New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 22, 1929, Page 23

‘WASHINGTON PAYS NAMESAKE HONOR Beck Pleads for States Rights in Addess Belore House Washington, Feb, 22 UM — The president, congress and the city to- day ohserved the 197th anniversary of George Washington's birth. Ordinarily the cabinet meets on Friday, but this was dispensed with today as was the usual Friday press conference with the chief executive. President Coolidge had on his en- gagement list tonight an address at George! Washington university where he and Mrs. Coolidge were to re- ceive the degree of doctor of laws, A section in the university audi- torium had been reserved for mem. bers of the cabinet, many of the members of congress. ambassadors, ministers from foreign countri and others prominent in official Ii A speech by Representative James M. Beck of Pennsylvania, authority on the constitution, was the feature of exercises in the house. The Pennsylvania representative described Washington having lit- tle faith that the constitution would by itself be ~ panacea. Beck de. clared that the safety of the Union depended upon preservation of the rights of the states, *“The problem of the Reck asserted, “will be to preserve the just equipoise which the consti- tution sought to maintain between the power of the central government and the power of the states.”” / OHID NAN BREAKS HIS 0-DAY FAST “Religions Martyr" Drops From 200 to 140 Pounds New Hampshire, O., Feb. 22 (UP) —¥Kred Conrad, Ohio’s 27 year old religious “martyr,” who has fasted for 40 days in a campaign to “di possess his father of the devil,” end-. ed his self-imposed abstinence today without attaining his objective. The former 200 pound traction depot agent, who now weighs 140 pounds, relinquished the battle to his father, George, & grocer, and partook of a light meal consisting of raw eggs, & glass of milk and & cup of diluted begt-broth. The battle was bver ¢0 days ago, insofar as the slder Conrad was con- cerned and now that his son “has neen the error of his ways,” he may join the chureh, Young Conrad spent two days after g revival meeting here trying *& his father to join the when the elder Conrad e hegau hig fast. Last week the grocer promised his son he would join the church it “he would cut out this foolish and Fred agreed. Then the selt-styled martyr decided he would “emulate Christ and fast for forty days.” Coolidge May Miss . Inaugural Parade ‘Washington, Fel 23 (UP)— President Coolidge may miss the in. augural parade March 4, after his own part in the ceremonies, Present plang call for departure of Mr. and Mre. Coolidge at 3 p. m. inauguration day for Massachusetts, ‘The oath ef office will be adminis. tered to President-elect Hoover at the capitol at moom. The ride up Pennsylvania avenue te the White House, with Mr. Ceelidge and his succemsor in the same autom probably will require twenty mi utes to half an hour. to the rallroad station would require another twenty minutes. Allowing as little as half an hour for the president to change from his formal morning dress to travel attire, he would have not more than halt an hour in the White House reviewing stand with Mr. Hoover and the White House guests. Officlals in charge of inaugural arrangements estimate that the in- augural parade will miss the parade. He plans to leave for Chicage on the Capitol limited at 3 p. m., three hours after he drops the gavel to end the seven- tieth congres: Nome Contestant Wins Second Dog Derby Lap * Quebec, }eb. 23 (M—Leonhard T, Beppala of Nome, won the second lap of the 120-mile eastern int national dog derby hers today. His time was 3:53: Frank Dupuis, who placed first in the initia] lap yesterday, was second. He covered the distance in 4:07:30, Emile 8t. Goddard, of the Pas, Manitoba, ran third. Yester: Seppala placed second, and 8t. Goddard third. Cabinet Possibility William J. Donovan, assistant at. torney general of the United States, who has been mentioned in cabinet rumors, Cardinal Gasparri, lint looke on. The EDISON DISLIKES ‘s DOLLAR WORDS' Inventor Says Botanists Use Namu_llard to Digest (Copyright 1929 by United Press) Fort Myers, Fla., Feb. 22 (UP)— Thomas A. Edison prophesied in an interview today the next 50 years will bring far more startling scien. tific developments than the period his inventive genius has dominated. “The surface has not even been scratched,” the 82-year-old inventor keep asking me what are bilities of machine, electric and scientific development in the /next half century,” he went on with & modest air that seemed to belittle his own great discoveries. “The possibilities are unlimited. As a matter of fact we do not know any- thing yet, and it is my opinion that the next 25 The interview, one of the few ever granted by Ed except on his birthday, took place in the new laboratory workshop where he put- ters with problems such as how to make rubber grown on American woil. Edison talked of men and things in & rambling, friendly sort of way. Assalls “§8 Words” . He attacked aclentific botanis! using too many $8 wordi called them. In his extensiv ber experiments, he said, he cepting little assistance from plant experts, “These botanists give you a name & mile long and then explain that it means so and so, using another ation just es difficult to di- Edison complained. The trouble with modren botan- ists, he sald, “is that they do not look at the commercial side of plant " ‘Luther Burbank was about the only plant specialist I know of who looked at t copomical side. When 1 started in this rubber experime: ing. I eounted on him for much as- sistance and advice, but he died for How Uery Romantic ~ la % ~APlace o Cuddle Ones Curly Head~ papal secretary of ciate, Is shewn affixing his signature while Premier Musse- resment ended a 60-year period of cooiness between Vatican and Italy. about a month after I got under way.” Studies Colored Movies Colored moving pictures fascinate the partially deaf inventor. He ex- pressed keen interest in a new color film process now being developed at Hollywood by Max Du Pont, The genius who successfully masters the problem *will achleve something really great,” Edison said. “I was interested in color films| and had one man working on them | for 16 years, but he died with the | problem unsolved.” he revealed. Edison disclaimed any real part in the experiments to do away with hushings in automobiles, as Henry Ford stated in an interview several days ago, was one of the problems he and Edison are working on. “That's what Ford is trying to do,” Edison chuckled, “but Henry is the man to do th T don’t think I would be much d at it.” . FINAL REPORT ON VARE SUBMITTED Senate Advised to Deny Pennsyl- vania Republican His Seat Washington, Feb. 22 (P—The menate’s special investigating com- | mittee today submitted a final re- | port recommending that Willlam 8. Vare, republican, be denied a seat as senator from Pennay|vania. | The committee took into consid- eration however, the previous dec- laration of the senate that Vare be given an opportunity to present his | case personally and declared that “In view of the present physical and | mental condition” of the senator- | elect it was for the senate to de- | termine “what action is proper in the premises.” Vare is now confined to a sick bed in Florida and Senator Reed, democrat, of Missouri. the chairman of the special committee, has indi. cated he will be guided entirely by the decision of the senate. Tt is not | expected that action against Vare will be pressed in the closing days of this session. On the basis of the committee's first report on its inquiry into ex- —ETHEL— penditures by Vare in his three. cornered race for the republic senatorial nomination in Pennsyl- vania in 1926, the senate declined to administer the oath of office to him, Scnator King, democrat, Utah, submitted a minority report from the committee protesting against closing the committee's inquiry until Vare had been given an opportunity to be heard. King also made the sugges- tion that Vare be sworn in before the scnate took final action. PERUYIAN PRESIDENT SAYS DISPUTE IS NOT SETTLED Leguia Amaged by Reported Accord on Tacna-Arica Problem With Chile Lima, Peruy, Feb. () —Presi- dent l.eguia of Peru, in an interview with the associated Press. expressed surprise at dispatches from Santiago, Chile, reporting final settiement of the Tacna-Arica boundary dispute between Peru and Chile and denied that thin long-pending problem al- ready solved. The president said he was unable to say if u plan sponsored by Alex- ander I'. Moore, American ambunssa-, dor to Peru, was acceptable or prac. tical for Peru. This plan of the American ambassador by which in rough outline Tacna would go to Peru and Arica to Chile was along the lines which the Chilean * dis- patches have insisted represented {the final settlement of the contro- versy, “Respetting the time .when . the problem fis solved, if the plan i ac- ceptable, T will say it will be neces- sary to wait some weeks,” the prese ident maid. “Before announcing any decision on the part of the Perpvian government it is necessary to con- sult congress and the foreign afe fairs committee well as fill some other formalities Finally the president reiterated the wish to make it known that the Peruvian government denies all reports stating that * Peru’s chief international problem already has been definitely solved, READ RERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESULT Rk Upen Oned Ma\‘r;u; - Oh (e - There's Bluay? A Grease Gpot™= F_%ronfid?lonc‘e ‘Li\/ 7 SARGENT PREFERS SMALL TOWN LIFE Attorney General Plans fo Re- turn to Vermont Hills (Copyright, 1929. by United Prees.) Washington, Feb. 22 (UP)— Attorney General Sargent prefers small town, After March ¢, when his term ex- pires, Sargent is planning to return to Ludlow, Vt. his home town, where he will resume the practice of law He will also indulge in his two favorite sports, hunting and fishing. without interference from the pres- sure of official duti The attor- ney general welcomes the oppor- tunity. also. of again resuming his hobby for fixing his neighbors’ old clocks. While he has enjoyed his tenure as attorney getneral. Sargent said today he will he glad to retugn fo private life, Turning to his ' well worn Bible, which lay conveniently near his massive desk. Sargent read the following verse to illustrate his philosophy of life:— “Take no thought for the morrow, for the morrow will take .hought for itsel 200 NEW DRESSES ARRIVED TODAY New Styles—New Fabrics—New Shades—All Sizes Awphitylog bis viewa, Sarge.t suld he always behieved it was hest to do the job 1o hand without stop ping to criticize conditions. “Take things as you find themn and do your job to the best of your abllity—that's always been my philosophy.” Sargent said. Sargent said he could think of no single outstanding phase of his work in the justice department, but he suggested those outside the depart- ment could better judge what bhad been accomplished. “I'm the only man in this depart ment that doesu’t have to work." said with a twinkle in his blue cyes. 1A he spoke, Sargent puffed | thoughttully away on his ever pres- cnt pipe. Asked about his impression of Ithin‘wn and official life, Sargent said he thought Washington a beau- tiful city and the federal govern ment & marvelous gigantic machine. “But 1 don't like to live in big cities,” he added. Pyne Prize Goes to Hotchkiss Graduate Princeton, N. J., Feb. 22 WP—"The highest general distinction that Princeton university can confer on an undergraduate, the Pyne honor prize. was awarded today to Joseph Very Quarles, Jr.. 1929. of Milwau kee, Wis. President John Grier Hibben made the award which was $500 in gold, ut the meeting of the National Alumni association in Nas- sau hall. :| ship. manly qualities, Quaries, who prepured at Hotch Kiss school, Lakeville, Conn., is pres ident of the undergraduate counscl, a meuber of the varsity crew, and was elected to Phi leta Kappa in the middle of his junior year at Prineston. The Pyne honor prize. established in 1923. i8 annually awarded to that member of the senior class whe, n the opinion of the president of the unjversity, the secretary of the uni- versity and the dean of the college, has most clearly manifested the qualifications of excellent scholar- and effective interests of | support of the best Princeton university. CONVICTS PURSUED THROUGH 4 STATES (Continued from First Page) robbed a store to obtain money to finance their flight. Thereafter, the story of their dash for liberty reads I'ke a dime novel. The tugitives are Dana and Adrian Bias, brothers and interur- ban car robbers; W. R.© Procter, ! wanted in Raleigh. N, for auts mobile theft a Julian Liebel. wh apparently engineered the break. From city to city the desperadocs i} have fled, outwitting quickly or- =g ganized posses which pursued them or lay In wait in the Bope of am. bushing them. Wieek Siolen Auwto In Charleston they kidnapped & motorist and forced him to drive them to a point near (allipolis, (). There the car broke down and the fugitives commandeered another. They wrecked this car, then heid up another automobilist, kidnapped him and took him and the driver of the second car to Huntington, where they bound them to trees and fled. The chase extended into the hilis surrounding Louisa. Ky. The fugi- tives, somehow, negotiated the roads which were virtually impassuble from snow, and outdistanced new posses whose cars stalled in the drifts. The traii then was Icst unti the fleeing men appeared near Oiive Eill. One of them hired ‘onky un der the pretext of going to Mccue kead. 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