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New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
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Coolidge COmmuts Sentence Of
Youth at Cheshire

Ansonia, Aug. 5.-President Cool
idge has commutated the sentence OF
Edgar Liggeri of Brooklyn, N. Y,
formerly of Shelton. who was given s
months in the Cheshire reforamtory
last October for completely in raised
bill enterprise.
'Liggeri was arrested in Ansonia
last September along with Antonio
Louise, aged 80 of Brooklyn after
they had passed $40 and $50 bills
raised from ones and twos on Derby,
Shelton and Ansonia merchants.
Louise, who was alleged to be the
moving spirit in the affair was given
five years in prison, while Liggeri was
sentenced to the reformatory
Friends secured the services of At
torney A. E. Gardella of Ansonia who
brought the case to the attention of
President Harding. The matter was
pending when the president died and
being taken up by President Coolidge
he commutated the sentence to 10
months which Liggeri has already
served. He has now been released.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
Kowalski Fugitive From Mass.
Reformatory Recaptured Here

He was first arrested in Springfield
with Joseph Dionne and Joseph ko-
walski by the federal authorities on
complaint from the local police that
they had stolen an automobile on
Like street in this city.
They werd arrested at that time
for violating the Dyer act in refer
ence to transporting stolen automo-
biles from one state to another.
Dionne and Jgnatz Kowalski were
convicted in the Boston federal court
few weeks later and sentenced to
one year at Greenfield Both made
their escape from the institution and
Dionne is still at large.
The front side lights were burning
on thecar when found by the police
and further investigation revealed
that there were empty liquor bottles
in the side pockets of the car.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
Preparing to Start Work
on Shaving Off Corner

Inquiries were made yesterday af-
ternoon by Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa as
to the progress of plans for cutting
away. a part of the American Hard
ware Corporations property at the
corner of Park and South Main street,
to afford through traffic from Elm
street to South Main street. He re-
ports that but few details remain to
be settled before work is started, and
that these matters will be handled at
conference between City Engineer
j. D. Williams and Vice-president G..
P. Kimball of the concern, which is
to be held shortly.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
Smalley Park Playground
Ready to Be Equipped

Work has been completed on the
laying out of Smalley Park playground
and It is now ready to be turned over
to the public amusements< commission
to be equipped. At meeting of the
commission Monday night plans will
be discussed. Chairman Harry c.
Jackson explained today that there
is a little money available for the
purchase of equipment and it Is
possible that the grounds may not be
put to use this year; while it has also
been suggested that equipment be
taken from other grounds and the
new field be kept in operation until
October.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
GEDDES RECOMMENDS

BY The Associated Press.
London, Aug. IS. - Sir Auckland
Geddes, British ambassador to the
United States in a report on the con-
dition of Ellis Island, makes dozen
recommendation regarding needed
improvement, principally structural
alterations for sanitary improvement,
lighting ventilation and the like, and
better medical examining rooms.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
LIMITATION OF CLAIMS.

At a Court of Probate holden at New
Britain within and for the District of Ber-
lin, in the County of Hartford and State of
Connecticut. on the 9th day of August
A. D.. 1928.
Present, Bernard F. Gaffney, Esq. Judge
On motion of Joseph r. Andrews of said
New Britain, as Executor of the last VIII
and testament of John Guy Andrews, late
of New Britain, within said district de-
ceased
This Court doth decree that six months
be allowed and limited for the creditors of
said estate to exhibit their claims against
the same to the Executor and directs that
public notice be given of this order by ad-
vertising in a newspaper published in said
New Britain, and having a circulation in
said district, and by posting a copy thereof
on the public sign post in said town of New
Britain, nearest the place where the de-
ceased last dwelt and return make,
Certified from Record
BERNARD F. GAFFNEY,
Judge.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
Special Notice

Regular drill Co. H, 1853 Inf, Thurs
day, Aug. 16. 1923, at p. IN. D. S. T.
Pay checks for last quarter will be
distributed. Bring friend to Join
the outtit-six good men wanted. must
be first class.
Signed, CAPT. EDWARD p. DUNN.
Commanding Co. H.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
BACK TO HELGoLAND
Orders Issued for Protection to be
Given to Sea Gulls

Helgoland, Aug. 17.-Kittiwakes
have appeared in flocks off the coasts
Of Helgoland lately, apparently look
ing for breeding places. and the mi
grafton of these guls from their north
ern haunts has aroused considerable
interest.
The authorities have issued in
structions that all possible encourage
ment and protection be given the
birds for establishing homes on the
island. 1t has been decades since the
kittiwake with its unusual three-toed
feet, has used Helgoland as a haven
for Matching.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
Cuno May Be Coming
as German Ambassador

Amsterdam, Aug. 15.-Dispatches
from Berlin today say it is reliably re-
ported there that the name of former
Chancellor Wilhelm Cuno is being
m mentioned as successor to DR.. Otto
Wiedfeldt, German ambassador. to the
United States, who will resume his di-
rection of the Krupp works.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
MEsKILL GOING TO CLEVELAND.

Matthew M. Meskill will leave to-
morrow for New York city to meet
with delegates from New England
and the Middle Atlantic states, pre-
paratory to starting for Cleveland,
Ohio, where he will attend the For
esters of America national convention,
opening Monday. Meskill has held
practically all offices in the local and
state courts of the Foresters.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
MAY APPOINTED

Washington, Aug. disappointment
of Richard A. May as trade commits
sioner to the Near East and the north
African countries was announced to-
day at the department of commence.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
HARDING'S POLICIES

Washington, Aug. 10. - President
Coolidge today directed two of the in
dependent agencies of the government
service commission to continue tn
policies pursued during the Hardin
administration.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
DAVID NIyEN SERIOUSLY ILL

David Niven. for many years in
business on Main street, Is in a criti-
cal condition at his summer home at
Madison, reports have reached the
city.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
Special Notice

Mrs. Mary j. Cross, who has been
caring for Miss Hepworth of Plain
vile for the past 7 months, has re-
turned to her home, so So. High st.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
T.. W. HOUSE DEAD

Houston, Tex, Aug. 15.--T, W.
House. rs former postmaster here and
brother of Col. Edward M. House
died at his home here early today.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
Brief News Dispatches From All Over the World

About lob miners are killed in ex-
posion at Kemmerer, Wyo., latest dis
patches indicate.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15

New German cabinet is given vote
of confidence by the Reichstag.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15

Tidal waves and severe storm sub
merg $4,000 houses on the west coast
of Korea
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15

Rioting continues in Germany.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Burial vaIlts-Monuments.

BURIAL VAULTs-Automatic sealing, con-
crete steel reinforced, waterproof Cost less
than wood or metal. All first class UNDER
takers. N. B. Vault Co., 276 Maple. Tel. 2765
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15

OAKLAND. 1921, touring, thoroughly over
hauled and in excellent running order.
Call for demonstration. A. G. Hawker, So
Elm st. Phone PASS.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15

LIBERTY, 1922 passenger touring car,
disc wheels, Al tires and looks fne, This
is good riding car, in fine mechanical
shape, low price with terms to suit pur-
chaser. NJ. Irving Jester, 1873 Arch street.
This is a Studebaker year"
New Britain herald., 1923-08-15

LOCoMOBILE special roadster, cost $4,000,
Owner will sacrifice. Aaron G. Cohen.
Inc, 1856 Park street, Hartford. Conn
Evening star., 1923-10-25
NAVY WORKERS GET
$50 AVERAGE RAISE
1902 Increase Over Base
Pay Plus Bonus of Pro-
fesSionaI Men Largest.

The 2,111 employees Of the Navy
Department in Washington are to re-
ceive an average increase in salary
of $50 above their present base pay
plus the s240 bonus. or an average
increase Of $500 above their present
base pay.
The 237 employees in the profess
sional and scientific service are to re-
ceive the largest net increase. The
average salary for this service under
reclassifcatiou will be s3.2I5, which
Is net increase of s3e2 ever the
present base pay plus the bonus, or
an increase Of sSss over present ay-
erage basic salary
Increase of 1864.
The 147 employees in the subpro-
fessional service are to receive an
average increase of S124 bringing
the average salary up to s1.S21. The
basic salary is 1864.
The 1,551 employees in the clerical,
administrative and fiscal service will
der recla ssitication. This is a net
average increase of SAG. and an aver
age increase of $3.50 over the present
average base pay.
The 176 employees of the custodial
service, who receive the largest aver
age net per centage of gross in
crease over base pay, 41.9 per cent
will receive a net increase in salary
OF $40. bringing the average salary
for this service up to s1,050. or an
average gross increase over their
present base pay of 1910.
study of the accompanying table
which shows the average increases
by grades in the various admins
trative units of the Navy Department
reveals that as general rule where
the average of the appraised salary
Is already well up the percentage of
increase is small and that where the
appraised average salary is low the
percentage of increase is high.
Those in charge of this work for
the personnel classification board ex-
plain that this reflects general
tendency to level the salaries as far
as possible in a particular service.
A table showing how reclassifi-
cation affected employees of the Navy
Department in Washington by serv-
ices within administrative units is
provided on page of today's Star.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

taxpayers pledge payment OF the bor-
rowed money in 60-40 proportion tas the
3.65 bonds were guaranteed on the half
and-half ratio), then a bond issue will
be OF obvious benefit to the Capital, for
II will enable the community to restore
to efficiency its municipal plant and
to complete rapidly and put into op-
GRAFTON soon for the public benefit
great permanent public improvements,
and it will also do equity by reQuir-
ing the United States and the tax
payers of the future to bear their
fair proportion of the cost of perma-
nent improvements, not to be com
pleted now or soon, the benefit of
which will be enjoyed by them more
than by anybody else.
If. on the other hand. the money
borrowed through the bond issue Is
to be repaid solely from District
taxes and the bond issue is coupled
with destruction of the definite pro-
the substitution for the governments
40 per cent contribution of a lump
sum annually as under the threatened
bill, then the bond issue will become
a curse to the Capital community.
4 Bond-issue Precedent.
There is nothing unsound in prin
ciple in such joint borrowing when
either of the joint contributors is
temporarily unable to pay his share
of the cost of meeting from current
tween 1900 and 1910 the Capital had
not the funds in hand to meet its
share of the cost of vitality important
permanent improvements. In seven
of these ten years the Capital Dor
rowed millions from the nation to en-
able 1t to meet it's obligation under
the half-and- half law.
The needed improvements were made.
distinctly promoting the Capitals
welfare. and were paid for in part with
Districts share was concerned; and
later the Capital community, again in
funds, repaid the loan with half q
million dollars of interest.
Now the positions are reversed. The
nation in a period of post-bellum
nte-electioni retrenchment poses as
the impecunious joint contributor
Reciprocity would suggest loan from
the District to the nation correspond
ing to that which the nation made to
1t between 1900 and 1910.
But the only money which the Dis
trict has to lend is its accumulated
Treasury surplus of about four and
one-half millions. which the COON
troller general says authoritatively is
in the Treasury to the credit of the
District, and which the joint surplus
committee. of Congress reports needs
10 De IeuuCeu OHly dDOuL S1VViVoV lC
meet all the equitable and moral
claims of the nation upon 1t and to
cause II to represent the 'unreducib1e
minimum of net legal and moral
financial obligation of nation to
Capital.
However, the existing conditions
make it impracticable that the Capt.
tai should thus lend to the nation,
and the wise natural alternative is
to make IN foinf Ioau. I'm the kkaup of
bond issue ON the 60-4O ratio of
payment by Capital and nation at q
low rate of interest. and with strin-
gent regulation ON lines of wise
economy of the expenditure OF the
proceeds of bond sales ON necessary
Evening star., 1923-10-25

municipal plant equipment and on
specified urgent projects of Capital
upbuilding and permanent develop
ment.
not be had there should be no bond
issue.
Is Uncle Sam Impecunlouss
a loan by the District to the nation
is obviously impracticable, If we ac-
cept the theory that Uncle Sam needs
loan because he lacks the ready
money necessary to pay his share of
financing the National Capital munic-
ipality. For, il he is thus in fact i'm
pecunious he cannot borrow and use
the Districts money, because he al
ready has 1t, either holding it in trust
In the treasury or using ii as a loan
without interest. In either case.
whether he borrowed or reborrowed
he would have to take the Districts
money from the Treasury in order to
put 1t back again as loan to him.
II Uncle Sam is really impecunious,
the money to finance the National
Capitals accumulated needs, which
demand greater immediate expendi-
lures than can be paid from current
revenues, must apparently be obtained
from outside purchasers of District
bonds.
An Obviously False Premise.
But is not the premise false that
Uncle Sam is impecunious, and is not
the conclusion derived from this
premise unsound? The United States
today is recognized as the wealthiest
nation in the world, in gold, in
natural resources. in the power of
, organization, and in plant equipment
to utilize and develop these resources.
On the whole, its people are at least
as prosperous as those of any other
nation. They are not draining. but
increasing national wealth. The ma
| tion is moving financially, not
toward bankruptcy. but toward
greater power. The world war dem
4, onstrated that it had, not merely
potentially. but actually, and quickly
available, the fighting power to pro-
tect it's honestly acquired treasure
against the assaults of the world.
Postwar Pre-Election Retrepcbmert
Uncle Sam is now merely taking
into account the excessive and ex-
travagant expenditures which were
| necessary in our state of unprepared-
ness to build up quickly q fighting
machine to win the war, and he is
wisely retrenching wherever he can
such excessive war expenditures. But
municipal development of the.Capital
; was not q war expenditure. and dur
ing war time Capital maintenance and
development outlay was not eXtray-
agant, but scrimping. A large part of
the unmet municipal needs of the
Capital accumulated during the war
time. Uncle SANS policy of after
the-war retrenchment does not there
fore apply to expenditures to meet
real municipal needs of the Capital.
In dealing with the National Capt.
tai may we not abandon the camOu-
| faging theory OF Uncle Sans I'M
pecuniosity, and by advances from
| the Treasury like those made I'm 1900
1910, supplemenfing use of the Dis
| tricts accumulated surplus, will nOS
| the United States solve the problem
/ Of wisely and economically financing
] the Capital city, taking into consid-
| GRAFTON its present urgent needs and
it's Prospective current rcyenuesS
Evening star., 1923-10-25
WEST VIRGINIA REPAYS
GERMANY'S ENVOY $3.50
Much Diplomatic Red Tape Pre-
cedes Refund of Fine Imposed
for Speeding.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. October 25.
West Virginia re-established friend
ly relations with Germany today,
when the state road commission sent
check for $3.50 to Otto L. wiedfelt,
German ambassador at Washington
The $3.50 represented a bond given
Bolivar policeman who charged the
ambasss dor with speeding.
Negotiations for the return of the
money covered a period of several
weeks. While motoring with a party
of relatives and friends, Ambassador
Wiedfelt was halted by the policeman
at Bolivar. The officer refused to hear
his plea of diplomatic immunity and
told the ambassador he would be
locked up unless he gave bond.
When the ambassador returned to
Washington he reported the incident
to Secretary of State Hughes. Then
began a series of letters from the
Secretary to Gov. Morgan, from the
governor to the. road commission and
from the commission to the mayor of
Bolivar.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
3 TOKENS 70 CENTS
ORDERED ON SALE
Purchasers, However, Limit
ed to Car Barns and Trac-
tion Offices at Present.

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day decided to require the street rail-
way companies to sell three tokens for
20 cents at all of their barns and Of
fees, but not on the cars.
This is a modification of the original
position taken by the commission sew
eral days ago when IL rejected entirely
the petition of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations for the sale of three
tokens for 20 cents.
Ask stores 10 Sell.
In announcing the change today Maj
Bell, chairman Of the commissiens said
that IL the citizens associations want
TO make the sale of tokens in lots of
three stiii more effective they have a
chance to do so by inducing neighbor-
hood stores to keep a supply of the car
checks on hand and sell them three for
90 cents as an accommodation to their
customers.
The commissions reason for not
changing the present arrangement of
selling six tokens for 40 cents on the
cars was that such an order would
delay service by increasing the num-
ber of transactions the conductors
would have to make.
Foresee Big Loss.
The two companies also advanced
the argument that the sale of three
for 20 cents. instead of six for 40
cents. would reduce by so per cent
the number of Scent cash fares COL
lected and thereby make a deep cut
Evening star., 1923-10-25
Rr the Associate Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October %. - How
science can control the height or
man or woman by treatment of the
thyroid gland will be demonstrat-
ed today at a clinic to be held in
connection with the meeting here
of the American College Of Sur
geons.
The surgeons are to discuss treat
ments now being given Chicago
woman twenty years. old and thir-
ty-eight inches tall, whose height
is expected in time to be in creased
two feet by a ministration of ex
tracts of thyroi, glands. I"tellec-
tually the girl is no : al.
The case is in .ch-l0~ of d 4.
william Held, who recently re-
turned from a study of gland
treatments in Vienna, and DR.. Ben
jamin II. Breakstone, who is re-
puted to be the first surgeon to
have successfully removed the thy
roid gland by local anesthesia in
1908.
DR.. Held said that through the
knowledge of gland influences and
the selective marriage of tall
Evening star., 1923-10-25
DENLY EXPLAINS
OIL RESERVE LEASE
Says He First Suggested
That Fall Take Over Tea
pot Dome Control.

| Secretary DENLY of the Navy. who
Jointly with former Secretary Fall of
the Interior signed the lease of the
Teapot Dome naval oil reserve to the
Sinclair interests, was called as a
witness today before the Senate pub
| lie lands committee in its investiga-
, tion OF the lease.
Former Secretary Fall, who as the
| first witness declared the lease had
been of great benefit to the govern
ment, emphasized before the COM
mittee that Secretary DENLY had been
! In entire accord with him as to all
! provisions of the lease and in the
view that development of the field
was essential TO protect the govern
ment from further loss through
drainage of oil. There had been COM
. plete cooperation. he said, between
! the two departments In negotiating
o1ser one leaSe, tsin which provided, among
emergency supplies of fuel oil for the
navy to be obtained as royalty from
the crude oil production OF the field,
secretary DENLY told the commit
tee he had initiated the transfer of
the control of all naval reserves from
| the Navy to the Interior Department,
He read correspondence showing that
II was his opinion that the custody of
,, the oil lands properly belonged to the
Interior Department. Among them
I was one to the President, In which he
stated that Secretary Fall would give
MS pest EFFORTS TO conserve under
ground as much oil as possible"
Opposition to Transfer.
The officer in charge of the Navy
f~a. n,
| reserves opposed the transfer Sec
retary DENLY said. and Senator waIsh,
democrat. Montana, brought out that
the proposal had not been submitted
by Secretary DENLY to the general
board OF the Navy or the council of
the bureau chiefs for recommends
ttons. In reply to a question the Sec
retary said he could not give the COM
mittee the name of any naval officer
who approved 1t.
When / found that there was serI-
Gus drainage from the naval reserves
in California and Wyoming / thought
the Department of the Interior, being
fully equipped for handling matters
ment to handle the situation for the
Navy" he said. II therefore asked
| Secretary Fall if he would handle the
reserves FOR the Navy Department.
when he agreed to do so we discussed
the proposed transfer with the Presi-
dent and obtained his approval. An
executive order making the transfer
was then prepared for his signature" :"
Power of President.
Gould the President, in your opin-
ion, by executive order divest you of
the direction of naval affairs and con-
fer them upon another cabinet Off
cer?" asked Senator Walsh
Il do not know how far the Presi-
dents authority as commander-in-
chief of the Army and Navy would go
in such a matter" answered Secre-
tary DENLY.
Secretary DENLY said that after
control over the reserves had been
transferred to the Interior Depart
ment he transmitted to that depart
ment bids which had been submitted
to him for the opening of offset wells
on the two reserves in California but
after that had not given close atten-
tion to their administration.