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New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
SmOkestack Among Old
 Towers fingers Residents

Rothenburg, Bavaria, April 2S. -- Rothenburgers are up in arms be- cause the town council has granted a factory the right to erect a smoke stack 200 feet high iii the center Of this picturesque medieval city which is regarded as Germany's most per fectly preserved ancient town.
 Hitherto there has not been a dis cordant note in this old walled city. It stands just as it was in the days when lilly entered it during the Thirty Years War, and is one of the most popular Bavarian centers for tourists.
 Rothenburg stands on a high hill and the residents insist that the fac tory might much better be located in the valley beneath it, where the would not break the sky line Of picturesque roofs and sombre towers.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
CHEMISTS MEET
Reforms in College and High School Courses Are Ad, ocated At Meeting Held Today.

Washington, April sS.-Reforms in college and hign school chemistry courses. heat transfer and problems of dye, rubber, leather and gelatin pro- duction occupied the delegates attend ing today's sessions of the American Chemical society.
 The diversity of length and content of high school courses and differing entrance requirements with respect to chemistry on the part of colleges were listed as the major faults diseorerd in survey conducted by the commit tee on education appointed at the September meeting of the society in Milwaukee. Adoption of the report, which was submitted by Professor Neil F.. Gordon of the University of Maryland, was announced today by the society's council.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
Air Cruisers Still Are
 Awaiting Their Leader

Seattle. April 23.-Three American air cruisers, the Chicago, Boston and New Orleans, still were at Dutch Harbor today awaiting the arrival of their commander. Major Frederick L.. Martin at Kanatak, Portage Bay.
 A new engine has been installed in the Seattle, but since the repairs were made the weather has prevented the continuation of the commanders flight Reports from Alaska today told of blizzards prevailing along the Alaska peninsula and Aleutian Islands.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
Japan Trying to Avoid
 Any Offense to America
Rr The tstneiated PIsss.

Tokio, April 23.--Japanese organi- zations continue holding meetings and adopting resolutions of protest against Americas exclusion legislation. The latest meetings were held by the gov- ernment arsenal worltmen's assoeia- ton and the Japan educational asso- citation.
 Despite the bitter tone Of some newspapers, public speakers and writ CTS, the mood of the nation. although deeply hurt and resentfnl. is outward Iy generally calm and unFindictiFe. This is due largely 10 the efforts Of the government, Foreign Minister Matsui being the moving spirit in the campaign 10 prevent violence against Americans or speeches and writings which would incite violence.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
Girl Scouts Executives
 To Honor Service Workers

Chicago, April 2S.-Hundreds of women, executives and members of the local councils of the Girl Scouts Of America, will come here April 2S for a fiye-d day conference. Mrs. Her bert Hoover is president and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge is honorary president.
 A new budgeting plan, revision of the bylaws and special committee re- ports are among the subjects for dis cussion.
 The conference will close with a rally of the 5000 Girl Scouts of Chi eaeo and neighboring towns Mrs. Hoover will present to Chicago girls three golden eaglets, the highest honors possible for a Girl Scout to at tain. Special honors will be conferred on a number of community service workers.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
City Items

Hear Phil Ohman at our stor' Thurs. { p. m. Henry Morans & Son -advt.
 The Scandinavian W. C. T. U. vii ! hold a meeting at the home of Mrs i Eric Carlson of 52 Hamilton street to- | morrow afternoon at 2:So. Mrs. Carrie Bohm has purchased through the T. ". O'Connor Sor real estate agency the T. J. McGauley house on Carlton street. Belyidere. Franklin Square Filling Station opens at 6:3o a. m. daily.-advt.
 Spend pleasant evening at the Wennerberg Male Chorus Carnival Odd Fellows Hall, Apr. A, a5, 26 and aS.-adyt.
 Dog licenses payable now. Town clerks office.-advt.
 Paul W. Moreau of this city, a student in the Hartford Business col lege. left this morning for the |. s. marine barracks. on Paris Island, Port Royal, South Carolina, where he has joined the marine corps.
 Victrolas and Pianos, Henry aIorans --advt.
 Mis- Mildred Brady. student nurse at St. Francis hospital. Hartford, is spending a weeks vacation at her home on Chestnut street.
 Smart Spring Millinery, French Hat shoppe, S7 w. Main St., Prof. Bldg. -adyt.
 Dance tonight at Eddy's on Turn pike. Orchestra.-adyt.
 A son was born at the New Britain general hospital last evening to MT and Mrs. Isaac Hyatt of a7o corbin avenue.
 Brunswick and Columbia Records by Phil ohman" on sale at John A. Andrews S1 co.-adrt.
 The civic committe and the press of the Woman's club will met at the Burrtt Hotel. Thursday morning at 10 o'clock to discuss final plans for the Jackie Coogan Milk Drive, April :7th to May 3.
 Home cooked lunches at Crowelis.
 --adr
 Walter Linton of Massilon, O.. is visiting Lieutenant and Mrs. Samuel Bamforth Of 55 South Burritt street.
 pr. and Mrs. A. G. Savard and son have returned from a trip to Balti- more and Washington, D. c.
 Hallinan's Lunch from S:So a. m. to 1880 p. m.-advt.
 The Misses Catherine and May Ryan, Katherine Kent. Edna Hayden and May Begley were guests at the New Willard hotel in Washington, D, C., and at the Phillips, Atlantic City, over the Easter holidays.
 Columbia Records, si.0o. c. L. Pierce co.--advt.
 Dance tonight at Eddy's on Turn pike. Orchestra.--advt.
 Mrs. Mary Hipelius and daughters, Mrs. Edward Dunne and Miss Mabel Tiipeiius, spent the holidays at Allan tic City.
 Mrs. M. ]. Begley is spending a week with her sister, Mrs. J. F.. I.aughlin, on Nahant, Mass.
 Unity Rebekah Sewing Circle will meet with Mrs. Aaron Paul. Lake Court, Thursday afternoon.
 Dunn & MeDonough, acting for the Marine Boiler Works of have brought suit for s4ho against Peter snzio Of this city. The case is returnable in the city court the first Monday In May.
 The wennerberg Male Chorus sings at the Carnival odd Fellows Hall. tomorrow eycning.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
GETS JEWELS BY THREAT
Masked Men Make Woman Hand Over Her Valuable. by Threatening 10 shoot Her Son.

New York. April sS.--A threat by three masked and armed bandits to shoot her six-year-old son last night caused Mrs. Victor J. Petry of Doug laston, Queens. to turn over her jew els, valued al 5000.
 Mir. Petry, an interior decorator and stage set designer, was in the lly- ing room of his home with his three oldest sons and a daughter when the bandits entered. While two of the men covered Mir. petry and his chil- dren the third crept upstairs where Mrs. Petry was reading.
 Give me the jewels or I'll kill the kid." he said.
 Mrs. Petry promptly obeyed, and the trio left, after cutting the teie- phone wires.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
GERMAN OFFICIAL DEAD.

Berlin. April 2s.-Count Adolph yon Montgelas. German minister to Mexico and former head of the Amer iean section Of tho foreign office, died today. He arrived recently from Mexico City suffering from a nervous breakdown. Countess Non Montgelas was formerly Miss Fanny Dickinson Hazeitine of Grand Rapids, Mich. She married the count in 1908,
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
MOVIE FOR KELLEY

Friday evening al 7:so ?. m. there will be a showing of the Jackie coogan motion picture Long Live the King" in the recreation room of the South Congregational church for the benefit Of the drive for ss,ooo being conducted by the woman's club for Near East Relief. The public will be admitted free of charge but each child will be asked to contribute 20 cents and adults more which money will go towards buying milk for the orphans.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
LABOR MEN ARRESTED

Sydney. \. E. W, April 2S.--six prominent members of the local trades and labor council were re- manded today on charges of eonspir- acy to prevent vessels from proceed ing to sea. Other arrests are prob- able.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
VETERAN sEcRErARY DIES

Los Angeles. April s3.-Elisha l. Babcock. so, confidential secretary to three United States secretaries of state, Is dead here. He served under John Hay, John Sherman and Elihu Root He was born in Albany. N. +.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
CONKL|N TAKES
ADMEN'sGOLF :.
TOURNEY
New Yorker Defeats Neal
Becker, Who Makes
Record Shot

WHITE SULPHUR aRRINos, W.
Va, June 14.-Ensikn c'onklin, q
New York. is today champion Of the
American Advertising Msn's Coll
Association, through his victory over
Neal Becker. s aid 2 AAd So holaA.
| Conklin had I lad on HE OIp1nent
OF s haIGs at the end Il the first
half. and vixen play was resunted I'D
easily maintained His avafagA, 80.
Ing out In 50.
Both players diSplAytd remarkable
skill during the match especially
during q ruinstofm in the afternoon
when they held their scores to par.
Becker made 4 record on the third
hole when he drove within ak inches
Of the cup.
Conlklin wins not only the chain
picnship trophy but q prize Tor low
grcas score. 50 In the qualtcyiua
round.
The other winnetA I'll their flighta
were: W. E., COnkIyh, who de.
feated Ralph TrisY, 4 aid 3; ]. +.
O'ConnAll, Of Boston. who defeated
William Hotehkin 2 and /: M6ntai
que Lee, who, dDfSAtOu q. LOGAN
Payne. Of Washington, up.
Prize winnerh III the defsasGd
eighta we're y. L. Hedges, who Dc.
fe4te6 j. r. LAnfeetey, / up; Wal!
lace Patterson, who defoAtsd 8. B.
Lewi6, ! up; Fred Sperry, who de.
fAattd Hay Porter, up, and Arthur
Lundeen, who defeated c. P. jOAOs,
3 and 2.
In the dewn ana outs division
the winners III the six flights were
Mosely Taylor defeAtsd VILLAS.
Campbell. ! up, 10 hoies; D. ".
Tibbott defeated N. J. Peabody, 4
ana /; J.. =. v6aasy dGfNat4d iEal
M4rchbanlSe 5 up; George Leigh dt.
feAted W. b. Littell, Z. ana q; il. v.
H. Pf6skey defeated Frank Nye, /
up: Carl Kaufman detected w, &.
Citing, 5 ana 4.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
Sports Event Brings
German-French
Harmony
INTERNATIONAL NEWS REEL

Four French boxers recently
went to Cologne and there en-
gagged German boxers. AS each
Frenchman entered the ring the
"Marseillaise." the national an
them of France, was played.
This was the first time since
the war that q German orches-
ira played the "Marseillaise, !"
and it was pointed out by
writer's in both Germany and
France that a sporting event
brought about this act Of cour-
tesy which even grand opera
had failed to produce.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
YANKEES WEAR
0NE-P|ECE
SUITS
Hugelns and $hawIt6y start
Fad Which II Quickly
Adopted

what will ball PLAYERS b wLiSiak
next? R0rnn4re. or pinNtoF0s? ~
course, they, wear the coAvOntionel
clothes Of the BANNER and man n
affairs Off the fl4ld, put on tNe ala
inonn their garments IRE more
The New york Yankees .hav,
long been Noted 10 q ria .slSAved
club, ESPECIALLY the pitchers. New
they're started b new style. II
ID the one piece suit.
This decent mean. tkS athiitet
dc their stuff In hSthinf SottumS
with n6thSf limbs Bare. No; tlAe
YgnEs ere too - proper Tor that
The on0.riecS suit oltuniy naSaN1
that the shirt and TROUSERS 80
connected, and not separate uKi{h,
The Innovation wAf ttartAd Nv
Meesre. Huggiha ana GhAWkey,
Beta are worn with tha16 ono.
piece cteatioRt, wlSda aiff6sSriE1
from ordinary suitinxs 10 hdsN ID
detect. H0wevor, when the weather
ESta moro sultFy IsitE i1Sy AZ diG.
catded, giving the NearoFS 4 very
y Y p appearances. Tire next
Yanks IN cricket Ilann6lo.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
NMALL STUFF q
y FOR ROOTERN

Detroit fans Joined the players In
fighting that ended in q riot and
the game was forfeited to the
Yankees who were leading, 10 to 6,
in the ninth inning when the
trouble started.
The Red sox chung to first place
with the Yankees by defeating
Cleveland, 8 to 3, scoring six runs
in the eighth and ninth.
A ninth inning rally netting three
runs fell short and the White Sox
lost to the Athletics. z to 6.
The Reds required ten innings
to win from the Giants; ( to /.
Each side got q home run, the only
scores until the tenth.
The Cubs went into first place
BY trouncing the Braves. s to /.
Sothoron held the Dodgers In
check check . ana ,S the Cardinals won
Rain stopped the Pirates at
Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
OTIS LAWkY WON'T CO.
TO JERSEY CITY CLUB

BALTIMORE, June IL. Otis
Lawry, former left fielder Of the
Orioles, who was traded by Man
ager Jack Dunn along with Pitcher
Harry Frank to the Jersey City club
for Outfielder Jack Jacobs on Wed
nesday, declared yesterday that he
would not report to the Skeeters,
but instead would 90 to his home
at Portland, Me-. to spend the sum.
mer and think Of other things aside
from baseball.
This will be the first surnlAer in
ten years that I will be able to
spend at home" H.awry said.
Otis is a chemist and Is well
educated. and he may turn to his
original line.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
AL Lang's Suggestion
for Winter League
Is Given Gate

The proposal Of AL Lang, Of
st. Petersburg, Fla, to sponsor
a grapefruit and mock orange
league in the Floridian area
from January / until the clubs
went into training has been
given q short count-nine, ten
and out! His idea was to get
the young players Of the Ma
tional and American Leagues
down there in q six-team league
for a forty-five game schedule,
thus getting the youngsters in
shape early and giving the man
ayers a chance to get line on
their abilities. The magnates
agreed that the baseball season
is long enough now.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
THREE TEN.RoUND BOUTS
FEATURE THIS PROGRAM

NEW YORK, June 14.-ThArA
will DO three ten.rCund bouts at
the Queensboro Stadium In Long
Island City next Monday night.
The feature will be 4 match be.
tween Andre Balsa, hAavyweikl1t
champion Of Spain, and Floyd
johnson. q local heavyweight who
appears to specialize in knocking
over European invaders. Jose LON.
pardo. Panama featherweIght, who
was supposed to meSt Johnny
Dundee Tor the featherweikht cham.
PiOnship. OF the world In Panama
lily z few months ago, will face
here Chce before when he won 4
Victory over Jack Hausner 1t the
Pioneer Club.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14

liable to have developed some good
ones. This fellow JonnaFd, who has
not been Walter johnson or an
Alexander, Is apt to become q rood
gun this year. In two days along
the last part Of last month, he
saved two games for the Giants. one
against Brooklyn and the other
against the Phils.
Another young Giant, Oeschger,
looks fine at times. At other times
you should not be looking. Dean,
Maun, Baldwin and Huntzinger all
showed up well along about the
training seasons end, but maybe
some of those names won't be there
when the pruning comes the middle
Of this month.
Dean ought to be good, as no
university is complete without one
or two of them. Baldwin Ii, named
after @ locomotive, and If he doesn't
puff too much or get a flat driving
wheel. he may show up this year
or later as a major league star.
A lot OF hits are being made in
games lately. / was asked IL 4
was because the ball Is lively, and
my reply is that Il may be the
bali, but think IL 10 the bats
that are getting some life In them.
Speaking Of hits. Ruth seems 70
be off for another banner year in
the home run market. He recently
wrote that he set out last year 10
make base hits and this year he is
setting out to make home runs. CIV
Williams isn't doing 30 well this
year In the circuit smash specially,
but maybe he will set out soon like
Ruth sets out, and whenever that
big Bam> sets out, why he il no
setting hen. =
1t seems like the pitchers arc
pitching to the Babe this year, and
when they begin to do that it looks
like people amt as smart as they
was when was a boy. Anybody
that pitches to Ruth ana expects him
not to knock the ball out Of bounds
Is so dumb they would think Pop
Corn was somebody's father.
|, copyright, 1924, by The Chrtety walsh
SvndicatAN
The Washington times., 1924-06-14

the consultations, he got some need
Of revenge. 1T can't let everyone
lick me-" Cy admitted rather 'coyly
after he had turned in his victorious
match. .
The four positions in the semi
finals are well split among the
clubs. Roland Mackenzie is from
Columbia, George VOight Il a pub
lie links player, Walter n. Tucker
man is from Burning Tree, and
Walter McCallum halls from the
Washington Coli and Country
Club. Such a finish to the Column.
bia tourney Is bound to attract
more than the usual interest.
Failure Of Chevy Chose to have
4 man in the last stages Of the
tourney is due somewhat to a game
shoulder which Guy Standifer is
sporting. Standifer found it ex.
stroke, and for that reason he au.
The last hope Of the beleaguer.
ing invaders went amiss when Tom
Sasscer bit the dust. Somehow
the out.of-town entrants found the
course altogether too. heavy. Their
qualifying scores were high, and
their game in match play was far
from showing their true form. Bal
timore players came over en- rnasse
but they could accomplish nothing
With the end Of the Columbia
tourney, all eyes will be on the
divisional championships at Rich
mond the latter part Of the month
The Washington times., 1924-06-14

Dunphy. scowling fiercely, called
upon his arm, for all the skill t
could deliver in a glorious effort
to ovSrtake Mccallum's lead. At
seventeen. Dunphy was one down,
and lying dornie one he made a
dying effort to win the hole. He
sunk q long putt for q four, and
when McCallum did likewise, the
match was over.
Possibly the best Of the younger
club member golfers, Roland Mac.
Kenzie, will hook up with the best
III the public links golfers, George
Weight, In + match that should prove
the "nonpAroil."
Volkht n at the best of his
game ana Roland gave evdoncie
Of having recovered the form that
won two championships for him
this spring.
Miller B. StevinSon and Guy
Etandifer evoked much nerriment
when they set out in the coneola.
ton match against each other.
Standifer expertly tonned a
vicious drive and the bali carried
nicely to the ditch just of the tee,
After the chucklAs had been snoth.
cred, STEVENSON stepped out to the
tee, some one bet q dollar that he
would flub his drive, and the Co
lumbia star promptly retailated by
nearly missing the ball.
For two such golfers to muff a
tee shot 10 extraordinarily numor,
ous--when q championship e NOT
involved. -
Cy Cummings got licked decisively
- the ree>llar matches. Then,
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
Babe Ruth Sets Odd
Record in Series
With Browns

When Babe Ruth failed to
get a home run in the recent
series with the St. Louis Browns.
ne brought to an end q record
which has been several seasons
in the making. For that series
was the first four-eame series
since the Babe joined the Yam
KEGS as an, outfielder in which
ne has failed to get q home
run.
For the better part Of four
years the Babe has not missed
his homer in a single series of
four games or longer. A won
derful record that, and an i'm
pressive one when you consider
that at least four such seriSs
are played with each club in
the league each season.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
Golf I1npulse May Get
Better Of That For
Chess

Bobby Jones, the golfer, 4as
recently heard 70 remark that
after hie approaching marriage
he would BIZ seen little in tour
n9rAents. Doubtlebs the former
OPEN champion meant what he
AAid, but Just wait and zee.
They do say that the famed
Atlanta HnkStAan has visions Of
iiaaStefiig tk1 pieces, On the
ch6s6boefd the same 10 hi has
his golf clubs. Picture old IaAn
Bobby Twenty-Five yAarb) Dor.
ing Tor h0GtS at q tiNAG OVER
. eh6SSbNaId. That sure u .
picture hard To visualize and
unless we ere very KAuEh mis-.
taken TIE G6R longing IN
Bobbv's nature win sooner or
lAtaf ,Feb4l ct TO much solitude.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14

OF q lot OF gLEougs
listed athletes was
the dollar bills
that decorated the
various hands Of
customers as they
came In.
Magnates are 80
fon d of dry
weather that I
often wonder why
they don't move
their franchises to
the deserts that
are as good as
free to anybody
that wants TO lay
out some dta.
monds ana bleach
The Washington times., 1924-06-14

tenders with the Yankees-had bet,
ter pull themselves together riGht
soon and haul the Red Sox down
and the Yankees too, for that mat,
ter-if they can.
But this may be q lot harder than
they imagine. Those Red Sox have
me buffaloed for fair. I can't Gel
over them.
(copyrtght. 1884, by The ChtIaty
walsh 6yndicatS.S
The Washington times., 1924-06-14

the Yanks are AAOa aOxxw
going to give the rest Of the league
the old college try and battle be.
fore the RED S6x or any other
team take first place away from US
and hold on to Il for any length Of
time. This whole affair y 50
9urptiaing It's beginning to get a
little serious.
The Red SOx, Of course, have
hOen the sensations of the season
10 far but In another way the
Cleveland Indians have been just
% mVlch>Of shock. Most every
bOdy figured This Speakers out
ut % be un there scrapplng with
the YanIl1 for the lead. Instead
they're down there lin the second
0iylkl0n tSyink 20 ray out OF last
place. How are you going TO dope
B p6nnant race when such things
hsNben?
Detroit, St. Louis, washington
ana Chicago have been doing just
about what they were expected to
and a was Thought the teans, az
! league are pretty well punched
together. WIN they stay that way
much Longer, ana IL not when win
the stronger teams begin to draw
away from the purSuers? And
when, particularly, will the Red
eoy blow-~if they do at all?
I don't mind saying the Red Sox
have me UP a tree. i still believe
they are. playing beyond their
strength but as said some time
ago / believe they win finish in
the first division instead Of last,
M they did q year ago. Not only
that, but what I said about them
having good chance to finish third
ttiil goes.
For the meantime, however,
well have TO sti1pend judgment
on the Red G0x, The Fourth Of
July viii bS Here soon and that's
the day that liaA always been re-
earded - the tlp-Off - to how
the tsAIAa win finish Of the end
~ the season. A. . rule the stand.
i'm Of che clubs ON the Fourth
hGb aInnobt always been at the
END OF the year.
In other words, Cleveland, st.
Louis and Dotrcit4-the teams that
were supposed 70 be the real con.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP IS
WITH PROFESSIONAL
WHERE IT BELONGS

Once open golf championship Of the United States
back where theory should 6en the ofeson fanks
y WALKER the ps.e @ a' g q cgpsuts d
sevenywo holes Of play the Oakland Hills He did It
III spite many handapst almost Of sufficient
overthrow the average man and bic ever winning g e
To begin with, Walker, drying yard for with the best Of
them does IN spite q As fss that b taxes gravity only re
aEs the broad lopng kind hats supposed to Be essential
The Washington times., 1924-06-14

ers In Africa, tN'EH~ A1LI<0CA
Arabia and. other sand lots near the
Equator.
So far this season 1 have not
seen any flies, but that dya't
mean that there are none. Neither
did Snodgrass see q fly once when
he was working for MeGraw, but
IL was there and he missed it and
lost the series.
Talking about McGraw. he has
not had much in the way Of pitch
ing for many baseball moon, but
before this year is ended, he is
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
cUTsHAW AND ARLETT
FEELING HEAVY HAND

Los ANGELES, June 14.--Twe
indefinite suspensions were PASSED
out here today by Harry Williams,
president Of the Pacific Coast
League. The punishment was di.
rected at Russell (Bgzz) Arlett OF
Oakland for throwing his bat Id
Portland yesterday; and against
George Cutshaw Of Seattle for
using improper language while
holding down the bench In yester-
days game in Seattle.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
JOHNNY DUNDEE BRINGS
IN MUCH MONEY At GATE

That Champion Johnny Dundee
is still a great drawing card when
ever he fights was again Ahown
last Monday night when his ten
round, no decision, contest with
Sammy Mandell, Of Chicago, which
was fought at the big open air
show at East Chicago and which
was won by Mandell,. who got the
newspaper decision, drew gate re-
ceipts Of $4,000.