New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 13, 1928, Page 2

‘What was eacs a Soviet exhibition today wae a Reap of debris after an orgy of destruction staged by na- tiormMist youw'ha. The attack of more than fitty tughulent ywuths dumbfounded the guests gathered for the opening of | the exhibit organized by the Belgo- | Russian League of International | Relations. The invaders were armed | with cudgels. The leader of the band blew a | whiatle. At this signal the party Jdi- vided, some to prevent the exhibi- tion staff from interfering or call- | izg 8¢ while the others set to work | to smash everything. | The bust of Lenin was dashed to the floor and splintered and the | busts of other prominent commun- | ists were similarly treated. Contents of the shelves were swept to the floor. Pictures were slashed and fur- | nitere and hangings destroyed. The band went from room to room thor- | ougbly carrying out, thelr work of | demoition. | The raiders sald they belonged to | the league of nationalist youth and the action was a protest against *lies which are giving a false idea of the present Russia and a revolt- | ing picture of czarist Russia.” Their work of destruction com- pleted, the nationalists, reformed in ranks. They marched out distribut- ing leaflets and shouting: “Down with Soviet Russia!" The invaders adopted gentle metheds with those that tried to re- | strain their iconoclastic ardor. Merely holding their arms to their sides and thus preventing them from interfering. VOGUE OF VELVET LESSENS IN PARIS Easier to Create Fashion Than' to Install It ; Parls, Jan. 18 UP—Women always hold the power of veto where fash- ion is concerned. | Thelr lack of enthusiasm over vel- | vet has demonstrated again to Paris style makers that it is far easier to create a fashion than it is to get it ' ¥ accepted. The fashion world, in- cloding the fabric makers, is now . § agreeing that velvet was only a semi- success., All the important houses still show velvet and many of the best-dress- ed women of Paris are wearing it. But among most women, velvet even for evening, remains less popular ; then satins, chiffons and less fragile and costly materials. It has its| greatest success in evening wraps where the heavy, less delicate ve- lours are the suitable choice. Afterneon dresses of perhaps the second-best runner in the velour fleld. The return of for- | @ mal afternoon dresses for bridge and | tea wear makes a “best dress” again & reality and many times velvet is |@ the choice for this gown. Red for Evening ‘The popularity of red continues unbroken despite the general choice of black, white and metal fabrics. The Princess Antoine Bibesco, | daughter of the Earl and Countess | of Oxford and Asquith, gave renew- |like an extens | state. | assten no motive. velvet are ! Fur Vests Appear The fur vest, which Paris calls a gilet, is one of the latest bright ideas of the style makera. . It is credited to Jeanne Lanvin. Sha shows small one button vests| of beaver for wear in wool coats| without fur collars. | The high price of fur has become a seplous matter with women who must, count the dollars carefully. Paris does not always trouble to be praggical but in the fur’ vest some- thing both attractive and practical has found many admirers, Paris Picks Violets Vdolets are the favorites just now | of well dressed Parisians. i Blg bunches of violets, often white, oftemer bright blue and occasionally dark red, are the conventional after- noom and evening posy. They are | worn on the shoulder or at the| gir@e. Paris makes only one stip- | ulagion and that is that they shall | not be violet colored. Barma violets with double petals are.the inspiration. | Black Hats The black felt hat with narrow bias bands of black satin applied in | rows which follow the line of a small brim, usually cut up over one eye, is a well established new mil- | linery style. Sometimes the hats are brimless. Oftener & narrow brim s sewed on n of the crown and turns down all the way around the head. Jewcled pins usually are worn on such hats. U. S. to Permit Canadian Planes Over Maine Augusta, Me., Jan. 13 (®—The U. WOMEN PRISONERS GIVING EVIDENCE Trio to Aid Govt, in Recovering o | Boston, Jan. 13 UP—Three women | held in connection with the larceny of approximately $400,000 from the | Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc., made voluntary statements to District At- | ! torney William J. Foley yesterday to | lice of this city last night were hold- | in recovering |ing Philip Pare, 45, for questioning | aid the government the stolen funds. The women were Mrs. Eva Etta Gordon, wife of George W. Gordon, former auditor of the steamsnip company, and her sisters, Miss Zella | Hessell and Mrs. Rae Hessell Weich- man of Detroit. Mrs. Gordon esti- mated that $30,000 of the funds had been spent. She said the cash came in so fast and in such large quanti- ties that she would not tell where it all went. Mrs. Gordon told the district at- torney that her brother, Max Hes- sell, and Meyer Frcedman obtained $70,000 from her husband. This nount, together with the $30,000 which she said had been spent and $270,000 recovered yesterday, left only $20,000 of the $390,000 total set by District Attorney Foley as the amount stolen, unaccounted for. The district attorney was informed that most of the money was trans- most $250,000 and assigned her property in Detroit, making a total of $270,000. Zella Hessell told the district at- torney that she took $92,000 to De- troit on December 14, while Mrs. Weichman said that she had taken 146,000 from a Boston bank to De- |troit. The women said that the money was first deposited in Boston banks and then by cashiers’ checks | transferred to other banks in other | names. 'Maine Police Holding An Alleged Firebug Lewiston, Maine, Jan. 13 (®A—Po- las regards a second attempt to burn a wooden block on Lincoln street, the first attempt having been made several days ago, it was stated. A scuffling sound, in a shed of the | building, attracted the attention of other roomers who rushed to the | scene, discovering Mrs. Silva Brou- au, 30, lying on the floor where she had becn thrown, and afterward choked by a man assailant, alleged to have heen Pare. She said he at- tacked her as she came through the door to go to her lodging on the {second floor. Nearby was an empty, | blazing baly carriage, which, it was | believed, had been intended for fuel | purposes, in place of the rags and | kerosene found after the previous {alleged attempt to fire the block. G. W. GALL DIES | New Yorkk, Jan. 13 (®—George | W. Gall, 56, for many years con- S. department of state has notified | ferred to Detroit the day after the nected with horse racing and prom- the Canadian government that Maine has no objection to permitting | canadian aircraft to fly over lhe‘lius bank deposits state provided that federal and state | aeronautical laws are observed, Sec- | retary Frank B. Kellogg said in a| letter recetved by Gov. Ralph O.| Brewster today. | Secretary Kellogg's letter was in | reply to one from the Maine secre- | tary of state in regard to the re- | quest by Canada for permission to | operate air lines over Maine and to establish a refuelling station in the The secretary was informed that Maine had no objection to the plan. MANUFACTURER A SUICIDE New York, Jan. 13 (#—Brian G Hughes, 42, paper box manufactur- er, yesterday committed suicide by shooting himself. Relatives Includ- ing his bride of cight months, coull The body was found in an ante room of his plant in the lower East Side. 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L. for the ig Lions Frolic Selling at Crowell’s Drug Store but please The crippled, blind You can still get good seats— be prompt. and orphan children HOUSTON AWAITING DEHOCRATIC PARTY Good Weather [or-Convention Seems Assured Houston, Tex.,, Jan. 13 (M—The 300,000 odd residents ot this south- the bustle of a thriving gulf trade to inventory facilities for staging the democratic national convention here in une, While city officials and civic leaders admitted that until yester- day they only dared hope that the national committee might award the convention to them, they were ready today to back up the promise of Dan Moody, youthful governor, and others that the affair would be staged in a manner befitting the precedents of the south, Many echoed the sentiment of east Texas city today emerged from ; Mayor Oscar Holcombe, who whenI informed yesterday his city had been selected, throw his hat to the celling of his office and shouted: “Everything in this city is at the convention's disposal.” Much of the credit for obtaining the convention was given to Jesse Jones, wealthy Houston publisher and prominent in party affairs for many years. In his plea before the national committee at Washington, Mr. Jones asked the party to ac- knowledge the support received from Texas sluce the Civil war. Although the city auditorium, of- fered as convention headquarters, has a capacity of only about 5,000 persons, officials said a larger build- ing would be provided if necessary. They belicved that with the seasion scheduled to open June 26 ample time remained for such a project. Houston’s hotels will accommodate 15,000 persons, Chamber of Com- |merce officials announced. The proximity of Galveston, but 55 miles southeast of here, will provide for | many more, as railroads and inter- urbans operate on close schedules between the two cities, Other visi- | residences. The delegates will not find a typi- cal city of the old southwest, but New Britain Headquarters i tors doubtless will be cared Jor in | rapidly growing center, Within two decades, Hous- ton has expanded from & hamlet on the banks of the mudly Buffalo bayou to a port ranked ninth in ex- port and 11th in total tonnage by the United States shipping board. ‘Good weather has been promised by observera, who announced that the mean temperature during the last week in June has been 83 de- grees for a period of 30 years. The minimum was given as 73.5 degroes and the maximum 92.5. While the democratic convention will be the largest Houston has en- tertained, the city is mnot without experience in welcoming large as- sembles. The American Bankers' association convention, which brought 10,000 delegates, was one of the most recent gatherings success- fully handled. Eddie Barnikow Chases Bandits But They Escape Meriden, Jan. 13 (M—Two youth- ful bandits made a successful e cape in a speedy roadster here laft night after getting ten gallons of gasoline and a gallon of oil at the point of a gun at a gasoline station. The bandits, headed toward New for assault with attempt to kill, was charged with a similar amault upen an officer of that institution in an indictment found by the Knox coun- ty grand jury last night. The indiot- ment charges that Williams attacked Guy Overlock, a guard, and attempt- ed to murder him with a lock and knife, More than 6,000 lives have been lost in shipwrecks on the Great Lakes during the last 50 years. 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