New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1928, Page 15

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT BECOMES EVIDENT Business Rush Expected fo Get Under Way Today It did not require the calendar for New Britain people to realize today that the holiday season is coming. Th spirit of Christmas was quite distinctly in the air, at least in the business section. The snow flurry, added the neees- sary background for a yuletide pic- ture. Local stores have their shelves and counters literally stocked with toys, candies and more elaborate gifts. Gifts shops and studios are turning out new fangled ideas and fancy articles by the minute. One lo- cal store has the whole front of its building festooned with holly, laurel and electric lights, which burned brightly all day long, sending red, yellow and green gleams over the heads of shoppers. This afternoon was expected to mark the official opening of the Christmas rush, although the stores will not start keeping open nights until Wednesday, Dec. 19,Wednes- \day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December 19 to 22 inclusive they will remain open auntil 8 o'clock, and on Monday, December 24 they will close at 7. The appearance of Salvation Army kettles on Main street today helped bring home the fact that S8anta Claus is almost ready to stage his annual act. Santa Claus letters arriving at the post office every day attest to the fact that Young New Britain {8 prepared to face this condition in characteristic manner. At the parcel post station on Court street packages are beginning to pile up. A visit to that station early in the morning makes one appreciate jnst a little more the situation that kes mailmen tired on Christmas. I'housands of letters from New Brit- 2in will find their way to Washing- ton, enriching the dead letter office with Christmas and New Year's ey look just as big and just &s ecn and just as promising to the voungsters and just as expensive to father as ever before. A West Main street dealer, asked about trees said they will sell as usual, anywhere fron: 50 cents to $3 each or as much as they will bring, until everyone )8 supplied, when the price will go down xo rapidly that on Christmas they will be giving them away and on December 26 and thereafter they will hire men to haul them away. The average tree will run from 50 cents to $1.£5 he said. Trees are scarcer this year and harder to get, the dealer said, although there scemad to be plenty in his yard. The fact that hundreds of trees were left over last year unsold, is expected to influence this year's market in two ways. There will not e 80 many on the market and pur- chasers will get more tree for their money. . In toy stores and toy departments the larger stores a few new arti- cles have made their appearange, al- though all the old time favorites are still present. Without a definite check up it is safe to assume from the quantity of toys on the market that dolls for girls and mechanical {oys for boys still hold the lead, with educational and constructive outfits gaining in popularity every year. HING'S CONDITION SAID SATISFACTORY (Continued from First Page.) three weeks ago toda cold while Norfolk. 1t id semi-officially at Buckingham Palace during the night that the king's strength was bheing well maintained. At the same time it was learned that his restless day, noted in the evening bulletin, was attributed to X-ray examinations and needle explorations in the af- fected lung which he had under gone. v when he took shooting wild fowl in Wi Hold Consultation The Dasty Express said today it understood that after the radio 10gi- cal examination the physicians at- tending the king and H. Graham Hodgson held a long consultation on the question of performing ag opera- tion in the sovereign. X The newspaper said it was feared that the length of the illness has so taxed the strength of the king that it was doubtful whether he had suf- ficient vitality to sustain the ordenl of an operation. The newspaper gave no indication as to the character of the operation discussed and the report that such proceduse had been considered did not appear in any official or semi- official statement. - The evening bullefin was signed hy Sir Stanley Hewett, Lord Dawson of Penn and by Dr. Hodgson. It said: To Unchanged he king has not had a restful A radio logical exdmination was carried out fhis afternoon. Neither this nor the exploration by needle previously carried ont has disclosed any appreciable amount of pleural effusion. The general condi- tion remains unchanged.” Tater it was announced semi-offi- cially at the palace that the X-ray photographs had been submitted to other physicians during the evening and that they regarded them as of a satisfactory nature. Tt was said the photographs showed very little effusion. This, it was said meant that ordinary treatment would be continued instead of any active freatment heing possible as might have been the case had more effu- sion heen found. 1t seemed probable (hat the Daily Fixpress had civen in more striking form the information covered in the evening bulletin - and the late | semi-official statement. Sinee 1) iator statement appear | fhat active treatment had been dis- | cnssed in | hat. clot had formed at the base of the king's right lung. This was describ- ed as being a hot-bed of disease germs, any increased activity of which might cause the formation of an abscess hetween the two layers of the pleura. The first stage of such an abscess would mean the forma- tion of a quantity of a fluid, al- though it did not necessarily follow that the preliminary stage would progress to the actual formation - f an abscess. Yesterday's exploration was intended to ascertain the extent of possible effusion. It was believed that the king's heart action was not, for the mo- ment at least, giving any anxiety to his doctors. There were several indications that anxiety concerning the king was| diminishing. The private secretary of the king in telegraphing from the palace thanks for a message of sym- pathy concluding by saying “hi majesty’'s symptoms are improving and the situation 1s less anxious. Lord Lee of Fareham in a public speech said there now was every prospect for the speedy recovery of the king. Lord Lawson found time after leaving the palace to join his wife at a charity dinner and this was taken as an indication that things were going well at the palace. "Wales at Calro The Prince of Wales who disem- barked from the cruiser Enterprisc at Suez arrived at Caird, Egypt, to- day. He will go from there to Port Said, where he will rejoin the Enter- prise, which will sail late tonight for a trip of 850 miles to Brindisi, Italy. The Duke of Gloucester today was steaming for England on the liner Balmoral Castle. Reaches Egypt Cairo, Egypt, Dec. § (P—The Prince of Wales, on the way to the bedside of his father, arrived in Cairo early today from Suez where he left the cruiser Enterprise. At the station here there was an atmosphere of sympathy for the bronzed but tired looking youth heir to the British throne. It was an un- sually cold and cheerless day with rain threatening. The hair of the prince had been bleached by the tropical African sun. He wore a shepherd’s plaid overcoat over a double breasted grey flannel suit. He had on a blue shirt with a blue polka dot bow tie. He wore brown suede shoes and a brown The prince alighted briskly from the train and was greeted by offi- cials, including Said Zoulficar Pash, King Fuad’s grand chamberlain. He drove to the British residency with Lord Lloyd. high commissioner in Egypt, and read the latest bulletins from Buckingham Palace. The prince intended to rest to- day, with a round of golf if the -NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1928 | WOMAN MAY HAVE ESTABLISHED MARK Galiornia Fier Hopes for 25,000 Foot Level Oakland, Cal., Dec. 8 (®#)—Wheth- er Mrs. Louis McPhetridge Thaden, aviatrix and wife of an Oakland air- plane manager, has established a new airplane altitude record for wo- men—25,400 feet—seemed today to depend on which of her three height measuring instruments is adjudged to be correct. Mrs. Thaden harnessed herself to an oxygen tank, stepped into a bi- plane owned by D. O. Warne of Oak- land and climbed heavenward for about an hour yesterday afternoon. When she descended one of her al- timeters registered at 25,400 feet, the | other said 23,100 feet, and a baro- graph, read through the sealed open- ing. showed 22,100 feet, Both Mrs. Thaden and Leo 8. Na- gle, president of thesOakland chap- ter of the National Aeronautical A: sociation, were confident that a cali- bration of the barograph would show that a new record had been set. The present record, 24,900 feet, is held by Lady Heath of England. “It really wasn't a very difficult flight,” said Mrs. Thaden. "It was awfully cold, though. I first used the oxygen when my head began to feel light at 15,000 feet. The apparatus didn’t work properly, but by the time I was 17,000 feet up I got the hang of it and the oxygen refreshed me considerably. | Felt Bad 5 “At 20,000 feet I felt awfully bad. My head was roaring and I couldn’t seem to move the controls. I thought 1 would have to come down, but at 22,000 feet I took another draught jof oxygen and felt fine. From theu on everything was wonderful. “My watch stopped at 18,000 feet. { T believe it was so cold it just froze up. The plane was off the ground slightly more than an hour and a half. Mrs. Thaden, then unmarried, left job with a coal company in Wich- ita, Kansas about a year ago to be- come the first saleswoman of air- planes. She was married to Herbert Thaden, an air pilot last July. CALLES WON'T FIGHT weather permitted. 13 YEAR OLD AUTO THIEF Boy Detained By Police Belicved to Have Taken Many Machines Iron Streets of City. Although he admitted only onc of- tense in New Britain and one in Plainville, of taking automobiles without permission of the owners, a 13 year old boy who was in juvenlie court today is belicved by the police to have taken three or four other machines off the streets of this city, driving them to Plainville or to vari- ous parts of New Britain, Yesterday afternoon, Sergeant P. | J. O'Mara questioned him in a local | school and the boy admitted that he took a car owned by Benny W cewicz from Winter street near Spring street, several weeks ago. He abandoned it in Plainville, he said, where it was recovered by the state police, and to return to New Britain he took another machige and drove it to Clinton strect, where it was ater recovered. The boy, with a companion, was seen by Charles I'. Merwin of 49 Lexington street, tuking a car out of the Stanley Works yard off West Main street a few days ago and Ser- geant O'Mara has been obtaining admissions from him little by little, Although he is known to be exceed- ingly careless with the truth, the nolice helieve his admission ahout the antomobiles, hgeause it tallies with their reports in many details. LA ENFORGENENT ATTENPT DEPICTED (Continued from First Page) sales to domestic sources for the 12 months amounted to 433,900 ounces. Illicit traffic in narcotic drugs. Commissioner Doran said has not decreased and could not be curbed with the present forces. Not Abated “Illicit traffic in narcotic smuggled into the Un States seems not to have abated in any degree,” he said. “With these drugs comparatively readily obtainable in Europe and Asia and a strong demand therefor in the United States, represented by non:medical addicts who find it im- possible to obtain a supply from th quantity domestically manufactured, it is obvious that large supplies ef drugs 8o readily obtainable are un- lawfully introduced iuto the United States, particularly when there are considered the resourcefulness of those engaged in the traffic and the large volume of legitimate trade of our country which offers facilities for concealment of this flicit traffic o stop the iilicit influx of narcotics at ports and borders is admittedly difticult, if not linpossible, with the rresent facilities available for the purpose, and the progress of efforts to secure international cooperation looking toward an efficient measure of control over such shipments hy manufacturing countries, is seeming- 1y quite alo COlL. |GRAHAM ARRIVES Washington, Dec. § (A—Colonel 1. D. Graham, representative of In- dia on the League of Nations health committee, has arrived here as the | zuest of Surgeon-General Cumming while studving American methods of public health from the standpoints of local, state and federal organiza- tion and will visit several cities be- tore returning homa, e Daily slatenmont Mail from miedical contributor today an unidentified | saying a lymph READ H! SIFTED ADS GIL'S GOVERNMENT (Continued from First Page.) The assurance that the Calles frac- tion would not oppose the govern- ment was generally regarded as re- | days. He desired to leave the various which composed the party groups free to take a new attitude toward his candidacy if fthey desired to do 80 he added. The newspaper Tl Universal d today that the Labor party, which represents C. R. O. M. in politics, would hold a cosvention next Wed- nesday to nominate a presidential candidate, The principal name un- der discussion was that of Morones. Morones told the labor convention if there was any violence against its members the unions throughout the country would lay down their tools and refuse to worlk organizatjon said that unions not affiliated with it had notified them of their desire to act with the or- ganizalion in event of “anti labor activities." J. Floyd Johnston Succumbs in Essex Essex, Dec. 8 (®—J. Floyd John- ston, vice president of the United States Merchants’ and Shippers’ in- surance company, died yesterday at his home here. He regarded as a foremost expert in marine insur- ance in the country Heo began his insuranca career when a youth being employed L3 clerk of Lloyd’s American Insur- ance company in New York city. The company later became the United States Merchants' and Ship- pers Insurance company. He worked his way through the various departments of the firm until named vice president. Mr. Johnston was also chairman of the hoard of un- ers of New York. He gave h ervices during the war as a “dolla ear- man’ in Washington, where was & member of a special commission engaged in war work. Tommy Loughrah Starts Training for Peterson Chicago, Dec. 8 (UP)—Tommy Longhr: arrives lere Monday to afart training for his bout December with Big Boy Peterson of New Orleans. Loughran forfeited his light ieavyweight title to compete in the heavyweight division. Peterson is ex- pected to arrfive Tuesday. Shuffie Callahan of Chicago Heights, and Ted Ross of South Chi- cago, are on the same card with Loughran and Peterson. TOO MANY PRISON S Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8 (P There are so many prisoners in the Middlesex house of correcuon at st Cambridge that the carpenfer shop has been turned into a dormi- tory for the use of 48 of them. The institution has a capacity of 250 per- sons but 322 are there now. The situation was revealed when a defendant in a non-support case In superior criminal court had to he sentenced to the Worcester honse of correction because there was no FOR BEST RESULTS room here, Calles had announced his . |amendment, though it would give its City ltems Co. No. 7 of the fire department was called to a grass fire in & va- cant lot on Allen street at 9:46 this forenoon. The property is owned by Ralph R. Merigold of 554 Allen street. Mrs. Amanda Kallgren returned this week from Detroit Mich., where she gpent the past four months with her son. Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Kallgren and sons of Detroit, Mich, are spending the month with Mrs. Amanda Kallgren, Plans have been completed for a I'hi Sigma sorority bridge to be given at the home of Miss Veronica Luhrs (of 57 Forest street on December 14 {at 8 o'clock. Mrs. M. Siderowfsky and her daughter, Anna, of Stanley street spent several days in New York city ccently. The common council committee on supplies and printing will hold jthe monthly meecting Monday eve- ning at the office of the city clerk. James L. Doyle, president of the New Britain Record Co., suffered an iattack this morning and his condi- |tion was reported as serious. He has been ill for several month at his home, 29 Washington street. | | | SECOND AND CAR FOR POLICE DEPT. Board fo Buy Machine \Yhichl l{as Been Run 9,000 Miles Determined to equip the detective bureau with an automobile despite the adverse action of the board of finance and taxation on two succes- sive occasions when an appropria- tion for a car was sought, the board of police commission- |ers has sanctioned the pur- chase of a sccond hand touring car which has traveled 9,000 miles and which is sald to be in good con- dition. The car has already been in- stalled in the department for usc by the detectives who have hereto- | fore depended on trolley cars, buses |and their own private cars when the department machines were busy. Whenever possible the investigators g0 about their work on foot, but Chairman M. W. Bannan of the board of police commissioners point- ed out today.that the car will enable theni to do several times the amount of work they could possibly attenl to under the old arrangement. The commissioners did not meet on the matter, the chairman said but all of them inspected the gar and were satistied fhat it was an §d visable purchasc. It will be formal hoard Tuesday night. A coupe owned by Officer Louis 1. | Harper was put into uso last night moving the principal clement of danger from the situation. It was be- ligved the opposition of C. R. 0. M. without the support of Calles did not threaten gr consequences, al- though it would prove a troublesome problem. After retirement Aavon Snenz who had ap- peared to be the most likely choice of the revolutionary party as its presidential candidate from the or- ganizing commitiee of the party. He explained his resignation was due to the political events of the last two }in & plan to have the officer on night ;lhl|)’, since the weather has become :'00 cold for the use of motoreycies |at hight. Chairman Bannan said the plan is to register the car as a po- lice department machine and pay for its operation, repairs, ete., from the police department funds. There is a need for an automobile officer at night, it is felt. DESIRE UNIFORM LABOR STATUTES < (Continued from First Page.) ng or discriminating against women would be unconstitutional. The bill was introduced in both houses last sesslon (in the senate by Viee Pros- | ident-elect Curtis) and Is now in the judiciary committees of hoth houses awalting hearings. The national woman's party, which has for ifs purpose—now that woman sulfrage has been secured | —the pas of the equal rights | mendment, will fight _Dallinger's | hea support to the proposal if | the amendment were changed to read “uniform hours and conditions of labor,” with reference to women. Dallinger's proposal is the out- | growth of a conference of all rep- ! resentatives from Massachuset(s a few weeks ago. i “Our state has been hard hit economically by the stringent la- bor laws we have,” said Dallinger. “Textile mills have been moving out | of Massachusetts in great numbers | to open up in southern states where | the restrictive labor laws are not ! so strict. Inequality Results “Besides the economic inequality that results from different state laws, there is the humanitarian as- pect. States with low standards that ave inimical to the health of | the working women should he fore- ed by federal legislation to make proper provisions, Representative Dallinger has in- timated he would gladly change the | wording of his proposed amendment, | if he thought he could secure its passage more ecasily without the discrimination in favor of women. Expect Hearing The woman's party is expecting to have a hearing before the house judiciary committee sometime be- fore the holidays. and hopes (o place its case before the senate committee in January. STANLEY WORKS ENGINEER SCALDED; IN HOSPITAL s I”rlu‘r W. Fairbanks of 88 Garden Street Under Treatment for Painfal Injuries Parker W. Fairbanks, aged about of 88 G street, was admit- to New Bitain General Hospital | about 11: this forenoon for treatf- | ment for painful burns about the head and back. He is an engi Works and was er at the alded by hot water while at work, it d at the hospital. He was in considerable pain but his condition was not regarded an seriona. Stanley was READ HERALD CLASSIFILD AD:! ly acted on at the meeting of the | | try HOUSE RECESSES OVER WEEK-END Senate Goes on With Boulder Dam Bill Washington, Dec. 8 (P —Compla- cent after having passed the billion dollar post office treasury appropria- tion bill, the house recessed over the week-end. The senate however, intended today to go ahead with bus- iness as usual, the business being Boulder Dam. At present, Senator Johnson of California is leading the fight for the bill, already passed by the house, end Senator Hayden of Arizona, is making a good showing as one of its chief senate opponents. The ques- tion has many ramifications but most of these hinge around govern- ment construction of the proposed dam and distribution of the Colorade rviver's waters if the barrier is built. To Cause Trouble All concerned were certain that Boulder Dam would cause more trouble, but in the room where the senate public lands committee had arranged to consider the nomination of Roy O. West, of Chicago, to be secretary of the interior, there was uncertainty. There were some who cxpected West to be asked pointed qustions, but this was largely specu- lation. ‘The Kellogg-Brian treaty for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy still is sailing on serene seas after the appearance of Secretary Kellogg before the senate foreign relations committee. The secretary said the treaty would not affect the Monroe Doctrine and after the meeting was over Senator Borah, chairman of the committee, pre- dicted early and favorable commit- tee action on the pact. The house in passing the treasury- post office bill heard spirited ex- cRunges between wets and drys, but the measure went steadlly forward ity of a roll call vote. SANTUCCI HEARING STILL IN THE AIR Police Board Undecided on What Action fo Take ‘Whether Officer Vincenzo San- ‘(m' will be given a hearing before the board of police commissioners Tuesday night, or continued on sus- poses of his case at the March term, iremained undecided toda Chair- {man M. W. Bannan of the board of |'police commissioners said his first thought was that the board should not act until the officer's case was concluded in the courts, but he did know what the sentiment of the other commissioners would be. He indicated that the advice of Corpor- {ation Counsel J. H. Kirkham might |be sought in the interim before Tuesday’'s meeting. As the case stands, the officer has been found guilty in police court of operating an automobile while un- der the influence of liguor but he has exercised his right of appeal and unless he vacates it, the que tion whether he was guilty charged will not be decided until the superior court convenes. For this reason, Chairman Bannon does not know whether it would be proper or not for the commission to act. “I want to be fair with the officer,” he said. “Of course, If we walt until March to act, he must be under sus- pension all that time, yet it we gi him a hearing and make a decision in his case while the court action is pending, we might be criticized.” 15 Year Old Girl Medford, Mass, Dec. 8 (UP)— Three persons, representing as many gencrations of & family, were recov- cring in a hospital here today fol- lowing a midnight automobile acci- dent in which the youngest, Rebecca Nichols, 16, was the heroine. She rescude her father, Melville Vichols, and grandfather, William B. Lawrence, 71, after the automo- bile in which all were riding had swerved off the road and plunged into the Mystic river. Scarcely had the big redan settled in the water when Miss Nichols, able swimmer, forced open a door of fthe cab, seized her father, and assisted him 10 the nearby river bank. Returning to the nearly submerg- ed machine, the girl rescued her grandfather, who was unconscions as result of head Injuries, All were taken to the hospital but {this morning one was in a scrious condition. Lawrence, whose ancestors found- ed the famous Medford rum indns- is one of the city's wealthiest residents. !24 Persons Killed In Colombian Riots Bogota, Colombia, Dec. § (UP)— Twenty-four persons have heen kil ed and more than 100 the riots during the last few days on banana plantations in the de- partment of Magdalena, it was an- nounced officially last night. number includes 15 banana (planta- tion strikers killed in a clash be- tween 2,000 strikers and 200 federal oldiers in Sevilla Thursday night, and nine killed in other clashen. The riots followed a strike of the plantation workers after negotiations for settlement of a dispute between employers and workers over the question of accident insurance had fatled. Unconfirmed reports xaid the wife of an American employe of the United Fruit Co’s plantations had been killed during the Thursday night attack in Sevilla HOLD UP BANK Columbus, Ohjo, Dec. § (U1 — Four bandits held up the Linden Branch of the Cit s Trust and Savings bank here today and es- caped with an undetermined amount of cash. FEighteen customers were in the bank at the time. and was passed without the formal- | cnsion until the superior court dis- | Saves Two Lives | injured in | This | EUREKA STUDENTS WIN FIGHT WITH TRUSTEES Quit Rebellion When Board Finally Accepts President’s Resignation After Disagreement. Eureka, 11l, Dec. § MP—A hectic but victorious week of rebellion had ended today for 300 students of Eu- reka college. Bert Wilson had reslgned as presi- dent in response to student clamor against his facully chauges: the board of trustees, faced by a student strike, finally had accepted Wilson's resignation. A crisis in the school's affairs came when students rebelled at the trustees’ refusal to accept Wilson's resignation. Less than a dozen at- tended clusses this week after the Thanksgiviug recess: professors lec- tured to empty classrooms. The trustees last night ended the impasse by voting to allaw Wilson to quit. Student leaders yesterday told the trustees they would withdraw their demands, but the board, heeding Wilson's protest that he could not | remain with student feeling so an- tagonistic, accepted his withdrawal. WOMAN ARRESTED IN LIQUOR RAID Fails to Appear in Gourt and Forfeits $300 Bond A quantity of coloring matter, & gallon jug partly filled with alleged liquor and & five-gallon can also partly full were seized in a tene- ment at 116 Winter street, occupied by Mrs. Jennie Chivalek, aged 30, and her family, in a raid last night about 10:30 o'clock, and a milk bot- tle partly full of alleged liquor was taken in her store on the ground floor. Sergeant P. J, O'Mara and Officers J. M. Liebler and E. B. Kiely made the raid and prevented Mrs. Chivalek from spilling the con- tents of the milk bottle, according to their report. Mrs, Chivalek did not present her- self in police court today and a $300 bond was ordered forfeited, on rec- ommendation of Prosecuting Attor- ney J. G. Woods, who said the for- feiture would be crased if Mrs. Chi- valek appeured in court Monday. Altorney L. J. Golon told Judze Saxe he was certain there was a misunderstanding, for Mrs. Chivalek had summoned him and she would | |not have done so had she not in- tended to be on hand. 4 Raymond Button, aged 25, of 149 Greenwood street. who has been on | probation for the past several wecks, was discharged from probation on | recommendation of Probation Offi- cer Connolly. Button was arrested for assaulting his wife. AUTOMOBILE AGENT REPORTED MISSING C. H. Hall Absent From Display Rooms for Week It was learned yesterday that Charles H. Hall, an automobiic agent, disappeared and apparently quit his business after an attach- ment for overdue rent was placed on his place of business at 18 Main street, by Constable Fred Winkle. His fricnds and business acquaint- ances stated that for some time past Hall was not baving success in his | business herc. Representatives of the . W. Williams, Inc., of East | Hartford, state distributors of the cars, said last night that he was suc- cessful in the business, but could not explain where he could be reached. ! The attachment was placed on De- | cember 5 through Attorney Harold | Williams for $500 for rent owed by Hall to the New Britain Real Estate & Title Co. According to neighbor- ing business men, the place has been cloxed since lust Saturday. The constable who made the at- tachment stated that several checks | given by Hall proved to be worth- | less. The police have heard of the alleged defaults but no action has | { been taken, pending a formal com- | plaint from some of the persons who | ! were unable to collect on the checks. | Hall was not a resident of this city | { but made his home with relatives in | Hartford. Say Joe Dugan Will | Be Princeton’s Coach | New Haven, Conn., Dec. 8 (UP)— | The New Haven Times-Union said v that Joe Dugan, New Haven v and veteran third baseman of the New York Yankees, will be of- fered the position of baseball coach at Princeton Universily and probably will accept it. after the meeting of the board of control of the Princeton A. A. this | afternoon, the newspaper said. Dugan first played bascball on the New Haven sandlots. Later he cap- tained his team .at Hillhouse High school. He starred at Holy Cross. After playing with the Philadelphia | Atheletics, he went to the Yanks.| { Knice injuries have slowed him down | | recently. Discover Baby's Rattle | Claimed 2,500 Years Old Chicago, Dec, 8 (M—Even in the | days when men wielded gory blud- | Reons, baby's rattle had its place on the caveman®s Christmas shopping 1 list. | Discovery of an ancient ratt'e, { which archacologists clatm s 2,500 | vears old. was announced today b { the Fieid museum of natural history | The toy was excavated near Kish, | Mesopotamia. Tts shape is that of a hedgehog. with a hardened mud ball serving as the rattler. The people of California consnme | from the bass to the upper i The offer probably will he made | MRS, HORTON SINGS IN PUBLIC CONGERT Achieves New Triumph in Gamp School Program Ruth Goodrich Horton, soprano, sang in recital at Camp school hall last night in a series of four concerts sponsored by the studio. The program consisted of Italian, I'rench, German aAd American songe, and for the most part the compositions given were choice representatives of the respective schools, numbers not frayed through too frequent use. It turned out, however, that one of the old stand-bys of vocalizing, the *“Caro Nome" aria from Rigo- letto, attained the maximum ap- plause. In this graceful melody, the rhythmic swing and the technically flawless presentation registered keen satisfaction. The other aria, “O Patria Mia,” from Aida, was color- less. Chopin, always represented on pianoforte programs, this time gain- ed admission to an exclusively vocal list. Of the comparatively few songs written by the poet of the piano Mrs. Horton gave that known as the “Lithuanian Song.” Hart A beautiful song came to light, ! “J'al Pleure en Reve,” (I Wept in a Dream) by Hue. The poetic theme coupled with most appropriate harmonic texture yielded moving qualities. The American songs not only held their own but did a liltle morc. One of the acknowledged masterpieces of the native school, Beach's “Ah, Love, But a Day,” attained its usual high level of acceptability; but there were others in the list that showed progress has been made since the Boston woman penned her classic. Theron W. Hart, who officiated at the piano, modestly suggested that only onc of his brain children be sung. This was “A Fireside Song,” with words by C. 8. Clifton, former- ly of this city hut now of Hartford. This picce is distinguished by a rav- ishing meclody imposed upon an ac- companiment of originality. It is a song of striking beauty and N Horton took exceeding care to give the home product a worthy rendition, to the pleasure of the audience and the satisfaction of the composer, who had to accompany his smiles with nunicrous bows. he remaining two outstanding licder were he Shepherd's Song,” by Winter Watts, and * ped a Song Into My Heart,” by Fen. ner. Both were of the type in whicl tlie accompanist revels — rapidly moving embellishments extending regions. which is nothing for nedphytes of the piano to tackle. The able pian- ist had these multitude of notes ade qnately tamed, however, while Mrs. Horton's voice soared unafraid above the glistening cascades. This pleas- ed the audience so much that an addition was given, Oley Speaks’ asterly “Sylvia,” beloved of thy multitude, Mrs. Horton, having an entire pro- gram of song all to herself injected her best art into the opportunity. It was & technically flawless per- formance. The songs as a rule well fitted the moods she prefers to ex- ress—the quite, the pastoral, the sad plaints of poets’ love. There was nothing of exceptional vocal bril- fiance apparent except in the “Caro Nome" aria, and here she met the demands acceptably and scored as readily as in the less florid offerings. Many of the songs happened to be of exceptional difffficulty, and the fact she made them sound smooth- Iy effective and did not permit these difficulties to become apparent was a definite artistic accomplishment. The injection of more personality, that something which nowadays is called “it.” would he an advantage to most local singers; but after all, that is a hard thing to do on a dimly lit stage such as that at Camp school, where the performers look as if they are serenading in the moon- light and not much moon. Some singers in the public eye have the infectious stage presence d not so much voice, but they are le to put over what little they have by imposing it on what it com- monly described as an “ingratiating presence.” Al other things being ecqual, we prefer the voice first and then the other if possible. Mrs. Mor- fon had the most important equip- ment of a singer—a good voice. Mr. Hart, who ean make the piano roar better than any man in three counties when it is necessary, held the grand down to nothing much {above a whisper nine-tenths of the fime and only tickled it slightly more the remalner one-tenths. In other words, he completely submerged it, giving the singer the right of S —G. H. Senate Committee Asks West to Appear Wed. Waxhington, Dec. 8 P—The sen- ate public lands committec today asked Secretary West to appear be- ore it in open meeting next Wed- nesday to be questioned in connec- tion with his nomination as head of the interlor department, An ¢ into the Salt Creek se renewal to Harry Sinclair. which recently was de- clared void by the department of justice, also was decided upon in connection with the hearing of Mr. West. The committee has asked Hubert Work. chairman of the re- publican national committee and Mr. West's predecessor in the Cool- idge cabinet, to appear before it on Thuraday. Two Bandits Killed ’ By Indianapolis Police Tndianapolis, Dec. 8 (UP)—Two bandits were killed here today in a gun battle with six policemen who thwarted the attempted rohbery of a drygoods and hardware sfore. Two policemen were wounded slightly in the hattla, The dead were identified as Carl Wittrell, and Otto Price, 3 A third man, believed to have been an accomplice, was captured. The police squad had been ad- more than $17.000,000 worth of ice cream (wholesale value) annually. vised of the robbery plan and was waiting with riot guns when the bandits appeared. —— free | Spring Drop- | BOSTON UNIVERSITY HAS A BENEFACTOR William E. Nickerson Amsounces He t Will Outfit School With Athletic Plant and Field. Boston, Dec. § (UP)—William B. Nickerson, elderly benefactor ef Boston University, who never saw & foothall game until this season, now believes he has a plan for impreve ing this sport. The university announced today that Nickerson, who recently donated |2 $100,000 athletic field to the achool, . (had agreed to furnish funds for the erectiou of an athletic center which, it is believed, will be unique among American colleges. In many respects the new, club- house will be similar to those main- tained by other universities, but into his plan Nickerson has Injected a new idea desighed to improve foot- ball. 3 When visiting elevens come here to play Boston University they will be housed, with members of the Lome team, in the athletic center. The popular practice is to house op- posing teams in different buildings. seemed to me,” sald Nickerson in discussing his plan, “that young {men who had recently fraternized and broken bread together would play the games in a triendly spirit of emulation and not to be likely to try . questionable tricks upon each other and be less likely to merit justifiable critism for brutality or unfair | tactics.” WIDOWGIVESHITE. TOCHRISTHAS FUND {Makes Annual Contribution to Salvation Army Keitles “The widow's mite” was the first cofftribution to the Salvation Army Kkettle, which appeared on the street today for the first time this season, according to Adjutant Carl Fred- rickson. A widow who lives in Bris- tol but who works in New Britain has made it an annual practice to donate 60 cents to the Salvatien Army fund for Christmas gifts and dinnera to needy families. About €5 years old, the motherly type with an instinctive love for little childfen, she takes this 80 cents and puts it aside cach year for the Sallies. This | year she was #0 anxious to make her | contribution she could not wait until |the kettles were out 80 stepped Ad- ijutant Fredrickson on the street and ave him the money. | The first large sum to be received. |toward the fund was & check for §75 (from Canonicus branch of the In. ternational Sunshine society, which was received today. Adjutant Fredrickson has been no- ified that Banta Claus or his agent will arrive in New Britain next Sat- |urday, pessibly by airplane, and will |take up a stattion on the street cor- iner where he expects to recelve mesages fronf the children, There is !a possibility of arranging for Santa to accept letters from his young friends while ailding the Salvation ,army. I RECEIVERSHIP HELD UP BY ONE GLAIM Shore Line Eitrc Railvay | Proceedings Delayed Norwich, Dec. 8 UP—The final termination of the receivership pro- ccedings of the Shore Line Electric Railway Company is being held up in the superior court today by one |claim. Judge John R. Booth yes- {terday reserved decision on the claim and the final account of Rob- |t W, Perkins, of Norwich, the re- ceiver, The total cash on hand, according to the receiver's figures, is $207,. 169.66. Practically all of the money in the hands of the receiver, after being paid over to the Old Colony. Trust Company of Boston as trustee for the bondholders, will ultimately £0 to the estate of the late Morten I. Plant of Eastern Point. The Plant estate, it is said, helds the bulk of the bonds of the defunct railway. The receivership was taken over by Mr. Perkins in October 1919, The total expense of the receiver- ship as shown in the accounts totals $587.281.24. The operating loss be- tween October 1919 up until Sep- tember 30, 1924 was $54,340.81. During the nine.year period sinee Mr. Perkins has been receiver be has received as payment $58,000. His counsel, Charles B. Whittlesey of New London and Attorney Herbert W. Rathburn of Westerly have re-’ ceived the total of $53,900. The bonds outstanding amount to oves $2.000,000. ‘The railway operated between Norwich and Westerly; Westerly, Groton, 8aybrook, Chester and New London: and Westerly to Atlantic Beach and Watch Hill. Vagrant Arrested as He Plays Church Organ Hartford, Dec. 8 P—While play- ing the organ in the Fourth Congre- gational church this morning, a man jwho gave his name as Leroy Mc- |Curdy. of Chicago, was arrested on, |a charge of vagrancy. He told the, | police that he was on his way to, Boston to visit his mother who was jill but he did not say why he was prompted to musical expression. HELD ON FURNITURE DEAL Mrs. Mary Harrigan of 561 Main |street, this city, was arrested this forenoon by Lieutenant Balands ef Waterbury and Detective Sergeant £llinger of the local police depart- ment, on the charge of violation of the act concerning conditional Billg of sale. It is alleged that ol bought furniture in Waterbury. where she formerly lived, and &id not complete payment befors meov- ing it to this city. 8he was brought to Waterbury for trial.