New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 1, 1928, Page 14

o = CONGRESS ALREADY SHOVING ACTIVTY Work Augmentod by Plans to Koep Cumpaign Plodges Washington, Dec. 1 M—Return- ing to the capitol to pick up where they left off last May, members of the seventieth congress today found their calendar of unfinished and routine business for the concluding short session beginning on Monday complicated by new demands of campaign promises. Campaign Even before the arriving congres- sional hosts could get into their desks today to bring out old bills neglected in the press of the last sesston, conferences called to take up the fate of legisla- tive promises born in the intervening national campaign, principally tariff revision and farm relief. When the opening session of the hiouse is concluded, Monday after- noon republican members of the ways and means committee will meet to discuss the much discussed question of whether tariff revision is to be undertaken and, if so, when, Unfintshed Work Unfinished work presents a real problem in the senate which starts off almost as soon as the gavel falls \with the resumption of debate on the Swing-Johpson Boulder Canyon Dam bill. The senate also has before it the adminjstration’s naval construction measure and the new Kellogg anti- war treaty. While its leaders and committees are studying over the prospects for tarm relief and tariff revision, the house will plunge into its annual task of appropriating the money to run the government during the ap- proaching fiscal year. This is one of the chief tasks of the short session of the retiring con- gress and leaders intend to make it the Teal business of the three- months term. Farm Relieft However, the ever-present prob- lem of farm relief and the new one of tarift revision is holding the at- tention of the pre-session discussions along with a friendly contest in the senate as to who is to succeed Vice Presidens-elect Curtis as republican leader of that body. Opinion of the republican leaders who have the upper hand in both the house and the senate has been divided as to whether farm relief in the form of a marketing measure should be pressed at the short ses- sion or left to an extra session which Mr. Hoover has promised if the problem is not disposed of at the short session. Senator McNary has drafted e new farm marketing bill and wil ask immediate action on it. Extra Session Senaters Berah, Idaho, and Brookhart, Jowa, want an extra ses- «lon for farm rellef and want tarift revision as well as a marketing bill taken up then. So far as the tariff revision fs concesned the action yesterday of Chairman Hawley of the house ways ans committee in calling re- of the committee to- on Monday for a discussion ot this question may go a long way in clearing the atmosphere. Hawley said that the meeting would be held to determine whether hearings would be held as the first step toward writing a new bill. He thought a general .revision bill could be put through as quickly as an emergency measure designed to aid agriculture. If there is to be an extra session —and only the far-away president- elect who comes into office on next March 4, can decide that—opinion is divided as to when it should be held. 8peaker Longworth of the house and Senator Watson of In- diana, a prospective senate leader, say nfixt fall. Representative Tilson | of Wonnecticut, the republican leader of the house, and Senator Smoot of Otah, the chairman of the powerful senate finance committee, say right away, that is, next uprmg‘flme"dm*m effective.” when the new congress comes into office. Al Smith Club Has Only Just Begun to Fight Washington, Dec. Smith Democratic club of Washing- ton, like John Paul Jones, has “just begun to fight.” The group has passed a resolution to “maintain its origin .s an active, energetic body to foster and animate 2 nagon-wide movement to bring about he nomination and election of Alfred E. Smith, in 1932.” A preamble to the resolution ex- | tols the defeated democratic stand- ard Learer and denounces the activ- | ities of the klan and Anti-Saloon | league. No mention is made of the | v York governor's announcement | t he never again expected to run for gublic office. Customs Border Patrol were being 1 P—The Alj | tions, many of them showing a gr [ City Items —_— Rev. William A. Harty branch, A. O. H., degree team will leave tomor- row for Stamford where four de- grees are to be conferred upon & class of 75 candidates. Members of the team and others who are plan- ning to make the trip will meet at Judd’s hall tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock. The trip will be made by bus. Joseph S8kowronski of 77 Booth street, who has falled to pay his personal tax or respond to police summons to court was ordered ar- rested and placed under $10 bonds, | by Judge Roche in police court to- day. A daughter was born at New Brit- ain General hospital today to Mr. and Mrs. Einar Wennberg of 15 Francis street. A son was born at New Britain General hospital today to Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Erickson of 417 Stanley street. The father is a supernum- erary policeman. Motoreycle Officer Clarence Kumm will return to duty Monday. He was injured in an accident Nov. 20, necessitating medical treatment COOLIDGES FERL WARNTH OF SOUTH Troe Sonthern Hospitality Greets Them on Yacation Swannanoa Club, near Waynes- boro, Va., D2c. 1 P—That southern hospitality which almost everyone has heard about is being enjoyed by President and Mrs. Coolidge at their country residence here in the Blue Ridge mountains. To make up for the fact that the president does not wish to accept any invitations, the people here- abouts are stopping at Swannanoa 2nd leaving all sorts of gifts of food famous down here in the Old Do- winion. First to come were a dozen quail bagged on an estate neighboring Swannanoa, and an invitation that if the president would choose to shoulder his gun, he would be sure to find some for himself. Then came a big, juicy Virginia ham cooked by an old mammy, Mary Vernie, who Is full of pride because famous persons like Marshat Foch and General Pershing have | tasted her dishes. The ham that Mary turned out was covered with brown sugar rubbed well into the tender meat and stuck full of cloves. A fruit cake, described as “old fashioned in every way,” is resting in a shelf of Swannanoa's kitchen and in the basement are six boxes of apples grown in the neighborhood. ‘The thirty pound turkey the presi- dent had for Thanksgiving dinner was sent by friends in Charlottes- ville, Both the President and Mrs. Coolidge are seeking rest and few people have seen them since they returned to the club after a day in Charlottesville Thursday. A simi- lar day of quiet was the order .or today. Tomorrow Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge may attend church nearby and leave sometime that day for ‘Washington. 20,000 ENTRIES IN DURANTS GONTEST Many Have Plans for Enforcing Liquor Laws New York, Dec. 1 (#—Everything | from terscly worded telegrams to carefully prepared documents, ac- companied by charts and graphs, is included among the 20,000 entries {submitted for the $25,000 prize of- fered by W. C. Durant, motor manu- facturer, for the practicable plan “best and most to make the 18th The contest, which was opened by Mr. Durant's offer last August! closed today. Next Tuesday the com- | mittee of judges will hold its first meeting, organize and, assisted by a | corps of readers and secretaries, be- | gin the task of selecting the prize winning entry, whose author will re- ceive $25,000 Christmas Day. W. O. Heffernan, assistant to Mr. | 'Durant, said today that anti-liquor education and more drastic means of | enforcement were the predominating | themes of the plans offered. | “The freak plans, some of which | were submitted in a spirit of levity and others which are sincere, were | fernan said. “The serious sugges t amount of thought and study, hav made up the bulk of the Jater en- tries.” i Entries have been received alike from persons who favor prohibition | and those opposed to it, he said. | The committee designated to se- | Honeycombed With Graft '1°ct the priz: winner is composed of Detroit, Mich,, Dec. 1 (#—John! R. Watkins, United States district wttorne today said statements made by some of the 14 customs border patrol in yesterday o to * ectors arrested | warrants charging con- | liquor smuggling h accepting bribes, implicat- #d most of the remaining 112 mem- bers of the patrol.” | “From the statements of these men, it appears that the entire pa- trol is honeycombed with corruption and money-taking,” Mr. Watkins said. | CLAIM ) ROM_ CITY | Attorney Thomas F. McDonough ! Yas becn retained by James M. But- | ler, former cafe owner, who claims | the city 18 indebted to him to the ex- tent of several hundreds dollars by reason of the revocation of his liquor license at the time the “dry” law | became effective, The city maintain- ed a liquor license fund for several vears after prohibition, planning to rebate the saloon owners for the peried to elapse between the auto- matle revocation and the expiration date on the license, but this fund was converted several weeks ago to » road repair account. i The corporation went 15 nationally known pe ing Miss Jane Addam liam Borah, th Parkes Cadman. William G Adoo, and Rabbi Stephen 8. Wisc. | | Rotstein et al Must Pay | Alpert $120 for Candy The case of Harry Albert, whole- ale candy dealer, inst Morris Rotstein and others, which was tried in city court early in the summcr, was definitely settled with the ren- dering of a decision hy Judge Mor. ris D. Saxe, who gave judgment for sons, includ- | the plaintiff to recover £120.10 from the defendants. The defendants | Lought candy as individuals for Community theater in Plainville, | which was owned by a corporation. into bank- ruptey and refused to pay the bill. During the hearing it was brought out in evidence that individuals made the purchases and charged them as such and not as a corpor- ation. On the basis of this, the court found them liable and decided in favor of the plaintiff. Attorney d L. Alpert represented the plaintiff. READ HIC;L\IJJ CLASSIFIED ADS1 COSTS DRIVER $10 Failure fo' Sigoal Lelt Tarm Blamed for Gollision Harry J. Robinson, aged 26, of 322 Washington street, whose auto- mobile figured in a collision with a police department motorcycle at the corner of West Main street and Woodruff Court on Nov. 20, was fined $10 and costs by Judge Henry P. Roche in police court today on the charge of violation of the rules of the road. He pleaded not guilty but Judge Roche, after hearing the testimony, pointed out that two dis- tinct rules of the road had been vio- lated, and it was apparent that the situation resulting from Robinson's driving was typical of what the rules of the road were intended to precluae. Officer Kumm, who has been off duty with an injury to his left foot Psince the accident, testified that he was riding west on West Main street about 12:45 o'clock in the afternoon and Robinson was just ahead of him. Without giving a signal, Rob- inson turned left into Woodruft Court and the officer, forced to turn suddenly to avoid a crash, was thrown from his machine when the front part of his cycle caught the rear of the automobile. Chief W. C. Hart testified that he was at police headquarters when Robinson reported the accident. He admitted that he had not signalled ! before making the turn, his expla- nation being that the windows of his car were up and he could not extend his hand. Robinson testified that the officer was riding so close to the rear of his automobile it was impossible to see him. Before reaching Wood- ruff court, Robinson said, he gave a signal that he was about to re- duce speed. He did not know any- one was behind him and as the win- dow on the driving side of the car was raised to within two inches from the top he did not signal with his hand. Judge Roche said Robinson violat- ed one rule by failing to signal be- fore turning and another by cutting to the left of the center of the in- tersection, signal was the more serious of the two, he said. Berlin Youth Freed Salvatore Vendrilla, aged 19, of Hudson street, Berlin, charged with violation of the rules of the road, was freed on a nolle. Prosecuting Attorney Woods said he had looked into the facts of the case carefully and had come to the conclusion that it was one for the civil courts rather than police court. The young man was driving a car which struck a car driven by a Waterbury man ' on West Main street late Thursday night, causing the Waterbury car to turn over twice, Must, Carry Credentials Nicholas Armentano, aged 20, of 35 South Hudson street, did not have his operator's license and certificate of registration in his possession when Motorcycle Officer Thomas Blanchette asked for them last eve- ning, but he produced them in court with the explanation that they were in his overalls yesterday. On recom- mendation of Prosecuting Attorney Woods judgment was suspended, but Judge Roche warned Armentano that the law specifies that every driver must carry them and it be- hooved them to be careful to do so. Armentano was driving from East Main street into Elm street about 5:15 last evening and Anna Hanise- vich, aged 15, of 31 Connerton street was crossing. The car struck her unknown to Armentano, according to his statement to Officer Blanch- ette, and he did not stop until Jeanne LaCourse of 244 High street, Hartford, who was with him, told him of the mishap. The girl was bruised but not seriously injured and will be under treatment at New Britain General hospital for a few days at least. Sent to Statc Farm John McGrath, aged 31, of 750 East street, pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness and not guilty to charges of vagrancy, breach of the peace and resistance. He asked for leniency but Judge Roche told him his record was such that the cout would not be justified in giving him any consideration and he scntenced him to the state farm. Officer John W. Riley that McGrath, who has but one leg | and uses crutches, was with three others in Russell Brothers' store doorway on Main street last night and McGrath was seen 1o step out and stop several passersby as though to ask them for money. The officdr ordered them to move on and warned McGrath against the first to be received,” Mr. Hef- | pegging but a short distance down !to have reports of physical exami- the street McGrath repeated the act and when the officer warned him again he became abusive. under arrest he resisted and Augus- tine McDonough of 64 Church street came to the officer's aid. Although it did not come out in the testimony, it was learned that Officer Ernest P. Bloomquist, who is under six months’ suspension, also assisted Officer Riley. He hap- pened to be nearby when the offi- cer rapped his nightstick and he lurricd to help subdue McGrath. McGrath took the witness stand after MeDonough and Officer Riley had testificd. He said he was w0 drunk he did not know what he did. He did not remember anvthing of the struggle with Officer Riley and 1 promised to behave if given a but Prosecuting Attorney eminded Judge Roche that McGrath has been before the court numerous times and his promises to stay away from bad company have | never been kept. Gamblers Fined Bogos Kishishian, aged 26, plead- ed gnilty to the charge of keeping a gambling house at 468 Main street and was fined $5 without costs, on recommendation of Prosecuting At- torney Woods. Each of the follow- ing was fined $2 without costs on the charge of gambling: Simon Ap- Kar, 42, of 422 Main street; George Korko, 35, of 53 Lafayette street: Joseph Arthur, 38 of 56 Unfon street; Baba Tanlis. 62, of 21 Broad street. Mr. Woods told the court Officers The failure to give the, testified | Placed | was found but the keeper agd play- ers admitted thelr gullt. Agrees to Ald Wite Hownidis Desnoches, ¢4, of 212 Main street, charged with non-sup- Black Rock avenue, agreed to pay $5 a week towards her support and the case was oontinued in care of the probation officer with the un- derstanding that failure to keep up the payments will be followed by his arraignment in court. He was rep- resented by Judge William F. Man- gan. VESTRIS INVUIRY FINALLY CLOSED Steamship Co. Absolved Though Blame I Not Placed New York, Dec. 1 UP—The federal !investigation of the sinking of the | British liner Vestris off the Virginia Capes November 12 with the loss of 1110 lives s closed. All that remain- ed today was a report of their find- ings by the twq nautical advisers ,at the inquiry and that of the pre- |siding commissioner. The advisers, Captain E. P. Jes- sop, representing the United States, and Captain Henry McConkey, the British government, are to summa- rize their findings Wednesday. Com- missioner O'Neil will make his re- port later, In an addrems at the conclusion of his.introduction of testimony, United States Attorney Tuttle re- Iterated his statement made at the opening of the inquiry that it wasa | “fact finding” investigation and had not been conducted with the object of finding a scapegoat. He sald it had been made clear port of hia wife, who lives at ulr'o Peon. Prisoners Admit that the shifting of the cargo wullhll description. not responsible for the disaster and that the owners had been cleared of the charge that they knew of the desperate condition of the ves- outlined constructive suggestions that bad been made in regard to the adoption of better life preserv- ers and that all underwater out- ilets to the sea be placed in vessels 80 that they be accessible at all times, One theory of the sinking of ithe Vestrls is that sanitary plpes ,in the coal bunkers which were in- |accessible burst and flooded the ' vessel, Mr. Tuttle criticized Steamboat Inspector Edward Keane for not having lowered the lifeboats of the Vestris when he inspected the ves- sel just prior to the sailing. The in- |spector had previously testified it was impossible to lower the boats because of the presence of lighters alongside the vessel and also read a rule of the department of commerce which exempted foreign vessels from this provision of inspection. The federal attorney said the fail- | ure to lower the boats was inex- {cusable *‘unless the convenience of a few lighters s to take precedence over the protection of human life | in an emergency.” Mr. Tuttle also put forward the question of whether tramp steamers should be required to carry radio equipment after Chief Mate George Harrison of the steamer Montoso testified that his ship was within six miles of the Vestris on Novem- ber 11 and only 45 mile away when she sank yet knew nothing of the difficuities she was in. MRS. PERA'S HEALTH 10 BE OBSERVED \Doctors Will Examine Aged Woman Facing Deportation Mrs. Elizabeth Pera of Connecti- cut avenue, who is alleged to have jentered the United States illegally and therefore faced deportation sev- eral months ago, will be examined |by a public health official from Bos- ton, Mass, according to word re- ceived by Attorney Cyril F. Gaffney (of this city from a Washington at- torney who has been looking after the case in the capital. Dr. P. W. Fox of this city submitted a report that Mrs. Pera, who is almost 70 vears of age, was in poor health and as a result, her case is being held in reservation, It is customary in cases where Ithe claim of poor health s made, | nation verified by the government officials and it is expected that Mrs. Pera will undergo an examination |very shortly. | T E e POLISH DEMOCRATIC MEETING A general meeting open to the public will be held Sunday evening at 7:30 at the Falcon hall for the purpose of organizing a Polish- American democratic club. The meeting is sponsored by leading fig- jures in tocal democratic circles, and |the temporary committee in charge {consists of Alderman Frank Zapat- |ka, Councilman Lucian Macora and Lawrence S8amorajczyk, and Paul ! Nurczyk. Judge Willlam F. Mangan, | member of the democratic state een- tral committee, and James O'Brien, Americanization director, will be among the speakers. FRACTURES SHOULDER IN FALL Vernon Engert of 182 Smith istreet sustained a fracture of the sel before the SOS. was sent, He: A WURDER CALSE Killing of Man York, Pa., Dec. 1 M—John Bly- myer, 33, and John Curry, 18, two of the three under arrest for the kill- ing of Nelson D. Rehmeyer in an etfort to get a lock of hair which they intended te bury under eight feet of ground in order to break a spell they belleved Rehmeyer had cust over them, do not appear to re- gret the slaying, according to the police. They did not intend to kill Reh- meyer, but now they are glad he is dead for the spell has been broken, is the philosophy of the two, ‘he police said. Wilbert G. Hess, whose family was led to belleve that Blymyer was a “Pow-Wow" doctor, seems to be the only one of the trio who wor- ries over the killlng. He was pres- ent when Rehmeyer, a farmer, was clubbed to death last Tuesday nighy in his home. . A cursory investigation of the an- tecedents of the tragedy reveal that a notorious coterie of so-called “Pow-Wow" doctors in York county and at least one in Lancaster coun- ty, are remotely or directly connect- ed with the killers and had mucn to do with the mental state of the three that led them to the erime. ‘When Detective I Iph Keech first. learned of the witchcraft element in the killing, ke hurried to York and got in touch with Charles W. Dice, who has figured in witcheraft in York and vicinity. From Dice he learned that Blymer was the “doc. tor” in the Hess case. Dice was un- able to tell the identity of the man of slighter build and known as “John” said to have been with Blymer on his visits to Rehmeyer. ‘The latter's wife gave the detectives F >m Dice, how- ever, the detective obtained the in- fermation which led to the arrest of John Curry. This lad first told of the killing and then was arrest- ed. District Attorney Amos W. Herr- mann, as a result of the revelations in the Rehmeyer killing, will give at. tention to an investigetion of the witcheraft situation in York county. LIONS STILL LEAD IN BOWLING RACE Bassford New High Man—All Wait lor Rotary Stormy weather kept many bowl- ers away from Rogers' alleys last evening when the third session of the Civic Bowling league took place. Only four full teams appeared, al- though there was but one man need- ed for a fifth team. Lions team No. 1, which is lead- ing the league, took twp out of three games from Kiwanis No. 1. A close contest between Chamber of Commerce No. 1 and Kiwanis No. 2, went to the Kiwanis team, two out of three, on a final count by a ma- 3 ‘v pinfall of three. ‘The feature of last night's bowling was the breaking of the high indi. vidual score of 131 previously held by Ernest R, Dechant, bowling the week before with Lions No. 1, by Walter M. Bassford of Kiwanis No. 1, who made a high score of 133, with no strikes. The teams which have already bowled, including three Lions teams, two Chamber of Commerce, two Ex- change and two Kiwanis team, are waiting for Harold Clark, chairman of the Rotary team, to get his men on the alleys. T. P. McAuliffe, sec- retary of the Rotary club, holds the city's record for high individual score with a pinfall of 176, and bowlers in every team in the league are out for his scalp. Rev. Willlam H. Alderson, president of the Rotary club, expressed surprise last Wed- nesday when Informed that his «_ams had not yet made their ap- pearance, but denied they were afraid to meet the other clubs. Dr. John Rice Elected | Wesleyan Alumni Head New Haven, Dec. 1 UP—Dr. John Rice, New Haven health officer, was elected president today of the Wes- leyan Alumni, at a meeting and din- ner held at the Hotel Garde. Other officers elected were vice president, Ira Joel; secretary, Leland Wood- | ford. Dean Nicholson, one of the speak- ers, told the assemblage of the ad- vance Wesleyan university is making under the leadership of President McConaughy. The alumni activities in various parts of the country were descflbed‘ by Herbert L. Connelly. Dr. Louis Gompertz, was elected to honorary membership in the Alumni association for his interest shown to Wesleyan and the alumnt. APPLES PLENTIFUL Chicago, Dec. 1 (—Teacher may expect to receive many a beautiful | red-cheeked apple pretty soon The government bureau of agri- cultural economics, announces that apple storage houses throughout the United Stites have on hand 2,870,- 000 barrels, 12,421,000 boxes and 4,918.000 bushel baskets of apples. | Combined holdings are 44 per cent greater volume than a year ago, and 30 per cent above the § year aver- age. ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT | right shoulder in a fall down stairs vesterday afternoon and was treat- ed at New Britain General hospi- tal, after which he went home. He is employed by the Spring & Buck- ley company, clectrical contractors. HOUTEL N A SUICIDE Atlanta, Dec. 1 (#--L. J. Dinkler, former Nashville, Tenn., banker. and founder of the largest hotel chains in the south, shot himself to death in the Piedmont hotel last night, ap- parently because of ill health. He | was 67 years old. Mr. and Mrs. J. Testorl of 489 | South street have announced the en- gagement of their daughter, Miss . Hilda M. Testori to Guido R. Tosatti, {mon of Mr. and Mrs. 8. Tosatt! of i Rocky Hill avenue. No date has been set for the wedding. ' DEDICATION OF HOME The New Britain auxiliary of the Hebrew Women's Home for Children has announced the dedication of the new home at 500 Blue Hills avenue, Hartford tomorrow at 3 o'clock. The Center of Maternal Love if It Is to Be Independent “More than 80 per cent ef the children brought into the world to- day are the victim of overindulgence by their mother and are forced to start life mentally crippled,” stated Dr. Mary G. Schrader, a psychiatrist on the staff of the Rush Medical hospital in Chicago, speaking at the regular staff conference of the Visit- ing Nurse association held yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the par- lors of the Y. W, C. A. William W. T. Squire, Junior Achievement di- rector, Edward C. Connolly, proba. tion officer, and Oscar A. Erickson, scout executive, were present as guests of the association. The con- ference was largely attended. “Children should be started in lite with a fair, decent adjustment and taught to take the proper attitude towards life,” Dr. Schrader salds “Motherhood is the foundation of a child’s life but unfortunately moth- erhood is not always wise and by overindulgence warps the mind of the child and leaves it mentally un- fit to begin life with the right ideas. “The child should be made to un- derstand that he is not the greatest person in the’ world but that there are others just as great and better. Overindulgence of the child by its mother cripples the mind of the thild and leaves it unfit to properly adjust itself. ¥ “In many cases children that are born cripples are better able to face the problems of the world because of their physical defects, than children that are overindulged by their moth- ers. Crippled children must learn to overcome their physical defects in order to become properly adjusted to life's problems. “Mothers that overindulge their children show that they have an infant personality and really have no more understanding than the child itself. A child should not be made the center of a mother’s whole love. If a mother would look ahead and plan what she wants her child to be in future life, the evil of over- indulgence would disappear. 8She would then teach the child to over- come obstacles when young. Life is really a period of weaning. As the child grows up it meets new problems and difficulties and ad- vances from one period of life to another. “Children should be taught to have courage and a strong desire to grow up. Many of the ‘only’ chil- dren take things easy and refuse to grow up and take hold of the world’s problems. By giving them a real idea of courage they will at- tempt to take the proper attitude toward life and the problems that count the most. “Children should be encouraged to use their intelligence and energy and should not be pitied every time they meet with a misfortune, Give them the idea that every problem they encounter is one of lfe's diffi- culties and they will soon learn to grasp their opportunities as they come along.” CHRISTHAS SEALS IN CIRGULATION More Than 22,000,000 Distrib- uted Throughout Connecticut Hartford, Dec. 1—More than 22,- 000,000 Christmas seals have been distributed throughout Connecticut from the offices of the state tubercu- losis commission in the capitol to 27 local associations in the final prepar- ation for the official launching of the campaign Monday in all of the cities and towns of the state, accord- ing to a statement made by Misa Mabel Baird, campaign director for the commission. The number distrib- uted this year exceeds that of any previous year by more than one million. A final tabulation of the 1927 returns just received by the commis- sion from national headquarters, in- dicates that the Connecticut sale, was exceeded by only four other states in the Union. Connecticut was the only state between one ang two million inhabitants which raised a sum in excess of $100,000. More effective has been the inter- est created in the establishment of new organizations dedicted to educa- tional and preventive work in the campaign against the disease. Or- ganization plans in Connecticut in- clude the reappointment by the commission of all the former local agencies. and the establishment of a new unit in the town of Berlin. “Organizations and leaders con- ducting the campaign in the local communities include: The Tuberculosis Relief commit- tee of New Britain, of which C. W. Upson is chairman; the Visiting Nurse committee of Berlin, Mrs. Henry Hooker, chairman; Public Health Nurse association of Plain- ville, Mrs. J. B. Minor, Jr., chair- man, and the Public Health asso- ciation of Southington, Mrs. Frank D. Taylor, Jr., chairman. Grand Herald of L. 0. 0. F. Visits This City Monday L. Broomfield, Jr., grand herald of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, will pay an official visit v Gerstaecker lodge, Monday night, attending the meeting to be held at L O. O. I'. hall on Arch street. Mr. Broomfield, a resident of Stamford, has not visited the local order pre- viously. A program of entertain. ment is planned, to be followed by refreshments. REJECT PROFESSIONALISM Bhicago, Dec. 1 P—National Bki association clubs have rejected a proposal made by 22 of the more public has been invited to attend the exercises. prominent ski riders that a profes- sional class be organized withim its Jurisdiction. (Continued from Firat Page) Cleveland was ordered to make the tilp because there is a choppy sea in the Gulf of Puna that made small bosts inadvisable. It was ar- ranged for the welcoming commit- tee to le picked up during the run across ‘* » gulf and be the president- elect’s guest at luncheon. The Cleveland was due in Guaya- quil, about 2 p. m. and everything was in readiness to ‘take the dis- tinguished guest for a tour of the town, including « visit + Guayas university. Guests of President Mr. H over and members of his party were to be guests of the Ecuadorean president at dinner. Mrs. Hoover was to return to the Cleve- land for th. night it others of the party intended to remain ashore at a hotel. Sunday the president-elect and his party are to board the Clccland for the trip back to tr» Maryland which will set sail late in the day for Cal. lao, Peru, the next port of call. From Callao the president.elect will go to Lima, the capital city, to be greeted and entertalned by President Le- gula, To Visit Bolivians The Maryland is expected to stop at some Chilean port between Arica and Valparaiso, so that Mr. Hoover may greet Foreign Min' ‘er Palaccio and other Bolivian officials as he cannot visit Bolivia. After the gentle ministrations of King Neptune's court on crossing the equator many of the Hoover party are somewhat stiff and sore. All, however, will keep vivid mem- ories of the experience. Maryland's cquatorial veterar. outdid them- selves in their initiation, knowing that Mr. Hoover would be a specta- tor. Enjoys Equator Sports Associates of the president-elect say he indicated that never in his 14 previous passages of the equator had he seen better “Neptuning.” Among those -itiated by the my- thical sea king vas Allan Hoover, son of the president-e! °t, who was required to march with his neck and wrists in stocks. Nine other mem- bers of the Hoover party, a half dozen newspaper correspondents, and 750 officers and sailors of the Maryland were also initlated. DRY AGENT FINED 85 FOR SHOOTING GIRL Nominal Amount Imposcd On Lorain City, 0., Man Who Nearly Killed Victim. Elyria, 0., Dec. 1 UP—Louls Cicco, Lorain City prohibition officer, was fined $6 and costs today by Judge A. R. Webber in common pleas court for the wounding of Miss Betty Hey- wood, when her automobile was fired on near Lorain by officers seeking to intercept a shipment of liquor. Judge Webber postponed the sen- tencing three times, in order to give Cicco an opportunity to make a financial settlement with the girl. The fine was imposed today, how- ever, without such an agreement having been reached. Miss Heywood was shot in the neck on the night of last September 126 as she drove Into Lorain with her father and other members of her family, Cicco and two other mem- bers of a city dry squad, Frank Klady and Walter Knitter, were ar- rested. Cicco, who was alleged to have fired the shot, was charged with shooting to wound. He was found guilty of assault and battery after {he had testified that ‘he fired at the ipavement instead of the car and that the bullet glanced. ‘When he first came up for sen- tence Judge Webber declared that he had been the victim of circumstance and told him to seek a settlement with Miss Heywood, a British sub- Ject living in Elyria. U. S. Anxious to Stop Up Liquor Leaks on Borders ‘Washington, Dec. 1 (UP—Liquor originating in Canada still is trick- ling through the anti-smuggling treaty of 1924 and the United States has proposed that revetment work be done to make the er more liquid proof. While this is being done, the United States would also like to do a little levee work on a similar pact signed with Cuba®in 1926, Torrington Burglars Are Held for Trial Torrington, Dec. 1 UM—In city court this forning Walter Jobtan- ski, and Stephen and John Kucineski were held in bonds of $35,000 each on charges of burglary with violence and theft with violence and fn lien of bonds were taken to the county jail at Litchfield. The trio pleaded guilty to the charges. Snow Plows Being Used In Adirondack Regions Tupper Lake, N. Y., Dec. 1 (UP) —8pow plows were sent into action in this Adirondack region today in ithe first defensive move this season ‘against the onslaught of winter. A seveu inch blanket of heavy “sugar snow” fell during the night. cover- ing a countryside already glazed by {a freezing rain, OFFERED HOME IN AUSTRIA A home in Austria was offered to Attorney Thomas F. McDonough in return for his services as counsel for Samuel Welss of this city who was sentenced to life imprisonment Wed- nesday in superior court for the murder of his brother, The attorney, unwilling to take the home, refused the deed and instead, agreed to wait until friends and rela- tives could give Weiss some finan- clal assistance. At the present time, it is under- stood, friends are offering to aid in paying his counsel fees. g s Lo Sabde et | X John Weiss. | Hartford, Dec. 1—After announc- ing that for the ffth sucosssive year Trinity college has ciosed ita fis- cal period with a small balance of |income over expenditures, President R. B. Ogilby, ip his annual report to the trustees of the college today, commented on a recent magasine article, “Are the Colleges Playing Poor,” that has aroused considerable interest. In reply to the author of this -article, who accused the colleges of “playing poor” in order to stimu- late wealthy people to make gifts and bequests in their favor, Dr. Ogilby says, “A college that deliber- ately maintains fiictitious deficits as a means of appeal for funds is not only dishonest, as the writer of the article implies, but foolish as well. . + « + 1 do not believe that prospective donors are moved by wails about de« ficits. , . successful busineas men . . like to see evicence that their gifts are not only filling real needs, but are being administered with somo degree of business skill."” | In sppport of a statement that 1 successful administration of a col- lege depends not so much on the size of endowment as on the skill with which funds are handled, Dr. Ogilby cited Trinity's balanced budget and revealed that every se- ;curity held by the college is paying | interest, the average income from all investments being 5.18 per cent, Gifts During Year Gifts and bequests received by Trinity during the last academic year included $500,000 from Willlam G. Mather of Cleveland for a new chapel, $560,000 from the late Frank C. Sumner of Hartford, and $10,000 from W, H. Ruasell of Los Angeles or the establishment of a fellowship. Passing to a consideration of tho position and problems of the small college today, he declared that their chief purpose is not o prepare young men for an occupation In life, but to “conserve right values’™ and to “perpetuate spiritual truth.” The college, he said, “is not merely a machine for making more success- ful the privileged youth of a mater- lalistic civilization.” 8o widespread is the conception or education as preparation for eco- nomic life, however, that “it is ex- ceedingly difficult to withstand the pressure to make our colleges voca- .tlonll institutions,” Dr. Ogllby con- tinued, but “against this misconcep- tion the small liberal arts colleges of New England have long made & definite stand. With the indepen- dence of private management anad the prestige of auge, they offer to youth an indefinable thing called culture, which resists appraisal in material terms. Though they con- descend 80 far as to arrange a course of study which has a definite rela- tion to coming professional studies, they endeavor the more eagerly to insist .that the professional man should have the background of & rich and varied eultural education.” DAWN T0 DUSK FLIGHT New Britain Man 0 Test His En- durance Starting at Daylight To- morrow From Brainard Field. An all day flight, hovering over Brainard fleld and vicinity, and coming as far as New Britain, will be made tomorrow by J. Horan Hadigan of this city. The flight, known as “Dawn to dusk flight” will start shortly after daylight and will continue as long as the fuel holds out, which is expected to be in the evening. Hadigan, who is a pupil of Lieu- tenant Carl A. Dixon also of this city, will fly one of the new Chal- lenger biplanes owned Ly the L. & H. Afpcraft corporation and main- tained at Brainard field. Mr. Hadigan will fly alone, using all available space in the plane for gasoline storage. He plans to re- main in the air 10 hours.or longer. Fails to Pay Judgment, Court Doubles Cost Because George Lucas failed to fulfill & judgment rendered against him in the city court 12 years ago for the $175, he must now pay nearly double the amount, according to a decision filed in*the court by Judge Morris D. Saxe. In December, 1916, a decision was rendered against Lucas in favor of John A. Hoffman, which was never paid according to allegations made by the plaintiff in the last suit, and he sought judgment for the amount of the original debt with (interest, which amounted to $326.65. Judge 8axe filed a judgment for $331.60, | The firm of Kirkham, Cooper, Hune {gerford & Camp represented Hoff- (man, State Allows Fraction Of Education Expense Although the state board of educa~ tion allows the city of New Britain $2.25 for each child of school age, it costs the city $87.50 to educate each child, Supt. Stanley H. Holmes said today. New Britain has 20,105 children of school age and at the rate of $2.25 each the state will give fhe city $45,236.p5. Only a small per- centage of New Britain's school population can be educated on the amount received from the state. ESTATE DISTRIRUTED The property of the late Mrs. Belli Greenstein, located at 286 290 Elm street, which was willed to her by her husband, Harry Greenstei, who died on June 28, 1923, with a lprov!-o that at her death the prep- terty go to his children, S8amuel and Edward Greenstein, Mrs. Tda Berko- witz and Mrs. Nettie Rotstein, was distributed yesterday according to & certificate of settlement filed in the city clerk's office, which directs the apportionment of the property among the four children. M. Greenstein died last April 7. READ HEKALD CLASSIFIED ADS