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New Britain herald., 1930-10-23

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 DISBURSEMENTS To National Red Cross Roll Call share ....... 3,323 00 Junior Red Cross ..... 139.O0 Text books, badges and
 life saving tests =. .. 14.02 Production quota ..... 5000 Nashua Relief Contri-
 button ........... 25o.Oo Newington Branch
 (share of roll calD .... 113.2l Berlin Branch
 (share of roll calD .... 120.O0 Plainville Branch
 (share of roll calD .... 24.50 Home Service Bureau .. S00.00 Roll Call Expense (print-
 ing, postage. etc.) .... 1900 Christmas Kits for sol
 diers (foreign service) 3S.66 Burritt Mutual Savings
 Bank Or. Red Cross
 Savings) ....... S4.66 Social Service Worker
 (salary and expenses) 1,131.0S Delegate expense to na-
 tional convention ... 70.S2 Treasurers bond .... 12.5G Balance on hand, all
 funds as of October
 22, 1880 ............ 15,107.56
 s21,9O2.7l
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23

Green, Mrs. Walter H. Hart, Jo- seph c. Andrews, C. F. Bennett, Earl Kisselbrack, Ralph H. Benson, Mrs I. D. Russell, Arnold Mills. E. w. Irving, Joseph Gaeta. s. H. Holmes r. C.. Platt, Peter Crona, John s. Black, c. L. Sheldon, L A. Sprague John Hubert, Mrs. W. T. Wells Newington branch; Rev. S. A. Fiske, Berlin branch.
 Arnold L. Mills was elected vice chairman. succeeding MT. Andrews, who held that position under MT. Crona.
 The following reports were sub mitted:
 Report From Home Service Number of cases on hand Oct. l, 1923 ..'........ , Number of new cases during year i3 Number of cases on hand Oct. 1. 1880 ................. ? Financial report
 Oct. 1, 1880 .. Balance on hand Oct. 1, 1879 ........... $1o1.7 76 Received from New Britain Chapter ............... sOoOO
 s931.76 Expenses
 Secretary's salary $220.00 Investigations .. $500 Telephone, tele-
 graph, box rent,
 etc. ... 19.3S Christmas fund
 for eX-service
 men in hospi-
 tals ...... T0.19 Loans to eX-serv-
 ice men families 49561 S6S.7S
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23

positions held by employers for pa tients' return, 10; joint conference with individuals and other agencies, 36. Financial aid secured from state, 12: city department of public well fare, AZ; state widow aid, 2; free bed applications. 33-total S9.
 Nineteen families were given aid in various ways through assistance by the New Britain welfare associa- tion, Kiwanis club and Sunshine So- ciety of New Britain: Ill patients were discharged from the hospital to various other institutions in the state and private homes; 346 visits with ward patients and office inter- views were held.
 Through assistance of the New Britain Welfare association, 27 gar ments wore received.
 Gertrude J. Kitson, R. N.
 Social service department,
 New Britain hospital"
 Report of Treasurer
 The report of the treasurer, Leor A. Sprague, follows:
 RECEIPTS Balance on hand Octo-
 Der 22, 1929 .... S12,202.S0 Nashua Relief contri-
 buttons ........... 115.00 Junior Reds Cross ...... 1886 Interest .............. 4S9.S1 Emergency fund ....... 2.3G 1880 Roll Call .........
 New Britain .......... S,42s.S7 Berlin ............. 231.00 Newington ......... 217.21 Plainville ........... 41.0D
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
CITY LOAN AGENCY
 FAVORED BY MENUS
Compensation Commissioner Would Lend Needy Small Sums
THINKS MOST WOULD PAY
Proposes 10 Use Funds Saved by City Departments as a Loan Nucleus for Needy Families of New Britain 80 Per Cent Recoverable,

Establishment of temporary municipal loan agency has been suggested to Mayor Quigley by Sam uel W, Menus, a member of the beard of compensation and assess ment, and has been taken under ad- vtsement by the mayor.
 Commissioner Menus sees in this plan an opportunity for the city government to be Of assistance to many needy families and believes that at least 80 per cent of the money loaned will be recoverable.
 He suggests that a commission be created to disburse a fund created by savings effected in city depart ments, It is suggested that inquiry be made into the conditions of those who apply, an investigator operating along the same principles as those employed by the municipal welfare department. In cases where it is found that loss of employment. H. ness or other causes have made it impossible for families to subsist
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New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
WISE SAYS DRY LAW
 CHANCE INEVITABLE
Finds Enforcement Im- possible But Says It
 Had No Chance

Providence, R. L, June 27 tP(- In what he described the most com prehensive statement he has ever made on prohibition, Rabbi Stephen s. Wise, of New York city, said here today that We now have 10 choose between enforcement, which, alas, seems impossible, and modifca- ton, which, alas, seems inevitable" :"
 Rabbi Wise made his statement in explanation of his opposition yester- day to the introduction Of a resolu- ton urging repeal of the 18th amendment, at the annual conven- tion of the central conference of American rabbis. The resolution which was tabled, was introduced by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy of New York city.
 The central conference, having taken no stand in other days on be- half of prohibition and the 18th would come rather be- latedly into the picture if it at this late date, expressed itself in favor of repeal" said Dr, Wise, who de scribed himself as one Identified with the prohibition cause for many years"
 Tt Is true that we now have 10 choose between enforcement which alas seems impossible and modifi- cation which, alas, seems inevitable.
 Personally l have always felt that prohibition should have been given, as it was never given, a fair trial. The thing I have most hoped for from prohibition has utterly failed 10 come to pass-suCh liberation of the spirit of the people as would en- able them 10 face problems of the social reconstruction of the com with clarity and sobriety, Instead of that the mind Of the ha- ton is given almost undividedly to the liquor problem"
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
Passenger Train DeraiIed

Toronto, June 27 P-Four per sons were killed and 12 injured when a train of thu Canadian Ma tional Railways, bound from Winni- peg to Toronto, was derailed and wrecked four miles east of Capreol Ont, last night.
 The wreck was caused by wash out, resulting from unprecedented flood conditions, officials of the road said.
 Available information at the rail- way office indicated that tourist and colonist coaches of the passenger train fell into the Eermillion river when the train struck washed out section Of track and that only the locomotive remained on the rails.
 Rescue work had to be abandoned last night because of darkness and the swollen river but it was resum- cd today and efforts were made to get into the submerged coaches. Doctors, nurses and relief workers were sent to the scene from Ca preol, and the first of the injured were returned to that city about midnight.
 Some estimates were that the number of injured would exceed 20. A new No. 4 train was made up and proceeded to Toronto with the un- injured passengers. It was due to arrive there about noon.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
MAY RELEASE MOONEY
 WITHIN NEXT MONTH
Rumors of Clemency in Cases of Convicted
 Bomber and Pal

San Francisco, June 27 UP) - Probability that Tom Mooney and Warren K. Billings will be freed from prison within a month was established today by the United Press from sources close to Cover nor C. Young.
 Mooney and Billings now are serving their 18th year after con- viction on charges of instigating the preparedness day bombing in San Francisco in July of 1916.
 Six persons were killed in the ex- plosion. Three died later. Four were wounded.
 The state supreme court Is now sitting as a board of review in the Billings case. From an authoritative source, the United Press learned definitely that Governor Young is making his plans for issuance of the orders which will free both Mooney and Billings almost immediately, in the event of q favorable reCommen- dation by the court.
 The supreme court decision is ex- pected within a few days, and was indicated today in official circles that action by the governor confirm ing the recommendation will follow immediately
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
Hard Storm Takes Scores of Lives;
 Lightning Bolt Explodes Dynamite

By the Associated Press.
 Forty eight persons were killed yesterday and last night in electric. hail and rain storms that swept down over Ontario, Newfoundland, and the northeastern section of the United States.
 At Brockville, Ont, 30 were killed on a drill boat after light ming fired explosives aboard it in the rocky bed of the St, Lawrence river.
 Four passengers were killed and one was believed to have been fatal ly injured when a passenger coach Of train bound from Winnipeg to Toronto plunged into the flooded Ncrmilljon river at Capreol, Ont.
 Also near Capreol, the engineer Of freight train and six men, be- lieved to be tramps stealing rides, were killed as the train ran into washout and was wrecked"
 Several trains were stalled and many motorists were stranded by
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
SALE OF SUBMARINES
 TO RUSSIA FORBIDDEN
State Dept. Intervenes in Deal With American
 Company

Washington, June 27 UP)-Of- Flcials revealed today that the state department had intervened some fime ago in a transaction by which F n American firm was to construct Eubmarines for Soviet Russia. The tame of the manufacturer was with E cid.
 The question of approving Ameri- han military shipments 10 Russia Eained prominence 10 days ago |yhen it was learned the state de- tartment had refused 10 approve the |ale of Glenn H. Martin company bombing planes to Soviet Russia The United Press was informed a |imilar position had been taken to prevent sale of machine guns about Eve years ago.
 Secretary of State Stimson said Fhese three articles alone were un- Der the prohibition which, 1t is con- |eded at the department. he has no
 egal authority to impose. The ban represents the individual action of
 he United States, but was made ef- 'ective. the United Press was in- 'ormed. in the belief other countries would impose similar restrictions.
 In withholding the name of the irrespective submarine manufac-
 urer, the state department explain sd 1t was customary to regard en- suiries of that kind as confidential until otherwise notified by the American concern involved.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. Attorney Shoots Himself as Trial Is About to Open I o d ay- Associate Blames Overwork.
Dramatic Interlude Brings Court Proceedings Op- posing Union With Beth lehem Steel to Sudden Pause Adjournment Till July 8 Made.

Youngstown, Ohio, June 27 P- Trial Of the suit for injunction to prevent merger of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. with the Beth lehem Steel corporation, came to an abrupt halt today when L. A. Man chester, chief counsel for the Youngstown Company, shot and killed himself. Motive for Man chester's suicide was not im- mediately known.
 Judge David G. Jenkins was in- formed Manchester had shot him. self as court was opened for the third day of the trial. He ordered adjournment until Tuesday, July s.
 The shooting took place in Man chester's office. The fact that he was dead was withheld for several min utes.
 The dramatic interlude in the trial followed two days of opening state ments and introduction of volumin- ous correspondence files as evidence. The taking Of testimony was to start today with J. A. Campbell, veteran chairman of the board for the Youngstown Company, on the stand.
 Manchester had been associated with Campbell and the Sheet and Tube Company since organization of the firm. Until 1917 he handled le- gal matters for the company while q member of the firm of Hine, Ken nedy, Manchester and Ford. In 1917 he left the law firm to become gen. eral counsel of the Youngstown Company He was married and had one daughter.
 OverWork Given As Cause J. c. Argetsinger, associate gener- al counsel of the Youngstown Com pany, heard the shot with which Manchester killed himself He rush. ed into his office, located on the public square, and found the body slumped in a chair at a desk. Man chester had shot himself in the right temple.
 Argetsinger declared the suicide was caused by a nervous breakdown due 10 overwork.
 Manchester was born May 6, 1883, at Garfield, 0. Until he was IS years old he remained on the family farm. He studied law at the University of Michigan, being graduated in 1905.
 Honored Only Yesterday
 Yesterday Manchester received the last of the many honors that have come to him during his years in Youngstown, He was elected presi- dent of the Community Corporation, which finances 30 Youngstown char
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New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
TENDERS COUNTERFEIT
 TO PAY FOR GROCERIES
Stranger Said to Have Sped Away in Auto When Fake Bill Is
 Rejected

For the second time this week an attempt was made last night to pass a counterfeit bill in an Oak street store. Adam Kolodzej, proprietor of a store at 75 Oak street, notified the police that man came in about g o'clock and bought two cans of to- matoes, a loaf of bread and a loaf of cake, rendering a S10 bill which kolodzej at once recognized as worthless.
 Calling the mans attention to it, he refused to allow him to take his purchases out and the customer ex- plained he had received the bill in cigar store and would go there at once and find out more about it. Kolodzej sent boy. Stanley Podolak Of S1 Oak street, after the man, and the boy reported a little later that he had gone through Putnam street to Willow street, where an automo- bile came along at fast rate of speed and picked him up. Nothing further was heard from him,
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
CONG. 5. G. PORTER
 CLAIMED BY DEATH
Chairman Of House Foreign Af- fairs Committee Passes Away
NOTED POSTWAR FIGURE
Pennsylyanian Took Leading Part in Conferences Restoring Relations With Central Powers Fought Against Narcotic Trade.

Pittsburgh. June 27 LP - The ! brilliant career of stephen G. Por- ter, one Of the nations foremost statesmen, is ended.
 MT. Porter died at 2.40 a. m. (eastern daylight time) today in AL legheny General hospital. while mes- sages of solicitude and sympathy poured in from all over the world. Members of his family were at the bedside.
 The chairman of the house of rep resentatiyes foreign affairs commit tee, leader in the worldwide fight for control of habit forming drugs, and dean of the Pennsylvania con- gressional delegation, lapsed into un- consciousness early yesterday and sank rapidly.
 MT. Porter became ill about two months ago. He was stricken while aboard ship en route from London, June II he was brought to Pitts burgh from Walter Reed hospital in Washington. Death was due to cir rhoss of the liver.
 As MT. Porter Waged the last hours Of his fight for life messages poured into his home and to the sick room from high government officials and from many parts of the world, ex- pressing sympathy and solcitude.
 A cablegram from Dr, Alfred Sze, Chineses ambassador to London, who was associated with Mr. Porter in the narcotic conference in Geneva.
 Noted Post-War Figure
 Representative Porter was 61 years old. He was a prominent figure in republican politics of Penn sylyania for the past 20 years and national figure at the close Of the World War while congress and the nation sought solution to the gigan- tic problems growing out of that conflict.
 After the treaty Of Versailles was signed, MT. Porter took a leading part in the conferences which result 1 ed in the knox-Porter resolutions 1 forming the basis for restoring diplo- 1 matic and commercial relations with
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New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
Eighty Gallons of Alcohol Seized After Middletown-E. Berlin Chase;
 New Britain Youth Fined, Jailed
Anthony Roman 18 Said to Have Attempted to Force Policemans Pursuing Auto Off Road During Race-Companion Jumps From Car
 and Makes Getaway.

Caught in Berlin at the wheel of an automobile containing Is 5-gallon cans of alleged alcohol, about 5 o'clock this morning, Anthony Ro- mani IS, of 121 Whiting street, this city. was fined s200 and costs and sentenced to jail for IS days in Mid dletown police court today, the charge being transporting liquor by means of motor vehicle.
 Officer Railing of Middletown chased Romani through the streets of that place, according to his re- port and Romani tried to force the police car off the road going through East Berlin. There were two men in the car when the chase started but one of them jumped out and escaped, leaving Romani to his fate.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
RUNS AMUCK, KILLS
 MAN, WOUNDS WOMAN
Man Goes to Sleep After Shooting Two at Cana
 dian Beach

Montreal, Que, June 27 UP) - X gardener at fashionable Metis beach, Canadian summer resort, went insane, killed one man, and seriously injured a woman, advices to Montreal said today.
 After attacking the two, the gardener went into a barn and fell asleep. He was found there by po- lice.
 A contractor named Burke was killed and Mrs. R. J, Dawes Of Mon treal was seriously injured. Mrs. Dawes was inspecting a new home she is having built when the gar dener seized a pistol and shot both persons. He fired three bullets into Mrs. Dawes body. one penetrating her lung, and then turned the pis- tol at Burke. Burke fell with the first shot and the maniac left. He reloaded his pistol. returned, and fired six more shots into Burke's body.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27

Officer Halling and Constable Frank Brown of Berlin brought Ro mani 10 local police headquarters and later Sergeant Ward of Middle town called and brought him back for trial. The officers considered placing a charge of transporting against him for the Berlin author ities but did not do so.
 Romani was arrested several days 2go in this city on the charge of driving an automobile while his li cense was under suspension, but the case was dropped when it became known that through an error the state motor vehicle department gave notice of suspension of the license instead of his automobile registra- ton.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
NEARLY BROWNS BUT
 WINS MARBLE TITLE
Columbus, O., Boy Has Thrilling Two Days at
 Ocean City
{Speria1 to the HeraId)

Ocean City, N. J. June 2T-Tras- edy almost halted the plans for the finals of the national marble tour nament Thursday afternoon when James Lee Of Columbus. Ohio, one of the tinalsts, narrowly escaped drowning while riding the breakers.
 The boy went out too far and, be- coming scared, was tossed about by the huge waves. Two life savers dashed to his rescue and were forced to throw a rope to the boy because the breakers tossed their boat around. Jimmy succeeded in catch ing the rope and was soon himself after reaching dry land again, Later in the afternoon he again went swimming, feeling none the worse after his experience
 Lee won the national marble championship this afternoon by de- feating Floyd Walker of Decatur, Ill.,, , games to 3. Scores, to ', 10 to 3, 3 to 1o to 12, g to 4, 10 to 3. 10 to 2, and to 4. He won the last four games in a row after trailing by two games.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27

Washington, June 27 (UP)-Pres- ident Hoover's law enforcement commission faced vote of confi- dence" in the senate today that will determine whether it will continue it's investigation, and if so, to what extent.
 A movement to limit the con- missions funds to s50,0O0 and re- strict its activities to a study of pro- hibition only, is being led by Senator Glass, Democrat, Virginia, dry.
 Chairman Jones of the senate ap- propriations committee. another dry, has proposed to restore without re- striCtions tse entire appropriation of S250,0O0 asked by the commission. This was stricken out by the house.
 The Glass proposal was adopted by the Appropriations committee and was expected to be approved by the senate. If the Jones amendment is adopted, it is expected to meet a point of order which may leave the commission without any funds ufter July l.
 Both senators stated their posi- tions late yesterday. but other sen ators indicated they wanted to get into the fray, and the vote was postponed until today.
 The item for the commissions funds is carried in the second de- ficiency appropriation bill which authorizes total appropriation. of s70.o0O,00O including s10.660,000 for beginning work on Boulder Dam.
 A final vote on it was expected sometime today.
 Glass Charges Eytravagance
 In his attack on the commission Glass charged it with fragrant di- version of funds" by subordinating it's investigation of prohibition to an inquiry into general crime conditions.
 Jones defended much of the work the investigatory body already has done would go for naught." He warned the senate the country would not approve of cutting off the appropriation at this time.
 Glass charged that among the
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New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
MONKEY FLEES HOME:
 TO FROLIC IN TREES
Pet Makes Escape From Apartment House But
 Returns Later

Residents of Arch street in the To- cahty of the Salvation Army bar racks and those living in the Glen apartments on Glen street, were treated to bit of jungle scenery to- day as a pet monkey scampered from limb to limb and jumped from tree to tree grimacing then darting from pursuers who sought to return the animal to its cage.
 The monkey is owned by a family occupying one of the apartments and heretofore has appeared to be content with the more civilized sur roundings of it's owners home. But today, evidently seized by wander lust, the animal took to the trees for half an hours exercise, then return ed as 1t had left.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
H0LMBERG HITS RUM0R
 OF RAISE FOR WATSON
Second Ward Councilman Will Op- pose Salary Increase If It
 Is Proposed

- An increase from s1,2O0 to s2.5O0 in the salary of Chairman James J. Watson of the water board, reported to be in contemplation, does not find favor with Councilman John F.. Holmberg of the second ward, he declared today.
 Although Mayor Quisley has made no announcement regarding the salary change, rumor that such a recommendation is to be made was about City hall today and had reached the ears of Holmberg and several other council members.
 Chairman Watson has been de- voting full time to the position for more than a year. despite the fact that his is the lowest salary paid any full time man in the city gov ernment.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
Storm Delays Hartford
 Bound Plane Two Hours

Hartford, June 27 CUP) - Pour ing rain and binding fog delayed the Newark Hartford Boston mail plane more than two hours today but Pilot r. W Maris landed safe ly at Brainard Field at 10;0S a. m.
 Maris skirted the rainstorm In his fleet mail ship before he finally saw a chance to cut through to Hart ford He had left Newark N. J. at 7.3o a. m.
 The plane took off for Boston at l0:S5 daylight time,
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
ONTARIO RAILROAD
 ACCIDENTS KILL II
Train Derailed by WashOut,
 Coaches Fall Into River
RESCUERS ARE HAMPERED
Are Forced to Abandon Efforts Until Daylight-Heavy Rains De- lay Other Trains - Six Tramps Die in Freight Wreck.

Toronto, June 27 (E9 - Floods in a 2O-mlle area in the vicinity of Capreol took II lives last night in three wrecks on the Canadian Ma tional Railways.
 Four children drowned and 21 other persons were injured when the colonist and day coaches of train No. bound from Winnipeg to To- ronto, were derailed and plunged in- to the flooded St. Fermillion River.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27

landslides and washouts at Sudbury Ont, but no lives were lost there,
 A hailstorm sank 80 boats at Lunsden, N. F., and three fisher men drowned.
 Two drowned after a gale over turned boat at Buffalo where buildings were unroofed A 35,o00 barrel oil tank was fired by light ming at Clean, N. Y. No lives were lost there.
 Lightning killed a 9-year-old girl near Hackettstown, N, J, and farmer near Carlisle, Pa. Heavy damage was reported in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and other Atlantic seaboard states.