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New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
Ready for Ballot

Washington, May | (P' - The sen ate squared away today for q vote on the nomination of Judge John J. Parker Of North Carolina as q mem Der Of the supreme court with the opposition confident of his rejection by al least two votes.
 This estimate Of the outcome was given after leaders in the fG-day con- test over Parker had carefully made last minute calculations Of their strength,
 Friends of the nominee were still confident that three senators classed last night as doubtful would turn their way and give them the major ity, Tho opposition not only was con- fident of these three doubtful votes but claimed the margin without them.
 X vote Of rejection meant that President Hoover must find a new
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New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
ENGINEERING FORCE
 SHAKEUP HUNDRED Administration May Drop Merian-COmbined Job
 for Holden

4 reorganization in the engineer ing department Of the municipal gov ernment was reported this afternoon to be in prospect for consummation at early meetings of the new board.
 City Engineer Philip A. Merriam, successor 10 Joseph D. Williams in 1928. the reports say, will leave the city's employ, and it is said that Jo- seph H. Holden. engineer for the water department will combine Merian's duties with his own.
 lt is further reported that Clar- ence Lanpher and David Eliason. civil engineers. will receive appoint ments, one being assigned 10 the de- partment of public works and the other to the water department. Both are former city employees who have been in the reassessment business in recent years.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
YACHT IN
 HARBOR AT BOSTON
w hirIWind' Launched To- day-Second of Four
 Vessels

Boston, May ' fPb - The Whirl- wind. second and largest of four prospective defenders of the Ameri- ca's cup agaInst Shamrock V. Sir Thomas Liptons Challenger, was launched here today al the Lawley shjpyard
 The craft bowed saucilv as her cradle dropped off the end of the Marine railway and she floated free. Mrs. Edwin Thorne. mother Of Langdon K. Thorne. head of the owning syndicate, sponsored the launching. Her family owned the original American clipper ship by the name of Whlrlwind.
 The WhrIwlnd was given the name Of that famous ship. built at Medford, Mass. during the middle Of the last century which established a record of so days for the passage between New York and Melbourne, Australia
 The boats dimensions are, rough F. -5S tons, i27 feet over all. S6 feet water line. q feet beam I5 feet, sl. inches draft, and 7.5h0 square feet sail area. She was de signed by L. Francis Herreshoff for a syndicate Of New York yachtsmen headed by Thorne.
 Unlike the three other prospective defenders. which are bronze plated, the Whirluind IS wooden planked. Sir Thomas Shamrock Y IS also wooden planked
 The Enterprise. smallest Of the four prospective defenders. was launched al Bristol k. l., recently and the Wectamoe will take her initial dip there tomorrow. Both are owned m New York. The Yan- kee Boston's representative, will glide down the Lawley ways Satur- day. ...-....~,..--
New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
MAYORS TEMPERATURE UP,
 HOT WEATHER IS BLAMED
0uiglCN \ot So Comfortable At Hos pital-COnfcrcnCCe With
 Leaders Cancelled

Mayor Quieley's tomneraturc ros" slightly yesterday and as result his attending physicians ordered con- feronres scheduled for last night cancelled The mayor had planned to consult with party leaders at his room in New Britain General hos ptal hut when the hour for these audiences arrived he was uncom- fortablc and accepted the advice Of lis doctors that he see no one.
 Today. his condition Is again un- comfortable. l. is the belief Of the physicians that the sudden climatic change is responsible for the mayors condition. and they are hoping for cooler weather 10 bring improve ment.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
Evident, Traceski Says, They Have No Respect for
 Law and Order
DEMAND CONSTITUTIONAL
 RIGHTS, SCORN BASIC LAW
Vincent Sentenced 10 30 Days in Jail for Part in May Day Disturbance Two Other Men Fined S25 Each -16 Year Old Girl Goes Free Under Suspension of Judgment.

Declaring that the path of dellb- the county jail, Judge Stanley J. Traceski in police court today i'm posed a. jail sentence of 90 days on John Vincent, %. of g Legion ave- nue, New Haven, on the charge of breach of the peace growing out of the May Day demonstration of the communists at the corner of Main and East Main streets on Thursday, May 1. He imposed g, fine of s25 and costs in the cases of George Perry, 30 of 90 Anthony street, New Haven, and Leonard Patterson, ne gro, 24, of 3S Howe street, New Haven, and suspended judgment on Esther Jacobson, Is, of 235 Frank street, New Haven, on the same charge. Bonds for appeal were set at $500 in Vincent's case and $500 in each of the others and instructed Miss Ruth Simons to inform Clerk F.. J. Danberg to be sure the bonds are good before taking them" Ac- ceptable bonds were furnished and Vincent, Patterson and Perry ap- pealed to superior court.
 No Respect for Law and Order
 Judge Traceski said it was clear 10 the court that the quartet. while demanding their rights under the Constitution had no intention what eVel of respecting the constituted authorities and representatives Of law and order, and his advice 10 them was 10 go some place were conditions are better' If they were not satisfied with conditions sur rounding them here. This court will not sanction deliberate violations of law" he said. There is absolutely no excuse for deliberate violations and Vincent has been q persistent and deliberate vlolator." He observed further that the corner of Main and Last Main streets at noon was not q proper place for the public 10 con- gregate in large numbers, because of the traffic conditions and the presence of children from the old Burritt school. A large gathering in that location constituted q menace to the city, he said.
 When the cases were called. At torney Irving I. Rachlin, defense counsel, asked for a delay as he in tended to demur 10 the complaint, but Judge Traceski replied that the state was ready to proceed and the court was prepared 10 hear the cas- es. The attorney said he would be ready within a short time and the
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New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
REJECTED IN SENATE BALLOT;
 VOTE IS g ID 4
Associate Judge Nominee Turned Down in Close Contest After
 Long Debate
FIRST CASE OF SORT IN
 RECENT YEARS HISTORY

Limited Argument Ends in Roll Call
 This Afternoon-Labora and Negro
 Organizations Opposed Selection
 On Basis of Decisions and Public
 SpeeChes-Unprecedentel Pressure
 Nainly Used.
 Washington, May 7 L41 - The senate today rejected John J. Parker as an associate justice of the su- premere court. The vote was 4 to G2.
 The North Carolina judge missed confirmation after ten days of de- hate centering on his attitude toward organized labor and the negro. Il IS the first supreme court nomination 10 be rejected since 1894. The sen- ate's decision leaves vacant the seat of the late Justice Sanford.
 The roll call follows:
 For confirmation: Republicans-Allen. Baird Bing- ham, Dale. Fess, Gillett, Goldsbor- ough, Gould. Greene, Hale Hastings Hatfield, Hebert, Jones, Keen Reyes, McCulloch. Metcalf, Oddie, Patterson Reed, Shortridge, Shoot Sullivan, Thomas of Idaho, Town send, Walcott, Waterman and Wat l son-29.
 Democrats - Blease. Broussard, Glass, Harrison. Overman, Rans- i dell, Simmons. Steck, Stephens, and | SWanson-1o.
 Against confrmation:
 Republicans-Blaine, Borah, Cap per, Couzens, Cutting. Deneen. Fra zier, Howell, Johnson. LaFollette, Norris, Nye, Pine. Robinson of h. diana, SchaIl, Steiwer, and Vanden- berg-l7.
 Democrats, Ashurst, Barkley Black. Bratton. Brock. Carawa q Connally, Copeland, Dill. Harris Hawes. Hayden, Kendrick. Nickel lar, Pittman. Robinson of Arkansas Sheppard. Tramwell, Tydlngs, Wag- ner, Walsh of Mass, Walsh Of Mont. and Wheeler-o3. Total 4,
 Of those voting if was announced i that the following were paired: For confirmation:
 Republicans; Moses. Phipps, Nor. ! beck, Golf. and Grundy, Democrats: Smith, King and Fletcher.
 ! Against confirmation, Republican: McNary. Robslon Erookhart Glenn and McMayter.
 Democrats; Thomas Of Oklahoma ! George and Heflin
New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
BODENHANER TRIP WILL BE BROADCAST
Progress Of PIainYile-H Hartford Flight Going on Air
GUEST ASKED TO SPEAK
National Commander of American Legion Has Had Striking Career Rising From Private tp Rank of Major in Army.

A broadcast Of the trip of Ma tional Commander o. L. Boden- hamer of the American Legion in the Legion's good will airplane, the Arabella, in it's flight from PIainyille 10 Hartford Saturday has been ar ranged with Radio Station WTIC, according to a telegram received to- day by Commander Emil Schaal Of Eddy-Gloler post, American Legion, c fthis city. II is probable that the national commander will speak over the air while he is in the plane.
 The telegram states that the plane will land at the private flying field Of this city. l. is probable that the Plainvlie at 5 o'clock 10 pick up ! tne national commander. Governor Trumbu1l will also fly with the com mander from Plainville 10 Hart ford.
 The telegram sent by Robert B. Choato, managing editor Of inc Boston HeraIi, who is sponsoring the flight Of the plane. is as follows:
 Good will plane ArabeIIa will land at Governor Trumbull's private 1 field in Plalnvlle on May 10 at 2 , o'clock 10 pick up National Com mander Bodenhamer. Arrangements have been made with a Hartford radio station to broadcast the fight from Plainville 10 Hartford over l local stations and through loud speakers and we should be delighted to haze Commander Bodenhamer talk from the plane. 1T any other
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New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
LEVITT CASE ID BE
 ARGUED IN HARTFORD
Supreme Court Will Hear Grade Crossing Re-
 mOval Action

Hartford, May tPi - Arguments were 10 be heard this afternoon in the supreme court on the appeal Of the attorney general Of the state from the judgment Of Judge Newell Jennings of the superior court grant ing the application of Prof. Albert Levitt of Bedding for a peremptory writ of mandamus directing the at torney general 10 file a complaint in the superior court to cause the re moval from office Of the present commissioners of the public utilities commission for material neglect Of duty in failing 10 enforce the laws of the state which provide for the elimination of grade crossings.
 Proceedings in the superior court have brought out Prof. Lcyltt's claims that the attorney general lg- nored the petition in writing of over 100 electors to have complaint filed against the public utilities com- missioners, which Judge Jennings held made if mandatory under the statute for the attorney general to
New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
Mother Murders Seven of Her
 Eleven Children In Their Beds

Columbus. Q, May ' Pl-TheIr hearts pierced by bullets from a re- volyer fired by their mother. seven children Of Mrs. Ethel Geller, A. lay dead today.
 Friends Of Mrs Geller, twice mar ried and inc mother of Il children. believed she despaired Of her strus- gle to support them by selling news papers or was distraught by the be lief that her second husband, a negro. would soon he released from the state penitentiary where he IS serving a sentence on statutory charge.
 Mrs Geller shot the children late yesterday and then turned the gun
New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
Sk ' ::..n COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED
 AND FOUR REAPP0|NTED BY QU|GLEY::
 FILLS OWN CITY PLAN BOARD BERTH
State Trade Education Director
 Dismissed flor Good of Service D

Hartford May tP}-Ernest L. Bowman, director of trade and vo- cational education, has been dis missed by the state board of educa- tion flor the good of the service"
 This action was taken at a meeting Of the state board April 80.
 Mir. Bowman, who came here 13 months ago, succeeded Fred eerick J. Trinder as chief Of the state trade school system after the latter had been removed by the board on rec ommendation of State Education Commissioner Albert B. Meredith.
 Inefficient management of the
New Britain herald., 1930-05-07

trade schools was charged by Dr. Meredith at the time. This episode resulted in the drive at the close Of the 1929 legislative session in which Senator Harry Durant Of Guilford, chairman of the committee on edu- cation, sought to separate control Of the trade schools from the state board of education. His bill passed the senate but failed in the house
 Mir. Bowman came here from Co., lumbus, O., where for several years he was educational director and manager Of the national clay prod ucts extension bureau.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
Matthew ]. Kennedy Named for Pub lie W ork s Department and Harry J. Battis- toni Keeps Position There.
J. B. Comstock, Dr. John Purney, John Smolak, J. ". Marsland, John A. Andrews and Robert T. Mautner on List Issued Today by Mayor,

Mayor QuIgley today reappointed four commissioners and named six new city officials, including a success sor 10 himself on the city plan com- mission.
 J. B. Comstock of 1884 Stanley street. advertising manager for the P. 65 F. Corbin division of the Amer ican Hardware corporation, was ap- pointed to the city plan commission to take the place filled by the mayor for the past year. It was rot indicated whether MT. Comstock would succeed the mayor in the chairmanship also. His term of of fee is for one year and A days.
 John A. Andrews and Robert r. Nautner, members of the plan com mission whose terms expire June 1, will then enter upon new terms of three years each. Commissioner An drews has been a member of the board since 1921, when he was ap- pointed by Mayor o. F. Curtis. Conn., missioner Mautner was appointed two years ago by Mayor A. NJ. Pao- nessa.
 Harry T. Wilson, councilman from the fifth ward in 1927 and 1928, was appointed to the municipal welfare board to succeed Alexander Brzoz- owy, who resigned at the request of the mayer. Commissioner Wilson is a democrat. He is a foreman at the Stanley Works plant.
 Marsland Reappointed
 John W. MarsIand. former chair man Of the board, who was succeed ed as head of the welfare commits sion by Rev. Matthew J Traynor during the Paonessa administration but who remained as commission or. was reappointed today. pr. John Purney and John Smolak were also placed on the board by the mayor. Dr. Purney, a republican, is dep uty medical examiner Commissioner Smolak, also a republican. was a candidate for inc board of relief on the independent ticket in the last city election. Dr. Purney and Com- missioner Smolak will take the places Of Matthew J. Meskill and Russell H Smaller, Jr,
 Public Works Board
 On the board Of public works, Harry J. Battistoni democrat, vas reappointed and Matthew l.. Ken nedy, also a democrat. was named as one Of the new members. Com missioner Kennedy was on the build-
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New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
ROUND UP QUINTET
 IN BURGLARY CASES
Fathers Of Two Prisoners Held
 for Receiving Loot
THREE YOUTHS IN TOLLS
Widespread Depredations in Hart ford County Charged Against AL legged EanSaCk Robbers-Part of Plunder Recovered By Police.

Bound oser to the June term Of superior court in bonds of 5000 each. in Windsor town court last night on the charge of burglary. Walter Kragiel, 17. of SS Fremont street, and George Kalesinski, I9. of 922 Washington street. this city, were arralgned before Judge Stanley J. Traceski in local police court to- day on the same charge and were bound over in the same bonds. They declined 10 make statement after being warned that they need not do so unless they wished. and if they did, whatever they said would be used against them.
 Joseph Wodeckj, 64, of 9l Lasalle street and his 19 years old son. Stanley. of the same address, were bound over in 5000 bonds each on the charge of concealing stolen goods, as was John Kragiel. 4o. Of s Fremont street, father Of Walter on the same charge. None of the quintet was represented by counsel.
 Breaks" All Over County
 Police Of Bristol Middletown, New Britain. West Hartford New ington. Hartford, Plalnylle and of ficers of the states attorneys office were busily engaged today checking up on the activities Of Walter Kra- gjel and George kalesinski, who have admitted that for the past sey- oral months they prowled about Hartford county, breaking into res jdences by means of keys and jim mies,' disposing of the loot wher- ever possible, and "bunhins' con- siderable portion of it,
 A strange phase Of the situation came 10 light today when Constable
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upon herself Physicians today said she might recover.
 Had Photo Taken
 Before the shootings, Mrs, Gel'ec took her family to a photographer and had a group picture taken. Then she took them home, bathed and tucked them in he'd One by one. she shot them through the heart putting towels over them to pre- vent powder burns
 Elaine, 1o, apparently struggled with her mother. A noighbor hoy heard someone cry murder" and saw her pulled back in the house.
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New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
BISHOP CANNON n
 FACE LOBBY QUIZ
CaraVay Will Call Methodist
 Official to Testify
CHURCHNAN UNDER FIRE
Members of Committee Curious About S4s0OO Unaccounted for In Anti-Smith Campaign-Charges May Be Brought Against Him.

Washington, May : UP) - Bishop James Cannon, Jr.. of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, will be invited to appear before the senate lobby committee in a week or ten days 10 answer testimony which has involved him in the fi- nancing Of the anti-Smith movement in the south. Chairman Caravay an- nounced today.
 The bishop will be confronted as soon as he returns from Texas with tho testimony of the "angel' of the anti-Smith campaign, Edwin (, Jam- eson, New York industrialist. He said he gave s65.30o to Cannon and S59,- 000 10 a Democratic Constitutional League, as part of the $l95.00O he donated during the last presidential campaign
New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
CHAMPION SPELLER
 ATPOLISH SCHOOL
Sacred Heart Selects Represent
 atiVe for Herald Bee
PLAINYILLE MAY JOIN
Neighboring Town Invited to Enter Contest For Championship Which Will Reward Titleholder With Trip to Washington.

Ladislaus Plocharczyk Of the
 Sacred Heart school is the first
 school champion 10 report in the
 Heralds fifth annual spelling con-
 test. Ladislaus was selected yester- cay by a general conference of teachers in the school on the basis of his general scholastic record. Other reports are expected daily from other schools cooperating. In addition 10 Berlin, East Berlin and kensington, it has been decided 10 extend the contest to include Plain vile. Superintendent Leon C. Staples Of the Plainville school de partmert was out Of the state today
 and the schools of the Berlin district are closed for the week so that no definite information concerning the champions from those districts will be known for q few days.
 Word from the St Joseph's, St, Mary's and St Matthew's schools. in-
 dicating the selection of their chain pions IS expected momentarily
 In the public schools, Superin- tendent Stanley H. Holmes yesterday sent a letter 10 the principal of the Central junior high school, the Na-
 than Hale junior high school and the Camp school advising them that
 they were entitled to one champion
 for each 100 eighth grade pupils or
 fraction Of 8 hundred enrolled there.
 The Sacred Heart school having less than 100 pupils in the grade is entitled to one champion. Iadislaus therefore has the honor Of repre- senting his school. While the place and date ot the city finals still re- main undecided it is likely that it will he in the senior high school auditorium on May 2f.
 spelling Bee On Air
 The National BroadCastlng com panv, has completed plans for broad casting the final hour national spelling bee at Washington on Q nationwide hook-up from 10 ! o'clock. daylight saving time. tn" afternoon Of Tuesday, May =. from the auditorium Of the natural his tory building Of the new national
 museum. Donald McWain. director of the match, announced today Nc gotiations were completed by Vim cent Callahan. Washingt on. assistant
 to the vice president Of \. E. (.
 The A boys and girls eligible for
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New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
Curious About SIS. 900

Caraway and the other committee members want particularly to ascer- tain from Cannon what became of $4S,00O Of the cash advanced by Jameson without even the record of q check endorsement showing on Jameson's books.
 Representative Tlnkham, wet, re- publican, Massachusetts. has charged there IS no record of~this $4S,0U0, but Jameson intimated 1t was trans- ferred by Cannon 10 a state organi- zation working against Alfred l.. Smith in Virginia. The regular anti Smith organization in Virginia has not reported il, according to link ham.
 Further, the committee hopes to develop a more complete picture of the financing Of the anti-Smith movement, although it must confine it's inquiries 10 the subject of lobby ing
 Jameson has revealed that he was persuaded by the late James W. Good, personal campaign manager for President Hoover before the re- publican national convention and aft erward western campaign manager, to turn over $5O,ooO to the Demo- cratic Constitutional League 10 fl- nance the instruction against smith,
 Mentions >lemn
 He also tied the republicans close ly with tho movement, testifyng he was introduced 10 Cannon by (. Bas- com Slenlp, former secretary to President Coolidge.
 Good died several months ago. aft or being appointed secretary of war by Mr. Hoover. Slemp will not he called before the committee. in all probability. because he IS not charg- ed with lobbying.
 While awaiting Cannon's appear
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THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Increasing Cloudlness and slightly cooler tonight: Thursday showers and cooler
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The Washington times., 1930-05-23
VOTE ON TREATY
SEEN CERTAIN

After two weeks of Senate CON-
mittee consideration the London
Naval treaty faced new delays to-
day but with leaders confident it
would be considered by the Senate
before adioudnment of Congress.
Supporters declared hearings
have exhausted information avail
able on the document, but oppos-
ing Senators, led by Senator John
son, (RO of California, demanded
the questioning of additional wit
neSSeS. Johnson declared he
would bring IA or IS more wit
nesseS before the foreign relations
committee. Supporters of the
pact privately indicated they be-
lieved Johnson was hurting his
cause by his announced course of
action.
Senator Watson of Indiana, Re
publican floor leader of the Senate
said there was little possibility of
filibuSter of any proportions
being started against the treaty.
Senator Borah, (R) of Idaho,
chairman of the foreign relations
committee, declared no objections
would be offered to Johnson put
ting as many witnesses as he de-
sired before the committee. He
said this move would not prevent
consideration of the naval arms
limitation agreement by the Sen
ate at the present session of Con-
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