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New Britain herald., 1924-05-09
FRENCH ELECTIONS
Widespread Distribution of Split Tickets" Causes Trouble Among Various Candidates.

By The Associated Press.
 Paris, May 9,-The widespread dis tribution of split" tickets of candi- dates for parliament in the Paris, Lille and other districts where there are numerous names on the same lists hassbeen brought to the attention of the police on the complaint of some Of the leading candidates in Sundays elections.
 The method used by the distribut- ors is to print the tickets with the name Of the leading candidate of one party at the head and with those of opposition candidates sandwched in here and there. The voting system in France makes it possible for the yot- CTS 10 bring their own tickets; hence the new electoral law. providing for the choice Of deputies by departments instead Of arrondissements and jn- creasing the number Of names on each ticket, lends itself to this scheme 10 confuse the voters
 The plan was first tried four years ago on smaller scale and succeeded in gaining enough votes 10 elect for mer Premier Painleve who was not on one of the leading tickets. The same scheme now is being used against him in the third district Of the Seine as well as against his oppo- sitlon. Both sides have complained to the police- hoping 10 put a stop to the practice.
 The police are inclined 10 believe that the distribution is done by sec ondary candidates on the different tickets who are in danger of not reaching the minimum number Of votes for election. The proportional representation system most frequent. ly leaves the less conspicuous names in the ruck, while the leaders are al. most sure of election.
 1t is impossible to calculate how many of these tickets have been spread about. but 1t is believed their number is considerable and that the move is more or less certain of suc- cess in view or the confusion that has resulted from the coalitions Of dis senting tickets.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09
LAPS STILL DISPLEASED.
American Delay in Exclusion Bill
 Docs Not Satisfy Them.

By The Associated Press.
 Tokio, May S.--Although the con- ferees Of the American congress have agreed 10 propose the postponement of the effective date Of provisions in the immigration bill excluding Japa- nese until March, 1925. the situation remains grave in the opinion of To- rozu Choko. a lingo newspaper.
 "The purpose Of the proposed post ponement," tho paper says, "is 10 avoid adverse effect on the presiden- tial election. However, the race con- flict is actually already in progress.
 Japan cannot conclude a treaty which humiliates her, therefore Japan and tho United States may become nations without treaty relations. 1t is high time for Japan to unite with other Asiatic nations 10 face the situa- ton, exclude America from the Orient and make her understand, that her discrimination is unjust.
 ''rhere Is nothing left but 10 await the awakening Of the Japanese na- tion'T ....t
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09
KRISTEN GIVES uP
With Cohn Agrees to start Prison
 Term

Washington, May 3.--Jtles w tNicky) Arnstein accepted defeat yesterday in his remarkable battle to escape a prison term for conspiracy to bring into Washington securities stolen from Wall Street messengers.
 With Isadore Cohn. Arnstein ap- peared in the District Of Columbia supreme court and announced that he was ready to begin his sentence of two years, which has been fought through every available court He was taken to cell in a Washington jail, and there joined Norman S. Bowles. Washington lawyer. and David W. Sullivan and wilen W. Easterday, convicted with him.
 Arnstein did not go to jail, how ever. without one last request. He wanted 10 be sent to Atlanta peni- tentiary instead of to Leavenworth, but the court advised him that he would have 10 make the request to the department Of ustice.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09
JACKIE cooGAN AT PALACE.

Jackie coogan, in his newest Metro
 .cture, "A Boy of Flanders" is com
 ig to the Palace theater for four
 avs, beginning on Sunday.
 Jackie Coogan is conducting a rec hand drawing contest for local children under IA years of age in con junction with his photoplay, "A Boy of Flanders" Little Jackie is seen in ais new picture as the child artist of Flanders and he succeeds, after aany hardships in winning the an nual scholarship awarded yearly to he most promising youngster Of Antwerp. Jackie has conducted this drawing contest in every city in which his picture has played and it is up to New Britain boys and girls 10 show heir talent.
 There will be three cash prizes awarded, the first s1000 in gold; sec ond $500 in gold and the third prize s2.50 in gold. The contest is open 10 anyone under If and drawings must be free hand, each child can submit but one. Drawings must be mailed or brought to the Herald office not later than Monday noon and the winners will be announced on Tuesday. Read the advertisement on this contest in the Herald tonight for further particulars.
 The feature attraction for tonight and Saturday presents Lon Chaney, Conway Tearle and Dorothy Mackaill in "'rhe Next Corner" as nice a pho- toplay as one would ever want to see. The story is interesting and has a climax that holds one to the very end, a
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09
MORE THAN S9,0OO ARE
 ARRESTED IN 4 MONTHS
Philadeiphia's Cleanup Campaign Headed With is.sos For
 Drunkenness

Philadelphia. May a. Director of Public Safety Buffers law enforce ment program resulted in more than 5000 arrests for various offenses during the last four months, reports submitted to the director today show ed. This is approximately 5000 more | han were made in the same period last year.
 Arrests for intoxiSation led fine list with 1S,Se9. an increase of more than 1000. On the charge of illegally possessing liquor ISIS persons were arrested; 7sl were charged with ille- gal sale of liquor and ll2 with its it. legal transportation. Highway rob bery suspects taken into custody num- bered 1s4.
 Forty-nine gambling houses were raided and as many persons held as alleged proprietors, while 9sl others were charged with being freauenters of gambling houses. The police also raided 1Io alleged disorderlv houses and arrested l4s persons as proprie. tors and I,05t as frequenters. During the four months 5ca stills were seized and l,I65 conhscations of liquor were made.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09
TRIO ELECTROCUTED
 IN KENTUCKY PRISON
All Three Men Have Been Put To Death Within Space of 46
 Minutes.

Eddyville, Ky, May 9.-Kentucky' s was completed in Western State peni- tontiary here early today when Frank Thomas, George Weick and Charles Miller, the latter negro. paid the penalty of death for murder. They died in the order named.
 The doomed trio walked in turn
 from their cells in the death house to the chair with steady step. Only Thomas made statement during the final moments Good night. I'm go- ing home, I'm not a bit afraid, thank God" he, said as the black cap was adjusted.
 The executions were completed in 46 minutes. Thomas, past 70 and the oldest man ever executed in the state, was i sentenced for the murder of Lee Ar begust, friend and benefactor ir
 Jefferson county. Weick died for the
 murder of William Oelke. near Louis vile, and Miller was convicted of the
 murder of two railroad guards in 8reckinrfdge county. Thomas and
 Miller confessed, but Weich protested
 lis innocence.
 With refusal of the supreme court yesterday to intervene in Thomas case, the last hope of any member of the doomed trio for a repreve van
 ished and the men heard the deat h warrants read. were baptized and, in the case of Thomas and Weick. given an opportunity to bid farewell to members of their families. The three men were baptized by the prison chaplain in bath tub in a cell in the death house.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09
INAIGIRATEn TO-DAY.

San Jose, Costa Rics. May 9.--Ri- cardo Jimenez. elected hy congress on May 1 as president Of Costa Riea for four year term, was inaugurated to- sday.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09
WON'T ALLOW DIVORCE.
Irish Govt. Will Not Agree to Abso-
 iute Decrees, Despite Rumors.,

Dublin. May 9.-Notwithstanding intimations to the contrary 1t is au- ihoritatively stated that the Dublin government has no intention Of alter ing the law 30 as to provide for conn plete divorce. A number of persons, desiring to rcmarry after having ob- tained iudieisl separations from the Irish courts. achieved that end by promoting private legislation in the British parliament through the House of Lords, and others now are appeal ing 10 the Free State parliament 10 pass private legislation in the same way. A number of bills have been lodged for this purpose, but they are held up pending inquiry into the whole matter by joint committee of the Dali and senate.
 It Is argued on the other hand that the Free State should not grant com plete divorces at all. and on the other that Protestants should not be expect ed to lose an advantage which before the creation of the Saorstat hey pos sessed as British subjects domicied in Ireland,
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09

Herald classified ad conversation: "Yes, indeed p was sold atfer the first insertion.'
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09
CINCINNATI SELECTED

Cincinnati, May 3--Plans have been made 10 accommodate 5000 visitors in Cincipnati during the week of May 1?-i7, when the annual convention of the National Coal Operators Associa ton and manufacturers division of the American Mining Congress will be held here.
 In conjunction with the convention will be held the annual exposition Of mining machinery. In addition, tho American Mining Congress section will conduct four-day efficiency con- gross in mining, shipping, handling and using of coal to which all steam buyers and retail coal dealers Of the country have been invited.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09
POWDER RIVER" AT LYCEUM

Those who are seeking after real thrills, not the stage kind, cannot af- ford to miss Powder River" the war
 department film of the World War
 now being shown at the Lyceum. Talk
 en under fire by the U. s. Signal corps at cost of. II lives, these pictures Sare the governments official records hof the great war and every division that fought overseas is shown in &C., gtion at Chateau Thierry, at St. Mi- hiel, Cantigny or the Argonne. Scenes
 behind the lines showing preparations
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09
GOOD VAUDEVILLE AT CAPITOL.

There is an excellent vaudeville bill at the Capitol now playing. with five acts that are all very entertaining. Topping the bill is the offering of Tom Smith assisted by Harry New man. The Choy Ling Hee Troupe also were fayorites with the audi ences yesterday. Margaret and Nor rell in The Tourists" offer a lively act in which the audience is taken on a flying trip around tho world and brought back to the U. S. A. for the finale. Davis and Morton were well liked with their clever offering, and Naio and Rizzo went over big with their musical numbers. The feature photoplay attraction offers "The Fools Awakening"
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09
OPPOSES BIG BOND ISSUE

Alderman J. Gustav Johnson Of the fourth ward will introduce resolu- lion at a special meeting of the com mon courcil next Wednesday evening, 10 amend the recommendation Of the board Of finance and taxation that park bonds in the amount of s150.00O be issued. He favors issuance of ESQ., 900 in bonds 10 take care of improve mer-s al The wading pool in Walnut Hill park, but wants the si0o,000 al- lotted 10 the north end park cut out entirely. He favors completing work on one park before opening opera tons on another.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09
DRAMATIC FIGHTER OF
 EARLY WEST IS DEAD
John Dictz Took Law Unto Himself When He Got No Satisfaction
 Elsewhere.

Milwaukee, May 9.--John Dietz, 63, famous in Wisconsin as the Defend CT of Cameron Dam," is dead. After a iohg illness he succumbed yesterday in local hospital. His life story is both dramatic and tragic.
 One of the earliest settlers in the Cutover regions of the north. Dietz, with his family, settled near the Thornapple river, and Cameron dam where he staked his all to make a farm home for himself and his wife and children.
 It was in this little break in the clearing that Dietz came into con- flict with the Chippewa Log and Boom Company. Dietz had land be- side the. river and below the dam. This he cultivated. About the time his crops were in the ground came the time for floating the logs down the river and the opening of the dam re- suited in the flooding of part of Dietz's farm.
 There were meetings and confer ences between Dietz and the Lumber Company. but they could not agree on a settlement and Dietz became law unto himself. Then started the six year battle--a bloody battle which finaly ended when Dietz surrounded by a posse. surrendered after he had virtually exhausted his supply of ann nlnition and after his home had been riddled with bullets. Oscar Harp, deputy sheriff was shot to death in the battle.
 Dietz was tried for murder and found guilty. He was sentenced 10 serve the remainder of his life in the state penitentiary but he served only ten years. He was liberated in May, 1921, on pardon granted by Cover nor John ]. Blaine.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-09

tor barrages and advances, hospitals, ruined towns and churches-in fact, the whole vast war zone is unfolded before the eyes of the spectator in this great picture.
 The Lyceum also has announced the coming presentation of Let No Man Put Asunder," and likewise Patsey Ruth Miller and Dustin Farnum, whe take the principal roles of My Man"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
A PLEDGE FOR CONSCIENTIOUS CITIZENS

The following Pledge
Annual convent
Believing the
To myself public of
political and the qualifications of candidates
Second: To final
which entitled %
Third To obey the
all
Fifth:
Sixth: To regard citizenship public
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
BELGIAN SKIPPER FINED

Captain o. Lemaitre, skipper of the
steamship MERCER of the Royal Beige
line, which was raide1 last week and Us
bottles of liquor seized, was fined $4,000
on October when he appeared with five
other officers of the slip before Edward
Barnes, assistant solicitor of the legal
division at the New York customs house.
The captain and his officers denied any
knowledge of the hidden liquor but the
former agreed to pay the $780, which
is the value of the liquor plus the pen
alties for smuggling before the ship sails.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
INCREASE THE PENALTY

The Arkansas Democratic state con-
vention in session in Little Rock last
week adopted a platform in which was
embodied recommendation for "the en-
actment of laws increasing the maximum
penalty for bootlegging to five years in
the state penitentiary, and fixing the
maximum penalty for carrying pistol to
one year in the penitentiary.''
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
MILK CONSUMPTION INCREASE

According to figures cited by Prince
and Whitley, members of the New York
stock exchange, in a recent review of
dairies and ice cream factories in the
United States, milk consumption in this
country has increased from 43 gallons
per capita in 1918 to s. gallons per cap
tia in 1923. Milk is rapidly taking the
place that beer formerly held as ia
vorite drink among factory workers in
some of the big industrial plants of the
country.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS WET

The Democratic state convention in
New Jersey attacked the Eighteenth
amendment as an unwarranted intrusion
upon the rights of the state. 1t declared
both the Volstead Law and the Hobart
state enforcement act to be fanatica1 leg
islation. Immediate action is demanded
by Congress to the end that the Vol
stead Act be amended to permit the man
ufacture and sale of light wines and
beers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
ALLEGED PIRATE TO JAIL

A report from Brest, France, October
q says that Captain Jerome Max Phaff
has been committed to maritime prison
because of his inability to raise the re-
quisite $4,000 bail. Phaff is charged
with being a pirate who raided the
French vessel Mu1house on the high seas
of quantity of booze intended for the
smuggling trade.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
WANTED A KICK AND GOT IT

A man by the name of Sharp, living in
Collinswood, N. j., thirsty for a drink
with kick in it, decided to make some
for himself. He boiled some rhubarb in
a copper receptacle, drank the connection
and died. Physicians said the copper
had poised the wine. If liquor is as easy
to obtain in New Jersey as in the days
of licensed saloons, why was it necessary
for this man Sharp, who wasn't sharp, to
resort to homemade wine for drink
with kick? -
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17

wine, to which course of action he him
self has been a party. He did outline
his philosophy of prohibition enforce
ment as one of federal responsibility
rather than state responsibility. He did
as a probable concession to the drys say
that he was in favor OF a law to aid the
peace officers of New York to help en-
force the national prohibition act or Vol
stead Act. He closed his remarks on
prohibition with the sententious, mouth
filling phrase, Il choose law"
Accomplishes It's Purpose
The natural result of Mr.. Roosevelt's
Oyster Bay statement has been to de-
gree to accomplish what it was intended
to accomplish, that s, to fool the drys.
Republican papers throughout the state
have heralded it as d dry pronouncement
and a statement in favor of state en-
forcement law, but as a matter of fact
Mr.. Roosevelt has covered by plethora
of words whatever real intent and design
he has III the premises, and while de-
ceiving some of the voters of the state
he has left himself So far as state en-
forcement law is concerned, in spite of
his hops and his somersaults, standing
headed i'll the same direction i'll his orig
inal footsteps
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
PROHIBITION FOR NATIVES

Recommendation OF the special COM
mittee that prohibition of all liquors, in
Guiding home-brewed beer, be adopted
for the Langa location, occupied by
Kafirs was approved by the city council
at Capetown, South Africa, recently. The
argument of the foes of prohibition that
prohibition would increase native brew
ing was not deemed good reasoning, and
the committee report received a large
majority.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
GU RRY WIN
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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
CHICAGO BREWERY CLOSED

Last week Federal Judge Wilkerson,
of Chicago closed the malt Maid brewery
of that city, a million dollar concern, for
violation of the prohibition law. He also
ordered that the $4,000 gallons of beer
discovered by dry agents on the prem
Uses be poured into the Mississippi river
through Chicago's famous drainage
canal
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
cLARKsBURG "PIGGERs" PAY

Fines aggregating $1,000 were inn
posed on October in federal district
court, Clarksburg, w. Va, by Judge
William f. Baker, of Elkins, on Il de-
PENDANTS when they pleaded guilty to vio-
lation of prohibition law The fines
ranged from SIS 10 SEQ, each.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
HE WANTS EN- TAGGED

According to Waterbury, Conn, dis
patch of October 4, Congressman Pat
rick B. O'Sullivan announces that he
will introduce bill in Congress calling
for the uniforming OF all prohibition off
GERS. O'Sullivan says he is taking this
action because of hol,!-ups on the high
ways by men posing as dry officers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
DRY CLEANING EVANSVILLE

Federal agents on October launched
what they declared was the biggest dry
cleaning campaign in Evansville, Ind,
since prohibition. They arrested nearly
SO small soft drink stand owners and 9TH
ers on various charges of liquor law vio-
1ation and arraigned them before United
States Commissioner Harmon.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
MANSLAUGHTER BY BOOZE

A Muskegon, Mich, dispatch of Sep
tember 81 announces the conviction of
William Miller, of Montague, by cir
cult court jury on a charge of man
slaughter in connection with the death
of citizen of the same village which
was caused by drinking poison whisky.
Miller is out on bail pending his appeal.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
HOLD ALLEGED PAY OFF MAN"

David Wexler, alleged "pay off man"
for the sacramento wine ring of Chi
cago, was held in $500 bond October 3
for preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner BETTER on October
a, when all other suspects arrested in
the wine investigation are to be tried.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
BUTLER BACK ON JOB

General Smedley Butler, director of
public safety of Philadelphia, after his
reconciliation with the mayor, returned
to his desk last week and was greeted
with three rousing cheers by the assem-
blcd police inspectors and district COM
manders at city hall.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
ENCASED IN STEEL

A new type of rum-runner craft car
rying two powerful motors encased in
steel turrets to defect bullets was cap
tured in New York harbor last week
with its crew of five men and cargo of
800 cases of whisky. The chase lasted
five miles.