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New Britain herald., 1921-02-09
SEVERAL BIG HEARINGS
 IN LEGISLATURE TODAY
McaSurr Presented Today Calls For Return of License Fees to Saloon kecpers-,JuIliciary Committee Hears Plan to Rc-wT-ite Civil Scrvicc Law-Ciies and Boroughs Takes up With Several Questions.

Hartford, Feb. 9.-Interest in the proposition to re-write the civil serv- ice law drew to the capitol today the largest gathering of representative citizens so far this session. The bill of civil service commission drawn to meet the criticism of Governor Lake in his inaugural m message and to stop, If possible, the efforts to wipe the present law off the statute books, was before the Judiciary committee for a hearing
 The commission bill was offered by Senator Bakewell of the eighth dis trict and to broaden the scope of the hearing all bills of the same character were also. embraced in the hearing; Profl Henry w. Farnam. president of the civil service reform association hearing the proponents for a revised law.
 Farnam Committee Report
 The state board of finance. present. ed its report to the general assembly in pamphlet form, with departmental tabulations of deficiencies, appro- priations, recommended. estimates made and diagrams illustrating the
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01

Under the Americas rsruIations q
permit must be obtained before liquor
may be exported. United states on
ciais, under the new agreement, Will
consult the Ontario license board be-
fore issuing permits for expectation
into the province.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 3o.--Foreign
Importers Of American liquor would be
required to give bond In this country
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Notes May Give
Death Motives
OF Whittlesey
fCentinuud from paus one)
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tors entrusted to me I shall mail as
soon AS possible.


memorial service for Colonel
Charles w. Whittlescy, hero Of the
Lost Battalion" who jumped over
board from the United Fruit liner To-
Ion on Saturday, will be held In the
list Regiment Armory on Sunday after
noon under the auspices OF the nth
Division Association. The services will
be in charge Of Father James j. Halli-
gan. chaplain Of Colonel Whittleaey's
famous regiment, the 308th.
Safe Box Ordered Opened.
Surrogate James A. Foley yesterday
signed an order granting permission to
John r. Pruyn Of 244 Riverside drive,
friend and former partner Of Colonel
Whittlcsey, to open box in the vaults
of the Mercantile Safe Deposit Com
pany at 115 Broadway belonging to
Colonel Whittlesey.
In his petition Mr. Pruyn says that
search has failed to locate will and
that it is probably in the safe deposit
box. The order requires that the box
be opened in the presence Of s repre-
sentative Of the State Comptroller's
Office.
1t was learned yesterday that the
woman who accompanied Colonel Whit.
tlesey to theater on Friday evening
was r Mrs. Lowell, a friend OF Mrs.
Pruyn, who had known Colonel Whit
tlesey for the last ten years. 1t was
also learned that Colonel Whittlesey
purchased his ticket on the Toloa on
November 81 last, stub in his check
book showing this
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Swims Quarter of Mile
With Foot Shot Awav
Duck Hunter of 10 Keeps His
Smile at Hospital as Doctors
Take OFF Rich, loo

Walter johnson, sixteen years old
who was shot while hunting at Bar
regat Bay on Tuesday aud swan a
quarter OF mile with his right foot
shattered, underwent an amputat:on OF
the right leg in Kimball Memorial
Hospital, Lakewood, n. J.. yesterday
as result. The boy grinned IS he re
gained consciousness after the opera
tion and remarked that it would "prob-
ably seem funny not TO have two regu-
lar legs"
Surgeons who performed the opera
tion called Johnson the gamest patient
in the hospitals history. He laughed
when they started him to the operating
room on wheel stretcher and was
laughing when the anaesthetic was ad-
ministered. Asked how he felt after
the ordeal he answered.: "Right as q
silver dollar-what's the use of being
down-hea rted.''
johnson and young man named
White, his chum, we're duck shooting
together. Whites gun exploded acct.
dentally, shattering Johnson's leg and
tearing hole in the boat bottom. The
boat swamped and both young men had
to swim, When they reached shore
Johnson was rushed to the hospital,
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01

immunity such as are required Of wit.
neHses In all Investigations"
Mr.. Shearn then expressed resent.
inent Of the character Of the directors
statement. III am quite Indifferent. ant
| think the commission In" he added
whether this inquiry meets the ap.
provnl of these gentlemen or not. The
timc has passed for them to hide be
hind the skirts OF the Vcnner cgisla
tion'
Mr.. Quackenbush put in tho fins
word
81 do not feel it is within the scope
OF my duty TO, make any comment or
the remarks OF counsel or of the chair
man." he said. "For the information
of the commission and Of counsel, how
ever, l will say that none of these
gentlemen will sign any waiver of i'm
munity. | am authorized to make that
, statement"
At the beginning OF the session Elon
5. Hobbs, lawyer, asked that his ap-
pearancc be noted on the record in be-
half of certain non-assenting stock
holders" Of which he unfortunately
was one.
~ would like to have it noted that
we appear specially said Mr.. Hobbs,
because there may come time when
we may not agree rs to the jurisdictions
of the commission
Chairman McAneny said the com
mission could not permit MIR. Hobbs
to participate in the examinations, but
that it would welcome any suggestions
he desired to make for the best in
terest of the Investigation.
Mr.. Venner said yesterday he had not
decided when he would bring the
$10,000,000 action referred to in the
statement Of the directors. He said
that on November 25 he wrote letter
to the directors, in which he stated
that it they did not bring suit against
those directors who paid out unlawful
dividends" he would do so.
Mr.. Venner, who has attacked the In
terborough through litigation for many
years, was responsible for the petition
now before Federal Judge Mayer, ask
ing that a receiver be appointed for the
lnterborough. This action was post
poned several times, in order to per-
NIT the company to procure extensions
on it's notes, and is to come up again
December 90 Mr.. Venner also has sew
eral suits pending against the com
pany, demanding judgment for $l0O.-
600 as holder of 7 per cent notes on
which the company recently defaulted
interest. Three of these are to come
up in the Supreme Court to-day. A
similar suit has been filed by Daniel j
Campau, realty holder of Detroit, who
asks Judgment for $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Compers Refuses Grant Bid

WASHINGTON, Nov. 50. - Samuel
Gompers, president OF the American
Federation of Labor, has refused to ad-
dress the Forum OF the Church of the
Ascension, in New Nor,, on the ground
that the forum has pursued a course
aptagonisslc TO the bona tide labor
movement Of our country"
The Rev. DR.. Percy S. Grant. rector
of the church, invited Mr.. Gompers to
speak end to name his terms. The
decllnation was revealed in correspond
ence made public here to-day. The
subject proposed for him was "Labor's
Struggle and Aspiration.n
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
First Oil-Driven Cable Ship
Launched at British Yard

NEWCASTLE ON : TYNE, England
Nov. 3o.~-The John Mackay, the first
oil driven cable ship of the Commercial
Cable Company, was launched this
afternoon from the yards of the Swan
Hunter & Wigham Richardson Com.
pany. Her length is $50 feet. with a
gross tonnage of 400 The firm which
built her is already laying down an
other.
Sir George Hunter, the aged chair
man Of the shipbuilding firm, in toast
ing President Harding culogized the
American initiative in restricting
armaments, and said the staff in his
designing departments had been appre-
ciablN reduced
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
/. II. T. Heads
Defy Inquiry;
Subpoerlaed
tcen.lnucd from psse sns,

600 because OF the declaration of the
dividends in question
"Ihis makes it necessary for them, in
the interest of the properties which they
are notwithstanding for themselves and
others, to decline to appear voluntarily
as witnesses at the hearings now being
conducted by the Transit Commission. J"
Chairman McAneny W., quick to
make clear that Tho commission did
not propose to be halted in its de-
termination to sound the very bottom
OF the traction problem. Reviewing
the aim of the commission toward a
constructive plan for the reorganixa-
tion of this distressing situation" he
said the directors possibly had mis-
conceived the purpose of the inquiry.
we have no desire to embarrass
the administration Of any of the COM
panies," Chairman McAneny continued.
that it shall be made clear to the
public that the private management
Of these quasi-public affairs, when it
takes directions like those disclosed.
is not to be tolerated if they be any
way through the use Of the power of
the state, as represented in this COM
mission, to put an end to such condi-
tions.
Commission Is Amazed
81 might say we have been amazed
by some of the matters that have
brought out here. Our purposes are
entirely peaceful. necessarily so. in
the sense that these properties are in
the hands of private owners under
leaseh olds that the law will respect.
But there ought to be no doubt about
the public interest in their affairs,
the right Of tne public to a solution
that will end not only the physical diff
ticulties under which the system is
control that permits the dissipation of
the reserves of the company to the
great disadvantage of the public that
depends upon its service.
we doubt whether the members Of
this directorate quite appreciate that
we ere living in q different time, and
that we at least do not propose doing
things in quite the old way We pro-
pose TO be absolutely fair, but we also
propose to have the truth and 20 have
that background that is necessary for
a proper and Intelligent solution of
this problem"
After Chairman McAneny had di-
rected the issuance of the subppnas
Mr.. Shearn was on his feet with q
caustic criticism of the changed atti-
trde of the directors, who, he said had
been granted delay on their plea TO
consult private counsel and in the ex-
pectation that they would appear to
testify. He went on:
at is quite immaterial, so far as
practical results are concerned.
whether these gentlemen appear or not
We have disclosed the facts. The only
possible additional facts that could be
eilclted from them, take it, are
whether they were specializing in
stocks OF these companies during the
period OF violent fluctuations, whicl,
We're put in evidence yesterday. or
whether they were sensible of the obi
cations they owed their security hold
ers and the City of New York, which
has invested nearly 0o,OOo,000 in
these properties
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Tax Exemption for Hassfi.s

The National Legisla tive Committee
Of the American Legion in Washing
tor, D. c., has issued this statement: :
"At the insistent request Of thou
sands of American Legion posts the
committee secured a clause in the Act
TO Reduce and Equalize Taxation and
10 Amend and Simplify the Revenue
Act of 1918 which was appoved by
the President on November %, 1921.
reading as follows:
No, taxes shall be levied under this
title in respect to any admissions all
the proceeds OF which inure exclusive
ly to the benefit of religious, educa-
iional or charitable institutions, So
cieties or organizations, any post of
the American Legion or the Women's
AuSiliary Units thereof, if no
part of the net earnings thereof in
ures to the benefit of any private
stakeholder or individual'
The above amendment 10 the rev.
enue act becomes effective January /,
1922. After that date no post of the
American Legion or the American Le-
gion's Auxiliary will be required to
pay this so-called amusement admis-
sion tax"
Tappen Post Masquerade
James ]. Tappen Post, 1875, Stapleton
s. T., will conduct its annual masque.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01

thst the liquors would not be retuvn.s
9ndsr proposed regulations h.in.
grated to-day by the Treasury.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
City and Legion Officials to-
Attend Opening of the
Tooth Infantry Club
house Next Saturday
Kings County Veterans Will
Parade and a Bazaar
Will Be Held; Colonel
Taylor Here OH Monday

Hanford MacNider, National Com
mander of the American Legion;
Mayor John +. Hylan and Borough
President Edward Riegelmann OF
Brooklyn are expected to be present
next Saturday at the opening OF the
new clubhouse Of the 1o6th Infantry
Post in Brooklyn. The post is rated
as having the highest membership in
Brooklyn.
The Legion Posts of Kings County,
with Veterans of Foreign Wars, Brit
ish and French veterans associations
and civic organizations will take part
SnAthe parade. The point of assembly
will be the Twenty Regiment
Armory. Led by the band of the post,
the marchers so through Bedford Ave
nue. to Willoughby TO the new club
house in that street Members of the
Iosth Infantry, formerly the twenty
third, will sakc part in the parade.
More than score of organizations
vii. be represented.
William F. Deegan, State Com
lnander of the Legion; Mgr. Edward J.
Mccarthy. the Rev. 5. Parkes Cadluan.
Rabbi Alexander Lyons, County Clerk
William a. Kelly, Municipal Court jus
ice James q. Dunno and Mag Strate
larry Howard Dale will participate in
re exercises.
After the formal dedication recep-
ton will he held. All service men Of
Brooklyn have been invited to Inspect
the new home. At the conclusion OF
the reception bazaar, to continue one
week. will be opened. In the evening
the festivities will come under the
heading of American Legion Night"
All members of the legion in Kings
Codnty have been invited to be pres
ent.
Next Monday night will be devoted
TO the reception OF Colonel William A.
Taylor. who was the commandant OF
the Third Officers Training School at
Comp Wadsworth, ,uth Carolina, and
wto commanded the 106th Infantry
Regiment in France Colonel Taylor
has accepted the invitation.
The proceeds of the bazaar will go
toward furnishing the new clubhouse.
\ committee has been appointed to re-
ceive prospective members OF the post.
Other committees will aid former serv-
ice men in many ways regardless of
whether they belong to the Legion or
NOT
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
New Officers for Tburston post

Colonel n. B. Thurston Post, 1872. will
meet tomorrow night at the post head
quarters. Sc West Sixty-sixth Street.
Officers for the fiscal year will be
chosen. The candidates are:
j.. V. Farrell, commander; Maurice
Loeb, e-commander: Covert Wev-
man, adjutant; Gus Smith, treasurer:
e. j. Turner, delegate to the county
committee
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Marine Post Meets Tonight

The. regular monthly meeting of
united States Marine Post. 800, will
be held this evening at the Public
Library, 100 Amsterdam Avenue. The
election of officers will be held and the
committee in charge of the distribution
or state medals will give them to those
who have not yet received them.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Ontario Blocks u. $. Rum
Acts to Halt Shipments Coming
In Over Border

TORONTO, Nov. 8O.~--1mportation Of
liquor into OntArio from the United
States will be prevented in fhc future,
it il believed, As {. result OF arrAnEA-
ments Just completed between Amer
lean and Ontario authorities.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Check Put on Questions

"Now, if they do not want the op-
portunity Of justifying what they have
dcne | suppose the law will permit
them to refrain from answering any
questions on the stand. because, of
course, | shall not put any questions to
them unless they first SIGN waivers Of
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
77th Division Rowing Mos,

The executive cor.mittee Of the 77tb
Division Association VIII meet tonight
to arrange for boxing tournament
during the winter months. Commit
tees will be appointed and tentative
plans announced
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Official Ticket Announced

French Universities Post of the
american Legion has announced the Of
acial list of candidates for election to
take place at the next meeting in the
clubhouse. 5 West Eighty sixth Street.
The nominees include:
Dr.: Edward L. Benjamin, for com
manoer; Norman Preston, first vice
president; Past Commander Ticktin.
county committee delegate; Major f.
N. Rogers, member of the executive
committee, and Roy Hammond, re-elec-
tion s treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01

Pollock Made Samoa Covernc.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. - Apuo;n,.
ment OF Captain e. T. Pollock to H.
governor Of Samoa and Captain xdeI,
bert Aithause to be Governor of Cusa.
was announced to-day by Secrstsry,
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
The American Legion
Neaes: Local, State, National

rade as the clubhouse, Prospect and
xan Duser streets, the night OF
january IA. There will be cash prize
Tor the largest group, the best rroup
and individuals and couples.
Under the direction OF William Win.
chesser, the post treasurer. the commit
zee mas arranged several novelties.
Reville Post Officers Chosen
At it's last regular meeting
Neville Post, t27, elected these off,ceYs !:
ssmes Sharkey. commander: DR.. Il. J.
MeGraw, first vice-commander; F.. L.
brennan. second vice-commandcr; II. A
Schaeifer, third vice-conanander; L.. "
trugone, adjatant; H. G. Steinbcrg
treasurer; n, Dr.. Harper, chaplain; II
Ieague. Insurance officer; Il. podeyn. C.
Steiner, J. J. Dillon, J. f. Laurenceile
a ana +; Bells, executive committee:
- {. Weld. d. McAuslin, G. Horn and
K. W. Sparks, county committee
The next meeting will be on Decem
Der g. The committee announced
smokes would be provided and that an
interesting program had been arranged
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9-17-tf

The Stamps l.. and l. Academy
Colored, opened school this week
and reported nice attendance.
Mothers and fathers were present.
R. Warren leaves this. city for
Natchez, Miss. Rev. A. Richard pass
ed through from Chicago enroute
home. ]. A. Gipson's house and fur
niture was destroyed by fire, partly
covered by insurance. Mrs. Gipson
owned a beautiful home. Mr.. George.
Wright has been sick but is improv-
ing. The W. o. U. delegation who
attended the Supreme Lodge in Hot
Springs, reported a grand time.
Among them were, r. d. Fletcher
and Allie Snowdon. Donated by Rev.
j. w. Matthews, 500; J. C. Bryant
$500; Mrs. ]. w. Matthews, five
pounds of sugar.
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the Dallas Express and encourage
our boys to learn to do business.
Vernon, Sept. 22.-Sunday was a
high day at the New Hope Baptist
Church. Sunday School met prompt
ly at $3.50 a. m. In the absence of
Supt. Dan Shelton, the school was
opened by the secretary, Miss Tony
Hooker This young woman is a
model for the younger members of
her sex. She plays well her part
in the church. Bro George Bate
taught the class in the absence of
F. e. Hooker. Mrs. NJ. Mcmillan is
a live wire with the primary class.
She knows how to handle young
people Mrs. Mary Dixon is in the
city from Rosebud, looking after bus
mess for McBrady Co., and also to
take charge of the New Hope choir
She is the guest of DR.. and Mrs. w.
A. Thomas. At IL O'Clock our pas
tor, DR.. Walker, assembled the ros-
trum and preached a powerful SER
mon that was enjoyed by all pres
ent. 1t seemed that Heaven had de-
scended to our Tabernacle At $50
the b. Y. p. U. met and pulled off
splendid program. Rev. j. H.
Heron of San Angelo conducted the
Bible drill. At $3.50 a great number
of the members and friends braved
the rain storm ana assembled at the
church to hear Rev. Thomas preach
another great sermon. DR.. A. A
Lucas will be in town Wednesday to
conduct a ten days revival. He is
a great kingdom builder. Rev. Glenn
on was at his post at the First Bap-
fist church and reports are there
was great service, all day. When
in town go to Mr.. Walton's Cafe.
Mr.. Johnson has a nice cafe also
Brother George Brown is all smiles
expecting his wife home soon from
Louisiana The Express is taking
like wild fire in this vicinity.
Cameron, Sept. 22.-Splendid SER
vices were had a Cameron Grove
and Bethel Sunday. Rev. r. H. Lit
Teton, pastor Lights Chapel Baptist
church passed out of this life after
ed this church for number of years
and has proven himself ever worthy.
He leaves church of loyal mem
bers and many friends throughout
the city to mourn his loss. Quite
number of members attended the
funeral at Bryan Tuesday, where he
resided. Mrs. L. NJ. Hughes is out
of the city attending her mission
work. Mrs. (Dr) Young is indis-
posed, also the writer. Bethel A.
NJ. e. church rendered resolutions on
behalf of the life of Rev. Littleton
Sunday night. Mr.. Dewey Allen is
home after a pleasant sojQurn in
Waco with his brother. Mrs. Sarah
Moore was called to the bedside of
her father Mr.. George Brown at
Amarillo, Texas. Mrs. S. l. Mont
gomery has suffered severely from
having caught 4, cold in her tooth.
but is better al this writing. Prof
F. w. Robinson OF Rogers is in the
city looking after school matters.
Mrs. Hattie Woods, little sons Tommy
and Johnnie had severe attacks of
whooping cough. Miss Wimbish has
returned to the city after spending
few weeks with home folks. Mrs.
r. A. Covington is visiting in Waco.
New readers of the Express this
week are as follows: Messrs. Bill
Anderson, Oscar Carter, William Day
idson, James Nealy, Jr., and Mrs.
| Stringfellow.
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STAMPS, ARKANSAS.

Stamps, Ark, Sept. 22.-Mrs. LOWE
B. Wade took sick on the 14th of
August and was carried to Texarkana
to the Jamison Sanitarium and died
Sept. Sth., Funeral services were
held at Greonville Baptist church Of
which she was a member, she was
a Christian worker and prominent
in society. Mrs. A. B. Scales went
to Texarkara for an operation, sad
but true, she did not return alive;
but our lost is Heavens gain. Mrs.
Pinkey Robinson has RETURNED from
st. Louis. Mr.. ]. w. Givens has
been on the sick list for some time
but is improving. DR.. Woods of
Camden, Ark, was in this city this
week the guest of Dr. G. A. Ellis,
The Sunday School Convention OF
the C. M. e. Church closed its meet
ing last Sunday night and reported
quite a success. Mrs. Annette Will
Jams, the wife of Walter Williams
died August 27th, She was a mem
her of Greenville Baptist church and
prominent in society
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THE WILEY SPECIAL.

For the accommodation of students
from Oklahoma and East Texas the
WILEY SPECIAL will leave FIT.
Worth Monday, morning at 1880
and Dallas at $3.50 attached to Tex
as and Pacific Train No. 6, and run
through to Marshall, without change
Pupils may be able to board the
SPECIAL en- route. Mr.. Alger Bos-
well, 1901 East 9th St., will have
charge. 9-17-2t
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GEN. WOODS ACCEPTANCE IS RE-
CEIVED by WEEKS

Washington, Sept. 22.-Secretary of
War Weeks Saturday received a cable
gram from Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
announcing his willingness to accept
the appointment of governor general
of the Philippines.
offer had not vet been rendered to
General Wood, but that 1t was under
stood that it was open to him If he
chose to accept 1t. General Wood is
understood to be ready to retire from
the army to accept the post
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and hamlet
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