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New Britain herald., 1924-11-08

New York, Nov. S-The drought which has prevailed in New York, New Jersey and parts Of New Eng land during the last month remained unbrokeu today while more than a dozen forest fires burned unchecked in various parts Of New York.
 A new drought record of 31 con- secutive rainlcss days already has been set in New York and Boston today was completing its S0th day without any rain of measureable quantity. The same conditions pre- vail within a radius of several hun dred miles of Boston.
 Adding to the perils of forest fires is the unusual warmth which many sections in the east have ex- rerienccd since October. the autumn woods parching for lack of rain. Boston yesterday had the, warmest November [ on recor3, with maxi- mum temperature of 7G degrees. Roses were blooming in Providence, R. I. It was much cooler here to- day, bat predicted rain failed 10 ap- pear.
 Expects Op Winter
 James Scarr, veteran of the New York weather bureau, said the odds were two 10 ono that an open winter would follow the mild October. He added, however, that despite the fact that past records showed that two out of every three winters fol- lowing warm Octobers were mild, there have been reversals of the per- centages of probabilities, in some cases very cold winters following mild Octobers.
 Forest rangers. marines. farmers, lumbermen, city firemen and ill some cases wealthy summer residents have assisted in fighting the forest fires in New York state and New Jersey.
 Big Area Burned Over
 Between West Point and Haver- straw an area of 14 miles on the west bank of the Hudson river has been burned over. One man is known to have pcrished, his charred body being found on a hillside near HaVerstraw. He is believed to have been hunter who was trapped by the flames.
 The 25o inhabitants of Doodle town, village on tha top of the Mount Temp, in the Rear Mountain park, were driven from their honses yesterday by a fire which threaten. ed the village. Residents gathered their belongings in wagons and nov cd 10 open, plouchod fields to es- cape the flames When the wind shifted they went to the pid of stafa police and volunteers and soon en- NtroIed the town with hackfres. which saved their homes from de- strucuon.
 House Tn Danger
 At NeWbUrgh the homes Of several wealthy summer residents We're in ianEer and thn flames burned over q considerable area of privately owned preserves. chiefly on fha slopes of Storm Etn- mountain. The fire which lad burned for several days on Dunderherc morntain. nea- Fort NEontconerv, was helieyed un- der control today.
 4 heavy pail of smoke has hrnr ovo~ Inc Ad'rou5arks for the rasf throa lays, 7NN7rentlv from fires n th' south. Two smajI fires were nut ont in that area hy forest service men yesterday hut despite orders directing hunters to leave the for ests thay stJlI ronratn In the woods.
 In thc vtrtnity of Syracuse 3 fire was reported sweeping toward 4n0 acres ot lis trees in the Clay swamp. The flames vrro fanncd by a strong southwest wind.
 Hunting has hoe" banned in many sections of the sta'a because of Inc dangers of starting forest fires.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-08
HARVARD PRINCETON

Cambridge NoN S-The score at the end oI tho first period Of the Har> ard Princeton game this after noon was Q and C.
 Second period, Princeton 3, Har- yard O.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-08
Thirty one Painless Days Already Record ed N. Y. Weather Man Predicts Open Winter Will Result.
Flames in Woodlands of Connecticut and Other Nearby States-At Least One Hunter Burned to Death.
TROOPS CALLED OUT.

Boston, Nov. Ex-Governor Cox today called out two com panies of the Massachusetts National Guard to assist in fighting a forest fire raging on Hoosac mountain near North Adams. The companies are the Adams and North Adams units.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-08
FENN'S EXPENSES

Hartford, Nov S- Congressman E.. Hart Fonn Of the first district, spent sl.I92.69 in his campaign for reelection. he reported to the secre- tary Of state today.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-08
WESLEYAN WINS

Willlamstown, Mass, Nov. B. Wesleyan defeated Williams 1 to 0 at soccer football today.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-08
THE WEATHER

Hartford. Nov. s.-Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Sunday; cool CT tonight
New Britain herald., 1924-11-08
Democrats Here Left h Lurch
 Regarding Funds For Campaign
Received No Contributions From National and State Organizations to Carry on Fight.

New Britain democracy received no financial aid either from the state organization or the eastern division in the recent campaign, it became known today, and the local wing of the party was thrown upon the mercy of New Britain contributors 10 bear the entire expense of the campaign,
 It was also disclosed today that the New Britain committee had con tracted bills in anticipation of the usual contribution from the state and national headquarters and that nothing was said concerning the plan of either body to withhold donations until Saturday preceding election day.
 Bank Balance Was Nil
 Chairman John F, R. Keevers Of the democratic town committee also acts as It's financial agent and in that capacity receives donations for the partys expenses. It was he who re- ceived the information that no money was coming into New Britain. He communicated with Secretary A, S. Lynch of the state central com mittee at New Haven. Secretary Lynch advised that a contribution for New Britain democracy was out of the question this year since the state committees balance on hand at that time was in two figures and a decimal point preceded the first.
 Local Democras Dissatisfied
 The New Britain democrats through their representative on the state central committee, Judge Will liam F. Mangan, are likely to ex- plode a bombshell at the next gath ering of that group. Not only is there considerable dissatisfaction over the manner of handling finances but also was there dissatisfaction at the response to requests for litera- ture, etc.
 The eastern division Of national headquarters, which IS called upon for a contribution in each presiden- tial campaign, likewise withheld donations and spurned the request of the local committee for assist anee.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-08
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Average i.a;ly Circulation For
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Evening star., 1924-10-28

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from which the important Shantung
settlement emerged. In view of the
still unratified treaties regarding
China, the Shantung settlement, pro-
yiding for the recession of that prov
ince by Japan to China stands forth
as the principal Far Eastern terri
torial achievement of the Washington
Conference.
The history OF that epoch making
episode will not be complete without an
appreciation of Edward Bells participa-
ton in the Iong-drawn-out sessions of
the Shantung commission in the Pan
American Union Building.
After a brief period as chief OF the
current information division of the
State Department, following the Wash
ington conference. Bell was sent to
China, to occupy what was destined to
be his last diplomatic post He has
passed away on the fighting line, with
his professional boots on. a soldier of
peace.
Bell was born in New York City in
1882. He got his A. b. at Harvard in
1904 Ten years ago, while on diplo-
matte duty in London. he married Miss
Ethelka Surtee, daughter of Brig. Gen.
Conyers Surtee, of Mainforth Hall. Bur
ham, England. Mrs. Bell and their two
young children were with their father
when he breathed his last in WARRIOR
tured Peking this day.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
j. PRINTERS PAY
GOES TO .@.-s1.6
New Rates to Be Effective
TomorroW-0id Scale Was
90 to 95 Cents.

Final announcement of the new
scale of wages for journeymen
printers in the Government Printing
Office was made today. following ap-
proval Of the agreement entered into
by the public printer and the commit
teeNselected by journeymen.
The new wages will be effective for
''at least one year." commencing to-
morrow The scale is as follows:
Compositors, including job COM
positors and monotype assemblers, es
cents per hour; imposers and mah e,s.
up, 81 per hour; proofreaders, 81 pei
hour; copy editors. S1.05 per hour :;
emergency and probational linotype
and monotype keyboard operators, 81
per hour; regular linotype and mono
type keyboard operators, $1.05 per
hour
There are two .provisos in the
agreement, the first that the pay of
such emergency and probational key
board operators may be increased to
$1.05 at the discretion of the public
printer, based on their ratings, and
that such operators whose ratings
for period of three months are be-
low standard requirements may be
retained at 81 per hour as long as
their services are necessary.
Extra Time Arranged.
Extra rates of pay for night, Sun
day, holiday and overtime work are
also arranged and approved by the
joint committee on printing.
In posting the notice of the new
wage scale Public Printer Carter said:
The public printer desires to con-
gratulate the printers on the salts
factory conclusion of this negotia-
tion and to express his sincere ap-
probation of the fair and courteous
manner in which Edward S. Hantzmon,
Fl. B. Barnhart and William l.. Kirby
the committee representing the
printers of the Government Print
ing Office, and Charles p. Howard.
president of the International Typo
graphical Union, conducted their con-
ferences with him."
The former wage scale. placed in
effect on July ]. ranged from 80 to
95 cents per hour for the classes in
cluded in the new wage scale.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
CATHOLIC SESSION
OPENED WITH MASS
Delegates to Mems Coun-
Gil From All Parts of Coun-
try Attend Convention.

Delegates to the National Council
OF Catholic Men from all parts of the
Nation convened here this morning
in the fourth annual convention.
The meeting opened with a solemn
pontifical mass at ST. Matthews
Church. Bishop Thomas J. Shahan.
rector Of the Catholic University, was
celebrant; Rev. Michael J. Riordan.
pastor of ST. Martins Church. dea-
con; Rev. John NJ. Mcnamara. pastor
OF st. Gabriers Church. sub-deacon; /;
and Rev. John J. Coady. assistant
priest at St Matthew'S, was master
of ceremonies.
Rev. Michael J. StrItch. S. j.. of St
Louis University. delivered the SER
mon. He outlined the ideals OF the
National Council of Catholic Men as
part Of the National Catholic Welfare
Conference and reviewed the progress
of American Catholics from their be-
ginning before the Revolution with
80. 600 members to their present stage
today of 20,000.000. He praised the
democracy and good will of the
American Government, under which.
he pointed out, religion was fostered
and various creeds lived side by side
in harmony and worked for the good
of the Nation.
Urges More Members.
Admiral William S. Benson, L. S. n,
retired. president of the Council OF
Catholic Men. urged that the entire
Catholic manhood of the country be
enrolled in the organization. re-
port of the work of the organization
was read by Edward J. OConnor, ex-
ecutive secretary. who declared that
1,025 Catholic organizations were con-
stituents of the council. He outlined
the progress made during the past
year in the educational work of the
council and its support of the activ-
tiles of the Catholic press. The Scout
movement, fostered by the council, he
stated. has resulted in the formation
Of 1850 troops in various parishes
throughout the country. Charles l.
Denechaud, treasurer, also reported.
Later this afternoon reports of the
various committees, the diocesan
councils, national and State organi-
cations will be read. The convention
will continue until tomorrow evening.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
cURZoN's CAR BATTERED.
Blow Aimed at Viscount Knocks
Companion Unconscious.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 2S.-Today, the
last day of the election campaign, is
being devoted to intensified canvasses
and torrents of speeches by all the
parties Political tempers have been
growing steadily hotter and show no
sign of cooling.
Several meetings last night were
marked by violent disturbances and
the police in some instances were
called The worst violence occurred
outside a meeting hall in Battersea,
where a furious blow aimed at the
Conservative candidate, Viscount Cur
zon, missed him, but felled COM
panion unconscious. The tires were
ripped from Lord Curzon's automo-
bile and lamps were smashed.
Effect Of Letter Uncertain.
TIE Russian affair, growing out OF
publication by the foreign office OF
the alleged Zinovieff letter to the
British Communist party, has served
to heighten the feeling. but there Is
nothing to show whether or not it
will have damaging effect on labor s
chances.
The London newspapers. with the
exception Of the Laborite Daily Her
a d, comment scorchingly on premier
the Russian incident, the chief or
several charges being that the pre-
mier himself blundered colossaIly in
handling the matter and now seeks
to throw the blame on his subordi
mates. Complaint is also made that
the premier leaves the affair very
obscure in many particulars.
Others of the Laborite ministry
comment publicly on the incident.
several reiterating their conviction
that the letter is bogus document.
Lord Chancellor Haldane, on the
other hand, said last night he would
be glad II it's genuineness were dis
proved, but that on the balance OF
evidence the foreign Office was right
to treat it as genuine and deal with
1t seriously.
Thirty-two members of the Soviet
mission left London suddenly for the
continent on Sunday, according to
the Daily Telegraph. The reason for
the migration is unknown, the paper
adds, but the party is believed to
have included number of Bolshevik
agitators.
WILL FACE PARLIAMENT
Evening star., 1924-10-28

the death of Mr.. Bell will require
shifting in the service in order that
a man of suitable diplomatic rank
shall be in charge at Peking during
these troubled days there.
Acting Secretary Grew of the State
Depa artment issued the following
statement:
The news of the death Of Mr..
Edward Bell has come as great
shock to the department. Mr.. Bell
had made a brilliant career and pos
sessed the departments confidence in
a high degree. He had endeared
himself to the many colleagues in the
service with whom he had come into
contact, no less than to the officials
of the department, where he served
as chief of the Division of Current
Information in 1922. His death is a
serious loss to the service. Person
ally, l am deeply shocked by this
loss of a warm and intimate friend
of % years standing. Our profound
sympathy is with Mrs. Bell
Evening star., 1924-10-28

termined number of additional en-
ployes in less serious condition.
Before his death McSweeney became
so violent that he was placed in a
strait jacket. Some of the other
victims also were affected in the same
way. One Of the men. who died
earlier. Walter Dymock of Eliza
beth. jumped from a second story
window of his home while in pain
from the gas. He later died in a
hospital.
The laboratory at the Bayway
plant, in which the three work
were fatally stricken. Saturday with
a strange toxic delirium after breath
ing what was believed to have been
poisonous gas, has been closed
Prosecutor A. j. David of Union
County declared he had been assured
that manufacture of the gas had been
halted by officials of the oil company.
Company officials explained. Mr..
David said, that the gas made in the
laboratory was being mixed with
gasoline to give more pep" to the
latter. The prosecutor explained that
his investigation has not been COM
pleted and that he has not yet decided
whether it is a matter for grand jury
attention.
Two Victims Dead.
Amos Oelgart was the first victim
who died. He was taken to the
Elizabeth General Hospital Saturday
morning and died there in the after
noon. The second death, that of Wal
ter Dymock, also of Elizabeth. oc-
CURED Sunday. Dr.. Yandell Hender-
son, professor Of applied physiology
at Yale University. declared yester-
day after a study Of the case that the
men were suffering from tetraethyl
lead, which he said is being used in
the composition of fluid to eliminate
Knocking" in automobile engines. He
charged, that its sale. already said to
be on commercial basis in many
States, was "a grave menace"
Representatives of the Standard
Oil Company Of New Jersey declared
that exhaustive tests had been made
to determine whether ethyl gas was
safe, considering the tetraethyl lead
in it, and that these disclosed there
was no public danger in its sale.
Physicians of the company's staff
are making further experiments on
animals. they said, and similar expert
ments are being made with the prod
uct by Columbia University.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
Water. Preserved
In Quartz Called
10000, 600 Years Old

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 2s.-Drops of
water more than 100000 years
old, preserved In quartz since an
age before life began to appear
on earth, win be exhibited in the
Field Museum here.
The water was obtained in South
America by o. c. harrington. head
of the museums department of
geology, who found it imprisoned
in crystal quartz taken from rock
formation at Bon Jesus dos Meiras,
Bahia, Brazil. The estimate of it's
age was based on the fact that the
rock formations of the archean age
are asserted by some scientists to
have existed $50, ,000, 900 years ago.
The water is clear and sparkling in
its crystal container.
crystal container.
Evening star., 1924-10-28

Mr.. Loeb had fallen i'll only a few
Hays before the crime of his son.
when he learned OF 1t he was very
Ill with heart trouble, and from that
time on was confined to bed. never
seeing Richard after he left the
house to ANSWER q few questions for
the police"
Throughout the trial, although unable
to be present, he kept in touch with the
proceedings by telephone through his
son Allen. At no time did he seek to
condone the crime, and it is now inti-
mated that in his will he has disin-
herited the black sheep among his four
sons from any portion of his estate esti-
mated to amount to nearly $10,000,000.
So young Dickie, who at Is thought
she had learned about all there was to
learn Of life, Is now being taught new
and severe lessons. Alone, faced with
nothing but drab life Of monotony cut
off from the family for whom, alone OF
all people he had affection. he is begin
ming to feel the exactions society Is de-
manding for his crime.
The death of his father is bearing
heavily on the youth who only a few
months ago was disdainful Of all show
OF emotion. Years of prison life doubt
less hold more eorrows that will bend
the unbendable boy murderer who
though himself immune from feeling.
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Evening star., 1924-10-28

that not only must ,they he furnished
with the amount of tax paid. but that
they were entitled to know the
sources from which, each penny or
income came.
Expect Law to Rr widened.
There is, of course. no such pro-
vision of the law as yet, and tne
Treasury officials put good deal OF
emphasis on the "as yet" for they,
in common with many politically
minded observers. are Of the opinion
that the coming Congress Will make
an attempt to broaden. the publicity
clauses of the revenue act in all di-
rections.
The collectors report that since
they have put into effect the system
of demanding the names and the mo-
tives of all inquirers the quest or
the tax lists has diminished in IN
tensty. Many women have refused to
give their names when told that these
names would be furnished to every
person whose income payments were
demanded. The collectors say this is
indisputable evidence Of the "snoop-
ing" character of most or the de-
mands made upon them.
The glee with which most or the
supporters Of the Norris amendment
in the Senate have. greeted the publi-
cation Of the tax lists in the news
papers throughout the country is a
tell-tale straw as to how the Wind
will ba blowing when the tax laws
come in for revision this Winter The
Senators believe they have accom-
plished n great public good. They
are not concerned with the CONNER
cial strife and the business gossip
which has been engendered in every
sectiop of the country-the diStur b.
ance of social conditions and in some
instances the breaking of lifelong
Friendships.
Some Inequalities Seen.
They say the country is being ap-
urised of the fact that the tax laws
as levied at present are inequitable
and make either for artful tax dodg
ing or deliberate falsification of re-
turns The Senators say there is
"aomething rotten in the state OF
Denmark"
The income tax lists. as they have
appeared in the papers, Will furnlsh
food for senatorial and congressional
debates the entire session of the
coming Congress. And it is evident
already that Congress is in a MOOD
to pass any sort of legislation which
may be required TO provide for further
publication OF returns in the news
rapers and to condone the publica-
tions already made.
There seems to be only remote
chance that any paper which has
deemed it legal to publish the names
or has regarded publication as COM
ing within the intent If not the letter
of the law, will suffer penalties as a
consequence of that act
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1924-10-28
Have Down East Dinner.

The District of Columbia Society of
the May1ower Descendants held it's
first Fall meeting at the Columbia
Country Club last night. A Down
East" dinner of meat pies, pumpkin
pies, popcorn, etc, featured the af
fair. A number of young people were
guests of the society and an informal
dance followed the dinner and sing
ing of old-time songs. Carter B.
Keene was in charge of the arrange
ments.
Evening star., 1924-10-28


felicity than any other phase of the
unprece dented income tax squabble.
1t is a new exemplIfication OF the
woman militant. The last sacred pre-
cinctS of man have been turned INTO
goldfish globes. Man has fought to
the last ditch to prevent turning over
the pay envelope to the wife on Sat
urday night. And he, as the bread
winner of the family, has felt he had
an inalienable right to hold out a
few pence or a few dollars from the
monthly income with the idea OF
maintaining some semblance of in
dependence even though he. had 1t
not
Wives On Preferred List.
The Treasury Department will not
admit that il is back of the rullng
that the wife shall come hrst among
the inquisitive ones who desire 10 IN
spect the income tax lists made avail
able by the recent ruling of Secretary
Mellon. But, as il of one accord. the
collectors of internal revenue
throughout the country have placed
wives-and husbands-ou the prefer
red list of public inspectors
Yes, it is true that there are some
husbands entirely dependent upon
the bounty of thier wives, and these
sad creatures have felt that they, too,
had a right to see what the better
half was really getting in the way
of an income and to determine
whether or not their manly allow
ance. was all it should be. The col
lectors all report that outside or
newspaper men and business rivals,
the wives have come in large num-
bers TO their offices to get the low
down" on their husbands financial
status.
Other wives in large numbers have
bombarded the collectors with tele-
phone calls asking that they be fur
nished over the wire with the de-
tails of hubbys tax returns. They
have demanded to know even more
than hte law allows and virtually
Evening star., 1924-10-28
LOSS rs COSTLY.
Bell Held Important Post in
China

The sudden death of Mr.. Bell came
as shock to State Department
officials. He was a man of wide
diplomatic experience, and was re-
garded as particularly well fitted for
the difficult post he held at this time
when conditions in China are un-
settled and the protection of Ameri-
can lives and interests requires the
unceasing watchfulness OF the
American legation.
Ferdinand Mayer, first secretary
of the legation, who will take over
Mr.. Bells duties for the present, also
is a traine man of the foreign serv-
ice. 1t appears likely, however, that
Evening star., 1924-10-28
Passenger Ship Damaged by Fire

MANISTEE. Mich, October 2S.-The
steamer Kansas. a passenger vessel, and
one Of the Oldest owned by the Michigan
Transit Co. was badly damaged by fire
in the harbor here late yesterday. OFF,
cials have as yet been unable to esti-
mate the loss. The blaze is believed to
have started in the engine room. The
steamer was at the dock at the time the
fire was discovered.