New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1928, Page 11

2 .,,;u%{/ FEATURES ON THE AIR Saturday, Dec. 18 (Bustern Standard 1ime) $:00—Waldorf Astoria Orchestra; Dinner Music—W WRC WCAE WWJ 8:00. R ional Orrhi‘s\l‘ly:“ C WCSH WGY WGR W 9:00—Light’ Opera Hour: “Sw 10:06—Cunes of Blond WCSiH_WFI WRC WQY WBT WJAX WGN SATURDAY Eastern standard Time NEW ENGLAND STATIONS 800—WTIC, Hartford—500 6:25—Summary of program, news +6:30~—Concert orchestra 7:00—Lobster Restaurant guintet 7:30—~Genia Fonariova, soprano 8:00—National Orchestra _ with Walter Damrosch X 00—Lew White organ recital 30—Mildred Hunt and Marimba band 00—Dance orchestra :00—Correct time :01~~Hotel Bond orchestra :30—News and weather W90—WRZ, Springfiel 03 i30—RCA Demonstration Hour :00—Weather report :0]—Organ recital, Arthur Clifton ank Carle, novelty pianist nta Claus s and Chimes Lowe's Statler orch. 30—McEnelly’ orchestra 30—Harold Kagan, viola; Jules Volffers, pianist :00—Operetta, “Sweethcarts” 10:00—Correct time 10:01—Hportograms 10:A6— Muxicale 10:15—Hockey Broadeast; Hum and rum Boys 11—Tolar Broadcast 1230—=WNAC, Boston—2144 1:00—Colonial Luncheon concert 1:30—Popular Songs by George and 2:10—Information Bervice m he Dandies of Yesterday 4:30—Colonial Tea Dance :00—Ted and His Gang 6:00—Colonial Restaurant Dinner Dance 6:15—DBetter Dusiness Bureau 25—Newscasting 6:30—Colonial Dinner dance 7:00~~News 7:11—"Amos 'n' Andy” 7:26—Morey Pearl and orchestra 7:50—"Personalities in the News" 8:00—WNAC Players in “Helen Preferred” 9:00—WEAN program 10:00—~Karl Rhode and orchestra 11:00~News 11:10—Billy McBride and erchestra 590—~WEEI, Boston—508 6:00—Waldorf-Astoria concert orch 6:30~-Lido Venice dance orchestra 6:456—The Bean Knights 7:16—Lido Venice dance orchestra 7:30—Masterpicce Pianist 7:45—Weekly Book Talk 8:00—National Orchestra Walter Damroach 9:00—Musicale 9:30—Bonnie Laddies 10:00—Dance orchestra 11:00—Weather and Flying forecast 11:05—News 11:156—Bridge talk NEW YORK CITY pro- with 570—WNYC—528 6:30—Mabel Thibault, cornetist 6:46—Eugene Lynch, Irish songs 1:00—Joseph Di Fiore, violinist; pi- anist 9:30—Correct time; police alarms 1:38—WNYC Air College: “Every- day Problem,” John Winter 1:85—Air College: “Personal Ap- pearance,” Mary McGovern 8:10—Grace Farrar, songs $:35—Correct time; police alarms; weather 570—WMCA—526 8:00—Bert Penn's orchestra B:30—Theater review §:45—Treble and Bass 8:00—Joe Lucarell’s orchestra 8:80—Correct time 8:30—Correct time 8:30—To be announced . 9:00—Ridgewood Grove ghoxin bouts 11:00—Correct time 11:00—McAlpineers’ dance orchestrd 11:80—News; dance orchestra 660—WEAF—151 1:45—Foreign Policy Association luncheon ~ 8:30—Parnassus Trio 4:30—To be announced 5:00—8t. Regis concert orchestra 5:30—Jolly Bill and Jane B:b5—SBummary of programa 6:00—Waldorf-Astoria dinner mu- sic €:h0—Norman Hamilton, poet 7:00—Phil Spitalny’s Music 7:30—Genia Fonariova, soprano 8:00—National orchestra 00—Lew White organ recital 9:30—Mildred Hunt with Marimba orchestra 10~Dance orchestra 11—Correct time 11:00—Ponce Sisters 11:15—Ben Pollock’s orchestra 710—WOR—122 2:30—A1 Hagen's club orchestra 3:00—Chimes; Bamberger Tea Mu- sic 3:30—Roseland orchestra 4:00—Tin Pan Alley 4:30—Rudy Vallee's orchestra 5:15—Studio Tea 6:10—Koko, the Eskimo 6:15—Newncasting; dinner concert 00—Commodore orchestra 7:30—Fraternity Row with sports talk ; 8:15—Recital hour; Thomas, violin- ist; Minnie Well, pianist; Kuebler, basso 9:00—The Gay Nincties 9:30—Heigh-Ho orchestra 10:00—Emil Velazco, organ recif 10:30—Palais Royal orchestra 11:00—Time; news bulletins; weath- er 11:05—Mirador orchestra 11:30—Paramount orchestra T40—WJIZ—395 1:00—Hal Kemp's orchestra 1:30—Park Central orchestra 2:30—RBand of a Thousand Melo- dies 2:30—1. C. A. Demonstration hour —Studio program 8:00—Clover Trio Walter Damrosch, Conductor— W VCA J K "Sweetheart’ LW KYW WHAM WBT WBB WH2 ¢l way: Danee Frogram "W WGR L 10:00. 10:30—A1 Lynn's orchestra 10:00—Jimmy Sheare 11:00—Manufacturers’ Xmas fund N F WTiC WTAG AF WEE! 7:\\"'Hkl. KDEA war WTIC WJAR WHAS WSB WW.J WJZ Wil 1 VCAE WTAM WWo 5:15—"The Aristocrats 6:00—Yorng's orchestra 6:45—Summary of programs 6:55—*"Oxford Halls and American ampuses” 7:00—St. Regis orchestra 7:45—"The World's Business,” Dr. Julius Klein :00—Godfrey Ludlow, violinist §:30—8am Herman, xylophonist 8:45—Iichoes of the Orient 9:00—Onpcretta, “Sweetheart” 10:00—Correct time mong Oursclves 5—~Human Hearts 11:00—Clumber music S10—WPCH—370 5:15—Reed-Raymond-Ray, songs 5:30—Delivery Boys 6:00—Gour ensemble 6:30—Busil Toutorsky cnsemble HO—WABC—349 00—Time; weather forceast —Harry Tucker's orchestra 0—Anita Bruehl, soprano —John Kennedy, tenor 0—Namm's Santa Claus ather forecast p3—Investment talk Ips music werson Male quartet S:00—Telegram tryout hour 9:00—Harry Tucker's orchestra he Kerenaders din Royal orchesira mer Grosso's orchestra 1010—=WPAF—207 3:00—Finuncial Cavalicrs 4:30—Dance orchest al Cavaliers 11:30—John Gart, organist 1010—WHN—207 5:30—Roseland dance orchestra 6:00—Pcpper Pot Bohemians €:30—Journal houl :00—Iceland dance orchestra :30—Financial Cavaliers 1010— WRNY—207 8:00—John Sebastian, violin 8:15—Tom Wilson, tenor 8:30—Roosevelt dance orchestra $:00—Amateur night 10:00—Steinway Instrumental Trio 1100—~WLWL—273 6:00—New Rochelle College hour 6:45—"Magazines," Walter Gavigan 7:00—Howard Tompkins, tenor 7:30—"Popular 11s,” health talk 7:45—Musical hits 1IB0—WGHS—254 :30—Kathryn Connolly, songs 5—John Porller, minstre} 3:30—Gladys Wilbur, Mildred Dor- an, songs 3:45—Gladys Longene, pianist 4:00—Dotty Hannauer, songs 4:15—UkKkulcle, Lou Hayes 4:30—Poem, by Russell Wragg 4:45—Studlo musicale; weather 5:00—News; studio music 6:10—News flashes 1300—=WEVD—231 —Young musicians' period 0—Children's story 5:20—Mitch Ingerman, piano huster, soprane 6:00—Soviet Village Life; borders 6:20—~Campus Screnaders 7:00~Negro art group hour 8:00—Galen Gough. culturist 11:00—~Cussese's orchestra AST AND W 'ATIONS 1250—WGCP, Newark—240 s Xmas fund 0—WET, Philadelphia—335 —Tea room ensemble all Cedars Glee club te news 810—WIP, 3:00—Arnie Horwi 6:30—Weather; Franklin concert orchestra 6:55—Agriculture, duce veport 7:00—Roll call; birthday lis duets livestock, pro- iano :10—Dance ore TH0—WGY, Schenectady—380 7:00—Phil Spitalny 1 program J0—Same 08 W] " 100-12:00— Dance program 00—WELW, Cincinnati—428 100—Henry Thiess and his orches- the Hotel Sinton nacone Diners wo 1 nique o8 arm talk :40—Henry T} orche :00—Hotel Gibson erchestra —Mansfield and Lee 00—Operetta :00—The Hawalians :15—Lucille and ) :30—Cino Singers 0—Weather forecast ' Hotel Sinton :30—Hotel Sinton orchestra SUNDAY PROGRAMS 600—WTIC, Hartford—500 :30—The Reproducers concert or- chestra, :00—WBiblical Drama, Abel :30—Frances Paperte, soprano 3:00—Dr. Stephen 8. Wise 00—Dr. 8. Parkes Cadman 6:00—Weymouth Post concert band usicul program :00—Reinald Werrenrath 0—Major Bowes and Capitol “Cain and Government,” David Springfield—303 —Keith Memorial Organ H)—Jtoxy Stroll —People’s Symphony erch. he Standard of Living™ Harry Emerson Fosdick 0—The Anglo-Persiuns imes and news :06—"Twenty Minutes with the NEW BRITAIN DAILY HER Masters™ —World Bookmnan 0—Violin-Piano recital :45—Donald B. MacMilian, arctic —Collier Radie Hour :15—Stanley Tenson, with ensemble 45—El Tango Romantico 30—Award for Best Diction on Radio - Sportosrams cws and weather —WNAC, Boston—211 1:00—Dudley Radio Carollers violinist; 11:00 o Sunday school vi—United Symplhony orchestra al Hour 00—The Florette ensemble 5:3 Sper s :00—The Feldman String quartc ewscasting 40—"Amos '’ Andy" —News —Weather report ening servic 30—Concert program he Two Black Crows Jo—Musical period ward for Good Diction on Radio 11:00—~News ~ 590—=WEEL Boston—508 :00—Sam Curtis Radio Chat producers concert orch. 1ger Hour of Hospitality :00—Dr. 8. Parkes Cadman he Fur Trappers “M—Weymouth Post concert band G Concert period 00—Reinald Werrenvath rden talk e . 't Conecert per Sidelights ce Pianist 15 —News —Rruins - game T00—=WLW, 6:0—~ Angl Persis nf—Orchestra at the ®on s American hockey nti—128 Hotel Gib- evices from the Virst Pre of Walnut 15 hyterian chureh Hinls ‘olliers Nadio Hour he Gembox Hour with con- cort orchestra 1a—Weather forecast Today’s Featurcs e The third of a serics of nation- | wide concerts by the National Or- chestra under the direction of Wal- {ter Damrosch will be heard tonight lat § o'clock over WEAI and WTIC. |"the program will include the sym- phony Tschaikowsky wrote for the friend he mever saw, but on whose liberal allowance he lived. The sec- ond and fourth movements from the “Fourth Symphony,” dedicated to eshda IFilaretowna von Meck, the composer’s wealthy devece al- [though they never met, will be play- let. The program will open with the loverture to Schubert’s “Rosemundc Ifollowed by the Tschaikowsky sym- | phony. Other numbers include De- b sey's andante from “String Quar- tet,” Grieg's “Norwegian a1 Pro- cession” and the “Turkish March from Beethoven's “Ruins of Athens.” Paul V. McNutt, national com mander of the American Legion and dean of Indiana university’s law school, will be heard from the grand I ballroom of the Astor hotel in a dis- |cussion of “The Navy Bill” WEAF at 1:45 in afternoon. ! commander’s in this ion will be Pruce Bliven, edi- {tor of The New Republican. | Genia Fonariova, mezzo soprano, will be heard in three numbers dur- ling a concert period over the NBC system at 7:30 when she Bemberg's “Chant Hindou e Swan” and “Lullaby a will pl rderewsh Grieg's The, nong Min- Bohm's Becethoven's 'string orchest other numb: arabande” “orntry Dance in C." | WTIC of the system will broadeast | this program. ‘ Victor Herbert's operetta hearts” will b+ presented at 9 |o’clock over WJZ and WBZ with i 1 and Colin O'More weet- 1d nette {in the leading roles and Harold San- !ford directing the radio production of this vehicle, The tine is the pros- the place n Among (he songs to b the famous love song hear. same s the operetta, 1 cket on the Hearth” and {1 bon't Know How to Do It."” imaging WAZ and WBZ will z tonight 11 o'clock {hroadeast, when messa tertainment will be et er wave route fo ain he heard in a polar s and en- sent via Commander 10 ofher people in the far north Ryrd will attempt to send back a confirmation of the message:, while |another feature of the hros deast will [be a commemoration of Roald Amundsen, famous explorer. who went down in an attemipt to bring succor to General Nobile. LC. AN FACTORY v, Dee. 15 (®—Con- struction of the new American Eagle Aircraft corporation factory is now | well under way, with compietion set I for January 1 The factory has been designed for |an annual production capacity of 1,200 airplanes and is situated on a twe acre tract adjoining Fairfax air- port. | A two-story administrative build- ing, a main factory building 3 by 100 feet, and two dope and paint buildings, 50 by 100 feet, make up the group which is laid out for stralght line production, raw ma- |terials going in at one end_and the | finished airplane coming out at the {other end. {READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESULSS 666 Cures Malaria and quickly relieves Billousness, Headaches and Dizzi- {pess due to temporary Constipation |Aids in climinating Toxins and is highly esteemed for producing copi- 'ous watery evacuations. ' 5 over | will sing | WEAR and! the | Pord and his Antarctic party as well | 4. ture to Dvora | i | Sunday’s Features ¥rom the war-time popular mnelo- made famous by Faunie liriee, fon Homme™ to the recent hit cannine” in the list of ballads, 1l be heard ‘during a musical re- view under the dircction of Andy i Sunnella. The program will ecme | at 12 and includes ther than thos s wentioned neam Kis K's “Dardanel- Katsehn When bay Is me,” Depp Miss Hannah,” “Dolly Diy cment nafioft will b {introduced by the Reproducers in their weekly “Half Hour of Har- mony” over WEAKR and WTIC at ). when the famous Itussian com- | poser’s selection will feature the ‘cel- lo as the instrumental spokesman for the themes originally written for the piano. Other symphonic num- bers include Halvorsen's “Arrival of Sojaven,” Sibelu: Valse Triste," Kreisler s “Syncopation,” Bullard's Mfonk of the Mountain® 'and Glaz- |ounov’s “Dance Espagnole.” “Auierica #s a Religion” is the jete of the week hi Stephen 8. Wise to be t over the same chain at 3 A vocal and instrumental group will furnish the musical pro- sram. Following Dr. Wise's uddress. br. 8. Parkes Cadman will be heard in @ sermon on “The Reality af Tdeals” at 4 o'clock, which program will also include musical entertain- ment. At 5:30 over WIZ and WIZ. Rev, Harry Emerson Fosdick will address his wdio audience on “Overcoming Tthe World.” Tn his address Dr. Fos- dick will remind his listeners that many people regard veligion #s pri- marily an endeavor to explain the world, forgetting that Jesus did not aim to have the world but fo have overcome it Voral and instrument- al selections will also be heard dur- ing this hour. | Stella Mavhew, footlight favorite Jard vandeville headlin, View over WEAT when she sings “Hallelujah 1it the Deck" and two other selec- [tions to he announeccd over the ra- dio.. The accompanying orchestra | will be heard in a medly of songs, an operatic rag, a walt ghty of Gladness” and a march , “Up the Street.” “Sangs of the Reinald W th's program for tonight at 7 o'ciock over the same | chuin, when he sings among other melodies Fisher's nish_ Gold. | Keel's Martin's | "Cargo: “Pirates Song.” is the title of and Gilbert's Renowned concert artists opera idols, who have in the | appeared on the regular 9:15 ening feature over W stand aside tonight to give an op- portunity to the best ten amateurs of the nation. These young singers —five young women and five young men, who have been sclected by a scvies of local, state and district siuging competitions, will he heard the finals for cash prizes and i The judges include Schumann-Heink, Louise Homer, Mrs. Otto Kahn Igar Stllman Kclley and 4 W. Dok, and < | The Continentals. a grimd opers and coneert orchestra ensemble, will | be heard ina program of operatic ex- | corpts at 4 o'clock over W. |ing with a rogged work, *'| ant a Rogue” by Dvorak. Other or- chestrai and vocal selections will in- clnde exeerpts from Bizet' | he n” the famonus #Intern: { from Mascangni's “Ciivalerin a =ong from Verdi's ikowsky's “Ror Aida ™ ance” a weloe- Sellini's “Norma™ and finule from Yy “Fifth Symphony” which will close the prograus, | The Anglo-Dersians will he heard {ina program of Far Esstern airs over WJZ and WBZ at 0, open- ing with a sclection from Elie's “Babylonian ' 'to be followed by Drigo's Mozart's | Al Toree, ZRE 's “Indian l.a- ment,” Ko f°s “Dance Lithvan- Lian™ and Wieniawski's “Romance"™ fare also included. Captain Donald 15 MeMillan, not- o4 explorer and aviator, will speak on “The Practicability of the Air- pline in the Kar North” over WJZ ind WEZ at 7:45. MeMillian hegun | hix quest for the north pole in the keason of 1908-09 when he joined the polar expedition of Admiral Per- { rv. and inee then has continued an ladventurous life, Grantland Rice, famous sports writer will announee his selections for the All-Amer| foothall team during the Collier's hour at 8:15 over WIZ and WRBZ. Mr. R will talso give the reasons for hig choice in each case. During this hour a new series of dramatized adventure stories, as interesting as the one -ompleted last week, will be inanzu- Ivated. The usual musical diversion | completes the program. The Chicago Symphony orc (1mder the direction of Dr. Fred | Stock. will be heard in a prog of wide anpeal, including composi- tions of some of the greatest music | masters, botween the hours of 7 and 8 over WGN (if you can get it). The complete program includes the over- arncval,” Bach's | YAir” from “Suite No. 3, excerpts from Tschaikowsky’'s “Symphony Pathetic,” Grieg's “To Spring” and Smetana’s “The Moldau.” The Columbla chain offers among other programs the Symphonic hour {at 3 o'clock ovey WABC and WNAC, | which will feature the famous | Beethoven ‘8ymphony No. 3" written in honor of Napoleon, Greig's “Peer Gynt” suite, Sveaden’s “Coronation Song” and Rimsky-Korsakofl's “Scheherczade.” A long and generous list of sacred songs and orchestral numbers will he the offering of the Cathedral hour at 4 o'clock over the same stations. Moran and Mack, those curious- looking Two Black Crows have ac- radio address | | awarding of the quired a new mascot. It is in the | shape of a biack and white, spotted, | long-tailed, longscarcd dog—in other [ words a "poocli” The cur troilid themn one day 1o the very door £ f the studios and < they could not check | their supersty natures, the dog vas adopted V brought 1o the studio, the dog just curled up in u‘ heap and went to slecp, pay attention to the anties of the tists. Both will 4 W tw be | WABC and WNAC a1 1t 4 most likely 1) clative “pooch™ will be left in care of someone cise | Selections from operas and operet tas will play a prominent the program of the Audion o'clock over the s sations, with such musical vehicles as Wagner's | “Die Walk “Natoma," | gems from ( (forte” and | the intermezo from “Jewels of the | Madonna” represented, ‘ | ot Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi- dent of the Amvrican Academy of Arts and Lefters: M. H. Aviesworth, president of the National Droade ing Company: Major And president of the Columt and other prominent persons cons neeted with the academy, will be ! heard In & nation-wide hookup dur- | ing a program in connection with the ! nnual prize for hest diction hy the cademy. This | year the prize will go to a persor connected with the radio. Winners of the prize in others years will also be on hand. including Walter Hamp- den, Otis Skinner and Edith Wynne | Matthison. Th program will he | hroadeast at 14 from the rooms of the academy and among the sta- | tions in this scetion to hreadeast are WEAF, WiZ WARC, WBZ | WAAC, g e ‘, | SEEK FOUR PERSONS | IN BIG RUM RING Fasadena Millionaive, An Attorney and I'wo Movie A Being Hu resses ted. . | i 15 (B—A l'asa- - attorney and 1wo movie actres whos: names were not revealed, were sought by | federal authorjties today as prinei- | pals in an alleged rum ring catering | to wealthy persons in Pasadena, San Marino and Hollywood. The hunt resulted from the discovery of 300 cases of expensive liquor yesterday | in a fashionable San Marino estate. | When dry agents under *Federal Prohibition Administrator Frank k. | McRevnolds swept down upon the {Place they arrested the carctaker who gave his name as Bert Smith | Ibut later changed it 1o Jack Des- mond. He said he did not know the name of his employer. The liquor which was found in the cellar of the hoysc, which had been watched for seVeral months, was | said to have been imported, some of it smugsled over the Mexican bor- der and some Janded from ships off the southern California coast. | | McReynolds said the state had been used for eighteen months Los Ang.les, dena million Dec, STATE ONGE 14 LD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1928. port towns of Connecticut and ithode nd, late in August, be- came alarimed by reports of a black pir #ip off the coast, and the United Staies brig-of-war “Washing- ton" wus ordered to capture it, Thin seizure ettected off Moutauk point on Augnst and the prize brought into New London harbor. Lut not before Cinque had leaped cverboard and rid himself of 300 doubloons which he had in his waist. central point for the distribution ot the liquor 1o wealthy persons in the country ¢lub and to Lilm e sad e residenee teased and sub-l I times ind that its owner probubly did not know the use to which it was being put. Ofticers suid cost sheets” i colonies. had boen evidence had during records 1 that a e ewy and the fou. vibuted past six onair been s of liquor from the 1 Ctha wil shipped 0 Plainville Spain cenanded that ship and oes b iwed and that Con- ndemnlty if it detayed activg. But the state authos went ahead as if Bpain were not still one of the mighty powe it the world. On complaint of the blackS the n backed the ring 1 gal protection resses aided r gave in merc iquor. in so WO OWners were arrest- ed, while th taken Teld. court grovs themselos in charge as being - The United States dis- sat on the cuse at New A\ugnust 29, and on § the Negroes were tians New Haven., They we on a barge and werc i old Farmington as f Plainville, then known Bristol Busin. Clad only in weolen blankets, they were unload- od in the nearby town and placed in three wagons which “bore them o Hartford, where they were tried betore the United States cireuit court on September 17 The aholitionist movement already under way in the st at that time, and friends of this cause two New York attorneys, Seth P. Staples and Theo- vick, Jr. and Attorney Baldwin of New Haven to defend the revolters, who were chirzed with muting and murder on the high seas. Judge Thempson dismiizsed this charge, which was a point for the defense, hut he would grant a habeas corpus writ and roes continued in custody. N wer Igully triet Kidraped Blacks Seired Ship &0 and Landed in Connectiont dvawn placed up nal Jink and Few people teday would Connecticut with black slivery the stave trade, ¥ one tine the state was the center interest in the colorful and celebrated “Ami- tad Cuse,” the history of which in- cluded Kidnaping in Africa, revolt and murder on the high scas, a su- preme court decision, and interna- fional complications which mizht Lave involved the United States in war with Spain, while two presi- dents of the United States w arraigned on opposite sides of « and one of them made sorions mistake that his afterward denied his action ANl this was nearly 90 yvears on June 8, 1829, the sehooner “Amistad®™ left Havan, Culw *orto Principe. On bhoard oeg, including four girls " by Jose Ruiz and Pedro These blacks were not Aty slaves since they had Kidnaped fn April in Africa, and Spain had out- lawed the slave trade and had come to recognize as true only those horn into slavery on this side of the water. Among the Ne groes was a young chief. Cingy a short but active man with coolness and courage, a veal lo: who was destined to lead this little hand back from hopeless sluvery to freedom and pioneer work in their homelu On the night of June #0, led hy Cinque, the blacks rebelled, killidg the capfain of the ship lis slave, and two sailors. Most of the crew were allowed to ape. but Ruiz and Montes were held in confine- ment and Montes, a navigator, was ordered to guide the “Amistad” to Africa. This he did during the day- light hours, steering an easterly course while the hlacks were watch- ing him, but at night he sct his conrse by the stars'and headed to- ward the North American conti- nent. “Black Pirate” Off Coast The Negroes traded with several vessels for supplies, and gradually the hoat worked its way up to the of was novtin n seeu I3 Tt s the such a friends ago President Errs Now friends of Spain and ; sympathizers began to use in Washington, and 1 in having Attornev. undy render a de- cision that the Negroes should b turned to Svain. In fact. President Martin Van Buren issued a warrant which brought a naval vesse off to New IHaven carly in Januury to trimsport them this excentive order aroused such a furore in New England that it was staved and friends of the president stated that it had b president’s secre thorization. Another sion of the court was held in New Haven on January 1841, and at this the trio of law. vers produced conclusive evidence that the Negroes were Africans, not Spunish suhjects, and therefore were being illegally held in slavery at the time of their revolt. Still they could not be released, for Spain in- sisted upon carrying the matter to the supreme court, and the 44 who were left alive were confined in New Haven, 36 of them in a 30x20 cell. The peopie of New Haven, especial- ly the Yale divinfty students, be- friended them and not only provid- d them with food and clothing but 180 began to teach them English nd religion., wn- omes r N pro- . Been without y au- The Modem Note In Jewelry of Digtinction HERE is modernity in each of the thousands of gleaming items that fill our showcases— modernity that hespeaks the Last Word in crafts- manship, the Ultimate in gemmed splendor. Gifts of distinction are available at prices for everyone. DIAMONDS WALTHAM, ELGIN, HAMILTON WATCHES Ior Ladies and Gents OUR EXCLUSIVE OLLENDORF WATCHES GIFTS OF STERLING SILVER TOILET AND MILITARY SETS CHIME CLOCKS GLASSWARE And Fascinating Novelty Jewelry Of All Sorts at Pleasing Prices LEGHORN «THOMAS 87 WEST MAIN STREET . w back to Cuba, but on issued by the | E=aae——————— | By the time the supreme court [teok up the case on KFebruary 32, 1841, the defense had eeeured mo lews uble a protugonist than John Quincy Adams, former president of !the United States. Before & crowd- ‘ed court that day Adspw dplivered a masterful speech in ‘which he ap- | pealed to the patriotic instinets of | Americans to keep the country free from domination. 1t e Negroes were handed over Spain, he charged, this country would be act- ing as a mere constable and would be denying the authority of its own courts. The efforts to concili pain had degraded this country rights, Adams further alleged, say- ing that only a prompt refusal o return the blacks could have saved America’s self-respect. He presented his cvidenee of Hllegal lavery and pleaded for the relcase of his cli- ents. The court rendered its opinion on March 9. d ing that the 53 had been unlawtully kidnaped and transported and were not o8 At first it placed them at the disposal of the president for return to Afri- ca, but then it fr them entirely and abolitionists rejoiced fervently. An effort was even made to have the “Amistad” declared the legal prize of the Negroes, but this was unsuceessful, while Daniel Webster refused to provide a public vemsel on which they could be taken home to, Africa. Farmed in Farmington A way was found. however. Lewis Wppan was one of those who had been moxt active in the cause of the unfortunates, and now he converted them into u sort of traveling show, (exhibiting them througheut the North for an admission eharge to se money for them. For & while the group settled in Farmingten, where they were educated and Christianized and where they eulti- vated 15 acres of land. Iteligious persons became interested, and eventually enough money was raised, to send them home. On November 25, 1841, the 35 who still lived salled for Africa. me- companied by Tappan and five mis- sionaries. They landed at Sierra Leone on January 18, 1842, end with the assistance of the British authorities, made their way o land te their homes in the Mendi ! distriet, where they established a mission. One of the survivers was Cinque, who thus saw his forlern | uprising of two years before come to an undreamed of success. It is interesting to note that 1840, !the year in which has case was be- ing fought out in the courts, was the last year in which the United States census recorded any slaves in | Connecticut. There were only 17 in that year. The high water mark had | been in 1774, when Connecticut had | 6,562 slaves | — ’ LOW TAXI FARES | Washington, Dec. 15 (#—Paris has lower taxi rates than any other iuropean capital, according to a [ tuble compiled by a Krench source. |the Department of Commerce re- porta. The average fare in Paris f» 7:3 cenis a mile. london has the highest fare, 24.5 cents a _mile, | READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESULSS For Quic_k Returns Use Herald Classified Advts.