New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1928, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1870 FAMLY OF KNG FINALLY UNITED Duke of Gloucester Arrives From East Alrica MONARCH STILL IMPROYES Passss Quiet Night While Local Coodition Continues to Show Pro- greas—First Full Gathering of Family in Ten Years, London, Dec. 24 UP—King George was doing probably as well as could be expected today in the slow pro- gress from the depths into which his grave illness had plunged him and there was & united family at Buckingham Palace for the Christ- mas holidays ' Last Son Returng The last of the three sons that were in distant parts of the far flung British Empire when the king was taken gravely ill more than a month ago, returned to the palace today. The arrival of the Duke of Gloucester a fortnight after the Prince of Wales and & few days after his younger brother Prince George, completed the family party. The Duke, who reached South- ampton from South Africa early to. day, stepped through the portals of Buckingham Palace in the middle of the forencon shortly before his father's physicians issued this bulle- tin: Quiet Night “The king has had a qulet night, The local condition continues to show progress. The general condi- tion remains unchanged. The Duke of Gloucester's arrival at the royal residece after a quick motor trip from the coast was ®so unexpsctedly early that the small crowd outside the palace was una- ware of his return home until some time afterward, Even royal house- hold officlals, who had been expect. ing him later in the day, were not present to recelve him when he stepped in the private door at the side of the palace. Greeted By Mother Later, the Duke saw Queen Mary, who affectionately greeted the last of her returning sons. The Duke had driven his own car from Southampton, a distance of more thani t‘mg;.,u_ twes hours nd tw b nutués despite ‘Sreasy” rosds. The returning son found fhe. atmosphers for the pal- ace, which was one of dbep anxtety when ‘Ne started his trip from South Africa, one of subdued optimism as to the outcome of His Majesty’s il nesa, Short Progress While physicians today were not able to report any further definite improvement {n his general condi- tion, it was pointed out in authorita- tive quarters that se gradual and slight {s the progress made, that it is often impossible for the doctors to detect any change in the patient’s condition in the interval between one bulletin and’ another. The cumulative effect, however, of a number of small steps forward made it possibie for them to say that the king was definitely in & much better position than a week ago. Assurances were given that noth- ing has taken place to check the course of the king's progress thus (Continued on Page 2) 120 MEASLES CASES NUCLEUS OF EPIDEMIC Health Department Antici- pates Further Spread of Disease A prevalence of measies which has approached the stage of a mild epi- demie is occupying the attention of the department of health, with some concern being expressed over the likehood of further spread by reason or holiday intermingling among children, Today the health depart. ment records show 120 cases under quarantine, Although the law is not generally understood, the parents of chil- dren having measles are required by law to report the fact to the health department when there is no phy- sician in attendance. Because of this lack of understanding, it is consid- cred Nkely that many cases are in existence which have not been re- ported to the department and the danger of spread from these cases is greatest, An expected attendance of more than 100 children at the Trinity Methodist church Christmas party, was cut to about 35 yesterday and the explanation made in behalf of the absentees that they had been taken ill with measles. St. Nick Takes to Air To Distribute Gifts Teterboro Airport, N. J., Dec. ,“l (A—8anta Claus took to the al from this field today in the person of Otis Huetner of Los Angeles. Dressed in traditional garb. he had in his care ten packages of gifts to be distributed from various airports. The first satop was sacheduled for Bolling Field, Washington. The plane will continue to Day- ton. Ohio, 8t. Louis, -and Pueblo, “elo. NEW BRITAIN HERALD Prince of Wales Out On Hunting Jaunt London, Dec. 24 UP—The Prince of Wales went hunting to- day with the Quorn hounds, the first time he has been in the field since his return from Africa, The recent improvement in King George’s condition was stated to have warranted his go- ing turther atield than Bucking- ham Pulace. The Prince went down to his Lenton Grove farm, Nottingham, last night and this moraing mo- tored to the meet of the famous Quorn hounds at Wymeswold. His hunters had been sent on from his stables at Melton Mow- bray. The Prince was expected back in London tonight and will ha has first meeting with his broth. er, the Duke of Gloucester, since they parted in mid-Africa some time ago in their hunting trip which was interrupted by the king’s ilineas. HOOVERS THINKING ABOUT CHRISTHAS Are Homeward Bourd From South American Journey PLAN SHIP CELEBRATION| {President-Flect Leaves Brazillian Capital With Cheers of Nation | Ringing in Ears—Receives Many | Yuletide Presents. U. 8. 8. Utah, Dec. 24 (P—Hom ward bound, having concluded his tour of good will in Latin-America, Herbert Hoaver turned his thoughts today to Christmas which will be celebrated aboard ship tomorrow in true American style. ! Before sailing from Rio Janeiro ;(he Utah took aboard a Christm tree and decorations. Bhip's carpen- ters were busy today:setting up the tree and also tables on the quarter- deck for a general dinner to the Hogvers and the ship's officers. Many presents were brought aboard the ship to enl}vc- ke spirit of vc occasion, 3 Not Tnusual To most of the Hoover party, ! Christmas day aboard a ship was a novel experience, but to Mr. and Mrs. Heover it was nothing unusual since their first Christmas after their marriage was on shipboard while they were em route to China and they had been at sca several times since then. Upon boarding the ship, Mr. Hoo. ver found a number of presents awaiting him as well as others of | Nhis party, and he opened all of them. | Among them he found a doctor's de- | gree from Brazil university as well as & certificate as henorary chair- | man of the Braglliap Red Cross, en- | closed in & handsome portfolio. Mr. | Hoover 18 a trustee of the American | Red Cross and on taking over the | presidency will become president of | the American organization. Other gifts from Brazil included | a set of books on engineering and other subjects, a dozen boxes of cf- gars and a picture of Rio Janeiro. The picture he probably treasured | most highly as he was more {im- pressed with the Brazilian capital | | | | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1928.—EIGHTEEN PAGES Christian World Turns Thoughts to Christ’s Birth In Bethlehem; - Pilgrims to Attend Solemn Mass DENIES HOOVER' ALLEGED REMARKS No Criticism of Goolidge Ad- ministration Interpreter Says SUPPORTS HIS POLICIES State Department Representative De- clares Alleged Interview with Ar gentine President as Published in South American Paper Incorrect. Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 3¢.—{P— Butler Sherwell, state department interpreter for President.elect Hoover has issued a dental of impl cations that Mr. Hoover criticised the policies of President Coolidge during an interview with President Irigoyen of Argentina as published in a Buenos Aires newspaper last week. The Statement The statement, issued before the departure of the Utah on her home- ward-bound voyage, was as follows: “I have been informed of state- ments in dispatches in the Ameri- can press quoting from an Argentine newspaper which purports to give an interview between Mr. Hoaver and President Irigoyen. As I was pres- ent and acted as interpreter in the interview, T can state emphatically that Mr. Hoover did not in any way criticise the policles of President Coolidge but far from it, he vigor- ously supported those policies.” Tell of Interview Dispatches from Buenos Alres on December 19 told of an interview between President-élect Hoover and President Trigoyen as published | {in the newspaper La Epoca. Presi. | quoted by the! dent Irigoyen was paper as saying that he believed that Mr. Hoover was not in accord with the ideas of President Coolidge. The newspaper said the question of intervention by the United States in the affairs of other American nations was brought up by President Irigoyen who was understood to have alluded to views on interven- tion expressed by President Cool- idge in various speeches. The Argen- tine president was quoted further as having declared that he helieved Mr. Hoover was not in accord with the ideas of President Coolidge. . Quotes Hoover La Rpoca then queted President Irigoyen as adding that Mr. Hoover had answered that President Cool. idge had adopted his attitude solely in the view of circumstances of the individual cases. The paper further quoted Mr. Hoover as saying that the American people were opposed to the policy of intervention and that he was in a position to state emphatically that such a policy had ccased. He con- cluded by saying that in the future there would be no intervention by the United States government in the internal affairs of other countries, that their sovereignty would be respected and that their rights to manage their own problems would | be recognized. SOUTH CHURCH RAISES $139,000 FOR REPAIR BILL Within $5,000 of Quota of Conmtributions, Chair- Committee Is man Pelton Announces. than any other port visited in the long years of his travels. In bidding farewell to Rio Jan- eiro, Mr. Hoover stood on the deck as the Utah passed out to sea amid a wonderful display of gre- works. The display began opposite the anchorage of the Utah and last- | ed until the mouth of harbor, four miles distant, was rcached. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hoover stood by the rail watching the display which em- anated from myriad mountains as the scarchlights of the Utah criss- crossed in answer to the most col- orful farewell that Mr. Hoover re- celved on his whele Latin-American tour. | | i | | Cheers Ring As Mr. Hoover smailed away the whole Brazillan capital was ringing with cheers and grnuu for him. The general opinion was that he carried with him the genuine friendship, ad- miration and esteem of the Bazilian people. This had been manifested in {unparalleled pageantry during his visit and in spontaneous popular out- bursta. Mr. Hoover's last day in Brazil (Continued on Page 3) TELEPHONES FOR PATROL | 10 HAVE SELF ARRESTED | Man Refuses to Go Home and Calls Up Headquarters to Send | John Krause, 26, of 13¢ Booth {street, was out Saturday night and |persisted in annoying Officer Wil- {llam Grabeck in the north end of the { efty. The officer told him to go home two or three times but he would not g0, and finally Krause went to a telephone and called the police pa- trol to be certain of being arrested. When it arrived Officer Grabeck | {charged him with breach of the | peace, to which he pleaded guilty in police court today and was fined $5 | without costs on recommendation of | Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Wooda. Krause was represented by Attor- ney A. 8. Aronia. I Approximately $139,000 has been | raised towards defraying the cost of remodeling the South Congregu- tional church and purchasing a new organ, following the fire of last February, according to E. W. Pel- ton, chairman of the committee, who made a report at a meeting of the committee of 50 yesterday. The report stated that $60,000 has been received from con- tributions and $79,000 from fnsur- ance. The cost of work done to date has taken $128,000 while another $10,000 has gone to wipe out a de- ficit carried over from last year. This does not mean that no more money is needed, Mr. Peltson stated today. The reason the amount re ceived and the expenditures have been 80 close is because of the fact that the committee has con- ducted a “pay as you go" policy, making expenditures only as the money has become available. If there should be a balance after the entire job is completed. it will ture expansion. The quota set was $65,000. RUSH FOR LICENSE PLATES AT CAPITOL Ofticials of Motor Vehicle Depart- ment Experience Worst Crowds In History. Hartford, Dec. 24 P—The state motor vehicle department is exper- fencing the worst rush for new li- cense plates in its history, officials announced this morning. This morn- ing brought in 3,600 applications by mail, 1,300 more than has ever been received in a single day before. On December 10, approximately 52.657 applications for registrations were on hand in compartson to G4.781 for the same day last year. The depart- ment has been reorgarized to handle 2,000 applications a day, the maxi- mum capacity of the department as no room remains for additional desks or files. About 200 people were in line this morning at 10 o'clock. i about | | Religious Exercises to Start at Midnight In Church of the Nativity, Built Over Spot Where Humble Manger Stood — Americans Make Long Journey to Take Part In Ceremony. Bethlehem, Dec. 24 (UP)—Over the traditional spot where the Christ was born more than 1900 years ago, the most solemn mass in Christen- dom will be celebrated tonight in the presence of pligrime from all parts of the world. Bishops of the Catholic church, | magnificently garmented for the an- |Bual ceremonies, will read the |Christmas mass beginning at mid- {night in the Church of the Nativity, the oldest Christian church in the world, which was buit by the Em- I press Helene, mother of the Roman emperor Constantine. Christian peasants from Palestine will mingle with richly clad Eur- !opean residents of the country and itravelers who were arriving today by |boat in the pilgrimage through the low hewn door into the church. A marble manger has replaced the |straw-covered room of the first | Christmas morning. A sliver star has been designed on the floor to repre- [sent the star of the east. Thousands of candles throw a soft glow over |the chamber. The eyes of all Christendom will center on Bethlehem tonight, and millions of Christians of the world again will bless the event that hap- pened long ago on the little spot be- neath these peoples’ feet. Many Americans Present Many were arriving today to take part in the celebration. The steam. ! AIRPLANE NATERIAL DANAGED BY FLANES Fire Causes $2,500 Loss in Nels Nelson’s Workshop Fire broke out early today in Nelp Nelson's garage at 6525 East street, damaging the bulldings and contents to the extent of $2,500, ac- cording to the owner's estimate. It is believed an overheated stove start- ed the blaze, which spread about the interlor of the garage, destroying miatertals used in the manufacture of aeroplane parts, burning the top oft Nelson's automobile and causing damage by heat to an aeroplane motor which s valued at $1.000. Co. No. 5 of the fire department was called by a “still" alarm at 2:15 o'clock. The building is a long, one story structure of wood construc- tion and burned rapidly. Nelson was [cut, having made successful flights | many years ago. | | one-family house at 304 Maple street | owned by Arno G. Kerber, set fire to the house this morning, the blaze leaping to a partition and going outside wall. Co. No. 2 of the fire | department was called by telephone ! shortly after 8 o'clock and a few | minutes later an alarm was sound- ed from Box 227, bringing | companics. The damage was | tween $350 and $500. sary 1o rip oft clapboards to get at the blaze. but the interior of the house was practically undamaged. estimated be- 3Secret.ury West in | Bed With Severe Cold b Chicago, Dec. 24 (UP)—Roy O. | West, secretary of the interior, was | confined to his bed today by a scvere | cola. | He arrived in Chicago Saturday | teeling in the best of health but had contracted a cold that sent him to | bed, probably for the rest of the [ week. | He expects to be able the capital next week. West said he expected the senate to confirm his appointment as sec- retary of the interlor when it re- {convenes after the holidays. Several conferences on the local | political situation with Senator |Charles Deneen have been post- to return to i 1 {be placed in a sinking fund for fu. |PORed by West on account of his| |iliness. {Find Hidden Painting Worth Half Million Graz Austria, Dec. 24 (A—While hanging in & local art exhibition & large painting depicting the ascen- sion of the gin Mary into heaven, Dr. Richter Bienenthal, a govern- ment art expert, noticed that the huge canvas, which is the property {of a local church, bore a double coat of paint. Dr. Bienenthal removed this outer coating and discovered underneath ian old masterplece by Tintorctto |which has been valued at $500,000. The canvas is 13 by 12 feet and Prof. Suida and Prof. Egger of Graz university agreed there could be no doubt that the painting was a genu- {ine Tintoretto. The government has ordered complete restoration of the | masterpiece. NO HERALD TOMORROW There will be no fssue of the New Britain Herald to- ‘morrow, Cheistmas Day. ! er Empress of Austria, bring many Americans among its 400 passengers, was the first of innumerable ships to dock at Haifa, the nearest port. The road from Haifa through Nazareth and ancient Sachem to Jerusalem and Bethlehem was crowded with pilgrim traffic all today, many on foot like those natives with whom Joseph and Mary came on the order of the king to pay taxes. Splendid as it will be, Christmas {In Jerusaloem would attain greater |grandeur if all Christians in Pales. |tine celebrated it at the same time. Of about 85,000 Christians in the |country, there are probably not imore than 10,000 {n the Holy City, iand they belong to some 16 different | churches recognizing different calen- dars. Among the sects represented in Palestine are the Greek Orthodox, | Roman Catholic, Greek Uniate, Gre- | gorian Armenians, Anglican, Uniate Armeniaps, Jacobite, Uniate Jaco- | bites, Copts, Abyssinians, Uniate Abyssinians, Maronites, Chaldeans and Lutherans. Those using the Latin and Anglican calendars cele- brate Christmas tonight, and the re- mainder 13 days later. Electridity Gives Modern Touch PUBLIC GREETING Urges Gitizens to Spend Part of Christmas in Worship SUGGESTS AID FOR NEEDY Business and Industry to Suspend | Tomorrow While City Observes Christmas—Early Transportation for Catholics, In his Christmas message to the |citizens of New Britain, Mayor Pa- onessa urges that the day be spent |in worship and in spreading chi among the less fortunutes in the city. The message issued today at City | Hall, follow | “Tomorrow, the Christian world | bows down in adoration to Him, | whose life, whose example and whose teachings have made it pos- sible for us to live amid civilized surroundings and under a system of irule wherein righteousness and fear |of God are predominating principles. | “Tomorrow is a day which belongs | {te the Creator. Every man, woman | {and chud should spend a portion of | it in His house of worship, giving |thanks for what we e received | |and imploring direction during the |year 1929. | “Those who have been favored | with wordly goods should not lose | |the oportunity to spread cheer | |among the less fortunate. The sev- | |eral agencies in the citv who make | Devotions tonight will be given in (a practice of distributing Christmas the Latin church of 8t. Catherine, 'dinners can direct your donations, which is closely bound with medie- |large or small, into the channels { where it can do the most good. If |{you can do so, aid them. “As Mayor of the City, allow me, |at Christnias time, to thank the citi- {zene of this city for the cooperation |given me in the municipal govern- | ment, and to all, I extend my heart- | |felt wish for a Merry Christmas and | o Happy New Year. | “A. M. PAONESSA." | Tomorrow, Christmas Day, will be observed quietly in New Britain. All |business places will be clesed as usu- | (Continued on Page 2) INFLUENZA EPIDENIC HITS CONNECTICUT 144 Cases Reported—Mild- HAROLD R. JONES. U. 3. ASKED TO JOIN REPARATION DEBATE Sir Esme Howard Calls on Kellogg Who Then Sees President Washington, Dec. 24 W—Ambai-‘ sador Howard, of Great Britain call- | ed on Secretary Keliogg today on | behalf of the allied governments and | Germany to convey to the United | Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending Dec. 22nd . 15,133 PRICE THREE CENTS PAONESSA ISOUES ~ (btoumed by Asociates) HAROLD R, JONES CALLED BY DEATH Assistant Managing Editor ol Herald Dies at 36 NEWSPAPERMAN 15 YEARS ‘Rme From Reporter to Responsible | Position By Devotion to Duties and Loyalty to Employers and Associates, While the whole world ewaite with joyous anticipation the ape proach of Christmas Day, the headg of members of the Herald family are bowed in sorrow at the doublg | blow which has befallen them in & single week. First of those to go was Henry W. Flagg, the oldest employe of the Herald plant who spent nearly hig entire lifetime in loyal serviceg Then, Sunday morning while the church bells tolled their messageq of peace to their groups of worshipe pers, another was called and the sign “30,” the end of the story im the printer's code, was placed a8 the finish of the life of Harold Re Jones, assistant managing editor. For about three wecks Mr. Joneg carried on a valiant fight agains§ the combined ravages of pleurisy and pneumonia but after seeming to improve during the latter parg | of the week, he had a relapse Supe day morning. Funeral services will be held Wede nesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock af the chapel of the South Congregae tional church. Rev. Dr. George W. Gy | States their desire for American par- | Hill,pastor, will conduct the servicess | ticipation in the final settlement of | Burial will be in Fairview cemetery, one of the first aviators in Connecti- A furnace pipe in the cellar of a | through to the top by way of the, other | It was neces- | er Than Terrible Scourge of 1918 Hartford, Dec. 2¢ UP—With the exception of Middlesex county, every county in the state has reported in- fluenza cases the past week. The to- tal reached 144 this morning when 17 new cases were recorded. In Hartford county, cases were report- €d from Manchester, Canton and Southington, in addition to those in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport New London, Groton, Greenwih Killingly and Washington all report- ed new cases, Washington alone re- porting 10 today. Dr. Stanley H. Osborn, state health commission, who stated two ‘weeks ago that the epidemic was due to hit this state about Christ- mas time, said today that the dis- ease i3 in a much miider form than in lpe terrible epidemic of 1918. No new' cases of smallpox or typhoid fever have been reported in the state. BOILED ALIVE BEFORE BODY IS REGOYERED | Unidentificd Man Jumps Into Pool | in New Zealand at Rotorua | | | Auckland, New Zealand, Dec. 24 (A—Shouting “This'll do me,” a |middle aged, unidentified man, leap- “ed into a boiling pool at Rotorua. | center of the world famous thermal | {reglon near here vesterday. He was hoiled alive before specta- tors recovered his body with grap- | pltng irons, | ,Government’s Brief Submitted to Court Washington, Dec. 24 (#—The gov- ernment’s defense of the constitu- tionality of the methods of the in- i terstate commerce commission in | valuing railroad property, challeng- | {ed by the St. Louis and O'Fallon | railroad, was submitted to the su- | preme court today in a brief signed | by Attorney General Sargent. The brief, to constitute the gov- ernment’s argument in court on Jan. 2, was submitted by George W. Wickersham, former attorney gen- eral and special government counsel {in the case. In the brief Wicker- sham asks the court to affirm the decision of a statutory three-judge court at 8t. Louis which held that the government was entitled to re- cover excess earnings from the O'Fallon road. {Plot Against Turk Constantinople, Dec. 24 #— i Charged with plotting against Presi- |dent Mustapha Kemal. eleven per- sons including four women, were under arrest today in Stambonl. Police charged that the plot was 3 royalist one and said it was con- nected with the arrest last week of 20 persons at Broussa. who were charged with plotting to aid pris- oners to escape. | THE WEATHER ew Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Tucsdlay; siowly rising temperature, ! President; 11 Held | al. The city hall and post office will | be closed all day. There will be | masses in the Catholic churches and | services in some of the Protestant churches. Factories will be closed for. the day only, practically all of them op ening again Wednesday. With the exception of & few indi- vidual churches there are no public ceremonies planeed. Supt. William J. Bryan of the Con- inecticut company announced today that special trolleys would be run to- morrow morning for the convenience {of Catholics wishing to attend the 5 'o'clock mass at St. Mary's church (Trolley will leave Maple Hill, Fran- cis street, Corbin avenue and Farm- ington avenue at 4:40 o'clock, Uluminated Trees Incrensing The use of colored electric lights | (Continued on Page 18.) HELDMAN 10 BE HELD FOR JURY'S ACTION iDetained in Connection | With Death of Wife and Canton Man | | | Canton, Ohio, Dec. 24 (A—Wilbur O. Heldman, Lorain furnace sales- man, will be held for the grand jury {for further investigation of his ac- count of the deaths of his young | wite and Vernard E. Fearn, Canton | coal dealer, it was decided by wu- thorities today Previous to the announcement, | Heldman had been subjectsd to nine hours of questioning in an attempt to break down his original story that his wite, Margaret, committed sui- |cide after having confessed to him ithat she was responsible for the |shooting to death of F {charges will be filled until | Prosecutor Henry W. Harter | nounced. | The next regular grand jury ses- islon will be held early in January | and It is probable the case will he taken up at that time. All of the witnesses who have appeared o far in the investigation will be called to !testify and their testimony will de- {termine the course to be taken, Har- ter said. Await Bolivia’s Reply ! To Settle Dispute ‘Washington, Dec. 24 (®—Only the reply of Bollvia is neeedd to set the committee named to help adjust |the Bolivian-Paraguayan quarrel to {work. Paraguay's reply to a ques- | tionnaire from the committee was | received last night The committee, named by Pan-American conference on con- ctliation and arbitration, felt that the questionnaire was comparatively | easy to answer and some uneasiness was expressed when the two coun- | tries were seemingly slow in answer- ing. Paraguay's message allayed | some of this concern and Diez de Medina, Bolivian minister, has said | that he expects to hear | government soon. the | from his | GOVERNOR GOING SOUTH Hartford, Dec. 24 (A—Governor Trumbull will leave for St. Peters- burg, Fla. January 12, three days after his inauguration for a third term. Mrs. Trumbull and their | daughter, Florence, will make the trip with him. They will return February 1. | | Amba the reparations problem. Immedi- ately after the conference, which iasted 20 minutes, Secretary Kellogg | went to the White House to confer with President Coolidge. Mr. Kellogg was with the president | for some time and afterward author- ized this statement: “Sir Esme Howard, the British mbassador, called upon the secre- tary of state this morning and in- formed him in the name of the six governments interested in the repar- ations profjlem that they wish to in- T the government will agree to American A | 1 f sed commiittee which is to the final settlement of the problem, and whether, it so, the ¢s government would be ready to propose the names of such “The British ambassador explain- ed to the secretary of state that if L nied Staivs government agrees to this, the experts proposed will be appointed jointly by the reparations commission and the German govern- ment, but if the United States should prefer to leave the choice of Ameri- can experts to the six powers the of the experts to be invited. In that perts will also be appoint- ¢ by the reparations com- and the Secretary Kellogg said he would 4 another conference with Mr. olidge later and until that time he d not say what the reply of the rerican government to the pro- posal would be. Dispatches from ris last Saturday indicated that dor Howard had been given pation in the conference some time before. A memorandum issued at \ch foreign oftice read in p: t is highly desirable in th the art om e nion interest that, besides the experts to be designated by cach of the six yments which participated mentioned Geneva in de- ove n of the United States e part in the work of experts.” memorandum 1ould be “independent with ional reputation, recognized ir own countrie 1 by instructions from ment.” These qualifications were in line with those wh it was indicated 1oric would prove acceptable to President Coolidge. The invitation g @ to give the the option of sending an observer or approving the experts, the int authorities in and not bou their gov as sa unefricial appoi United @&tates | ing puart in the work of | atter will then agree on the names | German govern- | > invitation for American partici- | United States A few years ago he was in an aus tomobile accident on the Plainville road. Although he ajwarently ese caped without serious injury, he suffered a pa is in a nerva which came in direct contact with his teeth. Decay in his teeth fol- lowed and it was thought advisable to have them extracted. After seve eral weeks of postponement he de cided on December 3 to go through with it. He left the Herald offi about 8:30 o'clock and went to the dentist’'s office without informing his family of his intentions. Not be- ing 11l previously rejected the advice of his friends that he go to the hospital. He was unable to take natural gas and it was necessary to call in his physictan and administer ether, He spent the whole forenoon in the he (Gontinued on Page 18.) QUARTER MILLION LETTERS RECEIVED |Parcels Delivered in One Day More Than 15,000 More than 15,000 parcel pos§ | packages and about a quarter mile lion first class letters, the majority of them being Christmas greetingsy | were delivered in this sity today, ae= {cording to Postmaster H. E. Erwin, Wtih every bin in the parcel post station empty by 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon and every package deliva ered which was deliv matter came in so rapid that practically the force worked all day eral deltve mp and registry, windows were open for two hours, the first time in approximately 2§ years that this has been done on Sunday Saturday evening ahout 6 o'clock a fresh avalanche of parcels began to flow n, and from that time until this oy the accumulatiom [grew until it passed away beyond any previous record. More than a thousand pouches. by actual count 1,050, arrived in this city over the week-end, most of them thought to be Christmas pack Figuring e conservative estimate to a pouch this me ages betweor Sunday. Gen- g ns or of sending an official nt repr N ation:;l’ Bank Directors Declare Extra Dividend The regular semi-annual dividend cent, and an extra divi- o per cent as declared by directors of the New Britain Na- n this mornink. { five tio: bank in se: The dividend is payable January 2, I to stockholders of record December post station 26. Christmas Already Friendly Islands cd Press. C 1928, began in the world 40 a. m, e. 8 t, today. At that hour, it was midnight of December 24 in the Iriendly Islands, just west of the interna- tional date line in the Pacific. Christmas day then raced around the world with the sun. through the Fiji Islands, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, China, India, Africa, Europe and towards America. Christmas in Bethlehem, where Christ was born, begins at § p. m., e. s t, today. Tn the of letters arrived was impossible to cour a close estimate {than a quar rived within Mail men hours earlier today after wor all day yeste |day. Some of them started out with |more than twice their own weight in |mall matter Trucks left-the pareel 7 o'clock for all parts |0t the city. Before they stop this eve. |ning they will have deliverad every- |thing that arrived over the week- jend and everything that comes i (Continued on Page \North End Pond to Be Opened for Skating Skating will be permitted in |Stanley Quarter park tomorrow, {Bupt. Clyde Ellingwood having made "lefis of the ice which prove it to |be of a thickness which makes it safe. Until the frost has gone at least six inches into the ground, Willow Brook will not be flooded to pre- |vide a rink in Memorial field. The wading pond atop Walnut Hill park, being more shallow bas frosen %o & safe thickness and is being used by youthful skaters with the permission 'of the board. t them but by there more lotters were 5 1 »