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New Britain herald., 1930-06-20

r -s 2 mater Q: -ndlspGrah-7 rec o-i t1s- rae A.tIeucs a-e current e.arp.onz ot -he baseball world. And rhe.- games e -As past few days % I long way toward eNplalr- lrE whv -1ey hold that position
 The 4-hI=-.rs 0=r7 II had spot for 7z..=. crippled ty 2 serles oE !r5u-.es. they saw the Cleveland In dsars lake 1rst plare away from tzerl and lose l- azal7 before The o7sIz1ght Of -h7 New York Yankees They came home from q disastrous ro1r 't the vesr faced by the double tr~az- iron. these taars, with Wash 5nEroa TOT far ln the bacAground and with q five Ean>= s=rlAs with Cleveland 70 start t1elr home stay.
 The champions began 10 display the.r cham mplonshIP calhre right there They det=a- the Iadlars, 7 10 :. Wednesday and repeated tEs dose yesterday by 70 7 count. sending Cleveland down mo 4rh place oE he two defeats The A are rot IT -n= best condition Eet. buy they were able v=s-ardav -o make good Use or rneir hl-s of Wul3s E41-I1. taking t-ro run start l- tha first inning while Nose Grove pitched shutolr ball u1ru te had I good lead behind h1r7 and could afford to lA- down and s-HI score nl= -4-ea victory ot the season.
 The Yankees ta-ea- wOul1 10, be Erstz- ofx although th= N=T York CTS had Q hr.rg n Baoe Ruth : famous home rua act Q detaat the Detroit Tigers. ro i after ta1rIns n three attempts. he Baoe c-o1ted -.s 2-nd homer ot rhA year in the seventh I1n.rE ard provided t74 ra-glr Of rI-tory George Jt-7. who accounted TOT t1~ee runs II one ,0- aIrE n.rlsa.t held c.4 Tanks 10 t.zht hts and famed seven. vas thA 1r-ln1 O. the va-lo1
 Washington. hol4l1g 1ts -e .o rzcAs v-h the Yankees for second 3.lce. found 1rs newly acquired play ITS 2 Fr4sr help In scorrg 2 5 to 5lcto-y over the Chicsgo White Sox. A Crorter. formerly ot St LoLIs aeld the Sox 70 four ---s. Ano-her sN-B-o~r t.r t7lce IT 'h-ae at-ec- DIS while the E-ea. Stlres -a-e h.s old mates taste ot tIt b4--.1g greatness by ti'ti,g three times IT four t-.Ps 70 The r.are Danny NacFayden vas the ore sta- IT -c4 to--th Amer ica, leaz4e game He held +he Browns 70 three hts while Boston won .ts fourth straight game, tr
 Only tho Na-Ional league contest! escaped vet weather ii The west anc the result c: that par was 10 bring the Chicago Cubs 2 game closer tc the Brooklyn Rooms. the league roIrde-.-g leaders The Cubs open. ed | home -l- assault or Socks Sci. bold n he first three l2a2ngs art scored aL. rhtl- runs for ! II -o trIun7h. Hack Wilson h. h:s -atr four bazger -y!ag Chuck k.elr 70, league lsaGe-salp while Woody Eng fish and Kikt Cgvler also tIr homer: n nose three big frames
 The Robins failed 10 offer ne4cl support 70 A1o.to Luaue and th' Cuban veteran vas busted rom |. posr as pitching leader ot rhe leagI' ~,tt 2 5-0 tstea- q ne hands ot th' cellar occupying Cincinnati Reds Brooklyn could eet oc-y sAFa- hit of Ray Kol7. LlaIs co--r.bltln! tro while tt+ Robins made 2 colp4
  T fen long t.t= 1ts-e ri:y co1nte3 The dstez~ -.f+ Brooklyn | games ahead ot ~..-aEo
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
ALEXANDER WITH DALLAS
Veteran Major League Pitcher for 20 Years Becomes a Member of the Texas League.

Dallas. Texaz, June 20 (UP)-The Dallas club Of the Texas League an- nounced tod1y the acquisition of Grover Cleveland Alexander. veteran major league pitcher for 20 years
 Alexander. who was recently rs- leased hy the Philadelphia Phlllies. will report here either Sunday or Monday, ready for duty when the second hals Of the Texas League split season opens,
 The Dallas club officials sali Alexanders salary would be the highest in the history Of the Texas leagues. They declined to revell the actual figures
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
INTERSECII0NAL CLASH
Two Fasteners, Southener and Pacific Coast Player Enca red Ill Tennis Semi Finals

Brooklyn \. ', June 20 ttP)- An inrersectlonal clash In the fin2!s os the eighth annual eastern inter lawn tennis champion ships WAS assured today with two meeting in the to7 bracket semi final and the south and Pacific coast represented ln the lower bracket.
 Jullus Saligson. Leh.gh Jnive~- -lty's u1defeated ace. seeded No, l. + .avored to defeat David Jones of CoIumbla. seeded No f, and Leon 1rd D1orkln ot CaHtorn.a. seeded No {. was q slIelt taVor.te over Clifford Sutter Of Tulane, seeded No,
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
Gascos s, stanley Works 1

Bunching then hts behind the z1pern pitching Of Huggy' Carlson the GzsCoes rode 70 an easv s 70 ] v:c+oy- over the do1n-trodden stan ley Works aggregation The Work CTS finally awoke and displayed ths fine fielding Of former years but ware unable 10 solve the offerings of Carl son and klopp with any marked de- gree Of success. Carlson, pitching his second game Of the week. allow ed three hts in the opening inning and then held the Workers help less with two hits until the eighth inning when he retired 10 left field to give klopp an opportunity 70 warm up Klopp showed good form in the final t7o innings and held the Stanley team without a h.r
 Wojach opened the game lv draw ing base On balls, reached second or kopec's sacrlfce and scored when k.atka bounded line drive of the center field fence The Workers came back strong n their half Of the inning and dencad the platter once on hits by Snyder. Sa- Ia. ,and Zalko. two Ot w6.ch were lndeId blows
 The Cascos scored aga.n n tho .hlrd 70 take q 10 lad. TAo Workers managed to make Jt il s7apry battle through the,r tas' de- tens1Fe vorK until the fifth when taa hea-v artillery Of the Gascos 20, mo action. the climax being 2 long s.r-le ,o center by Francis Sherh.a nth the sacks loaded Th.z took he nea~- cut Of tte Lake street az -~7eauon and ths Gascos Lad rh.ng- all ,f1eIr own way for the re4alrd-r D: the battle, scoring three mor- ra-s IT the seventh
 Both teams played 2 great drfer- s.re game. making but one err7, clsh ], ras ? great comeback fo' the stanley r!-e which had becr r.a43ng q record in errors each bat. rle Fields and Wojack made uan1 pretty stops with Snyder and zsikc dong pretty work for the losers.
 Fraacis sheehan Carlson an. Du1ack got tn-o safe blons ap!ece 10, me v.nrers while Sr}der register ef TO of the Workers five hts Mccormick went lnto the rattf d -ecoad la the seventh and mad 7 two pretty putouts and f.t 2 lonl clout 10 center that struck tn
 fence
 Carlson worked s!or and easy at- er getting q conlnard.ng lead an. made little eforr 10 burn the bal ] over. relylrg on h.z support 10 t!e. the ball
 , The summary.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
GAINOR NS. GITLITZ

New Haven. June 20 CLP) - Al Gsinor. heaVy-hltt!nz New Haven Negro light heayywe.1oc seeks his ---a consecutive knockout in q bout with Murray GitlItz, former Yale boxer. al Wh!ie Clty stadium to- ri-h- GaInor. . recent recruit from the aaatea~s. has ron his last nIne starts by krocEouts. several being m the first or second round
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
, FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
E. ne Associated Press

B. ne Associated Press
 Detroit-Johnny Risko Cleveland outpointed Pauline Uzcudun, Spain, G0): Joe Barlow, outpointed George pavoliH, Cleveland t6).
 Binghamton, x. Y.-Joe Banovic Binghamton. outpolnted Charlie Be !ancer. Canada. G0).
 Hartford. Conn nn-Stanislaus LoaN- za. Chile. outpo!nted P!nkey kau;- man, Philadelphia Go). l., LclperviI!e Pa-Nlnce Dundee Baltimore, outpointed Young KetcA' ell. Chester Pa, Go).
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20

 
SIX TEAMS ALL SET FOR
 GAMES IN CITY LEAGUE

Senecas Scheduled to Clash With Burrtts Tomorrow Afternoon-Wet Ends Carded to Meet Sokcls - Holy Cross and Pirates Slated to Meet in O'Clock Contest-Second Series of Contests May See Some Changes in Circuit Standing - Game Listed in Junior Loop.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
ATHLETICS ARE SHOWING
 REAL CHAMPIONSHIP FORM

Last Years Pennant Winners Hand Cleveland Indians Second Beating in as Many Days-Ruths Homer Wins for Yankees Against Detroit Tigers-Sena- tors Score to Victory Over White SoN-Boston Red Sox Take Fouth Straight From Browns - National Games.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
CINrINNA-I

N-Ea,tt1 -t- -4T--t T. .TH-
 Ix-Ea.,ed for Morrison r a-H
 Two hsse hts Herman Wake srrlrr :. T4-c~he- Eotp Eases ca ta.F Or I.uauA 1. oH.Morrlson !. o1 holn , Struck o4. E. Lufls 1. holp !. Losing 7.t-Aer. L4l.e
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20

-~3 '4sa .-s z. ~.o-. Eart7..'- FII1- >-Grr Tn-s. ,sz. r-- rtv.e- Eo77. r1rs E-rUs- -'.s-- "4r-e- |ta-h4r7 Bases -- aals. ra ss.-o.1 . sht-1ti s.r4-E 4 -.-. r" sAttoIt i ste-1s. :. E1sa 2 Lrs.7g r.+-aAr se.1o.d
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20

Two hasa hts krsuse, Char.o". FerEl- s'n. Haber saa--6ce ms: Goeh Vincent. Lorrrlore 2 E Pre-ssas / Er.t., FG- cher. kr4use. W. P-e.sser. Bases on halls. If Lonen7o-e 6. Haosr Struck out. By L0reu1o-4 :. Haher ? Doun.e plays Char low 70 Csmrhet. rc.q..e: Greene. Time rru-.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20

-ro 1ase -.- -'-its Three hass hlrs r..s M-Na-us Home --1- Ruth Bases 37 calls 0- Jnl. o=. Wells ! ot+ Go -.,e- S.-u-k rut ?. La.= '. n Wells - fF.-r.-E pitcher NaUs.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20

z-Ba-'s1 t-r r-lUr. - s-.
 vH-Rar-s4 .-- Ma1ior IT 5r-
 xvx-Ba..s1 .or S-I.s v 3.r E. LcI.s 0hH 0N' 0'i-l Eos--- ID ID tt1-4
 -u1 has. nl-s 0..Fe- Te25 Na-!.s-y- ---e. -as. -I- Miller Home TIT GosIn Eases tn taNs NE rouns : st<s ] .Eols.a4s.r l. Ma-Fsy6er . St-4c. olr. Fv collins , Holtaaussr MacFay3en ]. L9s.-g 7..-Hs- C9lAn,
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
'. M. |. A. BRUSHES
 ATLANTICS BY 16.5
Takes Fourth Straight Game in
 F1aternal Baseball League
FTaterna1 League

The Y. NJ C. A continued it's vic torlous march through the Fra ternal Baseball league last night crushing the Atlantic A. C. by 1S-5 and hurling it's victim back into third place. Every man on the win ming team figured in the run mak- ing. and Stromqust, lead-off man, crossed rhe plate four times, Flores led the hitters with three safe blows. The lineups and score by innings:
 '. NJ (. A-Stromquis If; Luke. ob, Meligonis, 2b: kamar, Of; Flores, C, Hultberg, ss; Reckert, 3b: Mar ietta, If; Ferenca, 1b; Ferony ?.
 Atlantic A C, $. Gotowala, C; Miller. ?. Adams, 1b; Paladno, 2b: J. GotowaIa. 3b; A Bianchi ss; Danten. If; Olson, cf; R. Gotowala. If.
 Y NJ C A3Gt 4lg l40-l5 13
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
NASHTNrrnN

x-Fattsa for Eanlnr IT Sth-
 xx-Batted fer Henry in 3th. Chicago h'h TIT 'NN-l Washington -H' fhl nN%-5
 Two base hrs bluo1a --lr-F Three bss- hit. Crorsn Honl~ ,sf8. 0e,loISs Bases on balls. of Henry i. Crowus- l struck out sy Henry l. MeKaln 1. Crow der .
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
. -.. Assoc.a.e4 Press Iacludirg games Of June +1)
 National

BattinE-Klein, Phillles 474 Puns-English. Cubs. 5a Runs batted in-Eleln. Phlllles, 0.
 Flts-KIt!7 PhlllIes. go Doubles-Frisch, Cardinals, 21, Triples-Cuyler, Cubs. 1o.
 Home rUns-klsin. Phillies; Hack Wilson. Cubs. II.
 Stolen 1asas-Cuyler, Cubs. is.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20

CCort.a1ed on the Following Pare)
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20

The Tabs put up their best scrap Of the season but could not stop the Phantoms. who nosed out a I0-S triumph and climbed into sec ond place. Each team counted twice ln the first frame and the Phantoms edged out into q 3-2 lead in the fourth The fifth saw the winners score six times, but the Tabs cam Q back with five, keeping the game close 4 run apiece in the seventh ended things Compagnone, kanaty, Miller and O'Brien got two hits each for the -Phantoms. The lineups and score by innings:
 Phantoms - Ikowltz, C, Conapag- none, ?; Truman, lb, Lipman. S; sokolowski. 2b; Kanaty, 3b, Miller, Of. O'Brien. If; Baylock. If
 Tabs - Grace. c, E. Herdlein, ?; Politis. 1b; Wilson, ss, Welsh, 20; Howard, 3b; McKnerney If, L. Herdlein, cf G. Herdlein. cf; G Herdlein, IT
 Phantons .....200 16o1-lo B : Tabs ..........20o o5nI-
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
pE-LA.E.P-[A

x-sa,,t1 t-: E41-. n :.z
 p--.a.e.rt.a -1 --' f1&-f Cleveland r-i tfN -r----
 Two rass n.-g seas Mas Srl--1ns Mat Lr1 Bass or -a-s Of FIt,.1 o- Lahlo1owsa 5--1-E c-t. E. Grove g. Losing r.tr--r. E-1.-7
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
American

Battlrz-Cochrane. Athletics, .325. Puns-Puth. Yankees, 7i.
 Funs battAd in-Gehrig. Yankees, Hlts-Hodappt Indians, 20.
 Torblcs-Cehrin@er, Tigers; Me ~"". T.-ors. Cronin. Senators, lA. 'T..-,r- "orlh-. Yankees. ..
 Hem rlns-Huth. Yankees. 22. Stolen bases-Rice, Senators. l2,
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
Games Postponed

Only tH,o games were played last night. the Boys club and |. K M. 4. being idle because of nlix-up In inc schedule.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-20
PhantOns Down Tabs

Y. M. C. 4. 32t 412 l40-15 B AtIantiCs ...010 02t 01O- 5 :
New Britain herald., 1930-06-23
DRESSER PREDICTS
RUSSIAN HEGEMONY
Novelist FOresees Russian Power
Would Avoid Conflict

Moscow. June % F-Theodore
Dresser. the novelist, today was
quoted by Izvestia. organ of the So
Wet government. predicting the pos
sibility that Russia in the near flu
ture would oversha dow western cap
ital in importance.
The writer. asked to give his views
By the international bureau of rev.
dictionary literature, regarding pos
sible war against the Soviet union,
said:
Il am against any conflict with
the Soviet union no matter what its
source.
Il consider the Soviet union as IN
economic and political power which
even now is in a position TO compete
with western capitalism and 1t is
possible that in the near future it
will be stronger than western capt
tai
1t is true that capitalism up to
the present has played an import
ant role in the development OF the
nited States but there are signs
hat the United States is becoming
an oligarchical society wherein
everything is subordinated to the
financial interests of the banks
which now fulfill only administra-
ton functions. create nothing and
only tend to fortify the power Of
financial dynasties which are ready
10 take the place of the recently eX-
terminated royal houses"
New Britain herald., 1930-06-23
) \ SLAYER PICKS
HIS THIRD VICTIM
Police Receive Several Reports
That Killer Was Seen

New York, June % (UP)-Whlle
police were investigating several re
ports that " X" the maniac muir
derer, had been seen. the selfstyled
man behind the gun" appeared to
have selected another victim today
and the mass of clues at hand be
came more confused than ever.
The third man "markeF unless
he returned an important docu-
18th street, Brooklyn. received a
letter warning him, making the
score to date two murders and
nine letters.
If the latest missive actually IS
from the same man who wrote the
others. he changed his murder plans
over the weekend after checking
his list of important international
documents"
Saturday 80 X" informed the
newspapers in a final note that
the two murders he had committed
and the warnings published had put
fear into the hearts Of those hold
ing Out Oh lIilll' diLO" ms nm "
'reprieve' the persons marked for
death. He said he had nothing left to
do but mount his speedy monoplane
and take off in a nonstop fight for
the Russian headquarters of the
Red Diamond society, OF which he
was the avenging hand.
Now it seems Newmark has docu-
ment "U. J. 4-3-44," and he'd better
return 1t any morning between now
and Saturday or suffer the conse-
ouences for "XL-4-31-C."
Meanwhile. police received several
reports that the murderer Of Noel
Sowley and Joseph Moyzinski had
been seen.
Dispatches from Lancaster, Pa.
said that a man giving his name as
Dewey EIDE. told police of that city
that he had banked in a culvert near
Coatesville with a man who said he
Was "fhe AK SLAYER"
New Britain herald., 1930-06-23
CHICAGO AND west
SWELTER IN HEAT
Summer Hits, Several States
Temperature Records

Chicago. June % (p,-A heat
wave that topped the century mark
showed the middle west into the Wa
ter Yesterday
The hottest spot in the central
area was Anna. Ill. with a tempera-
ture of 10: Centralia. Ill, was run
ner-up with 105. St. Louis swefer-
ed at 1o2 and Omaha, Nebr.. was
blistered with 100. Sioux City, Iowa,
with 80. had its hottest June day
since 1925: Cairo, Ill. Lincoln,
Nebr.. and Evansville, Ind. were
one degree better off with 98; Pipe
stone. MINI, reported 96.
Beaches. pools and lakes were
crowded everywhere. At Des MONIES,
Iowa. two men were drowned while
swimming: they were William
scribner, IS, and Lester Rees, %.
Thousands At Beaches
Although Chicago beaches will
not be officially opened until next
Saturday and the municipal beache
Will have none all summer, due to
the tax money shortage
Four were drowned Saturday
night when a boat tapsized in a
storm on Reds Lake, near Tryon.
Nebr. They are; P. B. Shepherd
Lincoln. Nebr; f. T. Robertson,
Hastings, Nebr.; a Miss st. John,
Kearney, Nebr., and an unidentified
woman.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-23
Polish Relief Fund
Reaches S674 Total

The third week OF the drive for
the benefit of the disabled veterans
fund of Gen. Halter post, Polish
World War veterans. increased the
proceeds by s54 and with the total
of s620.03 from the first two weeks
of the drive makes a grand total OF
S67403.
Those who made donations dur
ing the past week were Joseph
Smulski, vice president of the FAILS
con Nest, No. IS, s25. B. F. Gaff-
ney, $40; Rev. S. A. Grohol IS; DR.
w. T. Morrissey, IS; s. Lempek, 81
and W. Potas, ST.
Preparations for a picnic. which
will be one of the largest affairs Of
its kind in this city, will be made
tonight at $50 at a meeting OF the
presidents and representatives OF
Polish clubs and societies at the
clubrooms OF the post on Broa i
street
New Britain herald., 1930-06-23
DISABLED VETERANS OF
WORLD WAR MEETING
New Orleans Greets Men and Wom-
en- OF Auxiliary in Opening of
Convention.

New Orleans. June 23.-lP-The
countrys disabled veterans Of the
World war were welcomed Officially
today to New Orleans for the an
nual meeting of their organization.
Sessions today were brief, the
auxiliary meeting simultaneously
with the veterans, but in separate
gatherings. The afternoon was de-
voted to entertainment,
Commander William Murphy has
announced he VIII not stand for
reelection.
Prominently mentioned for next
commander we're: Senior Vice Com
mander Thurman Ely OF Detroit;
Captain Herman Wejman. OF Chica-
go; Major Hamlet c. Rldgeway Of
Chicago; Richard W O'Neiil Of New
York; Ralph Koerer of Milwaukee,;
DR.. George Colvert, blind veteran Of
Syracuse. \. Y; c. B. McCullar Of
Mllledgeyille, Ga, A. B. Powell of
Birmingham. Ala. and Quintius c.
Camp, OF Gultport. Miss,
New Britain herald., 1930-06-23
II Year Old Gunman Escapes From
Boston City Prison as Promised

Boston. June % (UP)-A wide
spread police search was under way
today for a 17-year- old gunman who
had duplicated the feat of Harry
Houdini by escaping from city
prison.
The youthful Jail breaker, Victor
Stanwhite of Dorchester, was ar
rested Saturday after he had shot a
paWnbroker in an attempted hold
up. At that time he gave his name
as Frank J. Page of Long Island
City, N. Y, but subsequently was
properly identified. He claimed to
be "3X," New York's murderous
maniac, but authorities found moth
Ing to confirm this.
When transferred from police
cell to city prison, the youth warne'l
his captors that he would escape. He
was put in strait jacket and
lodged in a padded cell and an arm
ed guard was posted outside the
cell.
Patrolman Joseph W. Walsh. the
guard, was enjoying a nap when
Stanwhite escaped. Somehow the
Young prisoner struggled free from
his strait-jacket, dressed himself,
reached through the bars to obtain
the guards keys. and then unlocked
five steel doors and escaped. =, Sew
enty-hve fellow prisoners witnessed
the getaway.
history of the institution had pris-
oner escaped from inside its walls.
Houdini once escaped from the pris-
on as a feat, however.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-23

their maneuvers that there will be
no danger OF overturning.
The writer Of this letter feels
rather complimented that you
should pass the buck to this depar--
mcnt in your efforts to find RENE
d. for this serious situation. but re-
grets very much that he sees no way
to control existing conditions.
There IS 70 doubt that the
spawning functions of at least two
species of the most desirable food
and game fish inhabiting the lake
are seriously interfered with
through erosion of the spawning
area caused by excessive wave mo-
ton in connection with tire maneu-
vers of these boats. but I can find
no law under which this commits
sion can put an end to damage be-
ing done during June while small
mouth bass and bu!lheads are on
their nests
Il am enclosing copy Of Section
1885 Of the General Statutes cor
corning the registration and taxation
OF motor boa-s which may suggest
a new checkup 10 see if the boats
are complying with the law in this
respect"
Paonessa Answers
Paoressa's lejolnder to Titcombs
reply was wocded as follows,
Your letter of the Goth has been
received and I am satisfied that you
are admitting that a certain amount
Of oil is being discharged from the
motors Of the speedbcats but you do
not believe il is Of sufficient amount
TO be detrim entail 10 fish.
Is 1t not possible that the oil &C
cUmulatlng at the shores will Kill
the spawn and small fish that
gather III the shallow water near
the shore?
You also admit that there is no
doubt that the spawning functions
OF at least two species or fish are
being seriously interfered with b.
/ excessive wave molten. bu. you can
rot find any Jaw under which you
can terminate this damage.
You even state that YOU feel
/ complimented that I should pass
the buck to your department. etc,
but YOU regret very much that you
can DO nothing. I wrote your de-
/ partmert two years ago giving far
warning. although at thae time we
had sea sleds but not speedboats.
I received a reply signed by Com
missioner Walcott, now United
New Britain herald., 1930-06-23
CONN. ELKS UNITE FOR
ADVANCEMENT OF ORDER
State Association Sponsored By DR..
Henry T. Martin Comes
Into Existence.

Formed for the purpose OF pro-
noting Elkdom in this state, the
Connecticut Elks' association came
into existence Saturday at a gath
erng of delegates in the K, of c. as
sembly hall in Hartford, The bust
ness meeting was followed by a din
ner at the Hartford club.
The state association was sponsor
ed by DR.. Henry T. Martin, who is
the choice of the % state lodges for
the post of district deputy under the
next administration. His object is
to unite the 10000 members n
Connecticut behind social and fra
ternal movements. Several commit
tees will be organized and an an
nual field day planned Judge STAN
ley ]. Traceski has been appointed
to the legislative committee. Martin
Cunningham of Danbury was named
president.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-23
Minister Leaps From
18th Floor Fire Escape

Chicago. June % up - Rev.
Clarence Z. Singleton. Baptist
minister of Faribault. Mimi,
jumped to his death last night
from the 18th floor fire escape
landing Of the Y. NJ. c. A hotel
Hundreds of persons on ada
cent buildings, watching a squad
ron OF army airplanes overhead,
witnessed Rev. Singleton's leap.
Although Rev. George Kehoe,
pastor Of the first Baptist church
Of FaribauIt. whose assistant
Singleton was, could offer no mo-
tive for the suicide when reached
last night, notes in Slngleton's
room indicated he had been
brooding over some undlsclosed
problem of conduct
Singleton had been Or a visit TO
Stanford, Ky, and had purchased
a ticket for return 70 Faribault
today.