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Evening star., 1930-12-02
FIND MRS. MURRAY
DEATH WAS SUICIDE
Coroner's Jury Exonerates
Man Companion Found
Near Her Body.

A coroner's jury today returned q
verdict of suicide in the case of Mrs.
Florence Murray, 40-year-old propriet-
ess of a grocery at Newton street and
Georgia avenue, who was found dead
in a gas-filled rear room of the store
yesterday morning with Cleveland j.
Cook, companion, lying unconscious
nearby.
Cook. an automobile mechanic, OF
440 Fifteenth street southeast, fire.
quent visitor at Mrs. Murray's store,
was automatically exonerated from all
blame in the death.
Taking the stand in his own behalf,
Cook told the jury that he visited Mrs.
Murray about 10:30 o'clock Sunday
night. He said that he did not remem-
ber ever quarreling with Mrs. Murray
and weakly told the jury that the wom-
an had frequently announced her in
tention of ending her life. He said that
about four years ago Mrs. Murray at
tempted suicide by gas poison.
A note which police believe was
written by Mrs. Murray October 81 last
was introduced as evidence. It read:
Dear Elmer:
Enclosed, find two keys to private
box in bank on Georgia avenue-am
tired of the game. Good-by, Florence"
The note, sealed in an envelope, was
addressed to w. Elmer Murray,
brother, who lives at Racine, Wis.
Evening star., 1930-12-02

Pigskin gloves are smartest for
sports, especially when, like
these, they have the new bulky
look. Natural color. $2.o5.
Evening star., 1930-12-02

Carnegie international Exhibit. nor yet
about those which will be displayed at
the exclusive Museum Of Modern Art
this week in New York. Instead he Is
badly worried over Q broken rib and
the rent.
The ID, injured In q fall in a street
car, Is keeping him from painting
houses. Now the rent for his or1e-room
apartment" has been raised from SIS
to $40 monthly.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
Old Dobbin Holds
Top Position Over
Air Mail Delivery

BY the Associated Press.
The airplane may get the mail
there quicker, but the old dob
bins who pull the mails over the
rural routes went farther last
year-and cost less.
Postmaster General Brown esti-
mated today in his annual re-
port that mail planes few
1893, ,468 miles at a cost of
slightly less than 81 a mile the
last fiscal year.
Out on the rural routes, where
the arrival of the mail man fire.
quently is an event, 43.178 car
riers travelled 404, ,738, ,397 miles at
a cost of slightly more than Is
cents a mile.
Evening star., 1930-12-02

are hired to steal pet dogs which are re.
sold through fences" He offers 500
reward for evidence leading to the ccn-
viction Of such thieves.
1.-The racketeers have secret places for
keeping stolen dogs" he said. They
give them beauty parlor treatment,
pluck hair, clip ears, bob tails and do
all sort of cruel things so that the
dogs real owner frequently is unable
to identify his pet"
Evening star., 1930-12-02
Policeman Dies of Wounds.

MACOMB. Ill, December Q Dr.
Oficer Al Links, shot by Edwin Veril,
petty thief, during a gun battle In front
of police headquarters here Sunday
died last night.
Policeman Edward Whittlesly, so,
and Ernest Bowman, 36, also were
killed by Veril, who himself was slain.
Evening star., 1930-12-02

Of course, they perfect-a sample necklace being
out of the box from France 800 pieces
scarcely two alike pendant and choker styles.
Green neckaces-rhnestone combinations for evenir
gold combinations for sports-jade green with gold in
necklaces-aI are So.
Dark and ruby red neckIaces-red combined with black
afternoon wear-$3.
Rolled gold necklaces-chain effects for daytime wear
Back stone necklaces with rhinestone rondes for af
noon evening-$3.
Fancy French pearls Simulated d)-novelty necklaces
dants and 3strand styles with rhinestone clasps-$3
All these wonderful Christmas opportunities
opportunities which cannot be duplicated-and
which one can easily see are well worth while.
Jeoehy Shop-Street Floor
Evening star., 1930-12-02
HIRE BOYS TO STEAL DOGS

Racketeers Reported Using Pedi-
greed Animals in Robbery Game.
NEW YORK, December 2 0p.--The
s. p. G. A. reveals that racketeerS have
added pedigreed dogs to their rackets.
Sydney H. Coleman, executive vice
president of the society, says that boys
Evening star., 1930-12-02

Motor gloves of sturdy South
African capeskin are warmly
fleece lined and edged with fur.
Brown. $2.o5.
Evening star., 1930-12-02

100000. Il was disclosed today by the
fling Of his win.
The widow. Mrs. Marie winburYi. re-
ceived the largest share of the estate.
Fannie Lessner of Washington. d. G.,
o niece of the testator's first wife, re-
ceived $25. 900. American animal socie-
ties were willed $4,000.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
LEAVES 100000

Founder Of Chemical Company
Names widow Chief Heir.
NEW YORK, December 2 CE).-Mich-
ael winburn, founder Of the Omega
Chemical Co., who died November 13
In Paris, left an estate valued at s1O,-
Evening star., 1930-12-02

More automobiles are being received
INTO Norway than Q year ago.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
PAINTER IN STRAITS

Broken Rib Keeps Artist Crafts
man From Earning Rent.
PITTSBURGH. December 2 B.-
John Kane, plain house painter when
he isn't painting canvases, Is thinking
not about his works Of display at the
Evening star., 1930-12-02
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS
MARK ANNIVERSARY
Mrs. Gait and Mrs. Eastman Ad-
dress Committee Meeting in
Dodge Hotel.

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, leading
woman suffragist, and Miss Elizabeth
Eastman. newly elected chairman OF
the Women's Joint Congressional Com
mittee; were speakers last night at
meeting in the Dodge Hotel marking
the tenth anniversary of the committee.
The Women's Joint Congressional
Committee was organized in 1920, short
~ after women had been granted the
vote, by Mrs. Maud Wood Park, and Is
made up of representatives Of 18 wom-
ems organizations.
An instrument that measures the salt
content Of sea water has been developed
at the Federal Bureau of Standards.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
THE MATER. PLAN

Signs point to an early attempt to make an agreement between Hartford and New Britain regard ing contested water rights on the east bank of the Pennington river. Charles F. Smith. chairman of the special advisory committee of the New Britain water board, and Charles A. Goodwin, chairman of the Hartford metropolitan district commission, have had conferences and as individuals are said to have come to an understanding. What ever this understanding is, it's features are to be known shortly when reports are made to other officials.
 It is probable that a satisfactory plan is in the making and the decks will be cleared for future water ex- pansion satisfactory to both cities. If the new plan eliminates previous objections the gentlemen having the subject in hand will receive a large measure Of public credit.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
THE PENNSY AND THE I. c. C..

The Pennsylvania railroad under the conductorship of General Alter bury seems to have taken a neat beating on some of it's stock pur- chases in other lines. Indeed. only in New England, where the Penn- road Corporation has been buying New Haven stock. has there been the semblance of good investing,
 The Pennsylvania owns 50 per cent of the Wabash railroad and 30 per cent of the Lehigh Valley; but the Wabash in turn owns 19 per cent of the Lehigh Valley. The stock in
 both roads had been purchased by the Pennsylvania from the Della
 ware & Hudson, when President Loree gave up the idea of esta blish- ing a fifth trunk line. The Pennsy paid more than s43, 3,000,0OO, or s119
 d share for the Lchigh stock, and slo1 a share for the Wabash A
 stock and sS2 for the Wabash com
 mon. And look at what they are
 worth now.
 Comes the Interstate Commerce Commission and tells the Pennsyl-
 vania to divest itself of both the Wabash and Lehigh stocks, appar- ently irrespective of what the mar llct price is bringing. The Pennsy is 10th to lose over s50,0o0,00O in this 1 manner and will appeal to the L..
 $. Supreme Court against the order of the l. C. C.
 So much for the facts Underlying f them is the attempt of the Pennsyl- vania. under Atterburys manage. mcnt, 10 dominate one thing after
 another. The Wabash and the Le- high were designated by the l. c. C.. as part of new trunk line system. | The Pennsy was left as it is in this 1 reckoning. Immediately the Pennsy management, noting the possibility
 of such system, bought into the
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
FASTENING ABOUT THE STATE PRISON

Visiting the Connecticut state pr- son and noting how everything seems to be conducted on an ideal plane is one way of coming to a conclusion about prison conditions. Living there for three years seems to be an en- tirely different method, productive Of a different opinion.
 Not for many day has there been such curious disagreement in testi mony- offered as that given by M. In Lawrence of New Britain and Genevieve Cowles of New York, formerly of Connecticut.
 MT. Lawrence, writing in the Hartford Courant, devotes nearly a column to speak in laudatory terms of Wethersfield prison after a visit, Any citizen of the state, with let ter of introduction, will be escorted through the prison and permitted to see conditions for himself or herself. MT. Lawrence says. Which is all right as far as, it goes. MT. Law renee seems to have been very ob- serving person during such trip or perhaps several.
 In an adjoining column was q statement by Miss CoWles, the artist who executed the painting, The Charge to Saint Peter" in the pri- son chapel, and who worked there oter three years behind the bars and under prison rules. And after having lived there three years she says con- Mtions are ''uncivilized and bar bprous, not to say unchristian.' Her 1hbuke to the prison authorities, to put it mildly, is "scathing." And she says, T want to love Connecticut without the sense of burning shame"
 :Being escorted through the prison hy smiling officials and living there for three years seems to make, as the ads say, "a whale of differ ence."
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
LEVITT SEEMS TO NEER TOWARD DEAN CROSS

Professor Albert Levitt the other day uttered a telling phrase. He told an audience to beware of politicians who urgo voters to vote "the straight ticket"
 Come to think of it, whenever poli- trians do this they are trying to put oyer a few weak brethren whom they know to be weak. They dislike the public's discovery of the weak brethren They wish them to be hooked to the kite.
 Then came statement by Pro- lessor Levitt on old-age pensions, He favors them on the broad general priciple that they are cheaper to the state and more humane 10 the aged indigent than the present sys- tenn of poor houses, which cost plenty of money 10 maintain and operate.
 Dean Wilbur L. Cross, nominee for governor on the Democratic ticket. favors them. Ernest E. Rogers, nominee for governor on the Re publican ticket. is against them.
 You want the old age pension bill" remarked MT. Levitt 10 New Haven audience. Make up your mind not to vot for any man unless he is for it."
 Now what does that mean, if Nil. Levitt practices what he breaches, but that he will himself vote for Mr. Cross?
 That is nobody's business. of course. But Mir. Levitt originally was q Democrat and it strikes us he IS beginning 10 discover that there is no balm for his mind in the Re publican field,
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20

The McCook land decision, which invalidated 1900 state laws for a time. has come to be an issue in the state campaign. But that is hardly likely to arouse much inter- that various Republican governors had made bad errors of judgment, but the laws were validated through special action, and we still have the laws From a practical standpoint nothing happened except an oppor- tunity to laugh at the officials for having guessed wrong.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
City Items

Mrs. A. A. Mills of Court street entertained the Women's Auxiliary of the Master Plumbers Association at luncheon and bridge Friday. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. T. Firth, Mrs. A. Kalberg and Mrs. w. R. Fenn.
 Mrs Charles E. Sharpe of Maple Hill entertained at three tables of bridge Saturday afternoon for the Sunshine society. The winners at cards were Mrs. C. o. Ferguson, Mrs. L. L. Harding and Mrs. T. H. Cogswell.
 Mrs. E. Leupold of 361 Arch street will entertain the l. O. Daughters of St. George in her home tomorrow afternoon.
 Charles Contaras will speak on his recent trip to Greece with an Ahepa pilgrimage at the semi monthly meeting of Elpis chapter, tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.
 Laurel Court sewing society will meet Tuesday afternoon and evening at the home of Mrs. Edith Eppler, 239 Kelsey street.
 Camp Clara, R. N. of A., will hold meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at St. Jeans hall.
 Martha Chapter, 0. E. S.. sewing circle, will meet at the home of Mrs. Esther Andrew, 43 Brooklawn street, Tuesday afternoon from to o'clock.
 A. G. Hammond Auxiliary. U. S, w. ", will entertain members and friends Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock at the state armory.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
DEPRESSION RESPONSIBILITY
 CANNOT BE AVOIDED

A political party does not have the power to create prosperity, nor does it have the power to maintain pros perity; but for generations the grandoldparty has been aiming 1t into the ears of American citizens that it alone had the power to create prosperity and it alone had the pow CT to maintain prosperity.
 No later than 1928 Mr. Hoover and his associates were telling the country that continuance of pros- perity depended entirely upon the election of the Republican ticket. Not once, but whenever a speech was made was there recourse to this claptrap.
 The people, or majority of them, very evidently believed the fairy tales.
 President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon-back in the piping days declared soaring stock prices were justified as reflecting great Repub- lican prosperity; and even when there were rumblings from men of substance who were becoming lit- tie dubious of the eternal skyrocket- ing, Secretary Mellon repeatedly made statements that he saw no cause for alarm; and the next day stocks usually went up further.
 Now the grandoldparty wishes to crawl out from under the debris Of it's topping and insecure house. It wishes to avoid responsibility for having built it.
 Such responsibility cannot be avoided. There isn't a business man in the country who, if he took the trouble to turn back in the files of various publications and read the wild prosperity statements of Messrs Coolidge and Mellon-not to overlook the fervid campaign state ments of MT. Hoover when he was running for the presidency-would not yodel aloud in laughter.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
HARDSHIP IN THE STOCK TRADE

One stock. and bond house after another has been hitting the rocks of late Unfortunately a prominent firm in Connecticut has been among the number.
 cause. That means assets which are not liquid, which cannot be realized on in the market without a serious loss of capital.
 During the boom period in the stock market the brokers industry expanded like nothing else. In the popular mind, a stock and bond salesman was someone who made lots of money with very little effort. For the most part, this possessed an element of truth.
 Today the reverse is the case in a majority of instances. Instead of expansion there is retrenchment. with the iron hand of economies talk ing charge.
 Last week a considerable number of former stock exchange firms sev- cred connections, the senior partners selling their seats; small houses have been absorbed by larger firms; branch offices have been discon- tinued.
 The highly developed security dis tribution system is finding itself in the position of manufacturer who has more equpment and plants than he needs.
 Some day" the situation may be reversed; but security houses cannot live on expectations of the future while overhead continues.
 Most of them will remain with us, and when the public turns stock minded again even the so-called frozen assets will begin to melt.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Oct. 20.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair tonight, possibly light frost; Tuesday fair; continued cold; fresh winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair; continued cold tonight and Tuesday, except possibly snow fur ries in extreme north portion; heavy to killing frost in central portion and light frost in extreme south DOT tion tonight; fresh west winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight and Tuesday.
 Conditions: Pressure is low over the Gulf of St Lawrence. High pressure covers all of the United States east of the Rockies except northern New England. Snow was reported from the Lake region. Severe weather prevails in western Canada where Edmonton reported 2 degrees below zero.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather and not much change in temperature.
 TarDrpra ,rcctpr1ar.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
25 Fears Ago To-day

Councilman Camp has suggested that a committee be formed to in- vestigate the water department with a view of reducing the prevailing rate of water rents.
 The new Britain lodge of Elks is steadily growing. Four new mem bers were elected last evening and four applications for membership re- ceived.
 Chief Cowles of the fire depart ment gave coon supper to the annual meeting of the Connecticut members of Co. last evening.
 Rev. O. s. Davis of this city was the principal speaker at the 59th annual meeting of the Connecticut State Teachers association held in Hartford
 The New Britain council, 0. U. A.. M is the largest and richest council of the order in the state. It has a membership of APO and has s12,oOO in the treasury.
 The autumnal excursion to New York city will be held next Saturday. A large number of local residents will take this opportunity to see the big city.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
REFLECTIONS ON MIR. PINCHor

When Clifford Pinchot emerged as victor in the Pennsylvania Republic an primaries it was surprise, if not shock. to President Hoover. MT. Hoover, it is widely known, does not like some things about the Pinchot doctrines It is said by one writer that MT. Hoover, while the primary was under way, plotted graphs and charts and conjured with the mathe- matics of it and concluded that Gif- ford Pinchot could not win. Callers who were indiscreet enough to pre- dict that Clifford might win, caused Mir. Hoover deep pain"
 Republican repudiation of Pinchot in Pennsylvania has centered in Philadelphia. Secretary Mellon and the Pittsburgh machine is reported as favoring Pinchot rather than swinging toward the Democrat though the choice is hard. Elsewhere throughout the great Keystone state there is a spirit of distinct insurg- cncy, and it is because Pinchot has strong backing in the sticks" that his chances of being elected govern or of Pennsylvania still remain fair.
 The Old Guard cabal against Mir. Pinchot is headed by Bill Ware of Pennsylvania; and whenever one reads of Heading Republicans" of Philadelphia ''repudiating' MT. Pinchot it is merely another way of saying they are lining up with the regular Ware machine against Gif- ford. MT. Ware must be credited with being a good old friend of MT. Hoover, too. seeing that Bill greatly helped Mr Hoover's nomination at the Republican national convention in 1928, forcing even MT. Mellon to get on the Hoover bandwagon.
 Only on one point do Messrs. Hoover and Pinchot agree. On the dry question. But there arc other political critics of MT. Hoover who arc dry. such as Messrs. Borah, Norris, Johnson. It must be some- thing else, then. that causes the breach.
 That IS not far to seek. MT. Pinchot is strong advocate of bringing the power trust to terms with the dear people. He is even in favor Of public ownership and oper- ation. This is the point that most irks the Republican Old Guard cabal. MT. Hoover, like Mir. Cool dge before him, will have none of this if it can be prevented. Mir. Hoover is a devout believer in the efficiency and prices charged by private enterprise in the utility fields, especially the electrical field.
 The test" in Pennsylvania is one of the public attitude toward Mir. Pinchot's utility views even moro than it is a test of the wet and dry issue. The latter. at least partly, is a cloak for the former.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20

The regular meeting will be held in the evening at o'clock. s.srz
 Buel Alderman is reported as resting moret comfortably at New Britain General hospital.
 The regular meeting of Isabella Circle, No. 12. Daughters of Isa bella, will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at Judd's hall. A card party will follow.
 Mrs. Nellie Dennis of 93 Franklin street received painful injuries to ehe fingers on her right hand Sat- urday afternoon while operating g. washing machine. Her injuries were treated at New Britain General hos pital.
 An automobile owned by S. NJ. Prior of 22 Curtis street. stolen Fri day night, was found on Cherry street Saturday afternoon by. Ser geant Thomas J. Feeney of the po- lice department.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
Noted Pianist Assists
 Friends in Predicament

Chicago, Oct. 20 P>-Moissaye Boguslawski, noted pianist, step- ped out of an audience at the Civic theater last night to help his friend. 1sadore Berger, out of an unusual predicament.
 Berger. recently appointed di- rector of the Civic Opera Sym- phony orchestra, was in the wings ready to open the seasons con- cert program with q violin solo when he received word that Alex. ander Oster, his accompanist, had been injured by taXicab and could not appear
 Stepping before his audience, Berger explained his problem and asked:
 Will Moissayc Boguslawski please come to the stage?"
 Boguslawski did, and the audi. ence had an extra treat when the virtuoso sat down at the piano to a manuscript he had not before seen and helped his brother musi- elan to an ovation-invoking per formance.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
RABINDRANATH TAGORE
 CANCELS LECTURE TOUR
Indian Philosopher Seized With Heart Disease While Stopping
 in New Haven

New Haven. Oct. 20 T,-Dr. Rabindranath Tagore. Indian poet and philosopher, has cancelled his American lecture tour and is un- der treatment for heart disease.
 D. H. N. Marvin examined pr. Tagore yesterday and ordered him to cease all activity immediately. The Indian sage is 60.
 Dr. Tagore arrived in this country last week.
 Dean w. P. Ladd, of the Berke- le-' Divinity school, at whise home pr. Tagore is a guest. said Dr. Ia gore would remain there for a few more days and return to India as soon as he could with safety make the trip.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20

roads affected, so that if the I. c. C.. plan were carried out, the Penpsy would own the new system!
 How is it that railroads such as the Pennsy are 50 intent upon buy ing up other lines when they might serve the public better by concentrat- ing upon their own lines?
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
AVIATOR ARRESTED

Orshi, White Russia. Oct. 20.-LP) Felix Lojero, French fler who cracked up his plane October IS near here in an attempted flight from Paris to Ufa. was arrested to- day on charges of flying over Rus sia without permit. He will be brought to Moscow for interroga- ton.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-20

As it is now understood, there will be a federal program to aid the jobless, with President Hoover at its head. That is 0. K, provided nothing is said about another fact finding commission.