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New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
NEAR HALFWAY MARK
 IN COMMUNITY DRIVE
Today's Subscriptions Are S7,31S, Making Total to
 Date $24,1O5

Rotary Day at the United Commun- ity corporation drive was a big day today when total reports of the amount received or pledged raised the fund to $24,105.65 or almost half of the amount desired and idnications are that the drive will go over the top with big noise by the time the final report is made on Saturday.
 The blue banner for the highest amount pledged went to Team No. 10, Captain Logan Page, who report ed $1,665.50 and 2s6 new subscribers, Team No. 24, captain Mrs. B. E. Bas- sette lost to Mir. Page by close mar gin, her team reporting s1,271 in pledges. Mrs. Bassette's team shows the highest average for the week. her
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
WOMAN FORCED TO SEE
 MOB BEAT HER ESCORT
Macon, Ga, Men Kidnapped Man and New York Co.,
 respondent in Divorce

Macon, Ga.. April 5. - Her hands tied by her assailants, Mrs. Fredericka Pace of New York. late last night witnessed the severe whipping of her companion, Lynwood l.. Bright of this city, after they had been Kidnapped from their automobile by eight un- masked men and taken to secluded spot four miles from here.
 Bright said he was given 24 hours in which to leave the city under pen- alty of death. He stated it would be impossible to comply because week would be required to finish up his business affairs.
 Mrs. Pace told officers the kidnap- pers said they resented testimony of a negress in Bright's divorce case last Monday. Bright said they added blows after they charged him with an attempt to take his property away from his children. He said he could identify some of his assailants al- though he did not know them per sonally. Mrs. Pace was not molested further than being forced to watch the beating.
 Mrs. Bright, when informed Of the at her hotel last night said she was glad to know there were some men in the world anyway" Mrs. Pace declared before officers that
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New Britain herald., 1923-04-05

over the road each day one way ol the other.
 After the senator's speech, the sen ate sustained the roads, rivers and bridges committee report and passed the bill. As it has already passed the lower house. due mainly to the efforts of Representative Arthur Ben son of East Berlin, nothing now re- mains but to secure the signature of Gov. Charles Templeton.
 It is expected that work of repair will be started on the road within a month.
 The hearing on John P. McGuire's claim for $40,0O0 damages in the construction of Ridgefleld road will come up this afternoon.
 The senate today took favorable action on a bill to adopt as part of the trunk line system the Union- vile to Plainville highway. Senator Covert and Senator John Trumbull spoke in favor of this measure.
 Action on numerous amendments to the charter of the city of New Britain is scheduled for next Tues day in the senate. When the report of the committee on cities and bor- oughs is received, an amendment will be offered to make possible the es- tablishment of garage commission in New Britain to manage the mu- nicipal garage, now under the super vision of common council commit tee.
 At the Capitol today it was report ed that all proposed amendments will be adopted with the exception of one objected to by the school board, having to do with the regua- ton of the school departments ex- penditures. An amendment to abol- ish civil service will pass, it was said.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
SR 4. CONAN DOYLE BELIEVES EVIL
 SPZRIT MAY HAVE KILLED CARNARVON
Explains That Egyptians Were Far More Learned in Spiritualism Than People of Today-Recites
 Possible Effect of Curse

New York. April 5.--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who arrived in this coun- try yesterday to lecture on spiritual ism today expressed belief that "an evil elemental brought into being by Egyptian occultism or the spirit of 1'ntankhamen might have caused the death of Lord Carnavon, who opened the tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh.
 Sir Arthur was asked if he agreed with Miss Marie Corelli the English novelist who warned the explorer that it was dangerous to enter the Luxor tomb because the spirit of Egyptian king might be angered.
 Tt might be a dangerous thing to dig into these old graves admitted Sir Arthur. who claims to have con- versed with the souls of those de- parted.
 "One does not know what elemen- tAls existed In those days and how
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
MILLIONS INVOLVED
 IN NEW OIL LEASES Osage Indians Meet Today to
 Parcel Out S2,0O0 Acres GET CASH AND ROYALTY
Sales Today Probably Will Exceed Those of Last June When $10,S87,- 900 Was Paid Redskins For Right to Drill On Their Property.

Pawhuska, Okla, April (By the Associated Press)-The Constantine theater in Pawhuska, little movie house, Is today gathering place for multimillionaire captains of industry
 The oil kings of America and their representatives from the audience. The play was for leases to probably the richest undeveloped oil lands in the country. The event was the Fist lease sale of the Osage Indian nation.
 32,O0O Acres Offered.
 Thirty-two thousand acres of land were being offered for lease, tract by tract, to heap more into the over- flowing strong boxes and swell the bank accounts of the Osages, the rich est aborigines in the world.
 As the sales mounted during the morning, belief was expressed by In- dian agency officials and oil men that the $10,SS7,000 record auction of June last year might be bettered. Today's sale attracted the largest number of oil millionaires in the history of the auctions and a number of the tracts placed on the block were said to be among the most valuable offered.
 Secretary Work Present
 An official touch was given the auc- ton by the presence of Secretary of the Interior Work, Commissioners of Indian Affairs Burke, Senators Owen
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New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
HARDLNC,S WESTERN TRIP < PLANNED SO HE MAY SEE
 JUST HOW PEOPLE STAND
SENATE FAVORS STATE
 TAKING BERLIN ROAD
Senator Covert Persuades Colleagues by Speech on
 "Washboard Alley"
Especial to The HeraId).

Hartford, April 5.-Senator Rich- ard Covert of New Britain, senate sub-chairman of the legislative com mittee on roads. rivers and bridges, succeeded today after an explanatory speech in the senate in having the upper branch adopt the road from Boston corners. Berlin. to the foot of Sand Bank hill as part of the Con- necticut trunk line system.
 The senator argued that wash board alley" is one of the most trav- eled roads in the state and is the gateway to New York city for thou- sands of autoists in the western part of the state. He also told of travel over the road by people working in New Britain, Plainville, etc.. who go
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
WILL TAKE STORE IF BEER
 AND WINE "COME BACK''
Valentine Bollcrer Reserves Right to Terminate Lease on Commercial St.

In lease given Moore Brothers, Inc. for a store at 30 Commercial street, to be used for fish market, Valentine Bollerer. the lessor, re- serves the right to terminate toe lease on three months notice provid- ed the sale of beer and light wines is legalized. The lessor for a number of years conducted cafe on the premises.
 The lease is for one year with the option of a four-year renewal. The us of the store, cellar and driveway are given the lessee and he is permit ted to offer for sale fish, groceries and vegetables.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
BOYLE GOES TO PRISON
One of New Haven Hold-Up Brothers Sentenced From Eight to Ten
 Years Behind Bars

New Haven, April 5.--Edward Boyle, one of the brothers who held up Edward z. Sernitz, a local ieweer, on March 2l was given a sentence of to 10 fears in state prison by Judge Webb today. He changed his plea from not guilty to guilty.
 Harry Buteau, of Meriden, held for assault on minor child, pleading guilty, was sentenced to the state prison for three to five years.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
EGAN'S NAME NOT ON LIST
Fifth Ward Resident Nominated For Councilman May Not Even be AL lowed to Vote on Election Day.

William r. Egan who was nominat- ed for councilman in the fifth ward at democratic caucus last night does not appear on the list of electors either at the office of the registrars or the town clerks office, and unless an error Is found in recording the names, not only will be ineligible to seek office, but he will not be al lowed to vote.
 Egan claims he gave an, application to Chairman Edward A. Mccarthy of the Hardware City Democratic club, received a notice to appear before the selectmen and town clerk, took the electors oath and was given slip of paper authorizing him to take part in the primaries last March.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
AWARDED COMPENSATION
Widow and Child of Meriden PoIice- man Will Get SIS Per Week for Period of 32O Weeks,

Meriden, April 5.--In a decision re- ceived here today from Commissioner George E. Beers of New Haven, he awards the widow and a child com pensation of SIS a week for 32O weeks from the city for the death of Detective Sergeant John M. Bonin, who was fatally stricken last sum- mer while chasing two youths in South Meriden woods. The claim was contested by the city on the ground that the policeman had serious heart disease.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
Favorable Report for
 Shore Line Railroad

Hartford, April 5.--The legislative committee on railroads will report favorably the bill for charter for the Shore Line Railway between New Haven and Saybrook. The committee will expect to have a portion of the inc in operation July , using the
 racks of the old Shore Line Electric tiailway Co.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05

long these elementals existed or what might be their force.
 The Egyptians knew a great deal more about these things than we do. If they could put these elementals on guard over their dead bodies they certainly would have done so.''
 Continuing Sir Arthur said:
 An elemental is built-up, arr tificial thing, an imbued force which may be brought into being by spirit mind. It exists of itself for a specific purpose and is not pro-created. We know very little about them but we have evidence of their existence, es- pecially in regard to Egyptians.
 There was a mummy once in the British museum which we believe was guarded by one of these elementals for everyone who came in contact
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New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
HOTEL BURGLAR HELD

Stamford, April 5.--Frank Morris, known also as Omer Richter, charged with burglary from two hotels, was held in s2500 for the superior court today. He is said to have been ar rested in Baltimore, New York, New Haven, Newark and other places on burglary charges.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
Fertile Workers Mot Satisfied
 Wth Increases Already Granted
Now Want 149 Per Cent More and Cut Working Hours
 From 54 to 4S, McNahon Says

fee president of the niogxA i'll leave for Manchea{sr. N prow to take charge of the campaign which will be started intensively next Mon- day.
 In month or so," he declared, i've expect to be in position where we can take the 4S hour week and the additional wage increase needed to bring our workers back to the pre- 1920 wage level.'
 Foreign language speakers are be- Ing borrowed" from other unions for the campaign, he said.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
NEED NO SEARCH WARRANTS

Covington, Ky April 5.-Right to search saloons or any other public places where federal officers have req son to believe the prohibition law is teing violated without search war rants was upheld today by Judge Cochran in U. s. Court here.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
NAUGHTON SELLS BLOCK ON
 MAIN STREET FOR S60,000
Property at Nos. 387-360 Bought by X. A. Kaplan and Edward Feld-
 man, Clothing Merchants.

One of the biggest real estate sales of the season was completed today when James J. Naughton, the baker, sold his property at 367-S69 Main street, through the Camp Real Estate Co. to A. A. kaplan and Edward Feldman, owners of the Beehive Store, and also the Boston Clothing Co. The block contains one store. which was formerly occupied by the Mohican Co.,. one office and five tene- ments. It faces Myrtle street. The new owners will ultimately improve the property.
 According to street rumors the price of the property was around $60,000.
 Mir. Kaplan and MT. Feldman are two of the most successful young business men of the city. They started the Boston Clothing store on Church street and afterwards opened the Beehive on Main street.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
New York, Anril 5. trr

1 TESS .9- I5'ssNfIsiFd WltT I5 III. per cent wage increases recently granted by New England textile mills. the executive board of the United Textile Workers of America have de- cided on campaign not only for an additional increase of 14.9 per cent but for cut in working hours from 54 to AS, President Thomas F. Me- Mahon announced today.
 This decision, MT. McMahon said, was reached at special meeting of the board yesterday. James Starr,
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05

Springfield, Mass, April 5.-The Connecticut river has risen nearly feet in the last 24 hours and is ris- ing more than an inch an hour here today, under the combined effect of rain and warm weather. The river is more or less filled with ice between this city and Brattleboro, Vt
 At Shelburne Falls, water from the Deerfield river is level with the high way but no damage has been re- ported.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05

total reports for three days being S3,250. Treasurer Charles J. Law. re- ported an additional $15 to the re- port for this team for yesterday, mak- ing yesterdays figure s977, instead of s962.
 The reports were as folIows
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
THE WEATHER

Hartford, April 5.--Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Rain with fresh southerly winds tonight. Friday fair and colder with fresh westerly winds.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
CONNECTICUT RIVER UP
 FOUR FEET AT HARTFORD
Weather Bureau Calls It Moderate Freshet With Slow Rise
 Streams All Swollen.

Hartford, April 5.-Heavy rains with a consequent break up of the Ice in the Vermont section brought a four foot rise in the Connecticut river here in the past "A hours, local weather bureau officials today report ed.
 Forecaster Neifert characterized it as a moderate freshet with slow rise, the extent of which cannot yet be predicted. Official reports from White River Junction, Vermont, 6.6 foot rise in the "A hour period with the ice breaking up At Holyoke, Mass, the river was rising an inch an hour this morning with four feet of water pouring over the dam. Con tributory streams in Connecticut were adding a considerable volume of water today.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
DEATH TOLL IS NOW
 70 IN BAD TORNADO.
Terrific Winds, With Deluge of Rain, Sweeps La., Ark. and N. C..
WAR VETERANS INJURED
Among Those Badly Hurt Were Wounded Soldiers in Hospital Property Damage is Heavy and Many Buildings Are Razed.

Alexandria, La, April 5.--The death toll as a result of the tornado which late yesterday swept Alexandria and PineviIle was placed at 20 today A check by the authorities developed that undertaking establishments here had the bodies of IA white victims and six negroes.
 The total injured was placed at 60 more than 30 of whom are in the U. s. Veterans hospital near Pineville.
 The property damage was placed at $500,000.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
BABES KINDLY ACT
Home Run King Goes Seven Miles Into Country to Visit Sick Child Who Cried For Him.

Vicksburg, Miss, April 5.--"Babe" Ruth, the Yankee slugger, went seven miles into the country here yesterday to see a sman boy who. during long illness, had been asking in his pray CTS each night that he be made well enough to see Babe" when the New York club came to vicksburg.
 When sympathetic neighbor told Ruth about the lad, Babe" immedi- ately asked for an automobile to take him to see the bed-ridden little fel- low. Ruth spent an hour with him.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
WHISKEY POURED IN SINK
Police Reclaim Sufficient Amount to Oher as Evidence Against Charles Connor. Myrtle St. Restaurant Man.

Policeman John C. Stadler and Will liam P. Strolls today conducted a sue cessful raid on restaurant operated by Charles Connor at 14 Myrtle street. Connor will be arraigned in court to- morrow morning on a charge of vio- lating the liquor law
 The policemen claim that liquor was poured into the sink in the room when they made their entrance and enough of the alleged whiskey was secured from the trap in the sink to be used as evidence against the ac- cused.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
reports were as follows.
Teams and Amounts Receiyed

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New Orleans. April Swallowing in the wake of an unprecedented pre- cipitation, tornado last night swooped down upon the little town of Pineville killing 14 persons. injuring at least 50 others and laying waste to everything within its three mile path of several hundred yards width.
 50 Houses Razed
 All doctors in Alexandria and Pine vile assisted by citizens of the two places throughout the night searched the ruins of the 50 or more houses razed for the dead and injured.
 Torrential rains, hailstorms swollen streams interrupted train service and floods were reported from number of points in Mississippi and Louisiana.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05
Many Buildings Destroyed

Texarkana, Ark, April 5.--A tor nado passed through Cass county late yesterday wrecking 20 houses and a number of barns. No deaths or in- juries were reported.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-05

Wendell, N. C., April 5.--A wind storm here last night injured approxi- mately 25 persons, destroyed 50 build ings. wrecked others and badly dam aged crops.
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Evening star., 1923-10-27
U. S. HITS PRACTICE
. IN STOvE||NDUSTRY
Finds Evidence of Restraint
Of Trade in Probe Profits
Vary Widely.

Sales practices lin the, stove indus
try have resulted, apparently sn
understandings restricting competi-
tion and tending to Increase nr,ce
more rapidly on rising market and
to retard their decline on q falling
Market the Federa, Trade commis-
sion SAID In reHort today. following
an inquiry into sthe industry. The
report is the SECOND of a series in
the investigation of the house fur
nishings industry by the COMMITTEES
IN response to a Senate resolution of
4 year ago.
The commission found. tbe renort
lays, that wides differences existed
in the profits taken in the various
phases of the trade and that the
average profit fog the whole Industry
In 1920 was II per cent. The report
shows practically no profit for the
Industry on the= 1921 average. The
commission studied seyenty-eight
manufacturing firms and all of them,
as wen as the officers OF their trade
association. co-operated 'in a very
frank and commendabIe manner"
The manufacturing end of the in
Evening star., 1923-10-27
REDCROSS JUNIORS
POSING As SANTA
Will Send. Christmas Gifts to
Less Fortunate Friends
in Foreign Lands.

American school children, members
of the Junior Red Cross. will play
Santa Claus to thousands of their
less fortunate friends in foreign lands
this Christmas, according to an an
nouncement made at national head
quarters of the American Red Cross
yesterday A total of 100000 COM
pletely stocked Christmas boxes are
, being sent to as many children in
Europe and in our own insular pos
sessions. 1t was said.
These practical expressions of cheer
and help are the gifts of the Amer
ican Junior Red Cross army of
100000 school children to their
with whom they maintain interschool
correspondence throughout the year.
Shipments of thousands of these
boxes to the countries lying on the
Baltic have already been made. to
insure their arrival before ice closes
the Baltic ports.
Cargo space is now being reserved
for steamers leaving for Balkan
ports. Then will come shipments to
France, Italy and Belgium. the work
to be concluded with the forwarding
of the Christmas boxes to Porto Rico,
Santo Domingo, Haiti, Virgin Islands
and Canal Zone.
The country that will receive the
largest number of the good cheer
boxes is Poland, which is listed for
$4,000. Austria, Hungary and Jugo-
slavia will each receive 10000 boxes;
Rumania, 5000 each; Belgium and
Italy. 2,0G0 each; Albania and Mon
tenegro. 500 each, and the Baltic states,
1000 each.
Evening star., 1923-10-27
SAYS STEAM WILL HOLD
OWN AGAINSTELECTRICITY
Speaker From Baldwin Locomotive
Works Addresses Mechani-
cal Engineers.

That the modern steam locomotive
is in no great danger of being dis
placed by electrically propelled de-
vices was pointed out by Paul T.
Warner of the Baldwin locomotive
Works, Philadelphia, in an add ss on
the Locomotive as Sef-propelled
Power Plant" before the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers at
the Cosmos Club last evening. His
talk was illustrated and showed how
the modern locomotive saves coal
DR.. G. H. Gish Of the laboratory Of
terrestrial magnetism of the Carnegie
Institution also delivered an illustrated
lecture. his subject being Natural
Electric Currents in the Earth's
Crust"
Out of respect to the memory of c.
p. Steinmetz. who died yesterday, the
assembly stood for a moment with
bowed heads. H. L. Whittemore of
the bureau of standards. chairman Of
the society. presided. 1t was an
nounced that the society would meet
on the last Friday Of each month
throughout the winter.
Evening star., 1923-10-27
CRlTTENTON HOMES
OFFICER TO SPEAK
Robert s. Barrett to Talk at Lunch.
con Of Campaign Workers
Here Monday.

Announcement was made today that
Robert s. Barrett. son of DR.. Kate
Waller Barrett, national president OF
the Florence Crittenton organization.
will be the principal speaker at the
first luncheon meeting Of the ESQ
campaign workers in the local $780,
600 drive for the Washington Flor
ence Crittenton Home. at the Ebbitt
Hotel, Monday at 12:15.
Mr.. Barrett will report on the con-
ditions generally in the Florence
Crittenton homes throughout the
country, which he has just visited.
Pre- campaign week indications at
the campaign headquarters, 1928 F
street, today were that Washington
would be generous In its response to
the appeal for new and better build
ings.
A feature of the publicity work in
connection with the campaign Is the
donation Of two portraits in charcoal
by George T. Thompson. staff artist
of Keith's, which are now on display
at the campaign headquarters. One
represents Christ and the Woman at
the Well" while the other is Woman
and Child"
Evening star., 1923-10-27

James A. Clark, coal dealer, Of
1117 South Carolina avenue south
east. in an answer to the petition
Of his wife. Laura ". Clark, for
maintenance. tells the court that
their marital relations ceased ten
years ago, when. he claims, his
wife placed turpentine in his eye
wash bottle and he almost lost the
sight of one eye. His wife also
became angry over trivial
household matter. and has since
refused to live with him, he states.
The Clarks have been married
forty-three years and nine of their
thirteen children are living. The
wife complained to the court that
she Is dependent on the charity of
ner children. Justice Stafford or
dered the husband to pay $50 per
month toward the support Of his
Evening star., 1923-10-27
PLEADS U. S. SAFETY.
Gen. Lejuene for Strong Army and
Navy and immigration Bars.

More stringent immigration laws,
In order that the best in America
might be preserved. and Army and
Navy adequate to protect this coun-
try in any emergency, were advocat-
ed by Maj. Gen. John A. Jejuene, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps. In an
address before the ASHER Club OF
Master Masons of the District or Co
lumbia at the Gavel Club yesterday.
A program of entertainment includ-
ed recitations by Miss Marion Belts
of Stamford, Conn; solos by Miss
Linda Berg. with Paul Mertz at the
piano; dramatic readings by Miss
Betty Claggctt Clark, and dance
numbers by Charlie Belts and his
wife, Mrs. Madge Belts.
Gen. Pershing and Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Roosevelt have ac-
cepted invitations from the club to
make addresses during the winter,
and there will be entertaining fea-
lures at all the meetings. 1t was an
nouEced.