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New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
MEXICAN REBELS
 ARE OVERWHELMED
Secretary of War Reports Success
 siVe Victories for Govt. Troops

Mexico City. April sS.-The recent succession of victories by the govern ment troops and surrenders by rebel leaders have advanced the situation so that full peace in the republic Is pos sible within two or three weeks. ac- cordins to General Serrona. secretary of war.
 Only a few rebel bands remain scattered over the country, all lacking the proper materials for warfare, and the ma jority Of their chieftains have applied for amnesty. he declared.
 The two most important among the remaining chieftains are Gsudelupe Sanchez and Fortunate Maycotte. The former has been located al Minatitlan. Vera Cruz state, and the latter al hacienda midway between Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca. and Acatian, Puebia. the war secretary said, and military columns have been ordered 10 capture and execute them.
 Salvador Alvarado, Candido Aguilar and Ricardez Brocs. rebel governor of Yucatan. have left the country. while Manuel Chao. Hipolito Villa. Juan Galindo and Nicholas Fernan- dez are heading small bands operating in Chihuahua.
 Francisco Coss and Arnufo Mar tinez are active in Neuyo Leon; Man. uel '. Larraga is in San Luis Potosi: Renteria LuNiano and Salvador Herre- ion Lopez in Michoacan: Jose Moran in the Vera Cruz mountains: Hig1nio Asuilar in Puebla, Alberto Pineda and Carlos Greene and few others in Chiapas. each commanding a small group. The remaining rebels must either submit or be captured shortly, Secretary Serrcna asserted.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
NEWSPAPERMAN DIES
George Milton, 55, Was Owner and Editor of the Chattanooga Evening Ncws-Had Heart Disease.

Murphreesboro, Tenn, April s. George Fort Milton. SS. owner and editor Of the Chattanooga Evening News. and one Of the best known men in business and politics in Tennessee, died suddenly of heart disease here early today.
 Mr. Milton eas state manager for William Gihhs McAdoo in his presi- dential campaign and it ts thought he oyertaxsd his energies in his effort 10 keep ID both his political and edi- toria duties.
 He was a delegate 10 the denocrs- tic national conventions Of 1900, i9oa and 1919. He vas a director of the national rivers and harhors congress, and a member of the National Press club at Washington. He also was Spanish. war veteran.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
Oklahoma State G. o. P. Is
 Holding Its Convention

oklahoma City Okla, April s3.-- Election of seven delegates.at-large 10 the national convention selection of q national committeeman and state chairman. framing of platform, and endorsement Of presidential candi- date ate on the program of the state republican convention here today. Several district conventions have Sc lected contention delegates instructed for Calvin Coolidge and it is consider cd certain by party leaders that the delegates-at-large will be similarly in- structed.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
D'ANNUNZIO GRIEYES
Italian Writer and Premier Mussolini Erchange Views On Passing of Famous Tragedienne. Duss.

Rome, April eS.-Gabriel d'Annun- zio. many of whose plays were in- terpreted by Eisnora Duse rAla- graphed Premier Mussolini from his home in Gardone, when learning of the great tragedienne's death in the United States.
 The tragic destiny Of Duse could not have been fulfilled in more tragic manner. Far from Italy the most Italian Of hearts has been stilled. I beg that the beloved re- mains be brought 10 Italy at the ey- pense of the state. am certain that my grief today is shared by all ltal- ians."
 The premier replied:
 '''rh. fatv 0; Du>s whoma year ago I offered a pension so that such great artist might not leave Italy. has affected me grievously. 1mmedi- ately upon being informed of her tragic death, l telegraphed Ambassa dor Caetani to proceed forthwith to lPitsbur,h h dEi cn hshalf of the !tal- ian government, make the necessary arrangements to bring the body to Italy a. tho cost of the state.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
WANT UNIVERSITY
 WOMEN ID ASSIST
Association Recommends Activity
 for World Court

Washington. April es.-Rccommen- '.auons that the American association of University women work for par ticipation by the United States in the world court and for ratification Of the icague Of nations covenant were made n the report submitted to the or ganization's convention here today by its legislative committee.
 The report also proposed active 5upport of the proposed child labor amendment to the constitution and of the Sterling Reed bill providing for federal department of education, and endorsement of a bill calling for ex- tension Of physical education through federal aid 10 states in the payment "f supervisors and teachers.
 Amendment of the vocational ed- ucation act to increase appropriations or instruction in home economics and establishment of a federal industrial nome for women also were advocated, while continued opposition was ex- pressed to the proposed equal rights" amendment to the constitution spon- sored by the national woman's party.
 The committee on housing reported that a suggestion made to deans of women in lSs colleges for establish ment Of courses. in the accepted con ventions of society" had met with favorable response from = of the ,S who had thus far responded.
 Many distressing instances were .eund." the report stated, "in which 10th college students and recent grad uates have exposed thmselves 10 grave criticism through violation of reason able standards of conduct" The committee explained that by accept "d conventions of society" it did not mean "a mere course of etiquette, but d course on the behavior Of the well pred women"
 The committee on international re- iations recommended a proposal for establishment of foundation for in- ternational fellowship. IL also dis cussed efforts to organ nize a federa- ton Of university women in Latin American countries, but said little success had been realized thus far because Of the difficulty in forming a satisfactory standard for admission. Presidents of South American repub- Hes Il added. Fave been asked 10 np- point representatives Of the Chris tiania conference Of the international federation.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23

Guatemala City. April :S.--The re- cent disastrous fire al San Jose has re,ided consideration Of plans for the construction of new port at Istara, with improved railroad facilities and reinforced cement warehouses.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
Operation Not Likely in
 Case of Miss Rambeau

Kansas City. Mo, April ss. The condition of Miss Marjorie Rsmbeau, actress. who was stricken here with acute appendicitis. was reported by her physicians today 70 he greatly imprived II was said that at her pres cnt rate of improvement, it vas be- lievcd. an operation would not be necessary.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
Coolidge Takes Majority
 Of the Missouri Delegates

St. Louis. April .S.--With the elee- ion yesterday of four delegates in the fourih and ieth congressional dis. tricts instructed to vote for President Coolidge at the republican national convention, .s of the Se district dele gates Of Missouri so instructed for the president.
 Three districts, the Iith and 18th of St. Louis and the 18th Of southwest Missouri, failed to instruct, but se- ected delegates a,oweily favorable to President Coolidge's candidacy.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23

nell of Springfield The bride was attired in navy blue Poiret twill and wore an old fashioned oorsage bou- ouet or lilies of the valley. 4 we'd ding breakfast was served to relatives al the Burritt hotel
 After their honeymoon, NIT. and Mrs Mcintyre will make their home in New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
ANOTHER "sTE,E BRoDlT"
Man Lives After Jumping From
 Brooklyn Bridge

New York, April :S.--Jcseph Burke, who leaped from the center span Of Brooklyn bridge in,o the East river yesterday because. he said, he T7s out Of work and down to his last five cents" sufiercd only internal injuries and is expected to recover.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23

Springfield. Mass. became the bride or Robert E. Mcintyre. son Of Mir, and Mrs. R. A. Mcintyre of Waterbury. at St. Joseph's rectory Tuesday morning at le o'clock. Rev. ]. Leo Sullivan performing the ceremony.
 The bride and groom were attended hy the brides sister and brother-in- law, Mir. and Mrs. Charles D. O'Con-
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
WHISTLE REPLACES GUN

Paris. April s3.--The toot Of a steam whis,1. has replaced the boom Of the sunrise and sunset gun in French navy yards in pursuance Of the program Of economy now under way. The annual saving in ammunition. it is estimated. will amount to several thousand francs
New Britain herald., 1924-04-23
REBELS VS. REBELS
American Envoy 10 Republic uf Sal yador Attempting to Pacify the Sit uation in south America.

San Salvador. Republic Of Salvador. Apri, @S.-The Honduran revolution ists have captured Choluteca and routed the re,olutionists. says dispatch from La Esperanla.
 Sumner Welles, American envoy charged with pacifying the situation, is reported to have suggested an ar rangement whereby Tegucisalpa would be turned over 10 the revolutionists in return for equitable treatment Of the defenders Of the capital.
Evening star., 1924-01-16
Police and Fire Pay Bill.

,: The House committee on the Dis
trict OF Columbia has made rapid
progress with. the police and firemen's
pay bill and there is good prospect
that # will be brought up in the House
soon, and that it. viii be passed. by
: that. body. This Is gratifying. The
bill should be given preferences and
precedence. It. is an act ct the sim
plest equity, demanded by the condi-
tions that will prevail after the 1st
nf July next, when. unless legislation
Is had meanwhile, the members Of the
two guardian forces Of the Capital will
actually lose compensation through
the withdrawal of the bonus. There
is io:.opposition to the bill, and ap-
r parently no disposition prevails to
amend it; save. perhaps to make it
more liberal.
If this bili.i is not enacted before the
1strof July it will become. almost i'm
possible to maintain the police, and
fire. departments in. full strength.
Even now there are vacancies in the
ranks because Of the difficulty of get
ting good men. Enactment of this
bill establishing a proper scale Of COM
pensation will enable the Commission
ers - to recruit the forces to full
strength and to-: keep them at that
point with, an efficient personnel. +
Evening star., 1924-01-16

house It is inefficient and uneconom-
ical.' Owing to the hack Of spscs In
the main building. it is used Tor the
storage Of paper and other aafAmma-
ble materials. It contains tina car.
penter, paint, machine, blacksmith
and electrical shops. These branches
Of the work include q large per-
sonnel, so that II flre ever gets
beyond headway-there have been
two during the past year just checked
by good fortune In time to prevent
spread-or if a collapse comes In the
flooring Of the building q serious loss
of life is almost certain to result.
If this, building were privately
owned and used 1t would be con.
demned by the public authorities. Yet
the government has used It for many
years, risking its own property and
risking tho lives Of its employees. as
a matter Of economy. The public
printer estimates that q proper store
house building and printing Office
annex on the site of the fragile
old shell would cost approximately
$3,500.000. This item should be re-
garded as one Of the imperative re-
quirements Of q public building bill
designed to meet, the immediate needs
Of the government at the capital.
Evening star., 1924-01-16
Wreath for Frankliu's Statue.

On the birthday, Of Benjamin Frank.
lin, tomorrow, Thrift week COM
naittee will lay a wreath of flowers be-
fore. the Statue Of Franklin at the in
tersection Of the Avenue and 10th+and
: D streets. During the week Of January
1923 many speakers will cali Frank
lintthe: apostle Of Thrift. 1t is appro-
priate. In: the time when this remark.
able man lived were men who sneered
at: him fer hts humble birth, his trade,
his .Hon-marriage,- his "queer" views
and his economy. These were small.
mind people. and there were not many
of them. Plain, wise Ben Franklin in
his eighty-four years Of life, quite or
more than half of which was In the
public, service, probably: gathered
cewef enemies than any other man Of
Considerable prominence He was q
man. most tolerant of others views,
though he was active in some, causes
: that We're not popular He organized
the first anti-slavery society in the
world and was its president. Slavery
was a-world custom reaching back to
remote times. and, only a revolution.
ary mind could think that 1t should
oe abolished. Plain Ben Franklin. In
'.ais great old newspaper. the Pennsyl-
yania :. .Gazette,s urged the. estahlish.
..ment at Philadelphia Of the first free
public library. where men Of every do.
greeTand condition might read books.
There. were persons who thought It
dangerous to teach children Of poor or
ss!eddiaInnn" fox to read. ana that It
Evening star., 1924-01-16
"A Government Fire Trap,

Over thirty years ago the unsafe
condition Of the old printing office
at the corner Of North Capitol and
H streets was subject Of constant
discussion In Congress. After long
period of debate on the score of re-
placement appropriation was finally
made for a new print shop on the
site Immediately adjoining. 1t was
then expected that the old building
would be razed.' It was notoriously- a
fretrap. It's walls and floors were
weak. But economy dictated its re-
tention and use as storage ware
house for stock and documents and
it has been so used ever since the
working force was sent into the new
structure. Now the public printer, in
his annual report, calls attention to
the danger Eof further use Of this old
shell, which, despite the utmost pre-
cautions and repairs, Is q menace to
the property stored in It and to the
lives Of all it's occupants; and in fact,
through risk Of fire, to the personnel
and plant Of the main establishment
closely adjoining.
So weak are the floors of this
structure that Army engineers were
charged with a thorough examination
at it ana put a restriction. on the
loading not TO exceed a third Of its
normal capacity, Hence as ware.
Evening star., 1924-01-16
What Is q Gamblef

"A protest has been entered by the
Methodist Episcopal committee on
conservation and advance, according
the playing by American church mem.
bers Of the Chinese game of Mah-Jong,
or Pung Chow, on the ground that 1t
rs a gambling game, in fact the lead
ing gambling game in China. It is
set forth that Chinese Christians are
appalled, by the adoption Of this game
in the United States, and are now ap
'pealing to American Christians to dis
courage its use in this country. They
do not raise the question of the ethics
of the game. but only the fact that it
is used for gambling IN China. They
can only see it as a gambling game,
and they cannot understand, 1t would
seem. why church members opposed
to gambling should play 1t 'for fun"
The Chinaman does not play cards
or other games "for fun He is. as a
rule, gambler. Every game Of chance
in that country Is q gambling game.
The celestial cannot conceive the pos
sibility of a group of people sitting
down to a social game without stakes.
In this country there has been a great
change In the matter Of card games
and other indoor pastimes. Time was
when for a church member to touch 4
pack of devils calling cards was to
risk expulsion and public disgrace.
Now bridge parties and Ave hundred
parties. and lately Mah-Jong parties,
are given as features Of church enter
tainment. Sometimes, 1t must be con-
fessed, these parties are in the ma
ture Of competitions for prizes. which
some aver puts them In the category
Of gambling. But so long as the
cause" Is good the practice is con.
doned.
The protest Of the Chinese Chris.
tians against the adoption of their
most popular gambling game by
American church members can hardly
prevail. Mah-Jong. or Pung Chow, has
simply succeeded bridge as the most
popular form of group entertainment.
Probably in season 1t will be supplant-
ed by something else. perhaps like
wise an importation from abroad, may.
be the national gambling game Of an
other race.
Evening star., 1924-01-16
New York and the Convention.

e So:Miss Democracy is to rustic her
skirts along 5th avenue and the Great
White Way, escorted by old Father
E<ntckerbocker and. Tammany. There
will be great doings in the shops when
g the woman delegates to the national
:. convention and their friends invade
little old New York" The ''wets'' in
the convention, who are obsessed with
the idea Of getting a wine-and-beer
plank in the. platform. are probably
=, already smacking their lips, while
William. j. Bryan congresses tighter
:;:,is mouth and frowns.
The selection Of New York WIS a
surprise. The decision of the national
committee to send the convention to
New York was largely actuated by a
question Of cold cash, but the action
also has political significance. Repre-
sentatives of the contesting cities
were early given TO- understand that
the national. organization was hard
up: There was a deficit Of $3.50, 900
coming over from the last presidential
campaign which must be met before
the" funds for this one could be solicit
ed. 1t was. a case of money talks" ;"
and 1t fell out that New York talked
sthe .loudest. : ...'-'-.
The politicians hold that the selec.
-.tlon of New York. is a blow at Nc
,Adoots chances. New. York is notorious.
Ky .unfriendly to. him. The convention
will meet in an atmosphere which will
be consistently. hostile to him: Gov.
Alfred E. Smith will be on hand to
win friends. for his own candidacy,
though not with expectation Of .receiv-
= ing the nomination. But all his. sup
port will detract just that much from
the McAdoo prospect Of reaching the
two;thirds. and contribute to-a dead
lock, boosting the hand Of Underwood,
Davis, Ralston or some other COM
promise candidate, The plot will
thicken. - 49,. -.
Evening star., 1924-01-16
Hoarding Is Declared
Way to Escape Taxes

To the Editor Of The Star: ~,
Z. In all press reports a very i'm
portant point in reference to federal
income taxes does not seem to be
mentioned. namely: The high cost of
living aud depressions are doubtless
brought about by excess profit rates.
Il In a very simple matter to see
this statement is correct. This is
how 1t comes about. Every individ-
.val, firm and corporation realizes af-
ter selling . certain amount Of goods
and making q certain profit, say
along in the summer. why selling in
3 large way must stop and why. they
must wait until after January i, or
they will have to pay prohibitive ex-
cess profit taxes to the government.
:. When flrst one. business house and
another starts restricting sales to
Just taking care Of. their best Gus
toners why the consumers them
selves bid up prices to cover their
requirements and this means . in
hation. This boarding is not to
nroflteer. ~ some people try to make
out. but to escape prohibitive: taxes.
Hoa riding OF merchandise results in
big Inventories and big inventories
in due course bring on depression.
49, - t---s - Sa SAAhs
Evening star., 1924-01-16
COURAGE
Il am the master Of my fate,
I an, the captain Of my SOUL"
-HENLEY.
EDISON LOST MANY A JOB.

when seven years old Thomas A.
Edison heard his teacher say that he
was added" and IT. would not be
worth while to keep him in school.
HIS mother had to teach him. but she
died when he was twelve.
"A newsboy on the Grand Trunk
railway at fourteen. printing a news
paper to fill out his income. and ex-
perimenting In the baggage car in
spare moments. A lurch of the car,
q aabroken phosphorous bottle, fire.
and he with his belongings was
dumped upon q station platform,
miles from home, without a Job, avo-
cation or hope.
He practiced telegraphy at home at
night until a stray cow got tangled
: Job: after job in this: country and
Canada was lost because he neglected
his work to- experiment
: His first patent, a voting machine,
was perfected in Boston. and he used
whore he was told voting machines
were not wanted anywhere.
Then on to New York with not
enough money to buy breakfast. FL
sold. tho proceeds going into fruitiess
effort for bigger ideas.
In eight years he made $4,000 ex-
periments before he perfected the
took longer. He had to study pho
Biography TO conceive the moving pic
ture machine.
The incandescent light required
years Of thought and worldwide re-
search: After it's invention came
trouble in operating. Followed by
nerce competition and litigation, so
that when tho way was clear only
three Of the twenty years Of patent
protection remained.
The average time Edison spent on
Inventions has been seven years; !;
some required twenty-five years, and
some still are 'uncompleted.
But he never quit.
Today Edison lis honored by the
world az a public benefactor. He is
wealthy and happy. He has more
than 1000 patents.
He says: Genius is 2 Der cent in
spir.tion and SO per cent perspira-
tfon." =
Nsxt-Roossvelt. the Siekly Youth.
/. . Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1924-01-16

was especially dangerous to put books
within reach Of common" people
who had In some way learned to read.
Among the charges here and there
made against Ben Franklin was that
his precepts Of. economy encouraged
people to store up worldly goods, and
to think more of such goods than of
their souls. In his long and active life
he laid by but a, small store. He
thought that there was more happi-
ness In living simply than lavishly,
and he thought that men would do
more good for themselves and others
by being economical than wasteful
Frugal In his habits and simple in his
tastes he lived in part on his income
from his newspaper and in part on
the slender allowance made him as
agent OF Pennsylvania and other
colonies abroad. With such surplus as
he gathered he did good works. His
chief thought was to improve the con-
dition Of men. The charge of selfish
ness or of miserliness cannot rest
against so good a man as Franklin.
There are few lives which should give
SO much stimulation to poor and ear
nest youth as the life of Franklin, but
like most great men his story is not
read and his greatness is known in a
fragmentary and uncertain way by
the people. He was printer, journalist,
diplomat, statesman and philosopher,
and he was a statesman and diplomat
at time In our history when sincerity
and ability counted heavily. BY every
test of greatness Ben Franklin was
great, and among the things he taught
was that simple living was the hap
piest living.