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- GAVEUP HUSBAND | 70 HELP RELGON Divorce Is Granted fo R. H. Gatting in Bridgeport | Bridgeport, Jan. 4 (I1—The story of a wealthy woman's sacrifice of married life to continue her Chris- tian Sclence endeavors in a far-off land was told in superior court here today when Judge John Richards Booth granted Richard H. Gatling, of Stamford, vice president of the! Manufacturers’ Trust of New York 1 decree of divorce. Gatling was freed from Winifred Waters Gatling of Mispah, Jaffa 1toad, Jerusalem, whom he married on January 19, 1895 and who he | fold the court was very wealthy in her own right He declared that his nife prac- ticed Christian Seience for years and after she inherited a large for- tune from her father, established an office in the Aeolian building in New York. The bhanker, father of 1wo grown children, told the court that in May, 1921, while he and his wife were residing in New York she coneeived the idea of removing to Palestine and told hini wanted her freedom’ and “he could not in her way as she had a gre at sion in Jife to perforni » Later in that year s s0ld the New York residenc moved to Jerusalem w e for o vears she po Christian he heard from his wi in New York that Mis. € told the attorney that ber hnshand should Tivorce her and she woull not return to this country and intended to stick to Christian Science in Jerusalen “1id4 you ugree to this step on the part of your wife?" Judge Booth asked Gatling. “No. not entirely right out of her life HING IS HAVNG A RESTFUL DAY Will to Live a Factor in British Ruier’s Favor ‘ London, Jan. 4 UP—1t was official- : ly stated at Buckingham palace at 3:30 p. m., that King George was | having a somewhat more restful day. tling had she was willing 1e howed me was the an- Londo-, Jan. 4 (P—-Two favora- ble factors have appeared in the lat- st @ “clopments in King George' prolonged struggle. | The restlessnces which prevented him frem getting adequate repose on two previous nights seemed to have left him {1 a large degree and he passed the night more quietly. This, it wag © umed, would prove helpful. 2dding to the powers of recuperation he re ds to lift him out ‘of ' hix sadly “ebllitated statc. Concurrently this morning': bul- letin reported in.protement in ‘the im *“The king had a quieter night. The local condition shows a sligh! im) W to increase public confidence greatly in the ultimate outcome of the King's grave iliness, it did nothing to depress the strong hope already held that the king's definite, if painfully slow progress toward recovery, would in due time gain headway enough to pull him safely through. Provided all goes well with King € or_e, it was stated today the Duke of York and the Duke of Gloucester would ko to Sundringh: .n next Mon- day with a small shooting party of men and remain there for a week. The Prince of Wales plans to go an the following week. The Duke of York hunted with the Pytchiey hounds from Baseby today and will return to London to- night. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester were hunting w Quo=1 hounds today shire. in Leicester- Has “Will to Live” A statement that King George has the will fo live was hailed today as tha niast encouraging frature of 1 ronarch’s hattle for life in a lo “view of his illness contributed to nidical jonrnals by the royal phy clans, Medical experts in the mort ing papers emphasized the impor e and the significance of Htnde on the part of the o nded th in the instinct of cont servation isure sire to 1 1 Lasis. The King's authorized revie iness which Lancet and the Bri nal today stated tl laustion the course mst nd the woof the preared in the Medical Jour- t because of (x of the illness he long for the present N less improve- ment and progress were taking pla slowly invions tha hopa that the king would be re- stared to his people The potency of the infection was diminishing. In the margin of reserve power must be narrow and small set-backs, inevit- able at this stage, have a correspond- ngly nrbre ect. Disin- elination, tow dryness of ongue, low pressure, weak- ress and notable exhaus- blecd ross wasting, tion, though slowly improving, will for @ long time form an anxious prohlem The review said the publie hhouh}‘ not interpret setbacks or reports of 1o change as relapses. During each there would be ups and downs and progress would consist of slow |and increasing predominance of the |18 in keeping with an age-old tradi- ups over the downs. 1t was stated that there was a disinclination towards most foods and a dislike for many and that weakness necessitated nourishment being given by a nurse with a feed- er. Adequancy of nutriment, both as regards quantity and variety, was vow being sccured, though not without difficulty, 1t was anneunced 4¢hat Sister Rose Simmonds, an expert in practical dietétics and a member of the staff of one of the big London hospitals, had contributed to the care of the | king dufing’the past weeks. | The review concluded by ing that though there was an increusing | gense of {he burden of his illness, | the king's will to live was there. The Lancet in commenting on the re. view' saids h the | but surely enough to justify | meantime the | lof families around a specially con- NEW BRITAIN DAILY 1iRALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1929. K, OF C. TO CHOOSE 'ANOTHER GANGSTER SALLIES' SECRETARY CTFS BEST BABY |“Most Perloct Inlant” to Be| Picked at Clinics | There will be a special meeting of | Daly Council, K. of C, next Tues- | day evening in the K. of C. home on Franklin square at which a re- {port of a special committee on in- vestigation into a proposal sof Samuel Bergdorf to stage a mothers’ exposition here, will he made. The exposition will be a series of clinics lat which infants will be examin | by local doctors to ascertain which is the meost nearly fect baby in ow Rritain, The committee at a | mecting last night voted to rée- |emmend that the council sponsor | the affair | Court Columha_ (atholic Dangh- | ters of America. held a meeting in | the K. of €, home last evening. The organization will meet permanently | {in the home from now on. All'other Catholic societics in the eity have | {heen invited to make use of the home for meeting purposes. | On Jammary 21, the second of :v‘ series of dances under the auspices tof the council will be held | On January 27, a turkey supper will be held at the hame from 5 7:30 o'clack UKRAININS PLAN " THER CHRISTHA Three Day Gelebration Will Be- | gn Monday January T | Christmas among the Ukrainiaps, whose calendar is 13 dava behind the Gregorian, will be celebrated Monday, January 7 and the festivi- ties will last for three days, with church services each day. The | ,holiday season among the Ukrain- ians will begin Sunday evening at snnset, at which time families wi'l gather around the dinner tahle fo partake ,of the special dishes pre- | pared for the occasion, concluding | |the evening festivities with the | singing of merry Christmas carols. This day is called “Holy Night" and tion among the Ukrainians, whe ob- werve the holiday and the anmiver- | sary of the birth of Christ in Beth- | lehem with great solemnity. The observance is characterized with many original ceremonies, which | had their beginning in the “old country.” among them the gathering structed crib containing an image of the newly-born habe. where they ray Him homaze and express their | belicf in His divinity, by singing berntiful earols, i Special Christmas Day servieos ' the local Ukrainian parish of St Mary's Tmmaculate Conception an Winter street, will be held at 5 o'clock Monday morning. with a salemn high mass at 7 o'clock. Rev. | P. §. Pashkievich, pastor of the | hurch, will celebrate both masses. EETS HIS DEATH defi“i‘u élijlckers Kil Philadelphia, Jan. 4 (UP)—In d2- ance of police edicts to “clean out aungsters, and shoot to kill if neces- the underworld today listed an- gaugster vietim in Philadel- > gunmen warfare. police be- is an aftePmath of the “battle of Black Horse Pike” last Sunday when a vellow roadster spat ma- chine-gun fire at two fleeing cars bearing rival South Philadelphia gangsters, killed three and injured four. The latest fatality of the warfare hetween rival hi-jacking “mobs" of Little Ttaly occurred last night. Frank (Dynamite) Celia, gunman. who police say is a member of the ame gang which lost three mem- hers in the Black Worse Pike mur- was mortally shot when an automobile drew alongside of him at | a crowded South Philadelphia street | intersection and opened pistol fire, | Dominick Maurone, a bystand-r. was seriously injured as the wound- ed Celia clutched him and drew him | into the line of fire, Maurone shook free of Celia, aceording to witnesses | and staggered into a nearby pool room where he was later found anl rushed to the same hospital in which | Celia died Police records revealed Celta fto | have a long police record, and it is | said he was intimate with several! underworld murders and robberles. | Mrs. Charles Renson. a resident of | Kolwick, N. 1. about the same tim~ telephoned police that sne had mesn ‘wo automobiles draw abreast and halt near her home on the Camden- ferchantville road. She said she | heard at least 25 shots fired rapid: | Iv by occupants of both machines. One machine sped towarc Camden while the other disappeared alowly | towards Maj ‘e Shade as if the driv- er were wounded. After grilling Antheny and Louis Varries, meized in an antomobile chase late Wednesday night. Philadelphia police believe they are near solution of the Black Horse Pike murders. Piccirelli A pronounced toeing out In some- | times an indication of a weakening of the longitudinal arch of the foot | which results in flat foot. —— | The last horse car left the atreets | of New York in 1917, OFFMAN ternational headquarters to the United Btates, and that is not likely to happen. Commander KEva is need- ed and wanted in America. 8he & a plendid American herself, but bove all, she is & fine internation- alist and will carry far the torch of international cooperation. Commissioner Lamb deprecates hints that a split is imminent in the Balvation Army. “We are all pro-Booth.,” he said, “but we are above all pro-army. 1t is out of love for the general that we want to iift from his shoulders some of the burden which he can no longer carry alone, If he should be deemed fit to carry on, the coun- cil will be automaticaly dissolved. But sixty-four councillors from all over the world can settle many dif- ficulties and 1 believe the resuits of the conference will be of far-reach- ing importance. Should General Booth be consid- cred *“‘unfi his successor will be DENIES ARGUNENT No Split Coming—Evangeline Not Next Genenal London, Jan. 4 (M—FEvangeline Booth is not likely to be the next &eneral of the Salvation Army in the cpinion of David C. Lamb, interna. tional social secretary, and one of the seven commissioners who re. quested the calling of the bigh council which meets at Sunbury-on- Thames, January 8. “If Commander Eva were elected general.” ‘he told the Associated e in; immediately elected at the hi counci) meeting. That this is sure to happen is obviously the belief of Commissioner Lamb and many other high officials of the army. The new general, it is understood, will be elected for a term of years only, and there will be an nge-limit at which all future generals must retire, Voluntary retirement, rather than resignation or actual deposition, ap~ pears to be the way out for General Tooth. ¥hould he decide to take that step he would act as counsellar and adviser to the vast organization which his father founded. This I8 what many of his friends in the Army hope he will do. Harry Symes Lehr Dies; Was “400” Member Baltimore, Md Jan. 4 (UPd— 0 set the pace ity and gaiety a cluty's “Beau Brummel” in ties, is to have & plain and unostem. tutious funeral Lehr died Dbere yesterday of a’braln djeorder. The son of a German censul hers, Lehr went to New York to gaim fame and fortune and found them both. He attracted the attention ef Mra, William Astor and later of Mrs. Stuyvestant Fish and became one of the outstanding-figures of the fa- mous “four hundred.” He built up a fortune as agent for a famous winery. As his social prestige grew, it became more and more “the proper thing” for society fo serve the wines of Harry Lehr at its festive occasions. The reason honey is not good as an antifreeze mixture in the radiator is that acid will form which will ate tack the metal parts; a hard com- pound also settles out of it. HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS ACTUAL Savings of one-third to one-half are possible! 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