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POPE ENTERS 50TH . YEAR AY PRIEST Administers Holy Gommunion to » Rome, Dec. 20 (A—The prize acholars of the oratory of St. Peter, founded by the Knights of Columbus of the United States, today had 2 privilege unique among the Catholic youth of the world. The pricst who administered their first communion to them was Pope Pius XJ, who on this date entered the fiftieth year of his ministry. The boys approached the altar ratl during the mass which the Pop= sald for the Milanese pilgrims, come nere to celebrate the Pontiff’s “Sacerdotal Jubilee.” The tion from the Lombard headed by Cardinal T of the Pope as archbishop of Milan. Later today there will be a solemn ceremony at San Carlo Al Corso church where the Pope, who was then Achille Ratti, said his first mass, Monsignor Rossi, patriot of Constantinople, will deliver an ad- dress and Cardinal Locatelli will im- part the Eucharistic benediction. Attend Dedication Tomorrow Cardinal Tosi and his band of pilgrims will attend the for- mal dedication of the Pontifical Lombard seminary on the Esquiline hill, an institution which the Pope has actively promoted. The ceremony at Saint Peter's was attended by cardinals, members of the Ratti family and of the diplo- matie corps accredited to the Holy See, representatives of the Roman nobility, and numerous prelates| representing religious institutes and orders as well as large congregation of the faithful. The Pontiff was ac claimed loudly by the congregation in accordance with custom. This afternoon, the Pope inaugur- ated the new wing of the Vatican library which was arranged for American experts of the Carne Tnstitute. The building on comple- tion will be capable of housing 230,- 000 volumes. | STUDENTS SING 0N SINKING VESSEL Try to Hearten Passengers When Ship Is Rammed Vancouver, B. C.. Dec. 20 () — The tale of a rescue at sca to the Wccompaniment of the strains of “0ld Man Noah,” sung by a group of college boys on the deck of th= stricken ship, was being told here today. | More than 100 passengers of the| coastwise steamer, Princess Ade-| laide were brought to this port yes- | terday by the Royal, to which transferred after their ship had been rammed amidships by the| British frelghter Hampholm in a| fog in English Bay. Thomas MacLachlan, purser of the Princess Adelalde, and Charles Haines, a passenger, suffered minor injurles when the prow of the | Hampholm cut 10 feet into the side of the ship, wrecking the cabins in which they were quartered. Go Into Huddle | While officers and members of the crew of the Princess Adelaide were | assisting other passengers into life | boats a group of students from the Unliversity of British Columbia. | homeward bound for the holidays, ! went into a “huddle” and sang the | college song, “Old Man Noah” in an effort to hearten the passengers. They were among the last to leave the ship. | The Princess Adelaide, with her| engine room flooded, was towed to the harbor entrance, as was the Hampholm. Neither was believed to be in danger of sinking. | The Princess Adelaide was out- bound for Victoria and Seattle and! the Hampholm was inbound with graln from Shanghai. READ HERALD CLASSTFTED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS Last Minute Suggestion A KODAK OR BROWNIE A Roll of Film Free at the Arcade Studio Youths of St Peter | KENTUCKY MINING | TOWN IN MOURNING Fu- | Drakesboro Makes Plans for nerals of Victims of Disaster. Drakesboro, Ky.,, Dec. 20 (®— esboro, one of the numerous mining villages in the coal fields of | Kentueky was in deep mourning to- Gay as plans were being made for the funerals of the victims of the dis- aster in the Diamond Mining com- pany's mine Tuesday n t which claimed the lives of six me Most of the dead were married and separate funerals were planned, to be held Friday or Saturda Recovery of the bodics, mile from the entry, complished until la cue workers b nearly a not ac- groups of virtually = ex- o long and to the six men fol iowing the gas explosion. The r cue party also braved the dangers of r unre- entombed Cleve Bolin, 45, Ofer Davis, 25, \d Jim Sullivan, 39, married and tims o Vemont Nelson zell, all of whom Leonard Epley, CLARENCE SAUNDERS WEDS IN CHICAGO Aladdin of Chain Grocery Marries Quictly to Miss Patricia | | | were 24, Houston Dee. 20 (™—Clarence Chicago, Saunde cery, and member of a prominent Ilississippi family, were quietly married at the Chicago Temnle late yesterday. Six weeks ago Saunders, founder of the Giggly Wiggly stores and now head of anather grocery chain, was | diorced in Memphis, Tenn., by his fi ¢ wife to whom he had been mar- | ried 25 years. The grounds alleged | by Mrs. Saunders were cruelty, His two sons, Lee, 21 and Clary, 19, tes- | tified for their mother. A daughter, Amy Claire, 17, did not testify. ' Saunders and Miss Houston ar- | rived in Chicago early yesterday and | their marriage - did not become known until late last night. Saunders rose to wealth through the Piggly Wiggly stores, then lost a fortunc and control of the chain in ill-starred ventures in Wall street. In the years that have intervened since his experience with the stock market Saunders is understood to have recouped much of his fortune, | Y. W.C. A ‘ The swimming pool and gym will close for the holidays, beginning Friday morning, December 21st and will be open again for plunges and classes on Thursday, January 3rd The Life Saving club will hold its Christmas party tonight at § o'cloc A jolly party has been lanned an dall Senior Life Saving | OTES Claus. {vation of the NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERAI.fi, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1928 §1500000 GIVEN 70 CORNELL Taylor of U. §. Steel Makes Law School Gift Ithaca, N. Y. Dec. 20 UP—A be- lief that the legal-trained mind is hest fitted for leadership has prompt- ed Myron C. Taylor, chairman of the finance committee of the United States Steel corporation, to give Cornell university $1.500,000 for the crection of a new building to house its law school. Mr. Taylor was graduated from the law school in 1894 and is a member of the university's board of trustees. Thirty years' experience as a member of the New York bar, he said in a letter conveying the gift, had emphasized in his mind the growing need for competent and well-trained lawyers to guide in the handling of the larger affairs of the country. Big Contributions “It also has appearcd to me” he said, “that in the public affairs of the day, both at home and abroad, in peace and at war, no group of men has made a greater con.ribu- tion than the members of the bar. Mr. Taylor was in active legal practice only a short time after his graduation, going into industry in which he rose rapidly. He is a di- rector of many large corporations, including the New York Central Railroad company. Plans and sketches for Myron Taylor Hall, as the building will be Aladdin of the chain gro- known, have been prepared. It will | Miss Patricia Houston, 'be built at the south entrance to | the campus, overlooking Cayuga Lake and the city of Ithaca. COUNCIL REIOICES AS PEACE LOOMS AGAIN Briand Sends Message of Apprecia- tion and Congratulation fo Bolivia and Paraguay Paris, Dee. 20 (P—Foreign Min- ister Briand, after receiving afficial messages announcing that Bolivia and Paraguay had submitted their | Pan-American | conference, in his capacity as presi- | differences to the dent of the council of the league of nations, sent this cable today to the two governments: “The council and all whose efforts were bent toward preventing aggra- | dispute and toward facilitating peaccful settlement by any method can only rejoice at the halting of the conflict between two raembers of the league, united by race and common traditions, and that the generous offer American arbitration has been fav. orably received. of Pan- | ble good understanding and pacific co- operation.” YULETIDE PROGRAM ATTRINITY CHURCH |- by School Members | | The annual Chris'mas entertain- ment at Trinity M. E. church will be given at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow |evening by members of the church ischool. A program of Christmas |carols, recitations, and sketches will be given, as follows: Christmas Carols—Young People’s chorus. | Christmas Stars—8hirley Sjovall, |Barbara Morse, Lucifle Jones, Vir- |ginia Habbersett, Audrey Howard, Miriam Waterhouse. | Barbara Foster, Solo and Pantomime—*I love to |Tell the Story”"—Marion Graulich, | Florence. Neurath, Dorothy Potter, |Dorothy Hall, Bertha Zahnleiter, Amelia Hooper, Ruth 8tahlbush, Lil- lian Anderson, Edna Crook. Prayer—Mr. Alderson. Hymn—Congregation. Announcements and offering— | Song—*"Good Evening! Hell Junior chorus. Song—*Sing a Song of Christmas Day"—Junior chorus. | March of the Christmas Dolls— | Primary department. Recitation—"A Good Thing to Re- | membe Billy Alderson. | ong—"Shaking Hands With San- |ta"—Junior chorus, Playlet—"A Peep at S8anta"—Jack robstein, Santa Claus. | Song—"The Way to be Happy on Christmas"—Junior chorus. 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We are proud of our store, proud of our stocks; proud of our service. settlement of their differences which will reestablish between them |Carols, Recitations and Sketches The Christmas Story from Luke— | Raymond Nicholls and ! Hall's Christmas Suggestions Children’s Modeling Sets Pastel Crayon Sets JAPS ANNOUNCE LARGEST BUDGET $806,380000 10 Be Auked of B Diet | Tokyo, Dec. 20.—UP—The largest | | budget in the history of Japan was announced today ‘by the government. | {Tt will be presented at the coming !Diet which will ‘hold its first regular xm:s!hm on December 24. | | The budget for the fiscal year '1929-30 totals 1.753,600.000 yen | (approximately ‘$806,380,000) repre- senting an increase over the current | | year of 43,700,000 yen. The budget |for the mavy calls for 268,000,000 | | ven, an increase of 6,600,000 and for | {the army 232,000,000 yen, an in- | crease of 7,700,000.- Convenes Monday | ‘The Diet which will convene next | Monday is the first national parlia- |ment elected under Japan's new manheod suffrage law. Bitter politi- | cal conflict 18 ‘expected to center on | the empire’s relations with China | and on domestic tax issues, | Able political observers believe the | life of Premier Baron Tanaka's | cabinet, which has been in power [since April, 1927, will depend on its | ability to weather this storm without | |defeat on any major question. The |government enters the conflict with a small numerical advantage in the house of representatives over ita avowed opposition, but the margin |18 s0 slight that a ministerial defeat is always possible. 56th Session ‘This is the 56th session of the ir- perial Diet, an the parliament is ,called, since its foundation in 1890. The present house of representativen | was elected February 21, 1928, in !the first universal manhood suffrage election. Under the new law, promul- gated in 1925, all male Japanese of | 125 or over may vote, making the ! total electorate 12.000,000, as against | 3,000,000 under the old restricted | |franchise law. The newly elected | legislature already has met once, but only in brief extraordinary session | last spring to vote funds for the LOOK AROUND Blackboard Outfits Dennison Doll Outfits veessssss Now 3 for 5e VARNISHES New Britain, Conn. all parts of the city. Tel. 675-23 ! days, and the Diet will not get down ! |Girl |Thompson’s Chocolates emperor's enthronement. Moet December 24 The two chambers—house of | pers, hereditary and appointive, and ; house of representatives, elective— met for organization December N.I The following day will be a holiday, | not because it is Christmas, which is not a holiday in non-Christian Japan, but because it is the second | anniversary of the death of the late | Emperor, Yoshihito; and the formal | opening ceremonies, with the em- peror present, will take place De- cember 26. Thereafter there will be a long recess for the New Year holi- to real work until about January 20. Reserve Clubs To Meet Santa Claus | The Interclub Council of the Girl Reserve clubs will have a party for | members of all the clubs, except | Sunshine, on Friday evening at 7:30 in the Y. W. C. A. gym. | Every girl who belonged in the de- partment this year or last is invited to attend. Every one is asked to | bring a 10c gift for Santa’s grab| bag, and everyone will be remem- | bered by him. Games and dancing will be en- joyed under the direction of the | girls of H20 club. Refreshments will be served by the committee in charge, the Wise Y's club. There is no admission charge for members ! of the department. Relief In 1 Minute From Gas Pains The very instant you take Gasex you feel relief from agonizing stomach pains. | beartburn, nausea. This amazing new prescription of a New York sclentist con- taing the magical extract of a unique tropical fruit, carica papaya. Has mar- velous properties promoting quick diges- | tion of hard-to-digest foods. Restores nor- ! mal alkalinity to the system. Get Gasex —and have no more pain and misery. Relief guaranteed—or Do cost. Sold by all good drugglata. Free Roll of Filwr With Kodaks, Brownies and Ansco Cameras | ARCADE STUDIC 4 Fresh from Meriden, 2 and 5 Ib, Boxes. Distributed by W. E. TYLER, * 53 Locust §t., Teicphone 5701-3 WHEN IN HARTFORD. DINE WITH US. Don’t forget to take home | some Maryland oysters and fresh crackers. ! 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