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New Britain herald., 1930-04-26
BROAD COMPLAINT
 IS NOT ACTI0NABLE Governors Secretary Says Re- formatory Charges Too General WHITES LETTER PUBLISHED
Definite Instances of Improper Con- ditions Needed, Discharged Ches- hire Official TOld-Trumbull Is Interested.

Hartford5 April 26 (P)-Pointing out that "a broad, general com- plaint'' furnished insufficient grounds for the drastic action taken in the case of the Meriden School for Boys, Edward l.. Kelley. eXecu- tive secretary to Governor Trumbull, in a letter sent out yesterday, in- formed Edgar E. White, discharged official of the Connecticut reforma- tory, that no investigation would be ordered at the Cheshire institution.
 Governor keenly Interested
 q am directed by the governor 0 acknowledge receipt of your letter of April 22, 1930," says Mr. Kelley's communication. 'Thc governor has at all times been keenly interested in the administration and conditions , existing in all of the state institu- tions. He is particularly interested in the welfare of the inmates of these institutions.
 He cannot. however, resort to the drastic action proposed in your letter with the only basis broad and general complaint, ''To justify a consideration by the governor of the need of an investi- gation of the Connecticut reforma- tory at Cheshire, definite and spe- cific instances of the alleged im- proper conditions should be cited" Mir. Whites letter to the governor was also made public. It is as fol- | lows:
 For several years improper con- ditiohs have existed at Connecticut reform misrepresentation comparable to those recently revealed by the in vestigation at the boys school in Meriden.
 | Says He Knows Conditions
 with these conditions I am well acquainted through service of seven years as principal of the academic school-conditions which men of virtue, in their endeavor to correct, received rank injustice-and condi- tions which have continued to exist ito the present, as evidenced by the dismissal on April 9 of four en- ployes, one of whom, Thomas E. Kane. was the deputy superintendent for ? or more years.
 'The Connecticut reformatory should be investigated in the same manner as was the school at Mcri- den.
 Will you please use your power to hiring about this much needed in- vestigation
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26
PARENTS DISPUT|NG
 CUSTODY OF CHILD
Father Obtains Habeas Corpus
 Writ in Superior Court
WIFE SUES FOR DIVORCE
Husband, Accused of Intolcrablc Cruelty and Intemperancc, Gets Order Requiring Mother to Bring Girl, 6, Before Judge.

A husband and wife will be on op- posite sides in superior court next Friday morning when they will fight to gain possession of their only child Q girl, who will be brought into court on a habeas corpus writ obtained by her father. Mrs. Maria Conpanz Pc res brought suit yesterday against her husband for divorce and custody Of their six year old child. Today the husband, Fernando Peres, through Attorney Irving Rachlin, received the information from superior court that the petition for habcas corpus writ has been granted by Judge Carl Foster.
 Among the arguments put forward by the husband why he should be given the custody of the child is that his wife is not able to care for the girl properly. He claims he is ready and willing to.make a, home for the girl if the court rules that the cus- tody should be left with the father
 At the present time tho child is with it's mother. They have returned to this country after a visit in Spain and it is expected that the mother will fight to retain possession of the girl.
 According to the divorce complaint which was drawn up by her attor-
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-26
PARTIAL ECLIPSE 0F SUN VISIBLE
 HERE ON MONDAY U. s. Naval! Observatory An nounces Phenomenon May Be
 Observed Locally
DUE TO BEGIN AT &1O
 AND COMPLETE AT S:22
New Britain Not in Path of Totality
 But Part of Celestial Free Show May Be Watched With Aid of Dark Glasses or Other Similar De-
 yice-Crescent Suns to Be Seen 2:1O F. M., Eastern Standard Time
By GEORGE II. MANNING

Washington Bureau, N. B. Herald)
 Washington, April 26-New Brit ain residents will be treated to a partial eclipse of the sun Monday afternoon, beginning at 2:10 p. III. eastern standard time, reaching it's fullest majesty at 3:22, and ending at ASA, according to an announce ment today by the U. s. naval ob- servatory.
 The oply thing that can defeat the free show by nature is cloudy weather
 New Britain is not in the path of totality; but it is in the path of the eclipse which will sHow 59 per cent of the suns surface covered by the moon.
 How to Observe It
 How to observe the eclipse to best advantage is simple:
 Pick out location from which afternoon.
 Prepare an eyeshield. A we'll covered photographic film is satis. factory. A piece of smoked glass will also meet the requirements. Dark spectacles also can be used, but merely tinted glasses should be avoided as they do not reduce the suns light sufficiently.
 Do not attempt to view the sun without an eyeshield or proper pro- h Temporary loss of sight or even blindness might result
 Pinhole Method
 Eye strain can be obviated by using the pinhole method of ob- servation. A hole is punched through a small card with a fine needle or pin. Select a smooth white card as a screen. The tiny hole acts as a lens since it is so small. Rays from opposite edges of the sun pass each other in going through the hole and the result is an image of the sun on the cardboard screen. This simple apparatus can be con- structed and tried out on the un- eclipsed sun.
 In determining the extent to which the sun is cclipsed, remember that 50 per ce1lt partial eclipse does not mean that half of the area of the sun is covered, but only that half of tue diameter of the sun is covered.
 If the trees arc in foliage, dozens of crescent suns can be observed un- der shade trees or on walls while tho eclipse is in it's partial phases.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26
Autopsy on Body of Mrs. Anna Falls to Be Performed This Aft- ernoon = County De- tective Hickey Begins Investigation.
Woman's Husband Also Affected to Lesser Ex- tent by Drink-Victim Leaves Relatives in New Britain - Funeral Mon- day.
Special to the HeraIdl

Plainvii1e, April 26.-Following an autopsy to be performed at the New Britain General hospital this after noon by Medical Examiner Dr. John Purney, Countcy Detective Edward J. Hickey and the Plainville police authorities expect to arrest Moun- tain View man in connection with the death of Mrs. Anna Falls, 40, by alcoholic poisoning yesterday after noon. The authorities stated that they have no doubt that the autopsy will reveal that the woman was victim of poisoning. Her husband, John Falls, is reported to have named the Mountain View man as the person from whom he purchased the liquor and has turned over the identity of the man to the police.
 Early yesterday morning, Dr. George r. Cook was called to attend Mrs. Falls at her home in Mountain View. Upon examining her, he or dered her removal immediately to the New Britain General hospital She was in a critical condition when admitted to the hospital and all at tempts to save here failed. Her con- dition failed rapidly and she died about 2:15 o'clock.
 Husband Also Affected
 MT. Falls was also affected by the liquor and is under treatment by Dr. Cook. This morning the pTysi- elan stated that Mir. Falls Condition was fair but not serious and that he would recover from the effects of the liquor. According to story told by Mir. Falls, he and his wife had taken a few drinks from bottle of liquor in their home Thursday evening. He bought the liquor from Mountain View man and stated that he under stood the bottle contained alcohol mixed with a quantity of water and sugar. Part of the liquor remained in the bottle and was turned over to the police authorities for an an- alysis.
 Constable George Schubert was called in to investigate the death. He notified County Detective Hickey of Hartford of the circumstances con- corning tho death. This morning Hickey two representatives from the state attorneys office, Prosecutor Charles r. Conlon, and Constable Schubert held a conference with the result that an arrest is expected to be made shortly.
 Mrs. Falls was we'll known in Plainville and her unfortunate death shocked her many friends. Besides her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Helen, Mary and Rather inc Falls; two brothers, Steve and John Salak of New Britain; and two sisters, Mary Goutraski of New Brit ain and a sister in Poland.
 Funeral services will be held Mon day morning at the Ukrainian church in New Britain at a time to be an- nounced later. Burial will be in the Ukrainian cemetery in that city.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26
Turn the Clock Ahead
 For Daylight Saving

At ? o'clock tomorrow morning everybody in New Britain except one or two churches and owners of public clocks will officially an- nounce to the world that sum- mer time is here. Daylight say ing time starts tomorrow at ? a. m. Nearly all churches and prac- tically all other activities will make the customary change to-1 morrow in their regular sched- ulc. Monday all business will be clock ahead one hour before re- tiring tonight.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26
Prom Held in Darkness
 When Lighting Fails

Milford, April 26 (UP)-An un- expected romantic touch was added to the high school prom last night and the dancers fox trotted in dark ness for more than two hours.
 X few flickering gas jets gave the orchestra light enough to read it's music and the dance continued, de- spite the protests of several of the more puritanical older folk present as chaperonA
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26
SEAMEN DESCRIBE
 THAMES DISASTER Tell Of Sudden Flame That En- Veloped Sound Steamer 16 UNDOUBTEDLY LOST
Captain Unable to Give Any Inkling On Cause of Catastrophe-Threc Investigations Begun to Deter mine Blame.

Bridgeport, April 26. (UP)-Only the dismal hope of finding bodies to substantiate the believed death toll of 16 ~H the freishter Thames disaster drew searching boats into Long Island Sound again today.
 Ten of the crew of 26 who started from New York late Thursday on a routine trip up the Sound to Bridge port-a trip that had been made scores of times without incident were safe today. They owed their lives to Coast Guards and boatmcn who dared heavy seas to rescue them from wind swept, icy seas.
 il Believed Lost
 Fourteen of the missing men were believed to have drowned in the Thames two life boats after fire of unknown cause had forced them to dpdIuOl Sllp OIL NODD IOlllt. G9unu Beach Thursday night. One man left behind jumped into the water and never was seen again. The 16th John J. McNamara, youthful stu- dent engineer, of Tiverton, R. l.. went to his death with the blazing vessel, laughingly shouting to the men who had taken to the lifeboats:
 I'm sticking; I'll be safer here"
 The fire-swept Thames ploughed toward the beach with it's steering wheel lashed and crashed in a reef several hundred yards off shore.
 No trace of McNamara, who was one of the most popular members of the crew and would have earned his second engineers papers next week, has been found in the smould- cring wreckage of the freightcr which lies burned to the waters edge
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-26
SEEK BODIES OF BOYS

East Wakefield, N. H., April 26 UP)-Search was to De resumed to- day for tho bodies of Robert Brad ley. IT. and Arthur Rushmore, 16, both of Madison, N. J.. who were drowned when a canoe capsizcd on Great East lake. The youths had been vacatloninG at the lake.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26
s. 5. PRES. HARDING RUNS INTO COLLIER American Liner Sinks KirkW0Od
 0h Heligoland Today FIREMAN THOUGHT LOST
Dense Fog Blamed For Crash As Huge Vessel Heads For Mouth of EIbe - Transatlantic Ship Not Much Damaged.

Hamburg, April 26 LP) The American liner President Harding, inward bound and making for the mouth of the Elbe River, collided in a fog off Heligoland this morning with the British Collier Kirkwood, which sank.
 The President Harding rescued all of the Kirkwood's crew with the ex- ception of one fireman who was missing.
 The President Harding. proceeding to Hamburg, found the fog so dense that she was compelled to anchor off Elbe Light Ship No. l.
 Liner Little Damaged
 No one was injured aboard the American liner, and tho United States Lines later stated that the damage to her was very slight. The President Harding was able to con- tinue under her own steam toward Hamburg where she was expected to arrive in the afternoon, the fog still continuing.
 The American ship probably will dock here about nine p. nl., as she reached Cuxhaven about 3:45 and steamed up the Elbe river.
 The captain wirelessed that there vas practically no damage to the President Harding, but added that of the Kirkwood's crew, the missing fireman must be considered lost.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26
Line Is Notified

Cuzhaven, Germany, April 26 P}- The American liner President Hard ing collided today off Helgoland, German wartime island fortress. with the British Collier Kirkwood. The KirkwoQd sank.
 The crew of the Kirkwood was believed to have been taken aboard the President Harding, which pro- ceeded toward Hamburg.
 The collision occurred in heavy fog. The United States Lines, owners of the President Harding, said that their ship was not damaged and was expected to arrive in Hamburg at 5 D. m. @ a. m., F, $. T.)
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1930-01-03
ZOar

Misses Margaret and Mildred Law
son spent the weekend in Mills
boro.
Harvey Johnson who has beel
working in Philadelphia for while
spent part of the Christmas holidays
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Lawson enter.
tanned at a turkey dinner Christmas
Day Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Phillips
and daughter Kathaleen, Mr.. an6
Mrs. Alton Timmons and daughter
Colleen, Mr.. and Mrs. Ted DonawaJ
and son Bobby, Mr.. and Mrs. c. II.
Rogers and children.
Miss Ruth Hastings has been very
i'll but is better now.
Miss Edith Johnson Of near Har-
beson spent part Of last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Perry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Dorey and fam
lily spent Christmas Day with Mr..
and Mrs. Faun Johnson.
Misses Margaret and Viola Marvel
spent Sunday with Misses Mary and
Helen johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H Rogers enter
tanned at turkey dinner Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. B, T. McAllister, Miss
Elizabeth Givens, Mrs. Nancy Dais-
ey, little Patty and Ralph Smith, all
of near Laurel, Mr.. and Mrs. F. W.
Lawson, Mr.. and Mrs. Winford Brit
tingham and son Ralph Of Millsboro
also Rev. Richard M. Green and boy
friend, Rafael Garcia.
Miss Marie Lawson, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lawson and
Paynter Green were married on De-
cember 26, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Davis of near Stockley.
Mrs. Sallie Johnson entertained
on Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Belts
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Rust and children, Mr. and Mrs.
John Penny and children, Mr.. and
Mrs, Philip Johnson and son Pres
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. George Johnson
and children. .
Miss Anna Rogers spent part Of
the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. Nut
ter Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Dorey entertain
ed on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Larry
Moore and son, Clifford.
Revival meetings started at Zoar
Church Sunday evening, December
90 and will continue until January
70 Part of the speakers for the eve
nings are as follows: Thursday eve
ming, January 2, L. o. Wills; Friday
evening, January 8, Alton e. Lowe;
Sunday evening, January 5, Richard
M. Green, his theme will be What
will You Do With Christ"
Monday evening, January 6, B. F.
Ferguson, of Marshallton; Tuesday
evening, January z, Dorsey K. Stur-
gis of the Milton M. P. Church;
Wednesday evening, January 8, DR..
Habbart, District Superintendent;
Thursday evening, January 9, G. N.
Jones Of Milton M. E. Church.
Sunday school Sunday morning at
$3.50; class at 1880.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1930-01-03
Vernon

Olace Smith of Denton and Edgar
Smith of Wilmington attended The
funeral and interment of their ia
Their, John F. Smith, who died IL
Chester. The remains were brought
here and interment took place al
Hollywood cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ellers and
daughter spent Christmas with Mrs
Amanda Melvin.
Ernest Short, wife and daughter
Miss Anna May and B. Frank Ross
enjoyed a turkey dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Pritchett on Christ
mas Day.
George Spence Of Greenwood has
been the guest of his aunt, Mrs.
Laura Belle Hopkins.
Mrs. Rachel Ross has been enter
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Jester
and son, Emmett, of FELTON, and Miss
Hazel Ross of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Wesley Ross have
been enjoying the holidays motor
ing and eating turkey dinners. Mrs.
Ross has been the guest of Prof.
Noble, superintendent Of the schools
of Caroline county, and Mrs. J.
Kemp Stevens, music supervisor of
Caroline county, Maryland, at a tur-
key dinner in Denton.
A Christmas entertainment and
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1930-01-03
Drawbridge

The annual Christmas entertain
nent of Zion NJ. q. church was held
on Monday evening, Dec. 23rd, by
the Sunday school. Although the
weather was disagreeable 1t was well
attended and much enjoyed by all
those present. The treat consisted Of
fifty pounds of candy and nine dozen
oranges. The oranges were donated
by Mr.. Jacob West, manager OF the
Milton Branch, Of the American
Stores Co.
This community was saddened on
Friday of last week upon hearing OF
the death of Mrs. Nora Card, who re-
sided in this community practically
all her life, she leaves to mourn her
loss, two sons, Roden and Clarence
Card, and a host Of relatives and
friends. She was a good Christian
woman and well liked by all with
whom she came in contact. The fu-
neral was held at Whites Chapel
church on Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Jas.
ONeil, and interment in Lewes Gem
etery by S. ]. Wilson and Son.
Mrs. S. A. Lockerman entertained
on Wednesday evening, December
25th, Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice A. Fraz-
Ter, Jr., of Dover, Del.
Mrs. Ella Lank, of Lewes, is spend
ing some time at the home Of her
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Lank and
children, near here.
The barge Samson" which has
been sunk at the wharf here for a
number of months has been pumped
out and is now afoat at the wharf
here. The work was done by the
contractor, Frank R. Jones, Of Will
mington, who was the lowest bidder
on the bids which were let by the
government. The barge will be re-
moved in the near future.
Zion M. e. Sunday school will be
reorganized on Sunday, Jenuary 9Th.
All are requested to be present.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1930-01-03

| treat was held at Union Corner M
P. Church which was very much
enjoyed.
John L. Hopkins has, installed q
new radio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Draper and
daughter Of Philadelphia and Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Bamford have been
guests of B. C. Draper and family.
Mrs. Hemmings has been enter
tanning her son, Seymour Beatty OF
Canada.
The Mite Society pf the Union
Corner M. P. Church held their De-
cember meeting at the parsonage at
Hobbs. Parson Archer and family
received a fine Christmas donation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Clancy
have been enjoying the holidays mo-
toring and eating Christmas dinners
and luncheons with their friends in
New York.
Mrs. R. Wesley Ross was an in
vited guest to share their festivities
with them.
The Mite Society of the Union
Corner M. P. Church will meet with
Mrs. Jacob Price for the January
meeting.
Jesse Ward, Jr., has gone to Phil
adelphia at which place he is filling
every winter position pertaining to
the postofice department.
Read the lads" in this issue.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1930-01-03
SHE WON'T COOK
CAN'T STAND SMELL

IT could not eat or cook because
the smell Of food sickened me. I
took Adlerika and now I eat any
thing without discomfort" - Mrs.
John R. Gall.
Just ONE spoonful Adlerika re-
lieves gas and that bloated feeling
so that you can eat and sleep we'll.
Acts on BOTH upper and lower
bowel and removes old waste matter
you never thought was there. No
matter what you have tried for your
stomach and bowels, Adlerika will
surprise you. Red Star Drug Store.
In Harrington by Sharp G Fleming.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1930-01-03
SlPE es of the Shovel

The Ancient Order of Slaves of
the Coal Shovel is on the wane,
judging rpm the annual report OF
the Burea' Of Mines on Fuel OIL
Distributor h. In half a million homes
and Iuily las many commercial ana
puDllc Dull dings the human toker
mas 6een 4 eplaced by machinery
winch Doprlns fuel oil and takds the
place OF The old coal burner.
Our pral ttically unlimited supply
OF petrole m and recent improve
menus IN utomatic heating cCntrol
devices Ih e brought about a con-
tlnueo I'M ase in the use of for
purposes warmth. During 1925
ACCORDING the Bureau of Mlnes,
l'208, 1870 gallons Of fuel oil we're
used for biting buildings, as POM
pared wit Il 133 315 .8OO GALLONS in
1927. OF Iis nnantitv. 586 61k 900
gallons VI used for heating resi-
dences, &c impaired with 491, 77$ 900
gallons ii q, and SS1, 1850, 900 gal
IONS IN The Oil Heating Ihsti-
tute estia 8 that the total CON
SUMPTION fuel oil in heating
buildings ring 1929 will reach a
DllIlon an half gallons.
Househlc rs interested in this
method o. i ating may obtain a free
Illustrated boklet on the subject by
writing to e National Industries
News Seryi ,, 1910 Vermont Ave
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