New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 11, 1924, Page 28

e (CEPACKS IN BALTIC WORST IN MANY YEARS February Was Very Bad Month for Ships Plying Between Ports in Northern Sea. Kiel, Germany, April 11.—8hips in | the Baltic sea traflic had such trouble with ice in February, and were frozen in so often, that muny of them were réady to Lelieve the climate of the Arctic had shifted. The German war- ship Braunsc which has returned to, thi (fter weeks o work in reliesi I steamers, was the only craft able to cope with the unusua ¢ had to he transferr One of the big ferries ) passenger train and so\ 1 passengers came hopeiessly enmes in eat feeflos triving i the wire- ry boat loost the Braunsch ess ealls and cut t before she grounded At times the Deannschweig cut out 1 many as 20 st urs. Biritish, Norw 1 Pussian, Iinnish, Latvian a jan ships were rescued. 8 imes the ships were frozen in for several days and their crews were out of pro- The wedish Ratiway administra- tion I 1 order for 30 new . involving an ex electric nditure THRER RING GIRCUS §t. Louis, April 11.—That the gov- ernment is being conducted as a sort three-ring circus with the law mak too busy getting on the front s of newspapers and satisfying ambitions to attend to legis business sufters, was the William G. York attorney, and the Amecrican Russian r of commerce. Iressing delegates one-day eentral Mississippl Val- nference, apnounced ghat Haskell, former director of the American Relief ad- jion in Tussia, would leuve A in the summer to conclude private contracts for the exploitation of the resources of that nation “he- wre every other country in the world s the United States to it.” We shall attempt to obtain by pri- vate methods what our government should obtain by treaty,” he said. \Marvin praised the department of ommer directed by Secretary Hoove the “best udministered in the history of the nation.” William F. ders, secretary of the American chamber of commerce n Mexico, spoke of trade prospects in that country. *“Now that the revo- ution is safely paesed.” Mexico, he deelarer, next to Cuba, “is the best | market the United States has with four times as much sugar as Cuba, d as much coffee as Brazil.” He ounced a trade conference to be Jield in Mexico next October, to be at- tended by some 1,000 exporters. Save words; use the Herald classi- fied ads. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Sage-Allen & € 2.7171 (INC) 2.7171 (i) SEMENT TR NEWS SPRING COATS W BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1924, 'WOMAN'S GOMMITTEE FCR ! LAW ENFORCEMENT CONYENE Delegates In Session In . Washington Are Addressed By President Coolidge Washington, April 11.—-Election of officers and further discussion of pro- hibition and similar question occu- pied the concluding sessions today of the woman's naiional committee for law enforcement. The delegates were addressed yes- terday by Presideat Coolidge and a | humber of other government officials, but their prepared list of speakers for today was made up entirely of wom- en. A forum discussion of law obser ance in its rclation to the home, hool, church community, led by Grace Abbot, of the Federal i Children’s bureau, Charl Williams of Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. H. 8. Prentiss Nichols of Philadelphia and Mrs. George Horace Lorimer of Winecotte, Pa.. took up much of the morning session. A plan for organization of county law enforcement units was presented Mrs, William 8. Jennings of Jack- wille, Fla, chairman of the nine southeastern state, Declaring the | “registering and voting of women i | absolutely vital to proper law enforce- | ment,” she also said she was convine- od that “men and women must work together to bring about the best re- sults,” | Mrs. Gifford Pinchot found in fail- ure to solve the enforcement problem | “the deepest disgrace that has ever | come” to America, and blamed “law- | less consumers” as well as “unfaith ful officials” and *venal procurers.” $1.00. Russell Bros. =" ke <ing and cording are pleasingly used as trimming for this grovp of coats anc Viich feature as favored fabrics, Poiret Twill, Cam-laire, Cnt Polaire, Dovny Wool and Highland Fleece. SPRING SUITS are designed for the mature Boyish Suits and Suits tha* woman, in an assortment of styles and materials, Poiret twill, hairline stripes and twili. EASTER s SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1924 MUSIC OPENING ’