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New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
Lehman Heights Employe Opens Fire On Sordoni Family With Double Barrelled Shotgun - Stays Deputy Sheriff Also.

Wllkesbarre, Pa, July 21 P(-An enraged caretaker of a Lehman Heights estate, near here, shot his employer and a deputy sheriff to death, wounded two other persons and then took his own life when cornered by a posse yesterday.
 Those killed by the crazed care taker, Paul Skopka, were Harry D. Sordoni, 52, of Kingston, owner of the estate, and John T. Ruth, 50, chief of police of Harvey's Lake and deputy sheriff of Luzerne county. Sordoni's 17-year- old daughter, Frieda, was shot in both arms and his son, Francis, 25. was wounded in the right hip and legs,
 Man Opens Fire
 The shooting began when MT. and Mrs. Sordoni, their daughters, Erie da and Florence. and their son, Francis, arrived at the Sordoni es- tate Saturday night to spend the weekend. They were unloading packages from their motor car when Skopka opened fire with a double -barreled shotgun, The elder Cordoni, who was a brother of State Senator A. J. Sordoni, fell mortally wounded by two charges. Francis vas struck down by another volley as he went to his fathers assistance and F'rieda was shot when she leap ed into an automobile and started for aid.
 he yrl I to the home of a physician. who mo- tifed the police. Miss Sordoni then returned to the scene of the shoot ing and took her mother, who had tainted. and her father to hospi- tai at Kingston, another motorist took her brother to the same hospl- tai
 When police arrived at the se- cluded estate there was no trace of Skopka. A posse searched the woods in vain throughout the night. As dawn broke a shot from ambush brought Ruth down, mortallv wounded This revealed the hiding place of the fugitive madman ard he was quickly surrounded. AS the posse closed in on him, Skopka fir ed two shots. one at his sSrsuers, which went wild, and the other, his last shell into his own head.
 Authorities were not certain to- day what led Skopka to his mad dened deeds. It had been reported he was intoxicated, but Miss Frieda Sordoni said she did not think he was
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
Pilot Kicks Indian Princess Out
 Of Plane Over Chicago Airport

for service. He will probably be ar- rested today
 Carnival Goes
 Coleman's carnival left Bristol for Torrington, it's next stop-off, yester- day morning Tents. rigging and other equipment were loaded onto trucks and carted away by the car nivals crew of employes.
 Dog Warden Turns Detective
 Dog Warden Joseph Ryan became a detective yesterday afternoon for short time, long enough at least to find between 40 and 50 golf clubs and a bag of balls in Uncle Davey's locker at the Old Marsh, which is located partly in this city and partly in East Church. With Warden Ryan were two companions, Joe Nadeau of Harwinton and Edgar Zeborski of Terryvile, the three of whom were dragging the pool for a sunken craft. But, instead of the craft, the mems hooks pulled up a bundle of golf clubs, carefully tied with stout wire and the balls. The golf balls, however, slipped from the hook and were never found again.
 Warden Ryan reported his find to the poice department, being request ed by Sergeant Henry Jeglinski to convey the discovered goods to po- lice headquarters IS they were be- ct lac Sergeant Jeglinski asserted, clubs and balls were taken from lockers in caddy room at the Chippanee Country club. It is proba ble that the thief tossed them into the pool with the thought that they would never be found. The clubs will be kept at headquarters until claimed and iden- tifed by their respective owners.
 Warden Ryan stated this morning that the clubs were found at the west side Of the pond, where a dam is located. He said that he was di- recting operations from the shore when the three men spotted the clubs through the pool of clear wa ter.
 Fire Ruins Automobile
 4 fire of undetermined origin practically destroyed an automobile owned by Hector Doucette of so 1-2 Main street at Lake Compounce on Lake avenue Saturday night at about II o'clock. The fremen of Squad A and Hose Company No. 1 responded to an alarm but could do nothing to save the machine. IL was believed that the fire might have been caused by sparks from fire works exploded at about 10:30 o'clock.
 Net assessed valuation of the island of Hawaii is s45,10O,0oo.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
Vision of Mother Too
 Much for Runaway

Westport, July 21 UP) - A vision of his sobbing mother came to 17 year old Joseph Ca ruso of Bristol, R. |. as he sat in Westport police station, and the glitter of Broadway turned to dust.
 Joseph had stolen away Thurs day, bent on seeing New York. Yesterday he met Frank Cibate, IS, of Providence, R. L, and John Smith, l9, of Hartford, headed in the same direction. The three were given lodging in the town jail here last night.
 Joseph recalled, he told the desk sergeant, how his mother had wept when an older brother ran away. He guessed he'd turn back home today.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
Overnight News
By the Associated Press.
 Domestic

Domestic
 Washington-Inten heat contin- ues in much of nation; mercury in capital hits 105.6.
 Fl Paso, Tex.--Rioting during spe- cial election in Juarez, Mexico, causes one death and injuries to six
 Elizabeth, N J.-Three motorists accused of wrecking train with one death and injuries to 66.
 Wilkes Barre, Pa.-Maniac takes own life after shooting four, two fatally.
 Richmond. Va-Fifty convicts fight fire that destroys two prison buildings.
 Butte, Mont.-Secret agreement ends general strike after weeks paralysis of business. Foreign Dublin-General railway strike threatened unless dismissed workers are reinstated.
 Moncton, N. B.-Four men killed in wreck of Al G. Barnes circus train.
 Lisbon-Twenty-se persons de- ported for conspiracy against he dictatorship.
 Cairo-Troops concentrated to prevent nationalists holding parlia- mentary session.
 Seoul, Korea-Typhoon toll reaches 65 dead and 254 injured on Kiushiu Island and 5S dead and hun dreds unaccounted for in Korea. Mayence. Germany - President Von Hindenburg participates in serv- ices celebrating release Of Rhineland from French control,
 London - Lipton's yacht takes shelter from rough water.
 New England
 Boston-Four drownings occur among nine fatal accidents over New 1 Egnland; hot spell continues and several hundred thousand go to | beaches.
 Quincy. MaS-Two college ath- letes, George Morin. Holy Cross and l Donald Felt, Amherst, double win ners at New England A. A. A. l.. track and field championship meet
 Sudbury, Mass.-John J. Daughter l ty and James E. Dolan, both of Bos- ton. rescued after being caught in quicksand at bottom of 3O-foot we'll.
 Boston-Chicago police captain identifies Albert Richards, 26. caught in attempted hotel theft last week, as nationally known jewel thief
 Pawtucket, R. John E. Dow ney, Providence, elected state presi- l dent of Order of Eagles at state | convention.
 Salem, Mass.-Dr. Sumner C. l Andrews. Cambridge. and wife ar rested on charges of drunkenness and assault on police officer after tussle on yacht; pr. Andrews in hos | pital with injuries.
 Boston-Sixteen reported killed in state last week in automobile casual 1 ty list.
 Quincy. Nasal Anderson, pilot and Thomas Hoyt, passenger. escape injuries when their plane cracks up while stunting.
 Boston-Traffic light control sys- tenn turned on in busy downtown district
 New Haven, Conn.-Louis A. Fish ! CT. Mt. Vernon, N. Y. and Thomas C. i O'Meara, New York city, fatally in ! iured in automobile accident
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
FIVE LOSE LIVES
 IN CIRCUS WRECK Train Carrying 700 Show En-
 plOyeS Jumps Track

Moncton, N. B, July 21 UP)- A broken rail was believed today to have caused the deaths of five persons and the injuring of IS others when nine fiat cars of the Al G. Barnes circus train were de- rallied near here yesterday.
 Four of the dead were circus workers and the other a hobo who was thought to have hooked" a ride from Newcastle to Charlotte town, Prince Edward Island, where the show was scheduled for appear ance tonight.
 Although the 29-car train was travelling 50 miles per hour and carried more than roo persons. none Of the performers was injured.
 The dead: Albert Johnson. Los Angeles, prop man; Frank Finne- gan, Los Angeles. prop man; J. Mcfarland, believed of Toronto, O., waiter; James A. Stephenson, Fred ericton, N. B.; one unidentified man.
 At Canaan station, Is miles north of Moncton, r cars of the fast-moving train had passed over the faulty rail when one jumped the track and immediately nine oth- CTS followed. The last three cars remained on the track. Equipment was thrown into confused pile and for a time it was not known how many persons had been caught in the wreckage.
 The cars containing the animals Of the circus were not affected. Re- lief trains were rushed from here and the most seriously injured brought here for treatment.
 s. Cronin, manager, said the show would be resumed Tuesday here al- though the Charlottetown perform ancc would not be given.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21


 body, was taken home after the ac cident by Motorcycle Officer James Burns. The registration number of the car was procured by a witness to the accident and turned over to Motorcycle Officer Edgar Norton, who saw the car proceed on from the scene as though nothing had happened. Ernest Menard of New Britain, driving behind the car, picked the girl up and assisted Off, cer Burns in taking her home.
 The officers returned to head quarters last night. teletyped the registration number to the state motor vehicle department, learning in a reply that the machine was owned by Edwin Lewis Marr of Whigville, few miles from here. A warrant charging the driver of the car with reckless driving and evading responsibility was sworn out by Prosecutor Anthony J. Rich last night, but Marr could not be found
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
Nominations to Be Made
 In Canada Polls Today

Ottawa, Ont, July 21 P-F1rst votes of the Dominion general cleo tion will be cast this week. Today is main nomination day. On Thurs day. advance polls open for railway workers, commercial travellers an1 sailors. Election day is next Mon- day.
 Nominations will .be received to- day in I'll constituencies, four of them returning two members each. Last Monday, candidates were nom- mated in 70 divisions, which, be- cause of their situation, are allow ed an extra week between nomina- ton day and polling day. Today's nominations complete the balance necessary to house membership of 245.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
TURK REFUSES ID
 TAKE REAL DRINK
Faro Agha Mortified When
 Offered Bottle Of WhiSkey

New York, July 21 OP)-Zaro Agha, the 156-year- visitor from Turkey who had to leave his 6G- year-old wife behind because she was too old to make the trip, hung up new endurance record today He passed his 57,133rd consecutive day without a drink.
 Zaro's reputation as a total ab- stainer is based on fact, as camera men learned yesterday while he was posing for them. Someone offered him a bottle of whiskey.
 No, no. mo-" shouted Faro in his
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
Miss Johnson Finishes
 Work at Bible School

Miss Fife I. Johnson, of 7S5 East street, has concluded the work of the medical service course at the Moody Bible institute, Chicago, and on July 31 will receive the di- 94 members. The class represents 23 denominations 25 states Of the union and seven foreign countries.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
LIONS DEVOUR NATIVES

Nairobi, British East Africa. July 21 P-The lions which frequently menace parts of Uganda have been unusually bold lately devouring 20 natives in the Ankole and Masaka districts in the last three weeks. The the beasts.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
GETS KODIAK BEAR

Hartford, July q - Dr. Joseph F. Root, veteran big game hunter, re- turned home Saturday with the pelt of huge Kodiak bear as his chief trophy after 10 weeks hunting in Alaska. Pelts of two black bears. a grizzly bear and a number of other smaller animals were included In the collection.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
Mad Caretaker Kills Two Men,
 Wounds Two More and Finally
 Takes Own Life at Wilkes Barre
BERLIN NEWS
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held in high regard by all who know them.
 Mir and Mrs. George Pollard, &C., companied by Miss Eleanor Kahms, left today for a motor trip to Ken lucky. where they will visit points of interest about the state.
 Mrs. Joseph Willett and family left today for a weeks stay with relatives in Port Chester, N. Y.
 Miss Mildred Williams is spend ing two weeks at the Girl Scout camp at Jobs pond in Portland.
 MT. and Mrs. Oscar Benson and son, Clifton, left Saturday for an automobile trip to Maine.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard Yantz wis., tied friends in Hartford yesterday.
 MT. and Mrs. Leonard Cestairc and family of Haverstraw, N. G., home here.
 A meeting of the board of review of the Boy Scouts will be held this evening at 7:3O o'clock in the base ment of the Methodist church. All members of the troop committee make up the court. Scouts who are passing their first and second class tests will come before the board for review of their work.
 The Miss Winifred and Mabela Barnes were Hartford visitors Sat- urday.
 The Pythian Sisters will meet this evening at s o'clock in their rooms at Community hall.
 The Knights of Pythias will meet tomorrow evening at o'clock at Community hall.
 The Sunday morning service and the meeting Of the Sunday school of the Methodist church will be held Sunday morning, August 10. at the cottage of Mir. and Mrs. R. o. Clark at Hotchkiss grove in Branford. Further details regarding the serv- ice will be announced later.
 Storage for apples and pears. Ca pacity 10000 bu., or any part there of. Call 24. Hardware City Storage Co, F.. w. Schultz, treas.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
FIND INFANT DROWNED

Meriden, July 21 - The body of a day-old girl was found lying face downward in a small stream here yesterday. Dr. H. D. Lockwood. med ical examiner. said the child had been born alive and that death was caused by drowning. The body was wrapped in two pillow slips.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21

Almost everyone is coming to realize nowadays that we usually have to go further than the mouth to find the real cause of bad breath. warning that something is wrong with our health-usually a badly clogged-up system. When this is the case, by all means take some rell- able laXative-preferably the de- licious favored Feen-a -amint- the modern chewing gum laxative.
 Feen- -a-mint is specially designed to bring about thorough, distress free bowel action and to help in cases of headache. coated tongue,
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
GEN. BRANCHING DEAD

Florence, Italy, July 21 Pl-Gen- eral Oberto Franchino, commander Of the Florence military area, died during the night.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21
BRISTOL NEWS

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New Britain herald., 1930-07-21

Storage for apples and pears. Ca pacity 10000 bu.. or any part there of. Call 24. Hardware City Storage Co. E. w. Schultz. treas-advt.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-21

Net assessed valuation of the island of Hawaii is s45,100,0oo.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
MARRIED WOMEN ON THE JOB

Married women or :he sob. That seems quite point for discussion.
 The bricks uuccrcmoniously hurl- d al the dear ladies come mainly from two sources of attack: Ionloss women and joblezs mon marred and unmarried.
 Ii arouscs ire to di-ooNcr taat some couples inc rcmal, os veil aS inc male being at work, are enabled through their joint earnings 10 en- joy cztra IuHrwics in life. Not much indignation IS heard expressed against married women who work al poorly paid 5oos f they happen 70 bc doing SO in order to keep the wolf from the domestic door, or when they arc. as sometimes hap pens. inc sole support Of their families during q period Of male joblc ssnoss.
 Such agitation g.. is at present h. uuIccd in. however. does not ma t,rializc during prosperous times when almost everyone is employed. AL such times, supposedly, everyone is too busy 10 bother about such m ;.,Je-rlse problem in economies.
 Married women who arc cffectl' C. ly helping their family hudgeting now invariably were at work during the flush lines and long before that, In most instances they workef up from the lower rungs Of the com mcrcial ladder and through years oi experience made themselves vaIu- able 10 their employers. No objtc- tons from any particular source were heard at the time.
 Now. when the machine Of pro- duction, distribution and consunp- ton is working like motor needing oil there are insistent demands that they voluntarily resign or be thrown out Of their jobs so as 10 give the less fortunate chance.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28

College publications purrorun- 10 reflect the humor Of college life often doing so in a risque manner-- frequently arouse the irritation Of thoughtful persons who cannot im- asjne college life is composed ex- clusiyely Of such things. When the Phoenix. published at the University of Chicago, came out with articles on coed life, one of them dcscrib- d as the ranblinss ot a woman student after her first drink" in- dignauon seems 10 have been en- rIrely justified. Co-cds have an- nounced they will give their support 10 a literary magazine gotten out hv the students which IS q helpful sign. In the old-Ime Jays cduca- ,ional circles were flooded with literary magazines. and they at least indicated students were there for 8 purpose higher than 10 utter wlsecrachs and create so-callcd hu- nor which alIcgcdly reflects hlgh- life near the campus We rather thlnk that the general public, and not the rank and file Of students, are the main support or the bum hunor and bad art magazines.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
Observations On We Weather

Washington, Nov. 2S.-Forecast for southern New England: Fair tonight and Saturday; slightly colder tonight; slowly rising tenn pcraturc saturday; warmer Sunday: moderate westerly winds becoming variable Saturday.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair tonight and Saturday; slightly colder in north central portion to- night; rising temperature Saturday and Sunday; diminishing westerly winds. becoming southerly Saturday.
 Forecast for New Haven and Ni- cinity; Fair and slightly colder to- day: Saturday fair and slightly warmer.
 Conditions < ridge Of high pressure extending from Minnesota southeastUard to Georgia is produc- ing pleasant weather with low tenn pcratures in the central and south ern districts. Zero temperatures were reported from the upper Mis- sissippi valley and freezing tempera- lures as far south as Montgomery, Ala. Heavy frosts were reported from Northern Florida.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity: Fair weather with slightly lover temperature.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
COMMUNICATED
\ >Outhcr der Protests
Editor New Britain Herald

Editor New Britain Herald.
 Don't you think tho residents Of tho fifth ward arc getting moro than their share'
 l read in last Saturdays Herald that Cinzen's Property Owners As sociation. which IS really fifth ward group. demands new school building 70 replace portable build Ings al the Washington school 1t suggests new structure 10 relieve congestion at the Bartlett school.
 The fifth ward with two of the most modern buildings in this city demands moro accomodations. Have these persons in the northwestern section ot New Britain who are cred Itod with so much political power taken into consideration the fact tha, those in tho south eastern sec tion have not been provided with q modern building in years
 Tho two oldest school buildings m New Britain. the Levi Q. Smith and the Northend school, arc the educa- UonaI ccntcrs for q great part Of the south and cast end children. Many of the remaining children attend the Y. E. Chamberlain or East street school. building that is far from modern. The only new building in that entire section is the Roosevelt school structure that accommodates part Of those children who live in the eastern part of Nov Britain. One ne~ building in more than decade is the reward people in the cast and southern sections are re- ccilInC.
 We Of tho aou'hcrn districts are pleased 70 hear that the school board @jU give first consideration 10 thc Northcnd school district in the southern part of New Britain before it attempts 1o relieve conditions in other places. The members. we hope, will continue despite organized po- nticaI agitation from 'he fifth ward
 X S0TTHENDLE
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28

The Mayor has come out boldly with the statement that due 0 the relief measures necessary it will affect the tax rate to the extent Of at least fifth Of a mill. Winch is entirely satisfactory What must be done cannot he helped Meanwhile he public relief fund has only gone half way between eight and nine thousand dollars, with more than sso00 coming from city cmployos, l. Is lucky the Mayor is not pIac- lns too much confidence in thIs public relief fund. As a 1chicle lor making tie public relief conscious It has done good propaganda, tut as z practical method of obtaining enough money 10 be Of much scrv- ice 1t has been merely so-so, Tho
 main funds will have 10 come from me tax rate. and most citizens by their actions have done considerable 10 give the authorities reason to realize this.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
COMMUNICATED
Arc Girls "Gold Diggers?!
.lItOr My Eri'ain Herald.

Editor New Britain Herald.
 Critics Of modern conduct forget one point 7h"u they spcal, about the young women of the present age They talk ot the drinking and smok- ing habits and Of their freedom Of expression but they overlooked modern Womcns worst fault. They are gold diggers."
 Despite tho fact that girls Of the present age know of inc economic conditions, despite the fact that they must know about the shortened hours in local factories and the cuts in salaries of omployes in other callings they call upon the boys 10 spend everything they can get to pay for their pleasures.
 Modern young women do not seem 10 have any idea where the money is coming from or perhaps they do not care. NcWspa pers during the past few days have carried accounts showing q decrease in the number of marriages. This may or may not be the answer but there are many boys who will agree that if the girls are too expensive before marriage they certainly will be after when two sup posed 70 live as choeply as one.
 Sincerely.
 DISGUSTED I3ATCHELOR
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28

mont regarding such regional plans,
 But the Plan Commission is not to be detorred by failure to receive q favorable response by return mail from the State Highway Depart ment. Is determination is com- mendable and ultimately ought 10 fructify into success of some sort.
 Realizing the advantage of com ing forward with one definite in- proyemcnt at time, the local com- mission mas decided to push the protected highway improvement along Corbin avenue to Upsou's corner in Berlin. This is a straight road, originally laid out 10 pro- vide q direct route between the ccn- tor ol Berlin and the western part of New Britain, and more particu- larly 10 provide a straight connoC- ton with the Berhn-Plainyillc road. That the highway is in its present doplorablo shape is due en- urely 10 concentration upon other highways by the state The Lcgisla- ture, quite willing 10 authorize" al most any road desired by legislators, has authorized the State Highway Department to make state road of it; but inc same thing has been done for the Cat Hole Pass road and scores oC other highways still lacn- ing attention. Authorizing new state road and its improvement means nothing al all without an ap- propriation 10 go with it. That is why continued agitation is neces- sary: and 1T is pleasure 10 note that the City Planning Commission is inclined 10 do more agitatng than formerly.