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New Britain herald., 1924-06-23

Willis Hall of S3 Fairvicw street. and Robert Barker of 4l4 Stanley street, students at the New Britain high school. left this morning for Concord, N. H., 10 attend the min istry conference 10 be held there.
 Dr, and Mrs, C. w. Vivian and family spent the weekend at Pine Orchard.
 Mrs, Walter Bunce ard son are spending the month of June at their cottage in Milford.
 Mir, and Mrs R. B. noane and daughters, Lena nnd Nancy Of Maple Hill, will spend the next two weeks in Erie, Pa, They intend 10 motor through New York state. stopping at Niagara Falls and Buffalo.
 The Misses Jeanette and Mollie Light of 200 Fremont street. have left on motor trip to Boston Mass, the Berkshires, Portland. Me. Syracuse and Albany, N Y.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Crosby and Miss Anna Crosby, Of Stanley street, and Thomas W. Crosby of New York arc motoring to Concord. x. H.. as visitors to inc convention of the New England Typographical union. They
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23

Edward J. HaCkbarth of Meriden, who has been with the Newark club of the International league was un- Ccnditionally released last night. Lack of experience was the reason given.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Boston (, New York 2. Cleveland :. Detroit |. Washington !, Philadelphia (. Chicago C, St, Louis {.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23
The Standing
Games Today

Hartford at Albany.
 Worcester at Waterbury. Springfield at Bridgeport. PlttsHeld al Kew Haven.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23

Carl Carlson Of Garden street bas returned home from New York uni versty for the summer.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23

The Falcons oHmc through with two wins over the week end. Their victory over the pnNto team Of South ingion was especially noteworthy since they were stacked up against a pitch sr of more than ordinary ability. Woodruff who tossed them up for the ] iAto, is an Amherst college pitcher. T 10 locals collected five hits off him bat their victory was due not SO much to these five hits as tho inability of the Pcxto batsmcn to solve kana's delivery for he allowed hut two hits.
 
 g'hc Falcons sill practice on Wed nostlay night and oa next Sunday will play tho Derby Falcons fin Derby
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23

Eleven Hartford battcrs went to the plate in the first inning in the game with Albany yesterday and as result Hartford won by q i4-6 count.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23

Tho Boston Red SoX found their way to the winning side of the ledger yesterday when they too kthc Yankees into camp by G-2 count Substitutes Todt and Ice were the big guns in the victory of the hcantown team.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23

The Corbin boys actel like a mill lion dollars one minute and the very next resembled that same million all spent.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23
s pc a kin g of Sports s

Over in Manchester Saturday Ching Hammil, the Besse outfielder, was the big noise of the afternoon. He got three safe hits in five trips to the plate.
 zielke also was much in evidence. He was credited with two times at hat and hit each time.
 Dunlop at second was right on edge and made some hair raising catches and throws while off-balance.
 Over in Uni2Iville yesterday the Corbin Red Sox lost lilo. It was a queer game, and somewhat weird, al- though there were moments when it icsembled a real baseball game,
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23

Tho Cincinnatti Reds pushed inc Pittsburgh Pirates out Of fret division by beating them 9-i in the Sabbath game yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23

intend to make short stay in Bos- ton on the return trip.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23
Chicago

t-Batted for Cicotte in the eighth inning.
 Cleveland ......... 100 oG0 u2g--s chicago ....s...... 00f O0G n01-2
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23

Dr, and Mrs. C. W. Vivian and family spent the weekend at Pine Orchard.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-23

TC'1APiGS PRE5ENTLY 4E HAS 4 sbGuE IDEA tE SAW 1HEif CN aIHrN TfsLE cP ELsE UrSRlPs So'iLsHERt MEN SEARCH PaPW PcTURNS EnpTY- HANDED,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
ARREST, SENTENCE,
ALL IN is MINUTES

ATLANTIC CITY. May 8. - All
previous records for the administra.
ton OF far.famed Jersey justice were
broken when Otto Mondell, Of Sand
bury, Pa, was arrested for driving
an automobile while intoxicated,
tried. convicted and sentenced with.
in fifteen minutes by Recorder 10.
seph A. Corio.
Mondell was making q tortuous
way along Arctic avenue when he
crashed into another machine. Pa.
trolman French witnessed the acci.
dent, and, detecting the odor of
liquor on the visitors breath, took
him to city hall. He was escorted
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
TELLS COURT he REFUSES
TO WORK FOR A LIVING

Defiantly declaring before the
court that he never worked and
never intended to work, John Allen,
a huge colored man, answered to
charges OF vagrancy to Judge
Schuldt who sent him to GallInger
Hospital for mental observation.
The police said that John had no
occupation and when asked by the
court how he obtained food he said:
"Ah picks It out Of the air, Jus
like dat" demonstrating with his
brawny fist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
DEATH OF MERKLlN0
STOPS CLUB ACTIVITY

Postponement Of Cosmopolitan
Club affairs for today and Mon
day, was announced today by Sec
rotary Lewis A. Payne, because of
the death OF John C. Merkling,
prominent member Of the club. at
Casualty Hospital.
Mr.. Merkling was fatally in.
jured In an automobile accident
Saturday afternoon, In Maryland.
He was chairman Of the clubs en-
tertainment committee.
Paul F.. Brandstedt, president OF
the club; Ernest E. Herrell, "a di-
rector, and Secretary Payne, were
injured in the tragic accident.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
Infant Turns SomersauIts

NEW YORK, May S.-Carl Schlee
Nelson, eight months old, who lives
with his parents at 40 Belleville
avenue, Newark, has given proof of
phenomenal acrobatic ability.
The child stood alone at the age
Of ten weeks. At three months he
balanced himself on his fathers
hand. Progressing rapidly in the
art Of gymnastics at six months, he
suspended himself without aid from
a rope which he grasped with both
hands. Finally, as his browning
feat to date, he turns somersaults
and performs handsprlngs with the
aid OF q chair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
SMITH APPROVES BAN ON
CHAIN LIBEL SUITS

Albany, N. T., May 8. - Two
bills designed to prevent "chain
libel suits" against newspapers were
approved today by Governor Smith.
One provides for a consolidation
OF actions before one jury. II a
verdict is returned in favor Of the
person bringing the suit the amount
Of damages will be apportioned by
the jury among the defendants.
The other permits a newspaper
to prove for the consideration Of
the jury that the person bringing
damages from the other papers for
the alleged libel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
BONUS TO COST
NEARLY SEVEN
BILLIONS
Treasury Figures Show Little
Over Half of This Will Be
Paid to Veterans
BY ROBERT s. THORNBURGH,
International News Service.

by ROBERT s. THORNBURGH,
international News Service.
The soldiers bonus bill, as
passed by Congress, ultimately
will cost $6,7OO,OOO,OOO, over a
period of sixty ye-rs, according to
the figures prepared by Treasury
actuaries for President Coolidge.
These figures are expected to play
an important part in the Presi-
dents anticipated veto Of the bill
now before him.
Half Goes to Veterans.
The actual amount to be paid
soldier beneficiaries amounts only
TO $4,000, OO0, 900. the rest being
taken up by interest and admins.
trative charges
Assuming the population Of the
United States as 11O,00O.00O the
per capita cost would be SCI over
the sixty-year period, or 81 per
year.
Necessity Of a sinking fund ere.
ated of Government bonds to reach
a total of about $500, 100000 at
the end Of twenty years to finance
payments when insurance policies
mature, will be called to the Presi-
dents attention by Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon.
Bonds to Pay Insurance.
At the end of twenty years the
Government would put the accumu-
lated $500, 900 bonds on the
market at the prevailing interest
rate, now estimated as between four
and five per cent. Forty-year bonds
would be the logical issue, accord
ing to Treasury experts, thus ex-
tending the bonus liquidation over
sixty years.
Treasury officials said the bonds
should not be given to bonus bene.,
ficiaries in lieu of cash, because
they believe SO per cent OF the
veterans would sacrifice the bonds
at far under face value to obtain
ready cash. That, it was declared,
would result in the collapse Of other
Government paper and precipitate a
serious situation.
In present estimates Of the bonus
cost interest that must be paid on
the bonds following maturity Of
policies has not heretofore been
taken into consideration, according
to Treasury experts.
TO build up the sinking fund it
was estimated that approximately
1851 900 900 annually in principal
and interest would be deposited in
the form of bonds. Thus the bonus
would cost the Government COM
paratively little aside from the ad.
ninistrative outlay up to the floata-
ton of bonds at the end Of twenty
years.
Treasury actuaries, in revised es-
Inmates, fix the payments to those
veterans of short service who will
get cash, at from $7,000,000 to
$S,000,000, considerably under pre-
Annual payments to estates CT
veterans who die before the expira-
ton Of policies will amount to from
S125,000,OO0 to $130,000,000, experts
aaid.
Administration costs are expected
to run from $4,000, 900 to $50 ,0OO,.
900 the first year. 1t was stated
the heaviest cost will be on the War
Department, which will need prob
ably 5000 extra clerks to figure
bonus payments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
MUssoLINI PLANS ROME
OPERA HOUSE FOR 1000

ROME, May S,-The great nat
ional lyric theater for Rome. plan.
ned by Premier Mussolini and ap-
proved by the Council Of Ministers,
is to give the Eternal City an
opera house worthy OF comparison
with those Of Vienna, Paris and
Berlin, or even the Metropolitan
in New York.
The stage will be the largest In
the world and the theater will seat
1000 spectators, with stalls Gov.
ering the whole ground floor, three
rows Of boxes above and q large
amphitheater. It will be situated
In a large open space In the Via
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
Church Chooses Pastor.

Elder r. M. Spencer has been
chosen pastor Of the new Capital
Memorial Church. at Fifth and r
streets northwest, which will be
dedicated Saturday afternoon al
ESQ o'clock. He was former pastoy
Of the Memorial Seventh-Day Ad-
ventist Church. at Twelfth and M
streets northwest. He will act as
chairman Of the dedicatory exer
cises Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08

Immediately before Recorder Corio,
who was holding court at the time.
One inspection and several ques-
tons brought about q conviction
and a sentence of thirty days in
! the county Jail.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08

vittorio Veneto. 1t will cost about
81, OOO. 900 lire.
Evening star., 1924-04-18

Gus courts to prevent the broadcasting
without pay of copyrighted compost
tions, and one court has rendered a
decision favorable to the copyright
holders. This proposed law Is designed
to end such litigation and make pos
sible the practice which the suits have
been instituted to check. There are
two points Of view in the matter. that
Of the composer who feels that the
indiscriminate broadcasting OF his
songs checks the sale of them, and
that of the broadcastcr, who contends
that the free use of songs by radio
tends to promote their sale. At the
hearing representatives of the com
posers stress the former. Whether
this is susceptible of proof is now" un-
declares that the constant iteration of
certain songs through the air destroys
the market for publications.
Broadcasting is maintained primarily
for profit through publicity for broad
casting agencies or through the promo
tion Of sales OF radio sets. Thus far
there is no suggestion of Il practical
means of maintaining this service on
fee basis. The profit is thus indirect,
but is nevertheless a business con-
sideration. The composers contend
that inasmuch as their wares are used
for this purpose they should be paid
for that use.
Evening star., 1924-04-18

formation regarding the military his
tory of the United States. Seventy
nine years ago he entered West Point.
The happenings in this country and
abroad in that span Of nearly eight
decades make a voluminous record.
When Gen. Gibson was q. cadet the
frontiers of this country were less
than halfway across the continent.
Railroad transportation was in its in
fancy. Telegraphic communication was
unknown. The Atlantic cable was un-
dreamed of then. No man dared to
think. of such rapid transit as today
prevails on land and sea and in the
air. Military material was crude.
Fighting was at short range, but lit
tie advanced from the hand-tohand
combat of ancient times.
1t is a wonderful thing to have lived
through that span of nearly a. century,
covering so phenomenal u change in
human conditions. and especially Won
derful to have lived, as did Gen. Glib
son, so actively and virtually to the
end SO keenly in understanding and
appreciation of the changing times.
His death is occasion for regret and
keen sense of loss on the part of those
who knew him and loved him.
Evening star., 1924-04-18
Schools and Public.

\ member of the board of educate
at Il recent meeting, at which the ques-
tion OF the so-called school censorship
statement by another member. I'VE
are not here to serve the public. but to
serve the school system" This should
be interpreted as a discrimination
without a difference. 1t was surely not
intended as a separation of the school
interests from the public interests. for
the school system serves the public.
and those who serve the school system
serve the public.
Responsibility for school administra-
tion is under the peculiar laws prevail
ing here somewhat vague. Members
of the board of education are appoint
ed by the judges of the District Su-
preme Court. who have ruled that they
have no power of removal. Once ap-
pointed. a member of the board may
remain for three years undisturbed.
Thus there is in a sense of actual re-
sponsibility no limitation. But mem.
bers of the board are nevertheless sub
ject to public criticism when they take
positions which are contrary to the
prevailing community view. Indeed.
no member Of the board Of education
who is active and diligent can expect
TO avoid criticism from some quarter
in the course of a three-year term.
Ii is not altogether safe to suggest
any difference between school service
and public service in respect to school
administration. There is such a thing
as too strict a concentration upon
what may be called the technique of
schooling to the exclusion Of regard
for the public views. wishes and re-
quirements. Indeed, the board of edu-
cation represents the public, the COM
munity. while the school executives
represent the educational element. So
that it is for the board always to ad-
here to the public point Of view rather
than the school point of view in all
matters of that supervisory relation
ship which the board holds to the
school system. The hope may be ex-
pressed that this remark by a board
member does not reflect strictly the at
titude of the board in regard to the re-
sponsibility vested in that body.
Evening star., 1924-04-18
The Water Supply.

The Chamber of Commerce has ap-
proved a committee report urging that
the second conduit from Great Falls
and other features of the greater
water supply system be finished
for service without delay. One
after another of the civic bodies has
urged that this work be done within
the time estimated by the engineers
The chief Of engineers Of the Army
has recommended this. The Secretary
of War has presented the matter to
the President with the recommends
tion that the work be carried forward
as fast as possible. To complete the
conduit in 1927 the engineers need an
annual appropriation that will keep
the work under way all the time. For
the fiscal year 1925 $4,000 900 is need
ed, and the budget has approved an al
lowance Of only 100000. Annual ap-
preparations at that rate would delay
completion of the new water works
until 1882. No money would be saved
by letting the work lag. 1t would be
cheaper to keep the men and ma
chinery at work on full time through
out the year. To be considered also
is the danger of a break in the conduit
between Great Falls and the George
town reservoir and in the tunnel be-
tween that resertoir and the filtration
plant. Engineers have recently report
ed on the insecurity of the tunnel.
Though consumers pay for water,
economy in it's use has been forced in
hot seasons for many years. The peo-
pie have borne this inconvenience
without much complaint. but there is
no reason why completion of this
great improvement should be post
poned to 1882 when with adequate
funds it can be finished five years
sooner. Another consideration is that
one of the principal roads in and out of
Washington is rendered practically
unusable by the conduit construction
work.
Evening star., 1924-04-18
National Art Gallery Building.

The prospect that the government
will --oon erect at Washington a suit
able building for the National Gallery
of Art has been much improved by
the introduction in the Senate of an
amendment to the second deficiency
bill appropriating 81 100000 to be-
Gin construction of such build
ing and providing for d total cost Of
s. .OOO. 600.
There is sentiment in Congress and
very strong sentiment among artists
and others interested in art. that
there should be at the Capital a ma
tional art gallery comparable with the
great art collections and gallery build
!nSs Of the world. There is a patriotic
desire for this also among a large body
of Americans who have not felt any
very active interest in art. Already
INC government is IN possession of a
considerable and worthy collection.
which has grown fast during the past
quarter of a century and which will
no doubt grow at greater rate after
The construction of a building in which
paintings, statuary and other art OBJ
Jects can be appropriately shown
The present national art collection
has been forming for three-quarters
Of century and dates back To the
founding Of the Smithsonian Institu-
don. Much Of the collection cannot be
shown in the natural history building
of the Smithsonian, where it is now.
and much of it is stored in dark
rooms and the basement. The secre-
tary of the Smithsonian has said that
the Smithsonian has no proper hous-
ing facilities for the collection, and
that space now given up to it is
needed for the display of scientific
collections which stand for the chief
purposes of the institution.
Among artists and art collectors the
demand for national gallery build
ing at Washington has been growing.
and within the past two or three years
has become quite insistent. Without
waiting for action by Congress a pri-
rate fund was subscribed to pay for
the preparation of plans. and there
mas been some talk of the building
being constructed by private subscrip-
ton and presented to the government.
Such suggestion rather wounds the
pride of most Americans. and perhaps
touches the conscience of their repre-
sentatives in Congress. The govern
ment has a great art collection. which,
for the most part, has been given it
by citizens, and the government ought
to put up an adequate building for
the housing of the collection it now
has and for the wealth Of art works
which will hereafter be given it.
Evening star., 1924-04-18
History Is Repeated.

To the Editor of The Star:
Anent the Constitution old" politi-
cal fight between the President of the
United States and the Congress of the
United States to hold their respective,
places in our scheme of government,
wherein, always, each solemnly AYERS
there is no intent, so far as the indi-
vidual department is concerned, to
wear crown of thorns pressed
pressed down upon its august head by
its co-workers and co-equal, the read
ers of The Star might, with profit,
read President Jackson'S Protest
Against the Action of the United
States Senate" on April Is, 1884. This
protest was caused by a resolution
offered in the Senate on December 2s,
1888.
And if the same readers of The Star
imagine that the political questions
before the United States today for
solution are other questions than agi-
tated the minds of the people of the
United States during the time of An
drew Jackson, the readers are re-
spectfully urged to read the sixth
annual message of President Jack son,
delivered December 2, 1884.
Perhaps there were some little prob
lens we do not have to contend with
One is we were then spending only
about S25,000,000 yearly for national
expenses and we had surplus in the
Treasury (1S35). The problem in that
instance was: How are we going to
spend the surplus or shall we cut
down the taxes? To complicate mat
ters, one might say. and here again
history repeats itself, France owed
us many millions of francs overdue
some twenty years, which France did
not seem disposed to pay.
Still another problem was about
banks and who should run them. In
that day President Jackson used "the
big stick" on 1.-The malefactors of
great weaIth''-but chiefly he used the
stick on the Senate.
GROVER WARREN AYERS.