New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 11, 1921, Page 6

J Britain Herald. ., MERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Proprietors dally (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 at Herald Building, 67 Church street. $8.00 & Year. $3.00 Three Montha. s Month, &t the Post Office at New Britain s Sccond Class Mail Matter. TELEPHONE CALLS: Office . . . 915 . 926 only profitable ertising medium in the city. Ciroulation books and press room always open to advertiserss Membez of The Associated Press. The Asscclated Press-is exclusively entitled _to the use for republication of ull news ! eredited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news pub- lished herein. | Member Audit Bureau of Circalation. A: B. C. s ational organization which furnishes mewspapers and adver- of Our circulation atistics based upon this audit. This insures protection against fraud in newspaper distribution figures to both national and % LS s o mee———— THE MELTING POT BECOMES A i CROOK MILL. Titme was when the United States, with its admirable Constitution and its Just and equitable laws was known as ! the “Melting Pot,” a crucible where- % fu the blood of many countries was }fused into a race that is American. t Drawing its population from many | corners of the eartn, it taught the | units. American policies and Ameri- |” ita benefit by the mixing of bloods ‘i rather than the inbreeding of a 'praice which develops the predominant | characteristics particularly the unde- ri;-.ble ones. It is possibly still a n g pot, but it has added to its p mhhlng marks by becoming a . mill in addition since Mr. Vol- | {#tcad, aided and hbetted by a craven- b i hearted Congress which listened too f willingly to the squalls of the re- \yformers, administered a dosage of . Prohibition to the revered Constitu- 4ion. It became a crime to traffic in ‘liquor, a crime to carry it, a crime : @Avo it in one’s possession unless e properly registered. It became to brew it, a crime to men- #ion it on an advertising placard, if it | were. possible it would have been it has been the consequence? A ition of home-brewers, criminals, runners, criminals also, and sly r drinkers has arisen. BEvery & ), who has anything to do with alco- ;h-. unless it;be a recognized dis- | tillery owner, is, according to the Con- | stitution, a criminal, an evader of the Constitution. ? ; /How many criminals have we as & result of the act? Make a mental ‘taventory of your friends. How many © o them = will buy a . surreptitious ‘drink? How many will buy a case of liguor from a bootlegger upon the . eet? To answer our Own ques- ons—most of them. Look at the rs any day. How many incidents infraction of the liquor laws will Fou find I you find a comparative Efew who have fallen into the toils of . the law remember that the greater majority are escaping the revenue ‘agents. Remember that about seven- i ty-five per cent of the criminals are } “Setting away with it.” Figure it out i for yoursel? how many Of us evade ! the law, every chance we get. Prohibition has not prohibited. It [ Bas sent up the price, it has rendered &he danger of polsoning greater, it has eat off the revenue to the country that |l once was obtained and, far worse—it 48 teaching men to evade'the law on f. every hand—it is breeding crooks. Psychologists tell us that the failings of the fathers will extend to the chil- ‘d-emthat a man accustomed to-break- | Ing the laws is liable to pass along the | desire to do so to his children. If - ®0 what will the next generation be? We are told that the saloon was re- | moved partly because of the danger to the morals of the young and that i'the effect might not be felt until the next generation. How many minors now carry a hip pocket container to ‘Gances because it is a ‘“‘tricky” thing #0 do? And how many young girls €an get a nip from these containers Wwhen they would never have thought . ©f it three years ago? Answer thess | Qquestions yourself, you know that our { Dremises are correct. With the . obvious answers there is but one con- ‘clusion to reach, we are teaching crookedness rather than effecting a 8reat national reform. —_— SCHOOLS. Some time ago the school board presented to the board of finance and taxation a statement of the needs of the schools in this city. 18 necessary, and, at that | "board was anxidus to'go ahead as fast as possible with the plans for erecting additional schoolroom. The estimate they had prepared - called for an expenditure of $735,000 . and it was frankly admitted by the 5 r‘mm of the board who presented the estimates and by Superintendent . Holmes, that this plan would take care only of the pupils who would attend at the time the - plans were completed. In other words there would be no provision for the future. ‘What was asked was only that which is now considered necessary. Now, in the face of preésent con- ditions, it would be most unwise to agitate the matter of -spending. any K sum of money, or of. authorising More, room time the its expenditure. There is suffering for lack of work; taxes, to some, are almost unbearable. Men are work- ing on the streets to pay theirs—men who have not been accustomed to such work for years, if ever. It seems that some of the children of New Britain will have to suffer temporarily in regard to early mental training in order that they may not suffer physically from lack of tenance. But the news of yesterday tells us that the state is allowed now to with- hold state aid from a town which re- fuses to provide for the teaching of children. The state may compel a town to provide school facilities for all the children in the town. There is little question but that the state’s power could never be exercised in this city. New Britain schools are praised on all sides. As everywhere, they are crowded and it will be a continuing problem to keep them up-to-date But great as this problem is there is another which, at this time, holds over it in importance. Those who are most interested in hastening the time when the school matter may be taken up, should use all their en- ergles, if the opportunity {o!rera. to soive the great unemployment prob- lem first, feeling the assurance that the school board, the city officials, and others interested in school mat- ters have not forgotten the needs of the city in this particular. sus- “ALD THINGS WORK FOR GOOD.” As a natter for which, possibly, no one deserves any special credit the decision to repave Sovth Main street seems wise, at this moment, for rea- sons other than those advanced by those who favored postponing re- pavement in favor of “fixing”’ it in a way that would give work to laborers but which would not involve the pay- ment of a large sum of money for materixls. It so happens that Berlin wants to buy water of New| Britain. The nat- ural path the mainy would take in this city, to furnish inis water to Ber- lin, would be underneath South Main street. This city, with the prospect of revenue from Berlin for the water it used, would be in a strange and somewhat unfortunate dilemma if the street had already been paved or' if contracts had been let therefor. In such' case the city, did it desire to. take advantage of the wish of Berlin, would have to tear up a por- tion, at last, of the pavement in order to lay the maing to bring the water to a point where it would be acces- sible to Berlin. Here would be an added cost, with some extra .work— the main cost would be in the loss of valuable material already used or contracted for. Of course New Britain cannot leave all its streets unpaved in the hope that another such case may.arise— that some other town may want New Britain water—but it happens in this case that there seems to have. been added another good reason why per- manent pavement, or semi-permanent pavement should not be laid on that street. The street will have to be torn up in any case, of course, should the mains be laid. 0 Quite possibly the matter of fish- ing in the reservoir may enter into this matter. Berlin may have some- thing to say about it, and the decision of our board of water commissionera may be influenced by what Berlin says. Another coincidence, therefore, comes in the decision of the board of water commissioners to wait be- fore committing themselves on the fishing question. It seems as though the fates were with New Britain and good fortune was aiding the manifest desire of the officials to do the best they can for the city. THE DENTAL CLINIC. Some of the dentists of this city have been working for a long time to have provision made for a dental clinic here. They are glad that at last the movement has been ‘brought to a point where it seems almost as- sured. 3 It may not be known that a num- ber of New Britain dentists do much charity work. They, above all others unless it be medical men, recognize how important to the general health is the proper care of the teeth. The harm comes early in iife. It is hard to teach a child the impor- tance of caring for the teeth. When a playmate is waiting outside it is zlmost impossible for the youthful member of society to see the neces- sity for “delaying the game” by stopping to brush the teeth. | When such facts are stated as that almost ninety per cent of anemic and tuber- cular children here are found to have defective teeth, and that 99 per cent of public school children need ‘dental attention, it shows the degree to which danger to the health comes early in life. Many full grown men refuse to be- lieve, for instance, that stomach trouble may be laid to faults in their teeth. Physicians are quick to ac- knowledge thid fact, and are too conscientious in their work to fail to send a man to a dentist, if the trouble originates with the teeth, before at- tempting to cure the trouble that has come primarily from bad teeth. ! Horsemen are quick to use their ! knowledge in regard to horses care “JEST RUMINATIN.” (Robert Russell.) You may ruminate on this or that an’ place a ban or bar * On most anything you want to an’ may think how wise you are; You may write in burnin’ blood or fite your precepts an’ your creed, An’ may cry in words incisive: “Jest do this an’ you'll suc- ceed.” . You may be most awful honest; Yyou may think that you are o g % But may find when -that big “show down’” comes that you ain’t fine a bit. This great fact is generally true if failures make you stop: If discouragement gets hold o’ you an’ -makes your pre- cepts flop. It is tryin' harder every time that failure comes your way, That is apt to bring success at last an’ bring_it home ‘o stay; Tl So it's when ‘the blues” near conquers you an’ flabby grows your spine, That you need a drink from courage's cup, revitalizin® wine— Then go tackle once again Your Job, an’ you yourself will know If yov're winnin’—an’ it mat- ters not how things may . “seem” to go. Try This on Your Wise Friend John and Jim weigh 100 pounds each. Tom and Tim' weigh 50 pounds each. How can they cross a river on a boat that will only’ carry 100 pounds? : Answer to yesterday's: Ope was 18 the other 6. e~ _— —a knowledge not gained, of course, through earnest discussion of sym- toms with the animal, but by long experience with horses. They have learned that if a horse does not eat properly, or if certain symptoms are shown in the actions of the animal, the reason therefore is quite likely to be in the teeth—the food not masticated properly, perhaps. A file is used and the animal invariably im- proves. A dental clinic, arranged after con- sultation with the dentists of the city, and carried on as they advise, will be a rea] achievement and will take from many children a handicap which their own fathers and mothers, perhaps, bore early in life. is 49,000 Cases “of -Scotch .Aboard; Passengers See Icebergs 300 Feet High,” headline. 'Nuff Said. Sefin Faeen i “Béer Pres¢ription Ban Pagses Sen- ate,” headline: Result—beer scription. e ————— pro- “Big Ball,”” which Newport society is planning, presumably - includey “Highball.’ “Liquor Runner Sentenced,” does not explain whether he was running with or after it. . It is reported that object seen by U. S. Ace may be new astral body— and Einstein may have old figures disclosing its existence relativitily. In such headlines as “Braves Drop Third Straight to Cards,”” head writer must have lots of faith to use “Straight.” word “Leonard ' Postpones Bout With Tendler” headline, suggests ' that Leonard would have made no such move if the “I” were not in opponent's name. “Newberry Is Voted Clear Title to Seat in Senate,” headline. To para- phrase ‘Shakespeare: “In the bright lexicon of Truth, there’s no such word ts “kale.” Agreement upon partition of Up- per Silesia said to be “reached” by premiers. We’d better wait, for com- ment, ‘till it is “Made.” Someone tells of garbage collection expense. Forget expense, recall a certain sense. You ride in jit or trolley; You complain—that’s human-like; You'd soon regret your folly if Yot had to “hit the pike.” 25 YEARS AGO (From The Herald of That Date.) Officer English. is confined to his home with a slight illness. The payroll for the street depart- ment for last week amounted to $848- The Nutmeg A. C. will hold a meet- ing this evening and make plans for the proposed bicycle team and race. The New Britain Charity Organiza- tion will hold its annual children's outing at White Oak August 27. Burritt Grange will hold its picnic at Lake Compounce tomorrow. Mrs. Walter P. Steele is vacationing 1t Short Beach. Willlam Farley, manager of Russell Brothers store, will-leaye Saturday for a trip to Block y URSDAY, % [\ — " FACTS AND FANCIES — BY ROBERT QUILLEN — AUGUST 11, 1921. | | ';‘ Lights and Shqdows " "By John J. Daly A S e i | | Fable: Once upon a time a Euro- pean celebrity visited America, was feted and honored, and didn’t describe us later as a nation of simpletons. When the first man proposed an agreement to discourage midnight as- sassination, his practical neighbors doubtless called him a darned dream- er. Before wasting any sympathy on the man. with'the hoe, it is well to remem- ber that he also has a cider press. ¢ Gl‘{ing the consumer a look-in will improve the outlook. The only thing about business that isn’t dull is its appetite. The path of glory leads to a lot of post-war investigation and scandal. The country keeps on trying boot- leggers; perhaps in time it will try prohibition, The only nation that can be trust- ed to support and defend liberty is indignation. A statesman is indiscreet when he says some unpleasant thing everybody believes to be true. Dempsey’s purse is well lined, and Sergeant York is hard up. The glove is mightier than the sword. Permanent wave: One that puts a crimp in hair. Permanent tariff: One that puts a crimp in consumers. If every man was filled with a noble desire to do his best for his home town, some of them would move away. Hootch may not be useful as medi- cine, but it has been demonstrated that some medicines are useful as hootch. AL A successful business man is one who has the horse-power of an op- timist and the emergency brakes of a pessimist. » A The buying public isn’t optimistic ibout a business revival. There can e no revival without repentance for past sins. A Knowledge isn’t essential to dlscus{ sion of public questions. You don’t Mave to. understand a tariff law in order to cuss it. It’s an even break. Congress favors vrohibition, and the reountry refuses to co-operate; and the country favo: Government economy, and Congress refuses to co-operate. The man who yearns for liberty must learn that self-government where charity does. The gravity of the housing situa- tion desn’t appear to affect rent as orthodox gravity should. Lenine abolished capital; here we merely scared it out of circulation. Thrift is the art of buying a com- plexion to match a hat instead -of buying a hat to match a complexon. Go to the anti, thou sluggard. He keeps everlastingly at it, and feathers his nest in the meantime. There are now 740,000 persons on Uncle Sam's payroll—a sufficient num- ber, if placed end to end, to reach from the public treasury to -the poor house. A private business can't succeed without patronage, and the public business can’t succeed because of it. Japan’s desire to exploit Siberia ap- pears vile and treacherous to other nations that desire to exploft it. As a last resort, the Christian na- tions might draw straws for the privi- lege’ of plundering heathen China. An engineer remarks that the chief cause of friction is vibration. Exploita- tion, however, runs it a close second. If they keep on Improving long dis- tance guns, it. may be possible to stay at home to fight out the next war. We might make. lite -more pleasant for the army of unemployed by per- mitting - the .members to -wear Sam Browne belts, Archer Wall Douglas, of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, says business is on the upgrade. So that’s what makes it go slow. Smuts says the League is all we have to show for our period of ideal- ism. Many republieans have good jobs to show for it. ¢ Don’t be absurd. How can. the country providé a honus while sup- porting ' the_shipping board in the styl': to which it is accustomed? A philosopher says many of the great things are’' not manifest and must be taken on faith. There's the, Versailles treaty, for instance. If Lenine doesn’t succeed in attract- ing capital to Russia, his sharpshoot- ers will get out of form ahd then the Cause will be lost. The former kaiser kicks about pay- ing taxes. He isn't crazy. VERA CRUZ STATE AGAINST NEW ORDER Oppose Sharing Profits of Work- ers and Emplogers Vera Cruz, Aus. 11. — (Ry A sociated Press)—Commercial and in- dustrial interests of the state of Vera Cruz have informed Governor Tejada, that they are absolutely opposed to the opergtion of the state law provid- ing for¥he distribucion of the pro- fits' of industries among workmen and >mployers. They have declared tha‘ it will be impossible for them to op- erate under this law, which was sign- ed by the governor on July 3, and that, rather than submit to its prov- isions, they will shut down all indus- trial plants. Farmers assert that they too, will strike and refusa to plant Crops if tha law is enforced. Severa! ‘merchants have appeared before the federal court hera and have appealed for the issuance of an injunction which would, temporarily halt the operation.of the law. Own- ers of commercial and industrial con- cerns describe the law as “Bolshevik" and are said to be determined to car- ry their case to the supreme court if necessary to prevent tha stata from carrving the legislation into effect. Among the companies affected are the petroleum firms operating in the northern part of the state of Vera Cruz, particularly in the region of Tuxpan where rich of] deposits await development. The law which threatens to result in serious litigation provides that the share of the workmen in tha profits of a concern where they are employ- ed ‘shall not be less than ten per cent. while in some instances’ their share may be as high as 50 per cent. Au- thority for enforcement of the law is vested in special commission ap- pointed in each municipal seat of the government. This commission would consist of three workingmen, three representatives of employers and a seventh member who would be elect- ed by the other six. All employers must appear before the commission when ordered and must open their books for examination by the work- men’s accountants. Provision is made for a revision ot the law after four yvears but it can- not be repealed until 1947, wheh a new state constitution will be drafted. So far as known, the state govern- ment. is read to enforce the act, al- though there have beer. rumors that Governor Tejada had intimated the Jaw might be annulled. He is quoted as saying, however, that. the labor unions must be con-ulted before he would take any definita stand regard- ing the operation of .the-new. systom. year. COMMUNICATED Where Do Fish Go When They Die? New Britain Conn., Aug. 9, 1921. Mr. Editor— There is talk in my Herald on fishing in Shuttle Meadow lake. Now C wish to state I fished there &9 ears ago and used to bring home nany a good meal of fish. Then they made Dunham tdke his boats off the lake and made us stop fishing ‘here. Since then I have known the water to smell and taste fish, so much so that people bought spring vater. Now I want to ask what be- omes of the thousands of fish that die? Why they rot in the water, don’t they? Some say the big ones eat them up. Then what becomes of ‘he big ones? They die don’t they? Some say charge the fishermen for a permit to fish. I say pay the fisher- man for taking them out, you can use all the filtering and chemicais vou like but the dead fish are there just the same. Il CHARLES KEMPSHALL. . RETRENCHMENT PLAN \ustrian Businessoien’s Commission Would Pay Government Employes While Seeking New Positions. Vienna, Aug. 11.—The Retrench- ment and Economy Commission of business men appointed by the gov- srnment some months ago has sub- mitted its first report. Its most inter- asting feature is a plan for decreas- ing the number of government . em- ployes. It purposes gradually to select men in groups from various departments and give them full pay for a certain period to enable them to find new posi tions and make themselyes self-sup- porting. The government also is urged to establish an employment buréau. NEW POSTAL TREATY Universal Postal Union Will Ask For New Agreements Berne; Aug. 11.—The delegation of the Universal Postal Union entrusted by the last International Congress in Madrid with the task of preparing the program of the next postal con- ference to be held in Stockholm, will meet at Zermatt, a health resort near here, early this month. They will elaborate & mnew . and slmplified International Postal Treaty to be presented for discussion .at Stockholm. VAUGHN JOINS SEMI-PROS: Former Cuh Twirler to Get $6,900 on a Beloit Team. Kenoshia, Wis., Aug. 11. — Jim Vaughn, placed on the ineligible list for organized baseball joined a Be- loit semi-professional bhaseball team herg today. Hoe is to receive $6,900 2 begins| ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR? One love, n6 more. ‘What shall we say, I've loved a score Heére in my da§. I've loved a million, Some more or less: T'd love a billion To their distress. One love or more — Why should we stop Just ‘at the door Of Cupid’s shop? Over the threshold Where dwell the doves One gets a fresh hold On other loves. One love or more — Why merely one When two or four Flavor the fun? In Spring or Summor, I'm apt to fall; Dumb-belles or dumber, 1 love them all One love, no more? Let it be so! Girls, gone before, Fashioned the blow, Caused me to harden, Mocking with glee; Of all love's garden, Just one loved me. One 16ve, no more! One love I pray, And I implore One love to stay. One love’s a plenty For any man — Fifteen or twenty Ruin the plan. One love, no more! No more, my sons; ‘Who flirts with war Peage ever shuns. Sweethearts -aplenty Smooth out the rough Till we are twenty — _Then, one’s enough. SPANISH MINISTRY "READY TO RESIGN Cabinet Crisis Impends — Reports, From Morocco Front Are Meager and Conflicting. Madrid, Aug. 11.—Premier - Allen- desalazar was believed today to be ready .ta .submit the resignation of his ministry to. King Alfonzo. De- velopments in the ministerial crisis have; been indicating the resignation of tRe cabinet for several ‘days. ¥ nditions in Morocco, where the dit er to Spanish forces . fighting against rebellious Moorish tribesmen | SEEKING NEW-LINE Hairima Men Intereted in burg-Argentine Route ° Buenos Afres, Aug. 11.—Williag. Ryan, vice-president of the Upd American Lines, Inc.. controliefos the Harriman fnterests. arrivedgre yesterday in company with Rard Peltzer, Qirector of the Hamrg- American. Steamship lne. Thelold the Associated Press they had nlefi- nite plans other than to invegate colditions here and at other iints which would affect the Haan- Hamburs American joint steshig service between Hamburg andouth American ports. They will visvars ious coast cities and Mr. Ryzinti- mated it would bo possiblg thisomne. of the present Hamburg Asican agents might be replaced bymeri= can: i “Shipping circles herc are dgly in~ terested in the visit of the twaen in view of recent reports of thbreak between Hugo Stinnes and tl Ham- burg-American company bedse of the operation by Stinnes of deet of ships between .Germany -an/ South* America in competition withes Ham- burg-American vessels. ° -4 t Herr -Peltzer said last nbt- thaf the Argentine trade was of 'special’ importance to the Hambu-Ameris can line because this was o ol the few countries where operaty faecili- * ties at ports had not beenmpaired by the war. As a comsequend he de- clared, the Hamburg-Amerin. com- pany had been able to resue quick contact with the Argentir trade, which. while not reachingha pre- war standard, was continflly in- creasing. 2 It is expected that XKari Deters, managing -director of the Synes-in- terests,.will arrive here soor " Both Mr. -Ryan and Hes Peltzer deprecated last night the ea that competition by the Stinn ipping lines was the fundamentalausé ot’ their visit to this city. H There are Six vessels at psent on- erating in the South Amegan ser: vice under the. “Harrii: mbirg American agreement, four Jthem -be- longing to ths Umited Am=rhn linex, Inc., ard flying the = Amei The Stines company -also pas ships in operation and bothio 1lan ts add others. Both empant aré competing with Dutch, $andina- +ian and other companies. Shipping circles® here f ter fight between the oppot ests. / LED DOUBLE LIFE IS JUST EXIDSED a bit- inter- St. Louis Manufacturer Saidfo- Have brought polifical matters in Spain to | a critical situafion, seem to be ‘ob- scure. 8 S R There are various reports current in this wcity, one of them ‘being that the tribesmen have disagreed over the division of the spoils captureéd frém [|the Spaniards following the defeat of Gen. Silvestre’s forces two wéeks" agp. It has been asserted ‘that the tribeémen ° under the command ‘ of Abd-El-Kria -have - been - deserting. ® Sparnish - #cldiers who were separ- ated: from their main command fol- lowing the fighting in northeastern Morocco two weeks ago and who fled into the French zone there, lost heavily before -making their escape from the pursuing tribesmen, Jit is s4id in advices from Melilla. BThey were ' constantly -fighting off & ks and lost 400 men killed, together With machine guns and. rifles, before they reached' Hassin Huelva, where they were welcomed by the French. Very strong Spanish forces have been disembarked at La Restinga, oh the Moroccan ecoast southeast . of Melilla, says an official statement is- sued here lafp last night. Eaton And His Wew Take 1,000 Gal- lons Held by Police. New Haven, Aug. 11.—Simultane- ous ‘seizures by custdms officials of Connecticut and Peansyivania ;vere made today. Internal Reévenue Col- lector Robert O. Eaton of .the Con- necticut district, personally super- vised the seizure of over 1,000 gal- lons of liquor that have been held by the city police since the' latter caught the Jennie T. trying to smuggle it in- to this city on July 23. At the same time, the fishing schooner Thomaston was taken by customs authorities at Philadelphia upon its arrival there. and a search warrant from Prohibi- tion Commissioner Haines was sent for. PITCHER IN AUTO CRASH. Russell of Red Sox Uninjured, But His Wifc is Hurt. 3 Boston, Aug. 11.—Mrs. Allan Rus- sell, wife of the Red Sox pitcher, 'was Paintully injured last night.when the ball player’s automobile. was struck by another machine on the Revere Beach, Parkway. Russell was unin- Jured. The police said Russell’'s machine Wwas one of threo which hit when two cther machines racing . along tha varkway attempted to pass. The oc- cupants of the other automobiles es- caped unhurt. CRIMSON GRID MEN CALLED. Candidates Are Notified That Prace tice Will Start on Sept. 6. Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 11. — The Harvard football squad, to the num- ber of 150, were riotified by mail yes- terday that practice will start Tues. day, Sept. 6. at Cambridge. The men wera asked to notify the management when they can be expected to report. Captain Kane, who hag been summer- ing 1n the west, 17 dve at Cambridge!| this weck. Eddie Mahan, the 1915 captain, i1 considertug a proposition to join Head Coach Bob Fisher's corps of assistants and is expected ta sign. up. = St. Louis, Aug. 11.—Eli Hiles Lar- kin, inventor and late Vice-president of the National Ammonia ‘romphy; :-for forty-four years lived asa bghelor in one home, and“as H. B. *honpson, re- puted husband of Harriet Beip ‘Thomp- son, unknown except to i gmall circle of friends, in another, it yas-asserted in a deposition- filed toda.ylt a’ legal contest of ‘Larkin's will. Mr. Lafkin was 81 years old when he'&d inAptil, 1920. Mrs. Thompson als.is deéad,. - The two began. living r when he was 37 and she was 5. _Charles. Cummings Collins, a lawyei and an Jn- timate griend of Larkin, deosed.. The . deposition stated ;Larkin wanted . to marry Mrs. Thompson, bughe refused saying it might. embarrass him. The bulk of Larkin's $1,500,00¢estate ‘willed to. charity. P —— TRIED TO STOP RUMSALES. Wesleyan President Says PBderal and Local Officers Took moAction. Hartford, Aug. 11.—Indiscussing jast night the expulsion f¢ drinking ot Elliott Newhall, captai. of the football team, and four otlr students as well as the dismissal. ¢ fourteen others for low scholarshipPresident Shankling of Wesleyan University said he had protested in va to Fed- era] and local authorities ¢+ Middle- town in relation to the sakof liquor to students. - H . “THe situation is unfortuste,” said President Shankling, “and#¥e regvet that this action had to beaken, but it was the last step after thad per- sonally written a protest e office - of United States Marshal #lliam R. Palmer. | I assume he ha received the letter!, in which I point¢out what: the situzfion was in this cy regard- ing the Sale of liquor. Tiough the vice-presifient of the univedty I pro- tested to thie officials ofith city. - Ig had no gffect’ and the salerevidently went Tight on. E “The S{tidents tound it esy to buy liquor in (Mi@dletown. In of Protests to the v ‘and "the- feders authori- ties we sthted that we cowd imform the officialy where liquor ®s ‘freely- sold.” 1 am “t6ld’ that there¥e placew here wherd -any. onc_other,than 3 reputable, cifizen can get it} - The Misses Sylvia, and Wila Alex, ght and M~ A 8 Greason of Detroif, Mich. formeriy Miss S. Light of this city ar touring to Crescent Beach, Nantaske ' Mrs. J. St. Ouge and dauster Mar- jory of Trenton. Michizan ar: visiting the rormer’s sister; Mrs. Geege Mc- Laren. ‘ Mrs. Edward L. FHannor ¢ Camp street is visiting in Boston Mrs. Flsig’ G. Waters and- dughver Raona of-Salt Lake City, Ush. Jeft vesterday. for a month in NewHamp- hire and Massachusetts. alte . visits ing Mrs. Waters' parents, M. and Mrs. A. f. Gorman of 27 Aidrews strect. Mrs. George Frocba of Glen will entcrtain the -~ Gogd: . M Sewlng cjub Q . B