New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 21, 1930, Page 14

e s Famous Fiddler Saved By Wife, « Relics Burn As House Is Destroyed & X 2 f . . Norway, Me., March 21 U-P)‘Melv! Dynamlte Bomb Thro“-n lie Dunham, famous fiddler, was saved by his aged helpmate, “Gram.” | Into Atlanta Theater Atlanta, March 21 (P—A dy- from a fire which destroyed their | <entury old farmhouse on Crock- || namite bomb thrown through a ett's Ridge today, but his many || ventilator window exploded in a ¥fiddles” and prizes, relics and an- || downtown motjon picture thea- ter carly today. The damage tiques were lost. “Gram” awoke at m. to find | | was estimated at~ $500, The & room adjoining their bedroom || theater, was unoccupied at the ablaze. She awakened Mellic and || time and no one was injured. three grandchildren in another|| It was thc second movie theater Toom . {| bombing here within four Assisted { | months. Manager was ill with a severe R aitsk. the- cheri he could advance no motive for S ir 3 HenTy Tord, o the bombing. Tolice, however, Him e it Basot said they had lezrned that the zold pin presented to him theater had been employing non- mer Gov. Alvan T. Fuller mion oper: i Aonda sachus as ade his from tho Mellie cs “fiddles,” $5,000. 72. The f ed from a d by “Gram,” Mellic, who cold, dressed | John A. Conzy said by of ind a for Mas- way by of ue € itiques at ELIGIBLE FOR MEET Seven “Y" Swimmers Will Compete Melli > was said to have ective chimney. in State Championship Events at Bridgeport Saturday. t- | | | \ | 1 Last Saturday even ‘Y’ boys qual- Probable Lincup at Plate of Pitts-|ified in the sectional swimming mect held at Middletown, @and are now eligible to compete in the statc ®. M. C. A. swimming meet which will be held in Bridgeport Saturday this, March 21 (P—The | week. 1 order .of the Pitts-| The meet which burgh Pirates n the openit me | Bridgeport this Saturday with Cincinnati April 15 at Cincin-|uled to start at 1 p. m. nati was made known today by Man-|{ The following New Britain ‘Y’ er Jewel Ens. | swimmers qualified to enter in the | Lloyd Waner will lead off, low- ed by Grantham, Paul Waner, Tray- | they will enter: Cadet cla nor in the cleanup position, Subr, |and under, yd. free sty Comorosky, Bartell, and the battery. | Manning;’ diving. P. Holmes, Manager Ins predicts that Suhr's | Franks; 80 yd. relay race, Manning, bludgeon will be particularly dan-|Franks, Davis and Holmes. gerous in the parks at Philadelphia | Junior elass, 110 1bs. and under, and New York and in rifiling hits |40 yd. breast stroke, J. Miller; prep toward the right field walls at St.|class, 125 Ibs. and'under, K. Toro- Louis, Chicago and Brooklyn. | sian; unlimited class, intermediates, — — | diving, T. Ference. Fido Decks Himself Out ‘;~\ d English Officer In Brightest of Colors|Aged English Officer Tondon, March 2l (P—Bright| Dies in London Home color forms the keynote of spring| London, March 21 (®—Colonel fashions for Fido in London. | Edward Donald Malcolm of Poltal- The new canine jackets seen at|loch, believed to have been the last London's latest dog show wére of | surviving sapper officer who saw decidedly brilliant hue, complete | service in both the Crimean war and with pockets wherein reposed tiny|the Indian mutiny, died today. He handkerchiefs bearing the pup’s’ in- | was 93 years old. tials. In the Indian campaign, he was Bows will not be worn this sea- | twice decorated for bravery in ‘ad- son, except by the very youngest|dition to ezzning mention in official flapper puppies. despatches. Later he was commis- The military note articular- | sioned for service n Canada where ly dominant for the terriers, most of | his engineering genius was brought them sporting rlet and blue | into play. He was responsible for Jackets with gold braid. | the construction of a chain of thres { forts to strengthen the defenses of | Quebec City on the south side of the | st Lawrence river. Back in the lata 30's Colonel Mal- colm was appointed inspector of submarine mining defenses and later became boundary commissioner for Scotland. He retired in 1594, burgh Pirates Was Made Known by Manager Ens San Francis probable batti will be held in is sched- . 90 1bs. | was MANUSH A STAY-AT-HOME West Palm Beach, I arch 2 (P—Heinie Manush, leading hit maker of the St. Louis Browns, joiz- ed the stay-at-homes today aftor signing a contract yesterday. Ma ush, Who wintered here, had had almost daily conversations regarding | the possibilities of his signing up, but wanted an increase .over,la year, which the Browns were r.- ported unwilling to give. March 21 (P— | Red Sox, highly approves President [Boh Quinn’s refusal to schedule” any \games with major .leaguc teams { while in training camp. ; T .|| “It's bad enough to meet the Yan- r\}:gznfhfig }I‘)‘R‘t“‘?“‘%e{}‘ {kees. Athletics and Senators in the B S N e g jfirst dozen and a half games each ——They do things differently UD ||year,” he said -yesterday, “without 1};‘0‘3“1"“'“ Minn, where —Allen | | handicapping the development of pson was brought up, 50 he || tno team so carly in the training He came to Evanston re- || o) cently and decided to drop alf| line to the home folks. The red mail box puzzled him, but he struggled with it to get his letter posted. Firemen ar- rived before he succceded. They listened to his story “All right, stranger,” the fire ,————_—_‘ = — “Red Mail Box” Proves YANKEES WASTING HITS Bradentop, Fla., March 21 (#) — Something soon will have to be done | about the tendency of the New York | Yankees to waste hits, The Yanks, in recent exhibition chief assured Thompson. “Give | |83mes, have been hitting with all us the letter and we'll p {their customary power, but they've the train for you. The station ||been losing just the same. This all et aio the | because the boys have been unable |to come through in the pinches. | ponding period a year ago. lin | state meet and the list of events| TAX COLLEGTIONS SHOWING INGREASE. in Month of March Washington, March 21 (#—Thc treasury announced today that in-| come tax receipts as of March 19, were $70,652,867.41, bringing total received so far this month to This total fo- the month compaged | with $379,981,531.78 for the corre The in- | crease over 19 collections to da* still was attributable to the cnor- mous sum reported on March 18. s L result of overtime work by col- lectors all over the cou ine- ly after the March 15 collec- | tions. There was nothing in the latest figures to alter the belief of treasurs officials that the budget estimate of $250,000,000 for income tax collec- tions for the first quarter nearly| would be realized b Barry Made Manager Of Roofing Company | John J. Barry, a native of this| city, has been appointed manage for this district by the Nichols Itoof. ing Co. ot Bridgeport and has re- sumed his residence here. Prior to leaving w Britain seven years ago, Mr. Barry was associated | with . McMillan and Peter Curran their d goods establishments. | TEM ‘- ger | . NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1930. Invalid Boy Kills His Father for Family Abuse Nashville, Tenn., March 21 () —Jess Bess, 18 year old invalid, shot and killed his father, Ar- thur Bess, 50, at their home on the Bull Run pike, 15 miles from shville last night. The Bess Boy told officers that he shot his father because he was threatening his mother and some younger brothers and sisters. The boy was not arrested. “I've sat here for eight years and watched my father beat up my mother,” officers quoted the boy as saying. He has been with the Nichols Co. for the past five years and has been connected with the Bridgeport dis- trict sales force. The Nichols Co. has built & warchouse on I ton avenue, Kensington. Mrs. (_Jille‘(t; Divorced, Will Marry Broker | Los Angeles, March 21 (P)—Mrs. Tlizabeth Caldwell Gillette, divorced wife of King Gaines Gillette, Jr., of the razor magnate, and George Kothe, Los Angeles insur- ance broker, have filed notice with the license burcau here of intention to marry. Mrs. Gillette rccently obtained & divorce in Reno, Nevada, after a friendly separation” which follow- ed the couples parting in San Fran- cisco last fall. They were married 16 years and wave a dughter, Celeste Gillette, TOR BE USEE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS | JeMPLE PLETONE il Y < Famous €onsole With 14-inch Electro Dynamic Spesker Complete with 9 R. C. A. Tubes REE EXAMINATION GLASSES 50¢ A WEEK If your vision is misty — don’t Semeday I'm going to get That someday may be Get a FREE EXAM- INATION hy our expert optome- trist TODAY. 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Although the freighter was seized | in American waters, Jpdge Cushmai | | held that the seizur s illegal un- der a trealy which guarantees free | passage through the strait to Ameri- | can and British vessels. | He allowed attorneys .for the libellants until 3 p. m., today to ob- tain a writ from the United Statcs circuit court of appeals at San Fran- cisco prohibiting him from signing an order quashing the attachmeat under which the Chief Capilano was being held at Port Townsend. The ship was bound from Van- couver, B. C., to the Orient aad had drifted into American waters because of adverse tides. |Former Minister Held | For Operating Still Oklahoma .City, Okla., March 21 (A—C. L. Thoroughman, who left {the Methodist ministry in 1923 to; become a federal prohibition agent, | | today was held under $5,000 nd on a government charge of operat- ing a still. The former minister, who resign- ed from the government service last July, was arrested last night in a raid four miles south of Lawton. Bee lDomm"brum, a deputy prohibition {administrator, said , Thoroughman was found in charge 6f a moonshine plant. A large still, 70 gallons of liquor, an automobile and several fire arms were seized. Roy .St. Lewis, United States dis- trict attorney, announced the pris- oner admitted ownership of the still. NORTHWARD BOUND Washington. Nationals Call a Halt Today at Birmingham for a Game ‘With the Barons. Biloxi, Miss., March 21 (A—The Washington baseball club today was northward bound. En route for Chattanooga, Manager Walter John- son called a halt for his men today at Birmingham for a scheduled game with the Barons. A hasty review of the Senators’ adio- GO TO THE ‘NEAREST BOSTON Noth Station Stere 10S Portland Street BRIDGEPORT 327 Fairfiold Ave. BROCKTON 13 Main Street CAMBRIDGE 1847 Massachuseits Ave,, Porter Squere DORCHESTER, 548 C RL: HARTFORD ~ 387 Trumball Steet cor. Chapel HYDE PARK _ 1285 River Strect LYNN 20 City Hall Square MALDEN " 220 Pleasant Street SUITS AT— $30 TOPCOATS AT— 335 325 %30 Both Raglin and Regular Models chances to get into a first divwion berth reveals odds against them even with Goose Goslin in the lineup. The club’s hitters are not considered to stack up well with the par of other American league teams. The belief | of observers is that only if the inner defense works out ‘as well on the field as on paper and the boxmen are at top form all season, will the club finish in a first division posi- tiony The Washington offense is wtak; its defense potentially. strong. WRESTLER IN HOSPITAL Henry DiGlane, French Heavy+ weight, Suffers Brain Concussion in Bout With Gus Son'ncnbcrg. Boston, March 21 (®—Henri Di- Glane, French heavywelght wrestler, |today was confined to theefity hos- |and fractured vibs, injuries suffered |1ate last night when he was butted out of the ring during his match with Gus Sonnenberg, recognized as the title-holder in most states. DiGlane had a fall on Sonnenbers and was making great progress for the sccond when the mishap render- reach. Ipital with ¢évoncussion of the brain | ed him helpless. He had checked Sonnenbérg for almost 20 minutes before the latter was able to launclt one of his furious “fiying tackles.” The force of the butt swept both through the ropes, DiGlane wunder- neath. Sonnenberg landed easily but DiGlane fell heawily, head first to the floor. The Frenchman was pushed back into the ring and as he staggered about, bleeding profusely, Sonnen- berg launched another flying tacklo and was awarded the fall, which squared the contest. He was awarded the decision on a default y'hen Di- Glane failed to continue the match. S R ST McGRAW LOSES PATIENCE San Antonio, Texas, March 21 (A | —Manager John McGraw finally has |lost patience with that perenniul | noldout, :d Roush, veteran outficld. er of the New York Giants. Due in camp on March 14, Roush has yet to appear and the club has had no word from him to ‘explain his delay. Therefore McGraw has sent a wire to Roush's home order- ing him to report by Sunday night or suffer the consequences. What the consequences will be McGraw declined to say. / pring Opening | IN SUITS and TOPCOATS, THE GLOBE PRESENTS THE NEWEST STYLES—WEAVES— COLORS and PATTERNS / This is the season when Clothes mean so much to the man who wants to look his best. 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