New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 20, 1927, Page 4

HOSPITAL NURSES ELECT DELEGATES Two Students to Attend Conven- tion in Waterbury Two student nurses at the Britain General hospital Will be guests of that Institution at the an- nual convention of the Cor ticut State league of mursing education at Waterbury next Tuesday. Who the nurses are is being determined this afternoon by an official election in the training school. All nurses in the MISS MAUDE E. TRAVER school are permitted to vote and the ballotting is secrct. The ballot box was opened at noon. The two who are elected will company Miss Maude E. Traver, rectress of nurses, and acting secre- tary-treasurer of the organization. Miss Traver probably will be elected secretary-treasury according to r ports from Waterbury. Miss Elizabeth Wright, head nur on the second floor, whic ude the children's wards, has gon New York Polytechnical hos where she will take a post gr course in operating room slon. Miss Wrlght is a grad the New Britain training Miss Ellen McGrath, also a gradu of the local school, succe Wright n charge of that de ment. inc upervi- Trust Company Denies Intent to Buy Church A report that the New Brit Trust Co. s negotiating for the First Church site at Main and C streets was denled today by William B. Attwood, chairman of the board of directors of the com As to whether his company will m effort to complete the d Attwood could not say. ke an Becond-hand book shops in Lon- don have been receiving large orders from Moscow university and educational institutions in Ru NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, NEW AIR MAIL BEACON IN SERVICE IN THIS CITY Mayor Weld Prepares to Complain if Beams Shine Into Houses HILL SAYS STATES | MUST SOLVE ISSUE \Ex-Representative Declares Pro- hibition Is Individual Alfair Philadelphia, Jan. 20 (P—Next | year’s elections will result in the re- turn of the prohibition question to ed readinces to transmit any | the states for solution, in the opin- h complaint to tha post office de- | ion of Representative John Philip tment. The beacon casts a light | Hill of Maryland. | over a radius of cight miles. A 100| Speaking at an “anti-prohibition | watt light with a powerful reflector | en!lghtcnment dinner,” sponsored by makes this possible. By means of a | the Philadelphia Boosters' associa- sensitive device the light flashes | ton, the congressman last night as- when 40 per cent darkness descends | Serted that the war wave on gov- g0 bl ally, (thi ernmental centralization was “reced- il filers of a guiding light in the event of darkness preceding a storm, as well as by n | On High Elevations l Recognizing the possibility |the air mail beacon light on town farm property may be caus- ing an annoyance by flashing| through buildings at high points | about the city, Mayor Weld today ex- | that the ing with geometrically increasing volume,” and added that he based | his belief of return of the question | to the states on the opinion of “three | | quarters of the members of the DRUGGISTS SAID 10 BE REAPING BIG HARVEST. Some Clean Up From 16 Per Cent to 100 Per Cent on Prescrip- tions, It is Said. Washington, Jan. 20 (P—Estl- mates of profit to retall druggists on prescription whiskey ranging from 16 per cent to 100 per cent laid before the house ways means commsittee today during hear- ings on the treasury plan for cre- |ation of a corporation to manufac- | ture medicinal liquor. Assistant Secretary Andrews of the treasury told the committee drugglsts reaped a 100 per cent | profit, but' the figure was disputed by Eugene Brokmeyer, representing ssuring the air | the National Retail Druggists Asso- ciation, who declared the higher fig- ure represented gross profit while | the net revenue would more nearly approach 16 per cent. WILL OF A | house of representatives.” ill of the late Antanas Voz-| Qpening a campaign against pro- in probate court, | phibition, the “enlightenment” dinner at his entire estate be di-|was attended by approximately 1,- vided equally among his wife and|(00 prominent anti-prohibitionists three children, Antolnette Voznalis, | of this and other cities of the east Albin and Viola Voz- | Senator-elect William §. Vare, in e was appointed execu- Washington, telegraphed wishes of declined to act and | York promised support to the wet Gaffney appointed democratic organization' of New lus administrator . t. a. | Yorw promised support to fhe wet A supplementary inventory of the | cavse in Penpsylvania in ‘a mes: of the Wiilia H. Cor- |sage signed by John J. C: V. filed toda »bate court, lists | A flat a n that the Volstead personal property at the Corbin cot- | act never was enforced and belief tage at r's Island, to the value | that it never could be enforce of $600. This consists of boats, [ Voiced by Congressman Loating equipment, etc. This item | Dougla assachusetts who ad- was pot included in the inventory of | d¢d t o long as it does not the estate, filed some time ago. reprosent the will of the people it 5 |is folly to attempt to enforce it.” ,”J““““_““i Resolutions adopted by the diners 50, accord- | oayjeq upon congress to repeal the ing to an inventory ay i | volstead act probate court by th , | sylvania legislature to Frank M. Zimmerman and Richard | yeferendum to determine whether effer. The estale consists of | the citizens of the state desire the nd buildings on Chapman |repeal of the eighteenth amendment |and the repeal or modification of enforcement act. estate estate of the Golletz is valued at te authorize a Commerclal Trust Co. was to- | day appointed administrator of the | tate of the late Joseph Klemens, | : A euperstition once existed in y Judge B. F. Gaffney. | Fast Anglia that the path a funeral |cortege had taken remalned un- Farmers’ Association for the devil always followed fu- he | Legislature Organized |nerals in the hope of adding to the | State Capitol, P — Th Hartford, Jan, 20 Farmers’ association for population of the infernal regions. and urged the Penn- | Brockmeyer contended that the | overhead costs to a retail drug store | would amount to 28 per cent of the |revenue excluding costs incidental |to handling of prescription whiskey. | The expense of complying with a | mass of regulations, he said, would | reduce the net profit to 16 per cent. Asked by a member of the com- mittee if “druggists didn't cut the enough to make up for the | overhead,” Brokmeyer sald that de- | pended on the class of drugglsts and he protested against “stigmatizing a majority of the druggists because of the action of a minority.” | During the discussion, General | Andrews quoted a 1927 price list of a large wholesalo drugglst which | panged the cost of whiskew to the retailer at from $32 to $41 per case. 3 | ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Hjalmar Borg of 691 East street have announced the en- gagement of their daughter, Ethel Sylmon Borg, to Arnold Fountain, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Fountain of Middletown. The wedding is plan- Ined to take place in October. Miss Borg 1is employed by the Aetna Insurance Co. of Hartford and Mr. Fountain conducts a florist shop |in Middletown. Miss Borg is a grad- s of 1921, READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS |the present general assembly or- v with the election of M. Buckingham, Water- |§ were | and | SAGASA REJECTS PEACE PROPOSAL Niaragnan Liberal Refuses to Attend Conference Managua, Nicaragua, Jan. 20 (P— The proposals for peace advanced | by General Adolfo Diaz, head of the conservative Nicaraguan _regime, have been refused by Dr. Juan B. | Sacasa, president of the liberal re- gime at Puerto Cabezas, it is an- | nounced here. | General Diaz proposed a confer- ence with the object of making peace on the basis of liberal parti- cipation in the government, liberal | representation on the bench of the supreme court, election without con- |test of liberal congressmen in two departments, and supervision by the United States of free elections in | 1928. Dispatches through conservative sources say a detachment of Diaz | cavalry severely defeated liberal | forces at El Pozo, near Telica, in northwestern Nicaragua. | Washington, Jan, 20 (P—Alejan- dro Cesar, accredited by President Diaz of Nicaragua, as his special en- voy to the United States, was offi- clally recognized today by President Coolidge. His presentation at the White House was arranged for the {late afternoon. Cesar has been in Washington more than a weck and already has been recelved by Secretary Kellogg. Acceptance of his credentials by President Coolidge will make Cesar | the first diplomatic representative of the Diaz government to this coun- try. Decislon as to making public the {revised transcript of Secretary Kel- | logg’s statement last week on the | Nicaraguan situation was deferred |again today by the senate foreign relations committee. Because of other engagements by committeemen, Chairman Borah cancelled the meeting called for to- day and issu=d a new call for a ses- sion tomorrow. | At that time the committes will lucky This was founded on a belief | uate of New Britatn High school, | take up some of the pending senfllei 4 ‘ 1 75¢ | resolutions on the Nicaraguan situ- | ation, as well as the Kellogg tran- | script. 5, senate chairman of the agri- ‘l'!th"HI committee as permanent chairman and Representative Al- [bert B. Plant, Branford, clerk of | ce, as clerk. Fifteen legis- | ttended the meeting. ator Buckingham, in explain- the purpose of organization, | that there was no intention of g it a third house and act on matters in a united way. Dif- ners would explain tion from time The matters to come before 1@ body will not be confined to | subjects, it was voted, | include all subjects of | the farmer. | ssoclation first | th |but would interest to | The Farmers' met in 1903. 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