New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 28, 1930, Page 12

ifl:n, One of Triplets, Has Sisters Born On On the Day After His Birth REFER[N[][]M VL]T[\ The vicissitudes of the life of An- thony Romeo,who came to Britain from Lombardi, ltaly, 36| years ago, make his story one of | unusual human interest. Born just before midnight of Christmas d 1869, he was the oldest of triplets two sisters being born December a few world, Lombardi and are loncly as resilt o the World war, in whicK the seven sons of one and three sons of the other were killed Romeo has seen military service himself, having enlisted in a r ment of infantry soon after having come to this country. The vou immigrant, unable to secure cmploy ment, signed up with a Harttord regiment, and in 1848 sailed for t Phihippines when the breech be- tween the United States and Spain made it necessary for soldiers to be sent there. There, Tony said e had cut off many natives' heads. though he has never been induced to kill a chicken in this country, ac- cording to John Kunz, a contractor, who has long employed him here. Tony offers as an explanation for his sudden change the fact that in the Philippines it was cither kil or get killed. Chickens are harm- less things anyway, says Tony. "I feel sorry for them Returning from the he stopped in his native Italy on t way back to the United States, and after a two months' stay the Dhrought a bride back with hin. ' lived in this city then an Mrs. Romeo died, leaving young boys. These were carce by an orphanage. In 1915 he marricd ain, his wife this time being onc of twins. She has borne him two sons, both of whom are living. The present Mrs. Romeo’s twin sister lives in Mill- dale. Tony has been back to It once since his visit there on his re- turn from the Philippines, the last stay being only 20 d All Romeo's children have boys, and his two triplet sisters had ten sons with only one d between them. l Flashes of Llfe By the Associated Press. Atchison, Kan. — I‘ernando Ortiz Rubio, 18, son of the president of Mexico, is on the boxing squad at St. Benedic college. His fighting | ‘weight is 1 Chicago — Jens Schacht, whose father, Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, was ) formerly president of the German | Reichsbank, is to learn American | banking methods, working a ye in the First National Bank, ( Adams, Mass. — Eli Caron, Sr., 41, is right end of the Pawnees, an | amateur football team. Beside him at tackle plays Eli Caron, Jr., 18, New York — Sir Philip Gibbs be- lieves that Great Britain is likely to have a woman prime minister some day. His latest book, “‘Since Then,” published by Harper's says Lady As- tor would do the job rather well Potsdam, Germany Princess Hermine, wife of Wilhelm Hohen- zollern, has visited the Hohenzollern | mausoleum and prayed at the tomb of his first wife, Iimpress Augusta Victoria, Elstrce, England — Though George Bernard Shaw picked ( pentier to beat Dempsey, he believes he knows how to fight, ‘at least for the movies. = A scrap between a lady's admirer and her husband in the filming of a play of his did not have enough action, so he showed the leading man, rolling around the floor with him. Rio de Janero — The big shot in Brazil is Zhetoolio Vahrgah about the way to pronounce Getulio Vargas, name of the fighter who has been invited to become president Addis Ababa, Abyssinia — One must slay the king of be: der to be king of king of And so Ras Tafari has a job this week. He m kill a lion in pr paration for his coronation week as emperor Port Kells, B. C. — A lady of ac- complishment is known merely by a number. “No. 6" has made world's record. She has laid eggs in 353 days. No Jeghorn owned by William W1 AUTO OWNERS IN SUIT, WIVES IN COLLISION Logan E. Page of This City Brings Action Against Daniel J. Shea of Thompsonyilie. Adthough 1.o president and Hutchinson Co. automobile 1 Daniel J. Shea of fendant, were not involved an vident on the post road on Auz y are principals in a city tion in this city The automobile Miss Dorothy Pa plaintift, defenda endant hompsonville, d The Page car is claimed COMPLETE LIGHTING STUDY With the completion of the respondence course in g lumination. conduct L inghouse 1 York city, the ! graduated with high honor W. Dorg. B. Kier POR BEST RIS USE HLRALD CLASS irs after he came into the | Romeo's sisters still live inf el | democrats are “Southington, | last night DEMOCRATS SEEK REPUBLICAN AREAS 28 Congressional Districts Face Bitter Ballot Battle Washi Oct. 28 (UP)—The between republicans and democrats for control of the > in the next con is beir ut in 28 co survey of I ures of the two revealed oday all of thes in the north and west districts are All but or of the 28 diftricts are now repre- sented by republicans. Reports revealing where they are | spending their money, indicate the true political situation better than campaign claims issued from party | headquarters. Spending in G. 0. P. Areas Democrats are spending virtually | all of their money in normally re- publican districts, apparently taking it for granted they will regain the score or miore of normally demo- | cratic districts lost in 1928. Re- Philippines publicuns concede most of the The democratic committee has not the republicans g ats in the nnm rlan On the ot > democrats sent n into 50 other dis- all but four of which are no republicans have sent money into 77 districts. Only 18 of thesc acrs and in the other 59 publicans are secking to hold their own Democrats could gain control of the house by regaining the normally | democratic districts and winning -fourths of the republican dis- tricts where they arc money spending Decision in Districts The decision apparently will come, however, from 28 districts where both parties are placing money. A large proportion are in Ohio nd Missouri. Both republicans and concentrating also iia and Indiana Republicans have spent 500 in Ohio and the democr i e are the largest amounts spent by either party in one state. on West Virg LO.RMLWIGNAY VISITEU D BY CHIEFS Ral Heap Much Beans and Ham * With Mattahesett Tribe The biggest array of great chiefs of the Independent Order of Red Men to visit Mattabessett Tribe of this city in yes night, and the pow-wow great feast was held in the wigwam camp. annual visitation of great chiefs is always an important eventy for the Mattabessett warriors, but st night was exceptionally interest- ing. The great chiefs present include Great Senior Sagamore Harry Goodw of Wallingford. Junior Sagamore Webster C. mford, Great Prophet Frank . Haggerty of Greenwich, Great | Sannap L. T. Moran of Bristol, Great Mishinew P. Taylor of s | Wallingford, Great Guard of the Wigwam Harry Wallace of South- ington, Past Great Sachem Walter Austin of Stamford, Past Great Sa- ,chem Andrew Weisner of Meriden, | District Deputy Daniel Carroll of District Supervisor of District No. ¢ I'red Nelson of New Britain, and Supervisor of District No. 1 er Barnes of Greenwich Members were present from Bris ol, Southington, Meriden, Bridge port, Greenwich, Stamford, Walling- ford Waterbury Mattabessett Tribe was invited two weeks ago {o attend the parade in Meriden on November § when. the ¢ memorial and new state high- through Meriden are dedicated. tribe will mz¢ a , in miform, accordin a vote taken Plans were also made to ittend the Ce Connecticut As- sociation mec in Wallingford on Novemher 2 Compounce Tribe of Bristol will have a big ind Mattabs ot ibe S o aftend. Past Gre Gec Fairchild of Bridgeport speaker. Many Sachem ol hington will on one Maple Hill rdion last by War- d Tosco. 1 n]n_ danc irriors sat down New Britain I’upilsr [n Williston Plays | Ihach, son of Mr was present last | ted from 8 o'clock until after 11:30, when the | social on November 4, | of the | ibe formed a party | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1930. RASHOB URGES DRY With Mouday Holidays New York, Oct. 28 (P —Just a week before clection, the chairman referendum on prohibition be made lone of his party’'s objectives if it | obtain; power posal as one of six points in the course of a campaign address car- ried by radio all over the count Taking first place in his proj vas the five day week for working- n. Hjs other suggestions includ- cd determination by the feder. trade commission of the legality of posed business combinations in | dvance of their formation; aboli- | | uppointment of tariff commission | members for life to take the tariff- | making out of politics, and employ- nt of caution by cong s to have |all its legislation square “with good | economics.” “Is there any dry so stubborn,” asked Raskob, “that he would insist on the country being dry if the peo- ple by referendum abolished the !1Sth amendment? Or is there any wet so bigoted that he would refus to abide by the decision if a refer- | endum showed the country to b dry The democratic chairman, who also is a direcior of the Association Aguinst the Prohibition Amendment, | said it was a “sorry plight indeed" | to sce ministers and other good citi- zens “‘unconsciously in hand with bootleggers and racket- cers in an effort to deny the people of the United States an opportunity | to vote on this great social experi- | | ment after a ten year trial.! i Alters Holidays Together with the five day week | | proposal, Raskob suggested the cele- bration of legal holidays on Mon- | day to give three continuous recrea- tion days. The shorter week, maintained, would result “in suffi- cient savings to enable industry to pay the same wages for five days as ire now paid for five and one-half days’ work.” The increased leisure of workers and their families, he said,would in- crease their expenditures and thu | the output of the industries. He sug- gested as a first step that the demo- cratic party work for adoption of the five day week by the government anl the states for their own cm- | ployr cgislation to declare every |Saturday a holiday. to permit ail ks to close if they wished, also was suggested. Raskob took occasion also to deny a republican charge that he had maintained a democratic publicity bureau in Washington to “smear H]l\onv ¥ He termed the accusation | “childish attempt” indicating the ’ l]!\'\n(fl\*lhl“l_\' of panic minds.” “No one ever heard me utter on unkind word about Mr. Hoover or the president of the United States,” he said. “This does not mean that | {or the democratic party hesitate onc second in offering constructive riticism of the actions of Mr, Hoov- 1d his administration. In concluding the address Raskol asserted no country in the world wa: ever in as splendid a position to go forward to a period of prosperity | as the United States today. “liverything has heen thoroughly deflated and business is now turn- t he s M, s will depression behind and all be singing ‘Happy Days Are Her« Again'." STATE INCOME TAX PAYMENTS JUMP UP ‘Connecticut Contributions Grow Figures for Nation Decline trary to the nation-wid: trend, corporations and individu in Connecticut paid more income fax in the first nine months of 1930 than m ¥ did in the same period of 1929. | report made public by the bu- ‘ au of internal revenue today ¢ that (‘onnecticut corporati l,um $16.604,000.41 in income taxes |in the first three-quarters of the ent year as compared with $15,- | 79.22 in the same period of | \ individuals in the statc 240.637.86 up to and includ- mber, 30 of this vear, as $15,951.984.03 in the samc last year told the paid into the $44,635.27 in the ths of this year and 6 in a like period m Ior the United States as a whole s for the ted to $1,77 of $148,286,721.58 65.848.93 collected first nine months of 192 | ividual returns totalled $835,- .855.94 for the country as a whole compared with $971,- 20 in the first nine months Corporations paid $941.- 1.41 in 1930 FOR BEST RESULTS HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS NEED MONEY to Pay BILLS dignified it plan 1 legal Mutual Industrial Service 111 Main — Over Ashlex’s Daily Naturday 8230 to & 9 to 1 (Also Suggests Five Day Weekw of the democratic national commit- | tee last night suggested a national ! 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