New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 22, 1928, Page 12

¥ . HEARD IN GOURT * Miller Asks for No-Suit Entry - Against Kolodney -uit has arrived in the superior court und James M. Miller of 34 Pleasant sireet, through Edward J. Daly, ask- il vesterday that a non-suit be en- red against Samuel Kolodney of New Britain, who is suing Miller for 310,000 which he contracted to pay in part payment for the Belvidere store at 1551 Stanley street. Judge L. P. Waldo Marvin heard the case, 1aking no comments on the argu- ments. He called for the law and ex- hibits in the case to help him de- ide the question and he will give his iccision when court resumes tomor- ow. It i= claimed that Miller con- racted to pay $17.000 for the drug ~tore, $10,000 in cash and the rest aterm notes. The $10,000 was to be eld in escrow by Attorney Edward \. Mag of this city for 14 days, after which it was to be turned over to Kolodney. After 13 days had elapsed Miller sued out an injunction in the -ourt of common pleas to restrain Attorney Mag from paying over the uoney to Kolodney. It was contended by «ffect and that it 1is a bar to Kolodney to recover for alleged sreach of contract in the superior ourt. He urged that the controversy ~hiould be decided by a trial of the merits of the case on a motion to dissolve the present injunction. It was argued by Joseph F. Berry, tiorney for Kolodney, that he was suing for $10,000 for a contract and the issue, with Miller's counterclaim of alleged fraud on the part of Kolodney, should be heard Ly a judge and jury of the superior court. Miiler had lately arrived from Scotland when he contracted to pur- chase the store. Edwin Ward Fer- zuson of Bristol acted as broker in thie matter and Attorney Mag was ounsel for both Ferguson and Mil- Miller hoped to turn the dru business into a profitable in. ment. He claimed that after 13 | 1in the drug store he discovered Kolodney had misrepresented husiness, and he abandoned ft. \ttorney Daly is assoeiated with rbert 8pencer and James A. Curry the trial of the case. CANGEL CELEBRATION \\'lsl,ln‘lfln'a Birthday Festlvities Called Off in Halt! When Marine Aviator and Passenger Are Killea, Port-Au-Prince, Haitl, Feb. 22 W, in Texas he took no time for po- | —Washington birthday festivities today were cancelled because of a fatal airplane erash at Port-De- Paix in which two men were killed vesterday. The victims of the crash were Second Lieutenant John T. Harris, United States marine corps, of Greenfield, Mo., apd his passenger, Homer Howell, representative of the United Fruit company. . Details of the crash have not heen determined and an investiga- tion by a board of marine filers vill be made tomorrow. The avim- tion fleld at Port-De-Paix is narrow and with an unfavorable wind it calls for great skill in taking off or landing. Harris left Port-Au-Prince in the morning with Second Lieutenant Caleb Bailey, Quantico footbali star, to make a combination mail and photographic trip to Cape Haitlen by way of Port-De-Paix. After landing at Port-De-Paix, Har- ris/ took Howell, who is a former marine sergeant and captain of the | Haitlan gendarmerle, for photographic flight. up a 2 . Discredited by Judge The denial of Solomon Mohamad that he had dealings with Elisha Isaac at any bank made it impossi- ULle for Judge Henry P. Roche of 1he city court to place any credence | in the former's story, according to the text of a decision in which judg- ment of $28% and costs was award- vd Imanc In his suit against Mo- hamad. The plaintiff, Tsaac, sucd to recov- er the balance on a serles of loans, bt the defendant, in eourt, denied having had any plaintiff. lLawyer B. dealings with the Tsaac was represented Alpert. by MULDOWNF VISITS HOME Humphrey J. Muldowney, well 1own entertainer in this city who 18 been traveling with John Garber ind his band throughout the south- rn and middle western states on a wdeville tour, returned to this city sterday to remain for a few days visit with relatives. During his r he brondeast from several radio tations. £1,250 FORECLOSURE A foreclosure judgment for $1,250 and interest has been rendered b Judge Henry P. Roche of the city | court in the action of the Savings Bank of New Britain against Wil- liam H. Darrow and others. Deputy | Sheriff Martin H. Horwitz has been | 1ppointed committee to sell the Adefendant s Glen strect property on April 4. The appraisers are Thomas Linder, Williaty ;. Dunn and Philip M. Fagan. D HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESU Is Your Garage For Rent? Advertise It In Herald Classified Ads Just Phone 925 Attorney | Daly that the injunction is still in | breach of | e DRUG STORE SUIT BREASS THE REGORD OF SMALL PLANE FLIGHTS Mmfimmmuw Florida, a Distance of l 900 Miles. i Titusville, Fla., Feb. 22 (®—Harry Brooks, pilot, and his diminutive flivver plane, without advance warn- ing today had made this city the iterminus of a record-breaking flight for small, economical airoraft, ! Although his projected route, | which led from the Ford airport in | Detroit to Miami, was not complet- | ed when Brooks landed his tiny ship here last night at 8 o'clock, he had covered more than*$00 miles of air- ,line distance in slightly less than 13 hours. The previous non-stop record for | planes of 40 horsepower or less, was {871 miles, set by Max Knipping, a French aviator, in a flight from Le Bourget field, near Paris, to Koen- igsberg, Germany. Last night Brooks explained that Ihe had been forced down thus some 200 miles short of his goal because the 52 gallons of gasoline with whic! he left the Michigan city yesterday morning had been consumed. 'REED WINS PLAUDITS OF TULSA AUDIENCE by Mis- Plea for Party Harmony sourl Democrats Gets Round of Applause, Tulsa, Okla., Feb. 22 (P—The plea of Senator James Reed of Missouri for party harmony won a round of applause as he carried on his west- ern campaign before a crowded hall {here last night. “We democrats can't get a party |together,” he warned, ‘‘by writing lour party differences into a plat- | form. You can put things in a plat- {form but you can't make men vote against their judgment.” { An attack on the protective tariff i which he attributed as the cause of |the farmers' ills was coupled here 'y the Missouri democratic presiden- |tial candidate with another assault |on the administration and a plea for the return of honesty in govern- ment.” Asking for party unity, natqr Reed 80 far in his western speeches has refrained from direct reference { to prohibition or to the row over the League of Nations, although he did | refer last night to Woodrow Wilson whose league proposal he helped to | defeat. He recalled that Wilson | “drove the lobbyist out of Washing- ton” and added that “however you | may have differed with his advisors you could say he had an honest ad- | ministration.” The senator found organized here a "Reed for President Club,” and during his visit he received many leaders of Oklahoma democracy, but litical conferences. PRAISES CONFERENCES Ambassador to France, Myron Her- rick, Says They Have Resulted in Tremendous Strides Forward. Paris, Feb. 22 (UP)—Despite ra- clal and temperamental differences among American republics, Pan- American conferences have resulted in a tremendous stride forward in the development of the western hemisphere, United States Ambas- sador Myron T. Herrick said toda. ;Herrick addressed a George Wash- diplomatic corps. “There were differences of opinion ! Herrick said. “There must be always when men assemble to discuss their busines and political affairs. | great thing is that we get together |to discuss whatever concerns our continent in an atmosphere of peace will benefit all.” Herrick emphasized that there yere no fortifications on the United states-Canadian frontier. | Brazilian Ambassador Souza Diun- tas, proposing the toast of the Unit- cd States, said that common inter- s bound together all American republics, | Talking Dog— Loses and Recovers His Little Voice Boston, Feb, 22 (UP)—Too will- ing to please her public, Princ Jacqueline, the talking dog, has re overed today from a straincd { larynx. | Too much talking for patrons of the Eastern Dog Show has tempor- arfly ruined the princess’ voice and the little French bull has been forced to take a long rest During the judging yesterday Princess Jacqueline was shaky and scemed on the verge of a nervous breakdown, Her mistress withdrew her from the evening performance may take her from the show Mabel Robinson, of Bangor of the talented dog, considering several } Mrs, Me, own was offers. said she e | ville Husband S: w He Is Used As a “Well-Kept Doll” Yo Feb (r)—Hi heiress-wife him as well to lead imd by ner Paul Pryibil, $15-a said in attemphing to Florida di- New “a ses dros doll Aro spron strings,"” clerk t through the vores Pryibil, who incoms rd of the estate left by he Juy Schaeffer, brew | hus one $11,000,0¢ 1 1 tolph {from ¢ lin -t 10 rests her southern under consideration Max explained 1 | My [ $15 a wee New clerk, is t | ral of kept hushar vealthy wor ounsel for Pryit Hows carning change The fron ahon 00 Tl 1l h | before ington birthday luncheon which he | | gave in honor of the Latin-American | | William Shannon, Born in Pennsyl- | |at the conference that just closed,” instead of conflict, secking in fricnd- | ly spirit to arrive at conclusions that | INLECTURER HERE Noah Swayne in Recital of Negro Melodies | Owing to the serious illness of Mrs. | . | Frances Parkinson Keyes, the travel :?;liel;:::; leucatumrizl.‘ 1'!" .“'::::" lecture planned for the regular ! meeting of the Woman's club, Tues- ~ H. C. Baum. ' day afternoon, could not be heard. |J Munizi .. 87 115 105— 307 As her substitute, Marshall Bartholo- | A- Munizzi ...8¢ 86 9¢— 264 mew of New York, scheduled for a |J. Bubrek ...88 ° 98 106— 292 |ecture-recital on February 7, ex- | Jigger .83 105 36— 315 {necterl to be present. Ho also was|Leonard ..104 101 96— 307 | detained by illness and sent in his e e i, I place a descendant of George Wash- 446 506 487—1439 | ington's niece, Noah Swayne of Bristol Brass. | Philadelphia, who was equipped to|Carucci ...107 109 103— 313 |give an instructive lecture on 8undman . 97 98 80— 275 | “American Folk or Negro Music.” | Woods ....85 109 93— 287 | As a lecturer this was Mr. [Chapin ....91 78 119— 288 Swayne's initial appearance. Al-|Cavalier . 92 85 95— 272 | though a concert soloist of note, his —_——— —— | first lecture-recital was presented | 472 419 489—1440 New Britain audience. | Mr. Swayne is well acquainted with the negroes of the south. His grandparents were slave owners. His father’s father was a Quaker, (Continued from Page Seven) undisputed possession of second place in the Industrial Bowling League last night by taking three points from the H. C. Baum entry. The match was very close. The first two games were divided. The Brass- makers took the third by two points and thereby won the pinfall by a Store Clerks Lose. The Andrews, Swift bowlers from New Britain won from the Plainville Store Clerks at the Recreation Al- leys last night, taking the match by leaving his son "an orphan in Vir-| 23 pins. The acores: zinia, and the owner of 1,000 slaves Andrews Swift & Co, valued at $1,000,000. In 1832, he cuneon ....87 105 97— 289 warried a niece of George Washing- [ pong 83 68— 228 ton who lived in Kentucky. At this| yynoig 90 81— 265 time, he gave all of his slaves their | piopior 106 89— 299 freedom announcing to his wife that | 1, . 3 87 91— 294 he did not want thelr married life | 5 SEEE e T SRR S to be founded on a sin. This created | 475 471 426—1372 a great commotion and they Plainville Store Clerks. ;:;A;‘)‘ughl best to leave the 6outh for | .. iq0 84 §9 79— 252 IO | Voisard 84 84 106— 274 The speaker mentioned that his | yerart 8l B W 276 e e TR R T i 3 S e 9 o labolish slavery. Tt was he who |G ClnmMam L) Ak opened the first echool for colored 428 449 472—1849 people at Talladega, Alabama, and | , was the founder of Swayne hall. ‘ Mr. yne explained the negro | |songs and grouped them as work | | songs, songs of every day ac(i\'\(n's.[ and spirituals not spirituelles, as 8o | often expressed. | A long program of songs follow- | ed and these were rendered With | McAllister, 1g ...... 0 o of much feeling !Cubetta, ¢ .... 0 o 0 | “Uncle Ned,” by Stephen C. Fos- ' Bangston, ¢ . <4 1 2 ter; “The Old Folks at Home,” Reinsch, Ff ...eece. 1 [} 2 “Banjo Song,” by Sidney Homer; Amenta, If ....... 2 1 5 “Old Matt and the Rabbit,” “Carry | - = = Back to Old Virginny,” . “My 7 2 18! is 2 High Born Lady,” “I'se Score at half time: Bristol 27, ne Home to See My Gal Middletown 8: referee, Manion; Pluick; “The Water Boy,” “A Ken- |time, cight minute quarters. tucky Mammy's Lullaby,” ar Maple Ends Win { by Charlce W. Manney; “Crucifixion | The Maple Ends of this ity ng,” “Steal Away,"” “Some of These Day Guion; “Hard Trails,” a Home in the Rock,” by Lawrence | Brown; “Swing Low Sweet Chariot.” The closing number was the old family song called the “Noah Song.” This had come down through the ages from one Noah to another. i Mr. Swayne, told the club mem- bers that most of these were the | negroes’ own words and their own | music and cover the whole range of |the emotions. He spoke of the I negrocs as being very susceptible to | rhythm, and eaid that the negro | hae a loving disposition and natural | singing ability. There is no one so | lugubrious or sad. | No one knows the origin of some {of their music and it has been call- ed the “wild brier rose” of music. p River,” | Mouat, closed the meeting and in- vited the large number present to remain for tea served by the club social committee. Mrs. Marcus White and Mrs. William H. Judd | presided at the tea table. |1 101 YEARS 01D The | vania in 1827, Went West 97 | Years Ago, Aurora, Ill, Feb. 22 ) — Wil- five y ter parents, today celebrated 101st birthday. Aurora’s oldest living resident is his known to all as “Uncle Billy.” He wag born in Pennsylvania, and lived most of his lifc in Lowell, lowa. } ently he came to Auro to live with his daughter, =M tohn Cobl. Last Sunday he was baptized into the First Evangelical church here by the Rev. Philip Beuscher. In expialning why he a 100 years fo join a church, Unele Billy said: “Church did not appeal to m: in my younger days, because the preachers all talked about hell, fire and damnation. Nowadays they'ro! The Dawes movement may never different. I joined the church of my £row into open proportions until own accord, believing it is one of Convention time, his friends said. | the things I've missed all my life hey placed thefr faith upon the Althoughh he nev attended Supposition that Hoover may be school, Uncle Billy married o Stopped by Lowden and that then “school ma'am,” who taught hin 1’4Wwes may be thrown in to get all to read and write of Lowden's strength, the congres- The pioneer was married fiu, Sional favorite son support and even times and ek four: daishters anad : of the Hoover votes 1+ son living. Duwes and Lowden are close Ll e, friends. A confidant of theirs has T s sald that they could sit down om Desire for Death Is Cpposite sides of a tablc and in Finally A_(lained North Tonawanda, ¥ Wab, tween themselves which is best suit- A'P)—Felix Sapin, 38, wanted to ©d for and accesible to the nomina- tie. When Mrs. Helen Byla, his land- | 1100 tricd to stop him, he shot her | e i RS Will Defy Law and Oty oarders at the 1a " g Hoiin Lo catiEA o atico Produce Picture “Dawn” throatened to Kill the police so they | London, Feb. 22 (UP)—Herbert hot him. He dicd today in a his. | Wilcox, producer of the motion pie- tal ture “Dawn"—which depicts the life | Mrs. Biyla's daughter said Sapin's 90d death of Edith Cavell the Brit- | desire 1o commit suici had feoq, 15hspy—announced today he wouly prompted by the adu Vot a ney defy the ban placed npon the picturs Bourder over his protest by the official censors - = He said he would use a loophols K. OF P61 YEARS O1LD [} nsorship law which enabled Jdmo lodes No. tion of the picture in 1 hotd 1 Prast @ theater instead of a mo- ind Duteh supper thi honus ommemoration of the - - Y ot e ounline of Gzovernment Saves Big huigl o *ythi Tt 3 f ° oI SRyt Sum by Using Radio pr for the mmbers W hington, Febo 2 (1'P) —Opera« tion of a radio Vice by the waw BOY COASTER INJURED Lepirtment saved the government Fdward Iskra, a 6 vear 8121 S in the past 10 months, R vorth Burritt sty s1 the dopartment 1 today Cost of ry to his n while co P oper inted to $20.724.59 Four stitche e ke i dmated that commer- the wound At the New ¢ neies would have charged cral < hospit \ter $142,455 27 for the ey “ boy ret vd to 1 g t 1 e 8 Or \arwous The club president, Mrs. Laurence | BRISTOL NEWS (Continued from Page Seven) romped away to an casy victory at the John J. Jennings school gym last evening at the expense of the Broad Brook team. The final score was 47 to 27, the locals easing up in the second half. At half time they were leading 31 to 8. “Kid" McCarthy, former F. A. C. | lumina and Riordan, ex-high |school star, featured, cach scoring |a total of 11 points. A. Alexander, also of the Maple, Ends, brilliant game, scoring from the floor. 'DAWES CAMPAIGN GAINS T MOMENTUM QUICKLY | Vice President Renounces Movement in His Behalf But Friends Insist 1 on Working. | Washington, Feb, 2 (UP)—Behind all the political mancuvers promoted for individual candidates here, the underlying campaign of friends of | Vice President Dawes is now gaining added recognition from republican congressional leaders. While Dawes has renounced the movement in his behalf and pro- claimed himself for former Gov. Lowden of Illinois, he is amassing & second choice™ strength, The Watson, Curtis, and Willis |they cannot be nominated, the | United Press was Informed today by | reliahle authority. Even the con- | gressional independent farm bloc re- | publicans of the wheat belt say priv- | ately that Dawes will be acceptable, much of the other opposition to the candidacy of Secretary of Commerce Hover has let it be known in varions ! ways that Dawes is acceptable. This underground fecling has #rown to such an extent that a doz- 1 republican senators have privates 1y said: “The is the next presi- detn of the United States” while they pointed to Dawes as he sat pre- siding in the senate chamber. purely friendly feeling determine bee City Items Mrs. Frank R. Hahn of Washing- ton street is improving after a four weeks' iliness. Johnaston's clean coal is good coal. City Coal & Wood Co. Tel. 217.— advt. All the public schools as well as the four parochial achools, St Mary's, Sacred Heart, 8t Matthew's {and 8t. Joseph's schools, closed to- {day in observance of Washington's birthday. A Nash Co. spring line suits, tux- edo's, $22.90. McCabe. Tel. 454.— advt, Unity Rebekah lodge will hold its regular busineass meeting Friday | evening at Odds Fellows hall. The meeting will be followed by an en- tertainment in charge of the so- cial committee. A daughter was born at New Brit- jain General hospital today to Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Patterson of 100 Sefton Drive, A daughter was born at New {Britain General hospital . today to| | Mr. and Mrs. Leon Tinti of 194 Glen | street, : | Mrs. John Duse and son, Elton, ot Boston are the guests of Mrs. L. H. Dube of Stanley street. Miss Mae Smith is ill at her home jon Smith street, Deputy Sheriff Martin H. Horwitz was appointed trustee of the bank- | rupt estate of the Adrian Shops by | Referee in Bankruptcy Saul Berman | |yesterday. The firm had stores in i this city and in Hartford. The regular meeting of the Polish- American Republican club will take| place Sunday evening at Falcons'| hall, Broad street, at 7:30. The| program for the year will be out- lined. ARGUE ABOUT TOAD More Than 10,000 Persons Have Seen Animal That Has Caused | Scientists to Battle Verbally, Eastland, Tex., Feb 22 (P—The favorite horned toad of west Texas today continued a fast of disputed duration and threatened to go to sleep again as supporters of the| i claim the reptile hibernated for | nearly 81 years sought new proof of this contention. | M. W. McMinn, 63, merchant at| | Olden, near here, said he was will- | ing to submit an affidavit that a horned toad was placed in the cor- nerstone. He declared he saw the late Sandy Martin entomb a toad in! the stone along with a bible, coins | and. other articles in July 1897. The Rev. E. E. Singleton, onc of | {the witnesses at the “resurrection” | Saturday, also offerred a detailed | statement. )| As the number of pupils in the as- sembly did not necessitate the use of the balcony, no one was injured. No cause for the accident has been advanced by the school department as there are no rooms over the fix- ture, only a blind attic. None of the chandelier was left protruding from the ceiling, the break being at the juncture of the celling and the fix- ture. The 7-1 sections were in the assembly at the time. Proctor at Cornell Dies From Automobile Injury iIthaca, N. Y., Feb. 22 (M—Lieut. | Theodore H. Twesten, aged 76, for 17 years proctor of Cornell univer- sityy died here today of injuries re- ceived in an automobile accident near Apalachian on February 6. The death of Proctor Twesten re- moves one of Cornell's best known figures. He was born in Frankfort, Ky., in 1852, and the family moved to Philadelphia a few years later. As a young man he enlisted in the reg- ular army where he served for five years, most of the time as a scout with General Crook, who at the time was conducting a campaign against the Indians in the Black Hills. He carried orders in an effort to bring | reinforcements to Colonel Custer be- fore the latter and his detachment was massacred. $150,000 Gift Presented To Phillips-Exeter Today Exeter, N. H,, Feb. 22 UP—A gift of $150,000 to Phillips-Exeter acad- emy by William B, Thompson of New York, for the erection of an in- door baseball cage and indoor track wax announced at the anqual Wash- ington's birthday exercises at the academy today. The announcement was made by Prof. James F. Ford in the absence of the principal, Dr. Lewis Perry. Mr. Thompson is an alumnus of the academy and a member of the board of trustees. He entered the academy from Butte, Mont., in 1886 and was graduated with the class of 1890. He has since been in business in New York. In 1915 he presented funds with which the present gym- | nasium was built. Polish Dramatic Club Host to 1,200 at Dance Nearly 1200 were present at Y. M. T. A. B. hall last night at a dance held by the Polish Dramatic Circle of the Holy Cross parish. The af- fair was the largest of the season, a climax_of the pre-Lenten period. The highlight of the evening was a grand march in which about 100 members took part. Paul Berk led the march.® After the march the Rev. Father Stephen Bartkowski made a shorf{ address, congratulat- ing the members of the organization for the work they have done dur- “I knew my business and I was! not interested in anything else taken | ing the season. Father P. Pisakowski of Detroit, He introduced Rev. [ vorite kon candidates of Indiana, | liam Shannon, who at the age of | Kansas and Ohio respectively would | s came west with his fos- | have their cohorts go to Dawes it | o | | from the cornerstone,” the Rev. Mr.|who made a short speech in which articles were removed I looked into | generation and made a plea for unity the box and saw the frog. I took and fraternity. it in my hand. Suddenly it wriggled | a hind leg. I crled out—'it's alive'— ! and held It up for the crowd to sce. | I am positive there was no hoax per- XCHANGEITES SKETCHED | The Exchange club neld tis week- ® " 1y meeting last evening at the Bur- pebrated. ritt hotel. Rev, Samuel Sutcliffe in- _The reptlle has been returned 10, 004 Rev. James Steward Neil | B B. Wood, who secured a toad 10| ;¢ goy(p Manchester. Mr. Nefl told place in the cornerstone when the . "y}, members that his greatest i courthouse was dedicated. It has not | hobby was drawing. He has a num- attempted to cat or drink since its | 2" TS THTAE Sladeline, | release, and has shown signs of de- | Pef G the members Bose (0r B siring another nap. : lon, showing amazing skill that ])Wo;e than 10,000 persons have!y ., one much applause from the [P 3 gathering. s ANDEL PALLS | o 1\(‘“00(» CHANDELIER FAL] TO VISIT U. S. During a performance of a play in | the auditorium of the Central Junior | London, Feb. 22 (®—T. P. 0'Con- High school yesterdays afternoon nor, veteran member of parliamens. presented by the Junior Dramatic left London today for 8S8outhampton club under the direction of Miss from which port he will sail to New | Helen Downes, a chandeller over the | York on the liner Berengaria. He | balcony in the rear of the hall fell. {is making the trip for his health. —ETHEL — MISSUDG MENT [ld TeMPERATURE= | ¥ @ 1sae ov mea somvice, me. | Singleton $aid. “When some of the he lauded the spirit of the younger| ~AND AT COLD, COLD “PReETE~— CANADA IN FAYOR OF PERMANENT GOMMISSIONS Cite to League of Nations Exper- jence of Settling Disputes with United Stites. Geneva, Switserland, Feb. 22 P ~—Canada is strongly in favor of permarient commissions of concilia- tion and investigation as distinct from *“traditional arbitration.” i Dr. W. A. Riddell, Canadian rep-. resentative in Geneva, speaking be-! fore the league of nations security committee this morning, cited ta. success of the joint commisslon now existing in settling disputes between | Canada pnd the United States. Dur- ing 17 years this commission dealt with 23 cases, all but two of which resulted in unanimous reports, Dr. Riddell said. The two exceptions| took place in the first two years of the commission’s functioning. Expressing satisfaction that more | has been heard concerning preven- tive measures and less of penalties at the present session of the com-, mittee, the Canadian delegate said that it was the opinion of his gov- ernment that security could be imore effectively advanced by dis- {armament than by increased pledges of armed resistance. Discussing the duties of league | | members, Dr. Riddell sald that the | |Canadian government considered that any increase in the obljgations of members of othe league shouw. | await progress in solution of flm‘, problem of the possible attitude ot | neutral states and non-members of | |the league. | Waterbury S. A. R. Hold Washington Banquet | ‘Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 22 (A— More than 150 members and pros- pective members of the Sons of | (the American Revolution gathered | ut the Elton hotel at 1:30 today for a dinner and program of addresses | imarking the 38th annual banquet jof the Conmnecticut branch. Mayer Francis P. Guilfoile welcomed the | | members and Major General Henry | KTA Allen of Washington made the principal address, | Benator Charles E. Wheeler of | !Stratford and George 8. Goddard. president of the Connecticut so- clety, were also on the speakers’ program. Attempt will be made later in the ! atternoon to form a local charter, | there being a large number of | eligibles to the society in addition | to the local members of the stata | organization. | | Scores Report of S-4 | By Naval Committee ' Washington, Feb. 22 (M—Repre- democrat on the house naval com- mittee, said today that the navy re- port on the 8-4 did not touch upon points “uppermost in the minds of {the American public—safety devices for submarines.” He also sald that the report did {not touch the vital points of con- | Adentinl information ‘given me & lecorrect and that is, that the navy lor the admiral in charge had nw [right to have had the 8-4 out man- ling runs at this particular time for |the reason the submarine already had made its required runs” AIR FIELD ENDORSED } New Haven, Feb, 22 P)—Endorse- { ment which seemed without a dis- | senting voice was given last night Ito an aldermanic committee of se. lection of a 220 acre tract at Mqrris Cove for a municipal air landing field. It is expected that the com- mittee will formally recommend this site. TRat UNAVAILARLE ~OoR G i A Buzzarp ? . | sentative McClintic of Oklahoma, &} AVANANS 0K, LUNCH COST JUP No Disseatng Yoice Hoard When Yoto s Tkem iy The proposal to raise the price of luncheons to members of the Kiwan- is club from $1.10 to $1.25 follow- ing the increase from 90 cents to §1 by the Burritt hotel, after being on the table for a week, was passed by the club today without a dissenting vote. The proposed increase was the asubject of a prolonged debate last Wednesday, a number of the mem- bers voting and talking against it “On general principles.” Opening the discussion today Past President J, M. Ward explained that the propased increasesa as recom- mended by the directors of the club was simply to make the luncheon» self-supporting ahd avoid the neces- sity of absorbing the cost of lunch- cons for guests from the club treasury. He said the hotel manage- ment should not be criticised. + He said he had faith enough in the men who manage the hotel to know that they would not do anything unrea- sonable, and that it is a move to- wards putting the hotel on a better paying basis. He warned the mem- bers that if they voted the motion down it might mean an increase of $5 a year in dues. . C. W. Parker explained that he did not say what he said last week in opposing the motion and added’ that he only opposed it because jt looked like railroading. William { Cowlishaw explained that his opposie tion was simply to give the men a chance to think it over. Attorney 8. Gerard Casale said on the basis of Mr. Ward's explanation he favor- ed the increased rate. In putting the motion, President Elmer W. Pape explained that “at no time has the hotel management. been criticized by the directors. It | was simply a question of policy on the part of the club, as to whether or not we wanted to make the luncheons self-supporting.” The gotion was passed unani- mously, with cnthusiasm and ap- plause, Day Nursery Called “Disgrace” Willlam Cowiishaw commented upon the Day Nursery situation. He said the old home of the nursery was “a disgrace to New Britain” and added that the new horte at 91 Winter street. which will be cecu- pled soon, will be made satisfactor He said the nursery expected te move April 1 to the new home and added that there was a pressing need for toys and play accommoda- |tions for the children. He said th lacked toys and swings and that some of the children had a bench they turned upside down to pyovide something with which to play. He said kiddie cars, chutes, a sand box, | swings, blocks, wagons and pictures for the walls were needed. H. J. McKenna of the Hardware City | Lumber Co. agreed to provide lum- ber for a sand box. Dwight Skin- |ner, superintendent of the Boys' |club, said he has a roller coaster | presented by the Rev. Dr. George {W. C. Hill which he thinks would {do better at the nursery. If some- lone would repair it he would pre« |sent it. M. J. Hayes agreed to do the repairs. Other members will !present toys during the week, ac- |cording to gencral comments. | 1t was announced thav a dance will be given by the club at the | Paragon in the near future. Tho jcommittee in charge consists of |John E. Curtin, Thure Johnson and |H. J. McKenna. ’ | Next Wednesday Congresswoman {Alive P. Merritt of Hartford will | speak. Members will bring their | wives. Squire Talks on National Guard The address today was by Captain William W. T. Squires, who spoke on the National Guard. To define what the National |Guard of to-day is. Captain Squire |quoted passages from the national {defense act. He then offered an ar- (gument in favor or reasonable pre- | paredness in the words of Hanford | McNider, until recently the Assist- |ant Sccretary of War. | The speaker then touched on the {training requirements of the Nation- jal Guard, explained that it was in excellent condition in Connecticut, | New Britain being no exception. He described the recent test mobiliza {tion and asserted that the Guard | has proven its worth, citing the re- port of Company T. of .the Vermont National Guard at the time of the | flood. |* Captain Squire made a plea for the | encouragoment of the local units, | saying that it was a mistake to look lupon the guard as a social organi- |zation because as a matter of fact it is a business outfit to-day with little time for play, claiming fur- ther that the Guard is good busin- -~ | ess insurance and that the companies |bring at least $10,000 cash into the |eity each year in pay. He explain- | ed why soldiers to-day are not dress- jed up in such pretty uniforms as in {days of yore. In concluding the speaker asked the Kiwanians to remember that with the regular army reduced to a strength scarcely able to provide a backbone for the national defensc | body that it remains for the Nation- 1:.1 Guard to supply the muscle and sinew for the army and that in the case of a major emergeney the Na- |tional Guard would be immediately |called to the front. He said that the | National Guard was striving hard to become as efficient as possible, which secms to be necessary for the safe- ty of the nation. He was of tho § opinion that it would be well for !the people of New Britain to en- courage the personnel of the guard, to be proud of their membership i the militia rather than make fun of {them for wearing ill-fitting uniforms |which they have thrust upon them |when they enlist for three years' [ service | The tusk assigned to a regiment | lin the National Guard today is to] (maintain a well organized military {unit on just as high a plane of mill- tary efficiency as the Nmited drlil b I periods will allow and he §s confi- {dent that the coloncl of the 169th in- |fantry of which the local compantes! jare component parts, has accom plished this aim