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New Britain herald., 1930-02-12
Graham Cheered as He Urges Repeal of Law and Declares it Trans gresses Personal Lib- erty-Magazine Writer Charges Corruption.
Author Says More Liquor Consumed Than Ever Beforc-Tells of Eight Months Survey of Ma tion-Describcs Condi- tiOns in Boston, Wash ington and Detroit.

Washington, Feb. 19 LP - For nearly three hours the house judci- arg committee. which framed the Nolstead act sat by today and heard that law assailed not only by its chairman, but also by the only vii ness to appear for the first days hearing on the general merits Of the eighteenth amendment.
 Without mincine words, the vets. the first to obtain permission 10 testify on the nrIHCrous resolutions for repeal or modification of the dry laws. sailed in to give their side q good start.
 Chairman Graham of the com mittoc, a Pennsylvania republican. began the proceedings with the statement that the eighteenth amendment and the enforcement law had been tested for ten years without satisfactory results"
 lI2gctt i1IeS Broa1sidc
 Walter Jiggctt. Washington magazine writer. followed him with a general attack on enforcement conditions in large number of cities and states. He specifically dwclt on q party in Detroit on the night of Nov. ,. 1929. He said this was attended by the governor Of Michigan, the cticf of police Of Detroit and four judges.
 Under questioning by Representa- tive Kitchener Of Michigan. a re- publican member of the committee, he brought out that the chief of po- lice Ljggott referred to served under Mayor John smith who was defeat cd in Q recent election. Kitchener said q new chief of police had been appointed by the new mayor.
 Judges he mentioned as having been at the Detroit party later were said by Liggctt not to have taken their places on the bench at the time.
 Throughout his testimony Liggett lined up gambling and other vice with violations of the prohibition law. He talked freely of roadhouses and ''bcor farms which he said existed in various parts of the coun- try especially mentioning conditions in the states of Minnesota and Kansas He added that Kansas had hoasted Of it's dryness and pointed out that Minnesota is the home state
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was paid yesterday. His father spoke to him about his failure to pay two weeks board. and he intended to use the $l5 for that purpose. Ser Gcant O'Mara could not locate Wal lace today. but learned at his home that he packed up his belongings this morning and left after Il dispute with other members of the family. It is said he sometimes stays in Flamyille.
 Officer Wagner notified Lieutenant w. [. McCue of the complaint as soon as he heard Wallacc's story, and the alarm was sent out on the tclctypc but no trace of the car in which the men were said 10 have been riding was found. The number was not obtained and Wallace could give only general description of the man he claimed had rifed his pockets.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-12
JUDGE MkNGAN RETAINED
 TO DEFEND MRS. D0HERTY
Mother Accused Of Murdcring Her Infant May Leave Hospital
 Tomorrow

Judge William r. ManGan. prom inont criminal lawyer, has been re- tancd by Eugene Dohcrty of 2l3 Clark street to defend his wife. Mrs. Rose Dohcrty. when she is arraigncd in police court ou the charge Of murdCring her eight months old son,
 Judge Mangan was at New Britain General hospital yesterday afternoon but spent only a few minutes in Mrs. Dohcrty's room. She is recovering from q slight cold and will be able to leave the hospital tomorrow or Friday, il was said today.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-12
DILL JOINS ATTACK DRY AGENTS RA|D
 ON HUGHES CHOICE FRATERNITY H0TF|
Washington Democrat Says AppoiDtee FavOrS Corporations
PLAYS ECONOMIC STAND
Friends of Nominee still Sure Sen ate Will iatify Name Despite the Growing Opposition of Past Three Days of Debate.

Washington. Feb. I2 tP- Senator Dll. democrat, Washington, joined in the attack against the connrma- ton Of Charles Evans Hughes as chief justice Of the United States io- day as debate OH the nomination was resumed in the senate
 senator bill called attention to the birthday of Abraham Lincoln and added "What A coincidence that the senate should spend the birthday Of th" greatest champion of human rights, since Jesus Christ walked the earth. in consideration of the great est champion of property rights as a nominee for chief justice of the United States"
 Questions Economic Views
 Aliases of our people are finding il difficult 10 earn a Livelihood and to lay aside a little for old age" continued the Washington senator. The views of Mr. Hughes on cco- homie questions are just as important %s his legal ability. The court is building up a body Of law. not en- acted by congress, going right into inc life of the people and permitting the corporations to pick the pockets of the man on the street.
 "Thc increase in the cost of living is traccablc to the economic thcor- icS that the court has adopted as the law Of the land. Street car fare, gas ratcs. the cost of tclcphOn" scrv- ice all are affected by the valuations fixed by the court and never intcnd- cd by congress-
 Dill said he meant no attack on the honesty Of the court but on tn" economic theories Of the judges which force the common people to pay millions or dollars of tribute that could not be obtained othcrwis" than by these decisions on Nalua- tious
 "H"rc is a man who was drciSjvrIv defeated by the American people for president because Of his economic vicws." h" continued. "Is the will of the people not to bo considered at all""
 Dill argued that declarations in behalf of Hughes that he was hon est and able were "bcgging the is sue"
 "Thc only chance that the people have 10 pass on q judge of the United States is here in the senate and we arc asked to pass him be-
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New Britain herald., 1930-02-12
SWEEPING PROHIBITION CONDEMNATION OPENS HOUSE COMMITTEES HEARING:
 CHAIRMAN AND L|GGETT ATTACK LAW
King Hammers Back at Paonessa; Says School Dept. Has Invoices
 In Files for All Expenditures
President of Education Board Claims Auditors Could and Can, Verify Every Item of Expense-Says "Reynard Is at His Old Game of
 Political Maneuvering'

Vouchers 10 support every cNpcnd- lturc of the school committee are in the files of tn" department whc.on they could, and can. be found J. auditors Chairman Patrick r. K or1 of the board Of education dccla.. this afternoon in q statement den z ing the report Of the accountants who said disbursements of abour >I2.ooo could not be accounted for in invoices.
 AIr. Kings statement is critical of Mayor Paonessa in parts, on" Of which declares: "Ecynard Go>) is ut his old game of political man covering and apparently wishes us to forget that his politics recently cost the city $43,000.'
New Britain herald., 1930-02-12

Chairman Kings letter. directed to the editor of the Herald reads:
 T your paper of yesterday there
 'arcd an account of an audit
 ,h reflected. among others. upon
 school department We will be g gercsted, when il suits the pleasure 1t the mayor. to have an opportunity 10 examine this audit in detail. We have not seen it.
 Lest there he any wrong infer oncc drawn from the headlines. let me assure you and the public that vouchers are in the school depart mcnt files 10 support all Of our cN- pcndilures, and the auditors could,
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Springfield, ELL, and All Nation
 Honor Memory of Abraham Lincoln

Springfield. H.. Feb. 12 R}-Today they observe the Fist anniversary oi his birth.
 Particularly here, where he sleeps. And in Chicago, where he was nom mated to the presidency. But also everywhere in Amcrica--banquci halls, au1itoriums. churches and from the rostra of little country schools, fast vanishing as arc most of the institutions of Abraham Lin coln's day.
 Banks close, honoring his memory he who never had much money to worry about. Trade drags The air fills with the oratory both of tn"
New Britain herald., 1930-02-12
Fines Imposed By Judge Traceski Run From $50 to. .$l5O-Confine- ment in Cell Mention- ed for First Time Here.
Group of Sellers Divided Into Three Classes by Prosecutor, Separating Old Offenders From New No Testimony Offered at Hearing Today.

For the first time since violators "i the lottery law have been ar EuGned in local police court, sus- pended J&l sentences were imposed today by Judge Stanley J. Traccylj on recommendation of prosoculin,- Attorney J. G. Woods. Seventeen tic i'ct handlers pleaded guilty. seven being fined $150 and costs in addi- non to suspended jail sentences of 30 "@Hs, while five paid fines Of SIO0 and costs and five others were as +"&Sed $5o and costs. The total of the fines and costs was $19SJ.30.
 Although Prosecuting Attorney NoodS did not mention the number "I tunes the men have been convict cd. it Was understood that he divided LII" group into three classes. those who have been fined two or three 'nncs being given the sevcrcst penal tjc$ and the first offenders receiving the smallest fines. The class between those two included those who were convicted one" prior to today. or who nave police records for other Of ionccs.
 Fines ImDoScd
 The seven who were fined S150 and costs with the suspended iail sentence were: Alfred Nanassc. l5 Beaver street; Otto Schmarr g4S East Main street; George Hallaby of MiddIetown; Daniel Francis, 47 BaB- cock street, Hartford; John Walsh. 462 Main street; Walter Donohuc, 57 East Main street; George Peterson, 1Nl Arch street.
 Paying $100 and costs were James Y. Onorato, 5G West Main street: Jacob Jennings, 5l Church street, Joseph Rcney, $40 Main street: Wal fer Eoscnwcig. G5 Main street and Vincent Franccschclli, 95 North street.
 The group paying $50 and costs included Joseph Papallo of Mcridcn, Louis r"trui@c of 7l4 Main street, Middlctown; Michael Schwartz of 800 Asylum street. Hartford: Charles Ross of 57 lfairvieW street and liar ny IIartoonian of sol Main street PctruiSc had not been mentioned in connection with the roundup until today, Philip MarkaWitz of Middle town having been arrested original ly but it was said at police head quarters that PctruisC was the man wanted rather than MarkaWitZ.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods en- tered q nollc in the case of Arthur Grconberg of IS Oakland Terrace, Hartford, who was brought in with the others. He was represented by Attorney David l.. Nair, while Judge W. r. Mangan appeared for the oth- CTS. Henry Johnson of @24 south Whitney street. Hartford, was called by the clerk but Sergeant Fccncy said an arrest had not been made as yet in that case. No testimony was offered in any of the cases. ScrGoantS Fccncy and Flynn handled the ar rests after obtaining evidence of tic lIct sales.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-12
Cannot Serve .\rtCssO OricS

New York, Feb. l2 P-Fatrons who take their own liquor into ho- tols. restaurants and night clubs arc threatened with arrest hy Major Maurice Campbell. prohibition ad- miniStrator. .
 Coupled with his .'-..nc.. ..o.,,,, q new policy of ,aJ2p '"'A "o,'H ,,,,, against indiyidua sJIN :dn | I1, r!pU,, issued a warning 'sllI p''E'JSF managers that tn, lAoA nt ,c accessories, glasses, ,'uAcr ale min oral water. and ice 10 patrons of pub lie dining rooms who bring liquor.
 The warnings were issued simul- tancously with the raiding of Cor nish Arms hotel and Cavanaugh's $. one Of the city's old widely known
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glib tongue and of the stammcring school child.
 IaudS Leaders Name
 Much spcCchmakinG here. Allan NcEins, New York ncwspapcrman and member of the Columbia Uni vcIsity faculty stands in the SanSa- mon county court room, rich in memories of the man he culogiZcs end states that there might have been no tragic era" had the cman- cipator lived through the rcconstruc- ton period.
 What his reconstruction plan
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New Britain herald., 1930-02-12
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Increasing cloudincs> follow cd by rain late tonight or Thursday; rising temperature.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-12
SHADE ANNOUNCES
 ', $, HONOR LIST
Two Girls Have 85 P. (. Mark
 ing for Three Years
IS PUPILS RATE HIGH
Margaret Benjamin and phcbc Bal lou stand at Top ia General Sub jcrts - Committeeman Levitt to Present Diplomas Friday.

The list of honor pupils of the February graduating class of the senior High school was issued today by Principal Louis r. Sludc. Two girls, Margaret Benjamin and phcbo Baliou, have attained the high rec ord of S5 or above in all subjects for three years. These girls are classi- fled as general honor students.
 Seventeen boys and girls have at tancd honor ranking in subjects taken respectively. In English Mar 2arct Benjamin and phobc Ballou have reached honor ranking. Mar garct Benjamin and Bolcslaus Osip- oWlcz are honor students in Latin. Margaret Benjamin. Phcbe Ballou. and Davis Bass, who is the class president. have received honors in French. Margaret Benjamin and Helen BarwjIiowski, have received honor ranking in mathematics. In history. Benjamin Birnbaum. Eliza beth Gihncy and I.unicc Tickcrt have reached honor standing. Science honorS include Mary Clark, Molly Gitavitz and Maurice Mar holin. Edith Johnson and Stella Macora have honor ranking in sew ing.
 Graduation Program
 At the graduation exercises on Friday evening School Commirtcc man George Levitt will present the diplomas and deliver the address. The program:
 Professional - Coronation March from "Thc Prophet, Mcycrbccr- Senior High school orchestra.
 lnvocation-Rcv. Dr. George w.. C. Hill.
 Ovcrturc--"Thc Golden Sccptre". achlepegrcn - Senior Hign School orchestra.
 Piano polichincllc". Each- maninon, Op. ,. No, i - Gertrude kaplan, class of 193o.
 Music-March from Tannhauscr. Wagner - Senior High school or Chcstra.
 Presentation Of diplomas - Mr. George Levitt. member Of the school committee.
 Star Spanglcd Banner" - Mid Year class or 1430, orchestra and audience.
 EccoSSional
 student Body Assembly
 For the first time in the l7 years Principal Louis r. SIadc has been ln charge of the senior High school an assembly Of the entire student body will be held in the schools The date for tho as Scmbly has not been determined. but it is expected that it will be held soon, Mir. Sladc said today.
 Principal Shade is of the opinion that the auditorium is needed and is a great asset ill building up school spirit. For the past year the school did not have an auditorium and Mr. Sladc was not able to make a per Gonal appeal to the students on mat tcrS before the school.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-12
Stock in Cornish Arms Owned
 by Local Residents
NINE EMPL0YES ARRESTED
sons Of Nt. George Hostclry in New York, Recently involved in Dust ing of Manager. Accused of sell ing Liquor.

The Cornish Arms hotel. in New York City, an establishment owned by the American Ordcr, Sons of St. George, of which George r.. What nall of this city is supreme trcasur- CT, was raidcd last night bv nine representatives of the prohibition en- Iorcomcnt agency, and nine arrests were made.
 Included among those taken by the dry raiders were bcllboyS. wait CTS and suspected bootlcggcrs. A warrant has been issued for the ar rest of John F. Murray. receiver in charge Of the business, who IS now in Florida
 stock Owned in This City
 Considerable stock in the hotel is in the hands of New Britain resi- dents. II is not in bankruptcy but is managed hy d receiver in equity ap- pointed by the New York supreme conrt which recently busted Sid Blake, q former manager. and his board of directors.
 Action to oust Blake was brought by the stockholders committee Of which A. r. Marsh of this city is chairman. Mir Marsh also is a mcm- Der Of the board of directors.
 Willard A. Crandall of this city. now q patient in the Brooklyn navy hospital. is past state president Of the Sons of St. George
 Neither Mr. Marsh nor Mir What nall could be located today
 Local stockholders have been re- c"iving reports lately stating that un- der tho management Of the receiver in equity the hotel has been pros pCring.
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Average Daily Circulation For ESsA TsS. s'n Finding ding: 15,880
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
WEATHER GROWS WORSE INTERIOR:
 N0 WORD RED
HARDLY POSSIBLE HE WENT OUT OVER SEA AS WAS
 CAUTIONED

FAIRBANKS, Jan., ', tP- The damp and smudgy weather is growing wors and since New Years visibility has been totally lacking. The temperature is near to thawing.
 The belief here is that Pilot Reid came doyn along Norton Sound coastline rather than at tempting to return to Nulato in the fog and snow, or that he cracked his landing gear which is holding him back.
 It is hardly possible that he went out to sea as the dangers of the tricky snow covered slush on Norton Sound, and along the seacoast of Seward ePninsula, was stressed upon him before leaving.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
BUILDINGS AT AUX
 BAY DESTROYED
 MYSTERIOUS FIRE
CAIRO PURCHASED PLANT FEW MONTHS AGO FROM SEAT
 TILE BANK

JUNEAU, Jan., 8, (P-A three story wooden frame messhouse and store building at the John Carlson cannery at Aux Bay, was destroyed by a mysterious fire at I o'clock this morning.
 The buildings and contents were total loss; they were valued at sl2,OOO. No insurance was carried.
 The fire originated on the first floor and spread rapidly William Lee, Watchman, was sleeping on the second floor. He lost his all in the fire. He said there had been no fire on the first floor for weeks and that the pipes were frozen prevent ing the use of fire hose.
 Tracks were seen in the snow near the water cleared pips at tn start of the recent cold spell and someone must have turned water into them again as they were discovered to ne frozen
 J. B- Caro purchased the can nery buildings several months ago from a Seattle bank and had planned to work the plant next season.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
.cIERK. SEARCHED .
 FQR GBS LEAK W. WITH MATCH. DIES
ONE PERSON IN SERIOUS CON- OPTION; FIVE OTHERS IN
 JURED OUT or DANGER

SANTA CLARA, Jan, T, Will liam Forsey, jewellery store clerk, who hunted for gas leaks in the basement of the Los Angeles store of Meads, located at Franklin St., was injured in the explosion that followed and succumbed to his in- iuries in a San Jose hospital
 One other of the seven persons injured by the explosion was Mrs Grace Brown, proprietor of store just two doors away. She is in a critical condition in the San Jose hospital.
 The~five others who were injured are reported out of danger.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
LONDON CONFAB
 |S DESCRIBED AS
 MOST IMPORTANT.
PROGRESS OF THE WORLD REST ON SHOULDERS OF
 FIVE DELEGATIONS

WASHINGTON, Jan., 8, (P- President Hoover ascribed the forthcoming Naval limitations conference at London, as "The most important of international conferences in great many years and the most important of any year; that the progress of the world rests upon the shoul- ders of the five delegations"
 The President said There is goodwill toward the conference and every nation should recog- nize the importance and gravity of the occasion. They are dis patching to London the leading men of every country and they have the will to succeed
 The Presidents statement was made at the regular press con- ference some hours after he had held a final conference with the American delegation.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
SOVIET AVIATOR ANSWERS APPEAL
 BRING VACCINE
EXTRA MISSION WILL DELAY SEARCH FOR AMERICANS
 SEVERAL DAYS
KBASNOYARSK, Siberia,

KBASNOYARSK, Siberia, Jan, s, lP-Held on the ground while motors are being installed in his airplane, Valerian Continuously, Soviet flyer who rescued Mobile, the crew and other members of the dirigible Italia, has been pre- vented from undertaking either If the two relief expeditions
 He came here from Moscow tnroute to join in the Eielson- Borland search and has received and appeal from medical author lties at YakutSk who are des- perately in need of vaccine for treatment of three Russian phy- sicians who are suffering from hydrophobia, the results of bites from a mad dog.
 The flyer said he would be glad to undertake the mission as soon as the motors are installed. Such a trip will delay for several days the search for the lost Amer icans.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
YOUTH CONFESsEs MURDER|NG WIFE.
 MOTHER. FATHER
FOLLOWED WIFE TO HER HOME AFTER FAMILY QUARREL TO
 SETTLE MATTERS

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan% ', Py Arrested in bed at his home in Og- den, Utah, Delbert Green, 20, con- fessed to officers that he had slain his young wife, her mother and her step-father, James green, who also was his uncle
 The triple staying occurred about midnight at the home of the uncle in Davis county, about 30 miles north of here, where Mrs. Delbert Green had gone after a family quarrel.
 The slayer told the arresting offi- cers that he had followed his wife to her mothers home and was de- termined to settle matters.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
SECOND C0LD SNAP OVER TIE ROCKIES
 CL|MAXED TUESDAY

DENVER, Jan. 8, (R-The sec ond major cold spell to sweep the Rocky Mountains regions was cli- naaxed by an announcement from Glasgow, Mont, that the mercury dropped to 40 below zero and then broke the official thermometer
 Weather officials in Montana towns were not certain just how cold it got after the official ther- mometer broke.
 Less severe temperatures were rel ported in other sections of the Rocky Mountain regions following snow storm which swept in from the east.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
TWO NAVY PLIERS
 CRASH INTO BAY
 l,0O0 FEET ALTITUDE

SAN DIEGO, Jan., 8, (P-C Crash ing from a 1000 foot altitude into the shallow waters of San Diego Bay at National City, two navy at- tachees of the Aircraft Squadron's $ Battle Fleet, met instant death.
 The cause of the crash is not known but will be made the subject of an official investigation and bel cause the plane was completely del molished. the inquiry is believed to De difficult.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
lIRPIlNE USES TOP
 AUTO, LANDING FIELD

OAKLAND, Jan, ..7,(R-An air plane dropped out of the sky near the Oakland Airport and landed squarely on the closed top of an au- tomobile sedan, injured the four occupants of the sedan, one seri- ously, and then bounced off and landed into an airport fence. The pilot climbed out uninjured
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
HIGHWAYS BENEFIT

ROME, Jan., V, Italy plans to spend 5oOOO,OO0 lire (ab2ut $2,5O0,- OOO) on its roads this coming fiscal year Twenty important highways including the Lake Maggiore road leading to the Swiss frontier and well known to tourists, will benefit
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-08
TWO GUESTS BURN
 DEATH: FIVE INJURED

PITTsBURG, Kansas, Jan, 8, tP-Two guests in the Wick ho- tel were burned to death and five injured in fire which forced "A scantily clad persons to flee from the hotel
 The hotel was seriously damag- ca, 1t was a three story struct- ure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-02

N917cITCa FTcss FN0To
PreSdenteieet PascuaI Ortiz Rubio Of Mexico. a guest o. the
national capital placing a wreath on the tomb Of the unknown soldier
In Arlington cemetery.