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New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
ILLINOIS ID VOTE
 0N WOMEN JURORS
State Must Decide Whether Fair
 Sex Can Serve

Chicago. Oct. 23 P>-The fem mine Paul Reveres of 1880 are rid ing through every Illinois village and farm to spread the gospel of another "woman's right"
 On election day the voters. men and women alike, will scratch the hundreds of thousands of little "H'' marks that will grant or withhold from Illinois women equal rights with men in the jury box.
 21O Others Sanction Service
 Twenty-one other states already sanction jury service for women, and even if Illinois votes in the af- f1rmative the home state of Lin coin, the emancipator, will be just 4,130 years late in putting the first woman on a jury, for history re- cites that feminine jurors date back to the Babylonia of 2200 B. c.
 The current historian finds Illinois and Missouri alone in the middle west, still turning negative thumb upon woman jurors, abroad. Abroad, Germany, Norway. Sweden and Eng land. have approved their service.
 At the present time, by virtue of supreme court decision, women are classed in Illinois with aliens, convictS and the mentally and nor ally unfit as ineligible for juries. The Womens Bar association of Illinois and the League of Women Voters, dsliking the company. started the propaganda for an amendment of the statutes in 1923 and after four rebuffs in the state general assem- bly, a referendum was adopted and the question of rewriting the jury act was submitted to the electorate for vote November 4.
 TechnicaIity in Law
 Except for techncality upon which the supreme court based it's ruling, women and men qualify equally for jury service. They are disqualified, however, because the general assembly in drafting the jury acts of 1874 and 1897 used the words legal voters" and "electors, :" and the supreme court decided this could mean only men, for women were not then voters.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
ALABAMA CONTEST PROVIDES THRILLS HefIin Offers Democrats First
 Opposition in Years

Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 23 LP - After pore than three decades of unquesfioned dominance in Alabama, the democratic party this year has opposition, not from it's traditional enemy, the republican party, but from a ticket of "Jeffersonians" headed by Senator J. Thomas lief lin.
 Not since the populist movement in the middle nineties has the state been so stirred up by a general election campaign for state offices Speakers for both tickets have car rjed the issues into every dale and hamlet and have turned to the radio to reach other voters.
 ~ In other states farm relief, pro- hibition and the tariff have played the major part in the campaign, but in Alabama they have been sec ondary. As the real issue is the right of the democratic party 10 discipline its members.
 Outcome of Meeting
 The Jeffersonian ticket was the outgrowth of a resolution adopted by the state democratic executive committee on December 1G, 1929. barring as candidates for state of flee all persons who voted for or openly advocated election of the republican presidential ticket in 1928.
 Barred from seeking rcnomna- ton on the democratic ticket. lief lin, for 34 years holder of an elec tive office as a democrat, rallied his supporters and organized the lief fersonians who in addition put for ward candidates for governor and lieutenant governor and in some counties complete tickets,
 Hefiin opposes John H. Bankhead son of the late United States Sena tor John H. Bankhead who Hefin succeeded.
 B. M. Miller, former associate Justice of the state supreme court and democratic nominee for gov ernor Is opposed by Hugh A. Locke. of Birmingham, former member of the democratic executive commit tee. who like Senator Hetlin took 1he stump against former Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York. dem ocratic presidential nominee in 1928.
 The third of the democratic nominees to have opposition is Hugh D. Merrill, of Anniston. who is op- posed by Dempsey M. Powell, of Greenville, another bitter opponent of former Governor Smith.
 In organizing the Jeffersonians declared they were seeking to Ire organize the democratic party in Alabama which they charged was nnder the domination of ''Tanmany John J. Raskob and the wet inter- ests" and through their Chairman J. w. Wadsworth. Gadsden banker. declared themselves the dry wing of the democratic party"
 Says Liquor No Issue
 Bankhead, Miller and Merrill and Speakers in their behalf have de ciared throughout the state that prohibition is not an issue. since each Of the candidates is personally dry and the democratic party in Alabama "has always been dry"
 The Jeffersonians have been ac- tive in attacking the 27 members of the democratic executive committee who voted 10 put up the bars"
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
OPPOSITION FLAYS
 PALESTINE POLICY
British Leaders Attack MaCDOn-
 aid Ministry'S New Stand

London, Oct 23 P)-Stanley Bald win, Sir Austen Chamberlain and Colonel l.. c. S. Amery in letter to the London Times today severely criticize the Macdonald ministry's new policy toward Palestine as ad vanced in a statement of Lord Pass field, secretary of state for the col onies, Monday.
 The letter of the three men, two of whom are the leading figures in the British conservative party op- position, concludes:
 Tt IS only too evident that the effect of the white paper upon pub lie opinion of the American Jewry and elsewhere is to create a feeling of dstrust in British good faith, which is the most precious asset of our foreign imperial policy
 Tribute to WeiZmann
 The letter pays high tribute to pr. Chain Weizmann, who has re- signed his presidency of both the Jewish Agency and the Zionist movement in protest at British adoption of a policy which is seen by his followers to do away with the project of making Palestine national home for Jews and puts ban on immigration there.
 The outright opposition of the conservative leaders, who held the posts of premier. foreign minister and minister of the colonies in the last government, coming at time when a.new general election threat ems, may prove an important factor in political developments of the next few weeks.
 Uphold TWo-Fold Policy
 The signatories say they are pro- foundly conscious of the two-foId obligation, toward the Arabs as well as the Jews, which was embodied in the mandate and has provided the basis of the policy since pursued by every British government in turn.
 What we regret is that his ma 1esty's government would appear
 
 icy" the letter said.
 "Without giving either Jewish or Arab opinion an opportunity to ex- press itself or allowing the voice of the British parliament to be heard, they have laid down a policy of so definitely negative a character that it appears to us to conflict not only with the insistence of the council of the League of Nations that it would be contrary to the intention of the mandate if the Jewish national home was crystallized at its present stage of development, but with the whole spirit of the Balfour declar- ation and of the statements made by successive governments in the last twelve years"
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
Divorces So Many He
 Can't Remember Them

Chicago, Oct. 2S (UP)-John c. and Charlotte J. Meyer have been married and divorced so many times that one of them, possibly both, has forgotten the number.
 We've been married five times, divorced four" Meyer told Judge John J. Sullivan.
 No, no, mo-" interrupted Mrs. Meyer, Tit was three. l remem- Der each time well. The charge was always the same, cruelty"
 Meyer recounted the history of their alternate church and court room appearances as he remem- bered them-married in 1910, di- vorced in 1911; remarried in 1912, divorced in 1913; remar- ried in 1915, divorced again in 1919; remarked in 1920, divorc- cd in 1926; rcmarried the same year.
 Judge Sullivan signed the new decree, either the third or fifth, according to which has the better memory.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
JURY FINDS MAN
 GUILTY OF MURDER
Eight Women Among Those Ar irving at Verdict

Paterson, N. J., Oct. 23 R-A jury. eight members of which were women, found Bonaventuro Mar della, A years old, guilty Of murder in the first degree today in the kill ing of his wife.
 The state charged that Nasd ella attacked his wife Lucia in their home, last August with a baseball bat, a shovel and an axe, beating and hacking her to death and buried the body under a pile of coal in the cellar. He was arrested three days later at the home of relatives in Manlius. N. Y.
 Mrs. Eliza beth Haefeli, forman of the jury, burst into tears as she pro. nounced the word guilty"
 Judge William B. Harley before whom the trial was conducted ask cd her if she meant guilty of mur- der in the first degree and she nodded.
 The verdict, without a recommoIl- dation Of mercy, carries a manda- tory death sentence. Nardella was brought from the jail at a. m. to hear the verdict.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
Jasmine Futile Visits Executive
 Mansions In N. Y. and Washington

New York. Oct. 23 P>-Jasmine, IS year old daughter of Charles Il, Futile, republican candidate for gov ernor of New York. has let 1t be known she has been inspecting ex- ecutive mansons-not only that at Albany to which her father aspires but also the one at Washington. i The visit to the White House was three years ago when Calvin Cool idge was president and Jasmine was only ten. She and her brother Bob then thirteen, slipped away at a. m., while their parents still wer2 asleep and arrived on the White House porch in the midst of heavy rain storm The doorman informed them the president did not receive a. so early an hour, so they waited,
 Several hour passed and then Mr Coolidge came out. There was an exchange of hellos. and the presi~ dent smiled, waved his hand step ped into an automobile and sped away.
 And that" said Jasmine, was the end of our conference. Really it wasn't worth it.i
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23

Locke has declared that, If elected, he will ask the legislature to call a. special election for a new committee.
 On the emblem of the Jefferson ians that will appear at the head of their ticket is the slogan "Down with the 27.''
 The legislative record of Hcflin has been the target of many speak CTS, while Senator Hugo Black and several congressman have been at tacking the republican national ad- ministration. charging that farm re- lief is d farce" and that the high tariff bill is responsible for unem- ployment.
 Attacks Heflin Record
 Bankhead has attacked Heflin's legislative record. charging that his vote against the Borah resolution to limit tariff revision at the last ses- sion of congress has been responsi- ble for the general upward revision of rates. Senator Heflin also was charged with being friendly to the Alabama power company's bid for Muscle Shoals.
 Hefiin ill turn has charged Bank head with being d Roman Catholic sympathizer' and with being un- friendly to the working men and the farmer,
 While the state republican party did not formally endorse the Jeffer- sonian ticket in convention, 1t voted not to put ticket in the field and speakers said they owed debt' 10 Senator Hefin for his aid in 1928 and that election Of the Jefferson ians would wreck the democratic party for 50 years
 Hefiin has denied that he asked for such action but said he wanted the "vote of every white Protestant to defeat the Tammany Raskob in fuence in the general election"
 Turns Guns On Raskob
 In all his speeches Heflin has at tackled John J. Raskob, chairman of the national democratic executive committee, Tammany and Roman Catholic infiuences.' ..
 In the gubernatorial race, Miller hai advocated economy in state finances, good roads and disband- ment of the state law enforcement force.
 Locke's Is plank platform de- clares for good roads, retention of the state law enforcement depart ment and for reorganization of the state executive committee.
 Of the ten democratic congress- men, only four have opposition, W. B. Bankhead in the 10th and Miles C. Allgood in the seventh facing re- publican candidates, Charles F.. Lunsford contesting with Bankhead, and John R. Isbell with Allgood.
 lu the fourth district a Jeffer- sonian, Ed Banks, seeks the seat held by Lamar Jeffers, democrat and an independent. Hollis P. Parrish, is contesting with George Huddles- ton, democrat, in the ninth.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
Cali Curci Insists on
 Singing Despite Bruises

Birmingham, Eng. Oct. 23 R Although badly shaken up when her car overturned last night, Mme. Amelita Cali Curci the famous soprano, insisted on keeping concert engagement tonight.
 Her automobile, bearing among others herself and her husband, Homer Samuels, was travelling to Kings Norton when it swerved to avoid a collision with another car and the chauffeur lost control, driving it into a ditch where it turned over.
 Every member of the party was badly shaken up and bruised but none was seriously injured. A passing car picked up the party and brought them back to Birmingham, where the singer made light of the incident.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
B Bremen Rescued by
 Boat From Fiery Pier

Philadelphia, Oct 23 R>-Thirty- five firemen, trapped on the end of a pier by 8 wall of flames, which broke through the flooring behind them, were rescued by two tug boats today. A few minutes later the flames closed in on the pier.
 Driven back time after time by dense clouds of black smoke, more than a score of the city's fire fight ing units battled for hours to gain control of the blaze, threatening de- struction to Piers IS and 20, south wharves. owned by the Merchants and Miners Transportation com pany.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
Sabotage Continues
 In Eastern Galicia

Warsaw, Oct. 23 LPD-Considera ble unrest continues to prevail in east crn Galicia where acts of sabotage, such as firing of grain stocks, still are noted. Police arc applying "c- we're measures during their search of villages for culprits.
 Despite government statements 10 the press that the 14th regiment of Uhlans has been withdrawn, the Ukrainian press asserts that the regiment still is assisting police in searching the villages and that the police often finish their search of the houses by beating the inhabi- tants.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
SEARCH FOR HEADS
 0F ANTIQUE GRAFT
Woman Under Arrest Says She
 Was Only Secretary

Boston, Oct. oS Pl-The alleged guiding geniuses of an antique racket" Wilbur J. Cooke and Mrs. E. E. Caroline Saunders of New Y ork, were the objects of nation wide police search today. Thirteen sercet indictments were returned yes terday against members of the racket"
 Cooke and Mrs. Saunders are said to have escaped Monday from the home in Holyoke of Mrs. Cleren- tine Briggs Doran at the time Mrs. Doran was arrested and charged
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
New York Laundry Fire
 Ties In Elevated Lines

New York, Oct. 23 tP)-Service on the Second avenue elevated line was interrupted early today while fire men battled blaze which destroyed the interior of five story laundry plant at Second avenue and 99th street.
 Police ordered S5 families from adjoining tenement buildings. Dam age was estimated at s300,O00 by fire department officials.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23

s75,600, 1000. Small investors and farmers of Minho province are the hardest hit by failure of the insti- tuition. Appointment of a receiver announced after closing hours yes- terday dropped like bomb into the business life of the community. Mo- body, not even directors of the bank, were aware of the governments dramatic intervention in the institu- tion's affairs.
 The bourse opened quietly. Stocks of the Banco Do Minho were not quoted.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
Fifth Child Succumbs
 After Strange MaIady

Rochester, N. H., Oct. 23 (UP)- Evelyn L. Wiggin, three-year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Raymond Wiggin, died at F'risbie Memorial hospital today, fifth victim here this month of a sickness whose nature has not vet been established by state health authorities.
 Some 40 children in this section are at present suffering from the malady, which physicians say affects it's victims somewhat as ptomaine poison would.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23

Both democratic and republican state conventions endorsed the pro- position this year and the state has been thoroughly covered by cam paigners sponsored by divers wom- ems organizations.
 The proposed amendment would exempt mothers of small children, expectant mothers and women car ing for the sick or aged from jury duties.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
ii HURT IN BUS CRASH

Windsor, Ont, Oct. 23 P)-Eleven persons were seriously hurt today when a passenger bus overturned two miles east of bennington. The driver was believed fatally hurt. The injured were taken to Cottage hospital, bennington.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-23
COTTON FUTURES STEADY

New York, Oct. 23 P-Cotton futures opened steady, ? points lower to higher; October 10.43: December 1O.57; January 10.71. New contracts: October 10.40; De- cember 10.60; January 10.70: March 1895: May 11.20; July 11.SS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03

of the future, was not without its effect
on Angelo. She had seen so many
ambulances driven past the estaminet
in the last three and a half years. It
seemed to her that she could hardly
remember the time when the guns were
not growing away In the East, when
the night sky was not lit up by the
trench flares, when wounded men were
not brought down the road on their
way to hospital. She had had so much
longer experience of war than this pale
faced young officer In front of her.
"All right" she said; well forget
about it. But i,u mustn't begin again."
And she held out her hand.
HILBERT stood motionless for a moment
while struggle proceeded inside him.
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hands with Trotter, who left the room
struggling to do up his tunic buttons
over his large stomach. Hilbert skunk
sullenly toward the door.
"Good-by, mademoiselle, he NUT
tered.
"Good-by, Monsieur rOfhcier," she
replied in a cold, fiat voice.
She stood for a long time in front
Of her knitting machine. and looked
out of the window to where the men.
laden with packs, ammunition. stores,
spades, f1rewood and sacks of bread,
were lining up in the village street.
Many of them she knew ty sight, for
the battalion had come back a dozen
times to rest in her village. One or
two of them, seeing her standing near
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you two were 'aving parlor games"
BLAST you, Trotter." said HILBERT.
Damn and blast you'll"
ERE, steady on, young man. Don't
you try. blasting me. I didn't slap your
face, but I don't mind kicking your
behind If mamzelle wants me TO-" Then
his ill-humor disappeared, as it always
did within a second or two, and he
continued in a normal tone: Time to
parade. Better get your kit on. Just
came in to tell yer" He turned to
Angelo. "Good-by. mamzelle," he said.
See you again soon. Don't let nobody
else get old of that bed of mine. Bring
you back a Boche 'elmet if you don't.
Au revoir!"
Angelo, still flushed and angry, shook
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He wanted TO shake hands with her In
a friendly way; she had been frank
and decent, and it would be nice to
leave her with the feeling that he had
played the game" But her bare arms
were so damnably attractive and the
lines of her body so provokingly allur-
ing Before she could guess his inten-
tons he had his arms round her and
was kissing her violently.
"Ah! Zut, alors! ca c'est trop fortp
Angelo struggled until she had one
hand free, and then she gave him
resounding slap on the face. At the
same moment Trotter opened the door
He stood there, chuckling with laughter
at Hibbert's confusion.
Sorry he spluttered. "I didn't know
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his face: he was 50 liked by his men
that he came nearer to her conception
of q hero than anybody else. except
Jules Domain, who might have become
engaged to her had he not beer swept
away to serve in the French army in
Lorraine. Besides. the EnglishnaI, had
been out so long-so long indeed that
the odds against his return seemed to
be heavier each time he went to the
trenches. 81
lie malheureux," muttered Angelo to
herself, and she went back without
enthusiasm to her knitting machine.
AS for Stanhope. the smile died out
of his face as soon as he had passed
the window, and it gave way to q Ger
Continued in Tomorrow's starr
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and called out CHEEKY remarks which
she would not have understood even
had the closed windows not deadened
the sound of their voices. And Capt.
Stanhope, hurrying down the road.
saluted her, and allowed a smile to
flicker over his face and soften the
of his mouth.
She nodded back brightly, for he was
her particular favorite. Even when he
had drunk deeply he never tried to f1irt
with her, as did most officers who visit
ed the billet; there was something a
little appealing, almost tragic, about
his appearance, for he was still much
too young to have those deep lines in
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CONTINUED in Tomorrow's Star)
New Britain herald., 1930-02-03
RANP AGING DRIVER
 IN BOUNCING SEDAN
Hits Fence and Another Gar iD
 15O Foot Dash

Charges cf reckless driving and driving while under the influence of liquor were preferred against Frank Storey, 22, Of IS Booth street, as q result Of his handling Of q light sedan on Hartford avenue shortly after midnight Saturday.
 Striking a telephone pole inc sedan caromcd off onto the side walk. dcmolishing q fence and bounding off. Then it hit parked ear owned by Harry Thompson of Nl West street, Manchester, in front of 1o3 Hartford avenue, and after forcing the parked car ahead 20 feet, came to q stop. In ali, StorcN's s car went 110 feet with the brakes on. according 10 Officer John O'Kccfc, and ii was badly damaged. The parked car WIS also damaged, but nobody Was injured.
 In police court today. storey pleaded not guilty and his case was continued 10 Thursday. Attorney t. !. MonhicWicz represents him.
 Miles Evans, 70. of 120 Wolcott street, Bristol had q Connecticut operators license for five years but
New Britain herald., 1930-02-03
WINTER CONTINUES
 FOR ] MORE WEEKS
Grounding Sees Shadow and
 SC00tS Back Into Ground

Narmora NonaN. known 10 his family and more intimate friends as Sromdhog, saw his shadow ycster- day and as q result local coal dealers went 10 work wearing q smile this morning while ice men looked for the game laws 10 sec If they could legally shoot the little scamp.
 Six more weeks of snow and low temperatures are popularly supposed to follow Ground Hog bay if the groundhog sees his shadow. old Sol cooporatcd with the tickle fellow and if he didn't see his shadow yesterday it was because he was blind.
 Members Of the local branch Of the Ground Hog club kept close watch on the weather yesterday. Ii isn't necessary. they explained. 10 keep tabs on the ground hog for if there is sunshine he can and will see his shadow and if. there isn't any sunshine he cant sec his shadow SO the weather is the thing 10 watch.
 The official appearance Of the pro- phet occurs between I a. m. and noon. and local weather observers reported ample sunshine between those hours, If the Woodchuck sees his shadow he loses no time in crawl ing back into his snug quarters to continue his winter nap.