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New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
PERIOD OF REVERENCE
 HERE DURING FUNERAL
Nature of City's~ Part in Nationwide Services
 Not Completed

Local manufacturers, business men,
 merchants. clergymen and city ofn-
 cials are awaiting definite word from
 Washington as to the time of the flu neral services for Warren G. Harding.
 deceased president of the United
 States, in Marion, Ohio, his former home, before making any plans for the public observance of the funeral
 in this city. It is certain that the few moments that will be spent in lower ing the body into it's final resting rlace, will be marked by a general suspension of activity about New Brit ain as it will be all over the country. Some institutions. though the mum her Is impossible to ascertain at this hour, will close down for the entire afternoon on Friday Others will close for an hour, while the services are actually going on and still others will simply stand by for the brief period of national mourning.
 The manufacturers will decide upon a definite plan of action tomorrow, it is thought. at a regular weekly con- ference of this group. A A. Mills, chairman of the mercantile bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, stated that meeting of that group would be held tomorrow afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce rooms to out line a plan of action Some of the storekeepers are in favor of closing tor the whole afternoon, others are not. A decision will probably be reach ed at the meeting, providing there is some news of the funerat hour in Marion by tomorrow noon.
 The banks will probably close their doors for an hour. at least, during the committal service, if it comes during an hour when they are usually open.
 Trolley cars will come to a stand still during the few minutes it will take to lower the body into the grave. Autoists are asked to check their cars for the same few moments and all people to suspend whatever they may be doing for the time.
 In the moving picture houses there will be short time of darkness.
 Plans for a public memorial serv- ice are being arranged by Rev. Henry w. Maier of the First Congregational church. Rev. Mir. Maier is president of the local ministerial association and IS acting on behalf of the other min lsters, the majority of them being away on their vacations at this time.
 The form of service and time of the day have not been decided upon, this plan also being in abeyance until fur ther word concerning the services is received from Washington. Mir. Maier stated this morning. however, that if would be some time on Friday and that some prominent local speaker would be asked to deliver a eulogy.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
RELIEF IN SPRINGFIELD
Families That Suffered in Yesterdays Devastating Tornado Being Aided-- Loss Will Reach $100,000.

Springfield, Mass. Aug. Or ganized relief work for the families that suffered by the tornado that swept over the most thickly popu- lated section of West Springfield yes terday was well under way today, having been undertaken by the West Springfield Relief Association, an or ganization of citizens formed to cope with emergencies of this kind. While the damage inflicted by the "twister" is difficult to calculate with any de- gree of exactness, it seems probable that it will not exceed the $100,000 figure.
 Of the nine persons who suffered injuries to any degree of seriousness only one. Milton Estabrook, one year. is still in a critical condition. Mrs. Ricarda Zerra, whose condition yes- terdsy was grave, is no longer on the danger list.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
PLAINVILLE YOUTH
 ARRESTED FOR THEFT Harry Turner Sent to Re- fOrmatOry-Had 800
 Two Cent Stamps
Special to The Herald).

Plainville, Aug 6.-Harry Turner of Whiting street was committed to the reformatory at Cheshire by Judge Russell S. Mink in the Bristol police court this morning on the charge of theft from the offices of the Bristol & Plainville Electric Co. He was ar rested in Pittsfield, Mass. Saturday and Officer Furrey of the Plainville police was notified. He requested that the prisoner be held and notified the Bristol police and the officials of the cofnpany. Sergeant McGillicuddy of the Bristol police conducted the prisoner back to Connecticut
 Turner has been employed as office boy in the office of the Bristol & Plainvile Electric Co.,. for some time past, In this capacity, he has been assigned to the task of buying stamps for the concern. Several times of late, it is alleged, shortages have been noticed in the number of stamps re- turned in.
 Turner. last Friday, suddenly an nounced that he had decided to leave Plainville to take up his residence in Canada with his father. He left Plainville, according to information given by Officer Furrey, on Saturday morning. The next heard of him was when the Pittsfield police arrested him and notified Officer E. W. Fur rey. The Pittsf1eld authorities stated that they had found 800 two-cent stamps and several hundred one-cent stamps on Turner's person and he could not give satisfactory account of where he got them.
 He was charged in the Bristol court this morning with theft of s30 worth of stamps and Judge Mink committed him to the reform school. He will be taken to the Cheshire institution this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
TURCO.AMERICAN TREATY
 SIGNED AT 4.12P. M. TODAY
By It's Terms, United States Is Accold- ed Favored Treatment-To Arbit4ate Differences

By The Associated Press.
 Lausanne, Aug. 6.--The Turco- American treaty which was signed at 4:12 p m. today. is the fruit of long and difficult negotiation. It accords Americans most favored treatment and replaces the antiquated agree ment negotiated in 1880. It regulates in detail the official and commercial relations between the two countries and brings relief to Americans and American interests in Turkey by clari- flying the heretofore equivocal posi- tion created by Turkeys abolition of capitulations.
 Americans often were in quan- dary, particularly over taxes from which they had been legally exempted under the old treaty, and constant appeals were made to the American high commissioner that American ed- ucational institutions be accorded the same treatment as that of Turkish in- 
 The Turkish government and Am orleans likewise benefit by the sys- tenn of foreign legal advisers that Turkey agrees to appoint to hear com plaints over the arrests and imprison- ments of foreigners.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
PRESIDENT HASN'T
 MADE UP HIS MIND But Will Call No Special Session
 for Time Being HAS NO INTENTION NOW Labor Leaders, Including Gompers Have Conference With Coolidge To- day--says He Hasn't Come to De- finite Decision.

Washington, Aug. e.-President Coolidge apparently has no present in tention of calling an extra session of congress, but those who called on him today received the impression that he had not made final decision.
 The possibility of an extra session was discussed by the president with Samuel Gompers, president and Frank Morrison. secretary. of tue American Federation of Labor. MT. Gompers said the president appeared to have no intention now of calling congress together ahead of time, but was re- serving any definite decision.
 The subject was brought up by MT. Gompers because of his desire to sub init legislative proposals on behlf of organized labor.
 The labor leaders spent more than a half hour with the president in a discussion of industrial matters. The situation in the coal industry was taken up but without mention of any threatened strike.
 Visited By Politicians
 Chairman John T. Adams of the republican national committee, called on President Coolidge today to pay his respects to the new party head He said there was no discussion of poli- cies.
 John Hays Hammond, chairman of the coal commission also conferred with the president and outlined the commissions work and the progress made He said the situation arising from the negotiations between the coal operators and miners was not discussed.
 Others who called during the day included Acting Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt, Frank B. Moves, president of the Associated Press: Thomas W. Miller Alien Property Custodian Frank Starek director of the war t- nance corporation and Acting secre- tary of Agriculturs Pugsley. .
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
COOLIDGE FOR NOMINATION
 AS PRESIDENT, IS OPINION
Washington Observers
 Think Progressive Ad- ministration by New Ex- ecutive Would Snuff Out 's 20am for Johnson.
N SlGEnRGE Fl. MANNING

7fSTAGEORGE H. MANNING ,twashington Bureau of New Britain Herald)
 Washington. D. C.. Aug. 6.--Calvin Coolidge is almost certain to be the republican nominee for president in 1924.
 The death of President Harding completely upsets all the predictions and calculations made by the political experts during the past twelve months as to the presidential candidates the republicans and democrats will nom- mate next June. The booms for Hi ram Johnson, Ford, McAdoo, LaFol- lette and Underwood must all now be reappraised.
 If Calvin Coolidge conducts his ad- ministration along progressive lines from now until the republican nation al convention is held nexe June he is almost certain to get the nomination. Progressiveism is, of course, compared in this sense with the reactionarysm and conservatism of the Harding ad- 
 Will Hurt Johnson
 A progressive administration by Coolidge will snuff out the presidential boom for Senator Hiram Johnson so far as it's adoption by the regular re- pubIicans is concerned and will make the clamor of Senator Magnus John son, Hiram Johnson. LaFollette. Brookhart, Frazier, Shipstead and Ladd for a more progressive govern ment fall on deaf ears.
 It will also, by substituting a pro- let, ton, check the tide that has been sweeping toward nomination and cleo ton of progressive democratic can didate in preference to a second term of Harding.
 It has been conceded on all sides that if President Harding was re- he would be defeated eith- CT by the democratic nominee or by B third candidate put up by the pro- gressive republicans who, it has been believed, would not support Harding.
 Progressive Policy Needed
 A progressive administration by Calvin Coolidge. in place of the con- servative program of the Harding ad- will bring back to the partys support those who deserted and have been calling for a progress
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New Britain herald., 1923-08-06

Three presidents will be in the fu- neral participation which follows the body of MT. Harding Wednesday when it is taken from the East Room of the White House to lie in state at the Capitol.
 President Coolidge will ride direct ly behind the immediate members of the family, and both Woodrow Will son and William Howard Taft will follow in the long line of officials, per- sonal friends and military, fraternal and civic bodies that will move up Pennsylvania avenue to symbolize the mourning of a nation.
 Army orders completed today viii assemble in Washington a specially selected group of commissioned officers to act as guard of honor about the casket both at the White House and at the rotunda of the Capt. tol. From the time it is placed in the East Room tomorrow there will always be five non-commissioned of- ficers standing at attention about it, motionless except for the slight changes in position made from time to time to ease the strain of the vigil.
 Army Contingent
 The army contingent in the military escort which will lead the way from the White House to the capitol on, Wednesday will be composed of a provisional regiment of engineers. two battalions strong and the en- gineer band from Camp Humphreys, Va.; a provisional regiment of infan- try, drawn from the 18th Infantry Brigade at Camp Meade, Md, and with every. unit filled to full peace provisional battalion of the Sixth Field Artillery from Camp Meade; and troop c of the Third Cavalry.
 The troops will reach Washington tomorrow morning, the infantry by motor truck and the calvary and ar tillery by marching. They will be in khaki uniforms with caps, and will re- main in Washington until the body of the dead commander-in-c chief leaves on the last stretch of the journey to Marion.
 The calvary troops will act as es- cort when the casket is borne from the funeral train to the White House tomorrow and will again lead the way from the Capitol to the train after the services in the rotunda.
 At Marion. at the request of the people of the town, troop A. Ohio Ma tional Guard, from Cleveland, has
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New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
AMERICANS TRYING TO . SWIM ENGLISH CHANNEL
Sullivan One Mile and a Half From Caiias This Afternoon.-Afrs.
 Carson Starts Attempt
Rv The Associsted Press,

By The Associated Press.
 Dover, England, Aug. 6. - Henry Sullivan of Lowell, Mass. for the sev- enth time attempting to swim the English channel, from the Shakes peare Cliffs to the French side was reported six miles off the coast of France at six o'clock this morning.
 When Sullivan began his swim late yesterday he was accompanied by party of six men aboard boat. Four of these men, members of the Dover Swimming club. were to take turns in swimming with Sullivan. The Ameri- can is the first of the several athletes now in training for the swim to at- tempt the feat this season.
 Mrs. Bennington Carson, the Am erican woman who is credited with swimming around Manhattan Island and from Albany to New York, start ed the channel swim at 9:25 today. She entered the water at the Shakes peare Beach accompanied by two Dover motor boats and a pilot.
 At 12:30 o'clock Mrs. Carson had reached a point five miles out By this time the tide had turned west ward. The swimmer would thus drift down the channel on the next stretch of her swim.
 At four o'clock this afternoon Sul- livan had swum to distance of one and one-half miles from Calais.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
WILSON GRATEFUL FOR FUNERAL INVITATION Will Attend, But Lameness Prevents His Walking
 Into Capitol

| Washington, Aug. 6.-Woodrow Wilson. in letter to President Cool idge made public today said he would l esteem it an honor to take part in the funeral participation" for Presi- dent Harding on Wednesday, but that his lameness would make it impracti- cable for him to attend the services in the rotunda at the Capitol.
 The letter. under date of yesterday was in response to one from President Coolidge inviting him to participate in the ceremonials for the dead presi- dent. Itswas as follows:
 My Dear MT. President;
 Thank you sincerely for the gra- cious courtesy of your note just re- ceived. I sincerely grieve as you do over the death of President Harding, who had undoubtedly won the esteem of the whole nation by his honorable and conscientious conduct in office.
 ''I shall esteem it an honor to take part in the funeral participation and shall be obliged if you will assign a position in the procession for my car, which will be occupied by Mrs. Will son. and myself, and I hope, by my friend, Admiral Grayson. It will be with feelings of the utmost solemnity and reverence that I will attend. I regret to say my lameness makes it impracticable for me to attend the ex- ercises in the Capitol.
 Allow me to express the hope that your administration of the great of fee to which you have been so un- expectedly called will abound in satis- faction of many kinds.
 With cordial good wishes,
 Sincerely yours.
 WOODROW WILSON"
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
FUNERAL TO BE SIMILAR .
 TO THAT OF MCKINLEY
Complete Details Not Announced But Washington Services Will be
 Held Wednesday

Washington, Aug. 6.-Plans, as yet incomplete, for the state funeral here Wednesday of the late president are being made in accordance with the wishes of Mrs Harding.
 As arrangements proceed, President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes keep in touch by telegraph with the funer- al train that will arrive in Washing ton tomorrow. Mrs. Harding already has suggested that the ceremonials here closely follow those held 22 years ago for President Mckinley. and that the funeral party accompanying the body to Washington. be kept intact for the trip to Marion, where burial will be Friday.
 On it's arrival here tomorrow after noon, MT. Harding's body will be taken to the East Room of the White House. As yet, no announcement has been made as to whether a brief serv- ice will be held there before the cas- ket is placed on a caisson for removal to the Capitol rotunda wheer the body will lie in state from 10:30 a. m. until p. m. Wednesday. an hour before the funeral train will leave for Marion.
 Departure of President Coolidge, Chief Justice Taft, other high govern ment officials and foreign diplomats for Marion will be deferred until Thursday evening. MT. Taft has sent word from Canada that he will arrive in Washington tomorrow to partici- nate in the oerpmoniaIs here and in Marion. Woodrow Wilson hopes to take some part in the Washington ceremonies.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
WASHINGTON PREPARES 70 PERFORM NAZ7ON,S LAST RITES AS FUNERAL
 TRAIN SPEEDS ON TOWARD CAPITAL
Body Expected to Reach Home Station at P. m. Tomorrow, When Work in Every Federal Build ing Will Be Suspended Until After Services at Marion on Friday.
By The Associated Press.


 Washington, Aug 6The American government responding the grief of the hundred millions and for whom acts prayeuy made ready to perform the nations last rites of ov- ing remembrance for President Harding.
 Not only President Coolidge but all other high officials Washington made the funeral plans their first consideration put ting into the background for the present all the issues of foreign and domestic which recently had seemed of shadowing importance
 In all the departments and bureaus the ordinary business of federal administration had almost to sandstin while agencies in subdivision of the called into for the task of preparation Work will stop entirely at tomorrow when the funeral train ends here it's long jour- and every federal building will closed until the body
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
Arrested for Murder, he
 Pleads Not Guilty Today

Berlin, N. H., Aug. 6.-Thomas c. Sheridan pleaded not guilty today and was held without bail for the Septem- Der term of the grand jury at Cole brook on charge of the murder of Felix Croteau. The two men were employed in a paper mill. Croteau was shot Saturday night in front of Sheridan's house where he formerly had been a boarder. It is alleged that the two had quarreled.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
MARKS DECLINE MORE
Today One American Dollar Will Buy 1,Ss8, ,7e2 German Slips-This Is 40 Per Cent Drop Over Sunday.

New York, Aug. 6.-German marks Appreciated 40 per cent over the week end. being on the local market at 5S cents million e/ 1,sss,7s2 to the American dollar, as compared with S9 cents a million on Saturday. Cable reports that Germany was floating an internal gold loan in bonds of small denominations were regarded here as foreshadowing the disappearance of the paper marks and the substitution of the gold bonds as currency.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
BIG FIRE IN SOMERS
Dairy Barn Burned, Loss S1S,000--SO Years old Woman Rescued From Burning House in East Windsor.

Thompsonville, Conn.,, Aug. G. A dairy barn known as Rose Haven. owned by H. J. Root in Somers, was totally burned about last midnight. The loss was s15,000 with partial in surance. The cause of the fire is un- known. A garage also burned, con tained two machines
 The farm house and barn of Frank Allen, four miles from here, in East Windsor were burned last midnight MT. Allen and his mother, aged SO. were rescued by neighbors. The loss was s10,0oo. The fires origin is un- determined.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
Payroll of 169th Infantry
 For Week Totals S45,47S.50

Harford, Aug. 6.-The payroll of the 169th Infantry, c. N. G., for its fifteen days tour of duty at Mantle, ending Sunday. was s45.47s.5o assist ant quartermaster general Allyn said and enlisted men the state pays s1e,- 800 and the federal government the remainder.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
Danish King Receives
 Several Americans Today

By The Associated Press.
 Copenhagen. Aug. 6.-By special desire of King Christian. the American minister, John D. Prince. this morning presented Rear Admiral Philip An drews. U. S. N. and former It. S. Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jer- sey to His Majesty. The king ex- pressed the deepest sympathy to his visitors over the death of President Harding
 A memorial service will be held for the late president on Friday in St. An drews church here, attended by the members of the American colony.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
Finds French Plays Too
 Dirty to Bring to U. s. A.

New York. Aug. e.-Helen westley, actress who went to Paris seeking new plays for the theater guild. returned on La Saveie today without any. She said the plays she had seen in France were "so dirty she would be unwil- ling to reproduce them in America
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
KILLS SELF IN WOODSHED
Ashburnham, Mass, Woman Takes Own life After Being Found in
 Woods Following Her Going Away,

Ashburnham. Mass, Aug. 6.-Mrs. Florence A. Aldrich. who wandered from her home into the woods Sat urday and was found yesterday in a dazed condition. hanged herself from 8 nail in the woodshed at her home last night The body was discovered early today by her husband For several months Mrs. Aldrich has been in poor health and Respondent
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
RIOTING IN DUBLIN
Serious Disorders Occur When Trade Union Congress Makes Forcible At tempt to Free Prisoners.

By The Associated Press.
 Dublin. Aug. 6.-Wild scenes oc- cured in Dublin today in connection with the Irish Trade Union Congress Delegates going to the mansion house found the approach blocked by a crowd of demonstrators who tried to seize the building. shouting: Release the Prisoners" Up Larkin' (the Irish Labor Leader), The police were powerless to prevent the scene.
 The crowds, composed of men. women and children, mobbed the delegates and press representatives who appeared. One of the delegates was badly beaten.
 An attempt to rush side entrance of the Mansion House was frustrated after which the demonstrators con tinued shouting for the release of prisoners.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
All State Offices
 Will Close Friday

Hartford. Aug. 6.-State de- partments and buildings throughout the whole of Con- necticut will be closed all day Friday, the day of President Harding's funeral in Marion, Ohio, according to an order issued today by Gov. Charles A. Templeton. Governor Temple tons order follows:
 "The governor directs, that out of respect to the memory of our beloved president, Warren and all departments of the state an dall departments of the state will be closed on Friday, August 1o." .-
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
NEW ENGLAND MAYBOYCO7T ANTHRACITE PERMANENTLY
 HENTOFS7RLKE SEPL. {
Jeweler Finds COiled Rattlesnake Perched
 Before Office Vault

Otlh
 New York. .d1NeCfsre was a thrilling A,sr. ncuf York's diamond afff eOf When Max Low, jewe.. "a =, ed to open the safe in his 70 ton street shop, a hiss inter- rupted him. Turning, he con fronted the business-like poison fangs of black diamond rattle snake, coiled expectantly on a stool before the safe. ,. q Low yelled. Patrolman Nit chell came, saw and conquered with a blow of his night stick. Mitchell was from Florida. So was the snake. How the reptile got into the store is mystery.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
QUIET IN CHINA

by me ASsoclhled BfesS-
 Annoy China. Aug. 6.-Quiet has prevailed here since last Friday. Ad- miral Yang. representing the Picking government is moving on Annoy with four gunboats and two transports. Land troops are moving on the city from Foochow. An attack by land and sea is expected Wednesday. Annoy is defended by southern troops friend ly to Sun Tat Sen.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
GOV. DAVIS CONDITION

Topeka, Kas. Aug. 6.-Gov. J. M Davis, ill at the executive mansion here with influenza, was reported to te resting easily this forenoon, al though his temperature had risen more than a point during the night to 103 plus
New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
aJIN" McyEY DIES.

Philadelphia, Aug. s.-Jim McVey. sparring partner of James J. Corbett, when the latter was heavyweight box ing champion, died here Saturday night it was learned today.