New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 16, 1928, Page 13

SAMUEL KNIGHT. 69, CALLED BY DEATH Veteran Photogmpher Was De- scended From Enghsh Nobility Engagements MAHER—COLLINS Willlam M. Collins of Herman street, Springfield, has announced the |engagement of his daughter, Miss Ruth Colitns, to John W. Maher ot 22 Grove Hill, this city. |is associated with the . Plumbing Supply Co., rear 189 Main B anssial otagihe e |stry The marriage will take place Plainville, ~ April 16 — Samuel ' Springfield late in the spring. Knight, 69, veteran photographer Miss Collins is a cousin of Mre. Who had conducted studios in New Bernard T. Donnelly of 503 Linwood Britain and Plainville for the past street, 23 years, passed aw noon at his home, stre wiling very gradually sinec an ident ten year ago, Mr. Kunight was taken ill with grippe about Christmas, and his almost in- omitable spirit finally gave way ter one couragcous fight gainst a w death be- ing due to a general breakdown. Mr. Knigit was horn on February 1859, in Richmond ,the son of Samuel and Laura Taylor Knight. | ] ) lv while singing from His father, the son of a nobleman ». 5 was rich and owned a large portion VD2 Of Springfleld and Boston. Th ate of the wedding has not been set, of what is now Central park in New | 31¢ Of the wedding has not been set York city and later purchascd | slave plantation in Virginia, but the Civil War swept away his fortune. His mother ran the Union bloekade on several occasions in ore procure money for the family and nally, with her young son and a negro slave, she fled across the o tomac during the night. Tt ol that the child hegan 10 cry dur-| Afr. and Mrs. Charles Stoumen, of ing the passage and that the negro | philadelphia, announced the en- thrcaiened 1o hrow it overboard fest | zagement of their daughter, Fritzi €. it should discloso their presence 10! Souman, to Tsrael N the Union guards, but they finally ;¢ their home last stuffed it mouth. reached shore 14 and made their way 10| Mr. Nair is a member of the law Brooklyn, N. Y tirm of Nair & Nair of this city. He While he w was graduated from the Yale Law Rnight's inte School in 1424, and is a Phi Beta hotography, Kappa man. While at school he was susiness with the ssociate cditor of the Yale Law ! 1S in Brooklyn. It is raid that one | journal and took setive part in stu- of these brothers, Thil, used to take ! jony affairs. Ho fs president of the 'r. Knight with him on his round ' prohus club and chairman of the of ‘the suloons and would ask the | poppy committee of the Eddy-Glover customers if they wanted to see the | pogt American Legion devil. He would then have Mr. | po wedding will take Iinight, who accompanied him but| gy did not drink, open a bag of flour i was earrying and let out a very indignant and pasty cat., In the 80°s Mr. Knight r:mowdj to Hartford. "here, in 1833, he narried Miss Agnes Vinton. One day in the 908 the couple were Vis- iting a fricnd dn New New Britain REMER—WITKIN At a dinner given yesterday after- noon at their home, 76 Monroe street, Mr. and Mrs. Frank \Vitkin an- rounced the cngage H\ nt of daughter, Dorothy Witkin, Kenneth Remer of East Mass. Guests were present New York, New Haven Mr. Remer is in the to Boston, and Boston, shoe business trical circles. He has been hes BRINTON—BAEHR Mrs. Clara J. Baehr of 34 Lincoln street today announced the engage ment of her daughter, Miss Alvina Bachr, to Harold A. Brinton of Nova Scotia The wedding date will be announced later. NAIR—STOUMEN Saturd April s still a boy Mr. | st was attracted by nd he went into the Richardson Broth- place in MORINO—PENTA At a birthday party held yesterday ternoon at the home of Mrs, Rose Penta of ‘oncord street in her honor, ter, Florenes Britain and | ghelton, was were told that there was acant | Miss Penta i photographic studio at 1 Main | Fafnir Bearing and is a_member of street. Mr. Knight investigated and [the local TIralian Girls' Dramatic promptly rented the place, a por- cluh. The wedding will take place tion of which is occupicd today bylin the near future. Johnson & Peterson. The Mr. — Knight conducted his business until | FITZIMMONS—DOHERTY sbout eight years azo, when he sold| Mr. and Mrs. M. P, Doherty of Winthrop street announce the en- | gagement of their daughter, Cather- ine, to Walter Fitzimmons, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. 60 Cedar street. U. 3. STEEL CORP. HAS TS ANNUAL MEETIN (Continued from First Page) 10 nnounced. employed by the out to the present occupants, About 1901 Mr. Knight opened a studio in the wing of his home in "lainville and conducted it one day cach week., Ten years ago he was eritically injured when run down by an automohile at the East Main street railroad crossing, and he was s0 weakened by this that he was led to 11 his New Britain studio, but Tie still carried on his business here | and did so, in fact, until his recent illness. Mr. Knight was always a very ac- tive man and did much manual work ahout the house and yard which many a younger man would liave shunned, His unfailing cheer- fulness, despite the afflictions which heset him at the end, won him in- numerable fricnds and made him a veritable institution here. Even at the end he attempted to conceal his poor health and would not cease his Tattle, and it was not until three days hefore his death that he could persuaded to go to bed. He was a member of Centennial lodge, ¥. & A. M., of New Britain, & 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner, and member of Washington Command- cry, Knights Templars. He also be- nged to Phoenix lodge, 1. 0. O. F., nd to Mattabesett tribe, I. O. R. M. In former years he belonged to nu- merous other lodges, including the American Mechanics, and at one time he was a sergeant in the Put- nam Phalanx. Mr. Knight is survived by his wid- ow; one son, Vinton L. Knight, em- ployed at the New Britain Trust 0.; and two sisters, Mrs, Fannie liorsfall of Greenport, L.I, and Ars, Laura Royle of Brooklyn, N. Y. “uneral scrvices will be held at| 30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at| his late residence. They will be con- | [ducted by Arthur O)dershaw, first reader of the Christian Sclence church of New Britain. Burial will [hbe In the family plot in Spring irove cemetery, Hartford. should not be but that execus finance committee executive officers, tive officers should under their control, with the president of the corporation the chief executive offi- cer. This change apparently re- lieves Mr. Morgan and Mr. Taylor of detailed work and permits them to continue with other undertakings, at the same time holding control of the corporation, while President Farrell retains active direction. Under another change, the an- nual meeting of stockholders will be held in the city where the execu- tive offices rather than the corpo ate office, are located, which will bring the stockholders hercafter to New York city instead of llohok(-n, Including stock voted there was represented at the meeting in per- son and by proxy a total of 1,945,- 966 preferred shares, and 4,055,148 common shares, or about half of each outstanding. NOISY PARKERS DISTURB CLINTON ST. RESIDENTS Three Couples in Automobile Taken Home Under Guidance of Policeman | Three young couples in an aute- mobile at the corner of Slater road and Clinton street made so much noise lat police were notified, and Sergeant | McAvay and Officer Flynn investi- {gated but found no cause for ar- rests. They ordered the broken up and the young men drove the girls to their homes, accom- panied by Officer Flynn. Later, the officer missed his re- volver, but found it on Clinton street, apparently having dropped it on stepping out of the car. Arrested After Chase On Charge of Evasion D. H. Lockhart, a resident of Massachusetts, was arrested by Offi- cers Walter Wagner and Edward [ Muszynski for the Hartford police, DEMPSEY'S SUIT POSTPONED New York, April 16 (UP)—The Jack Kearns-Jack Dempsey suit which was scheduled to go on trial in federal court here today was postponed until Wednesday. Judge John C. Knox {s hearing nother case ‘which is not expected o be conipleted until late Tuesday. Cuba, is to have a child welfare ervice, RHEUMATISM While in France with the Ameri- -an Army T obtained a noted French rescription for the treatment of theumatism and Neuritis. I have fiven this to thousands with won- erful results. The prescription cost 1¢ nothing. I ask nothing for it. will mail it if yon will send me four address. A postal will bring it. Vrite today. PAUL CASE, Dept. 1001, Brockton, Mass, morning after a chase from the cor- ner of Hartford avenue and North street to the corner of East and {Chestnut strects. The Hartford au- | thorities asked that a lookout be ! kept for the car and, the officers sighted it a few minutes later. | According to the Hartford po- lice, the driver evaded responsibility lin that city, but when notified of the arrest they ordered him released on liis own recognizance, with orders to remort at the Hartford police sta- tion. lo More Piles suffercrs can only get quick, ting relicf by removing bad blood circulation in r howel. Cutting and salves internal romedy hardt’s Hem UNTDENTIFIED TRAMP DIES Middletown, Anril 16 P—A tramp n'ace in Berlin strect a week ago. 4 st the horrital today. A heart t-*t~~ed on the left forearm was the - po~~'ble identifying mark about "r 7o a tramp was found the same place, ~ne are hecarin s an im- vuit product of Palestine. Mr. Maher | their | from | and is prominent in radio and thea- | d | station ' ir, at a dinner | the engagement of her daugh- | Thomas Morino of | Fitzimmons of | aturday night that the | party | | shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday | NEW BRITAI DEMOCRATS WANT NEW CHARMANSHP Will Ask Republicans for Extra (Oficial at Caucus When the democrats and republi- |cans meet tonight in joint caucus, “after each has had its own meeting ' to select candidates for standing | committees of thc commoan council, the minority will request that two DAILY HE because additional fuel must be used | to race her engines at top speed so | that she can remain in the air. Many people have argued that the | | westward flight never will be made | except by extraordinarily good luck | until the airplane has reached a higher plane of development. | Lindy's Reasoning | The castward flight is difficult enough. The writer accompaned Col. Charles A. Lindbergh back in | the cruiser Memphis after his Paris flight. He sald, aboard the ship that he was prepared to land dn\v\hkrc] between the northern part of Swe- den or the southern part of Spain, because he might have been blown far off his course. It was mainly | through good luck, he said, that he arrived over Ireland within three chairmanships be allotted to the democrats, instead of but one as has | been the practice in the past. In' 1924, the republicans declined to | give any chairmanships to the mi- | nerity but this program was almost | universally disapproved and in the following year democrats were again | i nvited to fill the ehair on the rail- ' road committer, | Democratic members of the com- | imon council, of which there are 10, ! declare their request is justified. At present, the republicans h six | standing committecs, giving the dem- | ocrats only one. The minority has! one-third the membership of the | :ouncil, ¥et it has but one-seventh of | e chairmanships. The fact that last week's election showed more votes cast in support of 1 demoerats than of the republie is ad ed as further argument that the de m(p‘ crats should be allowed control of | |another committ . { Alderman W, fined to his bed, H. Judd is still con- | but his colleagues | plan to nominate him for president | pro tem. of the council, a position hte now fills. Alderman Frauk Zapatka and John F. Maerz will both receive votes in the democratic caucus and [ cither will go before the Wednesday night as the nominee. minority NEW BEDFORD HAS EFFECTIVE STRIKE (Continued From First Page) [1ana textile industry were discussed |t a conference of officials of the United Texile Workers of America here today and brought forth a statement from Thomas X. Me- Mahon, international president, that “any attempt to tak ntage of mill operatives will b sted just |as atrongly as in 19 In that {.vear the industry was crippled for | {'many weeks by some of the most | far-reaching strikes in its history. President McMahon declared that “New England prosperity must be protected. Wage reductions affect not only the textile industry, but in- dustry in general. The conference, which was oce: sloned primarily by a strike now progress at the Darlington te plants here, was attended by Thom- | a8 J. Ryan of Lowell, Joseph S White of Cohoes, N. Y., Harry A. | Riviere of Manchester, H., and | Francls J. Gorman. representing Connecticut and Rhode Island mem- | bers of the union. MYSTERY OF NORT ATLANTIC SOLVED (Commued from First Page) it goes. It scldom ftails, 1t seems reasonably safe to assume that the three lost planes met condi- tions similar to those that made the Bremen's wafe arriwal almost miraculous. They may be pictured, tossed by errant gales from »me to | side, blown off their course the Bremen; possibly lost in ros. their navigational instruments futile because of various drifts from cross- cutting winds—and at the end drop- ping down into the s fuel exhaust- ed to a death that was mercifully quick because there w that they could remain atloat, or conscious in the cold even if afloat, more than a few minutes, Alternative Possibility ey the alternative possi- bility that the nt had been in Labrador, ice-locked; but there was little possibility, of that latitude, either that the land- ing had been a voluntary one, or that if voluntary it had been effect- ed. Aviators were inclincd to believe the Bremen's flight would he the last for the time being in a single. engined plane of similar lifting capa city. The Bremen's cxperience showed how not only an airplanes flying speed {s reduced by adverse winds but how her flying life is shortened A Message to Underweight Men and Women ‘The one eupremely good health building tonic that is also the one 'great weight produccr known to modern science the country over is McCoy's Tablets. Take them for a few weeks and ;the hollows, in your checks, your neck and chest should soon fill out and whether you be man or woman 'you may have an attractive figure and plenty of “get therc” encrgy in just a short time. Many times the increase 1n weight is astonishing—one exceed- ingly thin woman gained 10 pounds in 22 days. McCoy takes all the risk—Read this ironclad guarantec. If after ta ing 4 sixty cent boxes of McCoy found ill in a barn on the Tuttle Tablets or 2 One Dollar boxes any | thin, undexweight man or woman doesn’t gain at least 5 pounds and feel completely satisfied with the marke improvement vour druggist is authorized to re- turn the purchase price. The name McCoy's Cod Liver Ofl Tablets has “een shortened— just ask for McCoy's Tablets at any drug store in America. ‘mo greatest mada A, C. SNITH, PLAINYILLE, council | tile | s little chance | in the prevalent fog | in health— | miles of the spot he had picked as a landmark. He said also that though he fought fog and ice that threaten- ¢ 10 freeze the controls of his plane, | the wind was helpful. Vice Admiral | Guy Burrage, whose flagship the | Memphis was, showed mariner's charts that led a usually pre- valent westward wind—helptul to | aviators flying eastward, fatal to those trying westward flights, i Because they made such an in- trepid fight against almost hopeless 0dds, and because the story they have to tell will show what must be done to make second westward flight anything but a gamble, the | Bremen's flight is likely to rank as since in 1919 | Brown and Alcock made the first | | Mght, from ~ Newfoundlana to Ire land, across the North Atlantic. a | HEAD ) OF STATE FIFERS Elected President At Annusl ,\lm-; ing in Stamford—RBonney and Sullivan Honored | A, C. Smith, leader of the Plain- ville Fife and Drum Corps, was 1 stat president of the State rd Drummers’ association at | al meeting held in Stamford Y. Mr. Smith has been a | member of the Plainville organiza- tion for the past 530 years and is the only charter member of the organi- | zation. The convention was held under the auspices of the Maple Fife and Drum Corps of Stamford. | Two delegates representing the New Britain Y. M. T. A. & B. so- | ciety corps of this city were present. Both were elected to office. James J. Bonney elected a member of | the excentive board and William J. Sullivan, major of the local organi zation, was elected an auditor. It was voted to hold the next state parade and field day in Middle- town in August. Delegates from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and Con- necticut were in attendance, AANTICOITY - HAS BAD FIRE, f‘ (Continued from First Page) | compartment and within an hour the [ building was doomed. l The upper three floors and the | personal belongings of guests, in- | [ cluding hostelry furnishings, were a complete loss. Four stores on the strect were only damaged by water. | The building was the largest busi- {ness block in Westerly and the | |largest hotel betwecn New London | land Providence. Guests were able to make their! way out of the structure without, much dificulty. Help was summon- | |ed from Wickford, Wakefield, Nor- | ;ui\ h, New London, Stonington and ) tic. | Three men who discoverea the | flames were held and will be ques- |tioned today. It was believed that lzm fire started near their rooms. are Gordon Cottrell, night cvens Webster, captain of a from Narragansett, and James yih, 27 Rose avenue, Floral | ol | | No other buildings in the mum‘di-’ |ate district were in danger because of the lack of wind, Late this morn- | ing firemen were still pouring water on the embers. One fireman was in- |jured when a truck arriving at the sccne, ran over his foot. He was taken to the Westerly hospital. | | Th€ building was owned by Mrs, Harry R. Millner and Mrs. Walter S. Price, both of Westerly. 1 | | 1 Monson, Mass.,, Fire \ | Monson, Mass., April 16 (UP)— The Anderson Block, on Main street, was destroyed by fire today at a loss | estimated at $35,000. A jewelry store, drug store, plum- bing shop and several insurance of- | fices were burned out, and at one time the flames threatened the post office. Postmaster W. H. Anderson bad mail and office records placed in sacks preparatory to removing| ‘them when the firc was controlled. |Knights of Columbus | Consider Selling Home Permission to sell the property of Daly Council, No. 13, K. of C. sit- uated at the corner of Pearl street and Franklin square, may he sought | by officers of the Knights of Colum- | bus Building association at a meet- ting called for Monday evening, April 23. The property comprises the home of the council and con- siderable land fronting on Franklin squarc and Pearl street, No definite plans have been made for the purchase of a new building or building site hut, according to the officers, two prospective purchasers have inquired if the property was for sale and if terms are agreeable, the property will be sold if the nec- essary permission is granted. The new jamin Franklin | school on Clinton street, opened to- ; with an enrollment of 450 pu- |pils. Fifteen teachers were trans- ferred from other schools which were also relieved with the addition of a new school building. According to figures obtained 10-1 day, 13 rooms were pressed into |service. The building was construct- | |ed by Michael Connor Co., of Hart ford, at a cost of approximately $150.000. Warren-Holmes Powers Co. of Lansing, Mich, was the architect. Al RALD, NONDALT, {CITY TO RECEIVE $30,460 FROM STATE ALLOWANCE .A\mount From Bank and Insurance Stock Tax $460 Greater Than Estimated Although there has been a de- crease in the amount of tax on bank and insurance stock to be paid New Britain this year, the fund will be several hundred dollars greater tha the item included in the budget. 460 New Britain will receive $30,- S as against $30,806 last year. The city income estimated from this source is $30,000, Taxes on this type of security are collected by the state treasurer and refunded to the citics and towns in Which the holders reside. A gen- eral reduction has been brought about due to the fact that the tax is now four per cent on insurance | stock whereas it was formerly eight per A in the payment to Berlin has also ben made, the new figure being $7,348.39 as against'$ the amount received last Bristol will be paid $18,- 7. an increase over last year's 45 amount. Newington re- ceived $1,658,57 last year, but will receive only $1,360.41. Plainville is down for 83, 7 as against $2, £58 cent. DIVORCE INCREASE REPORTED IN STATE (Continued from First Page) number of divorees per 1,000 of pop- against r of ma riages annulled per 1,000 of popul 7 as compared With 0.011 in 1926, The marriages, divorces, and an- nulments in the other counties of the state besfdes Hartford wers lows Fairfield, 3,076 marriages di- vorces and 11 annulments in 1927, as compared with 3,145 marriages, 321 divorces, and 5 annulments in 1926. Litehfield, marriages and 41 divorces in 1927 as compared with U5 marriages and 30 divorces in 1926, Middlesex, vorees 316 marriages, and one annulment in 192 &s compared with 354 marriages, \ and no annulments in 14 v Haven, 3,448 marriages, 402 and 6 a ulments in 1927 ared with 3,477 marriage: divorees, and 5 annulments in divorc New London, 936 marriages, divorces, and one annulment in 19 is compared with 955 marriage: divorces, and one annulment in 19 marriag 27 as compared with 182 nd 16 divorces in 19 ges and 6 as comparcd with and 32 divorces in 109 es 1 marriages Windham, divorces in 527 marriages 26, NEW BRITAIN MEN IN CAMPUS FIGHT - AT HANOVER, N. 1. (Continued from First Page) of the local moving picture theater. Later Butterfield Hall was raided and its flooring, desks and other | furnishings were ripped out to make fucl for a huge bonfire which was kept burning thl'aughoul the night. BECKETT LOSES PLEA New Britain titled To New Trial, Hartford, April 16 (#—A petition of Luman C. Beckett of New Britain who 1is serving a life senten in slate prison for the murder of Taxi Driver Charlie Taft in 1917, for a new trial has been dismissed by Judge L. P. Waldo Marvin of the | The peti- | superior criminal court. tion which came to the court in documentary form, is very much the same as Beckett presented to Judge J. Nickerson in the court here .\fpln'-mbt‘r 24, 1926, when through Labeas corpus procecdings Beckett was brought in by the prison warden and made his plea for a new trial in person. He claims that he was in- sane in 1921 when he pleaded guilty to second degree murder and con- fessed the killing. to be innocent and says he should have a new trial. PAUSE 1IN INVESTNGATION Councilman Samuel Sablotsky of the sixth ward, chief inquisitor in the board of public works fnves- tigation. will not take any steps to bring about further inquiry until Chairman W. calls the council committee sion, he said today. were held, but activities ended in the preelection rush wihch occupied the attentions of the committee mem- bers to the exclusion of all else. in ses. ENJOY ANNUAL BANQUET The annual b: (uet of the Past Matrons and Past Patrons Associa- tion of Martha Chapter, Order of Eastern Star was held in the Mason- ic hall Saturday evening. The pro- gram was strictly informal and con- sisted of a mock initlation ceremony by members of the lodge. Cards were played. WOU I4D LIFT BA\ New Rochelle, N. Y., April 16 IPD— Aboiition of the pledge of abstinence | from the use of tobacco required of | cangidates for orders in the Metho- Gist” Episcopal church was urged to- day by the annual New York cas: conferenc ELECTRIC RAT! LOWERED Boston, April, 16 (®—The Worc: er Electric Light company was er abled to put into «ffect immediatel a reduction of one cent per kilowa! hour in its rates as a result of a de- cision by the federal court. as fol- | an, Serving Life Term, | Falls To Convince Judge He Is En- | Spaulding Warner Two meetings L 16, 1928, TEAGHERS BOOST COMMUNITY DRIVE 159 Snbscriptious Tor $1550 Ar- nounced at First Luncheon chest teachers An increase in subscriptions from community school 5 amounting to almost double that of last year marked the opening of the 1928 United Community corporation drive today. Superintendent Stanley H. Holmes announced at the open ing luncheon of committee chair- men and civie club committees con- ducting the drive that last year's total of 213 subscriptions had al- ready been increased to 452 out of 300 teachers and that last year's total funds of $960 from teachers has reached to date a total of $1,- 550 and more is expeeted. President Maurice Stanley, who presided, called uttention to this in- crease as an argument a the statement that this is a poor year to collect money. Mr. Stanley explained the new system In vogue this year for mak- ing solicitations and said the work will be much ecasicr than it ever was before. Instead of asking for a certain number of cards. he su ! gested that solicitors ask for enou "or an hour and a half cach introduced Mr. Holmes, wl‘ “Teachers intend to be good citizens nd every good citiz: ought to assume the obligation {do his or her own part and ilrv othiers do it for him." st day who to not Mr. Stanley announced while 000 was the with which the organizations could &t by, they had proved that they really need $77,000 | President A. H. Scott of the Ro- tary club, President Harry €. Brown of the Lions club, President Elmer W. Pape of the Kiwanis club and el Gold, representing the dent of the hange club, stated that the civie clubs appre- ciated the fact that this is their job and that they were out to put the drive over. Ticke that Dropped from Plane Burton A, McCuen, publicity chairman, announced benefit basketball game tomorrow evening. He said the Hartford Rubber | Works, state champions of the in- dustrial league, and a picked team from New Britain, will play. The preliminary game will be between | the P. & F. Corbin girls, local cham- | pions, and the Manchester Girls' {Recreation club. Tickets for this game were released during the noon hour tod Ted Hart and Pilot Charles . flying Mr. Hart's airplane over Central park. | Mr. McCuen announced that the owners of the Stanley arena will do- nate the use of the floor and players and orchestra will [ their services, | Tostmaster . Erwin, direetor of the drive, explained the me- chanies of the campaign. Tnstruc- tions on methods of making reports |were given by Treasurer Leon A, | Sprague. | T)n nrst Teports will be the the donate made to- \Troy Conference of Methodists Adjourns Saratoga Springs, N. Y. April 16, (®—The Troy confercenc of the | Methodist Episcopal church ad- {Journed today after the a signments qu pastors were announced. Changes in pastorates included: | _Rutland Qistrict—Bristol, | Thomas Stevenson, Burlington, Vt., Granville, Vt., Manchester center and Bondville J. E. Goodell. Pownal, Vt., C. | tis. Shelburne and Charlotte, W. Henck. South Shaftsbury | North Be unlnglou, VL, iton. Wells, Vi, R. | lamstown, Mass., liston, Vi and C. R. Edging- H. lu ntice, Wil- H. W. Griffis. Wil- Vt., federated, H. C. Bennett. BROWNE IS CANDIDA' Thompsonvi'le, April 16 (®—J. | 'rancis Browne, democratic nomine for state comptroller, two years ago, announced his candidacy for election s delegate to the democrati tional convention from the first d: trict at the state convention in M SURRENDERED TO POLICE Chicago, April 16 (#—>Myron M. " prohibition agent who has peen shielded by federal authorities for three weeks after shooting Wil- liam Beatty, a municipal court bail- iff, was surrendered to the police He claims now { minimum | PATRIGK MANGAN DIES AFTER 60 YEARS HERE! CAVANAUGH SPENT 9, N CAMPAIGH Claimant of Town Clerkship Files List of “Expenses” T. Clay Cavanaugh who plans w0 take over the office of town clerk at noon tomorrow although election officials. say he not only was not elected, but was not even a candi- date, filed a statement of campaign cXpenses tod: showing $2¢ spent ior transportation and 4c for stamps. Cavanaugh called at the office of Col. A. L. Thompson whom he claims to have bested at the polls by a plu- | rality of 82 votes, and presented his statement on a pencil-written paper which was accepted and filed away. Col. Thompson expressed no intes in Cavanaugh's again fexpressed plar to retire the p ent clerk on pen sion. C——— i Myrtle Strcet Resident, Aged 18, Lived In Same House For Half *Century. r Patrick Mangan, who lived in the me house at 450 Myrtle street for © past 50 years, died yesterday | morning of complications incident to \ his advanced age. He was 78 years old and had lived in this city for the past 60 years. fr. Mangan was born in Ireland. When he was about 18 years old he camc to this country and settled in crn section of this city where he lived all his life here. He found employment with the late Horace Booth who then conducte 1 large farm near the site of the ingan home. Later he entered the employ of Russell & Erwin Co. and for 40 years he worked there as an iron molder. He retired 12 years ago. His fraternal interests centered upon the activities of Rev. William A. Harty branch, A. 0. H.: Court Prosper Foresters of Ame: ! and the Russwin Mutual Benefit cicty. He was one of the oldest members of St. ) s parish. He leaves three sons, John J. Man- zan, Lawrence I’. Mangan, and Judge William Mangan: a daughter, Miss Elizabeth Mangan; and 1% grandchildren. ! Funeral services will be held to- ! rrow morning at 9 o'clock at St. y's church. Burial will be in St s ceme Allee Spent 13 Cents On a letter head bearing the name of Joseph B. All a statement was tiled for *J. Bishop Allee” who was a candidate for mayor on both pri- v tickets, but received no legal votes. Allee spent 250 for carfare and | 20¢ for liquid refreshments for him Other statements filed today ar¢ Charles May, unsuccessful candidat. for councilman in the first ward re- publican primary, no expense; Abel | A. Gross, unsuccesstul candidate for alderman in the sixth ward demo- cratic primary. $11 4or miscellaneou: Girl Tlil'()’“‘ln P;jmm(,“ll]"o | expenses: Matthew McGrath, unsuc n Meriden Collision Thrown out of an automebile when | a car operated by her brother, Ar- thur G. Clifford, 154 Kensington | avenue, of this city collided with a ! car driven by Edward Mitoray, 140 South Colony street, Meriden terday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock = the corner of Cooper #nd South Col- cny street, Meriden, Miss Mary Clif- of 154 Kensington avenue fell pavement and received lacer- door of | sult of the Meri- Ty, ul candidate for councilman in the second ward pens INDIAN IN COURT Bridgeport, April 16 (UP)- Charged with driving his automobil: after imbibing “fire water,” John Reindeer, full blooded Indian o Newbury and recently the Oklahoma Indian reservation, was arraigned | here today. 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Destroys germs, banishes all odors, es house hy- gienically clean. Get Sylpho-Nathol at all dealer: ) \ CONNECTICUT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The State Prison. persons sentenced to prison under state laws © served their time at the Connecticut State prison at Weth- crsficld. Irior to the removal of the prison to Wethersfield in 1827, state prisoners were held at the famous Newgate Prison in East Granby he Wethers For 100 year ficld property consists of about §0 acres of land. bordering the Connecticut river and of a group of structures, of which the original part was erected in 1827 and to which extensive additions and alterations have since been made. The last inventory places the valuation to the property at $1,116,804. When the removal was made from Newgate there were 127 prisoners, oday the number of inmates averages around 550. The population recently totaled 568 prisoners, 553 males and 15 frmales. The average daily number of inmates for a recent vear 246. Twenty years ago it was 486. The normal capa- city of the prison is 700; officers and employes total 62. Fifty- one persons have been hanged at Wethersfield, Last year the total expenditures for the prison including sgome §45,000 fo~ repairs and reconstruction amounted to $258,124. Receipts from sales, however, totaled $139,932. Per=onal service cost $101,1250; food, $50.37® heat, light, power, and water, $34,349 and convicts' pay, principally in the shirt factory where approximately prisoners are employed, $20,986. The per capita cost of inmates, per week, averages $6.57. Twenty years 1o total expenditures were $89,4589, $61,9%3 of this amount be- ing met by receipts from prison labor. The per capita cost was 81 a week. The prison has a library of some 6,000 volumes, an inmate hand. radio concerts and other entertainments consisting o1 moving pictures. vaudeville, musicales, lectures, ctc. Outdoor exercise is enjoyed Saturday and Sunday af -rnoon.