New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 17, 1928, Page 24

F SPEAK ONP.0. Wil Atvnd Sata Convntin o Postmastrs o 38 Many postmasters of the state, in- cluding Postmaster H. E. Erwin of this city, are planning to observe ‘Washington's birthday, February 22, Dy attending the annual meeting of the Connecticut Association of Post- masters which is to be held this year in Waterbury. Committee meetings will be held at 10 o'clock in the Wa- terbury Chamber of Commerce of- fices on Fleld street. The annual meeting of the association will be held in the Chamber of Commerce hall at 11 a. m. and will be fol- lowed by dinner at 1 p. m. in'the club dining room of the Hotel Elton. The ‘program committee has ar- ranged a list of talks on subjects of | particular interest to postmasters, including, at the 11 a. m. session, a veport by Postmaster E. H. Bailey of Danbury of the proceedings of the national convenation of postmasters last September. Postmaster 8 M. Cowles of Kensington will speak on “Village Delivery’” and FPostmaster Erwin will give a talk and demon- stration on the subject “Case Let- tering and Lighting.” A question box will be an important feature of the forenoon seasion and the busi- nees meeting will includa report of the commuttees and election of of ficers for 1928, Speakers at the dinner at Hotel Nolan, civil service examiner at Roston, Mass., and Charles A. Mac- Gregor of New Haven. chief clerk of | the Railway Mail Service. Mr. Mac- Gregor is one of the two honorary members of the Postmasters’ asso. ciation, the other being Col. James Geddes, former postmaster at Wa- terbury and now aheriff of New Haven county. The officers of the Postmasters' association are: President, A. N Colgrove, Waterbury; vice-president, H. E, Erwin, New Britain; secretary and treasurer, A. K. Wellman, Tor- rington; executive committee, Hart ford eounty, H. K. Tayler, Hart( New Haven county. J. J. Fitzpatric Meriden; Fairfield county, (. Byington, Nor 3 Middlesex coun- ty, A. C. Ward, Middletown; New London connty, W. M. Slocuin, New London; Litchfield county, Harry Huir, Thomaston; Tolland county, G E. Dickinson, Rockvilla and Windham county, C. E. Burnham, Hampton. Invitations to the meeting and dinner have been extended to officials department at nators and con- and of the post office Washington, the so gressmen from Connecticut, the post office inspectors stationed | in Connecticut, Entertainment at the. dinner will be provided by the Brass City quar- tet, two members of which are at-| tached to the Waterbury office. Burns A;;;lcy 'Vlghnnger Is Freed of Contempt Washington, Feb. 17 (UP)— Charles L. Veitsch, Baltimore Burns detective agency manager, was freed of contempt of court charges today | in the Sinclair-Burns jury-shadow- ing case. Justice F. . Siddons dismissed {he charge against Veitsch on a separate | defense motion. This action left only four defendants, Harry F. 8in-|spect abroad aud stimulating tran- | Henry clair, oil multi-millionaire, Mason Day, his assistant, and W. J. and W. Sherman Burns of the fam- ous detective agency which provided the jury shadowers. A separate motion for dismissal of W. J. Burns was next taken up by the court, both defense and govern- ment having rested this forenoon. ; Flrrell-_liirmmgham Foundry Officials Ansonia, Feb. 17 (P—At a special neeting vesterday of the Farrel- Birmingham Co., new officers were | elected, due the retirement of Charles F. B from the company Walter Perry of New Haven was elected president to succeed Mr. Blise; Franklin Farrell, Jr, of New Haven and Frank D. Wanning of Shelton were e Alton Farrel of New Haven, treasur- er; Frederick M. Drew, Jr, of An- zonta and Donald G. Warner of Shel- ton assistant treasurers and Judge George C. Bryant of Ansonia secre- tary. Charles F. Bliss. the retiring | president, who 1s now trateling in Europe with his fanuly had been president of the company for about 25 years. succeeding the late Frank- | lin Farrell, founder of the Ansoma Farrell Foundry and Machine Co. D. A. R. Endorses the New Warship Program ‘Washington, Feb. 17 (F—The ad- ministration’'s warships construction program was endorsed today before the house naval committee by Mrs. Willlam Sherman Walker, viee- president-general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, who urged members to turn a deaf ear to the appeals of pacifists “Speaking from an cxperience of close study of the radical and paci- ficistie movement mnow ¢xisting in America,” she said, would voke you to listen to the constructionists and 10 demands of obstruction “If our country were m troutle who would rally to its call, the ple who are standing with you for an enlarged navy, or the prople who are standing against you in this period of reconstruction of our na- tional defrnse e peo- Paroled From Prison, Faces Another Charge Hartford, Feb. 17 (®—John A Boyce, of New York city, p from Wethersfield prison winter, after servi sentence of Was summoned handed over to Kingston, N. Y., this noon on of a warrant sworn hy the su 1 court of Ulster county, N, Y . charg ing him with abandoning his chiil m Kingston, Sl on parole gra ut authorities ported sheriff Kingston " tried mum nted by Conn aute 2] Rice where Y anded removal of Dr. W. cted vice.presidents; | oled | Thirty-Secend Annual Convestion of National Dairy Food and Drug 0 Be Held There. Hartford, Feb. 17 (M—Hartford has been selected a8 the meeting place of the 324 annual convention of the National Dairy, Food sand Drug assoclation, according to & telegram received this morning by Dairy and Food Commissioner Thomas Holt from the executive cemmittee of the association in ses- | sion in Detroit, Mich. "The selection of the date was left to Mr. Holt and he wired the com- mittee that the latter part of the week of October § would be the best suited because the international as- sociation to meet in New Haven the following week. This is the first time that Hart- ford has acted as host of the associ- ation since 1906. Mr. Holt headed the organization two years ago. Gov. Trumbull has appointed Commissioner IHolt as the Connecti- cut representative at the world dairy congress to be held from June 26 to July 12 in London, Glasgow and Edinburgh. This congress meets but once in five years, and this is the first time in Great Britain. | Representatives attend from all, over the world. Commissioner Holt plans to sail on June 15 from Mon- treal. RUMPUS KICKED UP AT NAVAL MEETING Demands Removal of History Professor at Swarthmore College | Washington, Feb. 17 (UP)—Re- riminations marked today's session of the house naval affairs commit- | tee as the “'popular lobby" continued its argument for and against the ad- I ministration's proposed naval con- lstrumon program. | Mrs. William Sherman Walker, [vice-president general of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, de- 1. Hull | from his post professor of his- Itory at Swarthmore college becanse " hie refused to tell the | whether he thought the American olonies were justified in their re- |volt from England. Appearing before the committee | recently, Hull refused to answer the | question but said many people be- lieve conditions would have been | better without the revolution. i Mrs. Walker, presenting the . A. R.s plea for adequate national de- | tense, said she thought Hull should | he “deposed” and added she would “take great pleasure” in presenting a resolition to her organization ask- |ing the professor's removal. Mrs. Walker presented to the committee copies of pamphlets from | peace organiZation, which she called “pacifists,” urging abolition of the navy “Becanse we do not want war ia one of the chief reasons why we ad- vocate a strong navy and an army | maintained at full strength as pro- | posed by the plan of the national | defense act. of 1420, she satd. | “We emphatically believe that a |strong navy by commanding re- | | | quillity at home, does upbuild ‘S"’!‘“F(hfn tfrue Americanism.” |Leading Star Lodge Minstrels Make Hit A capacity andience viewed the minstrel zhow held last evening at Pdr. O, U A M. hall under the aus- pices of Leading Star lodge, O. 8. of Mrs. A. C. Sundberg arranged and | directed the affair which proved to | be a great success. and The following program was ghv Opening chorns, Ensemble. “Do You Miss Me Tonight,” | Doris Mount | Comedy Skit, Percy Tom Harris. “Diane,” Mies Alberta Burnett. “Ice Cream,” Frank Davanzo. “Spanish Rose.’ Mrs John Martin | “Evervbody Loves My Gal” Wil {llam Doherty. “The Hours 1 &pent With You," re. Walter Olson “Walking On Air." Clinch Miss Mount and 1 Mra. Cecelia cetheart of Rigma Chi’' Wal- |ter Palutch Terpsichorean Frances Kelly “What's the Color of Horse " Thomas Clinch “Baby Your Mother,” Leon Errol Waltz Clog. Thomas Clinch X Blue Heaven” William Me- exhibition, Faby a Yellow Namara “Henry Made a Lady Out of Liz Mrs. Henry Briere Closing chorus, ensemble Each soloist was called upon to encore and William Palutch was re- quired to respond to three calls The minstrel troupe will put on same show in Southington next Monday night Dancing followed last night's tertainment. en- (hampionship Team to Banquet Tuesday Night After a suecesstul run of 14 ks h Paia Bowling Alleys, the Erwin Bowling league ¥ th the winning team cham of a few points only. ire planning to celes { the title with a Fallon's Tuesday i 1 & ended w pion by s o virty members menu and y pared for accasion. OUT OF TOWN MARF Two out-of-town marria Mrs Miss J Mr. and 1on, 1 M son of Mr, and and Je of this Mrs Prince of Haz- srried Meriden J. Henry Mag, Ner of M rits 3 riden Jany pastor Latheran chure committee | PRIOR T0 JOURNEY Broad Street Merchant, Going to Palestine, Gaest at Banquet Jonas Goldsmith, Broad street merchant, who will leave soon for a sojourn in Palestine, was tendered a farewell banquet last night at the Tephereth Israel synagogue, Wintey' street, by members of that organiza- tion and of the New Britain Zionist district. JONAS GOLDSMITH There was a large attendance at the banquet and several speeches were delivered. Mr. Goldsmith ex- pressed himself as being hopeful that religious work may prosper in the community and he expressed high hopes for the new synagogue to ba erected on West Main street. He was presented with a travelling bag. Mr. Goldsmith has been I nent promi- in Jewish religious work for many years and he has also been a leader in Zionist work here. He made a trip to Palestine last year. He plans to sail from New York next Tuesday for an indefinite stay. | A daughter, Miss Anna Goldsmith, who is connected with the attend- ance bureau of the public schools, is in Palestine and he has a brother iwho resides in the Holy Land. Before returning to the United States Mr. Goldsmith will travel to Russia where he will spend some time with his aged father. HARDWARE ASSN. OFFICERS NAMED D. A. Hallock of Derby Elected President of Organization Hartford, Feb. 17 UP—The | twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Connecticut. Hardware Association |2t Hotel Bond closed today with the | election of officers. ; The officers and directors elected | were: President, Donald A, Hallock, Derby: first vice president, J. W McCollum, Danbury; second vies president, Charles R. Young. Wind- | sor Locks; secretary, Henry 8. Hitch- | |cock, Woodbury; treasurer, Herman W. Morse, Merjden. Directors for one year, Allyn Full- | *anaan; W. L. Thorpe, North Ha- | J. J. Collins, Branford; George 8. Phelps, Thompsonville Directors for two years: | Lyford. Torrington; W. | wick, New Haven: T | Washington Depot; E. | Guilford. Directors for three years: . F. T. | Blish, South Manchester; Harold W. Marshall, Hartforq; Harold R. Burg- hoff, Wallingford; Lewis H. Hamil- | {ton, Branford. Mrs. Eddie Foy Arrives In Chicago, Has Collapse | ; Chicago, Feb. 17 (UP)—Mrs | | FAdie Foy, widow of the famous [comedian who died i Kansas City | vesterday. was in a gtate of collapse when she arrived here today accom panving Foy's body. Ehe was taken in an ambulance from the Dearborn street station where the Kansas City tram arrived, to the Unioh station, where the fu- neral party was to leave early in the afternoon for New York Seven sons and daughters of Foy joined the funeral party here. British Flier Killed In Mock Aerial Combat Folkestons, Eng., Feb. 17 (A—A British pilot was killed today dur- ing a mock aerial combat when two fighting planes from the Hawkinge irdrome collided 1,000 feet over Ikestone. Both planes fell and | one burst into flames. Pilot Offiger Watson jumped from his plane with a y chute, but Jus fall was not successful and he was fatally injured. The pilot of fhe other machine made a successful | jump with his parachute and was| not injured | | the| | er, T. R. Jans- Seeley, Butler, E. w., H JUDGMENT FOR $5,4 foreclosure judgment in of $£5,455 was rendered by L. P. Waldo Marvin in the superior court fodav in thi action of the Prudential Mortgage & Invest- ment Co., against John A. Johnson | and (arl Casperson, bankrupt build- | ers of this city. The judgment is! for foreclosure of a morigase and possession of premises Emil J. Danberg represented plaintiff and Judge Marvin set redemption date at March 19 ey the the At SPEED RECORDS BROKEN London, Feb. 17 (P-—All commer- | cial atr speed records betaeen Lon don and Paris were taday when Tmperial 1 hroken Airng Might an catored the {0 Fhn French capital in 80 mingtes Thy minutes under the fastest previously made in 1921, | mile fight | break at | district attornev's office SANDINO OFFERS TERMS smmmm‘a—,nl Sellers Interchange Notes By Atr- plane on Ending v Managus, Nicaragua, Feb. ¥ P —Communications said to deal with terms of peace, have been exchang- ed between Augustino Sandine, reb- ol leader, and Rear Admiral Davis 8. Sellers, commander of the United States special ®ervice squadron who arrived at Corinto yesterday. Letters said to include peace terma written by Admiral Sellers for Sandino and dropped by airpling over Sandino’ tions > were re- cetved by the rebel chieftain. San- dino replied to the letters giving the terms under which he would lay down his arms, but the terms have not been given out. Admiral Sellers arrived at Mana- gua today from Corinto for a con- ference with Charles E. Eberhardt, American minister in Nicaragua, and Brigadier-General Logan Fe- land, commanding the American marine forces here. Carleton Beals, American maga- zine writer, who recently arrived in Managua after interviewing San- dino, on Feb. 8, sald that the rebel {leader had told him of the terms restoration’ of had he offers for the peacq and that these terms been relayed by him to the Ameri-| can legation. PUBLIC UTILITIES INQUIRY AT ONCE (Continued from First Page) vsed by Washington representatives of public utilities corporations to defeat the Walsh resolution. The senate Wednesday night voted 46 to 31 to have the federal trade commission {investigate pub- lie utilities instead of & senate com- mittee as Walsh demanded. This course was approved by the public utilities representatives here. The federal trade commission will proceed immediately to carry out all provisions of the amended Walsh resolution, it was announced after a meeting of the commission. Wheeler Likely Choice Senator Wheeler, of Montana, who conducted the justice department in- vestigation which resulted in resig- nation of Former Attorney General Daugherty, is expected to be named on the coal strike investigating sub- commiitee so that he may conduct the inquiry, the United Press learned today. Senator Conzens, republican, of Michigan, is slated for chairmanship of the sub-committee. Rushes Back to Save Women and Children Fitchburg, Mass,, Feb. 17 (UP)— After he had been rescued in a semi-conscious condition from a burning tenement house here today, Robert Amiott, 35, a city employe, reentered the building and assisted in the rescue of 12 women and children. In his first attempt to reach these trapped within, Amiott ran against a bhind partition and was painfully injured. In a dazed condi- tion, he was dragged from the hounse by a fellow worker, Roger LaRose. As soon as he side, Amiott rushed back into the house, and with the aid of ofther volunteers, succeeded In getting all occupants to safety. Harll_‘ord Youths Caught With Stolen Automobile Middletown, Feb. 17 (M—Harry Ryder, 29, of 151 Bellevue street, and Richard Wimbie, 21, of 28 Greenwood avenne, Hartford, were arrested by four Middletown police- men early today on the Middlesex turnpike as they were speeding along in a stolen car containing $1.500 worth of stolen dry goods. The dry goods weres taken from the general store of Morris Breit- man in Chester, and the car was stolen in Hartford. State policemen, notified of the Breitman's, chased the men after first tipping off the local department, and then practically drove them inte the arms of the waiting policemen The youths were taken to Chester for trial. Parliament Member Wants Fixed Date for Easter London, Feb. 17 (A—Captain R Bourne, conservative member of the house of commons who is geek- ing to obtain a fixed date for Easter today moved the second reading of his “stabilization of Easter” bill | which received second reading with- | out a diviston. The bill proposes to fix the Easter festival on the first Sunday after the second Saturday in April and pro- vides that the date upon which the | measure i to come into operation ahall be fixed by an order in coun- | cil. (Easter Sunday, under the present svstem, is the first Sunday after the ecclesiastical full moon on or next after March 21 and therefore cannot be earlier than March 22 or later than Apnil 25, This year it falls on April 8.) Alleged Slayer of Mine Union Official Caught Wilkes, re. Pa., Feb, 17 (® Ram Bonita, who is charged with Killing Frank mine union or- ganizer in District President Capel- lini's office here yesterday, taken prisoner today by state police in Pittston. Bonita was captured while enter- ing the office of his attorpey, ¥ k “lannery, by three were advised that he give himself up ‘The prisoner was Lrought to the here and given a preliminary examination was troopers vas ready fo PAY'S MOTHER DIES Washington, 17 (UP)-—=The mather of Hepre Mason Day, one of the defendants 1n the Sinclair-Rurne contempt Fase 1 dn New Vork today Diav was excused b the court until Tuesday. Feh early was revived out- | who | . NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEB §1000 REVARD 15 FORMALLY OFFERED State Anxious fo Arvest East Rartiond Slayer Hartford, Feb. 17 (M—Notices of the reward of $1,000 offered by the state of Connecticut and a descrip- tion of a man being sought in con- nection with the robbery and mur- der of Gustave A. Tautenhahn, of East Hartford, have been recelved by the Hartford and West Hartford police as well as the departments in other cities and towns in the state. The notices were sent out by Chief of Police William J. McKee of the East Hartford department. Search is being made for a young man, 21 to 25 years of age, not over five feet eight inches in height; very dark brown eyes; black hair, dark complexion, and on the night of the assault which resulted in the death of Tautenhahn, it is alleged he wore a light cap, dark plaid lumber jack- et and khakl colored trousers. Mr. Tautenhahn, who left Hart- ford on the morning of January 23 at 12:30 on a South Manchester- bound car, left the car at Church corners in East Hartford and was assaulted on the sidewalk in front of his home and robbed of his watch and chain and a small sum of | money. HOOVER-LOWDEN LISTED AS DRYS W. C. T. U. Gives This Record to Each Candidate Evanston, 1ll, Feb. 17 UP—The ‘omen’s Christian Temperance Union gives Herbert Hoover, secre- tary of commerce and Frank O. Lowden, former Illinois governor, “dry" records. ' Both Hoover and Lowden have to have n| | signified their willingness their names entered in republ presidential primaries. In letters to Towa W. C. T. U. of- ficers who sought information for | primaries soon to be held in lowa, Mrs. Anna Marden De Yo, secretary of the temperance organization, | wrote of Hoover: “In an interview at Washington | Mr. Hoover said ‘There I8 no ques- | tion in my opinion that prohibition is making America more productive. | There can be no doubt of the eco- romie benefits of prohibition. 1 think increased temperance over the land is responsible for a good share of the enormously increased effi- | clency in production, which statis- | tics gathered by the department of commerce show to have followed | passage of the dry law.” “Former Governor Lowden has| had a consistently dry record,” Mrs. De Yo declared. “and in a recent statement to newspapers at Wash- | ington =aid in effect, he was stand- ing for the 18th amendment and the enforcement of the law.” Hawes Plan Opposed By Prison Officials Washington, Feb. 17 (UP)—Offi- cials of state prisons opposed the Hawes convict labor bill at a hear- [ing today before the renate inter- te commerce committee, The measure proposes to elipi- inate competition between the pro- ducts of free and prison lahor. | Levin J. Chase, secretary of the |board of the New Hampshire state | prison, said the Hawes bill is mere- |1y an enfering wedge to destroy the | practice of employing prisoners in {gainful occupations.” John J. Hannon. ehairman of the hoard of the Wisconsin state prison, [told the committes “legislation of | this kind is a throw back 1o mne- dievalism.” Ha sald ebployment is necessary to humanitarian treatment. of prisoners. al Educafior; | Phy Teachers in Session Meriden,. Feb. 15 (P — C. C | Thompson, superintendent of Meri RUARY 11, 1928 | companionate bride of Aubrey Clay | working as usher at the theater. |tion, after a series of meatings and | ers’ association, on the condition of | the cotton industry in England has | try in England has been working un- | der* difficulties and various devicea | duction.) | Buckley on Nov., |den public schools, today welcome 1100 delegates attending a two day |cession of the Connecticut Physical Fduration association which opened |t the Jefferson Jumor High school |here teday. The speaker at the | morning session was €. C. Russell, assistant superintendent of schools in New Haven, Ethel Perrin of the | American Child Health association, |spoke at a luncheon meeting this noon. | D. Glaser, of the Arnold college in New Haven, addressed the delegates this afternoon and other speakers |scheduled for addresses this evening and tomorrow morning are Robert | Rice of New London: D. Glaser | igele of New Haven. MECHANICS DISCHARGED Boston, Feb. 17 (F) — A total of 450 skilled mechanics employed at the Charlestown navy yard have heen discharged because of lack of work, it was learned today. ‘This | brings the total number of employes | down to 2,100 Local naval officials v there are no immediate pro: pecte of work and that the yard is experiencing one of its dullest pe- | riods since the war West, Seeretary of Commerce | short his fishing ranged to lea ington, D. C. address the Mining and X\ ing at New York not touch on politics, Hoover s trip today and ar- Tuesday night he will American Institute of lurgical Engineer- DIGS TP SMALL FOR Modesto, €al. Feh mouldering sheepskin g $1.000 in double eagles and scattered ite treasure Frank Dittmar. sawmill flat ranch- er., drove his hestv axe into the 5 0f a serul tres near his ranch verterday. The gold was hidden by A+ miner duri earlv davs of California 1t c1 Dittmar blow cut one of the gold pleces in | hait. \E (P bag contain- waz beliey |he passed Buckley's | while on his way to breakfast in 8 !ate marriage and birth control, may Hoover cut loffered and likewise was withdrawn. tonight for Wash- | cancellations. Hiss address will | Two cxplosions of celluloid in the | firemen burst | from when | more | case, City Iterns 8uit for $300 damages has been brought by Peter Minae of this city, through 8. Gerard Casale, against Frank Allano of Wolcott., Judgment for the plaintift'in the amount of $40.25 has been rendered by Judge Morris D. 8Baxe of the city court in the action of Joseph Scap- ellati et al against Mrs. Clementina Garro. Kirkham, Cooper, Hunger- ford & Camp represented the plain- tife. AUSTRIA WORRI AS RIVERS RIS Fear of Dangerous Floods Again Is Felt Vienna, Feb. 17 UP—Fears are felt throughout Austria over the steady rising of ‘the Danube and its tributaries. Other large streams throughout the country are swiftly mounting and overflowing their banks. Due to the unprecedented warm weather great accumulations of snow are melting in the mountains, swell- ing thousands of streams and caus- ing larger rivers to overflow their banks. Hundreds of homes, saw- mills and barns are submerged but =0 far no loss of life has been re- ported. The entire Fram valley district is a vast torrent of rushing water. In many districts thousands of cords of timber were carried away creat- ing great damage. Cattle were saved only with the greatest diffiuity. In Carinthia and Vorarlberg provinces train service was interrupted. In upper Austria, rivers have reached the highest level fin forty-seven years. GOES ON THE STAGE Companionate Bride of Aubrey Ro- selle Desires an Outlet for Her Artistic Expression and & Job. Lawrence, Kas, Feb. 17 (UP)—| Miss Josephine Haldeman-Julius, Roselle, has gone on the stage. Desiring an outlet for artistic ex- pression—and a job—Josephine ob- tained employment at a theater here as a Salome dancer, and is appear- ing in a prologue to a motion pic- ture. Her stage debut yesterday was an overwhelming success. Her Thusband, who is attending the University of Kansas, has been So encouraging was her first ap- pearance on the stage that Jose- phine may decide not to return to| her classes at Girard High school, but to remain here with her hus- band and her career, it was under- stood. The girl is the daughter of E. Haldeman-Julius, publisher and au- thor. Joint Conference for Cotton Men in England Manchester, Eng., Feh. 17 (P~ The Master Cotton Spinners’ Federa- consultations with the manufactur- decided to semd a joint letter to the leaders of the_ operatives for a fur- ther joint conferenge to be held next Tuesday. (For some time the ecotton indus- have been tried to relieve the situa- tion, among them heing a curtail- ment of the number of hours of pro- Eyewitness Takes Stand in Waltham Murder Case Cambridge, Mass.,, Feb. 17 P—An eye witness of the occurrences im- mediatelv after the fatal shooting of Grace Mills of Waltham while on an automobile ride with Joseph F. 16 last took the stand today in the trial of Buckley | for murder. Charles F. Lawler testified parked that car Waltham restaurant. He said he saw Buckley Iying on the sidewalk wit® another pedestrian bending over him. TInside the car he saw the hody of the girl. He said that as he approached he heard Bucklev zasp he shot—I shot!" The sight “sickened” him, he added. He continued on his way and made no mention of the incident to anyone. Denied Use of Rooms For Speech at Wisconsin Madison, Wis, Feb. 17 (UP)— Mis. Bertrand Russell, scheduled to lecture here tonight on companion- have to speak from a soap box or not at all. Mrs. Russell was denied University of Wisconsini buildings, the state capitel and the Madison Labor temple. Canvass of other halls gave little hope that any place for the meeting could be found. Mrs. Russell was invited here by the university student forum, but university officials refused to pro- vide a hall. The Labor temple was offered and then withdrawn. The sembly chamber of the capitol was use of Protests from citizens caused it was said. both LEOMINSTER Mass., F 17 P— FIRI Leominster, | plant of Pyrotex Leather company today, starfed a fire which gave the a hard battle for few minutes but was subdued within half an hour. The damage, mostly water, was estimated at not than $1, REHEARING FEB. 29 New York, Feb. 17 (UP)—The New York public service commission today announced that a rehearing would he held Feb 23 fn the New Haven railroad ~commutation rate ) SLASHES THROAT AS Wfluflmu Columbi, Coos, Man i Groe Columbia, Feb. 17 UP—Conrad Naumac, 41, committed sulcide by slashing his throat at the home of Mra Mary Vogel in Hope River vi lage today. Mre: Vogel who is very deaf, said that the firat intimation she had-of an being wrong was when he plcked a table knife, partially undressed himaself and started to stick the knife into his heart. The woman attempted to wrest the weapon from his hands but he push- ed her away and then drew the blade across his throat. ' He ran a distance of several hun- dred yards from the house after in- flicting the wound on himself and then dropped to the ground uncom.. scious. Death followed two hours later. Dr. W. L. Higgins of Coventry who was called declared that Nau- mac had probably gone temporar- 1ly insane. SLAIN WOMAN LIVED HERE Mrs. Henrietta Champion, Mardered in Albany, N. Y., Once Made Her ‘ Home in This City. Mrs. Henrietta Champion, daugh- ter of Mrs. Patrick B. O'Rellly of 54 Village street, Hartford, was a niece of Mrs. Frank Graham of Ber- lin and a former resident of New Britain. Mrs, Champlon was mur- dered In Albany, N. Y., by Michael Watts, with whom she lived, because she jilted him, according to the authorities of Albany. Little 8 known of.Mrs. Champlon in this city, as she was employed in a Hartford department store while living here. COMMUNICATED MAIN STREET ASSESSMENTS J. B. Allee Declares Appraisals Are Far Too Low. Editor New Britain Herzld, Sir: Feeling himseif in duty bound to offer his advice to the city fathers in the matter of the increase in the tax rate the writer last night as president. of the Third Ward Repub- lican club called the attention ofthe board of finance and faxation to the fact the land value assessments on { Main street are too low. Between Eim street and East Main and Lafayette the assessments total about $4,700,000. An increase of about 50 per cent could and should be made. The gas stalion alta formerly owned by the Boyle Co. was reported sold at about $100,000. 1t was as- aexxed at $38,000. A theater leased at $75.000 net fixing: or fair valus about $850,000 was assessed at $316,000, the land rated at $109.600. Compare on the other hand a new house on Monroe street near Vance 1and assessed $1,000, building $4.800. [The builder told me his contract for | the building was $6,000, 75 per cent. Assessments on old residences seem to average about 65 per cent of recent selling value. What the percentage will be after a period of lesxened activity may be imagined. Values of business property are relatively stable indeed fixed by lcases for long terms. Proper increases on Main street, West Main and lower Broad street would, tha writer believes, have rendered necessa little f any change in the tax rate. Yours truly J. B. ALLEE Asnsessment Found to Be Mistake Members of the speclal commeon council committes which was ap- pointed at the regular meeting Wednesday night made the mistake ot cutting an appropriation of $800 from an item in the budget' of the police department of the councilmen, the item on cables was cut in its entirety when it should have been partially cut. The committee which met yester- day afternoon had the opinion that the elimination of $1.620 for new traffic signals and an appropriation of §800 for new cables were not ne- cessary. It was pointed out by offi- cials of the police department today that cables are necessary in sub- ways. With the elimination of the traffic signal appropriation part of the $800 could be cut, however. Wants “Spooners” and “Petters” to Desist Atlantie City, N. J., Feb. 17 (UP) —The rapidly increasing number of couples spooning (archaic for pet- ting) in automobiles parked on roadsides at night constitutes a growing traffic menace, Frank Red- den, traffic expert sald today. Redden’'s views were expressed in an address to the annual conven- officials of the north Atlantic states. The expert urged laws prohibiting roadside parking at night. COLD WAVE COMING. Washington, Feb. 17 ¢P)—Cold wave warnings have heen ordered for Saturday in the lower lake re- gion, the Ohie valley, the extreme north portion of the Middle Atlanfic States and the interior of New Eng- land. The weather bureau said to- day that it would be colder tonight in the east gulf states, western Tennessee, the lower Ohio valley and | the interior of northern New Eng- land. VAWYERS' CLUB MEETING Attorney Noble 1. Fierce of Bris- tol will address the New Britain Lawyers' club at a meeting next Tuesday evening at the Burritt ho- tel. 1t is expected that lawyers from Bristol and other nearby places will attend. 18 POUND SON BORN Eisteraville, W. Va., Feb. 17 (UP) --A boy weighing 18 pounds was born to Mrs. George Kearns. According to one | The price of the Schults preperty is reported to be $29,000 and for the Holmquist property $3,000. The Bchults tract contains approximately. 76 acres. CANDIDATES ALL (LAIN DELEGATES Presideatial Boomers Assart Favorites Will Wia Yotes ‘Washington, Feb. 17 (W — The presidential aspirations of Woever, Lowden and Dawes all wers given a series of boosts today from the steps of the White House, but there was nothing but coincidence té con. nect these political discussions with President Coolidge.. One after snother the republican leaders from New York, Wyoming, and Minnesots, who had called on the president separately and on vary- ing errands, emerged from the exece utive offices to discuss with news. papermen the relative strength of the candidates. Representative Enell, of New York who came to talk over legislative matters with Mr. Coolldge, said afterward that the republican lead- ers slated for delegates-at-large from his state te the Kansas City conven- tion all were distinctly friendly to Secretary Hoover. Yesterday one of fenator Curtis’ New York support- ers claimed half the delegation for Curtis. Calling to present a batch ef frontier photographs to the presi- dent, T. Joe Cahill, head of the Wy- oming state departments of com- merce, predicted that Wyoming's delegation would go to the conven- tion uninstructed, but would be for Hoover, with Vice-President Dawes as second choice. William F. Brooks, republican national committeeman for Minne. sola, reported that a hard fight was brewing in his state between Becre- tary Hoover and Frank Lowden. He sald it looked as though Lowden ould get a bare majority of the 20 district delegates and thus would caplure the delegates-at-large; but he added that thers also was a lot of talk of Dawes in Minnesota. {Supt. Pullen Explains " How Clinic Functions How the dental clinic operates was the subject of an address deliv- ered by Dr. R. W. Pullen, superin- tendent of health at a meeting of the New Britain Dental assoclation today. It was the first luncheon meeting of the soclety this year, Dr. Pullen told how the clinic operates and made some suggestions as to how the clinic might be made of more value to the community and how the dental society can help in thin work. 4 It is the plan of the dentists te have a meeting which will ,partake of the nature of & clinic at frequent intervals, when professional men will be asked to speak. Dr. B. L, Protass, president, presided. When the dental clinic was estab« lished, before it became part of the health board program, tha dental society was orie of its active pro- moters, _—- Sunday Night Dances Are Banned by Police Chief W. C. Hart of the police department has found it necessary {10 refuee to grant permission for Sunday dances several times of late. In one instance tickets had beem | placed on sale for an affair, the proe | ceeds from the sale of which were |intended for church purposes, but’ the chief would not manction held« ing it. Another affair scheduled for a Sunday evening at the Burritt He |tel win be held some other night it was decided today, because of the {ban on dancing. SEEK FORTUNE TELLERS Captain Kelly at police headquare | ters received a report this afterncon |that a white woman end & eolored {woman were telling fortunes.in the | vicinity ‘of Broad street. Sergeant |Fecney was detailed to investigate |and had not returped at press time, | The police considered the possibil-~ |ity that the couple niight have been |implicated in the Lilac street inel- |dent of Wednesday, when Manuel |Gomez lost his lifetime savings and | several articles of clothing, while (tion of the association of highway |, o hypnotic trance. J. J. DOYLE FSTATE $10,504 The estate of the late James J. Doyle of valued at $10,504, accord- ing to an inventory filed in probate court today by the administratrix, Augusta E. Doyle. Real estate on Walnut street §s valued at $10,000 {and the testator's livery business was appraised at $504. The appraisers were Adolph Carlson and Phillip Bardeck. FILES CLAIM AGAINST CITY. Mrs. Angela Berti of 59 Beaver street has filed with the city clerk notice of a claim against the city as a result of injuries sustained in & | fall on a sidewalk in front of Jo- {seph Negrola's property on Beaver |street, about 10 a. m. February 10. The notice alleges that the sidewalk was defective and was also covered with ice s0 as to be dangerous. The claimant, who is represented by At- torney . Gerard Casale, suffered & fracture of the arm, according fte the allegation.