New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1927, Page 5

UNION LEAGUERS IN ANNUAL FUN NIGHT Banquet and Social Marked by Brilliant Program The climax of the social season for he employes of the Union laundry vas reached Saturday evening when the annual dinner and dance of the Union League club, composed of em- ployes of the company, was held at the plant on Arch street. The affair as brought to a successful realiza- ion through the careful and un- ing work of the committee in arge, William Frenijer, general su- rintendent, and Miss Winifred Sehneck, Louis W. Vogel assumed the role master-of-ceremonies for the cvening and introduced the various numbers on an exceptionally enter- taining program. Music for the acts fnd for the dancing which followed, as furnished by the ‘“Moonlight and directed by premier solo jancer of this city, gave an exhi- bition of clog numbers, the Charles- ton and Black Bottom. “Peg’ Farm- vr was delightful in her interpreta- tion of Spanish dances, fancy steps \nd modern jazz turns. Celia Ralph ent a pleasing diversity to the en- crtainment Wwith several vocal solos. She is possessed of a sweet, contral- 1o voice. The program was not lacking in specialty numbers. Professor Roger, the “Human Volcano,” who has ap- peared on the vaudeville stage and with Barnum and Bailey’s Circus in a fire-eating act, electrified the as- | sembly witk his daring feats with burning brauds. In private life he is kaown as Romeo Bouchard. An- drieve Gilli, maestro of the mouth organ, rendered several solos and furnished music for several sets of old-fashioned steps enjoyed by many present. At 7 o'clock, the heads of the var- jous departments and the entire per- scnnel of the company, sat down to an enjoyable eight-course dinner and {ull justice was done to the well-pre- pared feast. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Bert Begley, G. McDonough, Helen Kove, Mrs. Peroni, Mrs. Farmer, Alina Hess, Joseph Koipa, Helen Adams, Olga Pfeffers, Frank How- ard and wife, George Martin, Helen Mileska, Lillian Dudjack, Veronica Schlinska, Pauline Pfeffers, Adrian Normandin, Mrs. Normandin, Mary Tombley, Hedwig Jablonska, Mary Brenkasky, Jack Ifrank and Bessie Abramowicz. lia Ralph, Emil Christensen, Willlam Labree, Charles Anderson, Jennie nowski Joseph Warut, Helen Zak, Winifred Schneck, Ther- csa Feraris, Anthony Wieczorek, liddie Peterson, Antoinette Lebrun, P'hil Lebrun, Ernestine Johnson, Ag- man, Arthur Caluson, Sophie e Franski, Harmon Hallor- Melicki, Byron Turner, l.ouis Patenade, Mrs. Charlotte El- . Louis Beecher, Mary Ossn 1rwin Rivers, Walter Adent Alisa Pauloz. BARS BROWNING CASE That and Soston aveler Announces None of the Details Is to Be Published in Columns. Boston, Jan. 31 (® — The Bos- on Traveler announced today that it would print no further detalls of the Browning suit. Its announce- ment read: “It has always been the policy of the Boston Traveler to print all the news. Acting under this policy it started to report in what it felt to be the interests of its readers the story of the s alled ‘Peachies’ Iirowning case. It felt that it served o interest in exposing cor- itions that threatened the of the community and that might serve public at 1 'he revel of filth that has n ilged in by the contestants at faw has passed beyond all limits of decency and a further publ ion of the details the Traveler cls is a menace to the morals of communit The Traveler to its readess pub tain cor welfare Don’t let your little one suffer a moment longer than necessary. Protect the child at once before the infection spreads to the “danger zone” and causes a serious loss of health and strength. For more than twenty years, PERTUSSIN has beenprescribedby physi- cians for children’s coughs —eyen Whooping Cough. Itissafe, dope-free and chil- dren like its taste. It soothes the irritated tissues of the throat, helps nature to free WARNING!—Call your physi- cian at once at the first sign of a croupy cough, The immediate use of PERTUSSIN will relieve the child'until the Doctor comes. Safe for Every Cgu for embarking on a course that led to the depths beyond the wildest stretch of the imagination. “The editors feel that no self- respecting newspaper can continue to publish such 'details and the further record of the marital diffi- culties and perversions of the Brownings will not appear in the columns of this newspaper.” | LEADING CHURCH WORKER CALLED T0 HIS REWARD Gustat Adolph Ahlquist, 64, of 16 Amherst Street, Was Uncle of Rev. Dr. A. A. Ahlquist Gustat Adolph Ahlquist, 64 years old, who during his long time as a resident of this city took an ac tive part in the affairs of the First | Lutheran church of which his | nephew, Rev. Dr. Abel A. Ahlquist, is pastor, died Saturday afternoon at his home, 16 Amherst street. | He was at one time superinten- | dent of the Sunday school. He was |a member of the church choir and | was assoclated with the Kronan | Sick Benefit society and the Hun- | dred Men's society. | Born in Sweden, Mr. Ahlquist { cmigrated to this country at the age |of 20 years and settled for a short |time in Portland. He then came [to this city, where he had lived | since. Until a year ago, he was an | employe of the Corbin Screw divi- Ision of the American Hardware Corporation. Surviving him are three daugh- ters, Mrs. William Larson and Mrs. | Elmer Wood of Bridgeport; {sons, Ernest and Gustave Ahlquist; a brother, Carl A. Ahlquist of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Wallin of Quincy, Mass, and Mrs. Sandstrom of Sweden; two grand |children, and his nephew, Rev. Dr. | Ahlquist. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First | Lutheran church. Rev. Dr. Ahlquist and Rev. Efrlam Cedem of Portland officlated. Interment was 1. Fair- view cemetery. Constitutional Court Will Hear Bus Dispute Hartford, Jan. 31 (#) — For the second time within a few months |a constitutional court, consisting of three federal judges, will sit at New Haven to consider the ques- |tion of whether the taxing of mo- |tor busses engaged in | transportation is constitutional. | Justices Campbell and Manton of the United States circuit court for lthe second district and United | States Distriot Judge Edwin S. | Thomas of Connecticut, will con- {vene the court at New Haven Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. In a recent decision the court decided that the taxation of the interstate bus lines by the state of Connecticut for the upkeep of |state highways over which the busses were operated, was consti- tutional. Attorney ~Edward H. | Kelly of Hartford, counsel for the interstate busses, has requested a c-hearing with the idea that an dditional explanation of some of |the features in the matter will bring about a modification of change in the decision. ENGAC Mr. and Mrs, Charles Hallbert of | Willard avenue, Newington, former- {ly of New Britain, announce the en- sagement of their daughter, Ellen Louise to Oscar Backstrom of Main street, Newington. No date has been !set for the wedding. Fred Sunburn of this city, and Mrs. | two | Peter | interstate | KEW DTTTAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1927, ARRONSON HELD 1N COUNTY JaL Appeals to Supreme Conrt to Prevent Extraditon | | Temporarily in the custody of Vir- | ginia police, extradition granted by Lieutenant Governor Brainard and his plea for a writ of habeas corpus | denied, Arthur Aaronson, arrested here on a tip from John C. Loomis, | president of the Commercial Trust Co., as an alleged $5000 bank swindler, again is in the hands of the Connecticut police and is in Hart- | ford county jail awaiting an appeal | to the supreme court. With all legal decisions in their favor, including the order of Licutenant Governor | Brainard, placing Aaronson techni- cally in charge of Sergeant Penn Williams of Newport News, Sergeant | Williams and Detective Seth Collins | have returned to Virginia without their prisoner, keenly disappointed. | With them have gone William H.| Plummer, cashier, and W. M. Marks, | teller of the First National Bank of Newport News. | Aaronson must stay in the county | jail until May, when, the supreme court rules on his appeal. | The hearing on the application for the writ of habeas corpus took place in common pleas court before Judge Thomas J. Molloy on Satur- day. . The hearing was set for 10 o'clock, and court was opened at that time only to be adjourned until the arriv- | al of Attorney Bernard Sandler from | New York. Mr. Sandler is chief coun- | elfor Aaronson. The New York at- | {torney, took no active part beyond that of an advisory capacity in the | defense. The active part was taken | by Attorney Thomas F. McDonough ! of this city, who provoked a speech | of commendation from the bench on the able manner in which he handled the case. Aaronson Handcuffed to Policeman Aaronson, who was not present at | the extradition hearings before the | lieutenant governor, was present at | the habeas corpus proceeding. He |arrived shortly before 10 o'clock, | handcuffed to Fingerprint Expert { Thomas C. Dolan, and accompanied by Chief of Police Willlam C. Hart and Detectlve Sergeant William P. | McCue. Assistant State’s Attorney Rein- hardt Gideon prosecuted the case on behalf of the state of Virginia. The |four men from the Virginian dele- | gation, Sheriff Edward Dewey, De- |puty Sheritf Harry 8. Comstock, | County Detective Edward L. Hickey, | the "prisoner’s wife, his mother Mrs. | Mirlam Aaronson and his father-in- llaw Jake Udikewitz constituted the |balance of “those present” except court attaches and newspapermen. Mr. McDonough opened for the defense by stating that the warrant asking for the extradition of the ac- cused was no true legal warrant in that it contained no date of the commision of a crime in the state| of Virginia. ! Mrs. Selma Aaronson of 1707 Top- ' !ping aventie, New York, who said sha was the wife of the accused | man informed the court that on May 10 she entered a New York hospi- tal where she became a mother. On May 23 she went to her home where she remained for seven weeks. While she was in the hospital she said her husband visited her three times a day, and saw him twice each day during the subsequent weeks. The al- [ THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF | RUG OUR SALE Many splendid bargains in all grades. COME THIS WEEK — AND SAVE ON RUGS OCCASIONAL PIECES $27.00 Gateleg Table with Solid Mahogany Top . $39.00 Four-Post Beds, twin size, each NOW 34"x45" NOW 1750 2750 $42.50 Solid Walnut Scoop Seat Tapestry Chair ... $25.75 Mahogany Spinet Desks ..... NOW $6.00 Mahogany End Tables ...,.. NOW $39.00 Mahogany Secretary ........ NOW $30-00 seeeeren.. NOW $35.00 9.0 4.95 "OUR SPECIAL FOUR-PIECE WALNUT BEDROOM SUITE w.....$197-00 IS A REAL BARGAIN |away | York city during the months of June leged swindle was perpetrated on | July 1. ! She said her husband was in the business of manufacturing decora- tive furniture in New York. He de- | votes all his tile to his business, | going to work every morning and | not getting home until 6 or 7 o'clock | at night. Her husband never went | from home unless she went with him, until he came to New Bri- tain, she said. He never left New and July, 1926. In reply to questions by Mr. Gi- deon she said she did not know of any forged checks in her husband’s possession, nor had she ever heard of him using the name “Sachs,” by which he introduced himself in this city. Mother Calls Him “Fine Boy” Aaronson was “a fine boy” accord- | ing to his mother, Mrs. Miriam | Aaronson, who resides at 101 Ave- nue D. She said he was married two years. Before his marriage he | lived at her home, he worked every day and always brought his pay | home to his mother. Since he has beens married he has treated his mother “fine.” When her son's wife went to the hospital last May she went to keep | house for him, remaining there dur- : ing the seven weeks following the | return of her daughter-in-law ‘rom | the hospital. In all this time she | saw her son twice every day when he went to work at 7 o'clock and after 6 when he returned, she said. | They did not have much money and | the mother very often paid for the food out of her own funds. She also bought clothing and surgical dress- | ings. Her son had flnancial diffi-! culties in his business and borrowed $6,000 from his father-in-law, Jake Udikewitz. Before going into busi- | ness for himself Arthur was a sales- | man. His father-in-law is a painter and contractor and it was money borrowed from him which enabled Arthur to enter business. , warrant, | took into co: ceived from Washington. He said Aaronson told him he was afraid to g0 back to Newport News, because he was a Jew and all the people he did business with there were Jews. According to his religion, he said Aaronson explained, he could look for no friends or sympathy from the Jews there. Court adjourned at 1 o'clock for lunch, convened at 1:45 and upon | Attorney McDonough's statement | that he felt there was a United | States supreme court ruling on the point he had raised, questioning the legality of the requisition for extra- dition without a definit: date on the Judge Molloy adjourned court until 2:40 to permit time to look up the declsion. Mr. McDonough and Mr. Sandler | were unsuccessful In their search, | although Mr. McDonough was sure there was such a decision. | Molloy Calls Evidence Overwhelming | In refusing the writ, Judge Molloy sideration the lack of a | date on the warrant, but said the evidence was so overwhelming that Aaronson was the man wanted that | a common sense @ecision required | the dismissal of the writ. The judge at this point publicly | commended Mr. McDonough for his zeal and aggressiveness in the inter- | ests of his client, saying. “This young man has handled his case in a very | creditable manner.” | Turning to Mr. Sandler the judge | continued: “I want the New York counsel to appreciate the very effi- clent manner in which Mr. McDon- | ough has conducted this case | throughout. This young attorney has conducted his case in the interests of his client, with credit to himself and to the entire satistaction of the court.” Mr. Sandler informed the court | that he recognized and appreciated | the fact. The writ dismissed, an embar- rassing situation was discovered after | Judge Molloy had left the bench. | Chiet of Police Hart was asked but one question, whether or not anyone had been placed under oath at the hearing before the lieutenant gover- nor, He answered in the negative. McCue Ignorant of “Sweating” | Detective Sergeant McCue was questioned by Attorney McDonough on the glleged “sweating” of the prisoner, according to a story in the Herald. e said he did not know what “sweating” meant used in this sense, but that no efforts had been made either to intimidate the ac- cused man nor to offer him clemen- cy to confess. He testified to the alleged confession made by Aaron- son to him and also to an alleged | bribe attempt. Mr. Plummer testified that he had seen Aaronson in the New Britain police station and identified him as ths man with whom he did business in Newport News. He said Aaron- | son, under the names of Jnseph’ Cohen, had represented himself as an agent of the Pioneer Rubber Mills, Inc., and said he was going to establish a branch factory in New- | port News. He told of the forged check “Cohen” had deposited and of ' his drawing a check for $5,000 against this account, taking the pay in Liberty Bonds. Mr. Marks corroborated the testi- | mony of Mr. Plummer and said he had seen Aaronson in the Virginia bank, where he used the name of Cohen. Dolan, finger print expert of the New Britain police department, tes- | tifled to taking finger prints of | Aaronson and sending them to New York and the U. S. Bureau of Identi- | fication at Washingtor. The finger prints tallied, he said, with those of | a man wanted under a number of | aliases and with & prison record re- | = ¢ | dismissal left the prisoner in custody Action for the writ having been taken against the New Britain po- lice on the grounds that Aaronson was being held contrary to law, the of Chief Hart. The New Britain po- lice station never was destined to keep prisoners for more than 48 hours. An appeal being made to the supreme court means that Aaronson must be held in Connecticut until May and it looked as though he | would have to remain in the local | police station. Upon conference with | the judge it was arranged to place | him in charge of County Detective | Edward L. Hickey and he was lock- | ed in the Hartford county jail. He | is held under $50,000 bail pending the appeal. | A pathetic background to the case developed when the prisoner's moth- er broke down in the court room and wept bitterly. {‘ An eastern designer annually makes more than 100 different cuts or patterns, each an eighth of an inch square, for conductors’ punches. Ready to use GULDENS ‘Mustard‘ Here Is a Real Value * This Dining Suite Exactly as illustrated above is on our floor. Just received and included in our big Sale. It is a well made, well finished suite, consisting of Buffet, Extension Table, China Cabinet, Server and six' Chairs with attractive tapestry seats. The ' eight pieces regu NOW REDUCED ilarly sell for $142.00 1911900 City Items Court Columba, No. Daughters of America will hold a whist and shower, Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock in Judd's hall. All mem- bers are invited to attend and bring a friend.—Advt. The sisterhood of the B'nal Is- rael will hold an open house meet- ing this evening at 8 o'clock in the | vestry rooms. Winthrop Council, No. 7 Sons and Daughters of Liberty, will hold their regular meeting Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at Jr. O. U. A. M. hall. A social will follow the meeting. Alexandra lodge, No. 24, Daugh- ters of St. George, will meet Wednes- | day evening at 8 o'clock in Vega hall. Thursday afternoon the mem- bers will be entertained at the home Mrs. David Coleman of 44 Green- wood street. William Rowe, night clerk at the Stanley hotel, formerly the Hotel Delaney, is resting comfol the Hartford hospital. He w mitted as a patient Saturday eve- | | ning. Mrs. Morris Light of 12 Maple street has asked the police to arrest L Pancakes Are Dest =N Free Repair ~ < tended to. that damaged to you both cl To a MastersStandard. inquality and Service” 96 WEST MAIN ST. PLANT 415 W, MAIN 5T, 1323-: PHONES-|313°3 N—— R~ AT NSNS, R T . P v e e INCLUDED IN PORTER’S SALE IS SOME FINE i REED AND FIBER Some Suites at just Half Price Special Chairs reduced from $12.00 to $7.95 See our ODD PIECES $85.00 French Walnut Vanity Dresser NOW French Walnut Chifferette .. NOW American Walnut Vanity ... $65.00 $69.00 $120.00 Mahogany Dresser $110.00 Mohair Wing Chair $39.00 Reed Wing Chair . PORTER'S THREE-PIECE MOHAIR REDUCED Catholic | FTER the cleaned garments are passed by the spotter, they are turned over to the repair de- partment, where any rips, rents, tears or missing buttons are at- This phase of our service is an important one, for it assures you $269:00 been ome since last Tuesday after- noon, The Catholic Women's Benevolent | | Legion will meet Tuesday evening at | 8 o'clock at St. Mary's school hall. | An automobile owned by Albert H. Enoch of 368 West Main street, | was reported stolen Saturday night |and was recovered in front of 87 Elm street yesterday afternoon. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney W. | M. Greenstein spent the week-end in New York. | Philip Kerwin, who is employed in . New London, has returned after a visit at the home of his parents, Selectrnan and Mrs. M. T. Kerwin of 49 Union street. her husband, who, she sald, has notfl | SEPALLA GETS CUP Poland Spring, Me., Jan. 31 (P— The second heat of the New Eng- land sled dog derby was cancelled this morning and the cup was pre- | sented to Leonhard Sepalla, who | won the first heat last Friday. The warm weather and rain of the last two days covered the 25 mile course | | with which made precarious | footing for the dogs. Arthur Wald- en, who won the race last year, fin- ished in second place and Walter Channing of Boston, third. HERE was a time when the best pancakes — the light, tender kind—were very difficult to make. And only a few skilled cooks who knew how to mix and blend flours could bake them. But now Grandma’s Pan-' cake Flour, especially milled and blended, make it easy for anyone. GRANDMA’S Pancake Flour Service garments come back ean and whole. NOW NOwW NOW NOwW LIVING ROOM SUITES ARE REAL VALUES RAPHAEL'S The Big Store Mid-Winter CLEAN-UP SALE Tuesday Only JOIN THE CROWDS AND SAVE! HERE ARE 7 Big Values GOOD NEWS! Think of Buying FIRST QUALITY Pequot Sheets Size 81x90 Each $1.32 Limit 2 to Customer TUESDAY ONLY Tea Aprons Made of fine quality Per- cale, double yoke. Large sizes, lsc each s SDAY ONLY Girls’ afi Boys’ Sweaters With collars and without Slip-on style. Assorted $ l 3 00 colors. TUESDAY ONLY REAL BARGAIN! Costume Slips made of Broadcloth Seco Silk Sateen Hip Hems Hemstitched Tops C Values to $1.98 each TUESDAY ONLY LOOK HERE! Another Big Value Pequot Pillow Slips Size 42x36. All perfect, each 320 TUESDAY ONLY! 600 CAKES Palm Olive Soap The kind that every home should have. 4 cakes 250 TUESDAY ONLY! Here is Where You SAVE! Women’s Silk Stockings exceptional fine quality TRIPLE SEAMS Black, White and all shoe shades. Regular value $1.00 TUESDAY ONLY!