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New Britain herald., 1930-03-06

Madison, Me, March 6 P-A thumbprint, five envelopes which T chemist said contained poison pow ders. and two forged prescriptions for the same deadly compound were clues authorities had today in ef- forts to unravel an alleged poison plot against seven Madison resi- dents.
 Sheriff Elton L. Markham Of Skowhegan, who disclosed the poi son letters last night. said the case had been under investigation for 10 days and that an arrest was immi- nent. All the letters and prescrip- tions bore the same handwriting, he said. and the imprint of a thumb was found upon one. Services of a finger print expert were called.
 Envelopes addressed to Mrs. An nie Grover Viola Wellington. Ed ward Dennis and Margaret Gilis were found by a baggage master near the railroad station February 25. Apparently lost before being mailed. The baggage master turn cd them ovSr to authorities and dosage directions bearing the forged signatures Of several MadiS) )n phNsi- clans and poison powders were found inside them.
 Investigation revealed that an other resident, Ross Shell, received similar envelope the same day. He turned it over to Dr. W. G. Sawyer, whose name had been affixed to the directions, and the physician informed police.
 Officers also learned that prior to
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06
Youthful Burglar Hit
 By Shot. Pal Escapes

Boston, March (UP)-A career of burglary upon which two youths in their teens had embarked result ed disastrously early today when they were surprised by policeman in a Dorchester drug store.
 Into the darkness of the store, Patrolman Gran A. Delaney fired three shots after the pair had ig- nored his command to surrender One of the young burglers fell with a bullet wound in his back. The other, also believed wounded, escaped.
 At City hospital the wounded youth refused to give his name, ex- blaming that he did not want his parents dragged into this" Doctors said he might recover.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06

ature and a revival of family pray CT. They say there are obscene things in the Bible and that r'e might as well keep the Bible out as well as many of the books that nc do bar. But nobody is going to keep the Bible from coming in. l never yet heard of man or q wo- man who was harmed by reading the Bible and l never expect 10. The one thing which would assure the future of this country as d great, strong, Christian nation place with a Bible every obscene book that could be found. Calls Books "Discascd'
 The law prevents diseased cattle from coming in. We have a quar- antine against the foot nd-mouth disease. I am convinced that Con- gross will also insist on protecting the minds and hearts and morais of the boys and girls in this coul- | try who are the citizens of tomor- row.
 Along with the obscene bools l there is a great deal of reasonable literature circulating in the Unite1
 States and l am also in favor Of any new provision in the tariff ars
 or any other law which will keep this out also.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06
Special Court Session
 To Try Alleged Killer

Lowell. Mass, March 6.-(UP)- A special session of superior court will be held within the next two weeks to try Joakium Pita, alias Soaris, 4, of Paterson, N. J., on charges of murdering Angeline Roderiguez, IT, and Matilda Silva, 10.
 The girls were slain following q wedding reception in the Portuguese colony here Sunday night after Miss Roderiguez, who had been brides maid at the wedding, had spurncd Pita's attentions. Matilda, flower girl at the wedding, was killed by q stray bullet when the rejected suit or opened fire on Miss RoderigucZ.
 Subsequently pita was rendered
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06
REMINGTON HEALTH OFFICER IS FITTED
Friends Honor John Fsh-
 Youth Fined for TheftS
Snecial 10 the Herald)


 Health Officer John H. Fish Of Francis street was rendered party at his home Tuesday evening in honor of his S0th birthday anniver- sary. Mir. Fish has long been iden- tified with town politics, having held many important positions. At the present time he holds the position or third selectman, and is a member of the school board as we'll as hold ing the position of town health off, cer. MT. Fish is enjoying excellent health and takes an active interest in the affairs of the day.
 Youth Fined for Theft
 After having received several complaints of radiator thefts iron residents who have had cars parked in their back yards, Constable John Walsh made investigations which resulted in the arrest of William Kyprreos of Hartford. He was ar raigned in town court last night be- fore Justice of the Peace Clinton $. Barrows and pleaded guilty to the charge of theft.
 Kyprreos was represented by At torney Salvatore D'Esopo of Hart ford. Constable Walsh testified to receiving the complaints and being was thought to belong to boys woo committed the theft. The constable got in touch with the state capitol and found that the owner of the car was Kyprreos' mother.
 Young Kyprreos admitted being in company with another chap whom he knew only as Patsy" and stated that Patsy claimed to have had per- mission from the owners of the ca' s to remove the radiators.
 Attorney D'Esopo told the court that the boy had a good home and good parents but had become mixed up with the wrong crowd of com panions and really was an innocent participant of the thefts. Consta";c Walsh said that the Hartford and New Britain police were on the tra,l of Patsy" but that Patsy" hil apparently left the state and WIS makiDG Kyprreos take the blame.
 Tke radiators were sold in Hat ford for the sum of $40. Judge Barrows fined the youth S15 and costs and gave him a thirty days suspended jail sentence. The fin9 and costs amounted to s41.60. T'lc youth was placed on probation Cor one year and ordered to report to the Newington authorities every month.
 Town to Get S6.166
 Newington this year will benefit to the extent of S6,166 from the state aid grants to be used for edu- cational purposes, figures released by the state board of education show. This figure is based on the school enumeration, sS5G,341 being available for distribution throusn- out the state, with a further S371,- SS2 to be split among towns whose tax receipts arc less than $50,O@0 annually.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06

commendation of political syste:ns other than our own.
 On recommendation of the Gus toms Bureau, the House and Senate Finance Committee offered to the tariff law a provision barring any book containing any matter "adyo- eating or urging treason, insurrec- tion or forcible resistance to any law of the United States, or con- taining any threat to take the lie or inflict bodily harm upon any per- son in the United States" The idea oi allowing q petty customs official to decide what amounts to advocat- ing treason and what amounts to advocating forcible resistance is ab- sUrd. We know by experience that such language a. was written into the bill is interpreted and applied by administrative officials in 8 man. ner most dangerous to civil liberties and contrary to fundamental con- stitutional conceptions.
 The Senate has eliminated refer ence to treason and instruction and as the clause now stands 1t is not likely to do any damage unless it is stretched outrageously in a par tcular case. Any subsequent dt- tempt to restore the original pro- vision. however. ought to be fought vigorously by liberal forces of the country.
 The question of permitting cus- toms officials to decide what is oD- scene literature has attracted more national attention because of Sen- ator Shoots promise to seek an ex- ecutive session in which he can read to the Senate the most offen- slve passages in 40 books banned hy the Customs Bureau. By a margin eliminate the power of the customs to ban what it considers improper. Senator Shoot wants that power of censorship restored.
 Everyone knows the suppression Of a book arouses public curiosity over it. There is one book which I do not care to advertise any fur lllet Dy ndHilnS dSdlll, put "nlcl several million persons heard about when Senator Shoot talked about t and when d Boston publisher was arrested for selling it. When I .,e- turned to New Mexico recently I found university students reading it and passing it around.
 1 doubt very much the right Of any government to decide what al adult may or may not read.
 This censorship should be left to the states, which nearly all have stiff laws against the publication. and circulation of obscenity.
 These imported books are not go- ing to get into the hands of chi!- dren. The children can buy half . dozen highly obscene and smul'y publications which have no excuse for existence at any railroad news stand and people who can buy those for 15 to 25 cents are not going to buy expensive imported editions Of classics.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06
Book Censorship Bill
 FavOrably Reported

Boston. March 6.-UP)-A bill under which the Massachusetts book censorship law would be amended so that a book would be judged as q whole rather than by one or more isolated passages will be reported favorably by the legislative commit tee on legal affairs. It is expected the proposal will be submitted to the house for action within a few days.
 At a meeting of the legal affairs committee last night. only three Of the 15 members opposed the bill.
 While a majority of the commit tee has acted adversely on the refer cndum petition for repeal of the "bahy Nolstead" act, it has been de- cidcd to submit three reports to the legislature, namely, majority re- port against repeal, a minority re- port for repeal, and a report of Rep. Bernard Ginsburg of Boston recommending that the measure be referred directly to tho voters.
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New Britain herald., 1930-03-06
BY SENATOR COLE D1IIASE
 or South Carolina

Ol SOutll CarOI1Da
 The country is flooded today with immoral literature and it must He kept out of the hands of our chil- dren. We have 10 stop bad books at the fountain mead. That's the only way 1 know of. And so 1 am against changing the tariff law in any way which will let bad books come in from foreign countries.
 I want free 1om of thought free GCm of speech, freedom of action and freedom for everyone to wHr- ship God in his own way. 1 don'1 care what a man knows or what he reads, but this obscene literature IS having a corrhpting effect on our young girls and boys.
 Today little girls 14 and 1 , years Of age know more than their molh- ers and grandmothers knew when they were 2J or 50. Girls are going wrong every day because of bad books. We all know of girls who have gone wrong and who later came back and were" good women, but there are not very many like that.
 "Enough Here Now It may be said that there are 70 many bad books published and sold in this country today that it wouldn't make much difference if a, few more were imported from broad. Heaven knows there are enough bad books as it is. l have four in my office today which can bg9 found in libraries and book kstor"S and they contain some of the rot tenest stuff ever written. But t doesn't do any good to let any more in and if Congress does not bar the obscenity of Europe from this country it will be taking a step in the wrong direction. Eventually "e may be able 10 get these books 1t the fountain head in our own coun- | try and keep them away from our young women and boys.
 Perhaps l am somewhat eXtreme }. | but if l had my way l would pit in jail any man who ever wrote 3 1 book in which there was anything | denying the divinity of Jesus Christ. i And I would jail the man who print ed it and the man who sold it. What we need in this country is the elimination Of obscene liter
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06
French Farley Delegates Return
 To London Naval Conference, But
 Tardieu Remains Home In France

tion of work by the naval conference upon return of the French negotia- tions would proceed greatly acceler- ated. The Americans and Japanese today continued their discussions looking toward elimination of diff ferences on the big cruiser ratio be- tween the two nations.
 Although nothing of a concrete nature thus far has resulted from the conversations between Senator Reed and Ambassador Matsudaira, a prominent Japanese today told the was mot at all hopeless."
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06
Conscious of Gravity of Floods in Country, He Plans Visit to Devastat- ed Areas.

Paris, March 6.-(P)-The French delegation to the naval conference. headed by Aristide Briand, foreign minister in the new cabinet of Andre Tardieu. left here at noon today for London Their chief, NJ. Tardieu, received an ovation at the railroad station as he bade them farewell.
 M. Tardieu. conscious of the gravity of the floods in central and southwestern France. postponed his own return to London so that he could visit the devastated areas TO- morrow. He proba bly, will not get to the naval conference until Tuesday or Wednesday,.
 Typical of Popularity
 The ovation accorded NJ. Tardieu at the railway station was typical of the popularity with which the new premier has come to have with the Partisan populace. Freight handlers and truck drivers in the vicinity oi the North station, which is known as 1 SolliiH dIiloC oli oll SoliCl Cu to greet him, shouting Long live Tardieu! Well done!"
 The latter phrase referred 10 the premier's victory in the chamber last night, when he emerged from a heated parliamentary battle with a vote of confidence granted by a ma jority of 53.
 M. Tardieu, smiling and affable, shook hands with the burly freight handlers who beamed with pride. Returning to their comrades they led the cheering.
 On the station platform M. Tar dieu chatted for few minutes with M. Briand, and greeted Quinones de Leon, Spanish ambassador at Paris. They spoke principally of Frances disastrous flood, naval talk tagging.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06
By SENATOR BRONSON CUTTING
 Af Nn.a. Anxinn


 The most vital factor in the pro posal to give to customs clerks rhc right of literary censorship is it's on- slaught on freedom of speech and thought. These fundamental human rights today arc being attacked from many angles.
 There seems to be q feeling that the American people should not Ie allowed to look after their own wei. fare-that federal bureau should decide what they should and should rot read.
 The issue before the Senate is two-fold. One question is whether we shall remove from the tariff law the provision requiring the Gus toms Bureau 10 ban all books which it considers obscene and the other involves the So-called 'scdition clause" under which the customs might bar all volumes containias
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06

unconscious when a wedding guest hit him on the head with the les of q /chair. but he is recovering at St. Johnson's hospital and soon will be in condition to go on trial for is life.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06
Maine Authorities Probe Poison
 Plot Involving Seven Residents

February 9 two Madison pharma- cies had received prescription or ders for poison powders to be mail cd to Fred Gray, q sclectman, and Mabel Robinson, a nurse. Neither was filed
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06
Senators Blease, Cutting Debate
 Government Censorship of Books

EDITORS NOTE The issue federal censorship literature  whether tariff bill shall be the
   the
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06

tOn request. sent with stamped. ad dressed envelope. Mir. Ripley will furnish proof of anything depicted by him).
 (Res. Il. s. Pat On>
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06

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New Britain herald., 1930-03-06
1872 HOURS and stiH going strong

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 Probably you will not want to run your radio A hours a day. But what a comfort to know that an Atwater Kent is so sturdily built you can count on it for long, long service.
 Look mside m Atvater Kent tand see Me workmansAip, just as you would lift the hood and look at the engine, in buying an automobile. See how battleship ruggedness is combined with the precision
New Britain herald., 1930-03-06

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 "Ar Atwater Kent works and keeps on working" For eight years people have been saying that. And for eight years Atwatcr Kent sets have been proving that they are right.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-10
CHEVROLET TO
TRANSFER EAST
Factory viii Be Erected in
Baltimore.

Louis Chevrolet. president of the
Chevrolet Aircraft corporation, an
nounced today the organization will
move Jan. IS to Baltimore, where a
factory will be established.
The Chevrolet Aircraft corpora
ton there will become affiliated
with the Glenn L. Martin Company,
which manufactures the Martin
Bomber for the army, together with
training planes and flying boats for
the navy.
The motor designed by Chevrolet
is four-cylinder,s milne, air.
cooled, inverted motor capable of
developing between 80 and 100
horsepower and 1900 to 1000
revolutions a minute. 1t will be
used in training planes Of medium
flying speed and low landing speed,
and in all-metal sport planes
capable of 14O miles an hour.
Chevrolet claims the inverted mo-
tor will give the pilot greater visi-
bility and will be cheaper to manu-
facture than present motors. Ten
OF the motors havN been manufac-
tured for tests at Baltimore.
The company will be reorganized
in the east before going into produc-
ton. Chevrolet is president; Martin
vice-president and treasurer, and
Scion j. Carter, indianapolis attor-
ney, secretary. Charles Chevrolet, a
son of Louis, is assistant chief engi-
neer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-10
Midwest Hard Hit

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-Snow bar
rage had made a No Mans Land of
the midwest today, leaving a toll OF
death, suffering and crippled trans
portation and communication facil-
tiles.
Stragglers of the wintry army
attacked outlying regions as far
west as the Pacific coast and east
ward 20 the north central and New
England States. The repercusSions
were heard as far south as the
upper gulf belt, where either rain
Or snow carried the seasonal war
into usually neutral chimes.
a practically unbroken realm of
white stretched from upper Texas to
the Arctic and from the Rocky
mountains to the Appalachians.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-10
Italy, France DeadIoCked

By Jutfcd Press
ROME, Jan. 10.-The Italian gov
eminent considers its conversations
with France a complete failure, and
believes no preliminary agreement
on naval parity and Mediterranean
strength will be possible in advance
of the five-power London confer
ence.
The break in negotiations, despite
Frances assertion that the discus
sion merely is at a Standstill, pre-
sumably means that the fight will
be taken to London.
All hope of renewing the CONVEX
sations disappear with the wide di-
yergence of the two viewpoints, and
with Frances unequivocal statement
that she not only would not admit
Italy to naval parity, but that she
insisted on "a navy compatible with
her own needs"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-10
y ARMY PLANES
HOP IN HAZARDOUS
WINTER TEST DASH
Grind Most Difficult Ever
Undertaken by Squadron
in Peace Time.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
MI. CLEMENS, Mich, Jan. TO-
Throwing a challenge to all the ele-
ments have to offer, twenty-five
army airplanes of the Arctic pa
troll" today took off on what is to
be the hardest test ever designed by
the army for machines and men.
The route is to Spokane, Wash,
and return. The purpose to test
winter flying conditions.
Major Ralph Royce, commander
of the First pursuit group and in
charge of the flight, took off at 8:57
o'clock. In quick order the seven
teen other feet pursuit planes fol-
lowed and the three heavier trans
ports and an observation plane fol-
lowed.
The takeof was from the frozen
surface of Lake st. Clair. The sky
was clear for the first time in days.
The temperature was 10 above zero.
The army had wanted bad weather
for this test flight, but conditions
were so bad Wednesday and Thurs
day postponement Of the takeoff was
necessary.
Radio Is Used
The planes will be linked to earth
by radio, one of the transports be-
ing equipped with complete low
wave sending and receiving station.
Today's first stop was at st.
Ignace, the trip being made without
incident, and tonight the forty-two
men on the trip expect to sleep in
Duluth.
The trip probably is the most
difficult and hazardous ever under
taken in peace time by an army
squadron. The country over which
the route has been mapped is for
the most part rough, with few
facilities for emergency landings.
For once, however, the army is
looking for bad weather for a flight,
for it is the mission of the junket
to test new appliances and gather
information on all phases of winter
flying.
skis Oh frames
The planes are fitted with skis,
and where landing fields are not
covered with snow they will come
down on ice-covered lakes. Heaters
for motors and motor covers will be
tried, as well as new devices to en-
able pilots to keep warm in ex-
tremely low temperatures.
On the westward flight the army
squadron will not make a regular
landing in Wisconsin, flying from
Duluth to Grand Forks, N. D. On
the return trip, however, a more
southerly route will be taken and
an overnight stop, Jan. IS, is sched-
uled for Wausau, Wis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-10
BIZ United Press

81 CHfteu FTeSS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Presi-
dent Hoover will send the report
of the law enforcement commission
to congress next Monday, to be dealt
with in any legislative manner that
congress may choose, it was learned
at the White House today.
The White House made plain that
it has no interest in the manner of
parliamentary procedure adopted,
and desires only to expedite legis-
lation to deal with the prohibition
situation.
These facts were made known to-
day, following the action Of house
leaders in refusing to set up a joint
congressional committee to receive
the law enforcement commissions
report.
Such a committee already had
been provided for by the senate.
Administrative officials of the
government VIII be placed at the
disposal of the house committees
to lender what help they can in
making prohibition snioEceaaat
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-10
HOOVER READY TO SEND DRY
LAW FINDINGS TO CONGRESS

stronger, it was said at the White
House.
The administrations view Of the
present legislative situation is that
the plan of setting Of a joint COM
mittee was an eXpedient agreed
upon by house and senate leaders
many months ago.
Technical difficulties arose from
the fact that the resolution passed
by the senate would not permit
direct report Of bills from house
members of the select committee to
the house itself. On the contrary,
it would have been necessary that
they be referred to the regular
committees of the house even after
action by the select joint commit
tee. This would have caused delay.
Both House Speaker Longworth
and Republican Floor Leader Tilson
explained that house leaders dis
agree with the President on pro-
cedure.
There's no thought Of a split
with the White House." Tilson said.
Its just a matter of disagreement
a ProcedUA
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-10

Throughout the house, so far as
I know, there is no desire to in
terfere with the purpose of the
President to make the proposed
transfer of prohibition enforcement
agencies from the treasury to the
justice department.
'There is a feeling on the part
of some committee chairmen that
their Jurisdiction would be en-
croached upon by the joint commit
tee. The house is ready to give the
President whatever legislation he
desires.
The proposal to create a joint
committee of six members to work
with the Wickersham commission
was turned down by the house
Thursday night after the commits
sion had wound up a three-day
session without making public any
Of the results of its deliberations.
The senate previously had APP
proved the proposal, which had
been recommended twice By the
President