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NLW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1930. RANSOM WILL NOT BE PAID KIDNAPERS Church Decides Money Would Only Cause More Trouble 16 (M—The Rev. James Endicott, head of the for- board of the United said today it was Toronto, Dr. cign mission April Church in Canada, unlikely any attempt would be made fo provide the $200,000 ransom de- manded by Yangtse bandits for the releass of the Rev. C. A. Bridgman, Canadian - misslonary captured at Chanchow, China. He declared payment of the ran- som might jeopardize the safety of scores of fellow workers in the mis- sion field. Church Has Reccived No Plea The Canadian chur he said vem received a direct request for ransom, gut it is not impossible. *1WILL BEAR THY CRC S FQP\THELI- First Time With Sound and Dialogue A Sccne From “King of Kings” at the Palace Tomorrow and Good Friday 1 imagine the British government would discourage any attempt at payment for the release of captives as it might create an epidemic of lawlessness. The mission out there probably will deal with the situa- tion.” Dr. Endicott expressed the opinion | that Mr. Bridgman would not long be held captive, pointing out that many missionaries have been kid- napped before in a similar manner but usually were eventually released. British May Intervenc A Toronto Globe dispatch from i Ottawa correspondent said the Brit- ish ambassador in China will be re- quested by the Canadian government to obtain the release of Mr. Bridg- man if an appeal is made to the government. Canada has no diplomatic atives in China. NEW HAVEN ROAD IN ANNUAL SESSION New Directors to Be Chosen— Reports Are Received New Haven, April holders of the New ven & Hartford | 16 (P—Stock- York, New Ha- Railroad company met in annual session here today with President J. J. Pelley presid- ing. The ballot for dircctors pre- sented indicated an increa in membership of two making the total The re: Hadley, pr CARRIER PIGEON MISSHG | i 52 IN ARMY TEST SCHEME 15" o | names on the ballot, which wer | Albert H. Wiggin of New York, One of Two Birds Released at sea | Chairman of the board of directors |of the Chase National A. Hartford, of New dent of the Great A Tea company, and repre- | | 1 of emerit a director, of the Arthur s of Yale will be three v n Arrives Safely But Second York, presi- ¢ & Pacific d H. Rath- I, president of the Woonsocket Knitting mills. During the year Joseph B. Rus- sell of Boston died, but his place was filled by choice of John T. Hall of Boston, whose name was on the ballot with the 16 other directors who were nominated for reelection. The address of was in amplification of the annual report which was distributed made public recently Messenger Js Los Washington, April 16 (A—"Uncle Sant” a special army messenger i ng at sea because of an experi- | ment which the authorities view satisfactory. Uncle Sam’ or a flect carrier pigeon. With a com- panion *“Doughboy, Jr.” he was re- sed Jast Saturday from the deck ort bound from N Philippines to a car that the radio was o and ship sinking—just an perin t of course. ‘Doughboy, Jr." checked in bus not “Uncle Sam.” The war depart- ment announces satisfactory results in “an experiment in lh‘ promotion of safety of life at Mortgage \\ nt bened On Dead Man’s Estate | Tt was necessary for Deputy Sher- iff Martin H. Horwitz to receive an 5 - n r him to make scrvice on the estate s Gl v el ol g yards will run down inside it and | Has il I\':‘:"’;a‘ e mi‘f"l 5{;l“\\ ;:"f:“ be handled from: the hoat's interior. ag started against him for fore.| It i8 understood that some fore- | closire of « morigas note. The | sails of sp’\‘(ml cut will be t A lliosigaze 2 perimentally on the yacht, drew . Johnson Bave. a mesteans | SOW some novelties while conform. Mote for §73 on Tebruary 8, 115%,| I8 1 the main g0 tho ordinary and used property on the cast side | Domme qran ST of Tverett street as sccurity. When | y ol Shamrock the complaint was drawn up by At.| Londay: torney Carl I", Anderson of Middle- town the plaintiff or tae attorney | had no knowledge that one of the | defendants had died and the supe- | rior court order was nocessar, | Others who have interest are | John A. Larson, mortgage for | and the New Britain Lumber mortgage for §2,374. as g s perhaps was, : & to the v a message ‘Vlast Added to Yacht; | Lipton Tries New Scheme Gosport, Eng. April 16 (P— With her mast stepped and her 10- foot topmast added height of 160 feet, Shamrock Thomas Lipton's latest | for the America’s cup, tod sented a striking appearance fitting continued. An unusual feature of the !'that it is grooved so the ex- sea.” v, Sir mast is | t the Juff | vV was laund\ed A Spring Festival Attraction! Every Program a Wonder Show! Warner Bros. STRAND Starts Easter Sunday Tor 4 Days Ris Greatest Co., HOOVER TO GREET WOMEN Washington, April 16 (UP)—The White House doors stood open to- | r the 5,000 Daughters of the an Revolution holding their 39th annual congress here. It appeared in advance, that Mrs, Hoover 1o the the women cold howeves, might not be abls president in receiving | as she was ill with a THURSDAY—FRIDAY [PALACE| House of Perfect Talk and see this original Passion Play. CECIL B.D: MILLES KING+ KINGS Jtory & Jeanie Macpherson Presented by Pathe First Time with Sound and Dialogue nes Tonight— DANCE OV LIFE" Hal Skelly—Nancy —and— JEANNE EAGELS in “IEALOUSY" —TONIGH “Vanity Ware™ To (he Ladies assist Romance! Swift Soaring Spectaculal Y A Woman Matches Wits with a Daredevil Air Fighter and Wins —lLov CHARLES (BUddy) ROGERS Young Eagles A Qaramount Picture with Jean Arthur —TLast night— “THE with Carroll T FREE — CONCERT — Boston Sinfonietta and Royal Dadmun, baritone SUNDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 27 At 2 o'Clock (standard) SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Tickets $1.00, $1.50 On sale at McCoy’s Music Store, Contaras Shop banl, John | President Pelley | and | | making a total | challenger | s ——— Wife Besieged in Flata it By Husband’s Officers New York, April 16 (P—DMrs. Ju n Lamar, the slim blonde wife of a portrait painter, was entrenched today in a studio apartment at the National Arts club, Gramecrey park, standing off a siege by representatives of her husband, who is scekir seize $10,000 orth of ant 3 Mrs. Lamar, socially promine and the propri galleries in pealed to her attempt to ke the Ttalian and Spanish items . which claims given to her by her husband. Lamar w to be in Reno, {an {90 ep poss as said Ne King a couple separated 1 Mrs. T attorney mar had mpted to padlock to the place. m apply MPLOYMENT DECREASES IN HARDWARE BUSINESS | Payroll Total Shows Even Greater Falling O During March—Figures | Well Below Those of 1929 Washington, April 16.—A slight | | drop in employment and a lar decrease in payroll totals were regis- |tered in the hardware industry du ing March, according to the burca | of 1abor tistics of the United ates department of labor. A year o the cmployment level in this industry was only 95.3 per cent of the 1926 level, but in February, 1930 al DOUBLE |in slipp Febru nd 901 an 91 h APPROV Athen end The HEART Barcelona, Spain, °' | coroner’s verdict following topsy said today that Dr 1l of Ne Sunday nt to sftear it had fallen to S6 el roll total, wh in March, this 1 1 bruary 1ar; ployment {based on 1 lows: Hos| i hi newspaper printing, boxes d 6 nd last month S5 e pay- .4 per cent skittered down to S and 1o 79.1 in Murch and March, 1930, em- gures in other industries, as 100, were iery and knit goods, 93.6 ron and steel, 90.8 and | ne tools, 116.5 and 114.3; 100.2 and 109.2; and 90.9; brick, cled ware, n to L was 9 a1s cigars and cigarettes, senc | 89.5 last yc Tebruary The payroll tot month wonth 3 as ind ns, ( scnate today winding up th refugees | the 1 of sen to the thre Jw commission. ac bod Jua companicd by SCREENING “Wa St With ] reet RALPH INCE AILEEN PRINGLL With all its in- trigucs, plots, counterplots, its losses, its hopes, its despars its ga‘ns. ag setilament 11 index last month was wared with 1 98.6 1 stood nst 90.7 o con a year ago, at 0.8 1a 7 the March, 19 REFUGEL PLAN April 16 (P— roved a conyention work of the Greek commission 193¢ ate sed gratitud s American presidents of former Ambassador expro ’ml Lh’nl‘« A was established tions in 1923, ATTACK BLAMED April 16 () an au- Joseph D, Ik when he was stricken | hight of Dr. el York April 23 on th in Sehastian Elcano, ac- Mrs. Burrell. ¥ will b EMBASSY FEATURE PASSION VS, PRIDE An exotic South seas beauty melts cold New E land in A v brant Movictone romance with songs. ULRIC LENORE previous . | pathy w York had dicd of u | z i‘U.l el i \.' y\d A& 7_‘ - » theatrical notices and reviews 1n this colt the respective wmusemeut company. Uliless otherwise iuddicated, weilten Uy bieve agecien tor AT THL t of the ore for them 1z starting today. a true to life pic- action and the Aileen Prin- he cast. e nore Ulric the most cnjoy- or staged. They features that you LMBASSY Embassy the a double fea- “Wall e been nio: hat msmitted but successful in prov not only to Py have | ture sho itror ater ouzh fron ci o d hot other acro. trect are presents tai of the ticke t stock exchange. and Ralph Ince pla with an all star | feature pre | “South Sea |able s als leads | second in the wsville, 1 Stantone waited f in Terre companied < ed by city offi ts 1 lent als and police conducted a pano wit her motion Pringle, co- “Wall ! l ' nt and promy piano between 1te being one miles. Meree will become broads over ul 1 receivin in on the Ir nd mu ¢ is an San it ccot ten- finishing possib traveled ex > thou unlimitec it conimon hindrang i took . vidir L Ly conduct did her first e worlk. When the ended s United States. At scenario voughout 1rope ta war d he I = 1 roy this time | 3 B Doctor idents, S0 peddling her sy Ired Thompson falo Motion Picture or for an she head o company part fans joined picturegocrs to- » Bmbassy theat owing of ox Movietone Lenore Ulric in 1 wares such hig him bre to 1 1 proof Ut 2 {initial room starring n- | | have been des is convine- tes an pro- police mentalist It be- | posed fore will be ten y he says, the ural skepticism of met I {a) telepathy will be overcome. Th can oceur, says Mercedes, only when people refrain from comparing and | | confusing tclepathy with somethinzg supernatural “Therc )‘.ol)llll: supernatural about tclepathy,” he|! | claim “1t is purcly mental anl| | physical.” Mercedes, | Thursday, | passes among the s people to to him speaking he ssistant on immediately of Edgar Kloiber, Karnac an, and Al Marcincavich, all high school boys and mei f the local Y. M. C. A. tum- The act was well re- A the class day com- 1d this afternoon ing and ar- which is to A special observed this after rang be obscrved on May time schedule will be | noon for the purpose of allow- time for the meeting. The inter-class busketball tourna- 1t will be brought to a close to- after school in However, if ter the games playoff game Iy afte school for the Friday audience and rz-| | ir whisper the titles Without mov conveys the title the stage and she plays it. thousand dollars to n prove him a fraud. attraction will g hit talkie | ed in “Lorl with a qu of o hi - mos | ofters one one wh gl { offer th movies have { Byron of B ) | that includes Charles Kaley, | Edwa Benny Rubin and Ethe | ine Ter Song hits of the picture broadeast via radio < proven very Sones me al- 8 any- > is still a tic played. a place immed regular games or in evening. scball end tra tice will 14 this afternoon after school Willow Brook park. (oa Lionel Depot and George C will be able to lengthen their wo: | outs hecs of the special time | schedu L have been « will take movic greatest h clk be in 500 FORECLOSURE Mr. and Mrs. ¥ nk Kul have en named defendants in a foreclosure action by the New Brit- T Co. and David Garston. mort being foreclosed was 1ally $35 The property involved Stanley strect. Attor Thomas 1. McDonough repre- the plaint \lll‘ 's Entertain High School Pupils the Senior High school tumbling exhibition this their team ney as As said in GREECE TO KAAAITEPON T10Y AYNAZOE NA ATOPAZHTE —no matter what the language, it means “the best money can buy.” Sales records are being smashed daily as Budweiser Barley-Malt Syrup climbs to new peaks on the ladder of quality. No substitutes, no a4 1 i | all taiking role. CMERCEDES .| Mental telepathy will {radio as a means of com within ten years, accordin cedes, celebrated mentalist, | appearing at the Strand ater | Thursday, Friday and Saturday. T [r“ ms that within ten years tele- will be common amo | telligent people. Space and physical 'ol,\mms offer no hindrances to the ’n‘.\‘,)\LII telepathist Mercedes, with his K\'nlnm has conduc Y.M.T.A.B. MINSTREL Old and “New Time” Songs City's Leading Singers 50 Voices TA HALL April 23 and 24 Admission T5¢ supplant ication | to M who is th Mlla, which ant, ed adulterants, no fillers, no artificial coloring, no arti- ficial flavors, and 100 per cent pure. The crowning climax of over 70 years experience and knowing how. Aged 5 Months in the Making A COMPLETE EASTER OUTFIT! Awarded a Patron at Warner Bros. CAPITOL SATURDAY EVENING April 19th Qutfit Donated By Following Mer THE DAVIS CO. Ladies” Hat LEONARD HERRMANN CO. Hose and Gloves AGNELLO'S BEAUTY PARLOIY Permanent Wave CONTARAS SHOPPE Dox of LEaster Swects | FREE! FREE! LADI To Be rchants DONNELLY'S BOSTON STORE Ladles’ 8 Ask forfree recipe book. 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