc. Character said h" thought th boxes in the ear contained articles o, clothing. "TIc had no. morc t' do with this than l did" Judge Man. gan asserted
 Judge Calls ii Bold Attempt
 Prosecuting Attorney J. C. Woo |: told Judge SaN" that inc statu., makes an attempt 10 drfraud iua'
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New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
Moore's Back Yard Selected This
 Year as New York's Social Center

New York, Feb. IS U.lD - Any person who would like 10 get into society here can stroll into John Chandler Moorc'S back yard and b." as close to the center of things as he can possibly get.
 While members Of the four hun drcd waited brcatlIrSsly the Social Register association conducted its regular two-ycal survey to locate the focal point Of New Works social "N- iStruCc. CHlihrHtcrS, ConpaSS"S and plain geometry W"rr used in ih" tests in an attempt to mark a hypo-
New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
SKA NIING SCHEDULE. Skating at all parks.

thctical "N' that would be the ccn- ter of the most exclusive residential section.
 The honor f"ll 10 the Moore back yard at h East roth street. a section in which blue block is thicker than water. The site was Il considerable improvement over the one selected two years ago. in ease any social rrgistcritcs care 10 make n pill grimaga to the Moore yard. In 1928 focal point was sQuarcly in the middle of 7oth street. between Fitth aud Madison avenues.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
THREE NEWPORT
 BUILDINGS BURN;
 ] DEAD IN QUEBEC
Entire Business District Oi Rhode Island City Menaccd by
 S2OO,O0O Blaze Early Today
CANADIAN HOTEL BLAZE
 CLAIMS SEVERAL, ALSO

Aid From Nearby Cities and ToMn~
 Helps Save BloCke-12 Tamilc~
 10 Nacatc UomCs-Naniwaii Quo,
 Death List Believed Incomplete
 Because of Poor communications
 With small Lumber Town.
 Newport, l. T., Feb. IS (Pr-Throo business buildings were destroyed uy fire with an estimated loss of 2@or.- ro0 and the center of inc ri'y WIS endangered in an ,arIy mornju5 plaz. today.
 After four hours ol lj9iWinG dur ing which ajd WJs summoned from l.Jl River. Fort Adams, tine Naval lr ming station, Mudd1ctoan aud Portsmouth, jhc ire vas gotten ur- der control about , a. 1u. HIauh,i.: ut SHOW on the roofs of r.ucmcnl5 other structures hrlpcd to pr,- vent the flaming brands from caGa- lH- a general contlagratiou.
 1h" fire apparently started .ou 'lr. top floor ot inc Odd Fellows bloc1. turcc-atory woolrn building. about midnight and worked through the structure ,yiura being discovered. Tine interior was a mass of flames when She Hr+, apparatus responded and the fir quickly spread to thc "d dioi ling Newport Realty structure. also a ;Iucc-Story wooden building.
 l- Families Flee Flames
 .tjd iIum outside the city was sruuuunrI ny Fire Chief Iawton ard - Guwilin- in tsucmcnls and houses back Of inc blazing blocks were orr,rod to haN" their homes.
 \ northeast Wind was blowing and ihr Huur, ,,apcl across COlouia. street narrow way, when tn ,pnt ct the Realty building fcll lH s-Hwg tUr tWo-story Builders aui NJ, rrEauts UlurE atjrr. \ wall Of Naj,r vJ- s,.l up bg n largr bumper lo.tWH,u that block through tho t,H feet ot space to the Nquidncrk Nu- uoupl I.>rnah2r and Savings bark uug tho ire finally checked there.
 Stores were located on the ground floors of the three buildings. with lpdg. halls and professional mems offices on the upper floors. City So licjtor Jeremiah X. Sullivan had his office on the second floor Of the b"alty building
 Within H month tba roEGc shall 'uildn~. located within a block ot today's blazt, Wa5 destroyed in q . $lpo.ooo blaze during which business
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New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
REPORTS HIGH COST
 OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS
 AT CENTRAL JUNIOR
Mrs. ". F. Man8an Of School! Committee Believes Pre-Gradu-
 ation Expense Heavy
SAYS lTEMIZED BILL FOR
 GIRL GRADUATES IS $50

Superintendent Holmes to Make
 Statement On Alleged Burden on
 Parents - Evening Gowns ant
 MarCcllc Waves For Reception
 Said to Make jp Large Part of
 Total.
 Acting on information received at thc last meeting of the school board when Mrs. Laura r. Mauguu,- a member, voiced severe criticism Of inc system which it is said mahr$ IL necessary for parents 10 cNpcnd approximately $5V for each girl from the Central Junior High school who graduates. School Supt. Stanley II holmcS is Investigating the matter and will present a report at the noNl school board meeting.
 Mrs. MangHn S;tid she received uu i'mizcd account Of expenditures from OH" of the parents and i; showed that it was necessary tt spend that much money because oi thG many socials which are held Ut Inc time oi graduation. Tine cn.ir" class is graduated in skirts and hluuscs and this is considered the snHIlcSL lt' m of expense. II is sti.! that expenditure for evening gOWnS. shoes and for marccllcs in pr"purI- ton for the reception represents d great portion of the expenditure.
 Mrs. Mangau today indicated tha' she has not changed her views on the matter and is prepared 10 pre- s' mt the itcmized account at the next meeting.
 EisaprO,cs of SOcialS
 Mrs ManSan does not approve of the custom of having children, l3. ii, and lo years of age taking part IR 5ocials. She said 1t is something Tor them 10 look forward to when they arr being graduated from ts" senior High school. During in" meeting reference was made 10 the fact that the children arc too young for sociaS.
 lt is said that inc boys and girls pf that age accompany each other to the socials and that the events "lc conducted on lines similar to those in the Senior High school While the children are in attcnl- @ncr at the Socjals they are under line guidance of faculty patrons and pItronrsScs.
 Al one time in the meeting Mrs Mangan said that il was difficult for parents in her position who have the twins and have to assume a doubl" expense al graduation. President r. r. King said he had the experience. also, he being the father of tWiH daughters.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
CORONER MIX DIES
 ENDING LONG TERM
Man Who Held Nations Service
 Record Was Noted Figure
SOLVED FAMOUS MURDERS
New Haven County OhiCial Held Onicc More Than 20 Ncar-Hr- lir>cd Mragrc Clues ae Important a, Broader Hints.

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 lir>cd Mragrc Clues ao Important
 q, Broader Hints.
 New Haven, Feb. IS llp Eli Mix. coroner Of New Haven county, long est in service Of uny like official in the United States. died today after a long illness. Tn" end came peace fully. Iulirmilics Of age, which had iH"apacitatcd Mr. NiN from duty morr than two years ago, had con fined him 10 Now Haven hospital for nearly TWO years, and slowly llf" rbcd away. He remained mentally active until almost the end Of hla very busy and interesting career.
 Coroner MiX Wis so years old last october and for more than 5p years, he had been in official office of som, kind and his term aS coroner hr2aU m INhJ. His la7t rcappoutmrul would have expired in Junr Ilr nl- Naya was thoroughly coutcmtcl with his ta!sl; Hs coroner and h" often spoke with pride Of he part h" play cd in upholdinS the ends Of justice in his county.
 Once, in an interview. he said that President Wilson said that rclaNn- lion came in sitting down and read iu@ ;a dotcctiy" story. hut Mr. Mix got his thrills in life in trying 10 un- "aVcl mysteries which came to him as Il coroner
 Saw Only Dac Hanging
 Although he had solved many murder casoS Which carried the mur- dcrcr 10 tn" calloVs he SAW but one hanging, tha, soon after his appointment tp office, which WIS held in the yard of the New Haven county jail.
 Mr. Mix Was born in New lIay Fl October @o, 1Sig. came not only from Revolutionary stock but A,. traced his family to the days of t,. original New Haven colony in Whlrn many ot them had such active part that history has recorded their nSdura and some Of them come from the MayfloWrr'# passenger list. II" Was made coroner on September 2 l>&l, by the late Governor Charl .S IngorosolI when h" Wa& a l1WN. alX years after graduation from tia law school Mrs, >ll< died on o. tobor |, l9@&. IIr leaves two sons.
 Coroner Mix passed throu:h cpochs of American life which Wrr" reflected into his oUjcr, When tr began iuquisitoriHl duties as Il Nou E; lawyer misadyou1ur,S were, not many iu number. They did moi require, al they have in the past 70 yeas, the whole attention Of th" coroner. Mr, Mix saw great changes in modes of life and the extraordinary in crcHsrS in the hazards in lif" and industry. An evolution took place while he served hrcHuS" ot the d. Vclopmcnts in railroading, the pro duction and distribution of in" clc.'- triC current. the rise and partlHl r"- ccSSion of the trolley ear aS means Of transportation, and finally the
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New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
TEXAS LEGISLATOR
 ATTACKS HOOVER
Garner Insists Executive Silence
 Cause Of Chaos
PRESIDENT HAS FARLEY
Republican, Leaders Meanwhile Are Urged to speed larin and Gen cral Legislation at White House Conference.

Washington, 'ro. K lP. I;opr.- sentative Garner Of Texas. the house democratic leader, today Ie- clarrd that '1ac), Of leadership n inc White House has resulted in a chaotic condition in republic ranks in the house and s"uatr.'
 Referring to the breakfast al the White House this morning #t ahi in republican leaders in inc soudtn un house discussed ucaus Of cNpcd,t- ing the tariff hilI and preventing n legislative jam. the TcAan assert l the spirit of uncertainty rman1.- ing from inc White House has I .- Nrloprd chaos in party leadership"
 No Leadership, He says
 "lhrrr has been no leadership CT the republican party since rre-id .ut Hoover entered the White Hous g., Garner assorted in a statement.
 "Tlcrc is not a leading pubic question on which the president is willing 10 make suggestion. CT much less offer solution. All 3( his statements are ambiguous. hry can be taken in two ways"
 "Nou hear people talk Of tue president as either lacking in cape city or courage" Garner sat-. "lithrr h. lacks one or tho othr". or botn or he would not let su"h chaos develop in party leadership.
 "Thc country has lost confidence in the president, and that is what 's causing the chaotic economic con- ditoue.
 "Thr republican mcmb"rs Of ho. h the house and scuat" have lost coli fidouce in the president Even 2tl timers, standpattcrs and cousorNR- tivos don't know what to do, and they want and try to he regular" Not Prepared on Tarin
 The Texan said that rreeldcn, Hoover had not prepared himself o'D the tariG and does not mah" "hi@ position unrquiyocahlr on any mt ter Of great importancc.'
 "IIis statements teach either th t the world is round or flat. and ' has caused uncaslu"ss in tn" hu-l- ness world that has resulted in q Vatchrul waiting attitude toward the president" he added. 'l'p '1 date. President Hoover has mad" go effort to show whether h" has uc capacity or courage 10 lead h,a party"
 IiooNcr Meets Leaders
 Washington Feb. IS P)-Hrcsj dent Hoover, after a week Of quiet
New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
] akes Issue With May or on Words Regard ing Difficulty in Clear ing Up Indebtedness on Books of City Court Makes Flat Denial.
Asks "Why Did He Not Give to the Public the Names of the Judges
 Who Are So far in Ar rears?" - Danberg De- nies Making Revelations

In thc bittcrost statement that hGs emanatcd from any individual dur ing the current uphcayal in city af- fairs, Judge Stanley J. Traccsht to- day replies 10 Mayor laoncssa'4 statement yesterday that the city cour. had difficulty cleaning up its books because the judges were lr arrears.
 Judge Tracos'u referred to tI,o mayors statement as false" II is an attempt to hurt the reputation and honor of the judges presiding over our courts and IS resented by judges and lawyers"
 Judge Tr&ccshi's statement fol- lows.
 My statement that Mayor Pao- l.cssd had nothing whatever to do with the reducing Of the amount Of money due to the city court of the i City Of New Britain from the attor- ncys practicng in said court is aa- solutvly correct and stands. Mayor ] i do with the city court of the City Of 1 New Britain. and I am glad to see i him admit that no credit is due To him Tor roctilying conditions. A tue statement needs no justification uud certainly cannot be denied.
 "rhr statement by the mayor motIug Clerk Emil Danbcrg that the chief obstacle in the way of Clcaring up these accounts IS tine fact that the judges themselves have been su far i'll arrears and 1t has been difficult 10 demand Of tha lawyers more than was being cN- acted from the judges is false. It is an attempt 10 bcsmirch the reputation and honor of the . judges presiding over our courts. and is resented by the judges ana . the lawyers
 Beneath Dignity Of Mayor
 The rep Htltou of q false Stat"- m,nt Is never justified and is far beneath the dignity of I chief cxccu- tive. The rccosds of the city court are open to the mayor and to the public. The court clerks office IS hut u few steps from the mayors Of ice and yet the mayor made no cl- fort to check up these records and verify his statements. Why did he not give 10 the public the names of the judges who are or have been so far in arrears" Why od he not publish the amounts due and the length Of time for when they are ir arrc0rs' Does he not know that tho law does not permit a uIGo to practice in his own court ,ul for that reason the judge can- uot eve his own court any money" l. h. took the pains to check up on
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New Britain herald., 1930-02-18
GROUND IS BROKEN
 FOR NEW HOSPITAL
Impressive Exercises Held at
 Site in NeWin5ton Today
LEGlOn HAS MAJOR ROLE
Major NCtOok Delivers Principal Nddir~N-NlaiOr Hanni@an Master of nir~-Di-tingui1iGcd J\- SCrNicCmcn iu Attendance.

Iu 1hc presence Of officials of the Cniiod SDar3 Veterans iur,m. cx- soryjcrmrus or%mjzationa, members Of various "uNilarj,a and several hundreds Of Interested Spectators, ground Was broken shortly brfor, l2 o'clock today for the United States hospital to be erected on thc Francis farm in NcWington. Actual work on the excavation Worl, will be started Thursday morning,
 l'ndcr the direction Of Major Thomas !. iiannigau. regional man agrr of 'ho |. <. Veterans Bureau. an impressive ceremony was enact cd to mari, the occasion, one Of prime importance 10 the veterans Of service in the United States armed forces, the start of the work on q government hospital which will care tor the disabled veterans whose homes are located iI southern New England.
 Buglcr Opens Program
 Nllh tn" ground in the immediate C vicinity Of the place Of ceremony cleared of snow by Worllncu under th" direction of James (. Gilbert, first #rlrrtmHn of the town of New in@'ou, and q temporary platform erected. Major Eauni@Hu, officials and members o' the American L"- zion. Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disable American Veterans of the World War and their au>iIiarioa grouped themselves about the spot from which the ursl #hovclrul Of earth Wa8 10 br taken. A buglcr sounded "Attrutiou' and the pro- gram was started.
 Rev. Walter < Casey Of St
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