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IERS CONTINUE Meanwhile Word From Martin . Scarchers Is Awaited mander, who has been missing for a week, was cxpected here today from searching pariies which left Chignik last Baturday. The searching narties invaded the territory northwest of Chignik. These scarchers bafore gt ir departure, said that if Major 20%in that region they hoped to return to Chignik today., Otherwise they plan- ned to move on and search the Bering 8ea ‘side of the Aleutian Islands be- Aween Meshik End, 10 miles south of the Scel Islands, in which event it would take a week or more for them to return. . Major Masgtin and Staff Lieutenant Alva L., Harvey left here last Wednes- day in the flagplane Scattle for Dutch Harbor to rejoin the other three § cruisers of the squdron. These three 4 now are at Atka Jsland preparing for - departure for Attu Tsiand on the ex- treme end of the Alcutian and the globe. The hop-off on this leg vas to have taken place vesterday buot un- the three. Others O Today By The Aessotiated Pieas. Cordova, Alaska, May 7. -—— Army lieutenants piloting the three world flight airplanes and pressing forward without Major Frederick 1. Martin, squadron commander, missing since Jand, if favorable weather prevai Words of the intended hop-off congained in a wireless message from the’ United States coast guard cutter De- Algonquin, which is at Chignik. Yyesterday because of bad weather, No Trace Found On RBoard United States Coast . Guard Cutter Haida, at Atka Island, | Alaska, May 7.—(By wireless to the Associated Press.)—FExploration of the northern coast of the Aleutian Islands in the Bristol Bay region of the Ber- ing Bea, between Port Moller and Port Heldan, a distance of 100 miles and at 3 three-fourths to one and one-half | miles from shore, has been made by . A steamship of the Pacific American - Fisheries, for a possible trace of Ma- Jor Frederick L. Martin, missing air squadron commander, but without avajl, according to a report from Cap- tain Johannes, the vessol's master, Captain Johannes reported he sight. ed some natives who were going far. ther along the rugged coast in the ~ #search, % Belief that Major Martin and Stafr t Alva L, Harvey, his compan- . lon, will yet be found prevails among ~_people of the Aleutians, DIOPHON WINS RACE Wins 2,000 Guineas Stakes At New- market Track Today-~Lord Astor's Horse Comes in Sccond, By The Associated Press. Newmarket, Eng., May 7.-~Diophon, by Brand Parade, out of Do Nett owned by H. H. Aga Khan, won the 2,000 guineas stakes, the first classic of the 1024 meason run here today, Lord Astor's Bright Knight was sec. ond and J. B. Joel's Green Fire was Twenty horses ran. The derby fave erite, Tom Pinch, ridden by the Am- erican jockey, Arohibald, was un- Diophon won by & head, while a e meck séparated Bright Knight and , Green Fire. The betting was: & Diophon 11 to 2 ARainst; Wright | 3 Knight 100 to 2, and Green Fire 100 1S EFFECT OPERA *Cannot Write Drinking Songs With- % out Inspiration,” According to John Washington, May 7.—The 1sth amendment has destroyed the light opera industry, John Phillip Bousa de- elared before the house patents com. mittee, because it required drinking E SOngs of the rollicking kind, and “we ¢ ean't write them nowadays as appar- ently the inspiration is Ineking.” 5 Both Mr. Sousa and Victor Herhert &ppeared as representatives of the Ametican Society of Authors and Composers, in opposition to the New- a ton bill, which would relieve radio . broadcasting companies from the pay- ment of royalties to the owners of . muscsl productions, Mr. Herbert sald sale of sheet music vas decreasing at an alarming rate, and pointed out that, if the presont #ituation should contitue, there wonld Be no initiative In musical art. He R180 sald the “poor rendering” of such music at present was getting on the nerves of the penple and having a bad effect on the pubite. ' City Beautifying Park , . T Near Railroad Station Work has been started on the rail yoad square park in an effort to place i in more presentabie condition, the raiiroad company hating agreed to the city's proposition to keen the Place planted and cared for. Tor sey. b, #ral years little has been done to ." Besutifly the park which 18 near the & Church strest cntrance to the railroad [ Station. Recently Park Buperintend- £ ent Ralph B. Wainwright was netified L that the New Haven railroad would = B willing to have the city . assume & eontrel over the park protided the = Gty paid the expenses incident to P keepiog it cared for, and Wainwright has sent a gang of workers to plant grass and shrubbery. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Motris Abrahameon of 220 North Sireet announces the engagement of M8 daughter, Sophia, to A. Katz, a b Inent business men of AG us No date has been set for Jne N WORLD JOURNEY was found in last scheduled stop on this side of the | favorabie weather apparently delayed i kis, [ Jin" Birthday contest, last Wednesday, will leave Atka Island | today on a 350-mile jump to Attu Is- | parture of the planes was pdilnoned‘ Cii ltms Mrs. Willlam Weiant af South Bur- I ritt street, has returned home from the Charter Oak hospital, Victrolas and Pian¢s, Henry Morans —advt. Members of Unity Rebekah lodge | will. meet at.the hame of Mrs. Nor- denson, 34 Roberts street, Thursday {atfernoon to sew, Newington Grange will have a four- | reel motion picture show at their hall By The Associated Press. (kis evening. Admission 33 centa.— Chignik, Alaska, May 7.—News con- | advt. cerning the fate of Major Frederick | Win an Ivory Set. Eater our “Pyra- L. Martin, American worid flight com- | lin” Birthday contes No charge. Axelrod's, Park St.—advt. The Laure! Court, O. of A. theater party which was to be held I'riday |evening, has nveen indefinitely post- poned, . Howme cooked iunches at Crowell's X ~—adet A meeting of the committee in tharge of the Disabled War Veterans' ‘camp. scheduled for last night, will be | held at § o'clock this evening, “Music Week"” Specials at Morans'. —advt, At a meeting of Court Friendly, | Foresters of America, held last eve- jning, Past Chief Ranger Clarence Itosenwieg was presented witsh a past chief ranger's jewel in appreciation of kis work in the interests of the court. He served two terms as chief ranger. | The presentation speech was made by | Metthew W, Meskil, Hallinan’s Lunch from $:30 a. m. to Ti50 p. m.—advt, A cottage house at 436 Chestnut street was sold this morning by Morris Abraham to Andrew and Arma Petus- The sale was through the office of Atty., William A. Greenstein. Win an Ivory Set. Enter our “Pyra- No charge. | Axelrod’s, Park Sit.—advt. | Packer & Buckey' Baking Co., has (plans for an addition to ‘ts garage on | Winter street. It is understood that fthe new addition wiil cost approxi- I mately $9,000, R Columbia Records, $1.00. Pierce Co.—advt. Joseph Giantonio, proprietor of the United States barber shop, wis dis. |charged from bankruptey yesterday. The Rabinow and Raschkow agency sold for I. Levin the building at 76 | Church street, and 3-family house for C L | Horowitz, 16 Belden St.—adyt, PLAINVILLE NEWS (Continued From Page Seven). it would be a sacrilege to break in on the train of thought given by Mr, Davis. He said that the Chamber of Commerce was the hest place outside of the church wherein the things that Mr, Davis urged could be carried out, Fined $100 and Costs William A. Farrell of Lynnwood | sreet, New Haven, was fined $100 and | costs In the town court last evening on the charge of driving an automo- | bile while under the influenee of in. | toxicating liquor. He pleaded nolo contendere, Sentence was suspended on reckless driving and driving with. out a registration, Au: Meets The American Legion auxillary to Brock-Barnes post will hold a regu- |lar meeting in the Legion post reoms |on Whiting street, Thursday evening at which plans will be made for Me- imorfal Day. . | Mrs, Sarah A, Day » | Tae funeral of Mrs, SBarah A. Day | was held this afternoen at 2 o'clock from the undertaking pariors of W. A. Balley & Co. on Broad street. | Bervices were conducted by Rev. J. G. | Ward, pastor of the Plainville Baptist church and were strictly private, Burial was in West cemetery. Health Asso. Meeting The annual meeting of the Plain- ville Publie Health Nursing associa- tion will be held this evening at 0 | o'clock standard time in the Town hall, Reports of officers will be read (and officers and directors for the coming year will be elected. A large attendance of members is expected at this meeting. Tightning Strikes Monse on Bouth Washington street during the storm last evening, aceording to a | report In town this morning, but lit- tle damage was done. The bolt blew out the lights and traveled wong lighting wires info a ehicken coop. | No other instances’ of lightning were heard of. | Felping Hand Soclety The Helping Hand society of | Adveat Christian church will hold a | regular meeting tomorrow with Mre. Mabel Hartson on Hough (#treet.s Anyone interested is invited to attend. Woman's Federation Notes The Woman's Federation of the Congregational ehurch w1l hold a [thrift or rummage sale in Grange !ba.' on Pierce street Friday aftsrnoon |and evening from 1 1o 9 o'clock and lon Saturdey afternvon from 1 16 % o'clock. Anyone wishing to donate articles may Jeave them at the hall not later than Thursday afternoon -or {4f they are to be called for, a tei phone call to Mrs. 1. 1. Brastow of Strong Court will suffice, Yo Hold Lecture The G. W. clib of the Methodist church will hold a lecture in the chureh Fridey evening at 7:45 o'elock. The speaker will be Rev. Dr, William Tioss of the New Britain Raptis church. e wiil speak on his trip to Africa, A #ilver offering will be taken for the benefit of the elub. Piamville Bricts Amerigo Colieia has taken a posi- tion as waitter in e Clarendon res. taurant James Cunmingham has position in the restavrant of €irvfard Steel and Bearings Tne taken a the Rictrrs enteMainment Community 1haater, Tickets 59 cents.— s thian Asnce in the Mon. Msy 12, advt. Hate your moving done by a re sponsible party The only elosed moving van i town. Phone 58-4. G. | A. Tuttie, 12 Crown 8f —ad«t Woold ashes Carada harduood Best possibie dressing for lawns, F. B. Newion, 40 Whitiog S.—ad«t. Rejiable moving by hour of eon- tract. Call 177 it pays. all goods are insured. Long distance work a spe- cinits. Thomas A. Costello, 62 Plerce Bt Tel 177<Adv. Lits your properiy for sate with H I|A. M. Raymond, Room 1, Odd Fei- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HE l Cfiamp Trains foOlympic A bolt of lightning struck a house | | lhe evening | ment of the Methodist and’ Florence Chambers, all-round champion of Southern Cali- fornia, snapped in New York where she is training for the Olympic games swimming try-outs. ‘church A requiem high mass was cele- RALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1924, Cheshire occurred on bank | and U'he three weeks, brated for the repose of the soul of lows’ block, 23 West Main St., Plain- ville, Conn. Open Monday, Wednes- day and Saturday evenings. Thé agency of service —advt For rent or for sale—S8mall house on Pierce Court, Mrs. A. Norton, 141 West Main street dvt, BRISTOL NEWS (Continued from FPage Seven) out of the proposed street and over- head bridge off Pond street hefore the public utilities commission were given last night by the eity council to Cor. iporation Counsel Willilam N. Derosier, The tentative plans ware approved by the council and tha street committee was selected A committee for as- segsment of benefits and damages for the changes that may occur. The couneil has voted an appropriation of $7,600 for the bridge over the rail- road tracks at this point and awaits | permission of the utilities commission, A right of way ever the tracks allows entrance to the Bristol Realty com- pany land at the present time, but this has proven rather unsatisfactory and through the purchase of land by the company a street layout has been jobtained, giving a fine approach to the tract. 1In addition (o the tract resi- dents the bridge will ha of benefit to bundreds of other residents of the Northside section, Dogs Increase Although no figures have bheen oh. tained since the last census of an in. crease in the city’s population, accord.- ing to the recent dog census, taken by City Clerk Thomas B, Steele, Al owners were required to register their |eanines by May 1 and the dog hook At the city hall shows a total of 8§82 animals on the pages, the eity council last night, City Clerk Steels sald that the amount of money for license fees totalled $1,791.61 |whieh was an increase of $234 over ast year. The dog popvlation this year has increased by 54 canines over the number in 1028, Want To Be Policemen The application of John B. Grennan S A supernumerary policoman was approved by the police committes Jast fm.m. The applications of Albert | Herold, Thomas B. MeCarthy and Vie- |tor Chahet were presented to the po- lice eommiites for a report to the eouneil at the next meeting BERLIN NEW (Continued from Page Beven) The weekly meeting of the Com- munity elub will be held in the base. church this {evening at 8 o'clock. John Lewis is In chargs of the program for this {evening and a very interesting one has been arranged. | The regular weekly ‘meeting of the “Social Five” will not be held this week, [ H..W. Dowd of Main sireet Is driv- ing a new automobile, Me. and Mrs. Egnar Peterson have returned from their wedding trip to Boston. Mass, Mra. Peterson was formerly Miss Florence Rich of Main street, this place. The servics of 8t. Gabriel's church Sunday morning will be held at 9 o'clock standard time, The regulnr mid-week service will be held at the Methodist church Thursday evening at the usual hour. Aren’t we all just a trifle selfish in our consideration Mother’s day is close at hand. for her? her—a Gas Water 1leater or water the year round. Phone in your order Now, a jiffy. W.R. The best , PLUMBING HEATING and TINNING ST, VISIT OUR 139 HART 1n a report to | will make her happy and give her an abundance of hot TRAIN HITS AUTO, * PARTY OF 8 KILLED ‘Patal Crash With 20th Century Near Amsterdam, N, Y. Amsterdam, N, Y., May 7.—8ix per- sons were killed outright and two died | on the way to the hospital when the | 20th Century Limited, traveling at high speed from New York to Buffalo | Struck an enclosed automobhile at a grade crossing near this ecity last night, The dead are: John M. 8. Acee, 45, of Amsterdam, | clothing store proprietor; his wife, | Julia, 43; two sons, Thomas, five and Joseph, ten months; a daughter, Julla 14; three persons, not identifled, Acee with his wife and family, tak- ing an evening drive in a new sedan |automobile, invited three guests to | join them somewhere along the road. |The party had reached Degraff's crossing, a mile east of this ecity, and | started across, their view of the tracks obstructed by a halted freight train. [The Acee car was almost across the tracks, it is believed, when the steps {on the locomotive of the fast train caught the rear of the automobile, | wreeking ft. Two of the Acee children were carried into the eity on the locomotive pilot before the engineer could bring | the train to a stop. Acee, his wife |and the third ehild were dead when | found, while the two guests died en route to the hospital, Tdentity of the guests could not be | established, since no one saw them | enter the Acee car. George Bernard Shaw’s Wants as He Tells Them ! Tondon, May 7.—~"I am an old com.' munist,” declared George Bernard Shaw last evening at a Norwich meet. |ing of labor men. "My wants,” he | continued, “are very few-—a nice lit. tle flat in the west end of London, a | pleasant country house not too far from London, a couple of motor ecars, 2,000 or 3,000 pounds pocket money, and there is no more contented man in England than Bernard Bhaw. | Multi-millionaires describe me as a | poor devil, but I get along very com- | fortably.” | FNGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mre. B. J. Ta Pine of 37 Jubilee street announees the engagement of her daughter, Eisie, to J. Gasperin of 76 Clark street, No date has been set for the wedding. Do Your Feet Suffer? For ahing Vimbs, weak fest, fallen arches fiat fest, painful’ heel, inturning ankies, {callnumes, e, wear flexible featherweight arch supports which we make from individ- ual impressions of your feet in corrected ition. Many contintie to suffer from foot oubles through trying ready made arch supports, which can net fit properly the vastly different shapes of fest. May as well wear roady made eve glasses or false teeth, We fit the foot and not the shos. Different r supports. Fitted and sold trom all oxclusively b JANPS J. LENEHAN 250 Sain 1. Booth Block. Telephone 731, Offiee Hours: & m. to 8 p. m. Evenings and Sundass by Appointment. Hoom 302, Your gift to a Coal Tank Water Heater— We will install one in FENN there is in TEL. 2079 SHOWROOM The case of John Bzylowski of Cen- ter street, charged with reckless driv- ing and operating a motor while under the influence of liquor and with having illegal lights, will be heard in this the could be brought to a stop. cars were badly damaged. ! Harmony Chapter, 0. E. 8§, will| | present a play entitled “The Princess {and the: Enchanted Garden,” in the town hall, Friday evening, May 16. The play is being directed by Miss M-rile Blot and the cast is composed of- children of members of the lodge. proceeds ment will be donated to the Masonic home in Wallingford. ’ | i Plans are being made by a com-| imittee from the Southington Country club to glve a minstrel show in the town hall within the next two or Rehearsals ‘slarled next week. The Young Ladies’ Aid society of ithe Plantsville Congregational church | Bress. {will hold a food sale at Parker’s elec- ttrieal store in Plantsville Friday after- noon at 2 o'clock, Yesterday morning at St. Thomas' John T. Kiltonie, the first Southing- ton boy to be killed in the Wotld War, and for whom the local post of the American Legion is named. {was killed in France, May 2, 1918, | Walter and James Robinson, em- ' ploves of the Peck, Stow & Wilcox Mfg. Co., for & number of years, have | vesigned their positions with that con- ‘ cern and left on an automobile trip ' the evening. was arrested Monday night by Con- stable Wesley Colling of Cheshire fol- lowing an automobile accident which Cheshire-Milldale turnpike Monday night. A car driven by Szylowski collided with 4" car owned and driven by Ray- mond O’'Donnell of New Haven and the latter car was knocked over a into a field before it from to Canada where they may make their future home. " MoADOO PLEASED Democratic Contender For Nomination Says CaMfornia Has Spoken For Progressive Democracy. Los Angeles, May 7.—William G. McAdoo, candidate for the democratic The condition of Mrs, Alfred V. Ox- | presidential nomination, after viewing ley, who recently underwént an oper- |the state returns, issued this state- ation in St. Francis hospital, Hartford, | ment today: . b is reported showing improvement, “California lias spoken in resound- To ExPLORE AUSTRALIA ing tones for clean politics and. pro- gressive democracy by her verdict to- Stefansson Plans To Go Into Interior day. “The victory for the delegates To Explode Theo#y That It Is Arid Country. ON NEWS Prosecuting Attorney H. D. Fitzpat- rick has been in receipt of a number of complaints that young men loiter in front of Main street places of busi- ness, A warning has been issued that this practice will have to be discon- tinued or prosecutions will follow. vehicle court in Szylowski town pledged to support me in the New York convention is overwhelming and obliterating. The democratic party has an inspiring opportunity. Cali- |fornia is determined to do her part in reclaiming the government from those who have betrayed the people, in restoring honesty and justice and in driving privilege and corruption out of high station. “1 thank my friends and supporters throughout the state for the signal honor they have conferred on me by their generous expression of popular confidence.” Both San Francisco, May 7.—Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, today is en route to Australia where he hopes to gain evidence exploding generally held theories regarding the aridity of the interior of that continent. He plans to explore wild, virgin re- gions and to spend about four months studying the possibility of cultivating them. Later he expects to explore in Africa. the entertain- PRI SR S TS SWIMMERS ARRIVE OPPOSES' ESPIONAGE LAW | gan Francisco, May 7.—The Hawai- Washington, May 7.—Repeal of the |ian swimming team en route to the war-time espionage law prescribing | Paris Olympic games, has arrived punishment for disloyalty, mutiny or | here. Charles Pung, 17 years old, Dbe |refusal to perform military duty would | champion stroke swimmer of Hawaii, be ordered under a resolution propos- |is being held at the Angel Island im- ed today by Representative Berger, | migration station pending investiga- Wisconsin, the only socialist in con- | tion of his eligibility to enter the United States, will Ringer Tournament Entry GENTLEMEN Please enter me in the Herald-Junior Achievement Ringer Tournament for the championship of New Britain. UM NRRE IR s aaniias s inaes sty (DNRE it) My Address is . arvans i saeene THNEE 16 Tam ......... years old. He | Every Mother’s Son Remembers Mother’s pride goes beyond appearance. But good appear- ance is the mark of success. Su(zday ) Mother’s ay Let her say “I've ' never seen you looking so well.” A superbly tailored Hickey-Freeman suit will do it. TCH-JONES CO. CITY HALL 'L T