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New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
RISING, THEN FALLING
 OF MERCURY FORECAST
Warmer Tonight and To- morrow But Colder
 Again Wednesday

Washington, Dec. 22.--A gradual rise in temperatures in the eastern and southeastern section of the country except the Florida peninsula during the next 36 hours was pre- dicted today by the weather bureau but the respite will be brief, and colder weather is expected again to overspread the regions by Wednes- day or soon thereafter.
 The colder weather will again make its appearance in the lower lake region and the Ohio valley Tuesday night or Wednesday and the sections farther east and south will feel the lower temperature irh- medlately afterward.
 Indications for the next 24 10 Sf hours are for rain along the south Atlantic and east gulf coasts, rain or slect in the interior of the south- crn states and light snow in middle and northern sections east of the Mississippi river.
 A decided fall In pressure has oc- cured during the last A hours over the greater part of the United States and southern Canada and a disturb ance of marked intensity Is central over northern Manitoba today and moving rapidly southeastward. An other disturbance of moderate h. tensity is over Nevada moving north eastward. Pressure remains low in the vicinity of Newfoundland and abnormally high over Alaska.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
GOMPERS LEFT S3O,OOO
This Is Valuation Placed by His Son Wife Alone Protests Probate Re uuests-Bills But S1,000.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Samuel Gompcrs left an estate valued at about s30,O00, Samuel J. Gompers, his son and eXecutor under his will, declared in a petition for probate Of the document filed today in District of Columbia supreme court.
 All of the heirs and next of kin joined in the requests for probate eK- cept the widow, Gertrude A. Com pers, who, under its provisions, would receive only the minimum al- lowed by the law, Attorneys for the executor asked that Mrs. Gompers show cause why the will should not bs admitted 10 probate. Should she desire to attack its validity, she may do so when she answers.
 MT. Gompers owned his home here and four lots in Sherman Park, New York, the latter valued in the will at $500. He also possessed building as Eociation stock, Liberty bonds and cash Of about s1S,00n as well as many articles presented to him dur ing his long career as head of tho American Federation of Labor, His debts, if WIS set forth. would not exceed sl,0Oa.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
LOOK FOR SWINDLERS
Waterbury Police Hunt Men Who sold Man Money Making Machine and Took S3 800 From Him.

Waterbury, Dee 22.-Nombers of the detective bureau in this city have started d search for two men who last We soil Joseph l-lt>ky. Bank street. this city q machine with which 10 make money and took s. 500 belonging 10 FrUsky from lim. The victim h1s tho macMine bu. k unable 10 make muroy According to the report roceisal hy tho po'icr, TWO ploasirc-]ochire strangers, called upon hm an3 showrd him a machine which. whiIn thoy wcro working if. turned ont genuine &1, S2 and $5 hius. Tr,y r7o1m'ed upon him 10 become a partner. lie agreed and drew S$.5ho Of lis money from a local savings hank and turned fl over to one o' tho men, vho Was 10 go 10 Wasnlncfon to buy real American paper. so that thore raUld ha no coTnferfrG'asE ofrho hills Roth mon disappeared, Ertsky IS waiting their return.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
HUNT DISEASED FOWL
Stamford Health Officer Orders All Auto Trucks Carrying Chickens Halted at the Town Line.

Stamford, Dec. 22.-Dr. Raymond Fear. city health officer, today asked the local police to halt all automo- bile trucks carrying chickens. This step was taken, it was explained, as a result of the holding here of four carloads of chickens in the local railroad yards. The health cffice was of the opinion that the chickens were shipped here with the intention of having them transport cd to New York. The chickens, l6.- GOO in number, were found 10 be infected with the disease now prev alent among fowl in the state which occasioned a recent embargo against live chickens from out of the state
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
Putnam Man, Taken H.
 Dies in Fire Station

Putnam. Dec. %. - Charles N. Devine. S3. manager of the Putnam Hardware Co. was found dead in the central fire station late last night. Ii Is thought he had suffered from acute indigestion. In the aft crnoon he had complained of illness while on the street ani wont into the fire station and lay down, Death came probably during the evening but this was not noticed until an attempt was made 10 arouse him at a late hour.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
DEATH OF ". I. BURRITT
Former Proprietor of JcwClry store in This City Was GrandncphcW of Ilihu BuIritt.

William T. Burritt. d former resi- dent Of this city, died at lis home in Waterbury Sunday morning after an illness of two weeks, following a shock Mir. Burritt was born in New Britain on January 2o. 1884, and was the son of William and EizahptH Hart Burrilt uud d granI- nephew Of EHhu Burritl He spent the greater part of his life in New Britain and for som" time con- ductcd q JeweIry store on the site Of the W. L. Iatch Company ofncc. H. was d member Of Harmony lodge, r. and A. M
 Surviving him are lis wife and three children Mrs. Prnrosc Hoopes of Hartford. Enhu Eurr.u os West Hayrn and Kenneth Burritt of Wa terbury
 The funeral will ho h,lJ from lis late home. 22 Revere street. Watt r. bury Tuesday afternoon al 2 o'clock. Burial will b. in Waterbury.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
DIES IN S3D YEAR
William MarSland Would Have Oh- served Anniversary Of His Birth Next Month Had He Lived,

William Marslani died early this morning at the residence of his son. I. w. Marsland of Park Place after a long illness. Mir. Marsland, who would have been S3 years old if he had lived until January T., was born in Mirfcld. England and came 10 this country when he was young man.
 He is survived by his son, J. W. Marsland and two grandsons.
 The funeral will be held Wednes- day morning al 10:So from his late residence, c2 Park Place and will he private. Rev William Ross will or fciate and burial will he in Cedar Lake cemetery. Friends are re- quested 10 omit flowers.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
lsnncInl tn Tim 11nrnldN

Washington, D, C., Dec, 22,--The population of New Britain at the opening of 1925. five years after the last decennial census, is G9,2O2. an increase of 9SS6, or lG.7 per cent. over the 59.S16 shown in the United States enumeration of January, 1920. according to a survey just completed for the Herald.
 Characteristics of tho population
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
Bridgeport Woman Killed
 By Auto: Driver Is Held

Bridgeport, Dec 2s-Coroner John J. Phelan will open an inquest Tues day morning at 9:30 In the death Of Mrs. Anna Jordan. forty. of 1216 Lindlcy street, who was killed early today when she was struck by an automobile owned and driven by William A. Gordon of 2S6I Main street.
 Gordon was arrested technically charged with manslaughter and re- leased in bail Of S1,0o0 today His case was continued until Decem- ber 2a,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
Library Limits Use
 Of Dictionaries to
 , Minutes a Person

Los Angeles. Cal, Dee. 22.-As a result of tho abnormal popu- larity of dictionaries due 10 inc crossword puzzle craze, the Los Angeles public library has been compelled 10 set a time limit Of five minutes on the use ot the distionary by any one person at one timc. Tn case Of an arEu- ment among those in the waiting line. parties 10 the dih"rcnco are requested 10 "p'oase settle .iffer- ences at the lihrarians drsk.'
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
Rear Admiral Mofett Says Only PA of $40 Planes Owned Would Be Serviceable In War With Enemy.
Fully 800 Are Obsolete Declares However, U. s. Is Far Ahead of Other Nations in Naval Avia- ton.

Washington, Dec. 22.--Only PA Of the $40 planes of all kinds in pos session of the navy could be used effectively In case of war, Rear Ad- miral Moffett, chief of the bureau Of aeronautics, testified today before the special aircraft investigating com mittee of the house.
 About 800 airplanes are obsolete, he said. and even the PA which could be used effectively are becom- ing out of date.
 At the beginning Of November 117 planes were afoat doing service on ships. It is the policy of the de- partment, the admiral said, to install planes on all fighting craft. Two fighting and one observation plan will be put on every battleship, and even every destroyer will have its plane.
 High Efficiency
 As far as efficiency of perform ance and air personnel and type of planes are concerned, Admiral Moi fctt said that nobody is ahead of us, in fact We are leading.
 We are so far ahead Of anybody else 1n national aviation that 1t will take them long time to catch up," ko declared.
 Several European countries have greater number of planes and pilots than the United States, the admiral said, but he pointed out that they have not done the eKperimenta- ton and the research carried out here. No other country has de- veloped planes for duty aboard ship, he added, and the catapult for launching aircraft is purely Amer ican invention.
 Several Euronean countries are ahead of the United States in com mercial aviation, Admiral Moffett said, because European govern ments subsido the industry as part cf national defense.
 Are Not All-Important
 Admiral Moffctt disagreed with assertions that the next war will be fought wholly in the air.
 "The air Is merely a new arm, hnt will not displace anything" he said.
 Freight and troops will still have 10 be carried by ships, he added, and these will have to be protected by aircraft, but planes, he sail. arc handicapped by having to rely or landing bases.
 He opposed the suggestion ad- vanced by Brigadier General Mitchell of the army air service and others of fulfilled air service as not bene- fcial either to the country's defense or to air commerce.
 If naval aviation were controlled by people not expert in the naYy's needs, he said. disaster would re, suit in operating the fleet. Lands men, he added, are not competent to pass on naval aviation.
 The admiral commended the cross license agreement between man. ufacturers as beneficial to the gov, ernmcnt, making 1t possible to build planes speedily when they are need ed.
 Inventions and designs submitted by individuals to the navy depart. ment, he said, are carefully investi gated by experts.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
University BOOtlegger
 Gets Fine of $500: No Jail

New Haven, Dec. g. - Howard Hoyey, referred to by the police at the time of his arrest as the univer- sity bootlcggtr" because he had been caught carrying SIX bottles of whiskCy across the campus, was fin- cd $500 and costs, today No jail sentence was attached. h his home in Broadway the police found at the time Of his arrest bottles labels, wrappers and materials for making q fluid which was to be marked "Whiskey."
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
BAD CHECK CHARGED

New Haven, Dec. 22.-The Watcr- bury police having expressed de- sire to have him sent 10 thom Peter Corso, owner of the New Haven Celery Co. was arrested today, charged with passing worthless check for SS23. Corso denied the charge. ] M. Finn of Bank street, was the complainant. according to the police.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
Inrnllr,l r,lIn.t Nn.n-t

Omaha, >'t. I"." -'Iarj"S Gilbert. air mt r.u' killed while fy'rz IotW.ga rMI.aro aud omaha last nirl'. wHs ,a.'r.I ru n" lni'od Stats air mri sswl.. August la. a-roruur tr 'IH f.. E=-t, general sap.rmteuton' nf jh" wr mat. E"rN~ Ic. nr.. IT, vts -t yars oli and came from TfWusU1e, kansas, Mir. EEE. sad.
 NrrorInC tn Superintendent EEge Gilbert hal ha.n loinE relief work Win .ne air ur.. s.r'lrH and il vas ornf- acting j. tr0t rHpsr'y thai he had taken te. ulfated trip from Chicago 10 Omaha
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
stoo. .ooo FUR ROBBERY.

Chicago. Dec. 22.-Furs valued at approximately slOO,oOo were taken by burguars from a west side store, it was discovered when the store was opened today. The thieves had cir cumvented an elaborated system of burglar alarms.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
Irij at D. m

Cn.easo. r. .'.-rrs Gilbert, frs, ot t.r .40t-"...g "rial wail pilot, to lav a- .r. m lh. saryjne took o0' tr3" tnuoGo with Ihe ", -,1ogna me. ol 7 D. f1 Sunlay Tar Irhts -. .as r.aw w.rr H0tn Ht Na~,,iur FrI '...H 'uH ''E.r 'anish- .- a0I L.t h.r nu"'"J missing urrI Ihs s.r.F.r> '""". '.. body, 'r,. parachute '..u .no-,. a 4t@ n1Ie lr,m tue T.#.t vA,m. Ha Idme tad cr8>'.l
 Ig.or K. q jar.. r,Na ..l oHt soon after laylu,ah u.."t "r i-. S,:r, h, peI,l u1 t.. mH. 'rHH I. "r'"N- ,.} vlane 7-t s'a'. ;'. ''et'" or- fore the LoIF Nas '"""l
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
Mor1.n sUCCEEn HUsRANp.

San Francisco. Dec g9.-Mrs. Florence Prag Kahn, widow of Rep resentative Julius Kahn. who died at his home here last Thursday, an nourced today that she would ac- cept a nomination to succeed hm in congress.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22

The survey is based on statistics from local sources, giving compara- tive figures for the close of 1919 Immediately before the 1920 cen sus), and for the closa of 1924, as summarized below:
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22

St, John, N. B., Dec, 22.-Three deaths have resulted from the cold weather which has prevailed here since early yesterday when zero temperatures were accompanied by Gales of forty miles an hour in this city. At Edmunston an extreme low of S5 degrees below zero was recorded.
 Harry Cole, war veteran, was found frozen to death in this city. Mrs, Elizabeth Gray, of Newton Heights, was fatally burned in a fire started by furnace which had been overloaded because of the cold. Harold Fecney, of Barker's Point, fell off a slippery bridge over the St, John river and was found dead on the ice.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
sNowING AND TWO BELOW

Grard Forks, x. D.. Dec. 22.--A saowstcrrn was raging here today, accompanied by a wind that varied from II 10 2G miles prr hour. At [ a. m. the temperature vas two AAzrees below zero.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
TIL ME.ATHI R

HartforI, Dec, 22-EOreCaSt for New Britain and vicinity: Unsettled, probably snow to- night and Tuesday; somewhat warmer.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
QUAKE IN ITALY

Modcua, Italy, Dec, 2c.-Ar earS shock lasting five seconds was ob- served al 7:52 o'clock this morning
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
Special to The lierald) 10t Cases In Bristol

Bristol, Dec. 22.--The checking up on the cases this morning showed total of 101 scarlet fever cases with 13 suspected cases being in vestigatcd. The totals yesterday showed 92 cases.
 The health officer and the two school nurses, Misses Mary F. Null ligan and Eugenia Norton were kept busy yesterday in following up all reports and in seeing that quaran- tine regulations were in effect. To aid the health department, Miss Jen- nie Baxter, office assistant to pr. F. E. Jennings, and the Misses Agnes Barry and Ethel Benton of the chamber of commerce staff worked yesterday in handling the clerical work
 Dr. Sanborn Examines Children
 Extra precautions were taken on Saturday at the annual Christmas entertainment for the children of New Departure employees at the En- dee Inn, when the threats of the visiting children were examined by Dr. l.. Parker Sanborn, the factory physician. Sunday school sessions were omitted at the Prospect Meth Odist, First Congregational and Bap- list churches yesterday as a further safeguard for children of the city. A union service last night at the Baptist church had a small attend ance, the few number of people be- ing ascribed to the fear of the cpl demic. That local people are obey ing the suggestion of Dr. J. l. Woi- sard that congregation in public places be avoided as much as possible was shown in the light attendance at the high school basketball game on Friday night and also at the games Of Saturday night.
 Pastors Read Letters
 Letters from the board of educa- tion and the health officer, asking citywide cooperation In the report ing of cases and in taking necessary precautions were read by the pastors of the churches at the services yes- terday.
 Teachers Leave
 All Of the out of town school teachers with the exception of three under quarantine, have been given permission by their respective boards Of health to return to their homes and have left, following the shut down of the schools for the holiday recess. In order that the Bay State instructors might return home for Christmas, permission was requested from the Massachusetts state board of health as well as from the local boards by Dr, Woisard.
 tContinued on Page 15)
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
First Fatality Since Nocturnal Service Started Six Months
 Ago Victim Was Relief Flier.
Ill-Fated Aviator Left Chi cagO at ' p. m. in Near Zero Weather, With a Snowst0rm SwirIing About Plane.
By The Associated rrrsr.

By Tho Associated Frns7.
 Aurora, III, Dec. 22,--Charles Gilbert, relief air mail pilot and first of the night flying men to lose his life in the service Of the government was killed last night in a plunge to earth, 1t was disclosed today when the body was found near Kaneville, fifty miles west of Chicago.
 His parachute apparently had fajl- cd in a leap in tho dark and the cold, as the snow sWirlrd about him.
 For six months the transcon- tinental mail has carried ifs valuable freight without a serious accident until Gilbert vanished from the night lighted overland trail.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
BERLIN PROTESTS
 OBSERVING TREATY
Insists All Five Points Of Allies
 Are Carried Out
SITUATION LOOKS BAD
Paris Temps, in Two Column Article, Maintains That Conditions in Iron and Steel Industry Are Especially Unsatisfactory,
Rv The Assoclatch p-c.s.

By The ABSOcldtfu l'rcs9
 Berlin, Dec. 22.-Anothcr semi-of- ficial statement with regard to the extent of Gcrnlany's disarament is- sued today. replies to certain asser- lions of the Paris Temps which re- gently declared the allied govern- ments were in possession Of doCu- ments proving that Germany had not given satisfaction regarding any of the five points laid down by the am- bassadors conference.
 The statement relterates that dur ing the last four months the military control committee has had full op- portunity for ascertaining that Ger many has fulfilled her disarmament obligations in every field" and that "the organization of the German army corresponds with the directions of the allies even to the smallest de- tail"
 Regarding the five points 1t is de- clared that many of the demands comprised in them already have been fulfilled, while negotiations are pend- ing regarding the others.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22

Boston, Dec. 22.-Snow aurrics swept lightly through the sky today in mjlder temperatures. with faint promises of a white Christmas" for New England. But the wcltherman could not commit himself 70 a prom ise Of enough snow to warrant the description. A storm now brewing mar Winnipeg might bring snow in sufficient quantity, he thought, al- though it will be a race agains, time 10 get New England hlanketed by Christmas if the storm does actually produce snow in it's path,
 While northern New England to- day reported continuel coiI. with sub-zero temperature in New lamp shire, and readings approXimating zero in Maine, southern New Eng land obtained relief from the bitter cold Of the previous 36 hours, when new low records were established for the dates involved.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22

Dunkirk, N. Y, Dec. 22.-North- crn Chautauqua county was in the grip of blizzard today. Ten inches of snow have fallen here, May vile has reported IS inches, and the fall is Fl inches deep at Westfeid.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22

The ambassadors note on Ger manys disarmament was forwarded March 5. last. It set forth several points regarding disarmament on which Germany was required to give satisfaction. These were: reorgan- ization of the police force; war ma- terial factories to be transformed; the remainder of non authorized war material to beahanded over; all docu- ments relating to war material exist ing at the time of the armistice also to be handed over, and the promul- gation of new laws prohibiting the import and exports of war material and putting the organization and re- crulting of the army into harmony with the terms of the treaty of Yer sailles.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
Body is Found

For fifteen hours, farmer search CTS ani representatives Of air mail had secuted around the open coun- try near Kanevillc, where the lights of the lost pilots plane last were observed. SearChers came upon the wrecked plane a mile north of Cane- vile with the mail intact.
 A searching plane, piloted by R. G. Page, sent out from Chicago soon after daybrcak. picked up the mail and started for Omaha. A short time later, the scarchors found the body of Gilbert, part of tha torn para chute still attached to his belt.
 Since establishment of the trans- continental air mail June l. inc postal pilots have carried their car goes with the same tilcllty char acteristic Of the United &atcs mails. and without a single serious acci- dent, according to air mail officials
 Over the great cities, across the pralrjes and above mountain ranges, the mail had been carried day after day in all kinds Of weather, with a minimum Of delay and only a few minor accidents. More than 1,200,- 000 miles had bc"N trayerscd with out other than trivial miahaps.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
Every Bone Broken

Ira Hawk, farmer was the first to sc the boIN buried dcop in the SHOW Aruararly every bone had been hrok,0.
 I, was sal a,ws tn" farmers car r,eI back to their homes, for the cliJrrn of tho couau~s3e had been called to windows in recent evenings to see the "Sann Claus" mail man scoot across the sky at night in what seemed 10 bc an air flying automo- li1. To tt-m lt seemed he could rlIc out any storm, fer Ie might be carrying th,tr nr'"ra to Sarta. While th.y know that '.o m ssagns were takrn on ty a r,w fjor they feel that ths a.a1 aviator was their santa Claus mHl man, ''Wc didn't think h" au4 l4"," oue little yourg>l,d sJiI
 Air mai.mau g''.r cNamjaiug the remains Of thc parachute expressed 'h, }n.lef that the p@rna'e rope nal lr.n s-c'eH r.. t.a sratjzur on tn, plane, soma oo i@" s.archcrs ,2ur ssod t.. ora0ua tnat Gilbert lad umpoI too s....
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22
Started in storm

When the cold wave grippod the west and midwest with temperatures far below zero, the air mail went forward with schedules little imped- cd, The cold had rocudcd and the temperature had climbed to above zero at [ o'clock last night when Gu- bert sot out from Chicago. Tie snow soon was swirllng about his plane but it kept the course until it vanished in the darkness as Kane vile was reached.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-22

Letters from the board of educa- tion and the health officer, asking citywide cooperation In the report ing of cases and in taking necessary precautions were read by the pastors of the churches at the services yes- ffr,l9y
Evening star., 1924-05-07

came to Washington as RooseveIts
Secretary of War, and the ancient
and honorable game of golf burst
upon official Washington as the proper
exercise for statesmen. But Roose-
welt always scorned it as too slow,
too Illuminating. too popular with old
people. The robust game of tennis
was the Rooseveltian ideal, and the
Secretary of War had few followers
on the golf field. OF course, all
changed when he became President
and golf was recognized as the
proper diversion for the eminent
statesman.
Presidents Wilson and Harding fol-
lowed Judge Taft on the golf links,
the former, in the early years of his
administration, missing his game so
rarely that 1t was an episode. Rain,
snow, wind or whirlwind did not
keep him from this vigorous exercise,
and everybody remembers MIR. Har
ding'S enjoyment of the game.
But officially Mr.. Vanderlip is the
father of golf, for he was SO close
to Mr.. Gage and always persona grata
to President Mckinley and SO fire.
quently his guest that he might be
dubbed near member of the cabi-
a gay and rollicking bachelor. He
married soon after going to New
York, and now his oldest daughter,
Miss Narcissa Vanderlip, a senior at
Nassar, has announced her intention
of following her father into the finan-
cial field.