New Britain herald., 1924-03-11
ID PUT TELEPHONE LINES UNDERGROUND Southern New England Co. to
 Extend Conduit System FUNERAL OF PRINCIPAL
ob>cquics of George Thompson We'd
 nceday .tficl noon Bristol Club
 Hears IIo" Diploma Mills Operated -l.ibrary Circulation Increases.

Conduit work Of the Southern Nev, Ehsiahd Tcicphono company for this
 year Will place underground the great CT part of the wires now overhead. ac- corGlng to plans at the city clerks of flee, presented by the telephone con-
 pany Tine most immediate work will be the laying oi 30V feet of conduit on North Man street, northcrly from Race street. At q later date. the com-
 pany plans conduit extension on low
 tr Main street from the end Of the
 present conduit on School street to
 sodth street. Other underground work
 Will be from school street northcrly
 to North Main street on Main street
 Tn" last named extensions will be Ni- ial to the propos' new homo or the telephone company on Main street on me property adjacent to the Bristol
 Press, bought short time ago by the company. When the lines 10 the new central office are complete. an eNtcn- slon will be laid from the North Main street lines 10 T"rryNillc avenue.
 'onduits will also be laid on South
 Main street between Main and Union streets. which will be placed at the time or the laying of the new lines to tn" reW central exchange. Plans Of the proposed work have been drawn up by +. II. Evcritt. chief engineer of the telrphon" company.
 Bumdigc Di-ru>srs Eclectic.
 Workings of the infamous diploma mill'' Were revealed last night at tho iillStol club by Harry T. Brundige, re- porter for the St. Louis Star, who was a'slgned 10 the ,estigation of the NalEas City Medical college and the st. louis College Of Physicians after s'Spicions had been directed toward thc two institutions. After looking mo th" matter tn" extent of the lSSlgnmt nt was realized by Brundigc add his city editor and he was given i tull swing to dolrr into thc case. He 1 worked his way into thc confidence Of Inc officials ol the diploma ring" and ! t snort timc aiirrward became "Dr. . full ncdgcd eclectic. and assurances were gircn him that ] h" could pass state examinations any. Nh'i" as h" would be aided hy th. 'chooL He led his audience through -h" itn"r channels of thr min" and moved how dcprarod the officials had 'ecome iu allowing such a fraud unon .bc public. After the exposure. the 7p'aksr was onn Of lhr man witness $ m Missouri ags inSt the fake schools and later served as witness in this tate The talk was followed bv n nneheon. served under tho direction 'f FraHh C. Hayes.
 .ibrary Circulation Grows
 circulation at tho public library in- rcHscd per cent more than in Feh. harN' l92S. for tho corrcspondinr 'eiiod this year. according 10 il rn. 'ort mad" to m" library directors h, librarian Charles l.. Woodinr.
 There were 325 books added during he month, Si9 by purchase, one by /, itt from th" publi, hers, and live olumcs tTh" l.ifc and Papers of Gen ral U. F. ButlerD, q giu from his |. anghtnr who edited it. There were . 6f Nalumes withdrawn. includtnp q I, st oi lost rnlumcs which has been n ccunulating for considerable time: ,, 'avlhg total number Of volumes in |, lc library. 43.S34. a
 Receipts at the library for inc Ionth were sS2.04.
 MT Nooding also made his report n agent Of thr library fund. which p lowed no receipts except thirty-four Q nts interest on bank account. and st tlanc. on hand SAG.
 Both reports were acccpied.