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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
PRISONERS LIKELY
NOT TO BE freed
Clash With Chinese Bandits In.
Creass Hazards Of Hostages

~ The Associated Press
Anxiety orer the foreign eaRtives
held In the shsntnHs hills By Chinese
bandits was heightened today wien
word reached Tfen fsin from fsaar
ehwAhs 81 a clash between troops Of
the Chinese government and mem
hers OF the outlaw hand,
Bandits Driven Back,
4 detachment Of bandits attempts
Ing 20 Join the main hady AT the
faottnku mountain stronghold was
kaid 10 have been driven hack after
sharp night, This incident, II is
feared, may add fuel % the seeulder-
Ing vindietiyensss OF the bandits who
already are said in an uneanirmed
report 10 have hurled three Chinese
eantives over preeipiee as a warn
Ing.
The hfigands repeatedly have
threatened 70 kill all prisoners II
troops are not withdrawn, and the
bandits In accord with the terms
drafted By their ehieftain. granted
immunity and enrolled in the nation
al army.
Captiyes Further Away.
Further sdvices from Tsaoehwang
confirmed the report that the bandits
had moved their eaptives farther
back into the mountain wilderness.
and communication with the eaptiycs
was becoming increasingly difficult.
Two trains OF coal from a mine
near Tsaoehwang were seized by the
bandits. The 500 troops who were
"a 4.
Trustworthy and likely 10 70 over 20
the brigands.
The American consuls at HnehenR
and Taochwang have imposed CEN
sorship on all outgoing kilograms and
letters.
Picking Govt. Blamed.
The bandits are reported 10 blame
the Picking government for iemporiz-
Ing In the promised withdrawal OF
troops. The Tuchun OF Shanfung
province renewed his assurance that
the troops would he moved away, but
the bandits are quoted as saying they
will hold the captives two weeks
longer.
Another phase of the situation
which Is causing worry in official
circles Is dissatisfaction among the
government soldiers, many OF whom
have not been paid for moro ian n
year and are on short ratio"
The bandit chief was said to be
communicating with the notorious |
bandits Of Honan province with the |
object Of combining and thus further
intinidating the government. In |
definite delay in the liberation of the |
captives Is feared in diplomatic circles. |
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17

the h0snilal nE Trains f0una
the grandson suffering from eat an
the forehead while Mrs Holmes had
gash on her hand.
Policeman William II, sannfE con-
Quoted an investigation ~ the aecir
dent and upon ils completion he plac-
ed Jakel under arrest bonds for a
release were fixed a. $500.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
BUYING PIGGLY STOCK
ehisago FiaaaeieFs ReR1Fled Ia Have
Taken large Rl0k 10 Iiqnidate
I4aAns Made,

Memphis, Tenn, May lT,-eonfeF-
enees between Clarence Saunders,
president Of PigglY Wigglg Stores,
Inc, ami members OF the pool assoc
eiatsd with him in recent sensational
activities az the corporations stock,
continue after announcement late last
night that the OF units, az the eomr
nany in Chicago have been sold 10
Chicago finaneleFs,
Names Of the purchasers were not
published by Mr., Saunders who de-
elaFed that the price obtained was
more than million dollars"
Proceeds from the Chicago deal
and prospective additional sales are
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
$4,000 HAS BEEN LOANED
C0NFERRING AGAIN
81 Enterprises Have Been Given This
Amount in Emergencies by Ameri-
can Fund for Public Service.

New York, May IA total OF
$4,000 has been loaned or given to
81 enterprises since the organization
Of the American fund for public serv-
ice, inc, founded to distribute the
fund established by Charles Garland
1t was revealed in a report for the
quarter ending April 80, made public
today.
The foundation represents the bulk
of the estate left Garland by his faith
er. The younger Garland. whose
home is in Carver. Mass, refused to
make personal use of the inheritance,
declaring he was not entitled to 1t
because he had not earned the money
ITO those who were both aroused
and amused by Mr.. Gompers attack
on the fund 1t will be of interest 10
know that enterprises directly or
closely connected with the American
Federation Of Labor got $9S,375 out
of the total so far disbursed." said
Roger N. Baldwin, fund secretary
These organizations number 1s."
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
HOLMES BREAKS Ap"
IN AUTO COLLISION
School Head Painfully Hurt
Driver Of Other Car Arrested

Stanley II, Holmes, superintendent
OF tho New britain public schools,
suffered a fracture Of the left arm In
an automobile accident which occur
red last night shortly before ! o'clock
az the corner Of liasssti and Ellis
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
FRECKLES
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
IgIy SHOTS

There's no longer the slightest need
of feeling ashamed Of your freckles,
as Othine---double strengths guar
anteed to remove these honely spots.
Simply get an ounce of Othine--
double strength--from any druggist
and apply little of 1t night and
morning and you should soon see
that even the worst freckles, have
begun to disappear while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely 1t is
seldom that more than an ounce Is
needed to completely clear the skin
and gain beautiful clear conf
plexion.
Be sure to ask for the double
strength Othine as this is sold under
guarantee of money back IL 1t fails
to remove freckles.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
UpSALA COLLEGE CONCERT
President 90 speak In Two languages
May Explain Possibility of Insii,
tuition Coming 10 Connecticut,

Conrad FoFsherg, pianist and Renr
ben Johnson, violinlst, o. the upsala
college, al KeniwaFth, New Jersey,
will be featured on the program 10 he
given tomorrow evening by the Tn
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17
Friedman Sends Note.

fy TIE NSs0'IatPH Frese.
Shanghai, May 17.---Leon Fried
man. held captive by the Suchow
train bandits in their mountain
stronghold, today managed to get q
message out to his brother, Max
Friedman, here, stating don't expect
release for several weeks: negotia-
tons progressing slowly; health
good"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17

Ing on Sunday, is still punishable
in England
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-17

~ he used in liquiialiAg bank loans
made during the PlEgly Miggly stock
huTrN several weeks ago,
The Washington times., 1923-11-19
PRIMARIES ARE
JOHNSON
HOPE
California Senator Says Rank
and File Of Party Are
Entitled to Rule.
BY KENNETH CLARK.
International Naxva Sarvfcn.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MOVIE ScFVACUs
Senator Hiram Johnson, the first
Republican OF prominence to come
into the open with his candidacy for
the Presidency in 1924, returned to
his office in the Capitol today and
announced himself as well satisfied
with the country's reaction to his
formal announcement of last week.
The Californian was smiling and
cheerful ab he greeted Senatorial col
leagues and friends and declared he
was looking to "the rank and file
of the party, rather than to self.con-
stituted bosses" for the verdict on
his candidacy.
Hope Is In Primaries.
His campaign plans, he said, are
still in a formative stage, and will
permit Of no definite announcement
yet. He made it clear, however
that his hopes are based upon the
primaries that will be held in a
score Of States in advance Of the
convention in June.
II simply insist that the rank
and file Of the Republican party
have the right to express them
selves as to candidates of that
party for the Presidency" said
Senator Johnson.
II am seeking to have thai
preference expressed. I shal
accept the determination with
equanimity and philosophy.
II do not fear to go before th'
American people upon that which
Continued on Page 2. Column -
The Washington times., 1923-11-19
Wide
World.
by Herbert Kaufman
The Wheel Divides Bar
borissss and CiOiIizdtiOn.

The Wheel Divides Bar
boyisra and CiUiliz0tiOn.
CIVILIZATION is . wheel.
Man begins to ride out OF
~ barbarism when he first
mounts q cart.
Carts require roads. Roads
create traffic. Regular traffic
picks camping spots. Camping
spots are decided by the pres
ence of springs or streams:
Water means firewood and
grazing for animals.
Soon, structures appear on
these sites. Shakedowns pre-
cede permanent shelters. Then
come inns and supply stations,
q scatter of doIniciles and q
village.
Highways produce q string
Of such cases-in the beginning
8 hunger's breadth apart-then
increasing habitation knits the
little units. Settlements situated
at q confluence Of rivers or q
crossing Of trails become fix
lures.
Remeasured By InOen-
tiOn,s Yardsticks.
EAST, West, North and South
u ship their goods in and out.
Craftsmen gradually concen-
trate there. Manufacturing and
commerce expand. The imme-
date hinterlands, favored by
accessible buying and selling
markets, gain more and more
In value.
Difficulties Of maintenance
and distribution are eliminated.
Grain and meat grower and
timber cutter flourish.
Suburbs encroach upon their
lands. Pavements push out.
Fields, purchased by the acre,
are sold by the foot. The
neighborhood can no longer af-
ford to devote high-priced sec
tions, to wheat raising, truck
gardening and dairying.
The tide shifts. Basic COM
modities are brought from fresh
larders. Construction estimates
mount with multiplied handling
and middleman charges. All
overheads climb, dragging sal
aries and expenses to new
levels. Opportunities diminish
with heavier capital require
ments. Youthful ambitions rebel
against financial barriers.
Shrewd balance sheets express
dissatisfaction with margins be-
tween profit and loss.
Undeveloped districts are sur
veyed, their productivity in
vestigated distances to harbor
and terminal remeasured by In
vention,s yardsticks and Neces-
sityss bids for fundamentals of
existence.
The Washington times., 1923-11-19
HUGE CASH
PAYME n
To VE IS
AVOIDED
Party Leaders Believe Both
Issues May Be Adopted
Without Difficulty.
By GEORGE R. HOLMES,
InfnrnafanilaI Ha...ln anrnlr.a.


Income taxes from the highest
to the lowest will be materially
reduced by the Congress tllat
meets two weeks from today. but
not at the expense Of the sOIdisrs
bonus.
This apparently was the con-
census of opinion among leaders
Of both House and Senate today
after q weeks conferences IN
augurated by the announcement
Of the Mellon reduction program.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, IN
implacable foe Of the bonus,
made his recommendation con-
tingent upon Congress not pass
ing the bonus bill.
Congress to Do Both.
Members Of Congress, however,
plan to do both-reduce taxes ana
pass the bonus. Most OF them are
committed to both actions-they
promised the Veterans adjusted
compensation In their campaigns.
ana they promised lower taxes gem
orally to their constituencies when
seeking reelection.
Secretary Mellon proposed that
income taxes be reduced generally
from 80 to 40 per cent. which re.
duced to dollars means more than
$500. zoo, 900. Bonus advocates be-
heve 1t will be possible to work out
an adjusted compensation bill that
will cost the Government only about
500. .OOO, 900 in cash annually. They
further believe such q bill win be
acceptable to the veterans, ana at
the same time permit a tax cut so
substantial as to make It felt in
the pocket OF every taxpayer In the
country, whether he earns $4,000 q
year OF 100000.
Vets To Accept Anything.
Proponents OF this plan-and
they number q great majority OF
both House and Senate-predicate
their belief in it on the assumption
that almost any kind Of an adjust.
ed compensation bill win be accept
able to the veterans.
They pointed out today that in
previous bonus fights the veterans
have never been insistent upon a
huge cash outlay at the start, but
have been content with various
kinds Of bills that called for q
small cash outlay and q graduated
system Of payments or insurance.
extending over = number OF years.
It was this kind OF . bill that was
passed last session and vetoed BY
President Harding.
The bonus advocates also point
out that IL q bill 10 passed requiring
an initial outlay OF approximately
500. .OOO, 900 annually, this will be
almost taken care Of by the pay
roents that Great Britain viii make
annually on. her debt to the United
states. on December Is next. Cor
= -
The Washington times., 1923-11-19
BILLY SUNDAYS s
SON TRIES To
KILL SELF
Found With Gas Tube in
Mouth, Police Declare.
Will Recover.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19.-George
Sunday, real estate broker and son
of the evangelist, William A. Sun
day. was found in a bedroom Of his
home here yesterday overcome by
gas, q tube from a nearby gas jet
leading to his mouth, according to
police.
His physician said he was In Sc
rious condition, but would recover,
The Washington times., 1923-11-19
CHERRY TREES MOVED
FOR WIDER ROADWAY

Japanese cherry trees in East Po.
tornac Park are being moved into
the parking to be out of the wa,y
when the thoroughfare may DE
widened.
The road is not to be widened
in the near future. according to
Major Douglas l.. Weart, assistant
in the building end grounds office.
but the moving Is being done, while
the trees are young, for the sake
of economy.
The Washington times., 1923-11-19
NOTE.
SEN I MAN
FEARED
SLAIN
Warning Found in Blood
Stained Office Of Missing
OIL Company Official.

CAMDEN, Tenn Nov. 19s-
With q note Of warning signed
"K. K. K" and blood stained
office as the only tangible clues,
officers Of this section today were
making q sweeping investigation
into the disappearance Of J. "A.
|oIivs who, they believe, was
murdered ha his body thrown
into the Tennessee river.
The missing man was local
manager Of the Standard Oil
Company:
Note Found In Office.
The note was found in Olives o.
flee along with his pocketbook and
second message addressed to his
wife. The last told her what to do
as to the disposition Of his property
should he be killed.
The message Of warning ordered
Olive to be out Of town by the
night Of November 19.
He left home Saturday night to
do some work at the office, accord.
ing to his wife, and failed to re.
turn.
on going to the office they found
the doors unlocked, chairs and
tables overturned, and blood spat.
tered over the floor. On a desk lay
the pocketbook with the two notes
| No money was found although the
pocketbook contained several checks
Automobile tracks were found
| which led from the office to a near.
by highway which goes to the
Tennessee river.
Dead Chicken Found.
The sheriff Of Bsnton county to-
day said that chicken with its
head cut off was found near the
have como from that.
"If that be true" he said, I'll
would lead US to believe that Olive
left the country and spattereC
blood over his office in order t.
make US believe violence had beer
| DONE"
| When approached by Interna
tfonal News Service, Mrs. Olive
| Haunted the theory and said thar
her husband most certainly did not
leave of his own accord.
"F1e received a message gignet
*. X. X the first part of the
month";" she said. land has beel
worried ever since. I do not think
that would have forced him tt
leave, however. If he has ever
been in any trouble Of any kind ]
do not know Of 1t. Our domestic
relations were without friction"
When asked as to her personal
opinion Of his disappearance, she
| broke into tears and said she
feared the worst"
"But as to who could have done
It and what motive they had, ]
don't know" she explained.
HE did not have an enemy ir
this part Of the country"
The sheriff and other officers
conducting the investigation veri
fled Mrs. Olives statement as tC
the missing mans character.
The Washington times., 1923-11-19

Another Protest Filed.
Another protest was filed with
the committee today by Congress-
man Alfred Johnson, Of Washing
ton, against certain testimony heard
by the committee. johnson charged
that DIR. D. 0. Smith, a Govern
ment witness, had nisstated the
facts in a compensation case con-
cerning soldier named Charles X.
Savage.
II protest against the testimony
of DR.. Smith," said Congressna n
Johnson. "The Veterans Bureau
actually kidnapped this insane SOL
dier from an institution in the State
of Washington in violation of a
State court order. This man owns
property at Wyoming, Penn, and
/ protest against the manufacturing
of evidence here to be used later
in the courts Of Pennsylvania
where suit has been brought to re.
move his wife as guardian"
Johnson declared the soldiers
wife lived at Wilkesbarre.
Counsel Heard in Silence.
The protest of Forbes counsel,
against concluding his defense. was
heard In silence by the committee,
Colonel EasbySmith announced
he had from twenty to thirty wit
nesses to call in Forbes behalf and
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
The Washington times., 1923-11-19
b FRANK e. MASON.

~ IS
PARIS, Nov. 19.-The inter-
allied council Of ambassadors to-
day proposed q strong, joint al
lied note to Berlin requiring an
immediate Eyes or no" answer
to the new demands levied upon
Germany.
Decision to send a note is un-
derstood to be the chief feature
of the solution which the council
proposed for a settlement Of the
German problem.
Action Awaits Reply.
It was understood that the ambas
sadors decided to postpone actor
upon the question Of new penalties
for Germany until after the German
reply is received.
The text of the tentative settle
ment plan was telegraphed to BruS'
sells, London and Rome.
The French and Belgian cabinets
were summoned to meet this after
noon to consider 1t.
4CSA~AAAAE
issues at stake In the new German
problem:
French demand for re-establish
ment of allied military control.
Frances protest against Ger
many's action in allowing thu
former crown prince to return.
First Demand Rejected.
Germany rejected the former de
mand and answered Frances pro
test concerning the crown prtnc'
by saying he had a lawful right Il
return to his native land.
It is believed that any not
which may be sent to Berlin WI
ask Germany to reply flatiJ
whether she will consent to allieG
military control and will guarantee
protection for the officers OF th'
control committee.
"A decision has been reaches
Is no rupture" said Myron T. Her
rick. American ambassador t,
france, upon leaving the meeting
OF the inter-allied ambassadors
council this afternoon.
Just before the conference be
gan advices from London indicat
cd that Lord Crewe, the British
ambassador, would formally voice
England's refusal to impose fur
ther penalties upon Germany.
frances indignation against Ger
many was increased by news from
Berlin that French and q Bel
s1an member of the inter-allieC
military control commission in Ger
many had been arrested by Reichs
Wehr In SaXony It was under
stood that General Nollet, head o.
the commission would come K
Paris from Berlin to make q de
tailed report upon the incident.
The Anglo-American Press Asso
citation called a special meeting t
protest against the action of tn,
French authorities in refusing u
allow British and American news
paper correspondents to enter tn
foreign office building during tn,
meeting OF the ambassadors' coun
Gil, although French Journalist,
were permitted inside.
The Washington times., 1923-11-19
BRITISH WARN WOMEN
TO LEAVE GERMANY

LONDON, Nov. 19.-On account
Of, the seriousness of the situation
in Germany the British government
is advising all women members of
allied mission staffs to leave as
soon as possible, according to a
Berlin dispatch to the Star today.
The warning pointed out the men
ace from the growing food scarcity
in Germany.
The Washington times., 1923-11-19

Y Dead, 50 Hurt, In
Big Moscow Fire

PriUGte Munitions Store
In Russian City Ex-
pLOdes, Starting Blaze
That Does Enormous
D0l1aGOePItOt Taken
While Flames We're
Raging.
The Washington times., 1923-11-19
RUM SEARCH TREATY
REPORTED SUBMITTED

LONDON, Nov. 19.-An Anglo.
American agreement, permitting the
United States to search British
ships beyond the three.tniie limit at
sea when they are suspected of
smuggling whislxey. has been sub
nnitted to washington for discus.
sIcn, it was announced today.
The Washington times., 1923-11-19
is. CONSULATE
IN RUSSIA IS
ROBBED
81, 500 Reported Taken From
Safe at Riga-Probe Is
Ordered.
BY international News Service.

The American consulate at Riga
has been burglariZed and $500 IN
cash stolen from safe in the Of
five Of the United States consul,
the State Department was advised
today. Valuable papers in the
safe were unmolested, a dispatch
said.
The robbery was reported by
gram dated November 18.
An investigation has been ordered
by the State Department.
The Washington times., 1923-11-19

lEs
TUE projected railroad. that.
u couldn't return interest on
investment q decade ago, fud-
denly assures dividends TO It's
promoters because an excess SOf
population in congested centers
and an inadequate yield of
edibles, fuel, timbers and fabric
bases from hitherto sufficient
areas are now ready to provide
the energy and enterprise to
justify the opening of another
virgin stretch.
There's recent history in a
few paragraphs, and that's
pretty much what happened,
too, in patriarchal days. It's
occurring in 1928.
Aboriginal wealth is in cattle
and fleece. Law and order and
progress trace back to the
plowman and the shepherd. The
Greek word for law and the
Greek word for hocks are iden-
teal.
AS soon as there's property
there must be property protec-
tion-therefore land titles. Thou
shalt not seize thy neighbor's
meadows, nor his sheep, nor his
kline.
CIockuU0tchers, Not Nap
Measures.
DIONEERS bring plow, kline
i and sheep with them to in
sure food and raiment for their
families.
After the increment Of their
cows and ewes exceeds per-
sonal needs they turn to ranch
ing, and follow the range until
overcrowding forces them into
the sparser forest clearings.
Only when free grass is gone
do they think of growing for
age.
Whereupon, corn, alfalfa and
barley are planted. The steer
gives way to blooded beef stock
and milk strains.
The loading pen at the water
tank is showed aside by cream
cries and grist mills and gen.
eral merchandise stores.
The sawmill up in the hills
encourages a sash plant in the
settlement.
Spur track and telegrapher'l
shack disappear. A branch line
with a competent station and
freight agent replace them.
The village takes root and {
city succeeds, spreads and alb
serbs nearby farms. So me
: tropolises are made.
The processes are entirel!
regulated by available SYSTEM
Of communication and transport
Development responds to traf
fic facilities. Commerce ant
manufacturing are clock
watchers, not map measurers.
Taking Hor0ce's AdUice,
GO long as it took six month
- to drive a prairie schoone
from the Atlantic to the Pacific
the west coast didn't attrac
merchants and bankers on tn
Atlantic seaboard. Nor whel
stage coaches, at their tastes
gallop, consumed three month
on the trip.
Traders first seriously con
sidered possibilities in Cali
Continued on Page 3. Column
The Washington times., 1923-11-19
Senate Stops Forbes
Defense Evidence
By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON,
International Nana SarxInA

The defense of Col Charles R. Forbes former of
the United States Veterans Bureau against charges of graft
and corruption in his administration ordered closed
today by the Senate Investigating Committee over protest
of his counsel.
Col James s. EasbySmth, counsel for Forbes, openly
charged the committees ruling uttery impossible
make complete and adequate defense for the former
director.
The Washington times., 1923-11-19
Belgium Gets Views.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 19.-ThO text of
resolution adopted by the ambas.
sador's council in Paris regarding
Berlin's recalcitrant attitude on
various German issues, was received
by telegraph this afternoon: The
cabinet met to consider Il and to
draw UP q report.
The Washington times., 1923-11-19
PENAL TIES
To await
BE:RLIN'S
REPLY
Allies in Unison in Demand for
Allied Control of State,
Is Belief.
b InternationaI News Service.

BERLIN, Nov. 19.-Persistent
reports were circulated here to-
day that preliminary agreements
have been signed at Amsterdam
providing q credit of more than
800, 900. 900 for the German fed
efal government from q group Of
Angle american Hnanciers.