New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1927, Page 13

_—_—_ GHILDHOOD LOVERS | ARE GRANTED DivoRcs UNITED AT LAST Quarrel of Years Ago Fina]ly! Ended—Both Happy Now By NEA § aahachie, George Jennings Freed From Wife and Sarah Harte Is Granted De- cree From Husband. George Jennings of 64 Glon street this city, was granted a from Mabel O'Malley Jennings, an {inmate of the State Farm for Wo- jmen, on grounds of habitual intem- jperance, by Judge Marvin in sup ior court yesterd Evidence was [submitted to the eficct that the de- {fendant was committed to the farm {on September 15 last because of drunkenness. They were married July 24, 1909, ¥, B. Hungerford ap- peared for Jennings. | Charging desertion Day, 1922, Sarah A as [OF 61 Elliot strc Hartfo) laranted a divorce from Myron Harte, formerly of this city, testified that the desertion oecurred lat Springficld, M Evidence was [submitted by a representative of the | Diocesan w that Harte is the {father of two children born to an- other woman in Hartford since he {descrted wife, Mrs. Harte was rvie exas, Dee, o 4 loy quarrel in which the g ma leaves howme, vowing never return— nd him into Mexico, put him nt of a firing squad and have eseap t the W 30. - TS el al last min- since Christ- Harte was A\ years later, Conroy 1 fortune m hack hom me a (iter 4 him mect have time years his o and n sdients story happens to of D. Frank soldier of fortunc the he ars of wandering. 0s Brown and Miss sarts in the t his story granted *{resume lier maiden name. She was "IN HURDER CASE A\ Yew Yrk Pl Follow Che i | Harington Slaying York, Dec. 31 (A slayer of Mrs. Mary udeville actress, cent sweetheart 1 after 40y tek in the * New the \ Search for Harrington, l today in @ quest for the driver of a hlue taxi- | cab frequently parked upper west she lived, Neighbors of the woman, believed felubbed to death Kk ago by man who stripped hev apartment of welry and furs, toll police the tax- jcab had been parked fov long inte before the apartmint in the wonths preceding iver death, Handicapped by the fact that the body wis not discovercd until an in- quiring neighbor pushed her way in to the wpartment on Thursday, and then was 1ot recognized as a mur- der until many hours later, police striving reconstruct the of v bust they hefore the apartment where side IRENE RIVES a a 1ed parer 1oand girl's ts vals and the onntuing and Central | West Tndi South 1to M Nico inting into Werd o story the murd: as turmoil that Portirio Diaz, Brown | s lite, Twice he Zapata band and con- | followed conld. Se Guy Harrington, divoresd hushand of the woman, arrived from Wilkes- Warre, Pa, whers ke has been ap- pearing in company produc tions, to aid police in their seareh T stioned fof several hours t police headquarters, With exeeption of the teved bath room stock 1 lood the woman's apartment had the slayer and terrific struggle 1 before the t. They ex- the woman from hem- assailant plun- spat- iy A, the con set was (ot in ord cvidenee of oman divd, pressed the ated @ lingering « while her apartm battle, who bheing was eviden orrhages leved Ui he murdere leaving without neighbors, according to dently wus known to actross who left her breakfust nnfinished 1o answer the doorbell in her night- gown and slipper 390 ALARHS DURING YEAR Men and erascd evi- suceceded in noticed by police, evi- the D PRANK BROWN to be shot. On ea 1, the lust 100 pesos on ted v oceasion fine with a re- his head, fair-sized mderings, hut the hurly- . Lirown his t was lost it Chict Noble's Called Out o Nico w Fires at Average of More Than Oune Per Day. bl ent has responded to 390 calls Chiet W. J. Nobls were &3 calls dur- , of which 36 w and 17 hell The was in the hone of Police Michael Meehan on Buell the loss being $3400, includ- g the damauge to the building and furniture in three tenements. At 5:45 last evening, Officer M ford Dart called fire headquart and Co. No. 2 responded, an auto- mobile owned hy Svea Nahisdron of 66 Wolcott street and driven by | Gliver Johnson of the same addvess having taken tire from the wiring. The damage was slight Up to t five i ing the reported. forenoon, t Ther December, t 53 still! dama fir ishand most tort ing inothoer, Brown to th Trenc man ted on n of still street, were got an answ hanged—auand Brown packed up and came to | Waiting for ¥ m m at ty The 1wo had not her for 40 years. A mutron- | woman and a grey-haired man, in it age, hat taken | Automobile Dealer Says of the two youths who had | Plan Had Some Value lote, as n“f‘”:w:-“\vav:(;l\q‘ Lafayetfe, Ind, Dee. Gime gl At the passne - of | Charles Shambaugh, Lafayette auto- ot s Rives o lvani |mobile dealer, who visited Rear Ad- ere. marriod shorily after |Mital Frank Brumby, in charge of o | salvage work at the scene of the S-4 s disaster near Province- e "),' it h:“, h‘“,':‘; of thets | returned home satisfied yon met them at the tation | e didhaghas ler Land ALatae d gave them old-time x'h.lrl-‘;‘(::;w'“l'""_’:'l’ i‘\;"‘_::r-vd y at least varh, Brown, beaming with hapol- | %y “spambaugh admitted that a e lle paintings and |landsman probably wonld not qualify Ul ke his home |88 an expert in maval rescue work but he said that Admiral Brumby \nv day. afted the work is done, | WA Very courteous to him and thut i lis wife way be seen Brumby and other officers spent owh the citys strects, | Many ours discussing his plan. Ife Their youth was speng | Stdd that rescue work in any field, o't saem 5 | does not require a thorough knowl- : ledge of the particular kind of en- incering involved and that any man might conceive a plan that would solve problem that might find troublescme, en well the 1 thearts o yeurs Brown their r submarine town, h that his ide ahacl mee an nnounced T Brown strolling Land in hand. vears B care, Lithuanian Society Elects New Officers | rited Lithuanian sy, i o % ;'" " A directors and officers at | ( entury Old School in New London Destroyed ast as follows: | John 1laus B | sw TLondon, Conn., Dec. 31 (U’ The century-old Coit street Griskevie P. Pilipanskas, John J Anthony Osteika, J. Supsin- house was virtually destroyed fire here tod skas, J. Paevenskas, J. Linikas, J. Loss was cstimated at $20,000, Blaziuskas; officers, John Mikal- president; B, Griskevicius, | 1 Pilipauskas The building, of wooden construc- treasurcr; tion. had been used recently only as T |4 night school and was unoccupied ustees. at the time of the fire, Two alarms were sounded. The armory, located adizcent to the | school, is of fireproie construction and was not threatend. Tolice and fire officials have be- I vun_an investigation in an cffort to | determine how the fire started. The 1 Soci e, cle a mecti Dircctors, 5 by wiskas, An- Pas- vice-preside: J. Supsin tary; kas, thony vens m nd ). Linikas, WRECK IN CHICAGO P P—Several per nd one man was the wreckage of ropolitan clevated n they st of the pin- rear 150, D is risoner in thound 1 ns which t lescoped wi W tr collided today at a poin river, One man Chicago was on the train, in an 27 in a | There are 40,000 museic | elephant’s trunk and only 5 [ man’s body. ned 1latform of in the front divorce | It was | v ditorce and permission to | speciulists | school- | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 81, 19217. THENTY VESSELS IN GRIP OF DENSE FOG Only One Ship Has Reached New York in 24 Hours New York, Dee, 31 |snips wer Hook to ed before ni would he pr {and leaving New York | For past 24 [ship entered port ¢ led in leaving bec | Five passen to stop at Nandy conld wproach (UP)—T 1 and unless the fog ht a more vented from enty fog bound off Nandy scor ships ntering harbor, hours only 1d none suec ise of fog TS wer the one lin Hook because not Barie The only ship to slip thro |fog into N York harh |treighter Gypsum, which [to get into port |there was o slight late yesterd lift in th Leviathan Held Up eviatha pride of the Unit- ates Lines, as ¢n route from to New York but could wse of the weather dan- 1t had bec dry Boston for its r re- pairs and was originall ere at 7 a.m, The Cunard lin which was 1o have d last ni still was at its pier today unable to leave the Hudson because of the Although weath v ! Boston proced sers, in zular dock a Mauretania cr conditions were ideal for rum-running | for the late New Year's trade, police {reported today there had been no seizuves along the water front. The guard also said they |signs of activity by the bootleg Sound traffic was disrupted almost lcompletely by the fog | Ferry boats were runni I but the service was not r Imany delays we 1 coast saw toda tar and Coll Wave Dec, 31 (P —Nature' 1o the middlowest s come tumbling out of the weath wrapped in snow with ey W car's gift te asparkle By and ieycles, N said the 'S morning a temiperatur 4 degrees below zoro may | ed Nere, The th steadily falling early the weatherman, 1S re- cor rmometer was today, although lowest for last night was 15 de- oV Snow fell [ middlewest, How zero have n recorded in Min- il the D Chicago death to the of ove nost the entive nesota Thre uted most cre atirio nowstorm that raged yesterday and last Stormi Sweeps On Dee, 31 (4 snow o stats Kunsas City that ht rn \ bron more than & dozen west wed and Riding cast souti. north wind border temper crday e 1 upper Mississippi valley that Ew I Wian points sub-zero dures i snow yes il so west Ktates, well under the 1 last night in the ction, A point had a reading of Wyo., strict mperatnres 0 K were veports Rocky Mot near Butte, M 34 below, wh wepresentative 12 below e Dakotas, and Missouri the {near zero at m t. Snow cuts in this arew to delay traffic and fthreaten stock. Air mail planes be- tween Chicago and oncd schedules duc to fog and was, with Nebraska 1sas nid mercary SHOW yester While of snow of from three to seven inches fell in the northwest and the wwest, only a light wits 4 in Oklahoma Cemperatures in treczing with vave sout report Texas, helow cold Gul continue 1o the Oone death min Bunch d exposur liome at Townsend, Mont. Continued cold, with sle extending eastward from the ippl valley was forccast to prospect coasl. Ganga- near hi reported or snaw 1y, Denver, Colo., Dec. 31 (UT) cold New Year's eve was in pros pecet for the Rocky Mountain region today. Temperatures hov near the zero mark and below thirough- out the region last night and early today. Al 2 a. m. Denver's temper- ature was five degrees below zero, } LAWYERS IN NEW YORK George Rachlin and Albert Rapport | ! Both Are Admitted to Practice in | Empire State, I Geor [ rs ¢ Mr. Rachlin, 1 Rachlii street, this city, h to the New York bar, | word receipd here tod to engage in the practic fession in New York. | Atiorney Ruachlin New Dritain high !He was prominent tie debates during cour: and while college at Hartford he took part in athletics, being a catcher the baseball team. He attended Y and was graduated from New {law school. Me is a brother of At- torney Irvi 1. Rachlin of this ecity Word lias also heen received that Albert Rapport, who was {of the local Hebrew sehool a {years ago, has been admitted to the | New York bar. e was born in Palestine and graduated from the Hebrew gynasium there, He grad- A from Buitalo law school afier wing this city. He also plans to ietice Jaw in New York. Lights .MratchA to Peer Into Gas Tank—Bang! Steve Kosakowski, aged about 30 of 445 North Burritt street, driving late yesterday afternoon and became disturbed as to the amount of gasoline in the tank. He took off the cap and peered but nothing but darknes lighted a mateh. The jand Kosakokski was | “doing nicely’ at New Britain Gen- {eral Hospital today, his face and {hands being painfully burned son and West Leen admitted according to He plans of his pro- Tua school in int his high school attending Trinity «d from in 1917, rscholis- on was out « inside 0 e reported . lift- | b tis not no | vatures of 20 be- | tilled would | Mississ- | York | prineipal | saw | “Disarn | Which? 13:30 | Main st city Christac many qu rmame Memib not g0 the 1 Hias the hol Max 1hinow | has | Kravitz fcondnct | Mrs. strect | Brit v (H 1 reside Hubert d [ ) resentat A son ral i ian Con Alber istreet v |that a {stolen y \battoit werkly 4 o'cloc last | {urer of |be the ldueea 1 | Prompt ludvt. ! Mr |of Iare {over the M Dot Melvin Michiga zan of New Elks to 10 from 10 m Hyma Brown 1 spending 1 M Mai orr Wiez an iewski 1 [t v the susy Curtis Blinn Britai dtor's i Hig All TOREMOVE BODIES FROM HULL OF §-4 Dallas, Texas, | (Continued from First Page) conditio Frank b Lospital Coine expectic work h sugmen diate tra lto the T jevidence to rine s 1hle the sha and aft which w drydock It wa £ the e Tecov { ELO else 6 Yo parted Mrs, 11 treet 1o I I police that left at lid not informa with 1 Henry 'Hartf Hart Rtoctzne committ ing afte; party by inhaling illuminating e was found at mot ame, s W clothes, er Glove by the f Nicholas {11 healt affair, medical usual vesult followed | trouble, was respoasible for her act. 88 |"he girl had attempted self destrue- | tion at 1 several life. leased a {building, New Jr | partmen he order press cather conditions remain work of scaling compartments pre- paratory Street sty City Items | 3417 ARRESTS IN 1927 h W, Huntress will speak or 1926 Booked anient; W, vs. Peace tomorrow afternoon at lock at Grotto hall, West reet. He will appear in this ler the auspices of the lelphians and he will answe iestions in regard to the Thirty More Than in | By Polic—382 in November Top| Figure For Year. There the 3417 arres year ending today, according to SRy port of Chief W. C. Hart. No- ! wers of Durritt Grange will |Vélber Was the banner month, 352 | to Cromwell Monday night |MTeStS occurring during that tinie, | neeting of Cromwell Grange | Which the YUENLioh: StHe s | R s et reported in June, During December idays. there were §58. { D, Honevman the| Mffective tomorrow, the he w-Raschkow Real lstate Co. | the nighit patrolmen will be changed, in the Grand |but the day detail, meluding the de strect, to Abraham [tective burcau assignments, will re- | for purpose of | mnain the same as at present. Mo- ing a general market Officers W. 8. Strolls and | John Rizauskas of 18 on special work for admitted to the New ltpe winter, while Motoreyele Offi- General - hosy for treat- |, Kumm and Altred st night | patrolling night b y M. Cooper has purchased show that nee on Brookside roud from |y 1995 there were 3,387 arrests or | ‘\\m: ums u‘m” n:?n rsl\“ll‘ | 40 less than this year, while in 192 s co vith the adver- | 2,515 arrest | partment of the Faf | SRR WARDS PRESENTED TOZ7GIRLSCOUTS were s during dis- ; lowest through 8108 store Arch & Co. [ toreyele John | W, P Hayes are vas | al s Clavence \Euay The department records are | there were ive in the common council v was horn at New Britain hospital today to Rev. and ul David of 172 Smith street. | wid is pastor of the Armen- | zutional n t Sherman of cported to the hind quarter esterday ssion, | 28 Clinton | police today | of beef was | from the munieipal lnteresing Program Marks! Session at Trinity Church | | Exehange elub - will hold its | meeting Tuesday evening at K. Ches Vinou treqas- the Basign Bickford Co., will speaker. He will be intro- Albert Seripture. viption service at The Fair. , reliable and economical.— Real holiday spirit entered into the program of the Girl Scout rally | held yesterday afternoon in the Methodist. church. Twenty-five pro- | ficiency badges and two second class | arned this fall were award- en by the commissioner, Mrs, E. 1 Warren, assisted by Mrs. Edwin 1. | Davis, chairman of the standard and | court of awards committee i The program opened with the | color ceremony and Scout promise. | The following girls then received | their awards: Troop 2, Catherine dinner and entertainment | Rand and Barabara Smith: Troop 4, 3 3 x Josephine Baraterrio, Mabel Barra- ) to 12; dancing from 12 to! T v e < jterrio, M ia Barret, I"lorence Gik ¥or reservations call 4865 |terrio. Marlan Barret, I'lor | vt n Nair will rveturn to miversity on Monday to com- s senlor year. He has been » holidays with his par- Wl Mrs. Frank Nair of t n street | and Mrs. B. J. Monkie- 4 and Mrs, Peter J. Pa- " | left to spend the week- i York city. B | police were notified today of n of the operator's. li- nk A, Barbazo of 198 | and Edward William | | R. . D. No. 2, New turn of the oper of Alex Solomon of 33 w amd - Mrs. Harrison street E. Doty ison are rtaining holidays, their son, Melvin and wife and grandson, Doty Jr. of Detroit, and Miss Henrictta Mor- York city. IProlic Sunday evening, Jan. $ at Ilks club. Concert from ps u, i ey 1 Mr Jensi 1y ot, also the | v conse 5 Smith, U, 8 army ws, Mass,, is home. | Corp. €mith soldicr having the same ported to have robbed his host it his & amaritan” this week. | | |chaels, | Guite; leanor Porter and Eunice Reckert; Margarct Mary Toop Tvorson, Mary Mi- Savage, and Alice Marion Hance, Bryson and | | scnior division, Esther | Helen Pankonin | The formal part of the program | was followed by “stunts” prepared | by eral of the troops. Twelve |girls from Troop 1 Helen Pankonin, sang "My Man John” which they dramatized. A dozen girls from Troop 16 under the lead- crship of Helen Prest, gave a dumb- Lell drill in costume. Four girls from Troop 3 under Mabel Spring, presented two fahleaux in costume showing the history of lie American flag. Novel stunt wus presented by Troop 4 under Mr Robert T. Chapman called “A Musl cal Sketeh.” Girls' heads appeared through « large staff forming a After singing their various | totes a group of songs which were | enthuisiastically received by the Scout audience weére sung. Troop 5 of which Mrs Charles | Spring is captain had prepared & | Virginia Reel. Troop 2 prepared a |group of shadow-pictures showing the interpretation of the Scout laws ! under the leadership of Marjorie Gibney and Florence Tompkins, and Mrs. Warren, The Senior Division was generous with two dramatic cpisodes which were filled with local “take-off: Refreshments were s John C. Loomis and Slade. Mrs. Noah Lucas charge of » motion pic World Camip held in Geneva, Switz- erland last August During the in- termissions camp songs and Gi Scout songs were led by Mrs. Fred | Giross, former eamp counsellor and captain. under rushied to the I found to be in a eerious n whereupon Rear Admival 1 Brumby ordered the Falcon 1 to Boston with him the Marine but was to sur- to iver has been t C 2t Isea since, was forces here i the Lo his return, it was force of men at be considerably sult of a navy de- | order directing the imme- ansfer of all qualified divers mporary duty. interpreted as : of the navy's determination the raising of the subma- expeditiously as possible tdent wit 1 that cre wol scale. ted as a alcon w fa- enter the | will tart today the divers ttered hull and to unwiatering the ¢ ft aching the big pontoons will support it on its trip to at Boston s thought possible that some bodies of the v might red in the course of today's PEMEN rved by Mrs. Mrs. Lonis was in tims 1He8 of {he o T SUSPECTED Woman Wears That - - - ADVERTISING ABROAD De- 1 cuire, Dee. 31 (P—A deercasing iate ot illiteracy fn Palestine las Street Youth, | o itted the use of modern electric nioving signs for the first time. Tel Aviv is the first town in which the devices w used, the signs pearing in Bnglish, Arabic and He brew in order to present an appeal to the races using different law- puag American and European products are advertised, and fllus- trations are employed o reach those who still cannot read. rar Old Daughter Has 1 with Henr, aptain Kelsey Kelly at this forenoon Annie, 15 7 o'clock last evening and return. Mr Yaas receivel tion that Annic had cloped Jdward Dictz, aged 19, of Theodor ported 10 C cadquarters r daughter, aged TURKEY TRUSTS OLD SAVE Constantinople, Dec. 31 (ACon- tinuing unfavorabl: economic condi- tions in ‘Turkey have forced Turk- ish business men to put faith in old safes. So many safes used by firms now out of business have been | { thrown on the market that the de- | mand for new strong-boxes has been ord Young Woman Ends Life by Gas! Dec, 81 (P-—\Miss IPrieda | r, 22, of 45 Hillside avenue, 1 suicide carly this morn- | r returning from a Christmas m., today by | in the Kitchen of their | itting in a chair in front of | ater héater, attired in m;,vhz‘ Assistant Medical Examin- r 1. Howe, who was called mily and Detective 1. Gallicehio, investigated. h, which had blighted a love | and necessitated ant | attendance nervous ! | [ her DR. CRAPSEY DEAD Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 31 (A—Dr. Algernon Sidney Crapsey, 80, au- thor and lecturer, died today. He was an [piscopalian clergyman whose views on theology first won him a place in the literature of modernism and finally brought down a charge of heresy against him. The longest ocean wave measured was 675 feet. | | | for t once previously and had times threatened to end her ‘concussion |ages | Middletown, | named !Vine {by Carmelo Cirlo of 223 H GIRL HIT BY AUTO BRINGS 5,000 SUIT ‘Mary Karp of Kensington Names| rersonat sax pususens W. C. Sataline Delendant Mary Kury friend, Berlin a minor, throngh h next best Leonora Starzes, Loth ot 23,000 has Lrought suit for William the damages against Sataling of this city, as result of injuries sustained by the plai 11t when she ed 1o th Iriven knock- was struck and 1d ground by an automobile by the def Stempien 1 and Deputy cluk served the pay The plaintift claims that vomber 15 at about 9:30 p. was crossing Farmington prese No- Bi on m road, Kensington the int Christian 1 rveached the way when struck her. s juries to her side of her g rsection ad other of the 1l defendant’s ¢ 1 knees and ot sk nearly sid higt i severe to the T in leit face, § ived of the ¥ also brain As the of aceident at the junction Hollow and Old Siybrook Middletown, Louis A. Hofi this city, through Lawrenee lon, has brought against Fray sult an automobile ot Milt roads in i of J $500 dam- Camp ot suit for Suit for $1.500 d brought by §. F. Labieniee lin, through Stanley J against Joseph and Emilic ewski of this city. Deputy Sher Papciak served the pa tached property of tie on Woodland street. Alleging non-payment a Peter and Maggie Barowikus, through Greenberg & LeWitt, have stituted action for $300 damages against August and Emilia Schultz Constal Ired Winkle attached property on Millard street Chester Cichowski detendant in an action $400 damages, brought Ly Vietoria Mierzejewski, and in an action tor $260 damages, brought by I'ran- ceszka Parys, both through B. J. Monkiewie Constable Winkle served the paper C. L. Pleree & Co., througl Ar- thur W, Upson, has brought suit for $175 damages against Sofe Koplo- witz. Constable Winkle performed service. Louis Nair, has instituted action for $125 dam- ages against Anna Battaglia. Con- stable Winkle served the papers and s has heen Traceski vers and at- defendants of a note, has been attached property of the defendunt | on Spring streef. Caesar. Rosie and Joseph kowskl of this city have heen named defendants in a suit for § ages, brought by the Fastern Pro vision Co. of Hagtford, throuszl Nair & Nair. Constable ¥Frea Wink! attached property of the on Broad strect The Crown brought suit against Lowenthal Brothers, C. F. Gaffney. Constable served the papers. GOLLIER AGROUND dam- defendants Tee Cream h for § Co. damages through Wink Vessel Beached in Vineyard Haven Harbor After Collision With Steamer, Woods Hole, Muss, Dec. 31 (P The collier Norfolk, was aground in ard Haven harbor today witi a six foot hole in her port side a result of a collision with steamer Lake Inglenook. The folk had 21 feet of water in No. 4 hold this morning and working her pumps to keep the oth- er compartments clear. The opening runs from the Nor- olk’s deck to below her waterline, ing the three mile run from the the collision, oft Hedg: Fence lightship, she lost part of her cargo of hard coal. Her T. L. Brooks, said she could moved until repairs were Noted Aviator Flies With Monkey Passenger Worcester, Ma Dec. 31 (A Lt. R. C. Barrows ly known New England aviator landed at Whittall rield late yeste lay with a monkey as a passenger. It. Barrows told employes at the field hat he a flight to Nash to purchase a monkey for a 1928 cot. He stopped at the field on his way from Hartford to ashua earlier in the day and on the return trip decided to spend the night here, as the Nor- h Was B T scene of captain, not made. made mas nowbound Engflishmen Still Held Prisoners London, De: B 170k morning bafild salvation nd the efforts 31 this Army British air ministry in their to aid th the 10 snow small v zanizations are cooperating on ex tensive plans to distribute food ofher necessities by airplane 1 small places in Kent, Hampshire counties been withont tion with thr days. bound habitants of zes. The Surrcy which means of outer world GIRL STRUCK BY AUTO Plovence Pasz, aged 10, of 14 Gil street into the road 1 ne Broud about 4:43 yesterday afternoon, and was struck Ly an automobile owned h Street and driven by Sebastian Angello of 49 Beaver strect. Angello reported to Detective Ser geant W. P. McCue that lie stopped his car within a short distance of the place where the accident oceur- red, and the child refused to be tak- en to a physician. She did not seem to be injured, wver street STRIKI: PROBE Washington, Dec, 31 (P —Congres- Isional investigation of the strike of | soft coal miners in the Pennsylvania ficlds will be sought by Representa- tive Boyland, democrat, New York. ever | soon after the house returns to worl |George Gordon next weck. Kras- | through Najr & Nair, | one of the wide- | on street e HELD FOR ASSAULT Fose ' ONGIRL AGED 12 or s Church Street Man Bound Orer for Superior Gourt Trial 35,200 MUST PAY CITY Personal Tax Eaorollment Shows In- | | erease of 174 Over Ligures of piece will 1 ed aga 3 New Britain, that | wber having been reported in the | enumeration Ly Registrars J Witliam J. | gler and by Mayor eld today The made Ihomas Smith V4 w Accused by a 12 year old girl, | Peter Dubikitis, aged 41, of 424 { Chureh street, was bound over to the March t rm of superior court by Judge H. P. Roche in police court today on the charge of indecent as- sault, Dubikitis, who is unmarried, denied that he had committed the assault which consisted of putting his haids upon the girl, according to her story, but he admitted that he ) had taken her by the shoulder be- cause she was not dressing an infant in 4 manner satistactory to him. The irl, who is large for her age, testi- fied that she was alone with the in- ant in the tenement of the family vith whom Dubikitis lives, about 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon, and she jumiped over a bed and ran into a room and held it against Dubikitis alter he made advances, yet he fol- lowed her as she carried the infant into her family's tenement on the first floor. Her wrist was scratched, she said. Ofticer Peter Cabelus testified that he made the arrest about 10:45 last night on complaint of the girl's father and Detective Sergeant MeCue growing | 1"Stified that he heard the girl ac- cuse Dubikitis, who made a denial of the charge in the detective burcau. It was also testified that yeur old sister of the girl report 2 st ward, men second | wara, 2,2 \ en; third ward, 2 omen fourth w fifth wonien; 924 womer 1l total 174, 457 women erease over last year, APPLEBY SLAYING TAKES ATTENTION 'Los Angeles Police Trying to Reconstruct Crime Dec. 21 () Los Angeles Sheriff's 1 ed cl to 1 the investigators d mass of tan today ir - effort construct g Mrs. Amelia | Appleby, widow of a millionaire Chi- n orderly the 11 had been held by Dubikitis on his lap last Sunday, but Judge Roche ruled that this phase of the case hould not he stresseu unless the ad- ditional count was preferred. The itl's father testified that Dubikitis asked him where he was going as he drove out of the yard, and he learn- ed later that Dubikitis had returned to the house and again attempted to asasult the girl. She was erying as she related her story to her father Dubikitis was not represented by counsel. After hearing his denial, Judge Roche found probable cause on recommendation of Prosecut- ing Attorney J. G. Woods, fixed the bond at story of slaying of leago inye \ picer some bits of ¢ used 1 to the the tor. which cor of canvas d espond whict Dr | murder | Although assert his innocence declared their case chain of evidence prosecutors 1 xpect to co viet McMillan of the MeMillan continue the to st 1 thened the from Chicago that crially stren finding of the canvas and e and cord h financial ifairs the The eanvas and t according to the probable place o Inorth rear room home here 1t |ofticers said, t Woman Fined $150, Bronislaws Cancarz, aged 43, ) i Myrtle street, pleaded guilty to charge of violation of the Uiere also, the | lauor lw and was fined $150 and the hody was | COSts on recommendation of Prose- Wrapped in fhe carnvas befors trans. | CUUNE Attorney Woods who entered porling it to the outekirts of the|® MOl in the case of her hushand, city, Where it was found Monday, |97 Cancarz, who was similarly | officers declared they had not | Char&ed: vet obtained a satistactory explana- | Judse I" B. Hungerford, defense tion from the doctor of two pairs of | COUnSel. sald he had come to court | Y O preparcd to contest the case, but the slain woman found in e Aait e T re 1o shous | ¥ien Lie learned that cider which RE ) was on sale at the restaurant con- e e investivators nlan fo | ducted by the couple at 271 Mrytle ors plan st ettt bad been found to have a T s e greater alccliolic content than the e s law allows, he advised the woman i that | contended, | {0 plead guilty. The man, he said, it had no connzetion with the viola- tion. Prosecuting Attorney Woods said Sergeants O'Mara and Flynn search- ©d the restaurant and the tenement occupied by the couple, on December 1, and in & trunk in the tenement they found a quantity of coloring fluid, alcohol and bottles, Cancarz nicd ownership and said the trunk and ifs contents belong to a person who had gone to New York, Mr. Weods said. Promises to Take Pledge. Christopher Murphy, aged 33, of & to | Washington Place, charged with have had in her possession. | drunkenness and breach of the peace One phase of the investization | promisad to take the pledge and ab- switched to Chicago as the officers stain from drinking after Officer sought to determine why McMillan {James M. McCue and Murphy's |dispatched a letter to one [ mother had testified to the disturb- of the slain woman's Chicago pro- ance caused about 12:30 last night. Ipertics instructing them to be Murphy knocked the top off a gas prompt with the rent and to remit it stove and overturned a table besides to him at his apartment, hanging on the doors and shouting Another diserepancy was discov- | “Police!” at the top of his voice, ac- ersd according to the officers, when | cording to the testimony. He admit- [they telephoned to the minister of |ted that he had t2ken too much wine the chuich ere Dr. MeMillan hut he could not recall having made said he attended serviees last Sun- | disturbance. He was sorry. he night. The physician said the |guid, for the entire affair, and asked pastor delivered his sermon without | {g ba given another chance. The minister diid - that Judg: Roche imposed a suspended ¥ § fail sentence of 15 days, with the understanding that if Murphy is convicted of any charge within & year, he will be obliged to serve the scutence in addition to whatever penalty may be imposed on the other | charge. DECEMBER REPORTS pits for Contruction Valued a of wou cs of rope officers, fixed he the slaying in a Mrs. Appleby's I Mr. was {shoes of fc ise e street, why on he | by's wi 10 San Diego fo; only a v They od fn the hand orted w leit who handwriting experts a pur Mrs. Appleby ortune 1c MeMillan, lived i her and in recent months managed her business af- fairs at a salary which he said was 2100 @ month. The officers helieve t body of the will is in th handwriting. Also a part of the investigation in mysterious slaying is the where- | abouts of jewels valued at which Mrs. Appleby was known af which she | her haed witl doctor's| lessees of al-| ton, 10! thoug he used n Mrs | tranged AnE standin McMillan, the wife, who 1 declared her doctor's living in intention e present case. Los of Corbin Club Has Party | As Holiday Observance | The annual holiday of the| & 1. Corbin club held atfpe the lubhouse last Clemen ine Miss Kosinske, WTIC party |®. was night. assisted planist TS G ntort $300,006 Issued During Current by for pro- talic provided which | Month at Office of Inspector. n oy Records ot the office of Building fol- Inspector Arthur N. Rutherford to- (v showed building operations for he month of December to have reached a fotal of $300,006. Includ- § frame buildings valued at three brick bufldings | which are to cost $2,350, and 34 al- [ terations, costing $100,081. Plumbing Inspector O. A. Peterson permits issued for work in 17 new and old buildings, Water services installed under his jervision numbered 36, A total of 204 Visits to jobs in progress make ip the report of inspection. xylophone mu, wiis lowed hy a distril girls of the Cle a ition of ments corps act- ing as S Clauses ! ved, T ended werd social ave- the wi are hot $180,775 chilling Appointed To Police Commission ert H reports A2 £enilling of 63 Harrison s appointed to t today hoard Mayor Wi schill veral days was to b who resi Th ing's appointmier flor ¢ 1 Drivers With 1927 Plates Sunday to Be Arrested A\utomobile markers for 1927 will 1ot be legal tomorrow and those dis- playing them will be arrested, it announced today. The 1928 .crs may be used today, accord to the state commissioner of motor °s, and drivers are ¢ vised to attach them to their cars lat once, if they plan to drive tomor- row, s of rumorir oftice it of was tmar new commissionar the mayor at the 1 frer which announcen was made. | with today 2 appoi s e - ‘HV: ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Ihe igement of Miss Mildred Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, €% M. Peterson to Raymond A. Renke has been announced. Miss Peterson is 4 native of this city. She | TO REPEAT CHRISTMAS PLAY piano teacher and is also| The Christmas play which was W the Ivangelical Lutheran {presented by the Holy Cross Drama- church here. Mr. Benke is connect- tie club last Sunday night, due to ¢d with the inspection division of |the demand of the public, will again the Travels Insurance Co. bo presented tomorrow evening at | e the Tabs hall at 8 o'clock. The | BLACKMER APPEALS {same characters will take part in to- | Washington, Dec. 51 (P-—A motion [morrow’s play as on last Sunday. to dism conterupt procvedings [with additional entertainment be- |against H. M. BI T, sing | tween \ baritone solo by sapot Dome ofl witness, on the [Stanley Karnusiewicsz, a solo by Paul lground that the citation was uncon- |Berk, and Mr. Podolak, as well as |stitutional, was made before Jutico |a monologic vy I'rank Nadolny arc Frederick T. Siddons todu by | on the prossiui. The proceeds of the Battle, Blackme's | play will be turned over to the par- ish building fund veh o L sho is a organist ac |ceunsel