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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-10
LAST RESTING PLACE OF TAFT
 IN ARLINGTON
Military, Official Escorts for Former President,
 Who Died Saturday
PASSED PEACEFULLY;
 UNCONSCIOUS AT END
Hoover Declares Official Mourning Period for
 Next Thirty Days

WASHINGTON, March 10-when William Howard Taft passed peace fully away from life late last Sat- urday afternoon, he was wrapped in merciful unconsciousness.
 A stroke from hardening of the arteries preceded his death by half an hour.
 At 4:45 o'clock Saturday after noon he suffered a sudden stroke while alone. except for the nurse. This heralded the end Fifteen min- utes later Dr. Fuller reached the patients room, turned away, and shook his head.
 Mrs. Taft was summoned from the next room and took up her sta- ton for the last vigil. He died at 5:15 o'clock.
 Helen Taft Manning. the jurist's daughter was on an auto ride at the time. Both sons, Charles and Rob- i ert, at Cincinnati, left for here immediately upon being notified of Lnelr IaLnerS Qeatn.
 Hoover Calls President Hoover was foremost among the many who sorrowfulIy went to the residence where Taft lay dead.
 Mourning Period ] President Hoover announced a 30-day period of official mourning.
 The body of Taft will remain in the Wyoming Avenue home until tomorrow morning. It will then be taken to the Capitol rotunda where 1t will lie in state three hours be- fore the funeral in All Souls Uni- tarian Church at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 Congress To Adjourn
 President Hoover and the entire Supreme Court and other officials will attend the funeral. Congress will adjourn.
 Twenty delegates from the House and Senate will form a funeral cortege. escorting it to Arlington cemetery where Taft will be the first President to be buried there, at his own expressed wish. The plot was selected yesterday by Mrs. Taft and three children.
 Flags at Half Staff
 Flags are at half-staff through out the country
 Yesterday Mrs. Gam and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson were among the visitors at the Taft home.
 Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt tele- graphed sympathy from Oyster Bay.
 Taft's pew in the All Souls Uni tarian church was empty yesterday. The church was crowded. Taft laid the cornerstone of the church six years ago.
 The Rev Ulysses G. B. Pierce, pastor, said in his remarks yester- day at the morning service.
 "The inspiration we know that we had in our midst was that of man who exemplified to the fullest ex- tent the difference between coun- terfeit and real religion He asked Divine aid to the family.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-10
Clerk ot U. s. District Court at VaIdez, Dies
 In Hospital in Seattle
(Special from Minerl

VALDEZ, Alaska, March 10.- Frank G. Kappelman, Clerk of the United States District Court of the Third Division, with headquar- ters in Valdez, died Friday night in Providence Hospital, Seattle, follow ing an operation for goitre.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-10
Burned to Death in
 Fire; Home Destroyed

VICTORIA, B. O., March 10.- Agnes and Louis Johnson. Indian couple, were burned to death in fire which destroyed their home at Campbell River, on the east coast of Vancouver Island.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-10
Ruth Signs on Dotted Line;
 Salary Raise

} ST, PETERSBURG, Fla, , March 10.-Babe Ruth today , signed new contract with
 , the New York Yankees. The , contract is for two years
 , and his services will cost , s8O,00O annually.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-10
MILITARY ESCORT

WASHINGTON, March 10.--Ma- jor General Sladen, Commanding General of the Third Corps Area. at Baltimore, has been selected to command the military procession which will act as formal escort at Taft's funeral.
 A bright sunshiny day. with a hint of spring flooded the isolated knoll in Arlington cemetery. which will be Taft's final resting place.
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New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
N. B. H. 5. GR|DDERS.
 PRACTCING TODAY
Coach Cassidy to Issue Formal
 Call Tomorrow

Although the official call for foot ball candidates at the local Senior High school has not been issued, an informal practice was scheduled 10 be held this afternoon at Willow Brook park. Tomorrow the official call for football will be issued by Coach George M. Cassidy.
 This afternoons practice will be conducted by the members of last years squad who are still in school and who intend to go out again this year. Among them will probably be Captain Joseph Ludwinowicz, Ed kloiber, Ed Steinle, "PeeWee" Za- leski, Jack White, Francis Mangan. Jim O'Brien, Mayne Pittsinger, John Moore, Otto Grammitt, Sam Mirili- ani, Fink. Mlynarski and Two Point Zimmatravich.
 The practice will be devoted sole ly to handling the ball, passing and bunting. Many other men who have been at the local high school for year or more have voiced their in tention of going out for the fall sport, so that tomorrow Coach Cas- sidy will undoubtedly have a large squad to work with. AS the first game is scheduled to be played on September 27, Coach Cassidy is ex- pected to apply full speed at the practices in order to be able to pick his team and get it working to- gether.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
PERAK0S TO CONTRIBUTE
 TOWARD CHRISTMAS FUND
Two Per Ont of Net Earnings of Palace Theater to be Given
 for Relief Work.

Peter Perakos, owner of the Pal ace theater, today called at the of fee of Mayor Quigley to inform him that two per cent of the net earnings of the playhouse will be contributed each week to the fund which is being raised to bring cheer into the homes of needy persons at Christmas time.
 The mayor also reported having had long conversation with Presi- dent P. F. King of the school con- mittee who gave his assurance of cooperation in furthering the fund among school department employees and teachers.
 From other sources Quigley has had assurance that not only city employees and officials will be con- tributors to the fund, but that gen. eral interest will be manifest in the form of donations.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
City Items

The degree of Pocahontas will hold meeting tonight in Red Mems hall. A social will follow for members and friends.
 Day school, SIP; night school, s. Connecticut Business College.-advt
 William Dorsey, for the past 10 years a salesman for the Abbe Hardware Co. has joined the hard ware sales force of Rackliffe Broth CTS Co.,, and will go on the road for that concern.
 Margaret Traver. teacher of piano, has resumed teaching. 49 Walnut St.-advt.
 Chairman Edwin A. Parker of the board of police commissioners has recovered from an illness.
 Guy Darling of Kenner avenue, Newington, reported to the police today that his car struck a parked car in front of 719 East street, dam- aging the fender. He sought the owner but could not locate him.
 The Triangle A. c. will hold an- other football practice this evening at ' o'clock. All members are asked to report for a discussion on the game for Sunday.
 Compliant was made to the police today that flashlights, tools and similar accessories have been stolen out of automobiles parked in the rear of Main and Church streets,
 Co. No. 4 of the fire department was called at 11:51 o'clock this forenoon to 2S7 Booth street, an automobile having taken fire with damage estimated at s25. Henry Guskustyn owns the car.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
Lions Club Golfers
 Exercise After Meal

The Lions club unofficially opened its fall season today with a minia- ture golf tournament following the noon luncheon. Meeting at the Bur- ritt hotel for the first time in a month, following & summer suspen- sion, the club dispensed with the cus- tomary speaker and adjourned to a miniature golf course where prizes were offered for the best and worst scores.
 The best foursome consisted of W. o. Wooley, James V. Onorato, Dr. E. J. Dray and Edward Callaghan, who did the course with a total score of 107.
 Lowest individual score was made by Mir. Wooley who shot 49. The highest individual score was made by R. H. Erwin, coming in with total of SS, while a foursome con- sisting of MT. Erwin, John Moran, Col. W. w. Bullen and Francis Mo Gauley shot a total of 27s. Par on the course is fl.
 Prizes will be announced next Tuesday.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
JugO-Slav Students
 Insult Italian Flag

Zagreb, Croatia, Jugoslavia, Sept. g R-Students, demon strating today as protest against execution of four Slovenes by the Italian government at Triest Sat urday dragged an Italian flag through the mud and burnt it in the hospital square. The popu- lace applauded in the streets and from the windows. The manifestants attempted a demonstration in front of the Italian consulate but police frus- trated them. The crowd turned and went to the French and Ger man consulates and cheered. Representatives of the Jugoslav army also cheered and applaud ed whenever one was seen.
 AS a sign of mourning all cafes and theaters and the con- cert hall were closed.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
Perfect Weather Greets
 P. C. A. Golfers At Links

Flushing, N. Y, Sept. R-Per- feet weather greeted 32 professional golfers as they started match play today for the P. G. A. cham pionship. The players stretched over the rugged Fresh Meadow club house in man-to-man battle. All matches are scheduled for 36 holes.
 Al Watrous, Detroit, was two up over Eric Seavall, Culver City, Cal, after nine holes.
 Charles Guest, Pontiac. Mich, and Charles Larcey Philadelphia, fought out a stern battle over the first nine holes without advantage as they were all even going to the tenth.
 Leo Diegel, the champion. won the eighth and ninth holes to go two up over Henry Ciuci. Stratford, Conn. Only one hole of the first nine. the third, was halved.
 Clarence Ershman. Philadelphia, was one up on Harold Samson, Burlingame, Cal, after nine holes.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
B0LTING HORSE CAUSES
 PANIC AT CONEY ISLAND
Runaway Police Mount Tramples on Crowd-Others Hurt in Stam-
 pcde to Safety.

New York, Sept. P-A bolting police horse spread terror among thousands attending the Mardi Gras at Coney Island last night, slightly injuring more than 100 persons.
 The parade was nearing the end of it's route when the horse took fright at a sudden burst from the motor of an automobile truck dec orated as a float. The girth strap snapped, causing the saddle to slide from its back and catapulting the rider, Patrolman Joseph Flynn, to the ground.
 It then charged into the crowd, which was so dense at that point there was no place to run. A num- Der of persons were stepped on by the horse, but the majority of those injured were trampled upon by other persons. Most of the injured suffered decorations and were given first aid by the crews of five am- balances. None was believed ser iously injured. The horse was recap tured 300 feet away by other police men.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
THIRSTY RANSACK ROBBER
 STEALS PINT OF WHISKY
Liquor Alone Is Missing Although Shuttle Meadow Home Is
 Thoroughly Searched

Whoever entered Arthur Rossin's tenement on the first floor of 2S9 Shuttle Meadow avenue between l and 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon must have been thirsty, for the only thing missing was pint of whiskey, according to a report to the police last evening.
 Sergeant P. A. McAvay of the de- tective bureau reported that the tenement was thoroughly ransacked after entrance had been gained by use of key. No trace of the bottle of whiskey could be found and'i it Is presumed by the police that it was carried off before being opened. all though there was no way of learn ing whether the thirsty one sampled it first.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
BOY ADMITS NOTE
 IN GAN WAS HOAX
Wrote It for Fun, Set It Adriit
 in Ocean

St, Petersburg, Fla. Sept. 9 Pl- A boy with taste for stories as- sumed responsibility today for a note in a tin can found floating in the water here Saturday that was believed to have been a distress message from the crew of the mys- tery ship Commodore of Philadel- phia, that disappeared 30 years ago.
 Charles M. Raphun, Jr.. II years old, said that on Labor Day he wrote the note purporting to be from the wrecked ship Commodore, and set it afloat in a can which he found on the shores of Tampa Bay. Charles says he got the name Con- modore out of library book, but did not know that ship of that name was associated with a mystery Of the sea.
 April 6, 1901, the Comm modoro of
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
Bumps Policeman's Car,
 Fined in Hartford Court

Wilfred Hills of Church street was. fined $25 and costs for reck- less driving in Hartford police court today, sl5 of the fine being remit ted and another charge of breach of the peace being dropped. He was represented in court by Attorney S. s. Googel of this city.
 Hills was in collision with an au- tomobile driven by Officer John Sanford of the Hartford police de- partment at the intersection of Catherine and Zion streets in Hart ford Friday. The officer had him placed under arrest. Attorney Coo- gel, through cross examination, brought out the evidence that the policeman with without a license and that he sent another to get his badge and license at home.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
Election Book Maker
 Arrested in Colorado

Denver, Sept. g P1Some elec- ton bets may have been lost even before the voting began here today.
 Max Samuelson was arrested last night, charged with opera tion of gambling books on to- days primary contests. Authori- ties said Samuelson accepted a bet from an undercover agent of the district attorneys office.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
EIGHT INJURED IN
 PATTERSON BLAZE
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bulance to hospital. His condition was said to be serious.
 A large hysterical crowd, many of them relatives of the employees of the mill. quickly gathered and made the work of checking the casualties difficult one.
 Ambulances Called
 Ambulances from three Paterson hospitals were called to the scene Several burned workmen were re- moved from the building, one SO severely injured that he was ex- pected to die.
 Several hundred persons were at first reported at work in the build ing and few had reached the streets. Spontaneous combustion is believed to have started the blaze in a pile of waste.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
AUDIT OF CITY'S BOOKS
 WILL BE STARTED SOON
Hartford Accountants Will Make Annual Check Up of Records,
 Second of Its Kind

An audit of the city's books and accounts for the fiscal year 1929- 1880 will be started soon by ac- countants in the firm of Hadfield, Rothwell Soule & Coa.es.
 This firm carried out the audit last year which resulted in a report charging laxity against certain de- partments, notably the department of education
 Chairman William H. Judd of the board of finance and taxation will meet a representative of the firm shortly to discuss the extent to which the inquiry should go this year.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
SPENDS VACATION
 C|RCLING WORLD
New Britain H. s. Pupil Works
 His Passage As Seaman


 Arthur Bell, Is year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Bell has returned to his studies at the senior high school, after trip around the world on the steamer President Wilson of the Dollar line.
 The young man left, New Britain May 22 and arrived home September l. He visited Panama, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore Malay peninsula, Ceylon, crossed the Red Sea, sailed through the Suez canal to Alexan- dria, Egypt, and returned by way of France and New York.
 He shipped as seaman, but was allowed shore leave at every port, and has large collection of memen- tos as we'll as store of experiences from his trip.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
PLANE RACES STORK

Cleveland, O.. Sept. 9 UP)-A plane and a stork engaged in a race today and the plane was declared the winner
 Desiring that her expected child should be born in Cleveland, Mrs. Hubbard l.. Williams, of Detroit, boarded a Thompson aeronautical amphibian yesterday and a short time after being met at the Lake Erie docks by her physician, gave birth to twins, one of whom surviv- ed. Both mother and child were re- ported doing nicely today.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09

caused Zlatohlavek to shoot and fatally wound his wife at their home. A son frustrated the mans plan to commit suicide. A formal finding in the case is expected to be issued by Coroner Smith in the very near future.
 In the meanwhile Ernest A. Ingles. state attorney is withholding pres entation of the case to a grand jury pending the completion of 8 thor ough investigation of the shooting.
 Judge Thomas c. Flood has been retained as Zlatohlaveks counsel.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
ALLEGED SLAYER
 SEES DEAD WIFE
ZlatohlaYek Taken From Jail to
 WOnlan'S Bier

Middletown. Sept. P-John Zlatohlavek, 66, today was permitted 10 spend half hour at the bier of his wife Annie. who he is alleged to have slain Saturday.
 Coroner L. A. Smith granted Zlatohlavek's request that he be per mitted to view the remains of hi, wife and authorized his temporary release from the Middlesex county jail at Haddam. The man was ac- Companied to his home here by Sheriff Bert c. Thompson.
 Funeral services for Mrs Zlatoh- laIek were to be held this afternoon. Domestic difficulties, police charged,
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
ARRANGE AUTO RACE

Altoona, Pa, Sept. UP)-Al- toona speedway officials were busy today arranging special automo- bile race between Billy Arnold, Chi cago, winner of the 1880 A. A. A. championship, and Deacon Litz, Du- bois, Pa, racer.
 Arnold accepted challenge from Litz for a race. The challenge was made after the Labor Day automo- bile classics which Arnold won and Litz took second place. The race was called at the 9Srd lap because of rain.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
GLIDER PRIZE

London Gliding is progressing rapidly as a sport in England and many gliding clubs throughout the country have been organized. One, to promote the sport, has offered prize of $5,000 for the first pilot to cross the English Channel in a glider. The prize holds good until May 31, 1882.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
42 INCH RATHER
 KILLED WITH BLOW
New Britain Boy Dispatches Snake With Grass Scythe

Carmen Naples of 114 Wilcox street and Walter Colon of 12 Lake Court, killed a 42 inch rattlesnake while they were moving grass at the Wolcott reservoir yesterday after noon. They brought the dead snake home to prove their story ,.
 Naples was yielding a scythe when he noticed the snake gliding away in the grass, it's rattles sound ing its alarm. He struck it with blunt side of the blade and the snake stopped crawling and died.
 Did it put up fight?" Naples was asked.
 No, if it did I would be running yet he replied.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
MASONIC TEMPLE REPORT

The total of capital stock in the Masonic Temple corporation which has not been paid for in full amounts to s66,67o, according to a report filed at city hall. There was due on that amount $31,261 on July 1. Sherwood H. Raymond is president, and Harry A. Traver is treasurer of the corporation.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
NAME TRUSTEE IN LOCAL
 MORTGAGES OF s45S,o00
New Haven Firm Involved in Litiga- tion Resigns Interests and Suc-
 cessor Is Named by Court.

The Connecticut Mortgage & Title Guaranty Co. of New Haven has resigned as trustee of mort gages on local realty in the amount of s453,o00 and the Union and Na- tional Trust Co.,, also of New Haven, has been named as successor.
 Operations of the former trustee are being inquired into through litigation brought in the superior court. The local mortgages are: Hardware City Storage Co.,, 551 Stanley street, s1s,o00; Glen apart ments. 39-41 Glen street, s1SO,o0o; Ukrainian Co.,, il Erwin place, $60,- 900; M. NJ. Krikorian property, Rockwell avenue. $1o0.0oo; Cortland apartments, 57 Court street. $145,- 900.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
REINSTATEMENT DIES

Pawtucket. R. l., Sept. g R}- Charles o. Black, 59, president and general manager of the Pawtucket Times, died at his home today. He had been in failing health during the last two years.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
CHEMISTS NAME DIR. BARTOW

Cincinnati, Sept. g RIDr. Vir- ginia Barlow, University of Illinois, has been elected president of Iota Sigma Pi, National Chemical so- ciety, which is meeting here in con- junction with the 18th annual con- vention of the American Chemical society.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
DIVER TRAPPED IN SWIRL 0F WATERS
 BROUGHT UP ALIVE
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lease the pressure that gripped the diver as in wise.
 Other divers assisting in the at- tempted rescue, said that if an effort were made to pull Danese from be- tween the billings by the air hose, water would rush into his helmet.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09

Philadelphia, drifted into Brooklyn harbor without trace of skipper or crew and no clue to their fate was ever found
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
l3,3S5 ENROLMENT
 IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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rollment gains: L. o. Smith. North end, Camp, Bartlett, Franklin, Stan ley, Israel Putnam, Central Junior, Nathan Hale Junior and Senior High schools.
 The statistics follow.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
Juvenile Card Players
 Fight; One Is Arrested

Stanley kask, 16, of 2S Grove street. was arrested by Sergeant T. J. Feeney of the detective bureau this afternoon on the charge of breach of the peace and assaulting Walter Dawidczykca, IA, of 55 Grove street. It is alleged that Kask struck the other boy during a dis pute over card game at the cor ner of Lafayette and Grove streets, drawing blood from his nose.
 The fourth murderer in Nevada to be sentenced to death since adop- tion of the lethal gas method will be executed in October.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE

Miss Hazel Atwater entertained several friends at a bridge in th4 last evening in honor of Fred Gen. nette, the occasion being his birth. day anniversary.
 Prizes at cards were awa%ed to Miss Elvira Gennette and Patrick McMahon. A buffet lunch was served.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-09

They sold as high as 75c: but the sizes and colors are broken.
 2nd Floor
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
Ann Seymour SIGNS

Ann Seymour, musical comedy
comedienne who scored in "A
Night in Venice" stars in the
new Vitaphone Varieties picture
entitled Song Painting"
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
Carroll VS.. Ziggy

TUNES change. A couple Of sea
i sons ago anybody who thought
an Earl Carroll show would ever
occupy the same New York theater
which housed Ziegfeld attractions
would be called crazy. Now the
''Vanities" is booked for the New
Amsterdam Theater, always the
permanent home of the "FollieS"
for the New York run.
Mr.. ziegfeld has gone to Holly
wood and will stay there indefi-
nitely. "Whoopee" will become a
movie in cooperation with Samuel
Goldwyn and then ziegfeld will
make his own celluloid produc-
tions. He says he has a bank
roll of a billion to finance his
Hollywood product. ziggy de-
clares that "Whoopee" played to
over a million people but his per
sonal profit on this winner was
only $50,000.. Eddie Cantor drew
$750,00O in salary as star.
Meanwhile the New Amsterdam
Theater must have attractions.
It has never had a losing show
and while it is temporarily dark
electricians are wiring the play
house for the talkies.