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New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

Announcement has been made of the engagement of Eugene Parker Chase, son of Charles Francis Chase of West Main street to Miss Ann Frances Hastings. daughter of Francis H. Hastings of Hartford. Miss Hast ings was graduated from Radcliffe college last June. MT. Chase is Il graduate of the New Britain High school. of Dartmouth college in the class of 1916, he has been Rhodes scholar at Nadalene college, Oxford, England and is now studying for doctors degree at Harvard. Medical
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24


 Last evening at o'clock the mar riage of Miss Florence Sylvia Albert, daughter of MT. and Mrs. H. Albert of 57 Jubilee street to Benjamin Brill, son of Mir. and Mrs. M. Brill of Utica, N. r., took place at the home of the brides parents. Rabbi Aron- son of Hartford officiated. Miss Evelyn Perry was maid of honor and the Misses Esther Blumberg and Helen Godfrey of New Haven were bridesmaids The flower girls were Miss Sylvia Perry and Miss Selma katz. Bernard Albert was best man.
 The bride was attired in a gown of Canton crepe trimmed with Spanish lace and roses and wore a tuelle veil. Her attendants wore gowns of pink and green Canton crepe.
 There were about 45 guests present from out of town and this city. The home of the bride was very prettiIy decorated for the occasion in spring colors and flowers.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

Mrs. Ernest w. Pelton of Forest street entertained her bridge club at luncheon and bridge at her home yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

Miss Dorothy Bill of Hartford is the weekend guest of Miss Virginia Hart, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Wal ter Hart of Hart street. Miss Bill will take part in the Shuttle Meadow club ca baret this evening.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

Miss Julie Russell, daughter of Mir and Mrs. Isaac Russell of Grove Hill, returns from New York city the lat- ter part of the week to spend Easter with her parents.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

Miss Margaret Russell, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Isaac Russell of Grove Hill, spent last weekend at her home. Miss Russell is in New York city at the New York School of Fine and Ap- piled Arts.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

The home. talent production "Sys- tem," by Reverend pr. George w. C. Hill was successfully presented for the third time in the chapel of the South Congregational church Thursday eve hing.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

< Mrs. c. J. Greenstein of East street entertained several friends at bridge at her home Tuesday evening. The prizes were awarded to Mrs. N. Ber- son, Mrs. D. II. Fredericks of Birm- ingham. Ala. Mrs. Fredericks was formerly Miss Anna Clarke of this city. Mrs. J. Jartmen was awarded the consolation prize.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

Miss Esther Beckwith, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. H. A. Beckwith of Bas- sett street who is a junior at Smith college. has recently been elected to the Philosophical society. depart mental society whose members are recommended by the faculty for ex- ceptional work in philosophy or psy- chology
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

Mir. and Mrs. John A. Dolan of Monroe street announce the engage ment of their daughter, Miss Mildred Dolan to Irving Dunn of Rockville.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

Lars Fromen. son of pr. E. T. and Mrs. Fromen of West Main street is home from college to spend the hol- idays with his parents.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

Henry Russell, son of Mir. and Mrs. Isaac Russell of Grove Hill returned Thursday to Kent school, Kent, Conn.,, after spending his spring recess in town. ~
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

Mrs. Charles B. Parsons of, Hart street who is a member of the execu- tive board of the Connecticut Wom- ems Golf Association, attended a meeting of the association at the Hartford Golf club on Wednesday.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

Miss Frances Whittlesey and Miss Mary Whittlesey of West Main street, returned Thursday from Pinehurst, N. C., where they have been spending few weeks at the Mid-Pines club,
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

Miss Hannah and Miss Dinger Waskowitz of 70 Lincoln street are spending few days in New York.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

Mrs. Carl Johnson entertained sew eral friends at her home on Lake Boulevard Tuesday afternoon com plimenting Mrs. Gunard Lindgren of East street in observance of her birth day. A buffet luncheon was served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
Trading in Grain
Futures Must Be in
Accordance with Law

Washington, April 20-The De-
partment of Agriculture issued a for
NAL statement today declaring that
trading in grain futures would not
be interrupted by the operations of
the grain futures act. upheld by the
supreme court, so long as the cX-
changes compiled with the law. Sew
cral exchanges. the statement said.
and the Chicago Board OF Trade had
announced its intention TO cooperate
i'll enforcing the regulations.
''ReportS that this law will put the
grain exchanges out Of business or
Interfere with their legitimate func-
tiOns are entirely without founda-
ton" said the statement. 1T does not
interfere with hedging transactions
on the Board of Trade that receive
designations as contract markets
neither docs it interfere with ordi-
nary speculation in the buying and
selling of contracts for future dcliv-
cry On such markets.
IF. however, there should bel evil
dcnce of undue manipulation. or at
tompts to corner the market. or of
tho dissemination of false or miSlead-
ing information about crop or market
conditions by members of the OK
changes. such conduct would he in
Guircd into and promptly dealt with
as required by the law. The law
gives authority to observe and in
G,lire into the operations of grain cN-
changes and to speak with authority
concerning such matters"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
BRITISH SEIZE
SHIP CARRYING HALF
MILLION WORTH DOPE
Halted In Mid-Ocean On Way
From Germany To
Canada
Drug Ring Flccs Halifax When
Plans Are Barcd-Warned by
Confcdcratcs on Seized Boat
Third of Shipment DESTINED for
Montreal. Third for Winnipeg,
and Third for United States


Montreal, Que. April 2O-Seizure
by the British authorities in mid
ocean Of dope smuggler transport
ing 100000 worth Of narcotics from
Germany to Canada for distribution
here and in the United States, was
disclosed by the police today.
Members Of the drug ring fed
from Halifax in hydroplane when
their plans were discovered. il was
reported here. They were said 10
have been in communication with
their confederates on the boat.
which was Bound for Halifax. and
escaped when the communication
was halted through the seizure by
Scotland Yard authorities.
According to police. one third Of
tie shipment was destined for
Montreal a third for Winnipeg and
the remainder for the United States.
Police believed the conspirators
planned to smuggle the drugs into
the United States by airplane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21

Portland, Me. April 20-A warn
ing against misguided activity in re-
gard to popular education was
sounded by DR.. Augustus O. Thomas,
state superintendent of schools, in
an address of welcome tonight at
the convention of the New England
Association of Colleges and Second
airy Schools. in which he extended
"a genuine New England hospital
ity"
Doctor Thomas also warned
against ANY propaganda which will
tend to set up in this country.
among our children, common and
preferred and classes"
The tendency to select the five
percent of superior mentality as col
lege entrants. he SAID. is a raise
caste system. We do not want even
an educated few to be known as an
educated aristocracy in America.
DR.. Thomas spoke in part as fol-
lows:
Maine appreciates this visit of the
representatives. of colleges and sec
ondary schools and extends well
come to the chief city and to the
State. a genuine New England hos
pitality is extended. May your visit
here indicate a real step in advance
in education. / wish it were possible
for the colleges and secondary
schools to come to some conclusions
in regard to fundamental questions
in order to clear up in the minds of
the public some of the mooted pues-
tons with which we are struggling.
1t is little wonder that the lay pub
lie should be in doubt in regard to
many of the most vital phases of
education when we do not agree our
selves. The wide difference OF opin-
ion among educators shakes the faith
and confusCs the public on the sub
Ject of popular education and makes
dlfflcult If not impossible to develop
an efficient system OF education with
Continued on Page 12-CoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21

Washington, April COLLECTION of
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook of Cooks
burg, Pa, as president General of
the Daughters OF the American Rev
olotion was announced at today's
session of the society's annual con-
gress. Tabulation of tie ballots cast
yesterday by delegates showed she
had received $40 votes to TO record
ed for Mrs. G. Wallace w. Hanger
of Washington. her only opponent.
Announcement of the result, which
vi place MrSA Cook at the head of
the organization for the next three
years as a. successor to Mrs. George
Maynard Minor of Connecticut. swept
away the bitterness that marked the
triennial election campaign. Mrs.
Hanger received an ovation when she
thanked her supporters and urged
them to support the new admins
tration. Mrs. Cook, moment later.
was accorded similar ovation when
she expressed her gratitude for the
election. She and othe executive
officers. whose election also was an
nounced, will inausurated at the
concluding session of the congress
tomorrow.
The delegates spent the afternoon
on pilgrimage to Mount Vernon,
and al tonight's session were adGres.
sd by Baron De Cartier the Belgian
Ambassador
Secretary Davis Of the Department
of Labor. at this mornings session.
asked the delegates to support pro-
poSals for Selective immigration and
ha or ,li ~, 4
States and Immediately after his adj
dress a resolution endorsing "res-
tricted se'ective immigration" was
adopted by reclamation
A resolution favoring the placing of
government aid to disabled soldiers
in the hands of state officials and
their treat ent in the home states
was referred to the organiza tons
executive committee with power to
act.
The program which this resolution
asks CONGRESS to consider provides
that the federal government deliver
to each state. pros rata, federal funds
to be expended on hospital work.
maintenance and care of the men,
empower the state governors to form
commissions to care for disabled
soldiers Of their respective states.
which arc owned or lcaled by the
United States and provide for the
leasing of building of such hospitals
in states where none is availabIA
Other resolutions adopted today
favored. compulsory study of the
constitution in every normal and
public school OF the nation: con-
dcmned as unfit FOR school use "his-
tory text books which dcfamc or ig-
more "nr heroic forcfathers. which
miSreprCScnt the consecrated causes
for which they struggled and sacri-
feed. or which teach socialism;
urged congress to pass legislation for
the acd 'sition of privately owned
virgin timber along public highways
To prevent its destruction for COM
mcrcial purposes: endorsed the ef-
forts of the Near East Relief: advo-
Gated enactment hy congress of q
hill to permit the Women's Overseas
Service League to incorporate and
recommended that congress appoint
sufficient money 70 continue the hos
tess work in the army.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
Smallpox and Typhuc
Ravaging Refugees,
i'm City Constantinople

Constantnople. April 20 (BN n. ~
The health situation among the
25.000 refugees here has become so
desperate that all the camps have
been quarantinod against smallpox
and typhus. and closed to visitors.
In the last five days ago persons have
died. including seventy native ply
5iCianS.
~. Valentine Wright of Philadcl-
phia was stricken with typhus on tho
island of Prinkipo and was moved
to the American Hospital in SIAM
boul in a critical condition.
The Near East Relief today filed n
second protest with Rear Admiral
Bristol the American High Commits
sioner. against the serious condition
created by the refusal of the Turkish
government to allow any further con-
signments of foodstuffs from America
to b imported free of duty for the
Greek refugees here.
A few hours after the Near East
protest. the commissioner of the
Greek Red Cross made official rep
reservations to Admiral rBistol. al
lcging that the object of the Turks
was to force the removal of the re-
fugees from COnstantinople.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
Woman at Hotel
i'm Honduras Looks
Like Clara Phillips

SacraWento cal, April 90.-A woman
closely resembling Mrs. Clara Phillips.
convicted hammer murderess who es-
capped from the Los Angeles county
jail. is u guest at tho ToGuCigalna IIo-
tci, Honduras, according {" \ telegram
received h"rc today hv Governor
Er!cnd Eichards"n from the state dc
partm"nt 1t Washington. The tcle-
SrHm WAS as follows:
american legation. ToruciCalps,
Honduras. tclncraphS Clara Phillips re-
ported to ho at Hotel TcCucicaipa nn-
der name of Mrs. Robert Young. accom-
panied by couple registered IS Mr.. and
Mrs. Carson
IF Won desire this department. TO ro-
Guest fugitIvo's provisional arrest and
detention with view to cxtradition
please SO state and add that she had
been convicted of murder in Califor-
MIA"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
$500 Loss When
House and Stable
Burn at Arson
Especial to kennebec JournaD

NSpttlti " 1\tlliltDcC JOuTDal)
Arson. April oO-The Arson fire
alarm was sounded early Friday af-
ternoon for blaze in the story and
a half house owned by Augustus
Bunker on Preble street. The house
&nd stable. together with their con-
Vents were destroyed. the loss on the
house being estimated at $500 with
an insurance of less than $1,000.
The house was occupied by two ia
miles. on the ground floor. Byron
Nelson. the upper floor by Ernest
Beaulment. The fire was proba bly,
caused by an overheated chimney
and was first seen by +. J.. Chandler
who gave the alarm. Driven by the
south wind it spread so rapidly that
Mr.. Nelson who was asleep in the
house had barely time to escape and
none of the furniture could be saved
The loss on the furniture was esti-
mated at $1,000 being divided eqaully
between the two families. Both Mr..
Nelson and Mr.. Beaulmcnt had an
insurance of $500. The wind car
ried the fire brands to the roof OF
the home of Harry Leighton which
was on fire several times but was
saved by hard work on the part OF
the Arson fire department. Mr..
: Leighton's was damaged to the
amount of $3.50 by water. this being
covered by insurance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
Fail in Effort to
Restore Life to
Observation-Disclosures

Lowell. April 20 = Down town
streets were crowded this afternoon
while physicians vainly tried to re-
store life to Charles Davidson, a
young man who had sustained shock
OF 1900 volts while employed within
ar electric cable manhole. For two
hours. Davidson lay on stretcher in
the street where he had become un-
conscious. the physicians wishing to
take advantage Of every moment be i.
fore them. rather than permit the
ambulance to remove him. At the
expiration of two hours, life was ex-
tinct. Davidson lived in Boston. and
was employed by Boston firm in
electrical construction work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
MULHE|M PEOPLE
TO GUARD AGAINST
BANDS OF J0biESS

Muelheim. April 20.-(By A. Ply
The citizens of Muelheim and its
vicinity tonight are organizing for
self protection against the unemploy-
ed bands which were dispersed this
morning from the center of the town
and now are assembling in the out
skirts.
I Armed with axe handles and other
improvlsed weapons, Tie people of
! Muelhcim are gong about the streets
ready to repel any further invasion
II the town by tho malcontents
The Red Cross Societys represen-
tatives say that n.rc Or ten persons
are dead and seventy wounded in
consequence of the three days of mob
rule, but this count is not an ac-
Curate one, inaSinLch as those who
had begged the k1thauS and other
parts of the town carried away
some of their dead and injured. Most
CT those among the unemployed who
were injured We're beaten over the
hoaC with clubs. Ten of the de-
Tenders of the RathauS received bull
lex wounds.
In rHe suburbs where the bands
driven out of the town are gathering
IL is reported that they are holding
UP Pedestrians and engag aged in plund-
crinS. Some OF the men entered a
restaurant owen Cty q man named
RO$enthal ard orGtled meals and
drink. When the bill wa preented
Il fight was started and Rosenthal
was killed and his son shot four
times.
German officials assert that most
of those engaged in the disorders are
communists. About thirty of the
leaders have been arrested, but some
of them are still at large. The Of
ticials of both Muelheim and nearby
places assert that they intend to
take measures tomorrow which will
en;ilcly end the communist move
Iie,,,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
Eastern Maine
Seminary Chapel
DESTROYED by Fire

Bucksport. Me- April 20 The
chapel building of the Eastern Iaine
Conference seminary at Bucksport.
was entirely destroyed by fire early
this morning. The blaze is supposed
to have caught from the electric wir-
ing and obtained good start be-
fore discovery. The chapel was the
main school building being construct
ed of brick and four stories in height.
The basement contained a gymna-
stun, the second floor contained the
assembly hall and the other floors
were used for recitation classes. The
building also served as the high
school of the town. 1t was built about
10 years ago at cost of approXi-
mately $4,000. The loss of the
building and it's contents is set at
$4,000. The principal states that
recitations will be commenced in
about a week. as soon as it is pos
sible to obtain books and the neces-
sary equipment, everything Of that
nature being destroyed. The old
chapel discarded when the new one
was erected. will be used temporarily
as a recitation hall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
Vermont Governor
Directs Firemen at
$4,000 Fire, Proctor

Proctor. VT. April Ex-Governor
Redfeld Proctor directed the work
of the volunteer fire department of
the village today when flames de-
stroyed the Boxing Shop of the Yer
mont Marble Company of which he
is general superintendent. and p
large stakeholder. Much finished
marble was ruined by diScoloration.
The loss is $4,000. More than a
million dollars worth of property
was menaced. marble firewall stop
ping the flames.
August Bjork. Ga. near whose
bench the fire started. had not been
located tonight. A search of the
ruins failed to reveal his remains
and police have heen asked to search
for him. 1t is thought that fear Of
blame may have caused him to leave
town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
Methodist Groups
Merge at Bangor

Bangor. Maine. April 20.-Follow-
ing the regular sessions of the Maine
Methodist conference this afternoon.
meetings of the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Societies were
held, and an amalgamation of the
East and Maine conference branches
of the Woman's Home Missionary
Society was effected, with Mrs. A.
c. Goddard of Portland as president:
Mrs. \. l.. Mcdonald. OrringtOn.
Miss Gladys Marsden. Portland. and
Mrs. D. l.. Policy, Thomaston, vice
presidents in order named: Mrs. Bion
Russell of Camden. corresponding
secretary; Mrs. c. W. Smith. Bidde-
ford. recording secretary: Mrs. r. O..
Files, Fairfield. treasurer and Mrs.
Charles f. Smith. Milo. assistant
treasurer. Business sessions of the
Sustentation Church Aid Societies
and of the trutees OF the United
Maine conference were held in the
afternoon and at the night session
an address on the world service work
of the church was given by Dr.. Dent
OF New York, substituting for Bishop
Oldham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
Jordan High Takes
Final Debate in
BOwd0in League FL

especial to kennebec JOurnaD
Brunswick, April 20-Jordan High
school OF Lewiston won the final de-
bate in the Bowdoin Interscholastic
League from Deer,ng High. The
question debated was: "Resolved-
That the United states Should Cam
eel the Loan Made by Her to He'd
Allies During the World War" The
members of the negative team of
Jordan High were Ida Pettingill and
Florence Parnell. The Deerng High
team was made UP of Clyde l.. Rog-
ers. Frederick C. Doogins. and Gift
ford Davis, alternate. The coaches
we're Raymond J. Saunders. Bowdoin
~ for the negative ana William
Rowe, also Bowdoin -. for the af-
firmative. Tho presiding office at the
debate was Professor William H1w-
ley Davis. The judges. whose deci-
sion was to for the negative. were
Austin H. Mccormick, Professor
Morgan Il Gushing ana Rev. Henry
+. Shook, al! of Brunswick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
Good Will Group
Sails for Work in
Devastated France

New York. April "a series of
demonstrations along the waterfront
footing whistles. cheering crowds
and breaking out of ships buntings
accompanied the steamer France
down the bay today, as she sailed
with 81 women members of the
Good Will Delegation which Miss
Anne Morgans committee for dew
astated France will conduct through
the battle zones of the world war.
Today's group was the first of sew
eral. recruited in all parts of the
United States. which will embark
for France this summer. 1t includ-
ed two gold star mothers. Mrs. Anna
Elizabeth Chambers of Cincinnati,
Ohio. and Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Bus
well of Boston.
Tugboats. decked in colors and
carrying bands and farewell COM
mitteeS from organizations repre-
scented among the 81 aboard the
France, accompanied her to quar-
antine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
Dedicate Fountain
Where Connecticut
Boys Met 5000 Germans

Seicheprev. France. April 20.-(By
A. P)-The spot where the 102nd
regiment of Connecticut Infantry,
with other elements of the Goth Divi-
sion. fought 5000 picked men from
Won Hindenburg's stroming battal-
ions on April 20l3l. 1918. was the
scene of a commemorative ceremony
today when Mayor Ferville of the
commune of Seicheprcy laid the cor
nerstone of a memorial fountain in
the public square.
Governor Templeton of Connecticut
was represented at the ceremony by
Daniel Bidwell, of Hartford, who
made an address and presented
Mayor Ferville with a personal let
ter from the governor. Representa-
tivcs of the French ministry of war
and the administration of the De-
partment of MeurtheX ct Moselle,
and large numbers of visitors from
oul were present.
The funds for the fountain. raised
among the members of the 25th Divi-
sion, exceeded the requirements and
the surplus will be devoted to i'm
proving the water distribution sys-
tenn of Seicheprey.