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New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
SON ACCUSED OF
 MURDERING FATHER
Elder Man Married YOunger's
 Divorced Mile

Johnstown, N r., Dec, ?n,--Dan- iol Baker, Of this city, died in a Glovcrsvile hospital this morning af bullet wounds said to have been in- illcled by his son, William l.. Baker, who is being held in the Fulton county jail. Police say the son has admitted he shot his father in a quarrel IIc will be arraigncd this morning, charged with first degree murder,
 Police said the shooting appears to be the climax of a family feud which las existed since the father married the sons divorced wife. NoUng Baker, f Was sail, vas mar ri"l In November. 1917, and la,er came 10 this city 10 make hls home with his father. Shortly afterwards Mrs Baker brought suit for divorce, and was awarded the custody of their two children. Then she married tho elder Baker.
 William Baker, accordng to Mrs Raknr aroused his father and step mother last night, demanding that the children he given to him Mrs Baker said shc was about to leave the room when her former husband drew d revolver from his pocket. Her husband jumped at his son, she said, as young Baker fired twice. Although twice wounded in thc abdomen, the ia'hor threw the son 10 the floor Young Baker fired twice more, the woman saii. woundins his father in the heel and arm, but the father then grasped the son by the throat and Mrs. Baker took the revolver from him.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
JUMPS OR FALLS OUT
 'OF SIXTH STORY WINDOW
Mrs. Fanny G. Purdy, 3i. Is Victim nf Tragedy at St, Francis Hos
 pital, san Francisco,

San Francisco, Dec. 99.-Mrs. Fanny G, Purdy S4, said 10 be the daughter of l., <. Grant, San Diego capitalist, and a grand daughter of General Clyssos x, Grant, former president of the United States, either fell or lcapoi 10 her death yesterday from the sixth floor of the s. Fran t's hospital here, where aho was a patient, Death was instantaneous, hospital physicians said.
 Mrs, Purly had been i'll and des. pondcn' for some time ani three lays ago was removed to 'ho hos pItAl Although closely guarded. Hospital attaches said, Mrs. Purdy r'ua"l her nurse, and running down corridor, jumped or fell from a window.
 Mrs. -Puriy Was married 70 Isaac Hart Puriy in Adlrna, Mioh. III Oc- 'oh"T, I9lL Tho rou1't nynl for a tune in 'ur!Y, \. N., where tho tath- 'r oN inc bridegroom. Thomas purdy, owned large cs'a'cs.
 AcQuaIn'anc"s here said taa, the couple had been divorced for some time, One child, Hart Purdy Jr., II, is in San Diego. Major Ulysses s. Grant, 5rd, of the engineers corps, United States army, stationed hero, is reported to be a brother of Mrs. purdy,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29

7f.cnhone communication be- 'wro1 Cop"nfason and Prague has b''0 established aod conrectou may he secured in a ha'f-hour period in 'h' morning or afternoon, and at right.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
ID BROADCAST BELL FROM PHILADELPH HIA
PealS From Historic Tower on
 Wednesday Night

Philadelphia Dec. o9,-The whole nation will have an opportunity on New Years eve to hear the peals Of the old bell in tho tower Of Inde- pendence Hall, arrangements hav- ing been completed today 10 broad- cast from Philadelphia radio sta ton the ringing out of the old year and the ringing in of the now hy the bell. At midnight December 3t. the hour will he struck by clockpork and the bell ringers, striking ny hand, will sound the 14S years of American independence.
 Preceding the ringing of the bell, Mayor Eendrick will tell Tho story of the three great bells that have oc- cupied the Independence Hall ttffrv. The first of these, the Liberty bell, which in 1877 was removed 70 tho Germantown Town Hall and the present hell has occupied the tower since 1877.
 The birth of the New Year has been similarly celebrated 'n Phia- de1nhia for nearly a century and a half The ceremonies, were broad cast for the first time last year
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
SWINDLING SCHEME
Pole Is Arrested in Paris. Charged With Selling Talked American Money to UnsuSpc"ting.

Paris, Dec. :@.--Tho Paris poica have arrested Jelka Goldman. a Tolc, on q charge of vlcumizlne passengers on the liner Lut'tta with altered American five dollar bills, according 10 Le Journal,
 Travelling first c'5ss from BuenoE Aires, Goldman is saiI 10 have asked q number Of fnlnn messengers, as son as the French east was sighted. 70 clangc S5o IH.l... States hiGs into francs on the rrer1t that h. lad ust time 10 catcl tao Paris tran and would thus hc unable 70 get Trench money asLor.. In this way he is alleged to Ha1e obtaired a sVbstantial sum, twa persons alone parting with 93,rr. ,.a1cs between them
 When. upon l-r..r. inc rassen- e.rs eudoavorcd to ,4auca Gold maus bills they 'o1.I them to Ie ilHc-doIar not.s ro wlich cirrcrs lad bcen cUnnin-t added. Tie Paris police wrr5 r",.1"I and Gold man was appreh,n. i here.
 According to tac Iouoe a number of similarly raisoI ro.rs are heinz ~irc,uated in S0utb America, and they al]eFe flat CoGman. as a mem nrr of the bsnl ves 7,at 70 operate in Europe with a stock Of bIns.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
APPETITE SPELLS FINANCIAL DEFEAT
Husky Yoln5stH Tried to Cor
 n3r Radio Market

Albany, x, Y, Dec. o9,-Failuro to obtain credit and inability to cope with a hearty appetite hrough about the downfall of Arthur Hartman. of New York city. when he attempted, with q capital of $SO. 10 make q mill lion in the radio business in Albany. Hartmann, who is more than six feet tall and said he is only 16, has gone homo. He went with a full stomach, his purse was empty and his hopes to corncr the Albany radio supply market were blasted.
 Hartmann told the police he had proposed to his father, salesman. that they embrak in the radio sup ply business. He explained friends had made millions, one of them starting with capital of only s60. The father was deaf to his proposals, however. so he collected q capital of sso. and came 10 Albany. Tha& was three weeks ago. 1Io rented an of- fec, equipped it with second hand furniture, obtained q hotel room for Himself and set out tO do business. WhoNosalc radio houses refused to extend credit. Hc tried firms in nearby cities with the same results. His capital shrank and he sold his furniture 10 c't q new start Luck again w"rt against him, He gave up his hotel room and tried again 10 collect & stock. His efforts were fruitloss, however, and finally he reached tn" point where both purse and stomach were empty He real I2nd his failure,
 His appetite began 70 bother him then. and so Hartmann took his troubles 10 thc police. They turned him over 10 the Humane society and officials Of that organization, after seeing 70 it his stomach vas filled. gave him somo business advice and notiiie.I his father. The father came to this city and took the boy back home.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
BULLISH MARKET
 ON AGAIN TODAY
Industrial Stocks Start Week
 With Wild Rush

New York, Dec. 29.-Industrial stocks went on bull jamboree at the opening of today's stock market which marked Inc beginning of the ninth week of the post election boom. Three dozen issues were lifted 10 new peak prices for the year during the first hour under the leadership of l. s. Steel common which touched 121, the highest price in seven years.
 Lowering of the renewal rate on call money 10 4 per cent, establish mcnt of the highest price in five years by sterling exchange. the unex- pccted post holiday demand for stocks last week and the encour- aging tenor of the weekly mercan- tile and trade reviews brought a flood of buying orders into the market from all sections of the coun- try. Total sales in the first hour ex- ceeded one-haIf million shares.
 Coppers were again in brisk de- mand Anaconda. Chile, Kennecott, Inspiration, Cerro De Pasco and Nevada Consolidated smashing their previous 1924 high records. Other. stocks to be elevated to new hisn levels were Republic Steel, Famous Players, Columbia Gas & Electric, Pacific Gas & Electric, Radio Cor poration, N. Y. Air Brake, Ameri- can Car X Forndry. Railway Steel Spring, l.. S. Cast Iron Pipe, Inter- national Paper, Chicago Pneumatic Tool, Simms Petroleum. Park & Til- ford and Otis Elevator. The net gains ranged from fractions to 12 points.
 When the first batch of buying or Gers had been absorbed, and the up ward movement showed signs of slwing up. a wave Of protittal1ing swept over the market, carrying Baldwin down points, Texas Gulr Sulphur 1-2 and American Loco- motive, General Motors and 8 num- Der of others d point or more.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
AUTO ACCIDENTS
 TAKE '575 LIVES
This Is Highway Toll in Mass,
 for AZ Weeks

Boston Dec 2o.--In {? weeks since last March t7i persons were killed on the highways os Massa- chUsc',s as the result ot automobile arrljaD'e, according "a l summary ot hgres compiled by Frank 4. Good win, S,ato registrar Of motor ye- hlHes. During tho period nearly ll.- too drivers licenses were sllSpendcl. According 70 'h' records more than &SDo caS"s have hoon recorded in the courts o, the state on charges ot operating q motor vehicle while un- der the in0uencc of liquor. Of those found guilty 2&9 were sentenced to jail.
 Ia' 3oath r.'c on 'hc highways Of the s'I'e pied up far above tast years average. The worst week in 'ha period coHei tered was that end- Ing S"Dt"mhcr when a persons Were Killed in accidents on the roads The second wrret was Inc week cnl- in November l in which 24 died on the roads and the third was the week ending October 24, when % were killed Of those killed 352 were adults and 29S children.
 At 'he beginning of the period considered, the registrar was sus- pending licenses al a rate Of 200 a week. The rate mounted until the week of June 23, S94 lenses were suspended. In the week Of August IS, suspensions totaled 429 for one ejX-day period; in the week of Sep tember 16 they reac! cd AS; the last week of the same monh they climbed to 5l0,and the peak of the period was reached in the week Of November l [ when more than 15O suspensions were made.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
Weeks Activities in
 Catholic Churches
St. NfaIy's

>t, Mary
 There will be confessions Wc1L"s- day afternoon and evening.
 Masses will be srnG at 5.3h, :. > and o'clock Thursday mornja-. There will be a. chi'drcn's mass ID the chapel at o'clock
 Confessions will be heard Thurs day morning.
 On first Friday, there vtH be masses at the usual hours. ant also all day exposition Of the Hlasscd Sacrament rndl1g with holy Lou Gevotions at ?. m.
 Children's confessions Will he heard at 9:30 o'clock Friday morn ing,
 There will he q chijdren's mass at 5 o'clock Saturday morning.
 The priests at thl masses ycster- day. expressed their thanks at the generous offerings on ChriHr as.
 St. Josephs
 Confession will be heard Wcdnos- day afternoon and evening.
 Thursday. holy day of cIlirotion, wil he observed with masScs at o;2h. {, and 5 q. n.
 There will be confessions Thurs day afternoon and e"cning for 'ho first Friday otboryance.
 Masses will ho suaE at 5.21 and o'clock Friday mouing,
 St. Andrews
 E"v. F. '. Crjlus, pastor cf tha church, yesterday expressed his thanks at tLa generous Christmas offerings made hv hiscongr egaion. Contessions will he heard at : o'clock Wednesday evening.
 Thursday, day of holy oh,iga- ion, will ho observed with massas at 5.30 and &. r1., the latter heinz Il high mass, followed by bened!c- tion
 Thero will ho a mass al 7.a1 o'clock Friday morning
 On Friday evening at 7.%h o'clock holy hour v!'l Ie observed.
 An anllvorsarv mass for N-z Veronica Tw'os will 1o sung at 7.a- o'clock SatH: n.o'ui0g.
 St. Peter,
 New Years Day. q day o' rc,y ab- 'igafio7, will h. observed with masses at {, ' and o'clock .a the morning.
 Thora vii he the uzua. osses or 9rst Friday.
 On Saturday morning at $ o'c'ork 'hore vii he q mor'h's m.-I mss faE Mrs. Herman Icist.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
AN\OINC TING,t,r\,r%T

Mr, and Mrs ?. Borg of SS Black Rock aN"~Eo, a0n9unol th" cDEagc- ~ent Of tnrir daughter. Miss Minnie F. RorE, to Philip F. Olson, son Of C. r. Olson nf 46 Jubilee street,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
THIRTY STORES BURN
oil Heater Causes Conflagration
 Which Destroys Bank, Museum, Theater and Entire Business Block

Cornith, Miss. Dee. 29.-An entire business block on the west side of Court House square here was de- stroyod by fire yesterday, The dam age was estimated at between Sl,- 50O.OOO and s2.O0O.000.
 Buildings destroyed including the post office, a jewelry store, the old opera house. the Cornith Bank and Trust company and the Ford mu- scum.
 The fire is believed to have start cd from an oil heater in a cafeteria.
 Over 30 stores were destroyed by the fire, which, for time, threat cncd 10 wino out the entire business district. After a six hours fight in bitter cold, the fire department suc- cceded in conflning 1t to the single block.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
City Items

Visit Rosco's new barber shop lsi Main street, over Kresges store. Six barbers Hair bobbIng a speciality. -adNt
 Oscar Stark of Waltham, Mass, a student at Tufts college, is visiting Mir and Mrs. A, r, Nelson Of 2SO Corbin avenue.
 Gulbransen player pianos at Morans
 a -advt visiting with hiS parents, Mir and Mrs, A, r, Nelson of 2So Corbin avenue, has returned 10 the Virginia Military Institute at | cYington, Va. Meet your friends at tho Flremen's Bal, New Years Eve, testers Hall, --adNt,
 Mir. and Mrs, Eios of Main street have returned from visit with friends in Massachusetts. While in Chtcopcc, Mir, and Mrs kios were tondrrod reception in honor of their 10th wedding anniversary.
 Nicirol3s and Planes, at Morans'
 --advt John II. Sautcr Of Fremont street k recovering from an operation at th" New Britain General hospital
 Home cooked lunches al Crowell's- adv.
 Automobiles operated by Ernest Hcspclt of Valentine a,onuo, Wa thrbnry, and John Soreunas of 9 Charles street Waterbury, figured in a sllGht collision yesterday afternoon at tho corrnr Of Hartford avenue and Winter street. Policeman Thomas Do'an invcs'icated and found no cause for arrest.
 Captain William Watts nf Engine co. No. ( of tho fire department, is expected home this week from the Hartford hospital where l." ihs been undergoing treatment for the past two weeks.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
Kept His Daughter
 By Chain Around Neck

Niagara Falls, N. Y. Dec, D. Joseph Zicnski was arrested last night charged with having kept his daughter, 12 years old. chained for several days. The police say the chain was about five feet long and was fastened around the child's neck with a paddock, The key of which the father carried in his pocket.
 The man is at present free on probation for having some months ago nogged q child with a "cat o'nine tails" made of c broomsticlt with heavy rubber thongs.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
AMBASSADOR ID
 ADDRESS MEETING
British Envoy Slated for Talk
 in Washington

Washington, DcC. g Members of the American Political Science asso- ciation gathered here today for the organizations twentieth annual meeting with a thrcc-day program of addresses and group discussions dealing with numerous political questions of both international and domestic aspect.
 An address by Sir Esne How rd, the British embissa dor on British policy and the Balance of Power" headed tho program for tonight's session. devoted to a discussion Of international relations. Dr. James W. Garner, president Of the associa.- ton will follow tho ambassador with an address on Limitations Upon- Na'ional Sovereignty in International Relations"
 Subjects listed for discussion at round tahle meetings today includ- ci politics ard psychology, pubic administration and international af- ;airs.
 X luncheon program included an address by Prot. George Grafton Wilson, Of Harvard, on ;ha modcrnj- zat>on of international law. with other speakers developing the sub ject.
 Problems involved in public per sonncl administration formed the subject Of speakers listed for the afternoon session, including Harry c. Marsh. secretary of 'hc National Civil Service Reform 'caguc.
 In an address prepared for th" round table discussion on interna- nonal affairs, Denys r. Myers, of 'ne world peace foundation dwe'' on what hn declared wcrc The adyan- t2scs Of the international coopcra- ton through tlc )eaEn of natione in the matter of treaty making.
 Ra'ihca'ionS so far rrcordcd ot the A. trratias ncgo'iatrl through the 'oacuo. hes aid. rspr eent "net work Of international cngatemcat which it would r"q1'ro 17.So9 bila- teral treaties to rcprodUcc," using 'hr term "bilatera as meaning treaties between tn,t9idual nations,
 A feature ot tho ron\ on'ion is the number of wornon scientists in at- tendance. Many of thom are down for papers or various topics.
 Radio listeners throughoW the eastern half Of tha country will have an opportunity to rca- some or the papers prescu'ed 'lroucn arrargs- mon,s for q nnr9p Of hroadcastinE stations as far v"st as Nebraska To transmit one shrr' paper oC ropu- lar nature every tight. This is th" first time radio ha, ho"n used in con ncction with thc meetings.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
DOWNEY NS. WEINIRT

Columbus, Ohio, Dec 25. - Joa hownoE Cs.umhus haarvwc1a-. las a'en matched 70 trn rourI tout with Charlcs Wgincrt, rcoa1t con- q"oror ot Luis Ttrpo, or Jaauary 5 at Buffalo. t was annSuroo8 today.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
FOUR DIE IN FLAMES
Sick Father Tries Vainly to Rescue Children in armhousc Near Cad do, Oklahoma.

Caddo, OEta Doc, g2-Four children wcre burned to death whiio s''"ping in one room Of a farmhouse n"a~ h"ro which was destroyed carly sunday morning.
 The father, N. E. Taylor, i'll in a room on to first .oor tried 10 saye tne chijdr'o from the flaming room ""leh WaN on the s"conl floor. but 'hr fire Ir! gained such hcadway that he ~os driven back, The origin ol the blaze WIS unknown.
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COOLIDGE AND
TAX REDUCTION.

Probably no one is in a better
position to speak authoritatively
on matters of Federal Expendi-
lures than Congressman Madden
of Illinois, who is chairman of the
House Committee on Appropria.
tons. In his speech at Cleve-
land, seconding the nomination
of Coolidge, Madden commented
upon the new Importance attach
ing to the Presidency because Of
the Budget Law and said
Calvin Coolidge knows from
childhood training and from ex-
perience in public and private
life the true meaning of frugal
ty, thrift and economy. 1t has
been my high privilege, in the
performance of official duties, to
know intimately the diligence
with which he has striven to re-
strain unwise expenditures and
the earnestness and deep sym
pathy with which he has sought
equitable tax reduction. The
duties of the Presidency, under
the Budget Act, are in hands
well qualified by Inheritance,
training and experience for their
execution with sagacity and fl
deity. They should be contin-
ued there"
They certainly should be con-
tinued there, if the people are
sincerely DESTROYS of tax reduc-
ton. Some folks say that talk
of tax reduction among the peo-
pie is merely the expression Of a
general desire that is not follow
ed up by practical efforts in that
direction that the people will
demand tax reduction but vote
against the man who tries TO give
it to them. President Coolidge
has kept down expenses and We
toed some large appropriation
bills-whicb must be done if we
are to have tax reduction. Elk
penses must be cut before we
can cut taxes. The tax rate re-
ducer is the one who paves the
way by eliminating needless ex-
pensc. If the people really want
tax reduction they will vote for
Coolidge.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-06-20
Increasing Cost Of Telephone
Plant and Equipment

ONE of our big tasks today is to pro-
II ~ vide the plant and equipment necessary to
meet the demands of the people of Maryland for
more telephone service.
gEach telephone added to the system
requires additional plant and equipment. During
the last five years the number of telephones
added in Maryland has been AZ 900; an increase
II of So per cent. But the increase in telephone
plant during the same period has been 81 per cent.
II Thus, while the growth m telephones has been
large it has been greatly exceeded by the increase
Il in plant.
gStated another way, the plant per
| telephone in service in 1919 averaged $151 co..
1t is now $4,000 and in 1923 it will be more
than $4,000 per telephone.
qYou ask why. 1t is because of the
present high cost of building plant first, to
tend the system, and second, to replace old plant
built at low pre-war costs, with new plant built
i at present-day costs.
j 81 This process of extending and re-
i placing plant and equipment is constantly going
i on. 1t is part of this Company's obligation to
give service to the people of Maryland. But our
4 present rates were designed to yield return,
not on the average plant per telephone today,
but as it stood in 1870.
4 Gilt takes more net earnings now to
1 nav a return on the property than it did in
4 1920 This is one of the reasons why we must
\ ask for some moderate increases in our rates.
3 THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE coMPAN
81 Bell System
y One Policy One System Universal Service
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Orphans Court for Charles
Co, IS.
La Plata, Md, May 20, 1924,
Ordered by the Court. that Ferdinand
C. Cookey give notice required by law
to the creditors of Ellie l.. Cooksey,
deceased, to exhibit their claims,
legally authenticated, by advertise
ment published in some newspaper,
printed in Charles County, Md, once
in each of three successive weeks.
True Copy-Test:
MOTLEY T. BUTTON,
Register OF Wills for Charles County
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JAMES E. MILES,

late of said county, deceased. AL per-
sons having claims against said deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same
with the vouchers thereof legally authen-
ticated, to the subscriber ON or before the
3rd day of December, 1924. They may
by law otherwise be excluded from all
benefit of said deceased's estate.
Given under my hand this Bird day OF
June, 1924.
JOSEPH H. HOWARD
$685.. Administrator.
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CARD.

Having opened Law Office in the
Cooksey Building at La Plata, in
addition to our office in the Bank
Building at Hughesyille, we hereby
announce to the public that one mem
Der OF our firm can be seen at oar La
Plata Office any day during the week
and at our Hughesville Office on Mon
day, Wednesday and Saturday Of each
week.
MUDD & EDELEN.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Orphans Court for Charles
County-ss:
La Plata, Nd, June 3, 1924.
Ordered by the Court. That Joseph
Il. Howard give notice as required by
law to the creditors of James T.. Miles,
deceased, to exhibit their claims, le-
gally authenticated, by advertisement
published in some newspaper printed
in Charles County, Maryland, once in
each of three successive weeks.
True copy-Test:
MOTLEY T. BUTTON,
Register Of Wills for Charles County
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HaIi's Catarrh Medicine

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health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh Is a local disease, II is greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE IS a
Combined Treatment. both local and in.
ternal, and has been successful IN the
treatment Of catarrh for over forty years.
Sold by all druggists.
+. }. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
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NOTICE.

The Charles County Road Commits
sion will hold regular monthly meet
ings, during the year 1924, on the sec
ond Tuesday Of each month at I2
O'Clock noon in the Court House at La
Plata.
ROBERT GRAIN,
stiff Chairman.
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coMMIssIoNERs. MEETING.

The Board of County Commission
ers of Charles County will meet at
their Office in La Plata on
TUESDAY, JUNE "a. 1924,
to transact miscellaneous business.
By order of the Board
]. H. NJ. DORSETT,
Clerk.