New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1924, Page 3

DR BUTLER CONES 0UT FOR THE WETS Avowedly for Auti-Dry Plack in G 0. . Platform w York, May 9.—Declaring that the republican party will lose 11 im- portant states in the coming: presi- dential election if it does not make a declaration on the wet and dry ques- tion, Dr, Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia university, has come out squarely for the adoption of an anti-prohibition plank in the G. O. P. 1924 platform. “The only way to get back to sound constitutional government is to root out the chief causes of the existing lawlessness,” Dr. Butler sald. “This can be accomplished only by a decla- ration of prohibition in the national platform.” The university head declared that the republicans stood in danger of losing Massachusetts,. Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Ney Jersey, Delaware, Wisconsin, Indiana and Montana if the issue were ignored. . Dr. Butler, who is a delegate to the republican national Cleveland next month, launched a vigorous attack upon the Volstead act, the eighteenth amendment and each, according to size, convention ‘in | SNAKES S0LD BY THE FOOT 10 BUROPEAN MENAGERIES Reptiles are Oreapest Things on Zoo Price List and Are Priced Ac- cording to Length, Berlin, May 9.—Mary, the largest and moast popular pet at the Berlin 200, who died some weeks ago from eating too many peanuts, may not bé replaced for some time, the park management has decided, because of the cost/involved. Inquiries made of animal trainers since Mary passed away has revealed that an elephant today is worth from $1,800 to $5,000, according to age, sex, size and health, and the manager has closed up Mary's old home and posted a sign on the front gate reading: “Untenanted. Elephant house may be used as an aviary in the summer.” A perfectly good hippopotamus in the European market today is worth between $3,000 and $4,000. Indian rhinoceros may be had for approxi- mately $3,000, f.o.b. at the animal farm. All wild animal buyers take into careful consideration the ques- tion of freight rates, because of the | weight and investment involved. A splendid tiger may be bought these days for $1,000 to $1,500, according to the supply and demand, while lions, fresh from the South African jungles, may be singly or by the dozen for from $550 to $900 disposition prohibition before a meeting of Mis- [ anq appetite. Wildcats are cheaper, sourl soclety members in New York | hut the wilder they are the more they 10 days ago. His speech caused a storm of comment nationwide, in which adherents of both ‘sides took active part. In more than 10,000 let- ters and 3,000 telegrams, Dr. Butler said, the proportion of those com- mending his utterances as against those opposing them was in the pro- portion of 200 to 1. The university president sald he had recelved word from governors of states and republican party leaders throughout the country assuring him of their support and of thelr belief that the G. O. P. must take cogni- zance of the situatinn, adding: “They have called my attention to the danger to the party if it fails to satisty publie opinion or if it allows itself to be allled even in appearance with the activities of the Anti-Saloon league. Dr. Butler said he had made his speech “as & duty as a private citi- ren and not as & party leader,” and added: “T did 16 becauss ¥ was eonvineed that the 18th amendment and the Volstead act had set the saloons free trom such regulation as had previous- ly existed and had multipited the places where liquor may be had while driving them out of sight.” IRISH MUSIC FOR HOOKOOS' MEETING Organ Grinder Entertains for Hoqu of Nightshirt, Brethren To the strains of two oldtime melo- dies, 6 wit, “The Irish Washwoman" and “St. Patrick’s Day,” the local Ku Klux Kian gathered, 16 strong, in 0. U. A. M, hall in Hungerford Court Iast night and listened to an address on Kian work and organization given by Calvin H. Johnston, whose mail address is Post Road, Darien. The music was not furnished by the Klan members and was not a sched- tiled part of the meeting, but was furnished by an organ grinder just cutside the hall whose arm was lim- bered up every time he showed signs ef weakening by sllver coins from the crowd, v Johnsten, from his epening remarks Is an organizer for the Kian and last night's meeting was for the purpose of laying definite plans for perfecting a local branch. His talk was not of the flery type, the only signs of excite. ment shown by his audience being when he ascended the platform . to open the ing, after all the win. dows and shutters of the hall were carefully examined, both inside and out. Precautions were taken against eavesdroppers, men being stationed in the rear of the building and another attendant of the meeting coming out | of the hall and walking about out- side at frequent intervals | In starting his talk, Johnston said | that it would be usnecessary for him to talk about the aime of the kian as they had been gone into at the Iast meeting, but that the meeting was for the purpose of mapping out plans for organizing in New Britain. He was talking about the organization and the remarkable growth of the klan In other sections of the country woen the strains of the music made it impos- sible to hear further remarks from the press gallery, which was very poorly located—on the outside. TO BE BUSY WEEK Two Comventions At New Tondon During Time of Regatia | New London, May 9 -—-With two eonventions, the annual a¥ie-Harvard regatta, and the annual yacht races under the auspices of the Eastern Yacht elub, the week of June 15 promises to be one of the busiest of the summer season to which this cost. Snakes are the cheapest things on the zoo price list, and are sold generally by the running foot, for the little fellows, and by the yard for the big ones, . NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1924, ™ ADOPT GOLOR PLAN " FOR TRAFFIC SIS All' Gities - Co-operating, Motor Vehicle Department Reports — Hartford, May 9.—The state motor vehicle department is glving circula- tion to small, printed notices, issued by the State Police association, notify- ing motor vehicle operators that the following colors for traffic signs have been adopted by the police depart- ments in all the cities of Connecticut: No parking signs—Yellow back- ground with black letters, Restricted parking signs — Red backgroupd with white letters. One-way street signs—Green back- ground with yellow letters, Through tratfic route signs—TYellow background with black letters and ar- row with the route number, The following traffic rules also have been made uniform for all cities of the state: “Where a traffic officer is stationed at a street intersection all vehicles wishing ‘to turn to the left at that point must pass in front of the offi- cer., “When a traffic officer sets the sign against traffic, that traffic shall not start until the officer gives it the sign to go.” Tt is believed that the lessening of confusion made possible by this uni- formity will help to reduce the ac- cident rate, which has soared higher for the first four months of 1924 than for the corresponding period of any year since the department was es- tablished, Other states report pro- portionate increases, Accidents caus- 177 MAIN STREET {ing the banner consists of Canadian ed the deaths of more people in the United States and Canada in the last year than typhold fever, measles, diphtheria, dysentery and whooping cough combined, according to a state- ment just issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Automobile fatali~ ties led all other causes in the roll of death, Thers has been an increase of more than 50 per cent in deaths from this cause in the last five years. Priest Papers His House With Cancelled Stamps Burbank, Cali, May 9.—Perhaps the most patiently papered house in | the country is that of the Rev A. Buc- cl, a retired priest, who has “hung” two rooms of his home here with 149,242 cancelled postage stamps, More than 30 years were required in collecting the stamps, according to | Father Buccl, and practically every nation in the world is represented in the geometrical designs of the wall borders and in the color schemes em- | ployed off walls and ceilings. | On one of the celling is a design of | the Stars and Stripes, with Italian stamps forming the blue field and American two-centers supplying the red-stripes. The brown staff. uphold- stamps, while the white stripes of the flarge are formed by the strips of bare ceiling remaning after Fathe: Buccel completed his “paperhanging.' REMARKABLE MIRAGE3 Toklo, May 9.—Two remarkable mirages are reported from the north- ‘western coast of Japan. A mirrored picture of a mountain appeared re- cently at a village in Toyama prefec- | ture, and at practically the same hour | a mirage of an avenue of pines was | visible from a nearby village. The wolf is the most wild animal in the United States lild Canada. | group” dangerous | JUST UNPACKED—FOR SATURDAY’S SELLING New Trimmed Hats These are all New Hats and there are Hats for all occasions in this col-o lection—A Hat that will add charm to your costume. MOTHER’S DAY SUNDAY MAY 11TH Smart Banded Sailors FOR STREET and SPORT WEAR $1.95"§10 Tiny Brim Sailors, Roll Brim effects, Mushroom effects, Pokes and Off-the-Face effects. 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Before the disaster there were | about 90,000 cherry trees in Tokio. | Fully a third of these were destroyed in the fire and many more were so | badly damaged that it will be years before their former glory returns. The | encouragement of origiality and ini- |central and eastern wards of the city. | will the once famous cherry districts, | be dreary this spring. 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