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New Britain herald., 1923-12-04
U. 5. CUSTOMS AGENTS FIRED
 UPON BY RUM RUNNERS CREW
Riot Guns and Revolvers Used and Ship Captured Only
 After Hand d-tO-Hand Struggle

New York. Dec. 4,--The motor cruiser Herreshoff was seized by GUS toms agents off Port Readin, N. d.. today after a running battle with riot guns and revolvers. Six men on the cruiser were arrested.
 Patrolling in a speed boat, the customs agents hailed the Herreshoff. suspected of rum running, The cruisers nose was turned seaward and she showed her heels. with bullets
New Britain herald., 1923-12-04

flying from the guns in the hands of her crew, the agents said.
 Returning the fire, the government boat overhauled the cruiser, drew alongside and placed a boarding party on her as she ran at full speed. The government agents said the cruisers cargo had been jettisoned and was floating alongside.
 A short hand hand engagement was had aboard the cruiser. accord ing to the agents report
New Britain herald., 1923-12-04
MIIIIAI srHAPPIE

Members Of the New Britain Ro- tary club will have a dinner of Penn =y 1ta ania saFAppie Thursday of this week. George Cooper. district E0v- ssrnor. wiu ba present and HiIi be the speaker Of the occasion.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-04
S1 Year Old BoOtlegger
 Gets Two Years in Jail

Fulton, Mo. Dee s-Sasnuel Hem son sI years old. pleaded guilty in the Csfaeay county court yesterday to charge of operating a still and was sentenced 10 two years in the Deuitentiary.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-04
Nn ANIRAssannR NII

Washington. Der. Appcintnen Of an ambassador 10 Mexico sill await senate tatiheasion of the tHo claims convention negotiated recently at Mexico Cf'y.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-04
50 ManI. Hn,n1Iss

I5Bdlcv. Mass. Dec. 4.-Fifty per- sons. ocrnpsnts 0f an sigtf tenement wooden block were made homeless and four persons were Injured uhsn fire .pt the buIldiug today.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-04
NO FOREIGN CARDINALS
Senli- Official Statement From Vatican states that Pope VIII Name None From Out nf Italy.

Rome. Dec. IA semi official com municstion from the Vatican today states that no foreign cardinals Wiil be created at the coming eonsistory
New Britain herald., 1923-12-04
Is Said To Have Reason To Think That Speaker Will Be Chosen By This Evening
If After Eight Ballots no Decision for Speaker Is Made Voting Will Be Postponed.
House AdjOurns;
 Deadlock Remains

Washington, Dec. 4. - After four more inconclusive ballots the house adjourned today with the deadlock over election Of a speaker unbroken.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-04
THE WEiTHIR

Hartford. Ues. 4.-Furerass for NcS Britain and shinity: nseftIed foIi0Hed Hy rain late tonight and Wednesday: sIOuIy rising temperature. easteI1y winds.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-04
HOUSE DEADLOCK KEEPS UP BUT PRESIDENT CONTINUES
 PLANS TO SPEAK TOMORROW
ALCORN TO ACT FOR
 WHITESIDE'S ARREST
Plans tO Seek Bench War rant Against Driver of
 Death Car

Hartford, Dec. 4.---States Attorney Hugh NJ. Alcorn plans to request to- day in superior court a bench war rant for George Kenneth Whiteside whose mad ride from New Haven to Hartford ended in disa ster q week ago today. This is by agreement reached by MT. Alcorn and Prosecuting At torney Nathan A. Schatz in conference yesterday. Whiteside will probably appear in court tomorrow,
 At the Hartford Retreat it was said that there has been no material change" in Whiteside's condition since he was taken there last Tuesday.
 Waterbury, Dec. 4.- Kenneth Whiteside Of Woodbridge who was claimed to be insane following his sensation automobile ride to Hartford q few days ago in which a pedestrian was killed by his car, was to serve on the civil jury in the superior court here. His name vas called today but Acting Clerk George H. Freeman re ported him absent, the reason being that he was insane. Judge N. Kicker sen ordered Whiteside's name stricken from the list.
 Had Whiteside been chosen it would have been his duty to judge, with other jurors, whether the late Susan Bowling Brennan who left a s60, 000 estate here, was or was not of sound mind when she made her will.
Putnam patriot., 1923-12-07

We moarnad our absent Brothers in the same spirit. whether they were endowed with an imngnse supply ot this worlds goods. or whether they were the humhlesi amongst us. and We seek Co keep their memories clean, whether their last residences arg the most palatial money can buy. or whether they reside in plain funeral shrauas. It Is well that we do this. for. lowering above us now arc those departed Eiks, who, f their vision could span the httle space that lics between their abode and ours in this our memorial exercises. would be look ing down upon us with gladness, for tt is mighty good to be remembered. The history pf the ages attests it. and the long line of heroes that We look back upon in this country proves that remembrance Is one of the great at tributes of human existence; for our absent Brothers. we preserve q niche within our memories. where the spark af hrothcrlv love continues to burn, where the impress of their lives has been left with us, and We proclaim they have becn useful citizens. that they have performed a special service fer humanity. and that they have left A Vofd that no others can all, hut Ne ia not believe that they are dead We just simply think that they have gone before. to wait on the other share for the coming ef eur ship. which shall mite us in ulosr bonds than thoae with which We were associated here.
 Mourn Loss of Absent Brothers
 The principle of hrotherls love that Is a rart of our order k not t ffrre emptY phrase Nc do hold that. while wa may net feel the deep sense of per. sonal loss that flesh and blood rela- tiunship carries with it, yet we d. not take second place in our affection for our absent ones. We know that all that lives must die and that the real life is the life that shall come after that transitory period ends. l. is a consoling thought that. after wo are gone. just such services shall be held, in which il shall be revealed to Elks still unborn that We trsd the earth,
Putnam patriot., 1923-12-07

their virtues upon tablets of love and memory and that We should never forget the teachings of charity in it's larger sense that does things for the joy of doing them; q charity that asks or expects no recompenHe, and deep seated within our hearts should be the practice of q deep brotherly love that makes allowance for each other.
 We are children of a common heri- tage, and SO. in this solemn hour, let us stop and take account of our course of action. Have we kept the faith Of Elks7 If we have, let us not condemn him who may have fallen by the way side of Life's stormy battle scene. Lot us lft such as may have fallen te their feet and help Co guide them on= ward and upward until we shall come
Putnam patriot., 1923-12-07

their faults and let us rleave the clos CT one to the other. 50 chat we may march along shoulder to shoulder, phalanx of Kindred spirits. making the world a little better. SO that when the time shall come for us to go, we shall leave in the hearts of those who re- main a record that shall be as bright and as secure as thought it were earv- ed in hammered bronze with charae- ters so large that he who runs might read. For that end does the Brother hood of Flks exist.
 Elkdom means to Us all that we should be faithful Co the preeept of "doinQ unto others as We would they should do unto us. or fidelity to the principle that the ''faults of our Brothers we write upon the sands,
Putnam patriot., 1923-12-07

pastor of the Second Congregational church. delivered the invocation. and then followed ceremonies in charge of The officers of Putnam Lodge. Archi. bald Macdonald. IT,, exalted ruler. ani his staif of officers conducted this part of the program.
 Following a solo by Miss Katrina fhaygf of Putnam. and a selection by the orchestra. Judge Fentan delivered his address. one very fitting for the oc- casiou. After Miss Thayer had gwen another solo. the members of the lodge joined in singing Auld Lang Syne. An orchestra number closed the pro cram.
Putnam patriot., 1923-12-07

In England. where law Is law. tho great Lord Salisbury was haled Into court because he was employing an unlicensed chauffeur. He sought to explain to the court that he under stood the chauffeur had a license. The judge said Salisbury had no right to assume anything. He promptly fined all hands and regretted that thers was no authority to send anybody 10 iail.
Putnam patriot., 1923-12-07

nation The candles were pit ont one by one, as the name of a. deceased member was called. l. was [ very impressive ceremony. Five members of the lodge have passed away the past year: John c. Johnson. J. W. Atwood. Adanai Merlin. J. F. eonklin. who died in New Haven. and Micnael U. Lynch.
 The program opened by an overture by Pops orchestra. Rev. S. F.. Cozad
Putnam patriot., 1923-12-07
LOCAL ELKS JOIN IN PAYING
 TRIBUTE TO DEAD MEMBERS
PUTNAM FRATERNAL MEN CONDUCT ANNUAL MEMOIR IAL SERVICE WITH EXALTED RULER ARCHIBALD
 MACDONALD, JR., PRESIDING
Judge Frank F. Fenon of Wlmantc Delivers impressive
 Eulogy.-Five Elks Die During Past Year

Impressive exercises were held in the Elks' lodge rooms last Sunday after noon on the occasion of their annual service in memory of deceased broth CTS. The speaker of the afternoon was Judge Frank F. Fenton of Willimau- tic.
 The feature of the service Was the extinguishing of ifty-nine lighted can dles. one for each member of the Put nam lodge who has died since its for
Putnam patriot., 1923-12-07
Judge Fenton Speaks

Judge keutons speech follows.
 We meet tonight on the mandate of our order, which requires. annually, to be set apart the first Sunday in De eemheT as day upon which we shall commemorate the memories of our ah- sent Brothers. but We dc not need mandate to marshal our thoughts c them. nor to commemorate their mem ories, for, within the warehouse Of our hearts. their memories rest serene and
Putnam patriot., 1923-12-07

to the last hour. when the whispering xephyra, the RurRling brook and the meadow lark aceentuate the eventide Of our lives. where all is rest and peace and silence.
Putnam patriot., 1923-12-07
las Human to Err

Our Brothers were not without faults; that we realize, because they were human, and we loved them be- cause of their human imperfections. In viewing those who have gone, let us remember, for a while, those who are living and, while they are still here, knowing that they are as likely fo err as we are ourselves, let us endeayor to throw the mantle of charity over
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
Managers
Delay in
Phoning
Star League Pilots Must
Phone in Hours They
Have Grounds

ONLY two home team managers
" for Sundays openers In The Star
league have called In the hours that
they have obtained the grounds for
on opening day.
The West & wheelerLlncoln Park
Pirate game viii be played NJ South
Park between ~ noon and 2.
Tho Best Shoe Shop and Tailored
Ready game VIII DO dlshed up at
wallA walla between Z and .. m
The managers OF tho Fahey- Brock.
man. Fremont Cyclones. Rainier
Valley Merchants and Y. NJ. II. A.
teams must call up today without
fail as TO what hours they have the
grounds.
Several teams have failed 20 send
in their contracts yet. Those teams
who entered late are being given
some lecway. as II takes considerable
time 90 get all OF the fellows 10 sign
up. The managers should hustle
those contracts in
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G9hBS /


score keepers AZ all star ieaxus
teams should be In attendance al the
Last meeting before the season starts.
The session viii be held Mt The star
tomorrow night. and win get under
way NJ o'clock.
II the scorers show enough pepper this
year an effort will be made 10 keep the
averages FAR the lssguA
Ora Bracken, formerly with the
Iouie's French Dry Cieuners. has
taken over the Management Of thu
Best shoe shop team, succeeding Joc
johnson.
Byron Hobbs 10 claiming ons Of the
strongest iIneups in the isaxus. ana he
says that his Tailored Ready outfit win
be this champion club. He has signed ue
Red swift. tn. hasd-iuck kid. FOR his
pitching mainstas. swift has been In
The Star finals for three years now. and
hasn't been on winning club yet.
AL reports of Sundays games must be
turned In in writing at The star not later
than .. m. Sunday.
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over Sol SeemAn IN tho main 20 Of
Austin a Salts Arena ring festival
last night. and rightly so lie took
four rounds Of tho air.
Credit must be given 20 seeman
for tho six pounds he gave away.
The Hoduiam timber worker weighed
in ut iss pounds. seeman at Is2.
Al might have been expected. Sec.
man gnvo the green Kraeho n box.
Ing lesson IN The first two rounds.
hitting tho logger al will. but failed
10 slow up TIE Aggressive youngsier.
who doesn't know how 10 take IA
step backward. Both OF these ses.
sions mus, be given TO sceman.
Kraehe's strength and ,lrelemncas
began 10 tell in tho third round.
and from then on the New Yorker
vas holding. backing away or bat
tilng desperately 10 keep out Of
trouble. Despite the uncanny clev.
erncss OF Hceman, tho cn,llke Kra.
che connected with several straight
lests and Jared the lighter boy with
y N@hpfb VI EAAA NkRAAs II sA~tit y
round By n fair margin.
Tho fourth round was seeman's
worst. Ha adopted strictly dcfon.
aiye tactics Krschs hasn't tho ex.
pcricnec 10 land solldly on a clever
boy who constantly backs up. but.
tho scernan stiil led IN the number
Of clean punches landed. he WINS 70
clearly outsough, and outeamed By
the logger that the Western boy
took a clear edge IN the stanza-
The firth and sixth rounds gave
Kraehe an indispu,Rbls right 10 the
call seeman rallied several times
tn the firth and rocked Krache. but.
as in the Josephs fight. Krache alb
sorbcd tho moderate punishment
like sponge and seemed 20 be
merely stimupla;ed hy the wallops.
seeman held on and ran away too
much to be given the round.
Tho sixth round was n repetition
OF the fourth Krarhc did 90 per
cent Of tho landing. altho the willy
seeman kept his chin out OF danger
and slaned the logger quite Justify
at times.
There was not a dissenting voice
In tho house when the third man In
the ring raised Kraches starboard
f1ippcr NJ the finish.
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make 1t seem otherwise.
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Two-Year Pact
Holding Star

Charley LockhRrd. new prch-
dent OF the Seattle club. claims
that the reason Jake May wasn't
sent 10 the majors was that he
signed a two-ycar contract laa,
spring with Vernon when he
started going good.
May wasn't being paid much
when he started the season. a. he
had just como up from the Texas
league" says L,ookhArd. but
when he started 20 win he asked
for an increase 10 pay and got u.
signing a tvo-ytRr contract.
Otherwise May would undoubtcd-
ly be up In the majors this sea-
son"
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like fixtures, while 1t would
take a pretty sweet first
saeker TO move the veteran
'Doc"J ohnston off the bag.
Ray Rohwer. Brick Eidred and
Bin Lane are eincfScs for the out.
field. while Ed Barney has shown
enough this spring 10 Ict tho world
know that he can play when called
upon.
Everett yaryan ard Frank Tohln
should spl.t up tina catching well
enough 20 suit anybody. The formers
hitting ability making up for any
Other deficiencies he nsy have be.
hind the log. while Tob.n with his
pepper and the experience OF the
past two seasons should he good
man tniS year.
Tho team hasn't hit It's stride yet
and OF thu squad the pitchers are
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the slowest TO round iu'o shape.
Elmer Jacobs says that Sunday in
his game against Sacramento was
the first time this season that no
has been really able 10 cut loose.
Jake says that no tired badly In the
last few innings and got Wild. II
was the first time this year that the
Ozark pitcher has gone over seven
Innings on the hill
Harry Gardner Is going better
than any other pitcher on the squad.
lie Is in swell shape right now and
will be hard TO beat II the club gives
him any kind OF support. With his
wicked splitter. Gardner would make
trouble for most any club in the
minors today.
vean Gregg hasn't settled down 10
really pitch yet and when Fred
Blake gets over his wildness and
overanxiousncss he win be n big win.
nsr. as he has the rtuff.
The boys say that Hunjcy sehorr
showed lot OF class IN tho morning
game at Stockton last Sunday with
Sacramento ard that schorr may be
tho man 10 round out the staff. HIS
arm seems 20 b. o. X. again.
Carl Williams has shown enough
ability In finishing up games during
the first two weeks 10 warrant him
being given a trial as & starter
Tho rest OF the mound men have
yet 70 prove their worth.
II woiyerton can get another
hurier TO work In turn with Jacobs.
Gardner. Blake and Gregg out OF the
mess OF men that he has on tho ros-
ter now. much OF the troubles OF the
Redskins at the present Will be
solved.
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The Lee Angeles team arrived IN Sc
attic this morsing. after the iop< Jump
from l. a.
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Philadelphia's Loyalty

to Cinco. Americas wonder smoke, Is
a typical example of the supremacy
this big value enjoys from coast to
coast. Cinco at 2 for 15c Is the nations
dominant cigar. 1t leads leads in
popularity, leads In favor, leads In
satisfaction. In Philadelphia II is
particularly in demand at the various
clubs. Indeed, there are tens of thou
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much 70 my ball
club. His absence
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player. He h az
plugged up the
hole AZ third base.
Ny pitching win
be much improved
Lsverette, Robert
son and Ted
BlankenHhip made
their major league
debut last year.
The trio Of young
sters viii show
the benent Of that
experiences. Then
Z here r. RED"
Faber, the most
effective pitcher In
the league last
MTnan -
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on us in that re-
Spccf. The Ath-
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the first division.
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NiiA on NY hlAbi
despite the efforts
- -. ..a.l. a..
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every position and
well supplied with
capable Hubsii-
tuteA Pitching Will
be tho big thing
with my club II
johnson C o m g 3
thru as l feel he
should. and nip
Collins and Ray
Francis win con
sisteatly, the II
gers arc going 20
nPhtt n lot OF cope
for tho experts as
well aR other
American league
clubs ! ann well
pleased with my
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year as : blg
league manager I
am a n xious 90
make good, l am
hopeful that the
showing Of the
Washington club
viii win me such
rec ignition. l
know the players
are for mo and
that means every
thing, ] will say
this about my
club. IL win he In
there fighting for
every gam e.
Washington fans
LII - -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
YOUNG LOOKS
LIKE CONFER

Larry Young carried too many
guns for sailor Bryan in the second
bout. and served the dream punch TO
the tar In the second period Of an in
,trcEiinE clash Young looks bko a
conner and made n hit with tho rail-
birds He'll probably appear again
soon.
Sailor Colby and Jack GHFtSssr
boxed four slow rounds TO a draw In
.ho curtain iaser.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
Pitchers Only Worry
for Harry Wolverton
Harry Gardner and Elmer Jacobs Only Deceivers in
Tiptop Condition; Other Departments Seem to Be
OK
BY LEO II. LASSEN

LARRY WoLVERToN pretty well satisfied with
Ii the regular lineup of Indians the way il stands,
with the probable exception of the pitching staff
Woverton may need another hurer two TO strengthen
the mound department.
But his catching nfield and outfeld corps look like
they're just about set for the season.
Ted Baldwin is fixture at third unless he falls down
the plate His fielding has been all to the gravy and if
he only pick up in his work at the dish he will
be one of the best third sackers in the league.
Hal Janvrn and Bill Orr around that second station look
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would bo ridieu-
ious for me 90 talk
pcnnant stuff /
feel that tho add
ton OF Mcmillan.
Camp. o'Doul and
Murray. secured
in tho trade with
New York. WIN
help my team. also
tho Washington
trade that gave
me Catcher picin-
ich and Outnelder
Gobcl and inncld-
er ShankA. BoH.
ton fans will sec
many new faces
,f,f. .-.ar ,~.tt.
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MCBRIDE DRAWS
JIMMY BRITT

Stanley Mcbride carried the sitter
punch and looked good in his first
Seattle start against The tough Ia
coma lightweight. Jimmy Britt Nc.
Bride held a hairline lead AT the close
OF the six-round scmi- windup. but the
shade was 20 slight that Referee Ad
schacht showed good Judgment in
called the frhcas draw.
The first two rounds were about
even up, Mcbride took the third and
fourth. Britt the firth. and the sixth
was too close for comfort either way.
Britt was guilty Of holding In the
hitter stages Of the battle.
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pr ediction = 20
mako aB 10 the
outcome ~ the
race ! hu posi-
tive I have a great
haii club and feel
certain the boys
viii prove a. The
Browns lost the
pennant BY only
ono gam c las,
year We may do
even better this
year / am hope .
full that slsler Will
have fully reeoy-
cred. as he means
much 20 my ball
club. Hln nhhenne
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era. Lutzke, Sum
ma and Aiyatt
will add m a c h
needed strength %
the Indians. The
spirit 10 win r. up
peruoBt with ey-
cry player The
boys have forgot
ten they ever won
n world series IN
1890 I arm shoot
ing az a frat
division berth
Fourth place viii
look pretty good
10 me. ] want 20
stick around IN
-. IL. LI..L..L.-
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! ask is pitching.
and We viii make
any team IN the
league step some.
sammy Hale has
made our infieid,
which IA now one
OF the hes, In the
American league.
Pitching Is m y
greatest Worry
yet outside OF the
New York club. I
can't figure where
any other team In
the A 70 erica
league has much
on us in that re-
ane>f Tha An
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18
Champions
Open With
Easy Win

BOSTON. April is.--Tho world
- champion Giants opened the
1874 season with a win. and Hugh
MeQuillan showed tho critics that
rumors about his arm wero ground
less when The big toSser hurled his
way 20 4 10 count over the
Boston Braves here yesterday.
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quired a hiEh-c class
len handed pitch
er TO I'm tho one
and only weak
moss on our club
! am confident the
Yankees viii again
repeat ! want
another crack at
tho world series.
The Yankees are
a much better
club than they
ever showed In the
big event The
i5ost Of feeling pre-
walls on my club,
despite the efforts
- -. ..l. a.
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Ess'H1As8e1;s
rAcuIo COAST LEAGuE


san Franrlsco 9. Portland g.
Salt Lake D. Vernon J.
Oakland sacramento same postponed
rain.
hsaius-ios Angeles game postponed!
Los AnEslrs travelling.
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Outfights
Seem an
Aggressiveness Combined
With Strength of the
Youngster Wins Tilt
RY SEARURN RROWN

y odd ring spec
iacle "a clever
boxer outpolnt
ing and out
hitting his oppo.
nsnt. yet losing
because IL tho
RggreasiveneaH
toushness an q
powerful wallop
Of a better man.
Ted Kraehe wan
awarded a six
round decision
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much a new team that Is going 20
make a better allowing than last
year o'Doul and Murray should
help my pitching.