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New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
DratHH
Mrs. Annie STANDARD.

Mrs, Annie NJ. Stannard, age "A
years. of Lodge Road, died this morn
ing at o'clock at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Weber. She
was the widow of Hamlin Stannard.
She is survived by two other daugh-
tiers besides Mrs. Weber. Mrs. John
Collins of Hartford and Mrs John
Davis Of Essex. and one son, Charles
+. Stannard of Madison, The funer-
al will be held Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock from the undertaking par
lors of B. C. Porter Sons, New Brit
ain, and burial will be in Westbrook
cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
DRIVER EXONERATED
Man Who Was Killed Stepped Into
Path of Auto, Finds Coroner at
Bridgeport.

Bridgeport, Aug. 16.-Henry James
Borst of South Norwalk is exonerated
in a finding today by Deputy Coroner
H. C. Stevenson from criminal re-
sponsibility for the death of Joseph
A. Volk, 50, who was fatally injured
August II when struck by Borst's ma
chine in South Norwalk.
Deputy Coroner Stevenson's investi-
CATION disclosed that Volk stepped d.
rectly in front of the automobile
which the driver stopped almost in
stantly, but not in time to avoid
Volk down.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
TRIES SUICIDE
Mrs. johnson, of Groton, in Critical
Condition-Left Note

New London, Aug. 16.-Mrs. Irving
v. johnson of 5 Division street, Gro
ton, tried to commit suicide late last
night by putting bullet over her
heart. She is in critical condition in
a local hospital.
Dependency over family affairs is
given as cause of her act. A note
left for her husband said:
Irving dear-Get Nancy to take
care of the children. l have made
failure of my life. Goodbye, kiss the
children for me. Annie"
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
REDUCE PHONE RATES.
Illinois Commerce Commission Makes
Cut in Charges of Company.

Chicago, Aug. 16.-Telephone rates
in Chicago were ordered reduced by
approximately $1,9oO,oo0 a year. eff
fective October 1, 1923. by an order
of the Illinois commerce commission,
made public today.
Directed against the Illinois Bell
Telephone Co., the order provides re-
auctions on two-party and four-party
coin box residence service and single
party and two-party coin box BUSH
Less service.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
DIXON WANTS TO RETIRE
FROM BUILDING COMMISSION
VIII Spend Winter In South and Asks
/. Mayor to Appoint His
Successor.

r. J. Dixon, for the past two years
member of the building commits
sion today rendered his resignation to
Mayor A. M. Paonessa, requesting
that it be effective whenever the
mayor can conveniently name a sue
cessor and relieve him from service
on the board. The retiring commits
s.oner will be in the south for the
winter, hence his decision to quit the
board. ta e..
Commissioner Dixon represents the
building craft on the board. For sew
eral months he acted as chairman,
being relieved of that position about
two months ago at his own request.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
GIVE $4,000.

New York, Aug. 16.-OfficiaIs of
the United Mine Workers of America
gathered here for wage negotiations
with anthracite operators today APP
propriated $4,000 to relieve the dis
tress of members in the mine explo-
sion at Kemmerer, Wyo.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
KILLED BY, EXPLOSION

Schaghticoke, N. Y Aug. Is. -
Charles Matterson, an employe of the
Hercules Powder Co., was killed to-
day as the result of an explosion
which caused $4,000 damage to the
Corning mill.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
EXCEEDED AUTHORITY.

Toronto, Aug. 16.-Police Judge
Benton today ruled that the Ontario
legislature had exceeded its authority
in passing the Raney anti-betting act
and dismissed charges against Samuel
L. Lichtman of illegally selling racing
form and other American and Can
adian sheets containing betting infor-
The case will be appealed.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
COMMUNISTS TAKE TOWN

y The Assoclated Press.
Berlin, Aug. 1s.-Communists today
miles northeast of Essen. disarmed the
stormed the city hall at Datteln, 10
police and took possession of the
town, says the Central News. Militia
which was summoned fro ma neigh
boring town also was disarmed. Many
casualties occurred on both sides.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
Nl1frrrala
Patrick Curry

The body of Patrick Curry for
mer New Britain resident, arrived in
this city yesterday and burial was in
st. Marys cemetery in the afternoon.
There will be funeral mass at st.
Mary's church Friday morning at 9
o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
SABOTAGE MUST CEASE
Mine Owners Notify Workers That
They VIII Be Locked Out

Dusseldorf, Aug. 1s.-The mine
owners association in the Ruhr &C
cording to the German press has is
sued an ultimatum saying that if the
miners do not cease by tomorrow
their practice of reporting for duty
without doing any work they will be
all locked out.
simultaneously the communist or
CARNATIONS are beginning a campaign
to extend this form of sabotage to all
classes of labor.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
HOInUP GENERAL

New York, Aug. 1e.-General Alex
andre Lokemsky. once chief of staff of
the Russian army and military aide to
Car Nicholas, today was detained
with his family aboard the Presidente
Wilson on his arrival from Naples, be-
cause the Russian immigration quota
for August was exhausted.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
j. FL. RYON DEAD
Stonington Man, Aged IS, Was Expert
Billiardist ..

Stonington, Conn, Aug. 16.-John
H. Ryon, aged IS, former assistant
judge of probate and real estate OPP
orator. died at his home today. He
had suffered from diabetes for year
Three weeks ago he was given the
"insulin treatment, believed to have
effected his heart.
He was perhaps best known as an
expert billiard player. one of the best
amateur players in New England and
has often referred to the big events in
New York. Two sons survive.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
PREPARATIONS FIRST

By The As5oeiated PFesss
Paris Aug. 16.-The inter-allied
reparation commission formally noti-
fed Germany that PREPARATIONS con-
stitute prior claim on the resources
which Germany has expected to utilize
to guarantee her gold loan.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
TEMPLETON VISITS
Governor Witnesses Practice Firing of
Troops at Fort Wright

New London, Aug. 16.-Governor
Charles A. Templeton paid an official
visit to the coast artillery troops,
Connecticut National Guard from
Bridgeport at Fort Wright, Fishers
Island today.
He witnessed service practice firing
of the troops this morning and this
afternoon he reviewed the regular
and National Guard troops and stu
dents of the citizens military training
camp.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
NO GARNET MEETING.

Washington. Aug. 16.-Members of
the cabinet were notified today by
President Coolidge that the state of
public business was such that 1t would
be unnecessary TO hold the regular
Friday cabinet meeting this week.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
KrpyrR AcouTTTED

Frederick, Nd, Aug. 16.-B. Evard
Kepner. prominent Frederick business
man was today acquitted of the MUIR
der of his wife. Grace Simmons KEEP
ner, who was found dead last June 10.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
TREASURY STATEMENT
Treasury Statement ....... 271,o65.iss

Fed by springs and running through
the town into basins att frequent in
tervals in every street, is the curious
water supply for every purpose except
drinking in Cullompton, England.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-16
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New Britain herald., 1923-08-16

Miss Mary Stack OF Maple street is
the guest of Miss Mildred Luddy at
Grove Beach.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17

FRANCES lmpOWef1SnmSnbs WHICH
was made so much Of by Premier
PoincarA in his Chamber speech.
was taken with grain Of salt"
by officials here, who pointed out
that since the armistice France has
loaned 5,163, OOO. 900 francs lapproxi-
mateIy 81 ,OO0, 0OO, 900 at normal ex.
Europe, and has thereby enOr-
knOusiy increased her own grip upon
continental industry and finance.
This has taken place, too. It was
stated here today, while France has
made no effort at all to pay q
dollar OF either principal or in.
terest on her debt to the United
When originally contracted the
French debt to the United States
amounted to $3,34O, sos ,376.97. The
interest is In excess Of $576,719,-
S97.s7.
Business Transaction.
An official spokesman for the Ad.
ministration said:
AT the time France was begging
the United States for the money,
she did not say she would repay the
money only II she got 1t from Ger
many. The French nation borrowed
the money and it is to the French
nation that the United States looks
for payment--not to Germany. We
did not loan Germany any money.
We loaned It to FraI-Ne and there
are demand notes to show for It.
What disposition France cares to
make OF her debt to Grnat Britain
Is OF no concern to this Govern.
ment, IL was said, but the Coolidge
Administration regards the nearly
50, OOO, 600, 900 France owes the
United States az an ordinary bust.
ness transaction, bearing interest at
5 per cent. until other arrangements
are made.
Suggestions made In cable dis
patches from London to the effect
that Great Britain and the United
States might cooperate In q joint
movement to collect what France
owes found little sympathy here.
England Not Concerned.
The French debt to the United
States, 1t was said, will continue to
be regarded as distinctly q Franco
American business affair, In which
no other country has any voice,
whether 1t be Britain or Germany.
Premier Poincare's characterize
ton Of the American debt as having
been contracted as common fund
for common purpose aroused
only amused contempt for his logic.
From the time the United States
entered the war, the American
Government was careful to keep
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
PRIZE As
Be AUTFUI
GIRL
Miss Agnes Hin Chosen Pref
Hest Entrant II Peoples
Drug Stores Contest.

Miss Agnes Hill, 1916 Kenyon
street northwest, has been found to
BE- ''the most beautiful girl n Wash
7ingtOn" az q result of the beauty
contest Of the Peoples Drug Stores.
She received the first prize Of $500
In cash, an evening gown and q
string or pearls.
Miss Joy Joyce, 1894 Seventeenth
street northwest. was named for
second prize. $50 and = string Of
pearls.
Prizes OF 800 to the winners IN
the three classes brunette. blonde
and titian-Were awarded TO Miss
Lorraine Bunch, the Miss Wash.
Ington" OF 1898; Miss Dorothy
Brandt, 260S University place, and
Miss Florence Underwood, 1856
Maryland avenue northeast.
The winners were announced ct
the close OF the beauty pageant at
1128 Connecticut avenue northwest
late yesterday afternoon. The first
twenty prize winners were guests
.of the Peoples Drug Stores last
night at the lie Paradls.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
STAYS HIMSELF
WHEN ACCUSED
IN THEFT
Hotel Elevator Man Had Saw
ed $13, 900 From Tips in
Eighteen Years.

CHICAGO, Nov. l7.-AftoI
eighteen years faithful service. n
which he had saved $4,000 from
tips. Patrick Kenny. an elevator
man In the Congress Hotel, killed
himself because he had been sus'
pected in . theft. Investigate
exonerated him.
Jack Palman, or Los Angeles
complained he had lost SIS and 9
81, 400 watch. There had been an
unidentified woman with him. She
was arrested. admitted taking the
S25, but denied taking the watch.
''Why don't you see the elevator
man?" she said. Tie was near the
room. I gave him q drink"
Kenny's room was searched. LIB
erty bonds totaling $4,000 and $500
In bills were found, but no watch.
You're all right, Kenny" his
friend. the. house detective, told
him.
Later Kenny cut his throat.
'He couldn't stand the thought
that anybody should regard him as
thief, I guess said Police Lieut.
Moran. HE never before had been
suspected of the least wrongdoing."
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
ESTABLISHMENT
Of MUSEUMS
SOUGHT
American Association Begins
Nationwide Drive to Make
Them Common as Libraries.

The American Association Of
Museums today launched nation
wide campaign to make museums
as common az public libraries.
School officers, historical and
art societies, scientific and techni-
cal bodies, business leaders and
municipal officers were called upon
by the association to take up the
movement for theN establishment OF
community museums wherein spec.
ial attention would be given to local
Museums now are In about the
same shape Of popular appreciation
as were public libraries few years
ago." said the associations an
nouncement, "and there IL every
indication that in the near future
they will become as numerous as
libraries are today"
Charles r. Richards. former
director. Of the Cooper Union in
New York City, heads tho museum
association.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
FLAT
BALDWIN ON
TARIFF
Party Vigorously Denounces
Policy on Protection and
Unemployment.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE British
Labor party jumped into the politi-
cal fray with both fest today. insu
ing q manifesto denouncing Premier
Baldwin's protective tariff policy and
his program to relieve unemploy
ment.
for unemployment" said the mani.
festo. EFT win foster q spirit of
profiteering which viii poison the
life OF the nation"
The premier's plan to solve the
unemployment problem was at
tackled as inadequate. The Labor
party Is demanding widespread
public works to give employment to
thousands OF men who are now idle
on account Of the shut down of
mines and mills.
"The Labor party intends to- re.
store to the people their lost rights
in land" said the document.
The Laborites and Liberals are
standing side by side In the political
fight against the Tories.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
He ADS
ALEXANDRIA
WATER CO,
q. S. Lambert Elected New
President Start on Stone
for Masonic Memorial.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Nov. H.-
Urban s. Lambert, vice president
OF the Citizens National Bank, has
resigned to become president OF the
Alexandria Water Company. Liant
bert was elected by the board OF
directors to serve with George Uh-
Ter, secretary and treasurer. Charles
=. Tenneson, assistant secretary
and treasurer, and Gardner T..
Bo0the. attorney.
The new board elected at the
stockholders meeting include Ed
ward y. Daiugerfield, Arthur TT.
Bryant, G. s. Taylor Burke, George
8. French, Worth HuIfiBh, Carroll
Pierce, and Urban s. Lambert.
The Aqua Greek eA4rries Cor.
poration have changed it's name 20
the George Washington Stone Cor
poration. and is getting things In
readiness to begin operations. The
officers are: Edward W. Giberson,
president; Frederick Smith, vice
president; George b. Hutchings,
treasurer, and Arthur Middleton,
secretary. The stone Will be brought
rom Aqua creek, near F'redericle-
burg. to the old marine railway
49, - A0@S1 AAAO GAAAp ydEUa WHSEA
It will be polished and cut.
Nathaniel Dotson was arrAigned
before Judge Frederick q. Duvall
this morning on q charge Of break.
ing into q Southern railway car
on the siding at Henry and Wolf
streets. Dotson stated that he was
going to Charlottesville and some Of
tho men at work near the cars told
him to get In one OF them as they
were to go out during the night.
The car which he chose was full OF
valuable merchandise. Judge Duvall
held him for the grand jury.
The quarterly meeting Of the
chamber of commerce will be held
In the rooms of the organization
Thursday, November %. An elabor-
ate programs has been arranged.
Judge Box. OF Texas, viii make the
principal address.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
Lloyd George, on War
Path, Assails Policy
Of Premier Baldwin,

NORTHAMPTON, England, Nov.
17.--Former Premier David Lloyd
George took the political warpatf1
this afternoon, assailing Premier
Baldwin and his policies in his first
big campaign speech.
my theme" said the former pre-
mier, els simply Mr.. Baldwin His
government has made q mess of
it trying to get out OF a mess by
raising another issue. You cannot
navigate great ship through un.
charted seas full of submerged
rocks and reefs with q scratch
crew Of third-class mariners whose
chief qualification is that they also
are mutineers.
@Since Andrew Bonar Law (the
CORNER premier) passed away a
weak man has been upon the
bridge. The mutineers got hold of
him and the ship Is going upon the
rocks unless the people change the
crew."
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
ASKS $4,000 OF MAN
He SAYS cLoUDED TITLE

Suit to recover $4,000 damages
from Morris Silver Tor alleged
Islander OF title, was today flled In
the District Supreme Court BY At
torney Leon Tobriner. who also
filed suit against Silver on tbs
equity side of the court 70 remove
d cloud from his title to certain
parcels Of land near North CapleoI
and r streets, which the plaintiff
says he owns.
PIaintiff. represented by AttOr-
news Tobriner and Graham. says
That. September II Silver placed
among the land records Of the Dis
frict an alleged agreement by which
he was to purchase the land IN
question from Ernest N. Louis.
who Is described as the owner. s
silver, it is claimed, declined 60
withdraw the paper from record.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
Ambassadors Council
POstpOnes Consideration
Of New French Demand

PARIS, Nov. 17.-Today's meet
ing Of the Inter-Allied Council of
Ambassadors to consider Frances
demand for additional penalties upon
Germany was postponed. The date
Of the next meeting is uncertain as
some Of the members have not yet
received full instructions from their
governments.
Foreign office officials said that
so far as they knew Lord Crewe, the
British ambassador, has not yet re.
ceived instructions that Great Brit
ain is opposed to further occupation
Of German territory.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
FIVE GIRLS OFFER BLOOD
TO SAVE LIFE OF cHUM

HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. IT,
Five Middletown girls offered their
blood to save the life Of a chum,
and three OF the girls underwent
tests at the Harrisburg Hospital to
ascertain whether their blood was
of the proper type for TRANSMISSION.
The sick girl Is Pearl Shaffer. a
stenographer at Olmstead aviation
field, and the doctors say her life
can be saved only by blood trans
fusion. Two OF the three girls who
took the blood tests are Marion
Smith and Janet Bowman, also EN-
ployed at the aviation field.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
VIRGINIA ROADS
To APPEAR ON
! SCREEN
Film. Already '.shot." Depicts
Thoroughfares as Some Of
Worst Examples.

Virginia's fame extends beyond
tn tobacco yield. Il has for
example come OF the worst roads In
the United States.
The latter fact Is to be exploited
IN q moving picture being produced
by the National Automobile Cham
Der and the Bureau Of Public Roads,
scenes Of which are laid in Fairfax
county, Va. Henry Ford il said
&c be financing the project.
Operating from an office in the
Transportation building here, q
corps Of trained moving picture n1en
headed by Norman Damon have
arduously worked on location In the
vicinity OF Fairfax county, for the
last two weeks.
Many OF the most untraversable
highways have been taken during
the course Of shooting"
Auto Gets Stuck.
The fourth day out. the party got
q slight taste OF Virginia roads. A
large automobile truck had been
a new point. It had been raininr
the previous day and the dirt road
was slippery. A few miles out the
truck took q headlong dive into q
ditch. No one was injured, but Il
took six hours to extricate It.
When the filming is completed
the picture viii be screened all over
the country for educational pur
poses, according to Damon.
Roads to Be Example.
THE pictures we are now TAX
Ing" declared Mr.. Damon, .are no
20 much to emphasize the poor condi
ton Of the roads in Virginia as t,
give the public q view of typica
country road.
I'm the picture we have cas-
farmers and their families; tn
village doctor and one OF the cit,
supervisors. The village school
house and q small tavern too hav
found q place In the film.
what we are attempting to d
q TO produce a picture which 1
continuous, that il, IL win no
stumble from one scene into an
ether.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
PAINTED MILK BOTTLE
CONTAINED MooNSHINE

CHICAGO, Nov. ia milk bottle
painted white did not deceive Police
man Edward C. Post, he testified at
the trial OF Mrs. Mary Grygol on a
charge OF violating the prohibition
law.
Post said that he entered Mrs.
Grygors home and found a man
drinking what apparently was a bot.
tie of milk, but the odor Of the bot.
tie belied it's appearance, he said.
and picking It up he found that 1t
had been painted to make moonshine
look like milk.
Mrs. GrygoI was fined 800.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
German Chemical Firms
Sign Agreement To
Resume Operation

~ ANONEl19e1Ill1IA 1NNs'D kyos V117N'
PARIS, Nov. 1.-Two OF the
biggest inorganic chemical plants in
occupied German territory have
signed agreements with the Franco
Belgian military authorities to re-
sumo full production similar to
those recently signed by dye manu-.
facturerB, the fokeign office an
nounced today.
A Mayence dispatch to the foreign
office said that beginning Monday
q German member viii be admitted
to the Franco Belgian railroad COM
mission to insure railway traffic be-
tween occupied and unoccupied Ger
many. The German member will
represent the Berlin government.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
MussOlini's Speech
On German ReparatiOns
Wins General Approval
RY InteFnational NeWa 6ervice.

ROME, Nov. 1.-THE press today
generally approved Premier Mus
solini's senate speech urging modifi-
cation Of German reparations and
reduction OF war debts.
The premier said he believed the
London reparations plan Of 1922 was
the best solution because 1t assisted
Germany into q position where in
demnity demands could be met.
There were cheers when Mussolini
said that Italy opposed further oc.
cupation Of German SOIL
when England is so cautious
about breaking with France, every
one understands Italy's similar eau
tion," said the premier.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
ISSUES CHRISTMAS CARDS
WITH POSTAL ORDER PLEA

The posting of Christmas cards
bearing the slogan. "Say Merry
Christmas with a Postal Money Or
DER" in every postal money-order
office in the United. States was or.
dered today by Third Assistant
Postmaster General w. Irving
Glover.
The slogan is designed primarily
for the foreign.born citizen, and is
expected to cut down the amount
of foreign parcels post matter
handled at Christmas time.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
BOARD OF TRADE WILL
ELECT OFFICERS MONDAY

Election Of officers of the Wash.
lngton Board of Trade will take
place at special meeting of the
board of directors at AIS o'clock
Monday afternoon at headquarters.
Reelection OF the majority Of the
incumbents is expected.
Mondays meeting will also be
devoted to cleaning UP whatever
unfinished business remains over
from the. present administration.
The board Of directors is composed
OF thirty members, who serve
three years each. ten being elect
"a at tho annual meeting each
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
sHERRILL PREPARES
PARKS FOR WINTER

washington's parks are being
mt in condition to Withstand the
ravares Of winter, Lieut.. Col g. q.
Sheriff., officer in charge OF pubic
buildings and groundss saad To-Day.
Colonel Sherrill's army OF gar
deners and plant experts are ems
Sa5se,. Eingdon OF the less hardy
p--1 Work is also being done on trees
attacI.ed nv age or plant diseases.
pIanf electors are striving to halt or
rravent decay which possibly would
kill the trees during the winter.