New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1927, Page 27

NEW BRITAIN DATLY HERALD, FRIDAY, ¥EBRUARY 3%, 192T. SLAYER EXECUTED IN CALIF. PRISON I5 Third to Pay With Life for Slaying Woman, Folsom Prison, Calif., Feb. 4 ( —Edward K. Sayer, 25, son of a prominent Denver family, was hang- ed in Folsom state prison at 10:06 a. m, today for the murder of a Japanese woman, The trap was sprung at 10:06 | o'clock. Bayer's mother and father | from Denver and his wife from {an | Francisco parted from him last night | ;\‘iter having spent the day with | m. = | Folsom Prison, Calif., Feb. 4 (P— | The execution ended 2 legal battle in California courts waged since more ' than two years ago, when three men drove up to a small store in Penryn and ordered & Japanese woman to open a safe containing $5,000. The woman and a Japanése clerk ran and Arthur Muller of S8acremento, it was later established at the triai, fired the shot that killed her. Muller* went to Sacramento, told his father about the crime and then went to S8an Francisco. The next day he was found dead in a rooming house. Sayer and Ray Arnold, who was hanged last Friday at Folsom prison, were tried jointly for complicity in the crime. The jury convicted them and they were sentenced to hang. A motion for a new trial was denfed 4nd an appeal was filed with the state supreme court. The deciston was upheld. A rehearing was grant- ed by the higher court and the decl- slon of the trial court was again sus- tained. Arnold was a member of a prom- inent Sacramento family and Sayer's family are influential residents of Denver. Scores of friends of both families interceded with Governor C. C. Young for clemency. The gov ernor, after a review of the case, Is- sued a formal statement in which he sald that he found no grounds for executive elemency. Arnold, just before he was hanged, told the witnesses that they were about to see an innocent man ex cuted and requested that the noose be cut into thirteen pieces and one portion be sent to each juror and the prosecuting attorney. Desperate efforts to save Saver were made during the last week. A member of the president’s cabinet, a congressman, former governors and other influential residents of Colora do and Sayer'seformer schoolmasters in Denver petitioned Governor Young 1o spare him. J. K. Mullen, a wealthy | Denver miller, made™ personal plea to the governor . Sayer's widow and daughter live in San Francisco. CURTIN FILES REPORT. Electrical Inspector C. J. Curtin | issued 70 permits and made 122 in- spections in the month of Januar: his report completed today show An income of $100 from fees and li- | censes issued was turned into the city treasurer. Inspector P. J. Tor- may in the plumbing department made 251 Inspections and issued 51 | permits. | —NEA, Detroit Bureau | Ossip Gabrilowitsch, conductor of the Detroit symplony orchestra, | wears a collar that measures five and one-half inches from RKeel to {erow’s nest. Another of his claims 'to fame fs that his wife formerly jwas Clara Clemens, daughter of Mark Twain. City Items ’1 For particular people a high grade | motion picture program at the South | Churen Friday night, 7:30—advt. | The boys' choir of St Mary's church will meet tonight at 6i45 oclock at the church. The Sunshine socicty will Monday afternoon at :30 o'elock at | the Methodist church. A daughter was born at New Brit- aln General hospital yesterday to Mr. |and Mrs. Harold Corning of 17 | Winthrop street. A daughter was born yesterday afternoon to Mr. and Mrs, Jonathan Yonan of 744 Stanley street at New | Britain General hospital. | Sl | B'NAI ISRAEL SISTERHOOD An open house meeting of B'nai | Israel Sisterhood was recently held lin the v rcom. Mrs. C. J. | Greenstein, president, gave the ad- | Schooler, vice-president and chair- man of the entertainment commit- tee outlined some of the work to be done in the future, Louis Chernoff rendered several piano eolos. A few of the sisterhood hostesses are planning to give a bridge in the ves- try room# Tuesday evening, Febru- ary 8, atg o'clock. The Sisterhood Book club will hold its first meeting in the vestry room Wednesday evening, February 9. Those (desiring to enroll are asked to be present at this meeting. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR YOUR WA meet | dress of welcome and Mrs. Nathan | FACE WASHING FOR GIRLS THREATENED épanking Rlso Mentioned by Blanche Bates in Beauty Talk San Francisco, Feb. 4 (UP)—Rec- ommending “an epidemic of faco washing and a good spanking for every little high school girl who dares to spoil ner natural beauty,” Blanche Bates, former noted actress, |has made a vigorous appeal to the San Francisco board of education’ to stop “the wretched business ot face daubing” with powder and rouge among high schgol girls. | | The actress, who is the wife of| | George Creel, war-time head of the committee on public information, | I'said her protest resulted from the | spectacle of her own 13-year-old| daughter who, with other high school | girls had “their lips daubed with | carmine of every hue and their cheeks touched up with rouge until they had the look OF clowns.” | | Mrs. Creel said she had never| ! worn as much make-up on the stage | | | i as modern school girls do. Mus. Chaplin Now Asks toj Have Husband Arrested | Los Angeles, Feb, 4 (UP)—Lita| | Grey Chaplin sought the arrest of ihcr comedian husband, Charles Chaplin, today. She asked that a complaint be filed charging the ac- | tor with failure to provide for his wife and children, District Attorney Asa Keyes said. Keyes refused to comment other than to admit he had the request | under advisement, and a conference lat which both counsel for Mrs Chaplin and her husband would be present was scheduled to be held here today. BORN AT Y. M. C. A. Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 4 (UP)—A Sbaby girl was born at the Young Men’s Christian association here. T mother, Mrs. Edward F. Hartman, | was discovered by Charles Wolfe, in | 2 weak and dazed condition, and, | ded by other passersby, Wolfe took her into the building. | | . FRISCH SIGNS UP | St. Louis, Feb. 4 (M) — Frankie | Frisch, star second basemah obtain- ed from the New York Giants in the trade for Rogers Hornshy, has sign- ed a Cardinal contract, it was an- nounced today. Terms were not made public. LEY CHURCH SOCIAL A regular business meeting of the | Ladies’ Aid socicty of Stanley Me fal church was held yesterday | \fternoon. It was voted to hold a | poverty social for members and friends at the church Friday even- ing, Februa | 0,00 BUTLD! APPROVED W ington, Feb. 4 (UP)—Con-| struction of a $6,500,000 office build- | ing for house members was approv- | ed today by the house public build- and grounds committee, The committee reported a bill authoriz- ling an immediate appropriation of $800,000 for purchase of a site, | | | Main at Pratt, Ha Special! 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MISS GLAVES SHOWERED A linen and silver shower was ten- dered Miss Mabel Glaves last eve- ning at the home of her sister, M Frank Spitzel of 487 South M street, Refreshments were served. Miss Glaves was the recipient of many b tiful gifts. She will be- come the bride of Juddie Landgren of Maple street on Iebruary 16. n Strictly fresh eggs, 2 doz._for $1.00. Russell Bros.—advt Eastern Millinery Co. | 133 | | RURAL GHILDREN EAT HEARTIEST Have Healthy and Normal Ap- petites, Report Shows Chicago, Feb. 4.—(UP)—Children in well-to-do families must be hu- mored into eating while children liv- ing in rural districts have a normal and healthy appetite, Dr. Lydia J. Roberts of the University of Chicago announced after.a survey. “Only 19 per cent of the children |Paid by the territorial treasurer on | from financially superior homes rmal desire to eat” Dr. 1id. Some few relish their food to a degree while there are others who take eating as a matter of duty, she said. “Children in rural communities come to the table hungry and eat with relish,” she saids This difference, she belleves, 1 through the fact that the wealthy children are pampered and that they “play to the gallery to get attention when they refuse to eat.” WO ARRESTS AFTER CRASH | Tormer Alleged to Have Cut Corner | | | | MAIN And Second Driver in Collision Didn’t Have License With Him. Two arrests were made by Officer | Thomas J. Feeney following a colli- sion at the corner of Stanley d Dwight streets about 10 o'clock thls | Frank Hedwall, a farm- | forenoon. er, aged 61, of Farmington, was driving south on Stanley street at the rate of ahont 10 miles an hour, and turned east into Dwight street an automobile driven by Joseph denberg, aged 28, of 47 Willow t, was going north on Stanley eet. 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