New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 19, 1928, Page 14

et RAILROADS WILL CONSOLIDATE $00N C. and 0. and Pere Marquette 10 Join Systems Washington, May 19 5,000 miles of railroad ern half of the United States op. ated by the Chesapeake and Ohio and Pere Marquette systems will be consolidated under authority ed the former road by the inter commerce commission The comm in the cas decision permits the sion’s re consolidi- ed by lan Van sweringens Wi The victory for the Van gon interests, coming after tailure of their plan two years ugo to link the Nickel F with the Pere Mar- quette, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Srie, was only a partial one, how- ever, for the decision rejected the Chesapeake and Ohio's application 1o assume stock control of the Eri: along with the Pere Marquetts While the authority ta purchas #tock amounting to control in the Pere Marquette was given on certain conditions, thes: not cxpected to place any ous (cles in the y of t Ohio's plian to go forward merger. The latter from Newport Ne and has a total mi The ere Marquette of 2,256 miles of line in Michigan, 1llinois, Indi- a, Ohio and Canada tions were author Swerin- are ke ith the operates “hicago Che system ws, Vi, t Simultancously with announee- ment of its important decision, the contmission cited the New York Cen- tral, Nickel Plate and Baltimore and | caus at a why they themselves of all pital stock of the Erie, is “unlawlully railroads to show ng here June “hould not divest interest in the Wheeling and 1L cogmmission cha held.” Ohio TAX BILL MOVES T0 FINAL VOTE Would Make All Income Tax " Returns Public Washington, May 19 (P—Carrying | an approved amendment opening all income tax returns to public inspec- tion, the tax reduction bill moved toward a final vote today in the sen- ate. A coalition of democrats and western republicans put back into the law the income tax publicity sec- tion which congress abolithed two vears ago, and in view of the small attendance during the vote an at- tempt was in prospect today to throw it out again. The vote to reincorporate, to 14, came yesterday after a long de- hate and took many of those present L'y surprise. The amendment on the final line-up found 12 republicans, 14 democrats and the lone farmer- labor member for it and 13 repub- | licans and six democrats against it Its text says that all tax returns “shall be open to examination and inspection, as other public records. nnder the same rules and regula- \ions as may govern the examination of public documents. generally League_Sees European Economic Comeback | Geneva, May 19 (IU'P)—A Buro- pean economic come-back was in- dicated today in the final report of the league of nations economic commission, which said that in 19 Lurope’s steel production, for the first time sinee the World war, ex- ceeded one-half of the world output The report recommended a world- wide economic program for 1928 and 1929, embracing 12 resolutions. Ihe resolutions clude provisions for insuring lherty of international trade, reduction rariffs, equality of treatment of foceigners by conntries ndnstr vari- o greement ous rationalization industry ompilation nvestigation sugar industrics agricultnre conomic 1 nd the hasing | rtatistice. and o of industrial of crises in enal Intensification redi gricultural endencies affe stabilization of of gol Purchasing Agents Will Meet in New Haven May 22 The reg f the Aso xill b Country ion o zents old at 1iub of New Ha A8 Intac the Rac raok Tuesday, M am has ¥ en ndance is cpected Arra n o com- t commnit 1 their guests croc 550 o'clock nners of prizes offi- Ditring the vill be oh- fo afters N b als of the stock, turn market fied Ad huy Britain first | railroads in which the | LOSES BiG LAWSUIT | Ummett Corrigan, Who Played in | | “What Price Glory” Had Sought Damages of $100,000. Los Angeles, May 1% (®—Th hopes of LEmmett Corrigan, \eteran of the stage of collecting $100,000 |from Mrs. Lillian A. MacLoon, in suit alivging slander, lay in a pilc of ruins oday a supcrior conrt ury had heard his complaint and decided in favor the who is a director-produc Lillian_Albertson. Corrigan, who had been actin orty years, based the suit on a b said to have been written Mrs. MacLoon to the Actors' scribing him as maker after detendan r known of association, « torions trout The letter was alle n written while Corrigan was g in Mis Albertson’s produ of “What Price Glory.” The was cast to play the role of Flagg, the hard boiled stimony of the defense fea by declarations of ot members of the at Corrigan some times was too cin his to e tion actor Captain ficer. o I wis cast It acting Albert Rocardi, who was cast is “Cognac Pete,” t i that rigan kicked him when called for only “a tifi Cor his lines push.” TWELFTH LIGUOR ARREST IS MADE Francis X. Carpenter Is Taken Into Custody The twelfth arrest in the clean-up instituted i’ this city week, was made last night when Francis X. Carpent aged 48, of $4 Church strect, taken into | custody. He had heen at the hedside lof his brother who 1ralls, N. Y., and on retu !ed that the police were seeking him He telephoned to Detective Sergeant W, P. McClue and at the latter's re- quest reported at the police station and was later released in $1,000 onds for his appearance in polict court today. Attorney P. F. resenting Carpent | tinuance until May 24, when the 11 |other cases are scheduled to he heard. Carpenter is charged in the warrant with having sold liquor at his home on Feb, 18 and Feb. 20. The witnesses named are George Smith and Leonard Mullaney, wno are said to have obtained evidence in other cases also. In some of the cases there were two other agents but. Smith and Mullaney did* the bulk of the work. Carpenter was fined $100 and costs for violation of the liquor law on Oct. 25, 1922, and on July 3, 1924, he was fined $150 and costs and given a suspended jail sentence of 15 days as a second offender. On January 5, 1325, he was found guilty as a third offender and paid a fine of $200 and costs besides serving the 5 daya which had heen suspended and another suspended sentence of 30 days was added. FORTY MILLION IN liuos this I8 McDonough, rep- v, agreed 10 a con- GERMANY MAY VOTE |craft corporation and that immedi- | 1Tomorrow's Election Will Settle Makeup of Reichstag Berlin, May 19 (®-—More than 40,000,000 men and women are eli- gible to go to the polls tomorrow to scttle the political composition of the next Reichstag and to determine the extent to which women exercise their right of franchise. There has a growth of political election Thirty-two groups are | contending and of these only ten can he ranked as duly organized unita, More than 6.000 candidates for the Reichstag have heen nominated Under the German voting systeni ! party will he entitled to one heen mushroom political bodies or cach deputy for each 60.000 votes polled British Reply Given To U. S. Ambassador London, May 19 (UP) — Gre Eritain's reply to United States Sec- ctary of State Kellogg's propo: to outlaw war has been handed Anierican Ambassador Houghton The answer was given the Ameri- can ambassador this morning by Sir \usten Chamberlain, under secretary of state for foreign affairs. The content of the answer was not made public It was recalled, however, that Chamberlain recently told parlia- ment that the proposal of the Amer- ican secrefary of state would be wel. comed. [ Anxiety Expressed for Five Fliers in Alaska irbanks, Alask: May 19 (LI —ADnxioty was expr d today for five men who flew to PPoint Barrow in airplanes Sunday morning and have not returned, Capt. Jack Robertson, € Clarke and L. Virgil Hart, the pas- ! sengers, were motion picture men taking scenes of Arctic life. pilots of the plana were Noel Wien H. Merrill as due to return Mon- 1t no word re; ling has been received gince they them It NO GAME telephone eonversation h of Naugatuck High <chool baschall team, Coach George M. Cass sreed to postpone the baseball game which was to be play ed in Naugatuck this afternoon. Wet grounds was given as the rea- son for the appointment. This is the second | | game postponcd this seagon of rain. ODAY Aftor with the Wanted more reader: | users—Herald Classified Ad Dept. ning learn- | already existing and | arles D. | The | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY I WESORANDUM GIVEN BY RS Text Made Public by Embassy in Washington May 19 (R—The teat wemorandum o the ven out sy, fol- Washingion, the Ja wring Chinesc by Japane mes leaders, here lows I s b of the population in aractorized by extrome ss owing to the there, which unre consta have now extended over many years: | nd foreign residents cnjoy ther issurane. “ty in the their occupations. It is, accord- ingly. the carnest desive of Chinest and forcigners alike that the dis- turbunces should termin: 1S possible ad to the emergenee and peacetul China. nly hoped interests are specially involved, ount of being China’s nearest neighbe Threaten to Spread The disturbances, however, reaten to spread to the Tientsin districts, and it is fearcd that Manchuria may also be alfected “The Japanese government attach the utmost importance 1o the main- tenance of peace and order churia, and are prepared to do all they ean in order to prevent the oc currence of any such state of affairs as may disturb that p. nd order, or constitute a probable cause of such disturba “In these cireumstanc hould ihe disturbances develop further in he dircetion of I'eking and Tientsin nd the situation become so menac- ing as to threaten the p nd crder of Manchuria. the Japanese gsovernment, on their part, may possibly he constrained to take of a united pecially for by Japan is k deeply on uce her now propriate rainten Manchuria Remains Neutral “It must be noted. however, that the policy of the Japanese govern- nient, which consists in maintaining an attitude of strict nentrality to- wards the contending forees, re- fnains unchanged in every 3 and that, should the canse of events Ibe such as to render the above men- tioned measure imperative, the Jap- anese government will, in respect of the time and method of its adoption. lexercise due care to provide against | ny unfair consequences arising fo cither of the two opposed partics.” HUGE AIRPLANE COMPANY PLANNED Threg Officials of General Motors Form Combine New York, May 13 (A he New | York American today says that | nuge corporation for the manufac- ture of airplanes has bheen formed with the reported backing of the three largest shareholders of the General Motors corporation. Gen- eral Motors, as a corporation, the American says, has nothing to do with the new organization. The American €ays the concern to be known as the General Air- new of peace and order in | ate plans call for the establishment Tos Angeles and a southern cit | vet to be selecled. One factory is |already in operation at Buffalo. [ The paper says Bernt Balchen. Clavence Chamberlin, Bert Acosta and many other famous fliers will |he on the rolls of the new company. | The names of the three backers were not revealed ASSAILANTS HUNTED Tevas Police Secking Men Who At- parties for this | tacked Houston Man's Family, Killing One. | | | Tufkin, Tex. May 13 (A—Authori- tics here are searching for two men believed to have attacked the family |of John Laing. Houston paint® and | paper hanger last night, killing [.ing, probably. fatally injuring his wife and two-year-old son and se- verely beating another son, Robert, S. All were clubbed with a blunt in- strument Laing and his family arrived here last night, taking gquarters in a Jouse he had contracted to paint and paper. The only furniture in the ouse was a bed. The children were slceping on a pallet Laing’s clothing contained several Jdollars, indicating robbery mas not the motive. Will Se;k' Reimbu ement For Damages City Paid Judge John H. Kirkham, corpora- | tion counsel, has taken steps to re- "imburse the city for a $2,200 judg- ment rendered in favor of George 1. Ashley who fell into an unpretcet- | ed sawer excavation on Corbin av- | enue, and injured hig ankle, The original judgment of $3.000 was re- duced on motion of Judge Kirkham and was accepted by Mr. Ashley I'he excavation was made hy Pepper contractors, and it is Judge Kirkham's understahding that they were Insured against accidents such as befell Mr. Ashley. Rros., TO BROADCA ERBY ! New York, May 19 (P—The story of the Kentucky Derby is to go on the air over a chain of broadcast stations, with WF Louisville, as the key. Credo Harris, WHAS an- nouncer, wil be at the microphone, beginning at ) castern standard time Station Wiz, Mass timorc; KDKA WLW, w Nashville included in the list are: »w York: WBZ, Springfield, WBZA, Boston: WBAL, Ba WHAM, Rochester, N. Y. Pittsburgh: WIR, Detroit; Cineinnati: KWK, St. Loui Lawrence, Kan.: and WSM, BLAD HERALD CLASSLFILD ADS and Peking and | in Man- | Fat ap- | and effective steps for the | of fuctories in Baltimore, Chicago. | | w | City ltems Members ot Court Columiba, No Catholic Daughters of America, hing to attend the state quarter- meeting at Ansonia on May ked to communicate with thy srand regent, phone 69, not later than May 20, | igmund Spacth, a d writer on members of Britain cachers’ club May at the Walnut Hill school | wuditoriu. Those who have heard Dr. Spacth, consider it an excep- tiouul opporiunity to hear one o well versed on, music. There will be a speeial meeting of the building committec of the Daughters of Tsabella Monday eve- ning at $ o'clock in the club rooms. Inter-school marble shooting con- tests schieduled for today were pos {voncd on account of rain. watehes will be played next Satur- day. I'red Hoffman of 108 Seymour t reported fo the police the [ thett of his bicycle from the rear randa at his home ladt night. A touring by Uyman Gitlavitz of 43 Tremont | street skidded on the wet roadway :vn front of 132 Winthrop street yes- | terday afternoon and struck a tree, Fred Wagner reported. The s damagéd and Gitlavitz's 20- !year-old daughter, who was with her father, was slightly injured about the face. \ i Tne police were notified today of suspension of the operator's li- of Pius Oshana of 124 Lin- strect and Joscph Liss of 22 ind avenue, also the return of license of Robert Garlick ‘of West Main street, and' return of the right to operate to Edward Luckus of 46 Hurlburt street. An autoniobile owned by C. H. !all of 18 Main street was report- d stolen in front of 19 Main street 10 o'clock last night and was rycovered on Bartlett street by Of- er William Grabeck at 2:25 this morning. will New music, address the the soon'| in such a manner as may | [ ve the 1000 | The degree teum of the Plainville | Grange will leave Plainville Grange hall by bus Monday evening at 7:15 o'clock for Andover, where they will confer the third and fourth degrees on a class of candidates. SENATE INQUIRY BODY TAKES REST \Campaign Tnvestigators Wil Tabulate Their Findings Washington, May 19 (#—With the testimony of another dozen witnesses regarding political financing in West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana com- pleted, the senate campaign funds committee took a day off today to tabulate ils pre-convention findings to date. | Tomorrow. a sub-committee will £o to Raleigh, N. ., where cn Mon- {day another dozen or more campaign | workers will be examined as to the |forces at work for and against Smith in the southern state. 1 day, the full committee will ¢o into Hoover's Indiana campaign. calling Oscar Foellinger; Fort Wayne pub- lisher, who managed the commerce secretary's drive in the Hoosicr state victor. In a statement at Fort Wayn last night. Foellinger charged that Wat- son's forces had spent miore than twice as much as was expended in Hoover's behalf in Indiana and said a “thorough investigation” would be asked. He placed the Hoover ex- penses at less than $50,003, HAS “FLYING OFFICE" Admiral Vought Corsair Biplane With Fold- Moffett Gets de Laae ing Desk and Removable Controls. New York. May 19 (F—A “fiving office” designed for Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, chief of the navy bureau of aeronautics, today was ready for delivery. The “office” is a De Luxe Vought Corsair biplane, powered with a 400- horse power Pratt & Whitney Wasp motor. It was built at a Long Island City factory and towed to Mitchel IVield to await suitable weather for a fight to Washington The rear cockpit of the plane is fitted with a folding desk and filing cabinet as well as trols 8o that Admiral Moffett can A large baggage compartment has been built just behind the rear seat. 800 Movie Fans Leave Theater Without Panic Pottsville, Pa., May 19 (UP)— Light hundred motion picture thea- ter patrons filed from the auditor- ium here last night when fire in the huilding filled the theater with densc smoke, The organist remained at his post in the front of the theater and con- tinued playing until the last patron had departed Four women, residents of apart- ments over the theater were carried to cape was cut were overcome by smoke but wer quickly revived. The fire started in an incinerator in the buildigg. BOY MAY RECOVER 1t was stated today at New Britain General hospital that Arthur R. Mason, Jr., aged 14, of 353 Church | st reet, who was seriously injured on May 4 when he ran against the side of an automobile driven by Stanley off the list of critical patients and Chestnut street, is improving and may recove He has been taken oq the list of critical patients and becomes brighter as the days pass. The boy. who is a Herald newsy, struck the handle of one of the doors of the car with such force that it caused a compound fracture of the skull and broke the handle off. Scveral davs afterward his re- lga\en’ was despaired of. | popular Thursday. | car owned and driven turning here for a session Tucs- | primary against Senator Watson, the | removable con- | work or fly his plane as he desires. | afety by firemen when their es- | off. Two firemen | TADIUN MENACE I " STILL SERIOS ONE {Doctor Says Dial Firms Do Not Protect Workers w York. May 19 (UP)—The im lesson of the effects of radio- active substances on the human {hody 1s being ignored by conccins | throughout the nation, according to | Dr. Robert . Humphrics, surgcon. | who is attending the five New Jersey women who are dying of radium poisoning. The women contracted the poison | from pointing brushes with their | mouths while painting watch dials {in the plant of the United tes Ludium Corporation at Orange, N. J | Humphries, believing that radium | poisoning cases are becoming a r.al | ¥roblem for the medical profession, |is sccking to aid his fellow physi { cians in fighting the ailment. cure has been discovered. | Humphries addressed the scction | of orthopedic surgery, illustrating his talk with ¥ pictures of the | bones of radium poison victims. He | petted to white blotchers on the | ibone pictures, cxplaining the | “potehes were caused by the radium. | “There is little we can do to al- leviate the eondition of the victims, lie said, “becausé there is little we | know about it. 1 understand that cmployes still are called upon to paint dials in other parts of the untry by similar methods and the radium companies scem to be taking a chance on only a few workers contracting the discase.” Humphries pointed out that radium poisoning teok years to de- velop. The jaw is usually the first point of attack. The five New Jersey women are suing the cgrporation for which they formerly worked for a total of $1.- 0,000, BANDITS ROB DICE GAME OF $20,000 Hold Up 15 Players in Louisville Hotel Louisville, Ky., May 13 (UP)— Four bandits held up an alleged card | and dice game in the Seelbach hotel | here last night and escaped with $20,000 in cash and jewelry, polic: | revealed today. Fifteen men—all here to attend ! the Kentucky derby this afternoon— | were the victims, police said. Officials of the Scelbach refused to diccuss the incident and the names of the men were withheld. It was understood, however, that a m jority of them were from Memphi, Tenn. 4 Card and dice games were in progress when the four bandits (‘qumly slipped into the suite where the men had assembled, police said. | Three of the robbers produced re- volvers and curtly directed the men ' to raise their hande. The fourth rob- | ber then rifed their clothes. After the heldup, the quartet withdrew, locked the suite door and fled. The robbery apparently had been carefully planned. Switch board tele- phone connections leading fo the suite had been cut to prevent an im- mediate call for help. Pglice today were unable to find lany of the guests who were victim- ized. The party was understood to {have included two eastern Kentucky coal operators. THO NAVAL FLIERS FALL, ARE DROWNED Meet Death During Maneuvers at Honoluln Honelulu, T. H.. May 13 (UP) Lieut. Herbert R. Ballinger and En- ~ign Albert C. Coble, naval aviators participating in the battle fleet | maneuvers off Lahaina Maui, w | drowned when their plane dived | 200 feet into the sea, advices re- ceived here today said. | The plane had been catapulted | successfully from the U. 8. 8. West | | I 1 | Virginia and was soaring above the ship when it fell into a tail spin. |it was said. Ensign F. Case, fellow | officer on board the West Virginia, ! jumped overboard and swam to the '&pot where the plane sank, but fail- !ed to rescue the men. Thz accident was the navy's first fatality resulting from catapulting. Licut. Ballinger was married and lived in San Pedro, Cal. Ensign | Coble’s home was in Lake Forest. . le= Fooo o . 185,000 Lawsuit Against | Selwyn Has Been Settled | Bridgeport, Conn., May 19 (UP) —The $5,000 damage suit filed here against Arch Selwyn. millionaire {movie magnate, by Percival §. Jones |of Darien, has been settled out of !court, it became known today. | Jones sued for personal and pro- | perty damage incurred when his au- tomobile was in collision with Scl- | wyn's on Sept. 3, 1927. | Selwyn is a resident |Island, Norwalk. of Belle ‘ POSTPONE HEARING | Butfalo, N. Y., May 19 (P—Hea {ing on a writ of habeas corpus di |recting federal authorities to show |cause why two coast guardsmen. charged with the shooting of Jacob {D. Hanson, of Niagara Falls, should not be turned over to the state was postponed in federal court today un- til Monday. The guardsmen, Glenn Jennings {and Chris Dew, are in federal cus- {tody at Fort Niagara. The writ was asked by Raymond A. Knowles, dis- {ceeded Walter | presiden |were named for clections. {As soon as the {upon, the campaign Inot apply |of |passed by the church committee. {amount realized on the {imately $2,000,000). GERMAN INDUSTRIALIST VICTIM OF APOPLEXY Sudden Death Claims Fe Hcad of German General Electric Co. Berlin, May 15.—(UP) Deutsch, president of |General Elect lof the prominent {of Germany, died toda Deutsch died suddenly of apoplexy. He celebrated his 70th birthday Wednesday when he was recipient of congratulations from prominent lcaders throughout the world. President Von Hindenburg sent a personal message to the industrialist at that time as did Dr. Gustav Strese- wpann, forcign minister Who was himself il in a Berlin hospital. Deutsch founded the Algemeine fctricitaets Gescllschaft and suc- Rathernau 1o the of the concern, METHODISTS ARE STILL IN SESSION Election of But Three Bishops an Issue Kansas City, Mo, May 19 (UP)— A report of the committee on F copacy, which is believed to have recommended the clection of only three bishops, may come before the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church today. A. C. Poffenberge the committeg, indi lix the German company and one | member of ted only threc The report is expeeted to precipi- tate a fight on the convention floor. numbert is decided for candidates x Deutsch, | industrial leaders | FEDERAL. AGENTS | | N. Ruddy New York, May |agents today were investigating the |affairs of George N. Ruddy of Little Silver, N. J., gencral agent for the | Underwriters Salvage company of New York, in the cxpressed that they would uncover insurance | frauds running into millions of dol- Hars, | Ruddy was relc bail after pleading not guilty to a Icharge of using the mails fo de- lfraud. The Salvage company is the cooperative enterprise of more than | fit insurance companics, The specific complaint Ruddy alleged false claim |ments on fire dumage at the belli Brothers and company warc- house, Elizabetl J According al officials the fire damage was only $1.500 but claims against insurance companies to the amount of $110,000 were paid, Turned Over To Ruddy The salvaged properly was turned over to Ruddy to scll. He had reported to the insurance com- | panies that he would be able to real- ize $35,000 from the sale. The in- surance companics w suspicions and asked the government to step in. Tederal agents say the property was little damagod and worth prac- tically the full $110.000. They say Ruda; scheme included the sale of [the goods for $35.000 Lut the pur- chaser would split the difference be- tween that price and the value with Luddy. United States Attorney uttle said Ruddy had ed on similar enter- prises hefore and estimated that the property which passed through his against adju then actual for bishops will begin. It was said three was to minimum nwwber that could lected because of the number leing 1etired on account of age. factions opposc bishops. A resolution e the | be se- | Certain | the election of any | forbidding a Meiho- {dist minister “to solemnize marriige lof a divorced person whose wite or husband is living, but this rule shail | to any innocent person | where it is elearly shown in the mind the minister that the frue canse for divorce is adultery or its full | moral equivalent, or to divorced per- | sons who wish to be reunited.” was | Another sesolulioh: macorviondad | the church exert all its power to Wipe | out the evil of lynching. and the ! {annual observance of the pentecost by suitable ritual services. | MAPLE SUGAR HAS MARKED DECLINE Production for New Englaud§ Falls Sharply | Boston, May 19 (®—Maple su-| gar production for New England fell | off sharply this season due princi pally to unsatisfactory weather coi- ditions which resulted in a long| drawn out season but small flows of | sap. A report today by the New land crop reporting service plac total production, expressed as sugar, at 11,787,006 pounds compared with the large crop of L0000 pounds in 1927 and 13.570,000 pounds, the| five year average. Of the total only about 13 per cent or 1,544,000 pounds were made into sugar this spring while the average, sugar production is 100, An increasing tendency to make sugar according to orders was noted. The remainder of the crop went into| syrup with resultant production of | 1,280,000 gallons compared with | 1,716,000 last year. Quality was lower than usual but | prices remain about the same, the survey showed Eng VARE IS ILL AND CANNOT TESTIFY Advises Senate Election Inygs- tigation: Gommittee Washington, May 19 (UP)—Wil- liam S. Vare of Pennsylvania adviscd the Reed election investigating com- indigestion at Atlantic City. Con- sequently the committee postponed indefinitely its hearing set for today to give him an opportunity to state his side of the Pennsylvania primary situation in which Willlam B. Wilson contested Vare's election as scnator. Vare wired he hoped to appear later. Art Masterpieces Are Being Sold at Auction Tondon, May 19 (# — The second day's sale at Christic's of the late Sir George Lindsay Holford's art collection was much quieter than vesterday's sale, and prices realized were less sensational. The highest price paid today was 5.600 guineas for Murillo's picture, “A Girl Lifting Her Veil,” the total two days' fale being 396,597 guineas, (approx- It is estimated that the sum originally spent on the Holford collcction was scarcely more than 20,000 guineas, (about $100,- 000.) St. Thomas, Virgin Island, May 19 (M —The American passcnger steam- er Haiti went ashore on St. Croix today. The United States auxiliary mine sweeper Grebe has been sent to her assistance. (The Haliti, 1.612 tons, sailed from New York on May 12 with six pas- =engers and a gencral cargo). Itrict attgragy of Niagary county, mittee today he was ill with acute | hands had an aggregate value of between $3,000,000 and $4,000,00 Four ofher wor May 2 and 85 on the same charge, conmected with the company of New adjusto FIGHT IS POSTPONED men 2 held under Lyons York, insuranc Lightweight Championship Battle Now Has Been Set for Nest Thursday Night. New York, 19 (T —Post- ponement of the Sammy Mandell- Jimmy McLarnin lightweight cham- pionship. bout was announced for the third time foday. Rain causefl Promoter Tex Rickard to announc: that the title bout would be held iext weck, the night to be deter- mined later. The hout was fixed for Thursday night, deferred to Iriday and then postponed agamn until to- night. May Cotton Market 'l‘od;y New York, May 18 UP-—The coiton market opened steady foday at advance of 3 to % points and sol) about 1M to 13 points net higher in the first hour on relatively Liverpoo! eables and repori settled weather i the further gains in some western belt sections. Juiy sold np to 21,05 2111 on covering, and local buying, but not particularly active and demand vas supplied by week-end realizing Private cables said liquidation and hedge selling in Liverpool had been takén by a fair amount of trade call- ing and covering, and also reported improved cloth inquiry chiefly China The board await of the week 000 hales steady of - south, with central and nd October Orleans trading to was of cotfon 1ee rount on ship- at the end was estimated at § against 102,000 Jast year &% SO NAMED TOWN CLERK Darien May 19 (UP)—James A 1. McCammond today was appoint- cd town clerk and treasurer to suc- ceed’ Stephen R. Hoyt. The pointment was announced by board of selectmen. an th WILL INVESTIGATE 'To Look Into AHairs of Geo. | 19 (P —Icderal | belief | d under $40,000 Shows Steadier Tone | an | from | i AMUNDSEN ASTONISHED Can't Understand Nobile Not Secing Lenin Land—Says He Has Been | There dnd Walked O 1t Oslo, Norway, May 19 (P — Tha announcement that General Lm- herto Nobile in his flight in the Ttalia failed to sight Lenin Land was des scribed by Laold Amundsen in an interview today as “astonishing.” | The explorer said he had persons !4lly visited Lenin land on an expe- | gition with the Maud and made his way to this island group witk cdges and had signal posts crected, he Italian airship must have pa cd the islands in the fog, he des ng by the route the Ialia . he added, she did not appcar to have flown over a very conside |able arca which had not been e piored already. COOLIDGES ARRIVE * IN ANDOVER, MASS (Continued from First Page) in the presence of more than 1.000 alumni | ident’s Address Andov Mass., May 19 (UP)— Warning American institutions of | learning not to jeopardize life's spir- itual value in favor of materialistio doctrine, President Coolidge at Phil« lips Academy today asserted the self- standards of the student the standards which gauge the cthics of the world. “Whatever may be the standards of the classroom.” the president said, “practical life will require something more than 60 per cent or 70 per cent for a passing mark. The standards of the world are not like those set Ly the faculty, but mors closely resemble those set by the ‘nt body themsclves, \dards which the student lody are high. They make ace feuracy that is well-night complete, They apply the same standards to candor and honesty, Bluff and pres tense may he permitted in the classe room. hut in fheir relations with cach other, students regard sucit practices with contempt and those (who resort to them are properly considered cheap, They may be wille to view with considerable tol- nce those who break the rules of school, hut they will not fail to mete out condemnaution and penalty on those who hreak the rules of training “When the nations, 1t standards of ing ora | world holds its exami- Will require the same accuracy and honesty which student bodics impose upon |themselves, Lnless the mind s brought under such training and dis- | cipline will enable it to acquira these siandards at an early period, the grav avises thaf they may never be acquired.” To encourage and abet 4 his di pline, the president pointed out, greater stress should he centered on secondary schools where are a sembled young students of impre: sionable age. He said; “While the s of our univers ies are e . and every of- vt should be made to meet them, lit docs not seem that sufficient cni- phasis has heen placed on the necds of our secondary schools. After all, they furnish the material that goes nto our higher institutions. Their younger and more plastic students {have even greater needs than those |who are more mature, They ought to come under fthe influence of teachers of ability, character and [ sympathy. CONTINUED (UP)—The case lof 1 Hanson, jr., son of a | Bridgeport truckman, and Julius | Jackson. Bridgeport negro, charged LIQUOR CAS Darien, May - |with illegal transportation of liquor, i for a week after brief hearing in town court foday | Hanson ana Jackson were victims Amos Anderson the “lone wolf™ motoreveie officer. Anderson raid their truck contained 750 gallons of heer, continued of | READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS straw hat season is on and it BEAD HEBALD CLASSIFIED AUS 1t’s lovely in the shade, isn’t it? Soniething Shady About _This That just reminds us that the s time to get under a straw lid. The lndigs are}F ‘anchon and Marco girls of Los Angeles.