New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 26, 1925, Page 3

ha' 166th anniversary of the bisth of Scotiand's great ‘post, Robert 3urng, was celebrated in this city Saturday evenlpg with a banquet given by Clan Douglas, No, 130, O. 8 C, n the banquet hall of the Y. W, A Many friends of the local Clan at- tended the gathering and over 130 people were present and joined in the opening by singing “America.” Chaplain Hugh Miller . pronounced the grace and dinner was served, It included sconee, oatcakes, and short- bread neceasary to give the Scottish flavor to the tables. During the banquet the company joined Jn singing several well known Scottish eongs, in_which they were led by Clansinan James Law, with his concertina. ‘Chalrman Past Chlet David Mor- rison ‘'welcomed' the company pres- ent gnd Intrgduced as toastmaster Chief David Miller. Bagplpe aelec- tions were played by Plpe Major William Miller, and Clansman Alex Tompkins sang the “Star O'Rabbie Burns.” Miss Jean Blair sang “Afton Water,” and Clansman John Holmes, of Hartford, delighted the company | § with reading of “Burns’ Address to a Haggis.” Chief Ravid Miller led in a toast to the memory of Burns and introduced as speaker O. A. Marsh of this eity, who' paid tribites to the poet, dwelling particularly on the home life.of Burns. Theee remarks were thoroughly enjoyed by his au- dlence, after which Mrs, H. E. Hill® sang “O for the Bloom O' My.'Ain Native Heather.” Clansman James McArthur was accompanist at the plano and the entire company joined in singing “Auld Lang Syne,” which dancing was enjoyed. Thei grand march was led by FFloor DI rector Willlam Syne. Dancing lasted | until the midnight hour. NAUGHTY NIGHT CLUBS Police May Be Given Right to En~ ter and Scarch Them Following Numerous London Complaints, London, Jan. 26.—London's night clubs, which have been under ob- servation for some time, will be more strictly controlled it Sir Wil- liam Joynson-Hicks, the home secre- tary, obtains the powers he Intends to seek from parliament to give the police the right of entrance into such clubs, This announcement was made by the home secretary today to a deputation on the subject headed by the bishop of London, who urged Inglsiation to prohibit the harboring of undesirable persons in night clubs, to prowde satisfactory measures of registration, and to allow the en- try of police officers at any time. The ssecretary pointed out it was | difticult. for the polfce to get evi- | g dence [regarding the various clubs vecause: the present laws were in- adequate, a network of electric wires operatfhg bells giving warning when an unduthorized person appeared. 11e proposed to draw a dernite line Letaveen evening and night clubs and ot parilament to give powers allow- | ing the police the right of entry at | all times. SOLDIER 15 HELD Tort Adams Man Arrested Pending Investigation Into Death of His Sweetheart, Newport, R. L, Jan, 26.—FPending the result of an autopsy set for to- Jay on the’body of Mary Gleason, & Jomestic, found yesterday in a dry .noat om Fort Adams yeservation, frivate George P. Henderson was) neld prisoner by the military | au-| (horities, The soldier, who admitted | (hat the woman had been his sweet- nheart, -reported to the police last Thursday that she had been missing since Monday when €he had an ap- pointment to meet him at the Fort. Children eoasting found the frozen hody.in the moat. A package of cakes, which evidently Miss Gleason hiad been taking to Henderson, and a blond wig were found nearby. Henderson, whose home 1s In Provi- Jénce, . enlisted in 1921, when he | gave his agetas 17. Military rec- ords show that he had been court- | martialled twice since his enlistment, | cach time for minor offenses. " ANUFACTURED GAS —_— | Value of This Product Made in Unit- od States Advances Less Than Other Lines. Washington, Jan. 26.—The value ot the output of manufactured gns{ in the United States was shown n figures made public today by the census bureau to have advanced | much less between 1921 and 1923 than that of the products of three| other lines of industry. In 1923 production of gas and by- products was valued at $450,096,822. an increase of 9.5 per cent over the | 1921 fotal, while products of the Chemieal Industry advanced 61.8 | per cent in the two years, amount- | ing to $630,492,969 in 1923, and canned fruits and vegetables, with nickles In the same group, went up | il per cent to $515,510,492. The utput.of cdhne. snd preserved sea- oods {n 1923 was valued at $50,- 33,214, an increase of 39.7 per cent ver 1921, The ¢hemical statistics did not in- ade stlphurie, mric and mixed ids, explosives, fertilizers, or wood | ‘ulmno\n products. NS TO SANTIAGO Rot n. 26.~~DPresident Ales- | andrl Chile, why has been in-} 1o return to Sertiago by the ¢ rallitary junta, arrived here to- He was met by the Chilean ambassodar Senor Villegas. | " aftter | B | 1ike | here today. FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS of selling good furniture at low prices have won us the reputation —0f “Connecticut’s Best | Furniture Stere,” Our prices are always low. We are not a “dollar down” store, and we have one price. Furniture and Rugs for all pock- ethooks. Each Season the Furniture Manufacturers brin, our/sale at Gr_cat Reductions up to 40% Off. FINE BERKEY & Rocker and Bench. Actually reduced from Four-Piece —at— $119.00, $129.00, $159.00 SEES FODTRALL NATIONAL SPORT West Conference Official Makes Predictions Chicago, Jan. 26.—Football is de- stined to become the American na- tional sport, and in the future, if stadia are built them, crowds of 125,000 or more may be found watching the grid gamd, Major John L. Griffith, com- missioner of the Western Confer- ence believes. His view of the spirt's future comes from observation . of the growth in popularity of football in the past few years. “The greatest single drawing at- traction in sports, amateur or pro- fessional, had been a world's cham- pionship prize fight with the heavy- weight title in view,” Major Griffith sald. “T suppose 20,000 is the correct es- timate of the greatest crowd the boxers have drawn. “The Stanford-California game on the Pacific coast this year outdrew that by several thousand, and the return of the American intercollegi- ate football code to Stanford and California has been comparatively recent.” Interest“in football now extends beyond the colleges, their students and alumnl, Major Griffith declared. | This has come with the:development | of individual stars or combinations ed" Grange of Illinois and the Horsemen” of Notre Dame. Baseball, he believ: s experienc- ing a slump in popularity in colleges and has been abandoned by one colleglate conference, the Midwest In the new popularity of football and the intersectional inferest aroused, Major Griffith sees a stand- ardization of the game and the pass- ing of the so-called “eastern game,” | At present, he 1s producing or “western game.” believes, the midwest the best football. AVIATOR'S FUNERAL New Haven, Jan, 26.—The funer of Lieut. Duane G. Warner of Han den, aviation officer killed in a play accident at Selfridge field last wee was_ held from undertaking roor Burial was private, Lieut. Warner was born in Han den where his father is first selec man, His military funeral was he at Selfridge field, Mich., on Saturda afternoon and the body was seni here with an escort, BEDROOM SUITES to accommodate ! b i R AIN DAILY' GAY MAHOGANY $588.00t0 ........ ‘ NOT SEEKING LOAN | Neither Is Mexican Treasury Secre- tary, Vislting in New York. There On Official Business. | | Mexico City, Jan. 26.—Secretary |of the Treasury Pani is not car (out an official mission in New York, neither is he authorized to conduct \negotiations on behalf of the govern- {ment concerning a new foreign loan or resumption of service on the for- cign debt, President Calles stated st evening. He added, that the cretary could, not hold discussions with the bankers, should they desire such conferene | General Calles reiterated his belief that Mexico could face her economic and financial problems without for- eign assistance, and declared his in- tention firmly to prosecute his pro- gram of national sufficiendy, Relative to reperts that the ad- ministration was contemplating the fmmediate return of the national ailways to private ownership. president stated that he had ordered detailed report submitted to him upon the condition of the ra heir financing, rolling stoc! rights-of-way for the purpose of making a comparisoh of their pres- ent condition with that obtaining when they were taken over by the government Unless the government could make the railways self-supporting anl reduce the present excessive tar- {iffs, thus aiding the national com- merce and industry, General Calles asserted, he'was firmly decided to retarn the lines to the private own- ers. Withe regard to Anglo-Mexican re- lations, the president sald the only way through which normal inter- course can be resumed is through spontaneous action by Great Britain, since it was impossible for Mexico to submit to pre-recognition condi- tions. Allied Powers Send Note To New German Officals By The Associated Press. Berlin, Jan 26.—The ! British, French and Japanese ambassadors, the Belgian minister and the Italian charge d'affaires today handcl Chan- sellor Luther a joint note af the owers regarding the non-evacuation ¢ the Cologne zone which had been ipulated In the treaty of Versalles. ord D'Abernon, the British ambas- 1dor, said that the note was the al- 1 government's reply to the Ger- n note of January 6 protesting gainst the non-evacuation, He add- ! that another note, with full de- tails, would be sent to the German government as soon as possible, BEDROOM SUITE of large Dresser, two Twin Beds, Vanity, Chair, $459.00 s, | names, g i NDAY, JANUARY 26, 1925, 'B. C. PORTER SON LAl e —— THIS SALE IS ATTRACTING PEOPLE FROM MILES AROUND BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT WHEN PORTER'S HAVE A SALE IT IS A GENUINE SALE. * Our Buyer Has Just Returned From the Furniture Mar ket at Grand Rapids Where He Bought Several Carloads Of Fine Grand Rapids Furniture. This New Furniture' Will Be Coming In Soon and ‘We Must Make Room For It On Our Floors. That Is the Reason We Are Having This BIG MID-WINTER ‘SALE. EXCELLENT GRAND RAPIDS WALNUT DINING SUITE of Buffet, Extension Table, Ching Cabinet, Server and Tapestry Seated Chairs. Actually reduced from $479.00 to ........ B. C. PORTER %298 NN We are p!'.out'i of the Grand quids‘ Furniture we sell. It is well made, well finished and reasonably priced. We are the exclusive dealers for Berkey, & Gay, Widdicomb, Grand Rapids Chair Co. and scores of others. The magnitude of the Grand Ra pids Market is surprising. There were 4,383 dif- ferent exl!llglt.s of Furniture shown there this season. Including for example 59 exhibits of Dining Room Furniture, 62 exhibits of Bedroom Furni- ture, 72 exhibits of Living Room Furniture, etc., and our experienced buyers, who have been going to the Grand Rapids Market twice a year for over thirty years, buy for you the best value obtainable. g out new patterns and discontinue others. Some of these fine discontinued patterns are included in HANDSOME UPHOLSTERED LIVING ROOM SUITE of davenport, arm chair and Coggswell chair with solid mah, carved frame and best curled hair con- $395 00 struction. Actually reduced from $429 to USSR SO, S . Eight-Piece DINING ROOM SUITES —at— $129.00, $139.00 $199.00 “CONNECTICUT’S BEST FURNITURE STORE” - MAYKILL LEADER Chicago Vice King However, | Relusés to Name Gunmen Chicago, Jan, 26.—Poisoned bul lets may complete the job of re | moving John Torr bungled by {three gnnmen who failed to put any ;nf five bullets in a vital spot when they made him the latest victim of |Chicago gangland's war, Satuf A high temperature, racing pulse @nd gradual weakening of his vital foree lent tossurgeons corrobration fof Torrio’s own idea that his assail- [ants may have resorted to poison fo | make certain that he was slain. wcing death Torrio refused AY. name the men who shot him as he | |left his automobile with his wife in |front of their home. He admitted he knew them, but merely shook his head when the police pressed for |as to the assailants, but of 115 men arrested after Torrio was shot, none was named as wanted. That Torrio was shot in gangland strife growing from his participation |in underworld overlordship, liquor- PHISUNEH BUL[ETS MANY WITNESSES CALLED | The police had their ideas | Defense Has 92 and Prosccution 30 | in Alabama Murder Trjal.. Open- ing Today. Bessemer, Ala., Jan. 26.—Ninety- | two witnesses for the defense and | thirty for the senate were under subpoena for appearance foday at the trial of Dr. George T. Edwards, | | charged with first degree murder of his wife, who was slain in her home | s she slept on December 2. Dr. Edwards was arrested ours after he had rz elling neighbors that an intruder [had Killed his wife and had at- tempted to slay him. He said he was | awakened when the assailant sought | to administer a drug to lim. He leaped from his bed and grappled with the intruder, ald, adding | that in an exchange of shots, his eft hand was wounded After the arrest of Dr. Edwards, | | the police tried to determine the | | source .of two bottles of a sleep- producing drug found in the home | nd to determine ownership of | a pistol discovered in the attic. a few | sed an alarm ALL ARE RESCUED Officers and Crew of Schooner Speed- running, or in revenge for the recent | murder of Dion O'Bannion, gunman, | rum-runner, florist, was the police |theory, although Torrio's friends as- serted he had been friendly with 0'Bannion and could not be suspected |in connection with that slaying. | Two score policemen and a group ot Torrio's friends are guarding the hospital to keep his enemies from returning to the attack. The police believe the shooting of Torrio pre- 8a one of Chicago's worst out- ks of gang warfare Torrio recently was séntenced to nine months I jail for beer run- ning. The police believe his. assail- |ants wanted to “get” him before he ;slflr‘!‘d to serve his sentence. br Chinese Football Teams | Play Scoreless Tie fan Francisco, Jan. 26.—Chinese | eridiron teams of Oakland and ¥ no_battled to a scorcless tie day, the Chinese football charpiouship of Northern California. On a ficll {of mud and water, the team of tain Joe Yuen from the San Joaquin valley battled the forces led by Cap- tain Al Chi, of Oakland, but neither side could score. With end runs terminating in muddy slides beneath | an onslaught of tacklers and with | punts and passes splashing into way Taken I'rom Lifchoats After Night Adrift in Pacific. Portland, Ore., cers and crew Speedway were after an_exciting day and lifcboats on the Strait of Fuca, after their ship found Cape Flattery. The speedw a tons, started for Southern ports with cargo of liquor from Vancouver. It caught fire and sank after an explo- sion. The captain, R. St. Clair and the crew of thirtecn put off in two lifcboats. The captain and six men | were picked up by the Matson | Jan. 26.—All the ashore offi- schooner | today | night in | Juan de | red off | safe vessel of 150 | steamer Manulani. leaving ownerless the title te | — | ENGLAND IS WILLING Canadlan and Amerlcan coast guard cutters had spent hours searching for the other boat, when word was recoived that it had land- | cd at Pachena bay. London, Jan. 26.~=It is understood that Great Brifain is prepared to accept an impartial commission to investigate oplum conditions in Brit- ish Far Eastern possessions. Finan- clal conditions, it is stated in offi- cial circles, will have no influence upon the government and Great Britain will enférce m»asures agreed J | standing water, no chance for stra- | upon to reduce opium smoking in tegy was afforded. Ler possessions. WHO PAYS— If You Buy the Wrong Washing Machine wEASY Will cut your washing in. half. 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