New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 6, 1923, Page 24

A, H. PARKER HEADS (IDDINGS CHAPTER ...... el ; | \ Installed as High Priest of Royall Arch Masons of City Arthur H. Parker, who has heen prominent in Masonle circles in this| eity since he was raised to the degr of a Master Mason in Centennial lod A. F. and A, M. some years age evening was installed in the office of most excellent high priest of Giddings chapter Royal Arch Masons, Mr. Parker is a past master of Cen. tennial lodge, is the present recorder | of Dorlec Council Royal and Select Masters and was made Thrice Tlustri- | ous Master in 1919, He was grand standard bhearcr of the Most Pu Grand Council and is that body's ent inspecting officer as well as being a member of the Actual Past Master's Association, Other Officers Other oflicers instulled wers lows: Excellent king, William excellent scribe, James 1. lukens: eaptain of the host, Howard Y. Stearns; principal sojourner, August L. Klein; Royal Arch captain, Harry E. Scheuy; grand master of the third veil, Henry C. Deming; grand master | of the second veil, Frank IR, I'ox; grand master of the first veil, J. George Andrews; treasurer-past high ! priest, Bliss V7. Clark; pianist, James McArthur, tyler, (3 years), Frank H.| Dohrenwend; (2 vears), [Irank Penfield; (1 y2ars), Lewis W, Lawyer. Masonic hall representatives eiected were Frank 8§ Cadwell, three years;| Willlam W.. Pease, two years and William E. Barker, P year, Following the instalation ceremony which was in charge of P Grand High Priest Horace W, ¢y and Past High Priest Wililam W. Pe Past High Priest Dliss W, sented a past high p retiring High Pries wend. M.E CONFERENEIN PROVIDENGE IN'23 New England Southern Gathering as fol- Fay: Ciark pre- jewel to the ank H. Dohren- Concluding New London Heeting - New London, Elliot, editor of opened the devot Aprit 6.—Di, George Methodist TReview, al exercises of the annual New [ingland Southern confer-| ence of the Methodist K opal | church at 9 o'clock this morning after which he delivered a brief addr The minutes of yesterday's con session were approved after wh F. W. Collier, president 'of Am- erican University Washington, . C., was introduced 2nd spoke briefly. H. H. Critchelow. Stoughton, Mass. and R." E. Bishee, South Middichoro, | Mass., were elocted directors of the| New England Methodist Historical | or society. R G. G, Scrivener, 5 . L, reported for T conference | board on home missions while a re port for the conference entertainment committer wan pdoced by Thomas J. Steuvart, Providence. Tt was rec- ommended that the same plan be con- tinued for next year with an appro- | priation of $500. } | I; Providence, Providence Neat Year In behalf of the Matthison street church of Providenc nev..: Tus: C. Harris extended a cordial invitation | to the conference to hold its annual| meeting next year at that church and| the conference unanimos the invitation. A, T. Me(w Pawtucket, R. 1. reported for committee on temperance, prohihition | and’ morals after which the confer-| ence sessfon was adjourned. Dr. Morris W. Eines of 11, 'spoke in detail on Methodism's world service program at 10 ¢'clock session after which a questionnaire and gencral sion by members of the confrrenc Strengthening of the local church was the subject of an address by Dr. W 8. Bovard, of Chicago, followed hy & questionnaire diset Springfield in 1925 The annual meeting of {he association was presided James €. McPherson of Conn. J. R. . Oldham Providence was secretary, Rev, 19 A Barber of Scituate, Masa, delivered the address of the day, speaking on duties of the laymen An address of welcome was made by Alton T. Miney in behalf of the local church. The association voted to requ southern New Engzland confers vote for Springfield, \ eral conference city A district association of Jaymen! was organized with the following offi- cers for the several districts: Drovi- dence district president, George Jeffries, Providence; vice prosic E. Lawton, Phoenix. R. 1.; and treasurer, J. R. D, Providence, New Redford Rev. Charles V. Vaughan, ford: vice president, L. [, Taunton; secretary and treasurer F. Davis, Fall River, Norwich district, president, MePherson, Norwich: vice presi- dent, Harry 1. Mclenzin, Mystie, Conn.; secretary, I. A. Way, F Glastonbury; treasurer, W, 15 Koith, Bouth Manchester. Layman's Assoclation, The annual election of the laymen's association resutled as follows: i President, James (. McPherson, | Norwich; first vice president, 1. 1. Mitchell, Taunton: gecond vice presi- dent, W. W. Gordon. Hazardvijie, Conn.; third vice president, W. Jeffries, Providence; recretary, Mrs. John C. Gallup, Moosup, Con: | and treasurer, Luther Pilling, Danicl- #on, Conn { sly necepted and general selon laymen's ov ) Norwich, of Bast Oldham, district, president, New Ded- Mitehell, W, James o oy RIVER 1S HIGH. . Bpringfield. Maee. April 6. The K eticut river here today reached & new high mark for the senson with 14,3 feet above low: water 1onched, u - rise of 4 1.2 feét in the lnst 24 honrs. | :gn er e 7 1.2 fect on the crest of | the Holyoke dams 4 ¥ | Say " atatement | Georgn | the PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR NEW YORK'S CELEBRAT!ON Frustrated in Getting City Money, Mayor Hyland's Plea For Cons tributions Suceeeds, New York, April 6.-—~Pretented by an injunction from using the city's money Mayor Hylan has succeeded in having the necessary funds subseribed hy private citizens to carry out his projected Jjubilec celebration of the 2hth anniversary of the merging of the five boroughs that comprise New York Announcement of the mayor's suc- cess followed a conference with rep- resentatives of hotel, theatrical and taxicab interests, merchants, brokers, contractors and amusement park operators, The amount pledged was not states, bt the mayor had pianned to spend $500,000 of the city's money on the ubilee, to be held in May. Hylan's political opponents have opposed using taxpayers' money for the jubilee deciaring it was designed to glorify the mayor. A statement by Grover A, Whalen, commissioner of plant and structures said the purpose of the jubilec was to show “why New York is rightfully the first ¢ity in the world.” MAY CHANGE POLIGY OF*Y. W WEDNESDAY Recommendations to Alter Coi-| stitution to Be Submitted Diractors will be elected and im- portant changes in the by-laws will be discussed and probably adopted at the annual mecting of the Young Women's Christian Association next Wednesday evening. The held at the Y. W. club rooms starting with a sup- of will b at 6:15 o'cleck, per, and will be in charge Gearge Traut. president. Soveral important changes in tons on affecting the public meet- ings, length of terms of director speciai meetings, ete, will be recom- mended at this time, as will matters affecting the general religious policy of the associaticn at large. The ballot baxes for the election of irectors will be open in the lobby 11 day until the electien is declared ciosed in the evening. Those who been nominated for directors are Porter, Miss ~lLouise H. IPlorence Andrews, Douglas Johnston . Sehultz, All mem- have been notified of the meeting. Florence Humphrey is chairman nominating committee. The meeting will _include Mrs. W. F. Brooks, and Mrs. F. G. Platt, treasurer, IFlorence Andrews is chairman of the frogram committes, Reports will be card from the physical, junior girls, 2d elub room committees. changes in the hands of and bers of the 5 reports secretary dormitery ar Recommendations for the constitution are in M Philip B. Stanley. HELICOPTER GOBS WELL Ylights of More Than 20 Feet Directly Into The Air Feature Trials at Mc- Cook' Fichl Today. 0., April 6. — Flights of than height were carly today at McCook field with pter. While the t duration, Dayton, wore 20 feet in I the flights were not of any de Dothesat helic .p. 'they proved, Dr. George e Bothesat, inventor of the machine said, that ith the new engine which has just heen installed, the machine will reach great heights and wijl be capable of making short trips from. one point to another. Dr. De Bothesat pointed out that as the pilot, Thurman Bane be- familiar with the helicopter, ire hecoming correspond- comes the flights ingly more suceeesful, On December 1§ of last year, the fost fight was made and iasted one ond 45 onds, during which machin hetween 8ix feet from the ground. ininute time the and eight s Ram Runners Bring In Syanthetic Liquors New York, Apri! 6.—Rum fleets off the Atlantic coast taday were alleged by federni Cammistioner Hayne wshort “over-night sy ions” and not real liquor, This as ertion iined in a prepared ned by Mr. Haynes after he 1 conferred with. all the dry chiefs in this area on the best methods to make New York arid. Pays Fine of $2,000 on Charges of Perjury Now York, April Martin B, ern, who recently purchased the pat- erts and assets of the Bosch Mag- neto (o, from the alien property cus- todian, today pleaded guilty to per- jury in representing himeelf as an American citizen when applying for a passport and was fined $2,000 by Fed- eral Judge Goddard, The sale of the Hosch patents to Mr. Kern, federal officials said, probably would be re- voked, “Fich Trust” Members Are Alveady Behind the Bars Boston, April 6 -— The 14 officials and members of the “fish trust” sen- tenced yesterday to hard labor for terms of five monthe of ten months eaeh and fineg of $1,000 or $500 each transferred today from the ar cet jail, where they spent e night, to the house of correction. 1. Monroe Dyer of New York and ostonsbanker, nresident of the Bay State Vishing Co., which a jury and courts in subgequent appeals decided wos a monopoly that advane. rose Q prohihition to be smuggling nthetic concoe- was con (e the pries of fish in war-time, hen «1 the g ovh af gomere, Their cellg at Cheries street were in the same corridor and by choice they gept two In a cell. Counsel has an- nounced. that further arpeal wiil be made to the supreme courl of the United States. meeting | Mrs. | the | Mrs. | Miss | enforcement | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, Love vs. Law—Girl, 16, Clings to Blind MatePROBE OF SCHOOLS | | | | [ 1 | | | | FERGUSON AND HER J. COFER MRS, SUSIE GRACE |{COFFER (ABOVE) BLIND HUSBAND, (BELOW.) KU KLUX AFFAIRS L. sact Status of Organization Will Not Be Known Until Court Makes Final Decision, Atlanta, April 6.—Internal of the Knights of Ku Kiux Klan con- decision on the order of Judg | Thomas that W. J. Simmons, em- peror, show cause why Injunctions brought by him and his supporters last Monday should not be dismissed. The injunction sought to displace Dr. H. W. Evans from the office of im- perial wizard, executive head of the organization. | At the same time the court is con- fronted by an amendment to the | original injunction which charges that Evans and ¥. L. Savage, his chief of staff, appropriated kian funds for their personal use. The third feature on which the in- terest of the membership centers is | issued last night which charged that the klgn under its present adminis- tration had become a government by blackmaii. see that “moneys coming into the treasury of the organization shall no longer be diverted to the purpose of blackmailing kiansmen.” He charged that paid spies were being maintained hy the present administration within the klaverns of every organized klan to report on the conduct and utter- ances of klansmen. It was learned that Nathan Bed- ford Forrest klan, No. 1, the first ever organized, had met with 5,000 mem- bers present and had proclaimed Sim- mons imperial wizard of the organi zation. 900,000 AT NEETING | Vast Crowd of Poles Assemble tn Pro- test Against Execution of Catholic Prelate in Russia. Warsaw, April 6° (By Associated | Press).—The feeling aroused in Po- land by the execution of Monsignor j]’iutchka\'ilrh in Moscow and the im- | prisonment by the soviet authoriti of other Catholic dignitaries was voiced at an immense mass meecting here yesterday followed by a proces- sion through the principal streets of at least 200,000 people. A delegation presented Premier Sikorski wi*h resolutions protesting | against the execution of Butchkavitch | and demanding that the Polish gov- | ernment intervene epergetically in | favor of the priests imprisoned in the soviet capital. M. Sikorski raid | the government would do everything possible to protect the Poles in Rus- sia but it must, to obtain the best re- | sults, harmonize its action with that of the other countries and particu- larly that of the Vatican. " SOME “DRY” FIGURES | Property Valued At $9,0697.477 Was Seized During the Enforcement of the Law in 1922, Washington, April 6.—Property valued at $9,697,477 was seized during 11922 In the enforcement of prohibi- tion and of this amount $2,069,000 [worth was destroyed. A yearly sum- mary made public today at prohibi- {tion headquarters showed that during [the year prohibition agents seized 421,828 gallons of spirits and 4,188, 875 gallons of malt liquors. Fourteen prohibition agents were killed on duty during the year and 49 injured. Ar- rests numbered 60,019, |Half Hour Service Again On North End Trolley Line Beginning Monday of next week the one-haif hour trolley schedule on the northend line will be resumed, ac- cofding to an announcement made this | morning by I°. 1. Beardsley, superin- | tendent. of the New Britain division of the Connecticut company. During the | past few months the cars have been operating on a 15-minute headway, !but from §:07 o'clock until 11:52 {o'cleck in the moerning will run every I nalf ‘hour in the future, affairs| tinue in uncertain status, pending .a/ the statement of Emperor Simmons | Simmons declared he intended to Atlanta, Ga,, April 6-—Would you stick to your husband of two weeks— If he were blind and penniless and dependent for his living on a meagre piano-tuning practice? And if your parents were wealthy, your home everything you could wish for and if the courts demanded you |return home? “Yes!" says Mrs, Susie Grace Ker. guson Cofer, 16, who finds herself to- |day in just that situation, The young woman came here re- cently from her home in Sparta, Ga., 100 miles away to visit her sister, At her sister's home she met 1., J. Cofer, 22, blind since birth, known in Atlan- ta as an expert piano-tuner, Pair Marricd A" quick courtship followed. two were wed, Then G, I, Ierguson, the bride's | tather, came here and carried his daughter hack home, Cofer followed {and instituted habeas corpus proceed- ings to gain back his wife, He won, But no sooner had the reunited couple reached Atlanta than Fergnu- son filed papers seeking to have the marriage annulled, declaring Cofer had married his daughter through frand, The case will be heard soon in the Atlanta courts, Meanwhile the girl wife says all the law in the world jcan't make her stop loving her hus- thand and that she intends to stick to ‘him though they both starve, “Love is the greatest thing in the |count in this case, says she, world—and it's all that's going The to Laxercises at Porto Rico Are Drief| and the Speech by New Official Is | Even More Brief, San Juan, P. R, April 6 (By Asso- ciated Press).—Horace M. Towner of | Iowa today became Porto Rico's| | eighth American civil governor. He took the oath of office at the | entrance to the federal building be- | | fore the most distinguished gathering | that has yet witnessed a like cere- | mony in San Juan, Secretary of the! Navy Denby and more than two score tof Governor Towner's former 28so- | ciates in the United States house of | representatives were %present together| | with insular officials and representa- tivé of foreign powers. The inauguration ceremonies were simple and the governor's speech was brief. “I think practically all who have ‘er the subject consideration real- lize that Porto Rico is permanently a }pari of the United States,” Governor Towner said. "I feel sure the people of Porto Rico now can have no other| wish than t» remain part of the | United States as fixed and secure be- | neath ‘hr flag as Massachusetts or California.” Governor Towner succeeds Mont Reily who resigned in February. | BOY LEAVES TOWN HOME \John Gayhoski Decided Not to Re- main As Guest of City and Silent- Iy Left When Darkness Came. John Gayboski of 69 Lawlor street, ‘who was brought to the Town home {_\utorduy morning and was placed in ‘one of the cells at the institute for the night escaped under the cloak of darkness and up to press time this afternoon had not been found. Mrs. George I°. Kibbe, matron of the in- stitute, immediately notified the New Britaln police who are now on the ‘Iuokout for the boy. ! It was stated at the Town home {this afternoon that the boy left his hat and coat in the cell room and |made his getaway attired in thin jclothing, It is understood that the iboy was on a leave of absence from Ilhn Junior Republic at Litchficld when | plased at the Town home. 39,9‘30 in ABonds in Loot Taken in St. Louis 8t. Louis, April 6-—~Registered bonds (of the St. Louis Federal Land bank |amounting to $2,139,900 were in the 'loot ebtained by five bandits who last Monday morning held up a mail truck in the heart of the downtown business section here, according to information obtained this afternoon by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Yy Florida Assembly Votes |~ For Prison Investigation Tallahassee, la April 6. The ‘house today concurred in the senate t adopted yesterday provid- ing for a joint legisiative investigation |into the death of Martin Tabert of {North Dakota who died in a private |convict camp from alleged brutal treatment. [More Than 30 Arrested | In Mexican Conspiracy Mexieo C April 6. — (By Asso- ciated Press)—More than 30 persons were arrested last night at Santa Juiia a suburb of Mexico City while en. gaged in a meeting which the authori. ties charge was held for the purposc | |of plotting against the government. | &everal of these arrested were for-| cigners, d ac | KRUPPS IN CONF INCE. | | Berlin, April 6.Three members of the Krupp factory council, together| with three representatives of various| trade unions, conferred today with| ‘('hfll\(‘"!lur Cuno who has fully re-| covered from his iliness and resumed | his duties at the chancellory. The| situation in Jissen was discussed par- ticularly with reference to the recent shooting at the Krupp plant, IN MERIDEN COURT. The charge against Arthur Green- ;herx of this city who appeared in | the Meriden town court this morning jon a charge of violating the motor vehicle law, was nolled. Greenberg was arrested yesterday afternoon charged with epesding. JUDGMENT BY DEFAUVLT Judgment by defaut for $02.40 has| been granted the Welss Klan company ! of New York against M. D. Glazier | of this city in a decision handed down by Judge B. W. Alling in the eity eourt, M. I, Saxe was representative for the plaintift. FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1923, WILL OPEN TONIGHT Organization of Sub-Committees for Survey Eifected Meetings of the sub-committees of the school surypy committee will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at the office of Mayor A, M. Paonessa for the purpose of organizing and preparing to take up their work. When the committee meets Mon- day night, a conference committee will be named to confer with a sim- flar committee of the school board which s to be named at a meeting one week from today. Judge B. 1%, Gaffney, chalrman of the school committee, conferred yes- terday afternoon with Mayor A. M, Paonessa and ex-Mayor G. A. Quig- ley, the chairman of the survey com- mittee, At their request he prom- ised to furnish the committer with maps showing the location of present and proposed school bulldings and the density of school population, to- gether with census statistics, ' GIRL EMBEZZLER HELD 19 Year Old Bookkeeper At Grand Reported Confessing To Shortage of 812,000 to 815,000, Grand Raplds, April 6.—A warrant has been issued here for the arrest of Miss KEdith G. Birch, a 19 year old bookkeeper charging embezzlement of funds of the E, Higgins Co. book deal- ers, Officials of the company declare a shortage of hetween $12,000 and $15,000 has been found in Miss Birch's beoks, Miss Birch is alleged to have confessed. Three automoblies, expensive cloth- ing and home furnishings and unse- cured loans to friends are said by officers to have consumed most of the funds. PIN STk Rapids FOR KINDS OF THREE SUGGESTIONS By Marian Hale Now that spring is officially here, spring and summer raiment for our homes as well as ourselves' must be considered. Many a window is fairly | moaning to have its heavy winter wear taken off and some light, new draperies supplied. Down should come all the heavy curtains of repp, velour, veliet and even silk with which stately drawing rooms have been curtained during the {winter, Down should come even the light taffeta curtains row so popuiar in well furnished homes, particu'arly for' the bedroom. And up should go the lighest. alri- est, thinnest nets to be found for| soon the heat will be upon us and every window will be counted upon o do its bit toward cooling the room behind it. CRITICIZES PROSECUTOR | Schleifer Defense Wants to Have Court Order Change of Venue For Trial, New Haven, April 6.—-Most of the court's time today in.the case of Er- nest Schleifer was taken up by his counsel trying to show that State's Attorney Alling and the New Haven community are unduly prejudiced against the accused. The motion made yesterday was for a changé of venue, Schleifer is charged with inciting the striking New Haven road shopmen to violence. Judge Webb said that he did not see that Mr. Alling was acting un- Net Curtains handsomest net for li\lng] dining rooms and halls is\ undoubtedly the now populat square duly in bringing evidence to the city |meshed net called tuscan. Tt comes court when the preliminary hearing |in a most beautiful and practical dull was on. Witnesses for Schleifer were ecru, that shade best loved hy the in- Senator Joseph Tone head of the.terior decorators because it 1ooks g0 striking shipmen, 1. N. Ornburn, state |well in almost any room. with any organizer of the Connecticut federa-|kind of furniture and at any type of tion of labor and Everctt Kalgren, | window—from the tall, narrow win- city editor of the Journal Courier, the dow set in a deep recess to the sauci- latter testifying to .what Mr. Aliing est of short casement windows, "= The rooms, i Light, Attractive Draperies Make Home Pretty in SaMpler WNTF (1) Efil S T av.my R DTI ) R e e WINDOW DRAPERIES FOR TH WINDOWS a finer curtain of sampler lace netor casement net is more suitable becalse those types of net have quaint, faijt- ly-done filet figures which harmonge perfectly with the spirit of the - tique. One of the new and best wij« dow coverings now the market is sturdy, yet dainty, net known as O. ford oss. This comes in a deligh tul sunshine effect, the main thread being a golden ecru, but an occasloni al thread of dull rose or hlue beind woven into the mesh, Can't Look In These curtains are practical for the whole house, and while being almost unbelievably transparent to one in- doors, they positively shut out all view of the house interior to anyone out- side. Overdrapes for summeir should be simple and dainty rather than rich. Cretonne is always good style if the colors chosen are harmonious and restful. Avoid warm reds and seek rather cool greens, restful brown anid Velicate yellows with soft gray aund tuupe and tan for backgrounds “or summer cottages and bunga- lojs, checked gingham or plain cham- bray in pretty shades of blue, green, yellpw and rose make charming over- drajes for the bedrooms. Gingham and chamhray are suitable for nurs- lery 4nd children's rooms either for the symmer home or the permanent it had said as to giving publicity to the| For the room furnished in antique case. ieces, of either walnut or mahogany, THE A. B. C. The Audit Bureau of Circulations is an Associal advertisers and advertis ing of space on a basis of “Known Value.” The Bureau was established in 1914 and now n Tivice a year the publisher makes a report to The publisher-members agree to permit ex Auditor of all records considered necessary. by medium. terests and also participate in this nation-wide r advertising on a sound, husinesslike basis. . —An Aid to Advertisers Both Local and National By patronizing A. B. C. pavers, advertisevs guard their own in- The HERALD is a members of the a copy of the latest circulation repou.t. 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