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New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
SENATOR'S ARGUE
 RIVER DIVERSION
Gillett Says Amendment AdOp, ti0D Would Ruin Boston Project

Washington, May t5 tUP)-Th. senate commerce committee nas asked today by the state Of Con- necticut to adopt an amendment 10 the house rivers and harbors bill 10 prevent Boston from diverting water from the Connecticut river.
 Representative Of Massachusetts vigorously opposed the proposal, saving the water is urgently needed in the Boston area and does not affect navigation Of the river.
 Senator Walcott, republican, Conn. supported his amendment 10 prevent the water diversion. He also urged disapproval Of the house item Of s1.0oS.oo0 for dredging barge channel in the river from Hartford 10 Holyoko.
 Urges Postponement
 Benedict Holden, special counsel for Connecticut urged postpone ment Of the dredging operations until the supreme court has decided tho pending water diversion case.
 Senator Gtllctt. republican. Mas contcnded there is no, relation r'- tween the navigation proposal anl the water diversion. He charged Connecticut was raising the warar diversion issue asf q "pretext' 70 prveent development Of the barge channel.
 Adoption of the Walcott amend ment, he said, would ruin the Bo7- ton water supply project. or which S1O.o0o. O0O already has been spent and on which S5Q,oo0,oQo more will be used
 Senator Nandenbers. republican, Mich, suggested an amendment to provide the navigation project should be approved with the under standing it would in no way affect the question of water diversion. The Massachusetts delegation agreed 10 the proposal, but Connecticut wit nosses opposed it.
 Others who appeared for Massa- chusctts were Attorney General Jo- seph F.. Warren, Bentley W. War ren, counsel for the state; Senator Walsh. democrat, Mass, and Rep. Treadwsy, republican. Mass
 You have gone far enough by prohibiting the use Of liquor without prohibiting the use Of pure fresh water" Walsh said.
 Bentley. Warren and other Msssa- ChUsctt- witnesses accused Connec- ticut officials of 'dilatory tactics" in connection with the trial Of the ' 1ater diversion case
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
PAPER DEFENDS RIOTING

Chicago, May Is (UP)-Rioting at the University of Chicago as a pro- test against dry snooping' on the campus was upheld today by an edi- torial in the Daily Maroon, student publication.
 It contended the tumultuous dem onstration of 500 students Wednes- day night was a ''vociferous protest to violation of student rights and liberties"
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
HOOVER SIGNS NAVAL BILL

Washington, May Is OtP)-A bill authorizing the secretary of the navy to proceed, with construction work $7000, 900 in navy yards on both coasts was signed today by Presi- dent Hoover.
 The work includes projects at San Diego, Puget Sound, Mare Island, Lakehurst, Quantico. Anacostia, Philadelphia, Norfolk and Hampton Roads. In addition to these projects work also was authorized at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and the Canal Zone.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
City Will Pay Bill
 Of Injured Fireman

Alderman Walter R. Falk. chair man Of he finance committee of the common council conferred today with Chief W. J. Noble Of the fire department regarding a bill for an operation performed on Ladderman Steve Maikowski and billed against the city. The doctors statement was held out last night for inquiry Tn" chief explained that the operation ~as necessitated by an injury sui fered by Maikowski while fighting a fire on Gold street, Alderman Talk agreed 10 approve the bill for pay ment.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
The Way to Play the
 Game of "Rinper'

Editors note-The Herald, recog- rizing the interest of Young Ameri- ca in the ancient game of mibs, will run a series of illustrations on how to play the game. The first of-these starts today.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
MARINES ID MAKE
 DRIVE 0N BANDITS
Northern Nicaragua Clashes Re,
 suit in 16 Deaths


 Managua, May, IS P)-United fcered national guard have recom- mended intensive activity in north ern Nicaragua against groups de- scribed in an official statement as bandits. In six encounters between May and May 12, Is bandits were killed
 Commander General Douglas Nc Dougal of the Nicaraguan national guard, and colonel of marines, in an official report of the encounter, said that all the men killed wore red hat bands as their only insignia. He said he did not believe there was any central leader to the military opposition.
 Sandino Mentioned
 An investigation is being made of unconfrmed rumors that Augustine Sandino. former self-exiled insurgent chief, 4 has returned to Nicaragua from Merida, Yucatan, by way of Salvador, and is directing another in surgent force. The cabinet, meeting Tuesday, continued for 60 days the state of siege in the northern depart ments of Matagalpa, Chontales, Jino- otega, Esteli, anr the Segovias.
 In at least one of the six er- counters, that at San Juan Or May ', the bandits or insurgent group may have come off best, but in the other fights the marines and COL stabulary Seemed to have, adminfs- tered the greater punishment. The report said that the opposition was we'll equipped and well trained in the use of bombs. grerades, Thomp- son and Lewis machln guns, and rifles.
 To Take Offensive
 Asked for an explanation Of the clashes, General IcDougal said it meant principally that the National Guard had received orders to take the offensive and roam the hills. hunting down the bandits ia their native retreats. There are. 200 marines engaged in the hunt and 500 native guards with marine officers.
 The first Of he encounters men toned took place on May at Mar anJo' near the Honduran border, when smal patrol skirmished for fifteen minutes with the enemy killing two and ca pturing a small quantity ot arms. The surrounding hills were found we'll fortified with breastwofks and trenches.
 On May a small patrol preparing 10 camp for the night was ambushed and One guarjsman was wounded. On the next day occurred the action at San Juan when 100 men opened fire from four sides on marine and constsbulary patrol. Firing went on for two hours before the enemy re tired on vo sides. Another half hour before tney retired on the other two side
 Machine Guns | Sed
 II vas in this battle that grenades and machine guns were used exten- slvely. Four guards were killed and two wounded, and all the supplies and one of the pack animals were lost The bandits lost six dead.
 A small patrol on May captured 19 horses saddled. dynamite, arms, ammunition, and staple bombs dur ing a fight with another enemy group at Amucayan. There were no casualties on either side.
 Two persons were killed in anoth- CT encounter May 10th at Aguacate, near OCotal. Both were believed to have been identified as lesser chief tains of the former insurgent move ment. In the Miraflor Mountains near Talo the marines and constab- ulary fought with group of about 25, six ot-the enemy we're found dead in the woods after the fight
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
Games Today

Newark at Montreal. Jersey City at Buffalo. Baltimore at Toronto. Reading at Rochester.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
Standing

Games Today Chicago at Philadelphia, St. Louis at New York. Detroit at Boston. Cleveland at Washington.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
THREE WINS FOR BOXER

Fall River, Mass, May Is (UP) Joe Barre, Brooklyn. N. r.. pugil- ist, fought on three successive nights in this vicinity recently and vas victorious in each encounter.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
EASTERN LEAGUE
Games Yesterday

Bridgeport 2, Hartford 4. New Haven s, Providence 6 Springfield s. Pittatield 4 Albany at Allentown, rain
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
Standing
Games Today

Games Today Boston at Chicago.
 New York at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15

Fig. 1-To start a game of Ring or the boys lag from a line. drawn tangent to the ring, to a parallel line across the ring. which would be 10 feet away. The boy whose shooter comes nearest the line has the first shot. Players must lag before each game. Practice tagging, as the first shot may mean the winning Of the game before your opponent gets e shot. In tagging, a boy may toss h 8 shooter to the other line, or he II ay knuckle down and shoot it.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
Games Tomorrow

Chicago at St. Louis.
 Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Other clubs not scheduled.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15

Games Yesterday Brooklyn ', Cincinnati 4. St. Louis ', New York ,. (Other games postponed, rain.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15

The first man who set out 10 dts cover the date Of the earth's birth day was Haley the astronomer.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
Games Tomorrow
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Washington at Philadelphia,
 (Only one game scheduled).
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday Newark :, Montreal .. Other games postponed, rain,
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
Baseball Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday All games postponed, rain.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
Standing
Games Today

Albany at Bridge port. . Providence e8 New HaN en. Hartford s Allentown. Springf B at Fittsfield.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
I.tEnea LaEi,orrow

Hartford Ale own. Albany at Mex Haven. Pitts feld a Providence. F geport at Springfield.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15

Today's witness doesn't augur well for those teams who have scheduled practice sessions
New Britain herald., 1930-05-15

To us, in the instances we have seen the local high school team play against opponents. the local squad appears to be the equal in ability of any team yet met. How ever. the team doesn't play the base ball of which it is capable.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-04

CT held a salaried office with the exception of the deputy judgeship and a place on the board of con- pensation and assessment. He was on the latter board about six months and received approximately s100 He is said never to have sought an appointment from a mayor and all the chief executives in whose ad- ministrations he served were im- pressed by his ability and fairness.
 Interested in Sports
 Judge Mangan is an ardent sports man, having been a star baseball player while attending St. Thomas seminary, and he also was a mem- Der of the Third Ward team in the old Ward league two decades ago He is a member of the Sequin Golf club and active as a handball play CT at the '. M. C. A, besides hold ing membership in New Britain lodge, No. 957, B. P. o. E., New Britain Aerie, Fraterial Order of Eagles, Rev. William A. Harty branch, A. o. H.. Daly Council, Knights of Columbus. of which he is advocate. and the Y. M. T. A. & B. society. He was the first presi- dent of the New Britain Lawyers club, serving four years, and is con- pleting membership of several years on the democratic state central con- mittee.
 Judge Mangan is married and makes his home at fl Bassett street with his wife. Mrs Laura Pritchard Mangan and their five daughters and son. Mrs. Mangan is active in poli- ties and for several years has been member of the school board.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-04
SUICIDE ATTEMPT BLAMED 0N WEES
 FAREWELL LETTER
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her mother that he had been gassed during the war and at times he went into sort of coma that ended in a spasm that racked his entire body. At these times he was let alone and gradually became nor nal.
 T believe that these were put on. and done just to make me feel sorry for him." declared Mrs. Steele to a Herald reporter today. Until last winter Steele worked three days week in the North & Judd foundry, but was laid off and since then has done carpentry work at odd times. Six weeks ago he agreed to work Fridays. Saturdays and Sundays, assisting in the erec- ton of new summer cottage at Hidden Lake, near Higganum, own- ed by Mir. Emmens. as payment for room and board for himself and Mrs. Steele. For five weeks he worked and the family was happy, for the feeling of discontent over free board was ended.
 Wife Wanted to Work
 For several weeks, Mrs. Steele has been uneasy. She has wanted to work and help her parents in their struggle to maintain a home for themselves and daughters and son. in-law. She let her intentions be- come known to her mother and her husband, and her mother declared herself as satisfied if her daughter wanted to go to Work, but thought it might be better if the son-in-law could find a job, even on short time. Steele said nothing, and Mrs. Steele then began quiet search for work.
 On Tuesday Mrs. Steele learned of a position that she might obtain in West Hartford. and planned to go to it this morning. She wrote a note yesterday afternoon to her husband. He found the note about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and after read ing it, asked Mrs. Steele's brother, Adelbert Emmons. to take him to West Hartford. He asked his wifes father to give him 50 cents, and Mir Emmons handed him the money without questioning his intentions.
 Declares Intent to Leave Him
 The note which Steele found read as follows:
 "Myron:-
 T am going to get a job. so you had better get one, too. This is to tell you that we will not live to- gether. You can go to your relatives and I will work and support myself. There is no use trying to live off my father. If you can't go to work, I will go to work. but you will have to live somewhere else. Bernice."
 On Tuesday afternoon, the day before the note was written. Steele asked Mrs. Emmons for his wifes revolver. This is a P caliber gun that had been adapted to blank cartridges for the Fourth of July, and could not fire ball cartridges unless spring were to be changed. There were no cartridges in the house, and the revolver was one of several firearms that had been dis posed of by Morris Skene, who was arrested several months ago after attempting to shoot up his home.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-04

skene gave the revolver to sister
 of Steele. and she later gave it to Mrs. Steele.
 Steele evidently changed the spring in the revolver SO that it could shoot ball cartridges. On We'd nesday he spent most of the day in a news store on Main street. oppo- site Commercial street, reading Wild West and detective story magazines. He went into a hardware store near by and bought a box of P caliber bullets, and had these bullets in his pocket. it is thought, at the time he found the note from his wife.
 Keeps Brand Mystery When Steele had received the half dollar from his father-in- law. and had persuaded his brother -in-law to take him to West Hartford, he was asked by the latter where he wanted to get out of the car, and Steele replied. Keep on going to Hartford" .+ Upon arrival in Hartford. En- mons again asked where lie wanted to get out. and Steele replied, Keep on going" The car was driv- en as far as Windsor avenue and Main street before Steele ordered Emmons to stop. and he left the car there .Emmons drove back to this city. arriving here about 6:30 o'clock Steele's movements from then until he was found near the Oswego Inn are a mystery that De- tective Hickey would like to have explained.
 The revolver has not been found. No bullets were found in Steele's pockets. While there are powder burns on the white shirt worn by Steele, there are no burns, nor any bullet hole. in the coat he wore. There was no bloody trail that could be followed by Hickey, who tried to find the spot where the shot was fired.
 Learns of Shooting While on Ride
 Mrs. Steele went riding last night, embarrassment. She accompanied a young married man and young married woman. who were not mar ried to each other These three left the city about 7:3o and about s:30 o'clock Mrs. Steele called her moth CT from Tariffville, saying that she might be late arriving home because they might go toward Waterbury. Mrs. Emmons corroborated this statement, and added that Mrs Steele called her some time later from Southington. and was told to come right home because her hus- band had been shot. She arrived l home about 10:3o and remained there until Hickey. with Lieutenant | William P. McCue of the local po- lice department, arrived to take her to the police station and later to Hartford.
 Hickey Questions Mrs. Steele
 Mrs. Steele was held by Hickey in ], Hartford until after o'clock this ! morning, and was grilled thoroughly 1 by the county detective. who sought 1 to break down her story about her ride during the evening. The names of her companions were not di- l vulged, and Mrs. Steele refused to tell 1 with whom she was riding. except | to say that both were married, but not to each other, and to tell their names might break up their homes She declared that the party was en- tirely innocent and that for a half hour before the time her husband \ was found shot she was in a restau- rant in this city, having a "bite to eat" This would prove that she was not in the vicinity of the spot where | her husband was when he shot himself or was shot, she said.
 At II o'clock this morning County |
New Britain herald., 1930-09-04
APPROVE OF FUND
 FOR POOR IN CITY
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be small, he forecast great benefits to the needy as a result.
 Chief Souney, called upon by the mayor. said the idea has met favor with the firemen who had first thought of raising a coal fund but who are willing to join with other city workers on whatever basis is agreed upon.
 Chief w. C. Hart reported a can- vass of the police department to show unanimous approval.
 Humphrey For Special Tax
 MT. Humphrey professed to see no solution of the problem excepting in the form of a special tax of at least one half of one mill, a method which. he pointed out, would also bring the salaried workers in stores, factories and elsewhere into the list of contributors. He agreed person. ally and in behalf of his depart ment's salaried workers to donate the two per cent but said that hungry community breeds anarchists and socialism and that the city should see that no one is without food in any month.
 Prosecutor Joseph c. Woods ap- proved as did Chairman J. w. Mars land of the welfare department, Dr. Louis J. Dumont of the health de- partment, Probation Officers E. C. Connolly and Ruth Bristoll, Tax Col lector Bernadotte Loomis, Chairman NJ. w. Horwitz of the garage com- mission. Deputy Town Clerk Jean Cochrane. Registrars w J. Ziegler and T. J. Smith. Chairman Thomas Linder of the board of assessors, Corporation Counsel John H. Kirk ham, Judge Stanley J. Traceski and Water Department Engineer Joseph H. Holden.
 Suggests Including Factories
 Chairman I. Wexler of the build ing commission, placing his depart
New Britain herald., 1930-09-04
PROGRESS 0F APEMAN
 PRAISED BY SCIENTIST
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did very we'll before he was a ma
 

did very well before he was a man at all"
 No one has given any reason why he ceased to be an ape" the president said. We may appeal to natural selection, to inheritance of acquired characteristics, or to or thogensis and, though our belief in the ascent of man remains un- shakeable, the reason why the ape man became an artisan, continues to elude us"
 Harrison said that artificial en- vironment had expanded with the progress of civilization but the hu- man brain had not undergone simi- lar imitation, nor so far as could be seen, had the human mind changed it's essential character.
 ''The brain of the later paleoliti- hic man appeared to have been like our own in all essentials and the cromagnon born today might be- come a skilled mechanic or an able bishop" he said. Tn production of a new, cunning, big-brained animal with hands, nature overshot her mark and we are struggling with the consequences.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-04

Detective Hickey abandoned the in' vestigation because Steele was trying to deny his own identity. and refused to talk about hiS case. Powder burns In the shirt with p calibre bullet used, and Steele known to have a 22 calibre revolver in his possession earlier in the day convinced Hickey that it was case of attempted suicide and not at- tempted murder. despite the failure to find the weapon.
 Will Not Live With Husband
 When asked this morning what she was going to do now, Mrs. Steele replied, "One thing is certain. am not going to live with him any more. We can never get along. have had to stand for things that no woman go to work and support myself and he can do as he pleases, but he cannot come here to live, nor will ever live with him again"
 According to Mrs. Steele, her husband has been queer" for some time. He constantly refuses to eat at the dining table with the family. and last Thanksgiving Day refused to eat the dinner in the house, forc- ing his wife to bring dinner to the garage. where he ate alone.
 Steele, according to Mrs. Steele. read detective stories and wild west books constantly. On many occa- sions she said, he told her that he was going to kill her. and one time grabbed a long hunting knife and said, T am going to kill you now"
 Says Whole Family Is Queer
 'The whole Steel family is queer" said Mrs. Steele. "Myron has four sisters and two brothers, and one of the sisters, Ida, while travelling from this city to Waterbury six or seven years ago, on train. disappeared and has never been seen or heard of since. A brother. Willard, walked away from his home seven years of him since. He has three sisters in this city, but they had nothing to do with him, nor he with them. He could not get along with his own family. and they did not want him to visit them"
 So far as police and neighbors know. Steele has never been in any serious trouble. Mrs. Steele, as we'll as the entire Emmons family. bear an excellent reputation in the neigh 'bodhood. Neighbors speak of Mrs Steele as fun-loving young woman who has never done anything to cause her husband to become jeal- .ous.
 Steeless condition was reported this noon at the hospital to be seri- 'ous. The bullet lodged just above the heart, near the nerve and blood vessel centers. He is conscious, and could talk, but refuses to talk. It will probably be several days or weeks before he will be able to leave the hospital, if he does not die. His case is officially called attempted yet there are several points that Hickey would like to have cleared up. and only Steele can do this, if he will talk.
 The Steeles have no children.
 Steele, it was learned today. call- ed at the home of Captain George J. Kelly, acting chief of police, yes- terday morning and asked for a po- sition in the department. The cap- tain told him to report at head quarters later if he wished to make formal application, but Steele did not do so
New Britain herald., 1930-09-04
Town Shortage Blamed
 On Erratic BOOkkeeping

Chelmsford, Mass, Sept. 4 (UP) - Discrepancies totalling S9,206.12 in the accounts of Town Treasurer and Tax Collector Er- win W. Sweetser, revealed yester- day in the report of a recent state audit, were due entirely to cratic bookkeeping, and there was no ac- tual shortage. Chairman E. G. Brown of the Chelmsford select men has announced.
 Brown said there were no grounds for action against Sweet ser. who resigned the town treas urership last Monday because of i'll health and the pressure of his grocery business.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-04
NEW YORK SH007INGS
 KILL TWO, WOUND 3
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the chest. All lived in Brooklyn,
 Police said Cohen was identified with one gang of slot machine operators and had been followed to the candy store in Pitkin avenue by two gunmen.
 One of the gunmen entered the store where he shot Cohen and Fisher. Gelpin ran out of the place and was shot by the other thug. Both gunmen escaped.
 Gelpin was employed in nearby delicatessen store and was shot by mistake, police said.
 New York, Sept. 4 LP-A 9 year old girl was shot nine times and seriously wounded early today by an assailant described to police by her father as a rejected suitor.
 Miss Meta Wissmuller was help ing her father. George Wissmuller, in his Bronx bakery and was alone in the store when the man entered.
 Wissmuller. who was in the base ment, said he heard the man order his daughter into the rear room The girl screamed and ran toward the door. As she fled her assa liant shot her four times in the back She fell on the sidewalk outside where he shot her twice in the chest and three times in the abdo- men.