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New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Oct. 22.-The weather bureau today issued the following storm warning:
 Advisory 10 a. m, Tropical storm central about 26:3O north, 75 west. moving east northeastward. Caution advised next s6 'hours yes- sels between 25 and g north and 65and 7S west"
 Forecast for southern New Eng land: Fair and continued cool to- night and Thursday, moderate to fresh northwest and north winds.
 Forecast for eastern New York: Fair continued cool. tonight and Thursday? probably heavy frost to- night; fresh northwest and north winds.
 Conditions: The weather con- ditions have changed very little dur ing the last 24 hours. The pres sure is high over the Mississippi valley and Lake region and low over Florida and Nova Scotia The tenn perature is somewhat below normal ts far south as Georgia. There is no well defined storm east of the Rocky Mountains. The tropical disturbance which developed near Swan Island about ten days ago moved out to sea yesterday of the Florida coast.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather and not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22

that bohbed hair figured extensively in the uews-at least in New York,
 Remembering the stories of some months ago about several "bohhed hair bandlts"--as if any girl bandit would be likely to wear her hair in any other fashion--it appears that the novelty of shearing the feminine coiffure has not entirely worn off From what We can judge, a girl appears 10 be more interest Ing to newspaper readers if she wears her hair bobbed than ir she doesn't, as golden locks and long haired girls seem rarely to get into the headline anymore.
 Stories about bobbed haired dam scls are no longer news and 1t is high time that the learned New York editors realized as much, If q chicken cats a worm il isn't news; but if the worm bites the chicken 1t ia worth a "boX on the front page" Consequently bobbed hair stories are passc; what is news is d story about a girl with the golden locks of a former day.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
GASOLINE PRICES
 RATED WITH COAL
Standard Oil President Tells
 Company's Stand

Tulsa, Okla, Oct. 22.--Gasoline prices will be regulated by the mar ket price for coal, Walter c. Teagle, president of the Standard oil com- pany of New Jersey. said in a state- ment made public here today. He based his statement on an analysis of the petroleum situation by the company.
 Under existing conditions gasoline can be obtained from fuel oil in many instances at 8 cost lower than 1t can be obtained from crude petro- leum, Mr. Teagle said. Fuel oil is sold in direct competition with coal" he said. "The reserves of coal are greater and more certain than re- serves of petroleum and the price of coal so affects the price of fuel oil that gasoline is affected in pro- portion.
 "Whenever gasoline can be ob- taped from fuel oil at cost lower than the natural gasoline in the crude, the tendency will be toward a reduction in the available quan- tity of fuel oil and an increase in the available amount of gasoline. A contraction in the supply of fuel oil will tend to enhance its value, wheras an increase in the quan- tity of gasoline will have the re- verse tendency.
 When there is an over produc- ton of crude it is necessary for the industry to sell petroleum in the form of fuel oil in competition with coal and the consumers of gasoline will participate in the lower value so established"
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
ELECTED COMMISSION AND POLITICS

Hiram Bingham opines the Demo- crats of the state are wrong in pro- posing to have the people vote on the choice of members for the public utilities commission because the chairman of the commission is Democrat. <
 If the people voted on the com mission members, Hiram says, the chances are that a Republican would take the place of the Democrat.
 The party complex is strongly de- veloped in the mind of the Yale pro- lessor, The Democrats of the state' however, probably are prepared p prove to the professor that they don't care a cent as to the political beliefs of members of the pubic utilities commission.
 The utilities commission is not supposed to be a political organlza- tion. it's members are not on the hoard because they belong to any narticular party but because they are supposed to be able to perform the functions of the board satisfactorily
 The rank and file of citizens-in- c1uding all Republicans not directly identified with the state machine are dissatisfied with the acts Of the public utilities commission the past half dozen years.
 Candidate Bingham says appoint ed judges are better than elected irdees, and that as consequence anpointed commissioners are better than elected commissioners
 The comparison won't ~orR' Elected commissioners might err occasionally in attempting to make their findings too popular; but such contingency is less to be feared by inc nubic than erring on the side of making their findings too popu- lar with the transportation com panies,
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
GOVERNOR APPLY ANSWERS
 PARTISAN CRITICS

Nohody can speak for the lcgis- lature except itself" Gov. Temple ton states in reply to state machine critics who suddenly find fault with him for calling a special election 10 elect successor to Senator Brandegee.
 But speaking for the legislature Is the long suit of the partisan poli- tIcians who sit on the sidelines and pull the. strings.
 The governor further ayers he "has faith in the people,"
 In the eyes of his critics. this statement will be regarded as ex- treme radicalism.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
A BRISTOL SAILOR LAD GOES TO HIS DEATH

Bernard B. Byam, the 20-year- old Bristol lad who was one of those killed as a result of an eX- plosion on the U. s. S, Trenton dur ing target practice off Cape Henry, evidently joined the navy in order to satisfy a desire for adventure and travel and get into the service Of his country. He was born in 1904. In the memory of many the year does not seem far in the past; yet since that time young Byam grew to within a year of manhood and had been around the continent of Africa on the vessel to which he was assigned shortly after he joined the navy.
 The sympathy Of the community will go out to the mother and the lads four sisters. Although he joined the navy without thelr knowledge pride in the youngster must have been great; he was not afraid to strike out for himself at an early age and see the world" under the escort of Uncle Sam. He came to his death while serving his country and q patriotic community ought to do homage to his memory. It was just a few years ago when as an alert American boy he attended school in Bristol; today his name is enrolled among those who died in the service of their country. He was only a lad of 20 years; not too old for his mother still 10 regard him as "hcr boy" Twenty years ago mewling infant in his mother s arms; today d sailor lad who went to his death with his eyes rivcted upon the target.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
LEACH SEEMS ELECTED
Indications are That He VIII Fill UncNpired Term of Congressman Greene of Fall River.

Fall River. Mass, Oct, 22.-The nomination of Robert NJ. Leach of Taunton as republican candidate for the uncxpired term Of the late Con- Ercssman William s. Greene Of Fall River by 2,000 plurality, was indi- cated in reports available today from yesterdays special joint pri- mary in the 18th congressional dis trict. William H. Lomax of Fall River received the democratic nomi- nation.
 In this city Leach ran second in a field of three candidates, his oppon- ents being Edmund Cote and Clar- ence Cockcroft. both Of Fall. River. The vote was: Cockcroft. 9SS: Cote, 475S; Leach, 1.310. In Taunton, At tleboro and the other towns Of the district he received a heavy vote, Iiomax carried Fall River by a plur. ality Of 434 svvc William McAuIiffe of this city
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
SPEAKS ON SUCCESS

Frank R, Woods, superintendent of the Corbin Cabinet Lock Co.,, spoke on Success" to the members of the Employed Boys Brotherhood at the opening meeting Of the season last evening at the Y. M. c. A. There were IS boys present. The work of the year was outlined by Industrial Secretary Howard w. Preble, includ- ing weekly meetings, with a discuss sion of the book by Durant Drake Problems of Conduct" monthly meetings of an educational nature with factory foremen as speakers and bowling contests with the Boys club teams,
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
PREDICTS INDIANA IS
 GOING DEMOCRATIC NOW
Davis, Concluding Ills Drive For Election, Hopeful of Results
 in Midwest

Vincennes, Ind, Oct. 22.--Makiu {. a final one-day appearance in In. diana, which state he has declared will be won for democracy" John w. Davis, democratic candidate for president, brought his campaign here today for an afternoon discus. sion and prepared to carry 1t to. night to Evansville.
 The candidate entered Indiana foi the second time during his present tour of the middle west, it was said, at the expressed request of stat. democratic leaders that he amplify his attitude and record on the uues. ton of labor before returning to New York for the closing events q. the campaign.
 Mir. Davis arrived here from Lou isville, Ky. where he spoke las night, voicing for the first time hi, opinion of method he said had beer employed for the collection of cam paign funds. It was not expected by those in close touch with the candi. date, however, that he would eN. tend his remarks on that mattel while in Indiana. Rather, it N.lr said, he would keep himself fully advised concerning progress of the investigation being made in Wash. ington by the senate committee and reserve further comment until more light had been shed on the contributions to campaign funds, the manner of their collection ani the methods employed by the co. lectors.,
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
RUMAMAN GOVT. .
 MAKES CONCESSION
Reported Modifying Mining
 Laws to Protect Americans

Washington, D. C., Oct. s2.--Pro- gress toward the adjustment of pending questions between the United States and the Rumanian government was indicated today when 1t was announced that Minister Jay, who has been in Washington sohe time for conferences, would leave Saturday for his post at Buch- arrest.
 The announcement follows re- ceipt from Bucharest of assurances that the new Rumanian mining law, against certain phases of which the Washington government had pro- tested in behalf of American mining and oil concerns doing business in Rumania, would be administered in such a way as not to handicap these companies.
 Another element of the adjust ment has been well advanced through the making of a substantial payments by Rumania on a large debt owed to an American company and formulation of an agreement with other American company for satisfactory adjustment of large claim held by it. The state depart ment has not made public the names of these companies.
 Since Mir. Jay returned to Wash ington new note has been sent to Bucharest, but has not been made public.
 The main objection by American mining and oil operators to the new Runlanian mining law was based on a provision requiring that 51Aper cent of the stock of such companies must be Rumanian owned and 70 per cent of the personnel of the 0,,-- erating forces must be Rumanians. Exceptions also was taken to certain drilling regulations and to plan to turn over existing pipelines to the government.
 Another pending question between the two governments has related to relif credits aggregating s36,0O0, ,O00 advanced to Rumania during and just after the war, and upon which there Is now due all of the principal and $7,000,000 in accrued interest.
 It was because of the seeing im- possibilities of getting satisfactory action on any of these troublesome questions that Mir. Jay returned to Washington to discuss matters IGr- sonalIy with the state department. The announcement that he is going back is an indication of the success of his effort to arouse the Rumanian foreign office to the seriousness of the situation by withdrawing tem- porariy from his post.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
FLYING TO CHINA OVER THE NORTH POLE

Sceptics of air travel possibilities again are reminded that such scep- ticism does not prevail in govern ment circles who see in the recent circumnavigation of the globe by Americas airmen, the transconu- mental flight of the Shenandoah, and the trans Atlantic flight of the ZR-S sufficient reason to believe that air travel has been proven safe and re- liable. and that further progress will make 1t even more safe and reliable and extend the radius Of operations.
 The North Pole as an objective for the flight Of a dirigible has been repeatedly mentioned, but it appears that the L. $. air service contcmplates even a more astound- ing step In the near future. l. is believed that a dirigible, like the Shenandoah or the ZR-2, can fly from Lakehurst to Picking, China, directly across the North Pole. and make the entire journey in less than 100 hours
 The journey across the Pole to China would be only 6,300 miles, while the journey across the con- tinent and the Pacific ocean is i2,- 0O0 miles. More important still, flying weather north of Greenland is usually ideal all the time, there being @ mixture Of warm anS esid
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
ADMITS WANTING
 WEALTHY ARTIST
Young Woman DiSclOses Boston
 Dlackmail Ring

New York Oct. 22.--Helen Pel- rose, 2i years old. who was arrested yesterday in the Jersey City, N. J.. laundry where she c was employed as a sorter, has confessed that she was the lure by which @ Boston black mail ring of lawyers extorted t6O, 900 from Albert Victor Searles million- aire artist according to detectives who questioned her during the night. The woman also confessed that she was the bait in other black mailing plots that netted the black mailers more than $6OO,O0o. the police declared.
 She Is being held as fugitive from justice for extradtion to Bos- ton, where she is wanted on four in- dictmcnts charging conspiracy and other offenses. While she told the police that her name was Pelrose and that she had been employed in the laundry for two years, the po- lice declare she was Eleanor Barnes, alias Sheila Barton. and a half dozen other names.
 Miss Pelrose told the police, they said, that she with Mrs. Blanche Paul, occupied an apartment in Bos- ton to which Searles was inveigled and fleeced, This matter and others led to the dsbarrnent of William J. Corcoran former district attorney of Middlesex county, and his subsequent indictment for extortion with six others, including two lawyers
 After the extortion, Miss Pelrose and Mrs Paul fled from Boston, the police quoted the former as saying. first going to Hartford, Conn. Be- coming involved there in another al- legged blackmail case, in which Abra- ham Levy of Hartford. a Yale uni yersity student was the victim, she was arrested on complaint of the students father, Harris Levy.
 Released in S100 bail to await hearing on charge of bigamy 'and blackmail, the woman fled to Spring. field, Mass When she was recaptured there she attem pted to commit sui eide and was near death in hos pital for several days.
 Jersey City police said the prison- CT freely admitted taking part in the blackmall plots. but declared she re- ceived only $200 for her work. She said that among their victims were a prominent tenor and two motion picture flnanciera-
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
DR, FRANK CRANES DAILY EDITORIAL
The Anonymous Letter
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

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New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
SPECIAL ELECTION IS BLOW TO MACHINE

"1' I am elected governor of Connecticut everyone Is to get jus ttce and square deal without re- gard to politics or anything else" says Col. Hiram Bingham.
 But Gov, Templeton doesn't seem to be so sure of 1t, so he called a special election to elect a successor to Senator Brandegee, thus deny- ing to If I Am Elected" Col Bing- ham the possibility of appointing the new senator after the first of the year, should he be elected.
 The state machine is quite put out over Gov. Templeton's action in calling a special election, thus giving the people chance to choose their senator.
 The state machine hates a sena- toria primary fight. Such a bat tIe appears harder to control than other state contests. Democrats usually have contested such elec- tions vigorously. They expect to do the same this year. A special cleo tion, with nothing else politically - except perhaps an electional deadlock in Washington to dis tract the attention of citizens will be a benefit to the Democratic nominee and a disadvantage to the Republican nominee. Particularly will the Republicans feel this ad- vantage in view of the fact they can- not nominate man who already has the prestige of having been sena- tor.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
Five Control Offices
 To Supervise Vets

Washington, Oct. 22.--Establish- ment of five control offices to super wise activities of the Veterans Bu: reau under the new decentralizatiosl scheme was announced today by Di- rector Hines. Colonel Elon F. Tandy will have charge of area A. head quarters Boston; M. E. Head will be in charge of area E, New York. The units will supervise and control all matters pertaining to veterans compensation and aid in their areas rnder direction of the central of- flee control service.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
SURPRISED ON ANNIvEHsAR,

Mir. and Mrs. Dwight Shephard oi 5S0 Stanley street were pleasantly surprised by 20 of their friends Mon. day evening, the occasion being the 31st anniversary of their wedding Mrs. Shephard also observed her birthday anniversary. Refreshments were served and games played. MT Shephard is foreman of the iron foundry at the P. and r. Corb, I company.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
Maude Adams Movie Co.
 Is Latest Organized

New York, Oct. 22.-Formation of the Maude Adams Company, Inc., under a Delaware charter with a capital Of s3,5OO,OOO to engage in production of motion pictures was announced here last night. Miss Adams, since her retirement from the stage, has been experimenting with mechanical Improvements in the movies. Several years ago she evolved new process of color pho tography. Her first venture is expect cd 10 be the filming of Rudyard kipling's Kim"
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
GOING TO NIIDDLEToWN

The Luther league. of the First Luthern church will visit the Mid- dletown Luther league Thursday evening. The members of the local league will furnish the entertain ment. Among those taking part will be the Misses Mabel Carlson and Alice Forsell, vocaIists: Thure Fred ricltson, pianist and Carl Hanson, violinlst Miss. Mildred Erickson will recitd and a few remarks will be made by Rev. pr, Abel Ahlquist. Those making the trip will start from the church at 7:15 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
ROBBED HAIR CHATTER NO LONGER NEWS

A New York writet the other day utilized some of his Spare time in tab,iiating the number of headlines in the New York papers in which tbe words 'bobbed hair" figured. It did not take him long 10 have a list that took up half a column in tho pRper that employed s:m.
 From which the assuzption arose
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
LAPS SEND WARsHIPs
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press,
 Tokio, Oct. 22-Three Japanese destroyers have been ordered from Port Arthur to anchor off Shanhai,S- wan to protect Japanese residents and interests threaten4d by the rYr- ring forces of the Peklns goycrn- rnent resisting the :nEudng armies of General Chang Tso-Lin, Mancnur- ian leader.
 Official denial was made today of the report that Japan was dispatch Ing infantry to the Shanhaikwan front to protect Japanese interests there,
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
Shenandoah Likely to
 Start East Tomorrow

San Diego, Cal, Oct. 22.--Locked to her mooring mast at the North Island flying field, the navy dirigible Shenandoah, after completing the first span of a homeward journey from Camp Lewis, Wash, to Lake hurst, N. J., was being groomed for a possible take-off tomorrow for Fort Worth, Texas.
 Commander La.ndsdowns was con- sidering eliminating the stop at Fort Worth.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
KILLED BY AUTO

Trenton, N. D., Oct. 22.-While walking along the Lawrenceville road late last night Robert Lndsley. of Lawrence, Mass, was run down by an automobile and died while he was being taken to Mckinley hos pital. He suffered a fracture of the skull. Samuel Roppelman of this city, driver of the car, was held in s2.bOO bali on a charge Of man slaughter. -
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
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New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
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THE LONGEST NIGHT
 Nv penfod

By Penrod Say l bet the fellows stare Whats the difference? l don't
 care What little boys do,. when l wear
 Long pants! l tried 'em on thls morning and Mother cried! But, my good land, They lit mo--women beat tll' band! a Long pants! An Pop, he says: Now you're a
 man. An l says 'Goody! then l can smoke!'--watch out he says, I
 don't tan
 Long pants l betcha Myrtle Greer II De Sorry she said that t me; When she sees my new shoes-an'
 the
 Long pants! l betcha anything she'll try Y make 1t up-Well, let her try Don't want no girl in love with my
 Long pants! I bet T'morrow I'll be slow Comin'-God bless Mom, Pop, an
 Oh, Yes, everybody ain't got no
 Long pants."
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
DRIVE ON ROBBED HAIR
Fashionable Deauville Seeks to Re,
 move Main Support

Laris, Oct. 22.-The attack on bobbed hair, opened at Deauville, now is being fully developed at the start of the Paris autumn season. The main support of bobbed hair, it's opponents declare, Is the difficulty of presenting an attractive appear ance duringthe intermediary period while the hair is growing again. To overcome this obstacle, the hair dressers are making special show of devices for cam ouflaging scanty lCcks.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
Justified

It was a brutal murder, The victim never had a chance for his life! Creeping up behind him. the murderer struck him down with out warning and in broad day. light.
 Why did you do it?" they asked him, as he was led away, hand cuffed to an officer Aren't you sor- ry, now?"
 "No. I'm glad" the murderer an- swered.- That fool was the cause of my getting married. He was always aiming into my ears that two could live as cheaply as one"
 Edward H. Dreschnack.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
The Editors Gossip shop

Three hundred and eighteen (31S) readers have sent the follow ing poem and marked it original and unpublished"
 He met her in the meadow When the sun was bending low. They strolled along together In the twilight's afterglow. She waited, while so gallantly. He lowered all the bars; Her dark eyes bent upon him. As radiant as the stars, She could not smile or thank him.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
The Distance

How far is it to the village of Peeweecuddyhump?" asked a mo- torist, bringing his car to a halt near the town well.
 Bout 30 minutes walk, if you go in a flivver," replied Constable Sam T. slackputter, the guardian of the peace and dignity of Petunia.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
OFFERS S1O,0OO PURSE.

Newark. N. J., Oct. -22.--Bsbe Gull len, National sportsmen's Club pro- moter, yesterday announced that he has wired Leo Flynn, manager of Dave Shade, an offer of s1O,OO0 to have Shade fight Mickey Walker, welterweight champion, at the New ark armory November 24.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-22

America has many factions but all unite in making war and backing Walter Johnson.