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New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Man Who Picked Up Dime
 Cal Dropped Returns It

Washington, Dec, H. 4F@s!I@HL Coolidge was described during inc ,ampaign by his running mate Charles c. Dawes, as "ona who watched the nickeIs,' but letter re- ceived today at the White House showed that he does not always watch the dimes. The letter, ad- dressed to the president and dated Racine, Wis, said:
 Dear Cal:-Wishing you a Merry Christmas and happy new year,
 You do not know me, but one day before you were elected WAS walking in back ot you. You drop ped a dime, but you did rot notice it., I picked it up and kept 1t because l was hungry. l. got me d hot cup of coffee and two rolls. Vel have plenty of dimes now, so am re- turning one in the place of yours.
 Yours truly.
 "A FRIEND"
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
PHILADELPHIA COPS HUNT
 ARMED BUT UNMASKED MEN
 WHO LOOT JEWELRY STORE
STRICT MARRIAGE LAW
 AMENDMENTS PLANNED
Measure Makes Seven Changes -- Prevents
 Nasty Marriages

Hartford, Dec. 11.-Welfare or ganlzations of the state are sup porting a bill which will be pre- sented at the coming session of the state legislature calling for seven changes in the present marriage laws of Connecticut. Judge Epa- phrod!tus Peck of Bristol will pre- sent the bill which has already been drafted by Judge Peck and Prof. E. NJ. Morgan Of the Yale law school. The bill aims to prevent nasty mar riages, discourage perjury in the ap- plication for license, check misal- dances and decrease the number Of divorces.
 The new bill would require a five day waiting period between the ap- plication for and the issuance of 8 marriage licenses. During that period the intention of marriage would be published daily in news paper having circulation in the town where the ceremony would take place. Both parties would be required to appear before the H. cense Issuing office before the close of the five day period, and each much take the oath. The proposed law would still require parental con- sent from parents in cases under 2l years of age, but in cases under 16 it would do away with the consent of the first selectman and require the consent of judge of probate. Applicants who have been divorced or have had their marriage an- nulled would be required to pre- sent certificate stating their exact status before a license is issued, Two witnesses would be required at every marriage to sign their names and addresses to the marriage certi- ficate. Exceptions to these clauses are provided for In the new bill and the probate judge is given the pow CT to make exceptions. If objections are made to marriage, the probate judge is given the power under the provisions of the bill to hold IF marriages until an investigation ha, been made.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Specia l Investigator Said To Have Star
 tling Information Which Is To Be Pre-
 sented To Prosecutor.
Bootlegging Activities in This New Jersey City Said to Rival Those at Weehawken.

Jersey City Dec. 1t,--tnforma. ton now in the hands of a special investigator which Is expected 10 reveal Bayonne city officials and po- licemen as being involved In boot logging operations similar to that exposed in Weehawken where 12 po- llcemen and officials have been in- dcted will be laid before Prescott tor Milton for his presentation to the grand jury, 1t Is learned from reliable authority today,
 Those Implicated
 The information also will he given 10 Special Prosecutor Vickers who is in charge Of the prosecution of the 12 men indicted in connection with the Weehawken conspiracy The charges, which are expected, 1t was said. to involve two Bayonrfe city officials, three police officials, six Bayonne policemen, and an of- ficial of one of Bayonnes largest in dustrial plans whose docks were used for unloading liquor, were part ly uncovered as the result of Bayonne newspaper printing stories indicating that conditions existed there like those in Weehawken.
 Probe ordered
 Commissioner of Public satetY Daly. to sift the charges, has or dered Police Chief O'Neill to com duct a rigid investigation of the departments records, and to particu- larly investigate the charge that truck loads of liquor brought to po- lice headquarters were released be fore proper examination of then contents had been made. The spe- cial investigator also Is reported to have information that Bayonne police official was seen escorting a rum runners truck through the cit% few months ago. Several police men will be called before Commis~ sioner Daly, it is said.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
CONN. FRUIT CROP
Past Season Has Been Quite Success ful Insofar ss Fungus Diseases Are Concerned.

Hartford, Dec. 1.-The fruit crop of Connecticut this year came through the season much better than usual as fungus diseases were more easily controlled than usual, said H. C. c. Miles of Milford in making his report as secretary at the S4th an- nual meeting of the Connecticut po- mologicsl society today at Hotel Bond. There was, though, he added an unusual amount of hail and storm damage to Connecticut or chards.
 The 1924 peach crop ripened so slowly he said, that at no time was there a glut on the market. Pears could be grown as readily in Connec- tlcut as elsewhere declared the secre- tary and he said the state should largely increase its planting of pear trees.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Winsted Man Arrested
 On Charge of Fraud

Torrington, Dec. II. - Theodore Chalkiadi, who has been the Win sted representative of the Singer Sewing Machine Co.,, for number of years. was arrested in that place last night on complaint Of the com pany. He is charged with misap- rropriation of funds, In the Win sed court this morning he was bound over to the superior court un- der bonds Of S1.40o which were fur nished.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Train And Liner Services Being
 Held Up By Dense Fog h England
BASEBALL MEETING
Today's Joint Meeting Of Two Leagues Probably Will Do Nothing But Adopt Schedule.
RY ThA AsancIateA Preka

By The Associated Press.
 New York, Dec. 11.-Club owners of the American and National leagues prepared today to go into joint session with the prospect that the only issue before them would be selection of date on which they can reconvcne with Commissioner Landis presiding.
 National league supporters of Commissioner Landis, anxious to press the advantage gained through votes of confidence given the com missioner by the two leagues, were understood 10 favor an early date for the joint session with the scene shifted to Chicago. On the other hand American league magnates were said to desire postponement until late in January,
 Leslie O'Connor, secretary 10 Lan- dis arrived today from Chicago to preside at the joint meeting, which was not expected to witness any ad- dtional devclofments in the con- troversy between Landis and Ban Johnson. president of the American l league.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Five Daring Robbers Steal Diamonds And Gems Worth Close To SlOO,OOO And Easily Escape.
Gen. Butler Orders Motor Force to Guard Every Exit and Search Every Street in City.

Philadelphia, Dec. 11.-Diamonds and jewelry said to be valued at per haps close to s100,000 were stolen today by five armed men who, un- masked and In broad daylight, held up the store Of Rosenblatt & Son, in North Philadelphia, and escaped with the loot In & large touring car bearing New Jersey license plates
 The robbers, described as young and well dressed, first overpowered a member Of the firm and a visiting diamond buyer, forced them into a rear room where they were bound, and then seized two employees who came into the store. With all four lotksd in the room, the men emptied the safe, threw quantities of gems into handbags, and then strolled lesurely out to their car, driving off as a traffic policeman stood nearby, unaware of the crime.
 Butler Acts Quickly.
 Director of Public Safety assigned 6 special squad of detectives to the case, and ordered motorcycle police and armored cars to guard every possible exit from the city, while other motorized units searched the streets for trace Of the robbers car.
 A eheckup of the loss showed that among the gems stolen were soli- tairee, diamonds valued respectively N s5,ooO and s4,0oo a piece. The hotdup men, according to their vic tinlA joked as they bound the store men. frustrating all attempts of the alter 10 scrutinize their features eitn tl.e command, heads down, backed by the menace of a pistol.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
COL. HAGGERTY NAMED

Hartford, Dec. 11.-Col. James A. Haggerty of New Haven, command CT of the 102rd infantry, C. N. C., was today placed in temporary com- mand of the S5th infantry brigade, C. N. c. in orders issued from the office of Adjutant Gen. Cole. This action follows the promotion of Brig. Gen. Morris B. Payne of New London to major general and com mander of the 43rd division. Lieut.. Col. James s. Hurley Of Waterbury becomes acting commander of the -1O2nd.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
BAYONNE CITY OFFICIALS AND POLICEMEN REPORTED
 INVOLVED IN RUM SCANDAL
BERLIN BUSSES BACK OVER THE OLD ROUTE
Kick by Second Ward Residents Productive
 of Results

Acting at the request Of a large number of second ward residents, Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa today took steps to require the Connecticut Co. to operate its Berlin bus over the same route as was followed by the trolley cars.
 Since the inauguration Of the Ber- lin bus line, the cars have been sent from Main street into Franklin square, to South Main street and intdA Berlin, service over Maple, Whiting and Ash streets being dis continued entirely
 Mayor Paonessa was In communi- cation today with Chairman Higgins of the Pubic Utilities Commission. He was advised that the Connecti- cut company's charter gives 1t sweeping rights, but the commis- sioner Believed sanction of the com- mon council should first have been sought.
 Superintendent W. J. Bryan of the local division said the change was ordered by his company and he had no knowledge of what arrange ments were made with the P, L. C. Superintendent Bryan told Mayor Paonessa later today that, beginning tomorrow, the busses will be run over the old route and that the com- pany will formally present a peti- ton to the common council at it's next meeting to allow 1t to operate busses via Franklin square. The mayor had previously held con- ference with Prosecuting Attorney Woods, Chief Hart and Corporation Counsel Kirkham with view 10 bringing proceedings against the company.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
JUDD & co. REPORTED
 WITHDRAWING OFFER
Said To Have Decided Against Giv- ing S450,000 For First Con-
 gregational Church.

The Herald was informed late this afternoon from a dependable source that Judd & Co, has withdrawn its offer Of s450,000 for the property of the First Congregational church at the corner of Church and Main streets.
 The offer was made recently, the first news becoming public last week Since then, 1t is reported, other of fers have been made for the prop erty.
 A meeting of the church commit tee was scheduled for this evening to take action on the Judd & Co.,, proposal.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
PAPER WINS AGAIN
Second Indictment Against Herald- Tribune For Publishing Tax Lists is Quashed--Goyt. to Appeal.

New York, Dec. II. Federal Judge John c. Knox today quashed the second indictment returned against the New York Tribune. Inc, publishers of the New York Herald Tribune for the publication of in- come tax returns.
 U. s. Attorney William Hayward announced that an appeal would be taken immediately to the supreme court.
 The Herald Tribune on Tuesday was found not guilty on similar charge, but because Of technical ity an appeal was impossible. There fore, by consent of both parties an- other indictment was framed on which today's proceedings were based.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
SENT TO PRISON

Chicago, Dec. 1I.-Herbert Holli- day, Brent. Glasscock, and the four Newton brothers who pleaded guilty in the s2,0o0.0o0 Roundout mall train robbery trial were sentenced to Leavenvorth prison today, the sentences ranging from one year and a day 10 one to 25 years. Holiday received the maximum sentence.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Turns Chalk White as
 Dynamite Car Tips Over

Newton, Mass, Dec. 11.-One Of two automobiles that crashed here tonight overturned. pinning the driver beneath. Witnesses lifted the car and pulled out the man. He seemed unhurt but was chalk white. shook violently and could not speak. He pointed to two sticks of dynamite lying in the road beside the car. Later he explained that he was transport ing tho dynamite for g blasting job, for which he showed a per init.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
NEW PLANE RECORD

By Ina Associated Press
 Marseillos France, Dec. 11.-Ad- Iutant Bonnet. the French aviator, broke the worlds speed record for e-kllometre for airp1anes at the Ras Istres airdrome. near here to- day, with an average of 449 kilo- metres per hour. it was announced from the airdrome. The record Of 4gao25 kilometres. has been held by Lieut.. 4. J. Williams Of the United States navy. who made it at Mitchell Field. Long Island, Nov. {, 1928.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
A CROSS- WORD TIP
Department of Agriculture Explains Goddess of Agriculture" is Three Letter Word Ops"

Washington, Dec. 1.-The god dess of agriculture-in three letters ---is Ops"
 The department of agriculture made this announcement to the country today for the benefit of crossword nuzzlers, but refrained from any iHtimat!on that the action was to be cong idered a precedent.
 Ops" got iu.o the correspondence of the department when the Phiia- lelphia office obligingly searched a dictionary to please young woman puzzle addict.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
AWARDED COMPENSATION
Widow of 4. and P, Manager Killed by Bandits Gets Decision Under Ruling of Commissioner.

Bridgeport. Dec. 11.--Herbert J. May, of Danbury. manager of an A. 6, P. Co. store in Darien on April 5 last when he was shot to death by a bandit who robbed the store, met death in the course of his regular employment, Compensation Commis- sioner F. T. Buckingham held today in awarding Mays widow compen- eation of s4,555,2o. May had been married only one week.
 The compensation award is pay able in a period of SIP weeks.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
FOLEY IS ELECTED
Hartford Athlete, Star HalfbaCk At Syracuse, VIII Lead Orange Foot ball Team Next Fall,

Syracuse. Dec. II. - James D. Foley Of Hartford, Conn junior and halfback. will captain the Syracuse football team in 1925.
 Foleys election took place last night on the train on which the team returned from Los Angeles, tN" men announced or their arrival here today.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
JUROR TAKEN ILL
Sickness Interrupts Trial of L. F. Ncrcicr, Charged With Murdcr m FittSfield.

PittslfieId, Mass, Dec. l1.-The trial of L. r. Marcter, charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, Eueenla, from poisoning, was interrupted to- dav whiie he was tas,I'yHg i" his own defense by the illness Of the foreman of the jury Horace Kirby of North Adams. A recess was or dered until tomorrow morning. Physicians said Kirby was suffering from acute indigestion. AIercier had answered on,y routine questions when the case was suspended.
 officials as the man with the toupee
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
LINER AGROuND

London, Dec. l1.-Lloyd's ship ping agency reports that the British liner Arcadian inbound from Malta for Southampton, is ashore on the Shingles near the Needles in a dense fog Three tugs have gone to her assistance.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
GETS PRISON TERM
King of Porch Climbers Sentences to Five to Seven Years Behind Bars.

Dedham, Mass, Dec. l1.-John F. Todd of Pittsfield, known to police officials as the man with the toupe2 and by them characterized as the king of porch climbers" was sent enced 10 state prison for five to sev- en years today. After being sought through the summer for series or robberies from homes on Cape Cod, at Bar Harbor and Newport, Todd was arrested on Newspaper Row He had with him at the time q copy of the itinerary Of the Prince Of Wales. The robbery charged against him specifically was committed at Cohasset, and the loss was compara lively small, but the court was asked to take the mans record into consid- eration in imposing sentence.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Day Is Like Night, Traffic Barely Moves and Grip bling of Industry Is Cost ing About S5,OOO,OOO-11 Ocean Vessels Fog Bound.

London, Dec. 11.--London today was still in the grip of one of the worst fogs in many years. It de- scended upon the city Tuesday night and continued throughout yesterday and this morning, its density and duration bringing up unpleasant memories of the Christmas season in 1904 when fr lived avs the metro polls was closely wrapped In blan- ket of Stygian blackncss.
 Scores of thousands of the city s population were again considerably delayed in going to work today be- cause Of the burdening of the sub ways with unWonted numbers seek ing to burrow their way 10 work un- derground, and the virtual paralysis of the omnibus and tramway serV- ices. The busses crawled snail-like through the inKy mist, occasionally pumping the curhs and narrowly missing collisions with each other not always missing, in fact.
 Yesterday was a day-long night during which several persons were injured in collisions, one of which was q head-on crash of omniouses The weather bureau did not give much hope of a speedy lifting Of the Soe. which the telegraphic reports indicate extends to a large degree over half of Europe,
 . The cost to the city through me stmospberic damper upon activities Ia estimated at nearly sS,ooo,O9o Much shipping is being held up ana the crews of many vessels toE' hound in the Thames are short ol food.
 Trains Held Up
 Main line railway services fhrcush- ont the country were plunged iFto Chaos by the mantle of mrnrA, some of the expresses arrivipes at ''e'aiir destination as much 8s fVe no n late Race meetings at many p'aie' have been abandoned, Stne feTry sew ices across the river Thames s''p' rcd, and all the rontingntal air ss'N' ices suspended.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
TorringtOn Chinaman
 Gets i2ecOnd Warning

Torrington, Dec. I1.-Sam Sing, a Chinese laundryman here, yesterday received by telephone a second warning from Waterbury friends to be on his guard as tong gunmen were seeking him The first warn ing came week ago yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
JUDGE DOW DIES
Former New Haven County Official and G. A. R. Man Was 90 Years of Age.
Of Age.

New Haven, Dee. 11.-Edwin c. Dow, a former judge in the New Ha- ven city court, and active at the bar and in civic affairs for many years died in Cheshire today aged go. He was a former judge advocate general en the staff of a department conn nander of the G. A. R. former com- mander of Admiral Foote Post here and in the Civil War commanded company in The 1st Conn. Heavy Artillerv.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE

Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. li.-Proper- ty loss estimated at about si,ooo,0 900 was caused today by a fire which swept St Louis compress No. 1, a property here recently acquired by the Pine Bluff Cotton Compress and Warehouse company.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Would Revoke Weddings If StOrk Is Too Tardv

Omaha, Net, Dec. l1-Rsyo
 cation Of all marriage licenses is sued in Nebraska in cases where no children are born within two years, making exceptions for phy- sical disabilities when properly certified by a physician IS pro posed here by City Health Com missioner A g Pinto Ir. Pinto announced that he would support such a bill before the coming ses- sion of the Nebraska legislature.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
FIRE IN RUTLAND

Rutland, Vt, Dec. 11.-Fire start ing from an overloaded stove de- stroyed the Methodist church in the heart Of the city early today. pam- age was placed at $25,ooo. Two automobiles also were destroyed,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Trains Held Up
Liners Held UP

Southampton, De-, 1.-The de1s- est fog known here in years is had ing up shipping in and around t1is rcrt Eleven liners, including the Arcadian, the oh'c and the Orca' due today, are fo. 'ounS 'utside The Do-t Cross channel CTS start ing out have beer set TAr- ,ber than the nd the unbound ch .ch loft uavre tr' aot srriyed up 10 not
 The troo .arElen, with nun dreds of 80 from India ana Egypt has been unable tc get nearer port thAa ess hEAs E WASA
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
EXTRA DIVIDEND

The directors Of the To-rirEton Co, today declared the regular e'7 per cent dividend and an extra of ID per cent.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11

Mexico City, Dec. 11.-"Prestdent Gompers is standing up better than expected" said a message sent in the early hours this morning from the special train on which Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, is travelling home from this city. IL was sent 10 President Callcs, who during the night asked for reports on MT Gompers' condition.
 The report of MT. Gompers' death Is erroneous; he was i'll but is now much improved, in fact bet ter than expected" said a bulletin issued al 3:05 q. m. today by J. E. Giles while the train was sidetrack- ed for short time at the station of Empalme de Gonzalez.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
GOMPERS RECOVERING
 LATE BULLETINS SAY
Reports of His Death ill Mexico False-High AL
 titude Affected Him

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. H. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, will arrive here Friday afternoon from Mexico City. accompanied by 27 cher labor leaders. They will ds- part the next day for New York via New Orleans.
 Reports from Mexico City are that MT. Gompers became suddenly i'll because of the high altitude and that his condition at one time was serious. He was brought out Of the city on a stretcher and q special train speeded him Into a lower alti- tude. He is now said to be recov- cred.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
THE WEATHER

Hartford, Dec. tt-ForccaSt for New Britain and vicinity: Cloudy tonight and Friday; possibly light snow tonight; slowly rising temperature.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11

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Evening star., 1924-11-30
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

Wcmen'> city sCiuh.-Mrs. Eugene
E..lis Thomas wfll he hostess at tn"
1.ta to pe giNan, this afternoon, 4:30
~ o'G!ocil. i.{s sistin@ Mrs Thomas
will be Airs. GRrpline +. stephen. Mrs.
Marie Stair l-arvtyer an.3 Mrs. William
IT bingham. Mrs Charles Wilcox
tnd Miss Mary A. Mason viii preside
IA the table.
An illustrated talk will ba given
lFrder the ausnices Of the entertain
rnent committee tomorrow. $50 pm.
Tile sreallcr. r.. f. +. Natthis. viii
lsave for his rbiact 'E~@ mite--the
Valley Of Glorious Catara IS.
sThc FrencA section VIII meet
Tuesday, pm The cla..s in con
versatiuu is directed by Nine. Marie
RculeE Anderson. Members interest
ed please communicate with Miss ii.
H. Arnold. - Jack SON place.
Tho monthly business meet l. 9 viii
Ia hold Wednesday, s pm. Members
arc urged To attend.
The subcommittee on cduc'tt!on of
the civi" section, Mrs. George East
1lent. chairman. aud the following
,nembers--iirS Howard l.. Hod@ilins.
Mrs Herman tiilScil, Mrs. Theodore
Noyes ana Miss Katharine Watkins
will! sponsor the luncheon 20 be given
Decemher s, / pm. The guests Of
honor and speakers viii be William
Mather l.eWis. president Of George
Washington University; Judge j. =.
14oyu, president OF the Distric.
I:o;lrd Of Edu, alton, and Mis-, Kath-
.rinc Arnold. assistant executive sec
etary Of tho Association Of Arnori-
can University Women and professor
If mathematics Of the Women's Co..
lege "f Constautinople. who will have
for her subject Education in Tur-
Ecy." Mrs. Howard l.. HcdGkins Will
preside RESERVATIONS limited To 100.