New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 13, 1930, Page 2

2 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1930. WDONOUGH READY TO CARRY BANNER (Continued From First Page) der Prof. Joh. H. His graduating cla Peck, that of , 1 \ principal. | was the first to be graduated in the | Tranklin Square building. the vacation periods which preceded his graduation, he was employed in the Corbin Cabinet Lock plant, un- der the late Charles Glover, whost friendship he held until the passing of Mr. Glover. Later ho worked under the late Garrett Post, in the Russell & Erwin factory, now a part of the Corbin Screw plant. Athlete at High In his high Schoot which school . e member of the football tea attracted wide interest in circles in the late ed with Guy Fitch sition, later movi where he played place on th first Ligh school team picke team, all of plaud ed Jac Gottfried John B. Flanner: Matthew ptained holastic Donou the Holy la while ny, Cros ies in Gerr toved to th gano, Switzerland, and is now buricd Upon complet course, McDonot oy of the late whose place ducted by and Winter stre keeper in Mr {wo years, th lar period for the ance Co.. under Henry serintendent, who is v ness on Main street Admitted to Bar in 1901 1901, Mr, McDonough « Law school hed himself in elected president of th lub, and on the W ward for excelle In 1904 Te com tion for the prac June of that year the bar in Hartford nection as a lawy ¥. Donnelly, a forr ite, still a leader in the bar. Returning to this city associated for Judge Bernard T° fices at S Main was conceded to be phases of the law, Attorney Me ough came into his greats inence in the defensc actions in the courts of fhis state Tn recent years other in- terests, including realty holding have made it necesss for Mr. M Tonough to give his time to other fields, Youngest Commissioner in (906 Lawyer McDonough's politic tivities began as soon as he a voter. In 1806, at the Nears, he had the distinetion of ho- iBg the youngest commissioner in th city, having accepted appointment fo the board of health u the lafe Mayor George M. Landers. Ho is the only one of the original group of hoard men; under the town consolidution who is the city's svrvite. Assoc him on health board Clarenca 1%, Benneit, now pres of the Stanley Work the re of Mayor Landers building ordinances amendments nade sary changing conditions. arc still observed. From 1308 to 1909, a health comunissioner, then t ferred to tew ioard of compen and assessment. a po city government he has held for years. He n chairman of thic board unde: rations of ot parties. Other public offic membership on charter committees, a member of t mittee to enact the zoning present membership on the adjustment and the mittee on the water departien Jects, Mr. MeDonouzh s lives at 145 \ daughter, Miss is a freskma HUSTON, ASSOCIATES LOBBIED, HE ADMITS (Continued In Tale tingui yland y His Britain- New York vears will with of While many Affn ey strect he Don- a suc prom busines er city e origin he draftec which n beir n ation the in nd hoard of advisory cont { pro- weried trect. Hi Helen Melor t Smith college and Frol by the associatior above board pating in it legislatior he best the for tion. The urged Americ Musele award pt acee Hus ceived no 1nor tion and on a ued. il ficiently | of this plicd. A Ttobinso! cd Chair mittee : of Mr money tion with t to the republica tion in Hu that Carawa hin as Hi the r ttee or lobby cor igoro t During | corporation | fee don —_— Man Chokes to Death Gulping Beefsteak nphis, Tenn., March 13 » inald B. Powell enjoyed tter than a beef hat's more beet e told friends, ntered a fe ed and ordered a favorite cut Calling patrons of the restaur- ant to his table he said “here’s to bigger and better beef steaks Watch me eat half of this one in bite." choked to death beforc taken to a doctor 1y today He he could be he is a lobby commit- to be impartial. 1 asserted. and ought the to the for on onventio Tooms them turned Alabat OBSCURE WORKMAN to the N LIUOR TESTS sainst purchase 1, dark and prohibition.” oo bad i man can't nk in his own homc to Mistake expl Makes Case ned that ntity but now me court might never Her on the d my ¢ lunib of that he rned prohibi- rehed the car the cre 1 1: ‘You me if 1 them that 1 things during hootleg n't one of them Has Tts Advantages olibition h 1 its d wouldn't think more I zlso told a lot of hut any of tolid had don you that no do don or poor ilies K it could be Kind would of improyved rodification o0d ong i thin to schene juuor in stores didn’t drink it I'm absolutely op- old-tin rroom.” GOVERNMENT (PENS TRUAL GF DOHENY ; low s provid stomer: of the had previously iracy sane d the basis itically 1l with Hard- in cquitied IANT EFFORTS T0 SAVE PARLEY - [ W r Piret Cons wealthy | [BELIEVE IT OR NOT (On request, eent with stamped, dressed envelope, Mr. Ripley will furnm proof of Inylhln. depicted by him). U. & Pst Off) THe Book STALL CAN YOU IRRANGE /5 BOOKS INTO ALL POSSIBLE WAYS? IF YoU MADE A CHANGE A MINUTE —IT WouLp TAKE You 2,487,996 YEARS To DO (T . Ax o Tree HEAR SHABY DALE, GEOKGIA, 1S Viny Hucw Alve — DESpire Tue FACT THAT AT was LONG AGO SeveREd FROM (15 STump/ GIGGLE GABBLE GOBBLE AND GIT / | | | by Oliver Wendell HAIRLESS MCE WERE RAISED By H.C. BROOKE,E:U.OI\dem 1023 /' @ 1050 Kund Featurs Syndicae, b, Gret Bevaim rghos rewrnes T Qo gy e Colors Are Made From Coal Tar—Coal tar, a thick black liquid, is a b, minous coal. limit ar | portance and are used in enormous quantities in the dying of fabries. literally millions of dyes can be made from coal tar, a T t is —cr -product of bitu- 1t vields a very wide and complex range of colors, which are of the greatest im- calculated that chemical science has not yet found a our and Cne-Half Hours For a Voice to Be Heard Across the Ocean—Sound travels ap- pro imately ond thousand feet per second. sound to travel the distance across the ocean—about 3. ,000 miles. TOMORROW—Boxers Who Fought Six Hours to a Draw Therefore it would require about 270 minutes for Moulthrope and Lalone yesterday afternoon after breaking down the defense theory that the detective may have met his death from a bul- let fired from the gun wielded by his companion, Detective Willie Jones. Ballistic Expert Testifies One of the more interesting side- {lights of yesterday’'s testimony was the contention of W. G. Steed, lo- cal pistol enthusiast, who declared that the bullet taken from Smith's body could not possibly have been fired from a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson special, the type of gun car- ried by Jones. Moulthrope, while watching the proceedings which may result in the death sentence for him, received a summons to appear in divorce pro- ceedings brought by his wife in Con- necticut. SHOEMAKER ARRESTED AFTER STABBING MAN (Continued From First Page) of 2.40 cents a pound on the Cuban product. Nye, who voted twice for a higher duty, charges that there exists in the senate a “vote trading combination,” formed for the pur- pose of raising the imposts on su- gar, oil, lumber and cement. The senate lobby committee was confronted ‘today with a demand from one of its members, Blaine, independent 'republican, Wisconsin, that Heber J. Grant of Salt Lake City, be called for questioning with respect to his activities at the capi- tol of the day that the senate voted to increase the sugar tariff. Sena- tor Smoot of Utah, chairman of the finance committee, asserted in re- ply that Grant was in town for a Boy Scout meeting here, and lhutj he had no conncction Wwith the| tariff controversy. GOV, TRUMBULL 1S TESTED FOR SLEEP STUDY BY EXPERT rst Page) leave after the injury was dressed. Verigo was married about a month ago, and for some time prior to moving to Hartford, he lived at 80 Seymour street, this «ity. He is em- ployed in the Russell & Erwin fac- tory. His condition is not regarded tical period when loss of sleep, orfas serious. The knife ripped its |sleep on a train, shows most notice- | Way through his clothing and in- lable ill-effects. At this age poor |flicted a painful cut. sleep seems to bring more wide-| Detective Sergeant P. J. O'Mara |spread bad cffects than at other arrived at tlie scenc of the affray |ages. Before and after this age sleep [a short time after Ofticer Walinczus |apparently can be tampered with|had arrested Kachadoor. The cause | with more impunity.” {of the fight was not learned, but No one reported morc than 10| Kachadoor is known to be of an nor less than five hours habitual | exciteable temperament when drink- sleep. The average sleep for ing, the police say. He has a po- (Continued From Daggett, U. S. A. Younger men in- clude William Allen White, Rev. 8. Parkes Cadman and Governor John H. Trumbull of Connecticut. Dr. Laird finds 35 years “the cri- 25 55, is the rezular noon conference at St.|prior to the meeting among those |friend and co-worker through the in- |entire period of my official life, At- torney P, F. | conclusion of a five power swer the call of the democratic party 1 | limitation treaty based on the French Lut point- | figures. Such a treaty would involve | most gratifying to me. T have known | Mr. McDonough for many yvears as a nearly quarter of a century as an able, | seientious and James’ to whict rd admit palace refused of pessimism with morning val cult out 1ve spapers He tuation existed, conference in eritical and Meetings Rearranged ings sct for today we ed this mornir I8 a4 upon every the last nee ten years ven mor phases that these wer one highly Prime ister MacDonald's ¢fiorts to soly Franco-Ttalian The 7 was Il the Nister o have delegations noon. but Dino Grandi, head of the 1 delegation an hour earlier then Foreign Minister Briand later. result of these he a approach t met the at 4 o instead he new neo-Italian The Stimeon-Briand confe ted an hour und a half Carlfon. with Mr. Morrow Dumesnil participati W endeavoring definite e from aid M. question. an he | cone Briand program When tion the sked whether had cansed situation caid in the any M. Briand the air. se continued. s of confe Nt 1oday on rec I"rench Gives Conference Tyro Wee Mareh 2 head the French de five power 11 naval night to live mkly gloomy French Tondon Briand tion to wh newepie from which of other His deprs from his pact for | ion nintives ¢ ‘m.]u\ co sion seurity i ran turn for redu. of 1 have fis that today handed ished my rol h over 1o the Consideree 1o should e eral consideratios 1 that Ui sen prel Gene prophesicd would be drawn 1l phases of srther holiday ir tion of I of gor ho humani lon: her Wait for T ind ardicu itish Ameriean th thres AT join the | | cluded h the ted international co- facs1 critical oftn re o hung: Min- | © the pritm ‘elo i a lit talks | o th rence at the | d M. to obtu’: London Oy conver- modification | in wave]d Cor- renac oneil- attitudes. ks ti wal confer confer-| | tory en e ntries ailure things 1o t con 1de to va o ment combined eTve might last 1 pro Wl with the scdr course tood 11 the |itation en in close to st larzgo and und | for the 1 ch into it ation of submarines, | techmic 1 | pleted ne sond cruiser limit slliconfsrencaiaings satinegol any fig- |a score of yea |ures at all, based on the nescapable | with my endorsement of a candidate | Uals: | for mayor who has the high qualities | . ability and | names M- | actor-playwright French building than expected fercnee Liven, evolved marine, to de-fconversation was about the Frensh | mentioned in the first poss hility i B | all likelihood will be reduced to pact | form as nava Minister have eliminated definitely the secur- ity pact sought | conference | tion o M. B cither consultative | could not he considered in any pact As the the most a the hous memorandum other de abolition that further consiruction of he limite Failing this they in 1S mountis battleshiy down to Britain, zencral 1 1o p scements, In commenting v dum the Post™ blazing pertinence.” MAYOR T0 RETIRE T0 PRIVATE LIFE (Cont tinued tin “The growing today is ne demands of his official posi- nd the tion time and should ideration of these relinguish inc “nited States conterplated leve Holiday- a tre continuation ship buildi .1un(mn toal estimates, reduction. | building | that considerable had increased navies rather | than cut them. however, clause written here the nreparation 1 conference. Elimizate Security Secretary hundred today cooperation ed good government his the ncgotiations. They reases for Great or the parity Britain— arrangement, -over previous- personal fri May Continue might have cial. in the city ground, ty written of a capital and cven re-| s for Ame Japan: hu- and other work com- | Toliday 9 b and n and throug the governt birth, whic sesses {o fit mavor. disarmament re. discard of the principle of ion altogether at this would invovive naval strength rather In this case the of such an extent | criticism might be | core that the con- | of lof citizensh general fity would br Donough's on the | if there is no lim- | into a treaty apital ship. sub- technical provisions | and worlt any much for o completed | subsequent | sugar jected The Ior cans: Aller hart, Cappi Tollette, M ris, Nye and by roll Pact and Prime believed to | Stimson MacDonald are angement which from the province with informal and th ny or of this notifica- security | 13 military, | Democr form. | ton, DBri conference seemed to be at |George, critical moment in its his- | Hawe: labor members of | Pittman, commons addressed i | Stephe to the British and|ner, Walsh gations urging batUeship [of Monta during a fixed period and | Total- warships | Against 10.000-fon vesscls e d that with-liang, Din, be peed fell, Thon a level of 10-10-6 for Great el America and Japan, and a reement be concluded tponement of all G e of q to u W Gouzens, | Goldshorou Grundy, | Hebert, H Kean, Key Metealf, Phipy Smoot, daho, the The rized and nie morar Mornin on conservative charactc indiscretion > Tow ashingt I'rom Iirst Pa tox at | inued will insure con- Ly duty W vious agr | mediate 1 on in s increu mayor of a proz city such as New Britain is arily a very busy man, ssive, from him much sh his husiness own well-bei expended otherw facts req public office at therefore o3y the ould I of the interests dictate . Con- that senate bill necessary t creased on two vote on the tion and tt themsclves. Unless present < McDonough cuzar ment that iy sult, I 1 nidor tarift Repullica Mosi Sugar sugar tarif, senate’s recent difficultic vanguard of sideration of sed of {oday's session luty as the and be a candidate for iends, a effic today h long nent of h Mr. him ir char: wh ip, nes cement identical vote 7 call fo reconsideration: Blain Cutt i er, cMaster, and Robinsen of Indiana— [another bishop smokes and a thid Kkley, T flin, Mc heppard, Swanson, of Mas: n, and reconsi urst, 1 IFletehe 1as of g9 ans nale, &h. lale owell, McC « I e « Steiwer, Sulliv nsend, on, ts the Nye's the ports cam re v McDonough, Hastings, source familiar place tarift nd for cient association the city o McDonough r the offi n public acte ich are CREASED TARIFE 0N SUGAR REMAINS duties we! lows: e, Borah, ing. Frazic Norbec Black, Ta Kellar, Tyding chusefts Wheeler— deration: oussard, r. Hayden, OKlahoma Baird Glenn, sould, Johnson, ulloch, )ddic, hall, Tarim \zmn March 1 of many squest ote by for e up at th public I doubt if there is another man who has the hack- through business experience, through his profession. sful handling of financtal affair: with his | Pos- of T ce Mr. mayor, con- | offi- | (Continued IFrrom First Iage) Brat- | Connally, | by not going to bed until they Harrison, Overn simmons, Steck, W Walsh | | . LASKOWSHI LETTER Cope- | Rans- and | ® — of in debate. recon- which the of this commodity | out- | under a pre- im- | e ement calling for an allot. To restorc the to exist hat parate question of reconsidera- rates en a i a third roll- will he house allot ing levels, roll calls on the inereasc approved The | will an- through su tis a pleasure to crown nearly | service re- | to 38. ! golf strokes. Ttepubli- Broo Ta- | bishop thinks Nor- Ihl\gh.un | Goff, | Greene Hatfield, {went to Cheshire Jones, MeNary, | Patterson Shortridge, Thomas of |40 me more good than any jail will | andenberg, Wal-|cver do me. |cott and Waterman—3s, Total—47. t was back | don‘t the | sugar rates of the it was| opponents of an maintain in-| majority | first in a r | favors the | he the eventual re- is n a | name: A college profes- s the Apostles Creed over | occurrence in the cellar of an Arch street apartment house whicH was | brought to the attention of the po- |lice by the brother of the young woman involved. Kavalcek was bound over to su- perior court on, the charge of at- tempted indecent assault but the slate’s attorney cha the plans A judge thinis the binomial theorem or ex-| a few square roots in his A Texas author extracis| roots also. A Pennsylvana tries to remember his latest vears is seven hours twenty-five [lice record. |minulfls. The minutes sleep over seven hours then increase to 45 at 2 1555 St 262 00 1 oo o v £ Morris COh“ Is Sued £ 15 at age 55, to 40 minutes at age After Auto Accident G5 and rise to 45 minutes at age 75.| Morris Cohn of this city has been At 85 the sleeping time is § hours|made a defendant in an $800 suit {10 minutes through by Albert Volz of the Volz Old Age Wakeful | Floral Co. and the Indemnity In- Wakefulness at night, however, surance Co. of North America for |a prerogative of age. At 25 yvears| damages to the plaintifi's truck *n |the majority told Dr. Laird they|an automobile accident on Farming- | sleep through the night without |ton road opposite the road leading {awakening. A uniform increase in|to the Berlin railroad station. | makefulness follows with age and | The plaintiff claims that his truck {in the 35 to 100 year age bracket |was damaged to such an extent that {wakefulness was reported each!it was out of use for 18 days and {night. he had to expend $100 for the rental More than 70 per cent reported of another truck to carry on his sufficient difficulty in going to slec) |business. He was insured with the to cause them to develop insurance company, which is a co- techniques.” Thought control s plaintiff. The driver of his truck used by 3 per cent; reading by 5 |was Gail Needham. cent, relaxation by 18 per cen Attornel David L. Dunn represents | drugs, not including alcohol, by 3|thc plaintiff. and Deputy Sheriff | per cent, alcohol by two per cent. Martin H. Horwitz served the “It is interesting.” says Dr. L.;ir!,qw« “that approximately half {hose r- porting use of alcohol to insure sleep were college professors of con N. B. H. 8. Seniors Pla“ siderable distinction. For Graduation in June “A large number of unusual pei Although the activities in connec- sonal idiosyncrasies are reported in|tion with the Senior High school |inducing sleep. One editor of a na- tional magazine sticks his feet out|plans arc being made for them. At from under the bed clothes. One a meeting of the senior class during supreme court justice buries his face |the opening period this morning, the in his pillow. A young writer strains | members voted unanimously to have |to keep his cyes open.” the dues §2. Varfations Appear It was also decided that Scientifically sound variations ¢f [young men in the class would wear |the sheep counting idea appeare ! {Onc philanthropist reviews Black-|crs at the senior promenade. | stone’s analysis of real estate la The photographer was selected at |A chain store executive thinks »f |this morning’s mceting and within | many things rather than cencentra: short time appointments for the |ipg on one subject cientist [ Beehive class book pictures will be thinks of star spaces in astronomy. | made. | A rabbi counts the beats of thr clock pendulumn which runs 60 fo| |the minuie and by the time he hu; Sentence “5pe“d°d connted 300 he usually is asleep On Torrington Man “Three men repeat Masonic rit-| John XKavaleek of Torrington Iour either repeat or concen- | pleaded guilty in superior court yes- trate on the word sleep. Geographic | terday afternoon to the charge of arc recalled by two. An|improper conduct and was given a repeats Christian | Shuspended sentence to the state re- in haphazard fashion, a judse formatory at Cheshire. He was rep- | counts backward. or repeats the resented by Attorney . Gerard C | phabet backward. | sor repea and over. Thinks of House Plans “A journalist thinks over for an ideal home. | abont \vmns | head | square anthor e and Judge Jennings accepted plea of guilly “A college professor eats onion:. | A writer of detective stories thinks bout the tutility of everything. Onz about things accom- rather than those aheal, Kelly Disapproves of Martin J. Kelly, named yesterday | by William Dobrowolski as the can- didate for mayor on the ticket of | the independent party, has repudi- weitlated the announcement and declar- fored mo. |?d e is capable of speaking for | {himselt. The party will hold a meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock | Painters’ hall on Main strect which time candidates will nounced. | plished | bishop prays. “A fow wisely solved the probleia sleepy. There | sults on the mornings. | asked re only se: Hiculty of getting np o direct question regarding {his.” in was be an- | Welfare Department Asks for $3,500 More Conditions of unemployment which have prevailed during the throwing extra burden on the welfare department will additional appropriation of about $3.500, Supt. John L. Doylc has ad- {vised Chairman E. 1. Hall of the board of finance and taxation. To avoid overdrafts in this year's ccounts it will be necessary transfer this amount ‘ml:r‘ling of the common council. This is the first time in several years that the department handling municipal charities has back a balance. LEWIS W. CHAP: Lewis W. Chapman d Mrs. William 15 > West Main street, connected with nancial firm since his tion from the University of Penns: vanix has returned to New Dritain and will make his home with his parents. Mr. Chapman has accepted a position as market research expert for a group of Hartford insurance companies. While in Ihiladelphia he managed three orchestras known as | “Chapman's inter-Iraternity or- ' At ene time he led an or- straon a trip KISS BEATS MR! KISS Chicago, arch 13 (UP) romance of the Kisses h broken up in court. Mrs. An | Kiss for divorce on the grounds that 1\.\ beat her, REVEALS SORROWS (Continued vear, require 2 rom First Page) Lo al once ain. 1t didn’t do me why send me again? “T think that it T was in and then any good so strange place among strange people it would | "I never got in any trouble alone, it was always with a friend. If it | wasn't for wine I wouldn't have done | what T did. | “Yes, T know that drunkenness is | | N HOME no excuse in crime, yet somehow l‘ | gon of Mr. Chapman of who has been Philadelphia fi- e feel guilty, “Your client, “FLORTAN LASKOWS CONVICT'S PLEA 15 SELF DEFENSE (Continued From Tirst Page) SKI.” the man who ot wounded Detective Willic Jones when the officers stopped them for | |questioning. He turned dry d. ing alas state's evidence, 1a cause he felt the shoot- unfair and unjustifiabl rested its case against Kiss Ly pa-| igmduat\cn are several months away | the |dark coats and white flannel trous- | sale and the charge grew out of an| s office lessened the | Mayoral Announcement | to ! at the next | not turned | gradua- | around the world. | The | ued Ierank | FORMER CONVICTS HELD BY POLICE (Continued From First Page) setting, one man’s watch, one lady’s white gold watch. Some bills and change of an amount not known definitely were also taken, as was one English gold coin which was used as a watch charm. It was while investigating a re- port that there was a prowler about a house at 28 Hampton street at 10:30 o'clock that the police came across Niedzwiecki. He id his name was Louis Nedwick and he admitted having been sentenced to |the state reformatory at Cheshire from superior court at Hartford for two to five years in 1925 on the charge of theft of an automobile in West Hartford. In 1927 at his own request, he d, he was transferred | to state’s prison and in 1929 he was released on parole. He com- | pleted his period of parole on March 3 of this year. Duntz told the police he was sen- tenced to state’s prison at Wethers- fleld in 1927 for one to three years on the charge of incest, the com- plainant being his niece. He served 30 months, being released a little more than a month ago, and claims to have married the young woman involved in his case. Meect in Prison According to the police, Niedz- wiecki and Duntz became acquainted in prison and have been together at times since being given their frec- dom, e masks which Nicdzwiecki had when arrested are of the sort used on Hallowe'en, and cover the upper part of the face and the nose. A black mustache is on each ma: and the general effect is to succes: | fully obscure the part of the face & person would be most likely to note in case of a burglary. Rogers Place House Ransacked The police were notified today by J. J. Riley of the Connecticut Light & Power Co. that he was in a house at 6 Rogers Place on business and the appearance of some of the rooms indicated that they had been ransacked. Detective Sergeant 1. J O'Mara, who investigated, reported that the Misses ogers, who occupy {the house, have been at Atlantic City for the past two wecks and |someone gained entrance during their absence by forcing a window. ‘Whether or not anything was taken is problematical. Scrgeant O'Mara went to Hartford vesterday to interview Albert Palmer of Maine, who was arrested for housc burglaries, but it is not be- lieved he operated in this city, Detective Sergeant Ellinger, who | was notified carly today of the | Niedzwiecki case, reported at head- quarters and remained on duty throughout the night and forenoo! Sergeant M. J. Flynn and Officer . olan were also on duty all night trying to clean up the case. City Items Jacob Harian, 11, of 13 Lyman street, was admitted to New Britain General hospital today for trea:- ment for an injury to his shoulder sustained at the Washington school. Mrs. Frank Reynolds of Montrea!, an.. formerly Miss Kathleen Grac:. a teacher in the public schools her is visiting relatives in the city. Co. No. 6 of the fire department was called to a grass fire on property ¢f Joseph Scavillo of 101 Monro | street at 12:48 o'clock this after- noon. | The regular meeting of Pride Cir- {cle No. 10, Lady Foresters. will be ‘hcld in Red Men's hall at 277 Main | street, this evening. After the meet- ing a St. Patrick’s supper will be held. Martha Washington | Daughters of America. | Council. will hold a d party Friday afternoon at 2 | o'clock. | Walter H. Kovel is attending the | National Shoe Rebuilders convention in Philadelphia. | Sergeant P. A. McAvay has turned {over to Miss Ruth Bristoll, woman | probation officer. a 15 vear old boy who has been slecping away from {home. He is #aid to have admitted | theft of a small amount of money from a High street grocer. Trank Llmgren of 13 Sunrise ave- nue complained to the police toduy that a “no dumping” sign was taken off his lot on Brighton street and since then the place has been uscd 5 a public dumping grounds. Depict Llfe of Russians In South Church Play | A drama “What Men Live Iy will be given at the South Congre- | gational church this evening. The { drama. is based on a study of Iit {among the Russian peasantry .- portrayved by Tolstoi. Immediately following the pliy | there will be a recital of interpret [tions of cight medieval portra | Musical compoesitions contempo with the period will be presented conjunction with the portraits. |Special Board Nears End of Investigation Meriden, March 15 (P—The spe- | cial board of three men named Ly | Governor John H. Trumbull to con- iduvt a thorough inquest into the sit- uation at the Connccticut School for | Boys here was completing its task to- | day after questioning scores of in- | mates, former inmates and employes | and officials ef the institution. i Jullus J. Hadley, secretary to the | state board of public welfare, was a | party to the hearing today 1t is understood that officials arc having their say before tho board during its closing sessions. | | TAX ABATEMENTS At a meeting last evening of the finance committec of the common council. it was voted to recommend |abatement of taxes as follows: Law- jrence Lrna, $18; K. J. Johnson, $2: Robert Grant, $2: John Baraglia, $ The men were not liable for the | taxes, it was found. | Action on disputed bills sent out the board of public works for various strect improvements was de- |ferred. to allow members of the | committee to attend another mee by