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New Britain herald., 1930-07-12
Drug Peddlers Blamed
 For Lee DisaDpearancf

Marseilles, France, July 12 Py- Police are Investigating the theory of possible mysterious vengeance of drug runners to explain the disap- pearance of Arthur Reginald Lee, British vice consul and acting con- sul general here. He vanished with out trace last Saturday about mid night.
 His mother suggested that his ac- tivities against drug smugglers here and earlier at Savannah, Ga, and Havana, Cuba, had made him mortal enemies.
 Lee ran his car into the garage Saturday night. There was no trace of him thereafter.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-12
HOODED HORSEMAN SUSPECTED IN FIRES Wyoming Blazes Believed Set by Mysterious
 Rider

Cheyenne, Wyo., July 12 CP-Tales of a hooded horseman riding the countryside by night. an accompani- ment to Wyoming's destructive for est fires, were under investigation by state authorities today.
 With each new fire, officials said. came reports from residents nearby. of a phantom rider seen in the dis trict prior to the outbreak.
 Wyoming National Guardsmen are patrolling forests in the Laramie Peack country, where 300 men have brought under control fire which destroyed 1000 acres of timber.
 More than $500 acres of dense stands were burned over in the Med icine Bow national forest before a drenching rain ended the task of 500 fire fighters.
 Reports from all ranger stations in Montana showed 46S lightning fires in the forests of the Missoula dis trict. Airplanes yesterday scared over the timberland to locate unre- ported blazes.
 All fires were reported under con- trOl. ...
New Britain herald., 1930-07-12
HALF BROTHERS
 KILLING SUSPECTS
Man Who Wanted Mother in
 Cooperative Move, Victim
TWO OTHERS ARE INJURED
Fresno Boys Open Fire On Group That Visited Their Home Asking Aid in Move Sponsored By Farm Board

Fresno, Cal, July 12 LPl - Willie Maglio, 23, was held and his young CT half brother, Joseph Egileo, was being sought here today as author ities probed the death of A. L. Mat ignon, S3, shot while seeking the signature of the boys mother. Mrs. Angela Egileo. to a cooperative grape contract sponsored by the federal farm board.
 The shooting occurred as Matig- non, Wilbur Berry, 33. another grape campaign worker, and ten other persons visited the Egileo home last night and sought to persuade Mrs, Egileo 10 join the cooperative move ment. She previously had refused to sign.
 Discussion Peaceful
 The campaigners said they had been peacefully discussing the con- tract and were leaving the place when shots came from the ranch house. Matignon fell, mortally wounded; Berry received bullets in the arm and chest and shot struck Mrs. Egileo in the elbow and side. Mrs. Egileo and Berry apparently were not seriously wounded.
 Maglio brought Mrs. Egileo to hospital here and was arrested. He told officers he fired two shots through a rear screen door after hearing his half-brother shooting. Maglio asserted one of the contract solicitors had been armed, but each
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New Britain herald., 1930-07-12
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity; Fair with moderate temper ature tonight: Sunday in creasing cloudiness, slightly warmer and possibly showers in afternoon or night.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-12
Smith Takes Lead

1nterlachen Club, Minneapolis, Minn.. July 12 P-The Joplin Ghost" Horton Smith, clattered woods and irons instead of bones to- day, to haunt Bobby Jones' fondest dream of a fourth national open golf championship.
 The big blonde sharpshooter was two big strokes ahead of Jones with total so lustrous that he not only threatened to dethrone the Atlanta amateur but had fine chance of shattering the low record of the tournaments history, the great 2S6 hung up by Chick" Evans 14 years ago at Minnekhada, Minneapolis.
 Going out yesterday one stroke behind Bobby, the Joplin Ghost" Whizzed over rolling Interlachen with a par-fracturing 70. snatching the lead in the championship tussle with a 3G hole total of 142 strokes. two better than par figures for the big stretch. It was a typical Horton Smith comeback and his game was so sound he stood out today as the one big threat to Bobby's> hopes of linking his two British conquests into a record breaking trinity of golfirg triumphs.
 Bobby Far From Licked
 Bobby was far from licked, how ever. there were 36 holes of golf ahead of him and Smith today. But Horton's first campaigns show him as not the type accustomed to crack He was the acme of steadiness and his bag. always contained flock of birdies and eagles ready to fly out any time.
 AS at the end of the first IS hole round. Bobby today found himself bunkered on all sides by a band of the best professionals in the royal and ancient game. Ahead of him was Horton Smith. grinning but de- termined. Tied with him stood Light Horse Harry Cooper of Chi acgo and Al Lacey, a 23 year old
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New Britain herald., 1930-07-12
HORTON SMITH IN
 OPEN FIELD LEAD
 AS PLAY RESUMES
Young Pro, Steady Player in Times Of Stress, Has Edge
 Even on Great Jones
96 HOLE ROUNDS TODAY
 WILL PRODUCE CHAMPION

" mle Atlantdn tees On TOT f1rst IS Hours Earner-Dazzling 70 Gives Scot 142 Total, While Lawyes
 Shoots 73 for IA Addition
 Champ Tied for Second Place. July 12 P-A heavy shower of rain broke over the course at S:30 a. m (csD as the reduced banks of con- tenders for the United States open golf championship, paced by Horton Smith. began the battle over the final 36 holes of the 72-hole title test.
 Leaders Closely Bunched
 Leaders in the fight were closely punched in both of todays 1S-hole rounds.
 The starting times of the leaders are:
 S:45 a. m. and 12:45 p. m. - Charles Lacey, Philadelphia, and John Rogers, Denver.
 800 a. m, and 100 D. m.,- Johnny Farrell New York, anl Charles Guest, Detroit.
 9:15 a. m., and 1:15 p. m.,- Bobby Jones, Atlanta, and Joe Turnesa, New York,
 9;3o a. m., and 1880 p. m.,- Tommy Armour. Detroit, and Tom Raklets, Cleveland
 9:45 a. m., and 1:45 p. m.,- Macdonald Smith. New York, and John Golden, Darien, Conn.
 $50 a. m., and 1850 p. m.,- Walter Hagen, New York, and Fred Morrison, Los Angeles
 1o:0o a. m, and 200 p. m.,- Harry Cooper, Chicago, and Gene Sarazen, New York
 1o:15 a. m, and 2:15 p. m.,- Horton Smith, New York, and Don- aid K. Moe, Portland, Ore.
 lO:3o a. m, and 2;30 p. m.,- "Wiffy' Cox, Brooklyn, and Ed Dudley, Wilmington. Del.
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-29
WIDE MOVIE FILM
 STARTSLEGAL WAR
Inventor Warns Of Suits Against
 Company and lheater

Hollywood, Calif., Oct % [P) - A legal battle involving the motion pictures latest departure, the en- larged screen, appears to be on tho immediate horizon.
 Edwin w. Clark, gray-haired in ventor, today said injunction pro- ceedings would be instituted against the Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer Film corporation to restrain showing Of it's first wide screen" production unless an accounting of profits were made to him and his associate, Charles NJ. Richter. New York financier, for alleged infringement on his patents.
 Officials of the film company ad- mitted Richter had telegraphed them concerning the alleged patent violations in their process, but the, denied any Infringement. They said their method was developed in their studio laboratories. Richter, Clark said, also has served notice on the New York theater now showing the film, such notification being the pre- liminary step to legal action.
 Clark's process for enlarged screening of motion pictures does away with the need for special pro- jection apparatus in the theater, he said, which makes it commercially practicable.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-29
GANGSTER KILLED IN RACE QUARREL
News Manager Surrenders; Claims Self Defense Motive

Kansas City, Oct. % LP,-Solly Weissman, 35, described by police as q gambler and gangster, died early today from a bullet wound in the neck suffered yesterday five hours after federal liquor conspiracy charges against him had been dis missed.
 Charles A. H. Haughton, GA, southwest manager for the General News Bureau. surrendered to police late yesterday when informed he was sought in connection with the shooting.
 He was released on $2,00O bond after making a statement to police who said he admitted firing the fatal shot.
 Haughton was quoted by police aS saying Woissman, who weighed 500 pounds, sought to renew an old quarrel over racing news furnished his booking agency by Haughton.
 When he reached in his pocket. ." police quoted Haushton as saying, q, knowing his reputation. fired upon him."
 Wcissman, fatally wounded, was found in a track followers rcndez- vous. He declined to name his as sailant.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-29

The republicans are trying to de- ceive the vets and the drys at the same time through their uncertain stand on the prohibition question.
 Former Mayor Paonessa, making his initial appearance in the audi torium against the construction of which he fought hard, attacked the ayas-you-go policy which the re- publicans have set up in the govern ment of the state. It is nothing to boast of, he said, as any government can do it by raising money all at once for public measures. In New Britain recently $100,000 was bor- rowcd for street work and could have been paid back next if the authorities saw fit to raise the money in one sum. but the sensible and practical way to do was to pay it back gradually. which is the prac- ticc adopted here. The republicans do not mention the gasoline tax and the high tax on automobiles in Con- necticut, nor do they say anything about the double license rate for hunting and fishing licenses.
 Game Commission Attacked
 The state fish and game commits sion in Connecticut, he declared, is one of the most inefficient of all the branches of the government, and Sportsmen, regardless of their po- litical affiliations must agree that they are not given anything like value received for the money they pGJ in licenses.
 Paonessa repeated some of the arguments he has been using since the campaign opened. in support of the democratic party's stand on the prohibition question, the old age pen sion bill and the proposed repeal of the state law requiring taxpayers to pa ? per cent penalty on taxes re- maining unpaid for a year. "The republicans claim that persons who cannot afford to pay their taxes need not do so for ,15 years" he said. Let any of you go to MT. Bert Loomis, our tax collector, and tell him you cannot pay the bill for 15 years and see what happens"
 Congressman William B. Rankin of Mississippi, who was to have spoken, did not appear and Attor- ney Wilson filled in for him until the arrival of Dean Cross Attorney Wilson criticized the republican party for it's stand against progress sivc measures and urged that the voters make a change to democratic rule on next Tuesday.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-29
COMMUNITY CHEST x
 RESERVE IS GONE
S6,000 Must Be Obtained by
 Saturday, Spra6ue Says

Unless S6,000 is received by the United Community corporation by the end of this week, the directors will be forced to borrow money or else curtail the activities of some of the 10 organizations, according to statement made today by Treasurer Leon A. Sprague.
 From now until April 1, 1881, the curtailed budget requires a mini mum of S6,O00 a month. Almost the entire reserve fund, accumulated over the past 21 years since the community chest has been in eX iStence, has been exhausted, more than S10,000 having been taken from this fund No reserve funds are in sight and the budget for the year has been reduced to the small est possible sum under which the organizations can function. Unless the needed s6,000 is received by Saturday it will be necessary to borrow the money.
 The receipts for this week are as follows:
 Total amount pledged:
 From first mail Cam-
 paign ............... s53,309.75 New amount pledged
 From October mail
 campaign ......... 426.25 Total 10 date .......... S33,736.00
New Britain herald., 1930-10-29
SHAW INTRODUCES
 FAMOUS SCIENTIST
Names EinStein as Member Of
 "Hall Of Fame"

London. Oct. 29.-{Pl-Professo Albert Einstein, German mathema- tician-scientist, today took his place as one of eight figures in George Bernard Shaws hall of fame, inches in which the playwright has assign ed to "buiHers of universes."
 At a dinner. last night in honor of Professor Einstcin, Mr. Shaw, refer ring to him as the greatest of our contemporaries" counted on his fingers as comparable to Einstein: Aristotle. Pythagoras, Copernicus, Ptolemy, Calico, IIepler, and New ton. And" he added, T still have two fingers left"
 Such men, Shaw said, were lead CTS of one side of the great move ment of the human race"
 Can't Do Him Justice
 Shaw began his address with the remark that it would be impossible adequately to introduce a man so distinguished as Professor Einstein, but that he had accepted because he believed that he could do as well as anybody else.
 Suppose l had been called upon tonight to rise and propose a toast to Napoleon," he added. T could say many things about him, but the things most appropriate 1 could not say-that it would perhaps have been better for the human race if he had never been born.
 'Thcre are great men. And there are mon who are great among great men. Napoleon and the great men of his kind were builders of empires. But there is an order of greatness beyond that, the great men who are builders of univcrscs, and the hands of these men are unstaincd by the blood of any human being on earth. |"
 Describes Ncwton'S Work
 Further and at some length Shaw described how Newton created 'above everything else,' a British rectilinear universe, and how "a young professor got up in central Europe" 300 years later and proved that Newton was not altogether right.
 Professor Einstein, answering Shaw, paid him tribute, saying that he mocked at what others feared to approach, as only a great artist could. He also referred passing to the recent stand of the British labor government on the status of the Jews in Palestine, commenting:
 'To our English brethren, the past years and even the past days have brought disappointment which you must feel keenly. Don't bemoan the hardness of fate. Rather see in it motives of remaining faithful to the Jewish community. We should not have survived as d community if we had had a bed of roses during the centuries"
New Britain herald., 1930-10-29
Jr. 0. U. A. M. Home
 Alteration Considered

meeting of the Junior o. U. A. M,, corporation will be held Friday evening at the conclusion of the reg ular meeting of Chamberlain coun- cil, in Junior o. |. A. M. hall on Glen street, to discuss the adVis- ability of making changes in the in terior of the building.
 The tentative plan that has been discussed by individual members of the corporation is to build a lodga Of the present dining room and kitchen, on the first floor, and make a banquet hall and modern kitchen in the basement So many requests have been made for the use of the present dining room for dances and ledge meetings that the corporation will probably vote to make the changes at it's meeting Friday night. If voted, the work will be started at once to give employment to unem- ploNed carpenters in New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-29
BANDITS WOUNDS PROVE
 FATAL TO BANK OFFICIAL
Doctors Believe Man Was Stabbed After They Fail to Find
 Bullets.

Chicago. Oct. % UP)-Courtney R. Merrill, 54, vice president of the Union Bank of South Chicago, died today of wounds inflicted by one of two bandits who attacked him dur ing q holdup attempt.
 Until several hours after Merrill was attacked as he drove his car into a garage at the rear of his bank, physicians thought that he had been shot, but decided then that he had been stabbed instead, as the bullets could not be found.
 It was likely the doctors said, that the banker was stabbed either with a very thin bladed knife or with an ice pick. Police believed one of the bandits had struck Mer- Till with the knife or pick at the same instant that the other fired two shots at him. Apparently both shots missed their mark, although tho bandit was only few feet away. Before becoming unconscious Mer- Iil told the physicians he had been shot.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-29

Washington, Oct. % [P) - Be 1t reported found in Magok, Upper Burma, meets no especially bright future in this era of few thrones.
 Such, at least, is the erudite judg- ment of Dr. w. F. Foshag, smith sonian expert on gems, who even hazarded an opinion the huge ruby may have to be cut up into smaller stones-the fate of the worlds two largest f1awless diamonds.
 For who wants a tiara tip or a set for a scepter nowadays?
 With all remaining monarchs well stocked in spectacular stones, and the jewels of several busted mon- archs lying in public treasuries, un- sold, the buyer for a really rare jewel has become even rarcr than the stone.
 Ruby lore is lacking in Foshag's archives. No general compendium ever has been made of the greatest rubies, Dr. Foshag said, as they have been held principally by East h. dian princes far off the beaten track of jewel cataloguers.
 Among Most Priceless Gems
 But the Rangoon dispatches rank ing the new ruby among the worlds most priceless gems may well be true, Dr. Foshag said. as even a 1O- carat ruby, fiaWlcss and of the coveted pigeon-blood red is most unusual.
 Like the Cullinan and the Excel sior diamonds, however, it came to light a few centuries too late to blaze a trail of intrigue like that of lesser earlier stones.
 Up to 1882. not moro than 100 diamonds more than 30 carats in weight were known to cXist-5O in Europe, the rest principally in Per sia and India.
 Each prince had his special pride. Russia boasted the Orlof, 193 carats. chief ornament in the i'm perial scepter, said in dim past ages to have been the eye of an Indian luOls T ttlltt Nfto plouN Ol tlIS lNt- gent, 136 3-4 carats, most conspicu- out gem in a disused crown. Eng land had its Koh-I-Nor, 1S6 carats. a stone that had passed from prince to prince for six centuries.
 CuIlnan Diamond Greatest
 But when big diamonds that were big began to come out of Brazil and the Orange Free State in the late; 9O's, they went begging. Greatest ot all time was the Cullinan, 3,024 carats, almost two pounds, fiawless and of the finest blue water. It waited until 1905 to be cut up into two large stones, one for the sceptcr of the British king, another for the queens crown, and seven other stones that were scattered.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-29
NEW YORK PLANS
 AID FOR JOBLESS
Board Votes S236,000 to Pay
 Park Workers Salaries

New York, Oct. 29 (P)-A fund of $547,403 to provide part time work for 2,00O men and shelter for 1,500 homeless was in process of appro- rriation by the city today as part of the program for relief of the un- employed.
 The city board of estimate, sit ting as committee of the whole, voted $236,000 to pay 2.000 men S5 a day for three days work in the parks each week until January l.. At the same meeting s111,4O3 was voted to transform the East 25th street recreation pier into munich pal lodging house, with kitchens where breakfast and supper will be served to the lodgers and noon luncheons to 6,500 others who have sleeping quarters, but no money for tood
 The voluntary relief fund was swelled when all uniformed and civilian members of the city fire de- partment voted to contribute one per cent of each two weeks pay to unemployment relief. This was cs- timated to amount to $l15,9OO in the next six months.
 The gravity of the situation was cmpha sized when women and chil- drcn began to appear in bread lines and at the soup kitchens where the Salvation Army and other relief or ganizations are providing free food. Heretofore the applicants have been men.
 The emergency employment con- mittec, headed by Seward Prosser banker. announced plans to open two shops where unemployed women with dependents would be given work making childrens clothing, which would be given to needy fam lilies,
New Britain herald., 1930-10-29
CROWD GATHERS
 FoR CORONATION
Duke Of Gloucester Takes Gold
 Plate to AbySsiDia

Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. Oct. % UP) Representative of nations throughout the world assembled here today bringing gifts to Ras Tafari at his coronation at Emperor H~ile Selassc of Ethiopia. king of kings, conquering lion of Juda, and elect of God.
 The coronation ceremony will be held Sunday, Oriental pageantry tions transported across seas and deserts to Abyssinia will make it one of the outstanding events of the century. Final preparations were rushed today with the combined energy and enthusiasm of Ras Ia fari's 5,000,000 subjects.
 The duke of Gloucester arrived yesterday to represent King George of England at the ceremony He was greeted by q small band of Abyssinian nobles and conducted to the famous Minelik palace where he will stay during the coronation and the following week of festivities.
 The American delegation, con- posed of the Honorable H. Murray Jacobs of New York, Brigadier Gen. cral w. w. Harts, who retired re- gently as military attache at the American embassy in Paris, and Charles L. Cooke, has already ar rived. An invasion of tourists and traders drawn here to witness the coronation or to profit by it, has al most doubled the city's normals population of 7O,O0O.
 Brings Gold Plate
 The duke of Gloucester brought q gift of gold plate for the new en- peror and gold swords with jewell encrusted hilts for Ras Tafari's gen. erals. The train upon which he ar rived also carried four cars of hunt ing and sporting equipment. The duke, considered the best all-around 1 sportsman in the British royal fam fly, will take a leading part in the wc-ll of sports and big game hunt | ing after the coronation, when the emperor's guests will stalk black maned Abyssinian lions in tn, | jungle.
 Abyssinia completed it's owr l street of gay white lights today when electric illumination was hune across the main street of Addi! ! Ababa. It is along this street tha the procession will proceed to the cathedral of St. George where Ra. Tafari. who has been referred to a. the Black Napoleon" will bt c owned in the early hours of Sun. day.
 Last touches are being given tt Raj Tafari's program of "moderni zation." A few buildings of Euro. pean design are rapidly being com. pleted along the Main street, where they appear strangely incongruou: beside the clay huts of the native | Abyssinians.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-29
ALWAYS DEAD TIRED?

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 Rosy checks clear eyes and youthful energy make success of life. Take Dr. Edwards Olive Tab lets. nightly. Know the by their olive color. 15c, soc and COG. All druggists.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-29
Chicago Poet Marries
 Woman for Third Time

Chicago, Oct. % LPt-A Chicago poet, E. Leslie Spaulding, was married for the third time today to the same woman.
 When they were divorced the second time they thought. per haps, that it would be final, but Mrs. Spaulding chanced to go to St. Stephens church, where, on the wall she saw one of her hus- bands poems.
 She liked it so well she fell lu love all over again and so they were re-married last night at St. stephens by the Rev. Irwin St. John Tucker.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-29
FRENCH DECLINE REQUEST

Paris, Oct. 29 P}-The French government has declined, in an of tical note, the British governments request that French loans made on the London market during the war be reimbursed in gold.
 A few months ago Britain asked France for gold payment. Paris now has replied in the negative, explain ing why it is impossible to meet the British treasury's request.