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New Britain herald., 1923-03-12
NEW BRITAIN CLUBS
 STRONG AT HAYWOOD
Eagles and Comets Capture Con-
 tests on Foreign Courts

The Eagles of the New Britain l'oys club went to Elmwood Satur- day night and defeated the Elmwood A, c. team of that town. 40 to 27. The teamwork of the winners com pletely baffled the home club. Bunny Swanson and Sokolowski worked to- gether like a charm and each located the baskets for seven field goals. Sip pies did the best work for the defeat cd team. The lineup:
 Eagles Elmwood \. c. Swanson, Bramhall. Gardner, Barnes
 left forward Sokolowski ,.............., Sipples
 right forward swanson, Kamenicky ...........
 ................ Anderson, Yates
 center
 Humphrey Bramhall ........ Kalber
 right guard Dratton ...,,,,.,, Branchant ! left guard
 Score. Eagles 40, Elmwood A. c. 27; field goals, Swanson '. Sokolow- ski z, Bramhall 1. Kamencliy 2, Brat ton 1, Sipples z, Gardner l, Barnes 1, Anderson l, Yates l, Branchant 1: foul goals, Swanson 1, Sippies 1, Gardner l, Barnes 1; referee, Han sen; scorer, Schultz.
 The Comets ended a losing streak Saturday night by defeating the Troop "A team of Emwood. The score was 27 to 12. The home team was out in front all the way. Knapp, Baker and Kamenicky caged the ball on four oc- casions for double counters. The lineup:
 Comets Troop ~ Knapp ............... Rasero
 left forward Baker .............. Garvalia
 right forward hamenlcky ..,....r ...... Bowling
 center G. Bramhall ....... Goodwin, Myers
 left guard r. Bramhall ........,. Naggi Yeske
 right guard Score, Comets 27. Troop "A, 12; field goals, Knapp 4, Baker f. Kamen- icky 4, c. Bramhall 1, Garvalia 4, Bowling 2; foul goals, Baker 1; ref cree, Hansen; scorer, Tracey.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-12

Los Angeles, March 12.-Gene Sara zen, national open and professional golf champion, has arrived here to begin work on a biographical motion picture which will portray his career from caddie to champion.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-12
AN IMPORTANT BATTLE
Wisconsin Basketball Team Can Tie Iowa For Title, by Defeating Indi- ana Tonight.

lOulAsslIks
 Chicago, March 12. - On the out come of the Wisconsin Indiana bas- ketball game at Madison, Wis, to. night rests the ownership of the Big Ten conference title. Should Wiscon- sin win the battle the Badgers will be tied with Iowa for the championship with a record of II won and 1 lost. Should the Hoosiers humble the Car dinal, the Hawkeyes will carry off the seasons honors.
 A week ago Indiana sprung q sur prise by beating the Iowa quintet and temporarily at least, snatching the conference flag from it's grasp. Sat drday night the Hoosiers went to thu other extreme, falling before Minneso- ta, the conference tail-enders.
 Only two more games remain to be played in the conference. The Pur- due Indiana battle at Bloomington March 19 will ring down the curtain on the season.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-12
Y. NJ. C. A. RONIERS

The results of the bowling match between the New Britain and Hart ford Y. M. c. A. teams on the Court street lanes Saturday night were as follows:
New Britain herald., 1923-03-12
SET NEW RECORD
Springfield Revolver Club Marksmen
 Shoot Total of 1,192 in An Indoor
 Meet.

Springfield. March 12.- Marksmen of the Springfield Revolver clubs ex- pert team broke the world indoor record for the third time this season last night when they shot total Of .192. Earlier in the season the team smashed the record of 1,169 held by the Oakland, Cal, team with 1,1S3 total. Shortly after this mark was
 bettered when a total of r,1SS wa! made.
 In each case the same five marks men have participated. P. J. Do!fen and c. A. Price each made one per feet score of 50 in their five attempts, while Dr. I. R. Calkins, noted pistol expert, made four 49's.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-12

The New Britain and Hartford High school basketball teams will clash for the second time this season next Frilay night, at the Hopkins street gymnasium.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-12

The of hitting them where they ant being explained Giant rockies by Boss cGraw at San Antonio Jackson and Mcclure left right the students watching the the New York Nationals demonstrate the science of the late Wee Willie Keeler
New Britain herald., 1923-03-12

rlSnt guard Score, Comets 27, Troop "A, 12; field goals, Knapp 4, Baker 4, Kamen- icky 4, c. Bramhall 1, Garvalia 4, Bowling 2; foul goals, Baker 1; ref cree, Hansen; scorer, Tracey.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-12

Wilby, Naugatuck and New Haven Commercial High schools will be rep resented in the Tufts basketball tour ney which opens at Medford on March Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05


Champ Clark and the famous Re
pubiicans and Democrats who con-
Quoted that memorable fight against
Cannonisna were then sold out NJ
the Tammany Hall Democrats.
Clark broke down and wept in pub
lie when he heard Of TamTnany's
betlaya Possible treachery by
Tammany is feared here in the
present fight.
There had been rurnors, up 70 the
time that Longworth conceded de,
feat, that enough Democrats might
stay out of the House Chamber to
give Giilett q majority OF the votes
present. Congressman Finis Gar
rett. leader Of The Democrats. has
ttcn resolutely combating that pos
slbIlity.
'.It Is true that originated his.
tOric campaign against Cannonian1
fourteen years ago." Congressman
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
COOL IDG WINS
On IIlHNSOVs
PLATFORM
Must Accept Radical Plan i
Writing to Get Name on
South Dakota Ballot.
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CONTINUED from First Fagel
FORD and the platform picked Tor
him had Tor III summary Govern
ment oWnership of tram ration.
natural resources and hanks
Farmer Laborites IN their plat
form demanded d fIve-year. mora
tOrium for farm mortgages, govern
ment issue, and call money and
credit, and repeal Of the Esch.CuIn
Hope of fusion between the Dem
ocTat and Farmer-L Labor parties
vanished when the latter named
Tom Ayers as Senatorial candidate,
ending conferences Of Joint commit
tees Of the two conventions. The
Democrats then named u. 8. 9.
Cherry, Of Sioux Falls.
Gov. w. III. McMasters was the
Republican Senatorial choice, win
ming over Senator Sterling by 5000
votes.
The McMasters-s Sterling scrap oh
secured all other issues in the Re
publican gathering, the afternoon
being taken up with a red hot
platform battle, in which the John,
son forces were successful in IN,
sorting progressive pIanks in the
platform. Then came the supper
recess and according to the johnson
leaders, they were traded out 81
victory"
IT was explained that McMasters'
supporters swung to Coolidge in re.
turn for a switch on the part OF
Senator Sterling's vote to McMas-
teis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
8 ARE HELD IN
ALEXANDRIA
THEFT

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. g.
Andrew Travers, Henry Elnore and
John w. Allison. were arrested last
night In connection with the disap-
pearance Of 1872 sacks of flour from
Southern Railway car. The flour
was found In a garage on North
Columbus street, where TravArs
keeps his car, IL liz alleged,
The three men were arraigned be-
fore Judge Frederick @. Duvall. in
police court this morning, and were
ordered held for the action of the
grand jury. The flour is valued at
$50.
The Virginia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Society started its sale Of Christmas
seals yesterday. Seventy-five per.
cent Of the money received for sales
by the society here will be used
in taking care OF Alexandrians, being
treated in the Catawba and Blue
Ridge sanitariums and to the main
tenAnce OF two nurses in Alexan-
dria to fight the disease. Miss
Bertha Bristow and Miss Emily
Thornhill are the two nurses now
in charge OF this work here. Miss
Mary Lindsey is the president OF
the local society.
Nominations blanks for new Off
GERS OF the Kiwanis club have been
sent out and the election will be
held December 10. The blank calls
for nomination Of q president
two vice presidents, district trus-
tee and seven nominees for the
board Of directors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
MISS n. HART
Dies AF TER
ILLNESS

Miss Mary 81 Hart, sister Of
MAI. Gen. w II. Hart. quarter
master general of the army, died
this morning at walter Reed Hos
pifa1, after long illness.
Miss Hart came to washington to
i've ! little more than year ago.
when General Hart, who had been
On duty III New York city, took
up his duties here IS quarter.
master general Immediately after
his appointment b the President.
she had made her home with her
brother for many years, and 20
cornpanied him to this city where
they lived at z400 Sixteenth street,
Miss Hart took her place n army
circles and soon made for herself
many new friends ii Warrington.
Miss Hart was q daughter Of John
Hart who died several years ago.
and with whom she resided In Oregon
until his death.
The funeral will be held at st.
patricik's Church, 10th and g streess
northwest, Friday morning at 10
O'Clock. The interunent will be in
Los Angeles, Cal. and General Hart
win accompany the body.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
BRITISH NJ 0 3 s
HOWL down
SPEAKERS
Candidates, One ! Woman,
Hurt In Riots Lloyd
George Hecklsd,
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dustries suffering from fprsisu com
petition.
sNegotiats for = reductiOn Of
foreign tariffs.
4-Give substantial imperial pref
erence.
No duties on wheat, flour, oats.
meats, cheese, butter and eggs.
One pound sterling normal value
$3.50 per acre bounty upon arabic
less than so shillings q week to able.
bodied laborers. :
Insurance reform and fnvestiga.
ton Of Inconsistencies Of the old-age
pension act.
Reduction Of duties upon tea and
sugar by means Of revenue from
tariffs.
Platform Of liberals.
Liberal - Support OF League ol
Nations and speedy settlement Of
the reparations problem.
Use Of national credit for develop,
ment Of transport, cheap power and
imperial resources.
Insurance reform sub.
sistence without poor law relief.
Removal Of thrift Disqualification
Of 0ld.age pensions.
Credit facilities and cooperative
marketing for farmers.
Land purchase for farmers and
small holders.
Construction Of more houses to
relieve the home shortage.
Local option to regulate the sale
Of liquor.
Labor Capital levy on fortunes
over $4,000 for reduction Of war
debt.
Naturalization OF mines ana ran
ways. =
National schemes of productive
work.
Credit and State insurance for
farmers Of small holders.
Reduction OF the income tax.
Abolition Of food duties, entertain.
ments tax, and corporation profits
tax.
Taxation Of land values.
Generous provision for the aged,
for widowed mothers, the sick and
disabled.
Popular control Of the drink
traffic.
A revision of Versailles treaty. :
Since the last election the two
rival factions OF the Liberal party
have united. The liberals fight
has been conducted by former Pre-.
miers David Lloyd George and
II. H. Asquith; the Tory fight by
Premier Stanley Baldwin; the labor
battle by. Ramsay Macdonald.
leader Of 1.-THE opposition in the last
House Of Commons.
There are more women candi.
dates than in any previous general
election. the most notable being
ViscoHntess Astor, who has been
making a fight against bitter op-
position in Plymouth.
Drink Issue Dodged.
The drink issue has been care.
fully lodged by the campaign
orators, although both the liberal
and labor platforms made mention
of drink control"
Any party that dared to advo.
cate cheaper beer would undoubted.
" have found it a popular cam
paign slogan, but none did 30.
Gerald Buxton, a leader in the
brewing industry, publicly invited
candidates to launch a fight for
cheaper beer, but his invitation
was not accepted.
The Tory party ignored the drink
question entirely, making no men.
ton Of Il In the platform mani
fegto. 5000 =, 49,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
1 EPHANT IS To
ENTERTAIN
CHILDREN
Performing Pachedyrns at
Keith's VIII Visit D. G.
Hospital.

Jennie, Roxie, Lena ana julie,
four Of the most famous elephants
ia the world. who are appearing at
Keith's Theater this week, win pr.
form st ChiIdren's Hospital to
morrow 1t 1915 Tor the benefit of
the little ones there. The perform
ance has been arranged 81 The
Times and Herald through the
courtesy 81 Roland Robbins. man
ager 81 Keith's and George Powers
owner ana trainer 81 the famous
elephants.
Children entered Ia the Jackie
Coogan contest viii be entertained
by the elephants Friday 1t 1880.
when they gather for selection Of
the winners 81 tire contest 81 the
District building Movies WIN Be-
taken Ut the children On Ire eIe-
plants backs and pictures Of these
wouId-be Jackie Coogans win 81
shown at the Columbia Theater
MKT week. The elephants are ex-
pected to do many stunts Friday
that they are unable to do on the
stage because Of lack of space.
The Powers dancing elephants
are supposed to be the most vall1-
able elephants In America, being
Officially rated at 100000 each
However, Powers says they would
not part with Jennie for that price,
for her dance ii conceded to Be the.
most difficult feat ever acquired
| by an elphanf It took eight years
to teach her this sIlimn1ie. but nov
she follows her partner better than.
many d debutante on the bah room
floor. 9
Miss Jennie Powers, elephant ex
traordfnary. one Of the four ele-
plants appearing st Keith's Thea
ter this week, directed traffic at
| the busy intersection Of Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue 1T
1870 o'clock today. Crowds on
their way to lunch stopped to Wktch
the latest addition to the wash
| ington police force, In action.
Jennie says q traffic cop has
i an easy Job, hut any one who can
get away with Hawaiian dance IS
really accomplished.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
YOUNG MOTHER
TAKES HER
LIFE
Husband Finds Her in Gas
Filled Kitchen on Return
ing From Work.
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VCOntlnueu HUH ILst INse'1
put he thinks and does different. I
The Craigs had been married for
five years, and, according to neigh
bors. were looked upon as q per-
feet match She was sixteen and
ne eighteen when the ceremony was
performed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
Held for Observation,
Man Hangs Himself in
GaIIinger Hospital

II have been framed and n1sir
dered
with the above unsigned note as
the only clue to work on, the HE
less body, or Charles Barnes, thirty
three, was found hanging in Cal
linger hospital.
Barnes committed suicide in an
upper floor Of the institution, while
his father and brother waited TOR
him in the lobby.
Brought In This Morning.
The man had been brought to
galIinrer at 8 o'clock this morning
BY Policeman Robert TopscOtt, OF
No. 8 precinct, after he had found
Barnes wandering around the street
in his rclothing.
According to Dr. Irving ~. Sho.
relI. VISITING consultationist, living
at 1882 Fourteenth street north.
west. he had been called to the hos
uital to examine Barnes, held for
observation.
Jumped From window.
Barnes. DR.. ShcrelI states, had
carly this morning jumped from
the second-story window at 18A7
North Carolina avenue, and was
found by the police and brought
to the hospital.
When / got to the hospital, DR..
Shoreu said, II found Barnes Ia
ther and brother waiting to see him.
/ asked them to wait, and went
up to the observation ward to see
Barnes When opened the door ]
found his body hanging from the
window"
Barnes had cut sheet from the
bed into strips and had made rope.
Standing on 4 radiator he had tied
one end OF the moose to the iron bare
ever The windows, the other around
his neck and then apparently jumped
from his perch. =
The dead mans address was River.
dale. and he Is the son of Charles
f. Barnes, 1887 FL street northeast.
According to the father, his sor
had been worrying over domestic
troubles. and this reason was ms
signed by the elder Barnes as the
reason for the sCp's aet.
In the dead mans pocket wal
found the note:
Dad: I have been framed and
murdered
The note was undated and un
signed. "
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
Girl KIDNAPPED
FROM BUSY
STREET
Seized by Three Men in Auto
in Heart Of Pittsburgh's
Business Section.

=
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec.
An unidentified girl, believed to
be an employee Of the n. ]. Heinz
Company here, was kidnapped today
by three men, who dragged her
into q closed automobile from =
street corner in one Of the busiest
sections Of the city.
Gagged In Auto.
Pedestrians, too bewildered 70
thrown to the floor Of the car, and
witnessed one of her assailants
gageing her as the car sped away.
The girl wore uniform similar
to those worn by Heinz Company
employees and q check up at the
factory is being made to determine
her identity.
Follows Attack On Child.
The kidnapping followed an at
tack late last night by q negro on
Ethel May Jameson, twelves Of
Cecil township near here. The
negro seized the girl just after she
had aifghted from 8 school bus,
forced her to don his ovcralls and
cap, so that he could lead her
across a public read. and then took
her to an abandoned stone quarry,
where he attacked and beat her.
The girl wandered to her home
early today and when word Of the
attack spread, posses OF armed
citizens started securing the
countryside. In the meantime
police arrested man answering the
description OF the girls assailant as
he stepped from a train in the
Pennsylvania station.
The girls condition today IS con.
sidered serious.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
Nelson, Who Defeated
Cannonisul, Is Leader
of New Rules Fight
q John .. LAMBERT,


The same historical resolution
which was presented to Congress
fourteen years ego by the late
Champ Clark to destroy the ar.
hltrary rule Of Speaker Joseph =.
Cannon win Be offered here by the
nberal Republicans TO overthrow the
Elespotic sway OF the Old Guard
leaders who dominate the Sixty.
eighth Congress.
BY the most singular coincidence
the resolution win be offered by
the man who wrote il fourteen
years ago In the fight against
Cannonism. and who gave Il to the
beloved Champ Clark 70 Introduce
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Continued from First Page.)
hours after White House emissa.
ries had been to the Capitol to ar
range for the Presidents appear
atlce to deliver his message, how.
ever, there was q marked change
on the part of LongwOrth and Q
conference was hurriedly ar.
ranged.
The two days. fie-up ana the con
tinued postponement Of President
CoOlidgs1B appearance with his mes.
sage has constituted q source OF
real embarrassment 20 the White
House. For two days the spectacle
has been before the country Of q
Republican Congress and Repub-
lican Administration being held Inn.
potent and helpless In the hands OF
q determined little bloc OF twenty
two Western Republicans. and the
waahing OF 80 much family linen in
public was not held 70 be good for
the party
The House expected to complete
organization II fig time today as q
result OF the armistice. Speaker
GilIeff was scheduled for reelection
on the first ballot, the ninth ballot
Of the session, and the rest Of the
routine organization rapidly COM
pieted
Meanwhile, Congress was threat
ened today with q replica Of the
House brawl on the Senate side,
where the insurgents IN that body
are up IN arms against Senator A.
B. Cummins Rep1 Of Iowa. re-
tanning both the Presidency Of the
Sena and the chairmanship Of the
powerful interstate Commerce Com
thus far the Senate has avoided
fights by sedately meeting and
adjourning The spectacular fight
in the House has. furnished q ready
made excuse.
Senate Fight Next.
But with the House organized and
ready to do business, the Senate
showdown cannot long be deferred.
The fireworks are expected as soon
as President Coolidge has laid his
message before Joint session.
The first move is expected to be q
motion to declare the Senate chair
vacant. The Democrats are under.
stood to have agreed to support the
Insurgents in this and II they stand
together It will be accomplished.
Then the fight over CumTnins' sue
cessor win start
There was 4 distinctly uneasy
feeling today on the part Of
Republican leaders on both sides
or the Capitol, and the outlook was
not considered remote or more pro-
tFacted fighting which win tie up
the business OF the sixEy-eighth
Congress for several weeks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05

son Of wisconsin. sturdy leader
the fighting liberals.
Sold Out BY Tnmnlany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
u. S. Expected To Act
If Chinese Seize
Customs

PEK1N, Dec. 5.-Grave COM
sequences are feared by the
central Chinese government. If
DR.. Sun Vat Sen, head Of the
southern republic, carries out.
his threat to seize the Canton
maritime customs receipts.
Al foreign naval demonstra-
ton, In which the United
States, Great Britain, Japan
and France will take part is
regarded as one Of the possible
consequences Of such action, it
was declared today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05

Nelson admitted today. II made
the first speech against Cannon nj
g meeting In Wisconsin, and when
I came to Washington, Hamilton
Fish, Champ Clark, the late Ollie
James. and the late Augustus Pea
body Gardner said to me, You or.
ganIze this campaign against Can.
non, and We will support you
Drew the Resolution.
'sI accordingly drew q resolution
for the appointment Of q special
committee OF fifteen Congressman
to revise the rules, TO report back
their changes, and to have the pro.
posed changes take precedence over
all other business.
Among the fifteen named In the
resolution were Dalzell, Jim Mann,
the late Frank Currier OF New
Hampshire, and Captain Gardner OF
Massachusetts, Senator Norris,
Champ Clark, Ollie James, Oscar
Underwood, Albert Burleson, and
Gilbert Hitchcock.
1.-THE vote on the adoption OF the
resolution, which was offered and
capably supported by Clark, was
$50 to 2O3. The Tammany Demo.
Gratis voted with the Old Guard Re-
publicans. Champ Clark placed his
hands upon my shoulders and said,
John, I'm ashamed that they de-
serted you,' and wept. We con.
tinued our fight, however, and got
the resolution adopted q year or
two later and Cannonism deposed.
"Cannonism has grown up again,
however, under Gillett and the Old
Guard leaders. Committees rule
Congress. Business cannot come
before Congress unless one or. two
powerful members OF the Rules
Committee consent"