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| FLASHES OF LIFE: BLIND, BUT HE MRS‘ HUD fl[ESTflN | IS ABLE TO MAKE PHI BETA KAPPA Is Fist Woman fo Swim (atalina Waters ; T.ong Beach, Cal, “A pot of gold” the m ther 11 year old son an s ducation, day appeared within the reach Mrs. Myrtle Huddleston, because her couragrous and suceessful ming of the Catalina ¢ NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1927. — e | mother, Mrs. Luciennc Bond, of MOTHER LOYALT Bridgeport—Emil Viger, on| | danger list at hospital following fall | or plunge from third story to has comc to an ignominous end.|cement court yard. | "Topeka — It's lucky for Wash-|Once a delight to all admirers of — burn college that its president, P.liast steppers, he was struck down| New Haven—All signs point to Plans to Stick by Girl Who vietims of the raid at between §10. 000 and $20.000. As is usual in such holdups no report was made to the police. Belief was exprescd that the band came from Chicago. At almost the same time, a quartet of holdup men invaded a card room ront door and fled to the rear. She more than 30 years and is widely was found sitting on the steps in a known as a manufacturer. Attor hallway at 6 a. m. ney Sisisky represented Enfield in the legislature in 1923. Both judgeship nominations have 'been taken out of the calendar and referred to the judiciary commi Veteran Thompsonville Man Has Opposition Thompsonville, Feb. 7 (A-—Guy tee of the legislature, but as yet o Chicago's north side, and collect- F. Bushnell, judge of the town no hearing has been assigned. 20 between $7.000 and $10,000 from court of Enfield for 10 years, is| P \\‘omvr\,\lw his \\;-;: ‘"111‘ Hw)z\‘ |by an automobile when plodding | carly return to power of British la- i thi to Ehe: e gaming patrons. storm in Worcester, ) © ask- |qlong with a milk wagon and he|hor government, President William . SROQUMLOTING [LOUYEAL D aUIa: ek Do s > svious gambling house ol dlectipns’ gt the entest hoiise, | nant to. b6 destravess i Wandering | o o coinenly Bresiocol Willam Tried to Rob Bank istature his first opposition for re. Chicago Gangsters Are | n scversl previous gunbiing hows 1t happened to be the residence of | jow, 2:16 1-4, was a pacing geld- | Lahor eays in first of series of meet- | sppotilmant. Satiadtiy \Eemugl ’ Extending Operations puchine guns of the type used in [George I Alden, mechanical en- |ing. ings of local t council. | sisky also is a candidate for thel (picago, ITeb. 7 (P — Chicago tecent gang slayings. . lthy manufac- | B i 2 Vermillion, . D, Feb. 7.—(P— judgeship, basing his candidacy in gunocters, who have taken thousands turer and endant of John and| o voy Warren G Hard-| ‘winsted—Trapped in autbmobile’ Comforte her mother, Missjpart on the claim that the occl- of gollars in a serics of raids on = Priscilla Alden. Now it is revealed |, "l i1 have rather been am-|upder 12 feet ot wator, afier eap MArign Meyers, pretty 19 year old pant of the bench has been of le- gambling housesgand - race track AR Yo R SK'N that prior to his death last year w2 b 7 T than president. | hreais throt, "‘m e gl |4h1 cocd, was more cheerful tod gal training. i hangouts here, are believed to have E U Mr. Alden gave the college $100.- )y " "0 oi0q in Collier's as saying iy, 2 '““, ]’l‘_‘ & “_' Bjicaton 1\f,..m“‘ faced a third degree burglary ch: | The Enfield court was establish- added neighboring cities to their of disfiguring blotches and 000 to found a department of citi- (% % pin o Neochburn Child, g » William Hayes 30, 1s drowned op 4(tempting to rob the First Na- ed 30 years ago next a area of operation. irritations. Use \ t B and two companions narrowly es- during only four years of that time A gaming resort across the river ship. | cape same fa tional bank here. !'mont, has been a resident here for el o e ) e e | the first wom | XY — DBlind since a| San Francisco — Parents are The mother, Mrs. M. L. Meyers, l; :ym hl\l, H‘-\%H L child ge M. Carmody made [hardly in a position to complain of | yfijgistown—Sale of “diamo e ..I.”.‘”\‘fm»m“ i’r{:’l‘r Catalina _island fror s, I'hi Beta Kappa Syracus ”,",' kil “"“h"r‘.‘”,”i,“'"{‘10\:"”5‘)”':‘;.:m lleged to be worth about { A onnes: W. 0. Berita of b versity, won a master's degree (e "“- 1575 ';‘] “’>m” o of Je.|cents for 30 results in arrest of Clay county had obtained a signed Mrs, Huddleston, 30, 1 became an expert pianist and a [t {”"““‘(, R SRR AR dent of | Walter Walski, 35. confession from the girl. The confes- | dent of Mattoon, Ili., compe professor of romance 1 ages. (Seph L —— tion stated that she had attempted a0 rizelin Her y ex- |He is ‘m a at th ] A re- |schools. W J]ll\:x\—r.!ohn Augustus Hauft ' to enter the bank vault early Satur- o realize from | markable memo L typ = e o : realtor and formerly cand¥ day to get $24 with which to pay her picture -[writer enabled him to conduct) New Xork — ¢ ‘n}"}',\,f‘l' '“,‘:‘,.t manufacturer dies after long llness tuition at the University G Mt ontracts as a res classes, Kay, fa ‘(’.\. 'r'“""[-““ Hi wflm‘ of | With pncumoni Dakota, where she was a freshman. The fruits of her v - - : S, — The robbery attempt was a failure. nd her| Meriden, Conn. — The American . Hle arranged for-broad®iet| New Haven—Following argument| Mrs. e s Roller Polo league has decided not |ing of two fmuv»rls i " he : "1 | hetween two deckhands, Leroy John- | stand why her daughter s to play afternoon games February {harmonic orchestra conducte o lson, 23, is taken to hospital with money for school expen 22. The on assiz Arturo Toscaninl and later emtor-| . or0) stan wounds in back. had sent Marion $6 ev for Ge Wa |EAInEaSEe Anm s e jj]‘)“l"'" e nd that the er had worked for cause obse o Oy D ar Oroon | Hartford — Model insurance code her board and room at the home of not general enough i el Seers | Deing formulated would prohibit Professor C. Josey. Is New Swimmer g i m_f‘ “”‘“{ r One reason as. | bolitical contributions, deflamation’ “We seem to have nothing but Mrs. Huddleston who | 0| New = rd Johuson, ‘~| e it h singers' man- | Of Tival companies, and false slate- ' sorrow in our family,” said gwim loss than a yoar :L‘" i - [tenor, e *s‘.x‘;l .‘3&' voice j":‘ rs asked $4,000 more if their|MeNts in advertisements of financial Meyers. “My husband who wi | Acway — nin wrs ago. Then my young son and 42 minutes. Even the at- his herilage. He ecats tvhat shington — After 26 years in | Stepney—Two armed bandits hold became ill and he has been at a hos- | ks of a sav : ““";‘”;‘ v 1(";‘;3‘ ishes and docsn’t bother Sy Master | Sergeant Ernest |UP S. Novak and wife in their store pital at Huron, §. 1., for three years. | ;”‘““‘k‘:",}:f”;“‘ ],‘,',f_‘.,,",‘,_ 2 et oAbl e Priddy is going farming in|and get away with $500. And then this. But I am going to ed bottom at Point Vinee Her [ Montelair, N, J.—Charlos Evans, [Franklin, Tenn. He called to say| o stsitomy s {iran e el g e aome | goodl " chief of staff, Ma-| Meriden—Iog, obseuring vision of s. Meyers said she had no day from the isthmus on the island e his | jor General P. Summerall, | trolley motorman, results in sev v o hire a lawyer but expressed As 1 hove in sight, Mrs e s M. |who was a licutenant in a battery|iniuries to Charles Mastriano, © belief that the judge would be Huddies ar- was e ve ot Cnick |in which Priddy was a recruit dur- |truck by car while walking trach kind to her daughter. spurre n who called to lge ha «ling the Boxcr trouble of 1900.| e Authorities at first believed Miss | e e 1A oying rowhoat, W without Priddy was a captain during the| l.chanon—TFoul play suspected (in Meyers must have had accomplices “Come m come on, ma the contr: |World war. '!\H:”\V‘OY John Warnish, o2 ifahen of 'in her attempt to rob the bank, but e . Some wise fellows would | ’ AR !f}-ffly’VOKIA s found on farm of the abandoncd this theory when she Left Side Paralyzed only what was necessary, | Manchester, . — Seventeen | Benjamin Zuvow, a neighbor steadfastly denied that any one hac When she was helped ot ¢ e nittotiat dotbie, persons in this like to swim E—— \ helped her. water after inishing the final quar lso much that they dived through| Seymour — Injuries received in| Students at the university said she ter mile she was in a state of semi-| Now York — Governor Ritchie|a hole chopped in the jce of the|jump from third story window last had no close frien the school coma. She collapsed when lifted into |4 Governor Al Smith had Merrimac Keith Cousins | Tuesday in attempt at suic result | that she was often morose, and fre- the 1 Her left side Was D4~ |phone conversation whens the |topped all a phtge of 108 fin death of Mrs. Mary Ka a, quently was crying when she came T, | Maryland exccutive was in town, |feet from the top of Amoskeag | mother of five. to classes in the morning. About her arms and [The only details given are that|ledge. Miss Mary Balkitis dived 601 e gnment on the burglary bites and bruises received |triendly greetings were exchanged, |feet. | Hartfond — Evolution has devel- charge was set for today before a 116 with. fhe b |1t™is not explainkd whether the| 8 {oped the mentality of man to such Jjustice of the peace. The penalty for tacked her when s vas ¥ lzreetings were the same as those | w Haven—I'rogress exposition a degree that hic nervous system third degi burglary in this state i across the channel. 15t the governors of the Carolinas. |closes with last minute rush which will not stand the strain and all ROt mo an 15 years in the peni Mrs. Huddleston's conquest minated her third attempt to ne- gotiate the channc Last n she participated in the Wrigley marathon swim in which a $15,000 prize was offered for the first woman to cross the channcl. She was taken from the water after she had cover- ed about two-thirds of the distance. Mrs. Huddleston was the only one ®f four starters to reach the main- land. Peter Meyer of Cincinnati who put off from the island isthmus at 4:05 p. m. Saturday, gave up ex- hausted at 6:22 p. m. Sunday when he was two and a half miles from the goal. Mrs. Charlotte Schoem- mell, of New York, who started at 6:29 yesterday morning, abandoned the swim shortly bufore noon after covering approximately six miles. The third unsuccessful swimmer w: Miss Martha Stager of Portland, Oregon, who gave up at 7:58 Sunday morning after covering 10 1-2 miles, Miss Stager who swam farther than any other woman entrant in the ‘Wrigley marathon, started from the island at 9:21 Satury night. Surrounded by flowers sent by admirers Mrs. Huddleston was rest- ing last night in her apartment un- der the care of a nurse. She was visibly nervous but said she felt no {ll-effects from her strenuous swim. 8he said she lost seventeen pounds during the ordeal. STILL ANOTHER STUDENT SUICIDE Rochester Youth Follows Cum Via Same Route Rochester, Y. Feb. 7 (®— J. Morfan Derr, Jr., 20, of this city a sophomore at the University of Rochester and student at the Fast- man School of Music, committed suicide here yester by shooting himself through the right temple with a caliber rifle Derr was a classmate, brother and chum of Righy Wils who killed himself in cxactly tl same manner at his home in Ne¢ York on January while on his Ch Unlike . however, who found life “futile and barren,” illness was given as the cause of young Derr's action. He had had pneumonia four times and was said to be in a run down condition similarity of the methods indicated, ho had brooded over the d of his chum. Derr's pare tn . leaving him asleep and when they returned he dead across his bed fully dressed with the rifl n his hand. Investigation revealed he had n his b ind had played the piano for tefore EOIng to his room agai Young Derr was a good and was po rowith th body. He studied voice at the East man School of Music and also was a skilled piano player. Is Dealrt Hand of 13 Hearts in Bridge Game New York., Feb, 7 (8 Charles | M. Evans, jr N T ported to the v York Herald Tribune last n that in a bridge game in his home he had been dealt a hand of 13 hearts. He bid | six, hearts the only bid. One other perfect bridge hand has bee ported in this vicin vary 1. but statis 5 phenomenon ¢ 158,888,000 curs only MOVIE Beverly Hills Virginia, Brov tress, and J were marri Dougherty was late Barbura La M READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS$ FOR YOUR WANTS fraternity | { Key West — The oldest white = {man in the country dead. Mich- Stamford—William Kingsle . Truth, New York ael Culmer lived on a key to be|dies from internal injuries received | 23 years old. |when struck by automobils Thurs-| Hartford—Forced f g ahe 1 E | day. | speeding automobile, New York — Chicago is to have - | Joseph Mularz, 34, the biggest ballroom in the world Waterbury—Miss Mary Taksaro of [ Mularz receives skull with room for more than Hartford wins state amateur speed |which he dies. Mrs acers. Charles Galewski, New |skating championship for women at three others in car uninjured, realty operator, and annual carnival. | Rockville—Stiuck are to build it at Fort enth street and South Parkway at a cost of more than $1,000,000. — Wandering Bucyrus, O O MATTER how great it grows every industry is ultimately made or unmade by public opinion. | Witness the raising of Chrysler by public approval in three years time | from 27th place to 4th place among exhibitors in the National Automo- bile Shows. Twenty-three long-established motor crs supplanted because the public found in Chrysler evidences of pro- gressiveness which spelled greater value. By the spontaneous action of public | opinion old standards were over- turned, old ideas of engine efficiency, artistic appearance and general per- formance discarded and the newer 250 Arch Street brings total atiends Hartford—Appeal to Q% 1924 18 t 1925 | Othyg ance to 225,000 | numanity may somet Albert C. Gr doctors counsel for|be serious, THANKS! | - AND A PROMISE - Chrysler principles crowded up into fourth place. In business at least democracy works, —and all things are possible to the independent manufacturer function- ing as a free agent at the head of his own independent company, un- hampered by old traditions or obsolete equipment, encouraging engineering research and giving brains, experience and new ideas full swing in development and achievement. The amazing advance of Chrysler in public esteem has rocked the auto- mobile industry from top to bottom and precipitated a feverish endeavor to approximate Chrysler snap, dash, vim, speed and power— Chrysler timness and beauty, Chrysler's sus- overturns |trolley pole which crash to | window of trolley in which he is rid- [aid in eearch for missing child|ing, Harold Kloter, 14, received bad main room. heiress to $180,000 estate, Lucienne | gash in heal which is not thought to | ¢ Helen Nolan, made by ime go insane, of Church of | Miss Meyers related in her confes- sion that she left the home of Pro- tells audience. . fessor Jos early Friday evening rom road by And after waiting in the post office and a rest room until 1 a. m. Satur. car driven by v, entered the bank building through a window in the rear hall- way. Unable to get into the main and | room of the bank, she went into an adjoining garage, where she obtained a collection of pli drill bits and a screw driver. With these she drille and plied her way into the ban) After opening a dra which was empty, she be me htened by some one opening the and | fracture from | . Mularz by scction of 1 through fri tained brilliant performance and long life everywhere under any and all motoring conditions. \ At first the attempted competitive explanation of Chrysler was that it was a new and probably a one-year cr. Now the wish to give the public cars that look like Chrysler and perform like Chrysler has become almost a rout and a panic of emu- lation and imitation. Mr. Chrysler and his organization appreciate the leadership that has been awarded to them and realize its responsibilities. They will keep faith with the public which has shown faith in them. (788) ‘ BENNETT MOTOR SALES CO. Phone 2952 ’_'i 1 ; I has the judge been a lawyer. 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