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Ruth Snyder, Gray, to Die in the Chair Week of January 9 .V.'- y-. > ‘ THE WBATHdBK I roiMMt my U. *. mrnn^t, 7 .. NET PRESS RUN , grow HaTM'.- , ■ V .i A v e r a g e d a il y circulation , , ■ . \ OF THE EVENING HERALD Light showers tonight or Bnirs- for the month of OctolWi l®t7 day; cooler tonliht* 5 , 0 4 2 State * a u £S$) PRICE THREE CENTS danifled AdrertlslBg w Paca 1E> MANCHESTER, CONN., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1927.’ Conn. VOL. XLIL, NO. 40. TURKEY FOR PRESIDENT i NO HERALD TAX REDUCnOM SENT PROM IPSWICH, MASS John Gobbler Turk^s Farewell to Beloved Spouse RUTH SNYDER, GRAY, Ipswich, Mass.; Nov. '23.—rA TOMORROW twenty-pound turkey for the Thanksgiving Day dinner at the • aaaaaaa SCHEHESTARTS White House was sent from a • a • a s a a In accordance with regular | TO DIE IN THE CHAIR aaeaeaae • •os • •asaaa* local farm by Mr. and Mrs. .• • • • • • w a custom iSie Herald, will not 'be [ Walter Poole. President and kr,sned tomorrow, Thanksgiving | A N O i m n C H T Mrs. Coolidge were supplied by Day. a Thanksgiving turkey by the WEEK OF JANUARY 9 Pooles Vast year. 4> (S> iRepnblicans Announce The^ THANKSGIVING DAY NOW GATHERING CHICAGO LOSES Court of Appeals Announces Will Make Cut Apply to Date of Exeention— Gray Corporations’ Income For LOOSEENDSOF WAR DEPT. SUIT SPECIAL SERVICES Takes the News Calmly; Year 1927, SINOMCASE Woman Weeps All Swedish Church to Hold City Restrained From Using J AVashington. Nov. 23.— A-' new , Through the Night— Last 'political fight over tax reduction Only Union Observance; Goyemment Officials Moving Lake Michigan Water .to broke out today when Republican . Hope of Couple Is Gone. spokesmen announced their de­ Sports of the Day. Tb Send Sinclair, Bums Constract a Canal. termination to make the forthcom- Ing-corporation income tax cut ap- i and Associates to Jail For Washington, Nov. 23— Charles Alba', y, N. Y., Nov. 23.— Rudt' 'ply to 1927 incomes. Thanksgiving Day will be ob­ / E. Hughes, acting as special master Snyder \ind Henry Judd Gray must ■ Accepting the challenge, Demo- served by most of the churches in 1 / Jury Tampering. for the United States' Supreme die in the electric chair during the: '’cratlc leaders immediately declared Manchester tomorrow with special week of January ninth next for the that they would battle this plan Court, today recommended that the services. The three Lutheran slaying of Albert- Snyder, the wom­ until the hill finally goes to Presi- churches, Zion, Concordia and city of Chicago and the State of ‘dent Coolidge. Washington, Nov. 23.— The gov­ an’s husband, the Court of Appeals'; Swedish, will unite at the Swedish Illinois be restrained from unre­ AVhile Republicans asserted that ernment today was gathering in the stricted diversion of water from announced today. it is a'mere matter of justice to Lutheran church at 10 o’clock for This stirring scene marks the end of the third acUin the annual Thanksgiving barnyard drama. It Is loose ends of its movement to send Lake Michigan, but he also recom­ Announcement of the date of; adopt this proposal, the Democrats their annual union service. John Gobbler Turk, bidding farewell to his clucking spouse before he goes to that bourne whence no trav- Harry F. Sinclair, New York oil mended that they be permitted to execution was made by Justice Car-' declared that it actually means The preacher at this service will i e r return^ The plot of the play Is woven around an ax-grlnder which Farmer Brown was seen to be handing back to corporations using the other day. The fourth act of the tragedy will be played on a snowy tablecloth tomorrow. magnate, and five others, including 'continue to withdraw water under doza 24 . hours after the court had $178,000,000 that they have al­ be Rev. H. F. R. Stechholz, pastor the internationally famous detec permit from the War Department. made a sweeping rejection of the of the Zion’s Lutheran church, and tive, William J, Burns, to jail for The special master’s report at ready passed on to the ultimate his sermon will be in the Englls'h .appeal for new trial made by coun-' consumer in increased prices. alleged tampering with the Teapot the same time recommended that it i language. This will be the only Dome oil conspiracy llury. the defendants (Chicago and 11- sel for the two defendants. Both Total Reiluction union service of the day. CONFUSION REIGNS I Mrs. Snyder and her lover. Gray, With the total tax reduction ten­ Ex-Red Ambassador Sinclair, Burns, H. Mason Day, nois) should seek to create or con­ Other Services Sheldoh Clark, W. Sherman Burns tinue a withdrawal of water with­ I occupy death cells at Sing S^ng tatively fixed at $235,820,000, the Other churches which will have and Charles L. 'Veitsch must appear House ways and means committee out the sanction of congress, the prison. services are as follows: 0VER’2mMPAIGN in the District Supreme Court on complaining states, including Wis­ today planned to put the finishing Center Congregational: Special Shouts War Threats December fifth to show cause why Coincident with the fixing of the 'jtouches on the bill and send It to service at 7:30 in the morning In consin and Michigan, should be en­ execution date, it was pointed out they should not be Judged in crimi­ titled to bring a suit to enjoin such Congress on December. The Demo­ the church chapel. nal contempt as a result of the em­ here today only by executive clem­ cratic plan would delay the cut un- South Methodist Episcopal: Love Half of Republicans Think action. ency can the pair escape the su­ ployment of fifteen Burns opera­ His Recommendation .. 'til after the 1928 presidential elec- feast at 8 a. m., with a talk by Rev. Moscow, Nov. 23.— While Soviet^ from Paris and assailed the "weak tives to maintain “ an Improper sur­ preme penalty for their illicit ro­ Itlon. Joseph Cooper. Russia’s delegation v;as enroute for foreign policy of the Soviet govern veillance” over the Fall-Slnclalr “I therefore recommend,” said mance. I The reductions proposed by the Church of the Nazarene: Young the Geneva preparatory disarma- ment Coolidge Will Run— Other jurors. Hughes, “ that the bill be dis­ Smith Won’t Interfere 'committee are: corporation Income people’s rally at 3 o’clock in the meal conference today with a pro­ The ex-ambassador insisted tha± missed without prejudice to the However, it was recalled that Russian military intervention in Still hanging fire over them, and Itax. 13 1-2 to 11 1-2 per cent, afternoon with a talk by Samuel gram for “ universal disarmament Half Does Not. others, is the prospect that a Fed­ right of the complainants to Insti­ Governor A1 Smith has never yet $166,000,000; exemption of cor­ Young of the Eastern Nazarene col­ and world peace,” Christian Rakov- China should have followed the raid eral Grand Jury will return indict­ tute suit to prevent a diversion of swerved from his policy of refusing porations with Income of $3,000 or lege. sky, former Soviet ambassador to by Pekingese troops upon the Soviet ments charging conspiracy to ob­ water from Lake Michigan .in case to intervene in the matter of exe­ less, $12,000,000; automobile pur­ St. Mary’s Episcopal: Holy Com­ France, was uttering fiery war legation compound last spriixg. struct justice. such diversion is made or at­ cutions. Whether.the fact that a chase tax, cut from three to 1-2 munion at 8 a. m. threats against England, France Rakovsky declared that the Mos­ Washington, Nov. 23— A frank Today’s Proceedings tempted without authority of law.” woman’s life is at stake will influ­ cow government missed a further per cent, $33,000,000; capital stock Salvation Army: Evening service and China. state of confusion prevailed among The only move scheduled by the The conclusions of the special ence his decision, can only be spec­ at 7:30, “ War should have been declared opportunity to promote world revo­ ulated upon. transfer tax cut In half, $8,337,- Republican leaders here today over district attorney’s office today was master follow: . • 0 0 0 ;-repeal of tax on sale of pro- Swedish Congregational: Service against France instead of the Sov­ lution by tho failure to declare war the procurement of a postponement 1. That the complainants (other It is also pointed out that no ap­ 'duce on exchange, $2,885,000; re- at 1 o’clock in the afternoon. iet’s weakly submitting U> the against England the moment the President Coolidge’s latest contri­ of a ureliminary hearing for Shel­ lake states) present a justifiable peal can be made to the United British general strike appeared to States Supreme Court, because no ipeal of tax on cereal beverages, St. Bridget's R. C.: Mass at 7:30 French conservatives, demand for bution to the discussion of his own don Clark, set for November 25, he- controversy. a. m. tlio recall of our ambassador,” de- be failing last year lo.e a United States commissioner. constitutional element Is involved, !$198,000; reduction of wine tax One listener Interrupted the candidacy in 1928. 2. That the state of Illinois and nor can further action be taken in to pre war \evel, $410,00; exemp­ Day’s Sports claied Rakovsky, who was the am­ Clark and Day, together with Sin­ the sanitary district of Chicago speech to shout: Mr. Coolidge said he^ did not ap­ the state courts, unless such action tion of theater tickets costing $1 Athletic activities will include bassador recalled.
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