New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 5, 1926, Page 14

STATE T0 APPEAL ARSON AGQUITTAL Think Meriden Men Should Have Been Convicted New Haven, Nov. 5—Arnon A. Alling, state prosecuting attorney In the criminal superior court at New Haven, made a statement yes- terday afternoon that: “It is likely the case of Rocco Femia and Uoseph Carabetta of Meriden, ac- quitted by a jury of arson charges, will be appealed to the supreme ‘court of errors.” He would say nothing further 1 regard to the probable appeal, bu 1t s thought it will be taken on an exception taken by the prosecutor to Judgge Edwin C. Dickerson's icharge to the jury. Judge Dicker- 800 in his charge sald that the evidence seemed to point to an ac- cidental starting of the fire, which Mamaged a building at 114 Warren Btreet, and that even granting the men had intention of burning the building, 1f the jury found that the burning of the dwelling on May 26 Was accidental, the men could not be convicted for arson. It was intimated in the charge that although the men at one time may have entertained a desire to burn the house and thereby benefit by insurance money on the furni- ture and also clear the ground for the erectlon of a new building with- out the cost of tearing the old one down, they did not have that idea Bt the time the house was burned. Many Exceptions On Friday, October 29, the jury brought in a verdict of not gui to defraud lodged Meriden men. T A series of legal battles and ex eptions taken to the judge's rul- ings both by defense counsel and Btate prosecutors. D. J. Danaher of Meriden and Philip Pond of New Haven de fended the men, while A Alling and Assistant State’ ney Benjamin D. Winn fonvict them. The case attracted much interest because of the fact that the build- ing was rocked to its foundations | immediately after the {nception of the fire by a tremendous explosion which rattled window panes for ®locks around that vicinity. It was alleged by the defense that some turpentine had fallen down a register in an upstairs room direct- | below. explo- in the time, ly into a roaring furnace Injured by the force of the mion, Carabetta was conflned Meriden hospital for some suffering with burns received. State’s Charge The state claimed the whole at- fair was a deliberate on the part of the men to burn the house and charged that the walls house had been saturated soline. the appeal will be entered preparation | cases to the jury and court. The house at 114 Warren street was to have been occupied by Femia and | his family. His wife, it was under- stood, had taken out an additional policy of insurance on the furniture Jjust two days before the fire occur- red. The policy was for $1,000. FOUR PRIZES ARE BROUGHT T0 CONN. Two Were Major Awards and| Two Honorable Mention Springfield, Mass.,, Nov. 5 (A—In | a coast-to-coast and Canada story-| | | | | hich were announced yesterday, |two of the four prize-winners are| Connecticut women and a Connecti- | cut woman receives honorable men- | | tion. In another competition, anoth- | er Connecticut woman receives hon- | orable mention. Two of the four be- |long to the save village, Hebron. | Miss Helen Gilbert of Hebron, | teacher of the fifth grade in the Un- | quowa school, Bridgeport, is award- mention in a story- | |ed honorable | writing competition conducted by the | | Writer's Monthly, Springfield, Mass., | through the first six months of 1926, among the teachers of the United | States and Canada. Her story is en-| | titled “Behold, in My Dream—." Susan Bingham Pendleton, of Hebron, for a story entitled *His | | Last Word,” is awarded second place im a competition conducted among |its students in the United States and | Canada by the Home Correspon- ence School, a Springfleld institu- | in general academic | nsion education. “His Last | s a serious . First place in this| competition given to “Without | a Soul” by Mrs. Annette Squire, | Templeton, Calif. | | Mrs. Margaret H. Pratt, of Fair-| fleld, is awarded fourth place for a | |lively human nature story entitled | 'he Neighbors' Children,” and Mrs. | izabeth F. Sibley, of Meriden, hon- | orable mention for a character and | situatlon story. “The Last Stand.” | | Rl e s |John Bull’s Beer Is Not Always of Purest Sort London, Nov. 5 (P—John Bull's| |famous bitter manages sometimes to get lead, boric acid and an ex- | cess of salts into it in spite of the | boasted purity of British beer. | The ministry of health reports [that out of 337 samples of beer which were taken at random for |analysis, nine samples contained | one of these three adulterants. | | i | D. L. LAWTON, A SUICIDE Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Nov. 5.— | (P—Daniel Lauthrop Lawton, 37,/ | son of Mrs. George Perkins Lawton | | committed suicide at his home yes- | terday by shooting. | Lawton had been in poor health | ting competition, the awards in|2g story of char- |} | since early manhood and had been ||§ NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1926, . JUST FE YEARS, HOW DIFFERENT! Survey of Yale Graduates Shows Many Changes New Haven, Nov. 5 (#—What a difference a few years will make in |a Yale man was shown today in a report of the social and financlal condition of the Sheffield Scientific School class of 1917. The most noticeable change is that three-quarters of the class are married. The susceptible period for marrying was three years after grad- on. Most of them succumbed at 5; thereafter there is a slight fall- ing off in romantic activity. The average age of thelr wives at mar- rlage was 23. “They have done well” says the class secretary in the mated of heirs, the average being slightly over one child per married man. since their college days. Most of the class is republican. Financially, the report shows the average earned income per man {is $6,000 a year and that additional in- come brought the total up to $7,800 per year, although 95 per cent of the class had an average earned in- come of only $4,600, and total in- come of $6,400. The maximum earned income re- ported by an indlvidual was $115,- 000 and the maximum total income $125,000. The average assets per man were $46,500 and the maximum assets reported by any individual were $1,000,000. In addition it was found that the average amount of insurances $22,500 per man. Sventy per cent own automobiles and 30 per cent own their own homes. Approximately 20 per cent own their own business and 33 per cent have a financlal interest in their business. Nearly 50 per cent are engaged in the work they plan- ned on entering college. GOOD MEAL FOR 42 CENTS New Haven, Nov. 6 (® — Yale men, if they eat in the cafeteria of the Yale dining hall, may secure a good meal for 42 cents. That was the average expenditure for the Football and baseball players have !378\604 meals served in the cafe- | taken up golf, which is voted the favorite recreation of the entire class. Ninety per cent of the men smoke cigarettes, three-quarters of them use liquor and less than one- fourth favor the Volstead act. There has been an increase of 10 per cent in the number of men using liquor ed that the state counsel will not |lawyer soon after his graduation let the matter rest. Both defense |from Columbia Law school. He was a and state attorneys presented strong | graduate of Yale. e . ) )< D D D D ) O U} Just for Excitement - Tomorrow Morning at 8:30 We will place on sale several 23 Piece Tea Sets for $6.50 (the delightful lustreware) (Blue, Tan or Plain) (regularly $8.50) And— We will sell duplicates of That beautifully carved ship “The Santa Maria” For $8.50 (a $2.00 drop in price) (A kippy idea for a Xmas gift) And here’s another persuader, We'll reduce our charge on Personal Greeting Cards 10% Have we said enough? | | | | ! | ! ) ) . 4 .. See you in the morning at— THE 8 NEW GIFT SHOP Thoughtful Gifts teria last year, according to the an- nual report of the university treas- urer made public today. During the school year 1924-25, 336,520 meals were served, the ex- penditure for the average meal be- ing 42.2 cents. The year previous the average was 41 cents. BUT and Desco Is You May Know Your Oil You May Know Your Onions The Man Who Buys GOOD Clothes and KEEPS Them Looking Good ALWAYS, HE Knows His Desco Dry Cleaning at Its Best (Of Course You Know That) PLUS FOURS BARRED FROM DINING HALLS Oxford Takes Steps to Reform Dress —New Trouser Made Is Termed Vulgar. Oxford, England, Nov. 5 (P—Ox- ford bags, once the rage among the young men, here, have been ordered into the discard. In the movement toward reform even “plus fours” are not permitted in the dining halls. Notices in the dining halls read: “Gentlemen are reminded that they are not allowed to.dine in this hall wearing what are vulgarly known as ‘plus fours' ‘Oxford bags' or any other unseemly or improper article of dress.” Attached is a warning that college servants have orders not only not to serve but to ignore undergraduates who are thus attired. This means, as the student see it, that the college servant becomes the discriminator and adjudicator, and if improper dress {8 worn “we students have to go without our ea. HAWAIIAN SUGAR CROP Honolulu, Nov. 5 (A—The Hawal- fan sugar planters’ association esti- mates the Hawailan 1926 sugar pro- duction at 788,249 tons, topping all records. The 1925 crop was estimat- ed at 776,072; 1924 at 701,438, Previ- ous to the 1924, the largest crop was below 630,000 tons. The Telephone Directory Closes November 6 The Winter issue of the Tele- phone Directory goes to press soon. 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