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Evening star., 1924-04-29
MILLER REAFFIRMS
MESSAGE TO FORD
Says He Quoted President Correct
ly on Muscle Shoals
Statement.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 29.-James Mar
tin Miller. whose telegram to the
Dearborn Independent quoting Presi-
dent Coolidge as saying he would try
to deliver Muscle Shoals to Henry
Ford has been repudiated by the
President, states that his telegram
was correct.
Mr.. Miller, who said he was employ
ed by the Ford interests solely to OBJ
serve the progress Of Fords presiden-
tial boom, insisted that he had trans
mitted Mr.. Coolidge'S words accu-
rately.
He denied statements made by Ford
representatives in Detroit last night
that he was not on the Ford pay roll.
He declared he had been engaged IN
December, 1922.
He said he resigned last January L,
and had since instituted suit against
the Independent for back salary and
expenses.
"I was not employed to look after
the Muscle Shoals project and did no
lobbying for that or any othe- meas
ure before Congress" Mr.. Miller said.
My telegram read before the WASH
ington committee stands. So far as l
know there was no deal between the
President and Mr.. Fori regar ding
Muscle Shoals or politics.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
HOUSE PROBES CLAIM
AGAINST SHIP BOARD
Atlantic Corporation of New
Hampshire Involved in
$1,OOo,ooo Case.
QUESTION PEPPERS PART
Choice of Senator as Unofficial Ref
cree Investigated.

The House committee investigating
the Shipping Board TODAY again went
into the claim of S1,O24.0o0 against
the board by the Atlantic Corporation
or Portsmouth, N. H.. in connection
with which Senator Pepper, Republi-
can. Pennsylvania. a previous witness
had testified. had been asked to act
as an unofficial referee
Representative Cooper, Republican,
Wisconsin. developed from the wit
ness that Senator Peppers name was
suggested to former Chairman Laske r
by Senator Moses and that the rec
ords showed the Pennsylvania Sena-
tors opinion was Completely at vari-
ance with all our legal people and
the boards claims committee"
Commissioner Haney of the board
testified there was no personal pres
sure" brought upon him, but tnat the
records showed an undue" amount
of letters from many persons press
ing a settlement.
Asked by Representative Connally,
Democrat Texas. IL he had talked
with Senator Pepper regarding the
claim, Haney declared he had never
seen Mr.. Pepper. but that the records
showed he made a finding in the case.
Haney. replying TO another question,
said he was under the impression that
letters were on file in the board from
Senator Moses, Republican, New
Hampshire, bearing on the corpora
tion's claim. but that they pre-dated
his coming to the board.
Haney declared that various phases
of the claim had been informall!
considered on eleven different oc-
casions by board officials and each
time there was an adverse decision.
The witness said the board S
claims committee had found the gov
crnment was not obligated to the
Atlantic Corporation, but ON the
other hand, it had sold government
property worth approximately S400,-
600 which was "unaccounted for"
Foreclosure proceedings are in the
course of preparation for the De-
rartment of Justice, he said.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
PREPARE BUREAU PROBE.
House Committeeman to Conduct
Public Hearings.

The special committee OF the House
instructed to investigate charges of
irregularities at the bureau of en-
craving and printing was in session
today. working out Its program for
conducting an active investigation.
Chairman McFadden said that the
COMMITTEES had ordered q considerable
number OF affadavits and other evil
dence printed, which were not yet in
shape. Witnesses will be summoned
within a few days" and 1t is prob
able that the hearings will be open
to the pub1tA Chairman McFaddsn
Evening star., 1924-04-29
HELD ON THEFT CHARGE,
Bride Alleges Husband Departed
With $525 on Lone Honeymoon.

Harry ]. Lambert, thirty-six years
old. printer, who was arrested in
New Orleans, La, several days ago
on a charge of larceny after trust,
was brought here yesterday by q
deputy United States marshal and
lodged in the District jail. The story
leading up to Lambert's arrest as re-
lated to the police is:
Miss Alice Posse, a clerk in the Vet
Grams Bureau, and Robert b. Hol-
lander, roomer at her mother s
home, 1902 + street, had a quarrel.
Then Lambert appeared as a roomer
and boarder and in less than a week
had Miss Posse for his bride He bor-
rowed $l25 from Mrs. Kate Danforth,
his mother-in law, and S400 from his
wife while preparing for honey
moon trip in an automobile yet to be
purchased.
Lambert went on the honeymoon
alone and detectives located him BY
means of messages sent his wife and
mother-in-l law from New Orleans
Evening star., 1924-04-29

A public music fete will be given
tonight at Sis o'clock in the audi
torium of Central High School, with
a preliminary band concert by III.
Army Band. beginning at 7:45. The
Army Band, commanded by Capt. p.
". Lewis and directed by William !
Stannard. will furnish additional fea-
ture numbers on the general pro-
gram. These features are Santel-
mann's valse. The Debutante"; The
Fifth Division" by Capt. King, and
Lakes Evolution of Dixie" a fan
tasia depicting the evolution Of
Dixie" beginning with THE Crea-
ton" through the well known tune
of Dixie" and ending with grand
opera
Big Violin Ensemble.
The Josef Kaspar Violin Ensemble,
composed of twenty-six players, and
the josef Kaspar Violin Trio will be
the outstanding instrumental fea-
lures of the evening. The ensemble
will present Johann Smunicko's IN
terrnezzo'' and the trio will be heard
in Dusek's "Minuet" and a Waltz"
by Brahms.
The vocal soloists will be Mrs. Will
liam T Reed. contralto, and Meta
Craig, soprano. Mrs. Reed will sing
Secchi's 'Lungi Dal Caro- Bene" and
Life and Death by Coleridge-Tay-
lor. Miss Craig Will present the sec
ond scene from act l of "Pagliacci,'
in costume.
Pipe Organ Group.
Charlotte Klein, organist Of -.
Thomas Episcopal Church, will be
heard in a pipe organ group, con-
sisting of Bonnets 'Toccato' and
"Reverie."
Community singing will be directed
by Robert Lawrence, assisted at the
piano by Helen Burkhart and at the
organ by Mrs. H. Clyde Grimes.
There will be. 1000 seats free 10
the public and 1000 seats reserved
for members of the association and
those desiring reserved seat PRIV
ileges for % cents. Children under
four years of age will not be admit
ted and all other children must
come with adults and sit with them
throughout the concert. The doors
will open at o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 2e.-Two of the four
teen political parties of France have
boldly decided to recommend good
Dictatorship" to the French voters as
the best solution of the problems of
the day. One of them picks the Duke
of Orleans, pretender to the French
throne, as a proper Mussolini for
France, while the other thinks that
Moscow can name the proper man.
Neither the Royalists nor Communists,
however, can count on a large repre-
sentation in the chamber which is to
be elected May IL.
The Communists want the labor
people. properly armed, to replace the
present army; their dictatorship
Evening star., 1924-04-29
Dictator for France Is AduOcated
BY Both RoyaIists and Communists

would then, they think, be in a fair
| way to impose itself and to succeed in
the carrying out of the following pro-
gram:
Extinction of the pubic debt by
the confiscation of great fortunes :;
roads, industries and insurance; requi-
sition of dwellings for the benefit of
the propietariat; creation of a work
mems and peasants militia; constitu-
tion of high court of justice to try
the persons responsible for the war
and it's prolongation and the military
leaders and profiteers; cancellation
of the treaty of Versailles; conclusion
of a new peace without either war
indemnities or annexations; putting
in common of reparations and war
debts, and substitution for the league
of nations of United States of Eu-
rope, with an alliance with the
Soyiets of Russia.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
BIG VIOLIN ENSEMBLE
AT CENTRAL CONCERT
JOSEPH Kaspar to Lead Twenty.
Six Players in Community
Musical Tonight.
SELECTIONS ON PIPE ORGAN
Robert Lawrence Will Lead Audi
ence in Popular Songs.

Music fete. Central High Au-
ditorium, tonight, Sis pm.
Doors open at o'clock. Pro-
gram:
7:45 PM.
Concert by the Army Band.
Capt p. w. Lewis, commanding.
William ]. Stannard. Director.
March. pit Panther. Pamela
Overture, "Juber. Weber
Suite, "A Day in Venice. Nevin
SIS PM.
(a) America.
(b) Salute to the Flag
(c) Oath of Allegiance.
(d) Marching to Glory.
Everybody.
'Pag gliacci," scene II, act !,
Leoncavallo
Netta Craig, Soprano.
In costume.
Charlotte Klein at the piano.
(a) Minuet ..............D .Dusek
OBJ Waltz ..............B Brahms
Josef Kaspar Violin Trio
Dora Minovich at the piano.
Community singing
Everybody.
(a) "Toccato" .....-. Bonnet
OBJ "Reverie" ...... Bonnet
Charlotte Klein. Organist.
Valse, The Debutante,"
Santelmann
The Army Band.
Community singing
Everybody
(a) 'Iungi Dal Caro- Bene,'
Secchi
OBJ Life and Death"
CoIeridge- Taylor
Mrs. William 7. Reed. Contralto.
Charles T. Ferry at the piano.
Community singing
Everybody.
March. The Fifth Di-
vision" ........... Capt King
1ntermeZzo Johann Smunicko
Josef kaspar Violin Ensemble
(26 players.)
Miss Minovich at the piano.
Characteristic, Evolution
of Dixie" Lake
The Army Band.
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Everybody.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
MRS. RAFTER NAMED.
Nominated for Eleventh Term by
Parent-Teachers.

Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, for ten
years president of the District Con-
gress of Mothers and Parent Teacher
Associations, was nominated for her
eleventh term as head of the organi-
cation at it's annual meeting today
at the Ebbitt Hotel. Other officers
nominated are: Mrs. j. N. Saunde ers,
first vice president; Mrs. Virginia
White Speel. second vice president;
Mrs. J. H. Newton, third vice presi-
dent; Henry c. Clark, fourth vice
president Charles Hart, fifth vice
president; Mrs. H. S. Parsons, record
ing secretary; Mrs. James B. Byler,
corresponding secretary and Mrs. z.
d. Blackstone, treasurer. The elec-
tions will be held this afternoon.
The association voted to change its
name to the District Congress of
Parent Teacher Associations. 1t also
decided to hold the election of officers
every two years insfsad Of annuaalx. !.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
Barring ATTORNEYS
WILL ASK FOR BAIL
Three Indictments Returned for
Alleged Attempts to Poison
Wife.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WHITE PLAINS. y. Y, April 29.-
Attorneys for Clarence Q. Barring,
wealthy chemist and manufacturer,
who was indicted by grand jury yes
terday. after witnesses testified he tried
TO kill his wife by mixing poison and
typhus, scarlet fever. pneumonia and
diphtheria germs with her food, today
plan TO seek his release on bail.
District Attorney Rowland announced
that he would oppose their efforts.
Barring, in highly nervous condi-
tton. is watched by special guards
posted outside his cell. His trial is set
for May ~.
Three Indictments Returned.
Three indictments, charging at
against him after his wife, who is
seven years his senior, and a number
of other witnesses had told a story of
another woman which ended. they
charged, in n months series of
efforts by Barring to poison his wife.
In a statement TO Rowland shortly
after his arrest Barring was said to
have admitted he had mixed germ cul-
lures in his wife's foods and also had
administered arsenic. but denied that
he intended to kill her. He merely de-
Slred 10 make ner so Ill, he was said to
have related. that she would let him
accompany her to California, where
she could recuperate and he would free
himself Of the other woman
Obtained From Hospital.
The germs. the police said. were OBJ
tanned from the Willard Parker Hos
pital in New York. Attendants there
said they gave the cultures to &c
Barnes" later identified as Barring, on
recommendation of Columbia Univer-
sity laboratory workers. Barnes"
told them he was using tho germs in
experimental work
Baring's mother. Mrs. Walter T.
Stroud of Pittsburgh. indicated yester-
day that her sons defense would be
that of insanity.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
Reception for G. a. r.

A reception and ladies' night IN
honor of the Grand Army of the Re
public will be held by the National
Press Club Post of the American
Legion at the National Press Club
Thursday night, beginning at $50
o'clock. Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Maj Gen. John Glenn and Col. John
McElroy will be among the speak
erS The United States Marine Band
Orchestra will give a program or
civil war music. Maj. Frederick
Nelson of the Press Club Post viii
preside.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
WOULD CONTROL ARMS.
League Subcommittee Favors Re-
stricted Manufacture.

By tie Assoca ted Press
PRAGUE, April 29.-NationaI con-
troll of the private manufacture OF
arms and war implements is favored
by The league of nations Subcom-
mittee on disarmament. which ended
it's sessions here yesterday.
The French delegate, NJ. Jouhaux
however, regards this control as in
efficient to forestall the dangerous
consequences of private manufacture
and urges that the control should be
international. A report embodyinG g
thia view will be laid before the
plenary meeting of the mixed COM
mission on disarmament.
After the proposals are accepted by
all the members of the league OF
nations they will form the basis for
domestic legislation by the respective
governments.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
STONE TO AID SENATE
ATTEMPT TO PUNISH
DAUGHERTY'S BROTHER
Continued from First Page.)

according to letter of the secretary
of the association, decided that "the
intrinsic value of their product had
increased IS per thousand" The de-
cision, the secretary's letter said, had
"a good effect on sales price"
The Pennsylvania Hemlock and the
California White Sugar Pine associa-
tions were all included in the
trade commissions investigation, and
Wooden said their practices were
substantially the same" The Depart
ment Of Justice got data in 1921
which, in his opinion, constituted evil
dence OF disregard of antitrust laws
by these associations, but instituted
no action.
Says Others Were Lax.
George Chamberlain, counsel for
n. NJ. Daugherty, suggested that
previous attorneys general had been
as negligent as Mr.. Daugherty, If
there was negligence, in antitrust
prosecutions.
Isn't it true that the Sherman anti
trust law and the Clayton act are be-
ing disregarded in practically every
industry and has been so since 1914?'
Mr.. Chamberlain asked.
There is increasing violation and
1t may go back of that date" Wooden
said.
Senator Wheeler announced that
the committee would next take up
charges of ANTITRUST violations in
the agraouatur machinAry industry.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
MOTHER EXPLAINS
BERGDOLL'S ABSENCE
Draft Evader Expected to Return
to Germany After Visit With
Relatives in Switzerland.
By the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, April 29.-Mrs,
Emma c. Bergdoll, mother of Grover
Bergdoll, notorious draft evader, said
last night there was no mystery about
her sons disappearance from Eber-
bach. She said that he was visiting
relatives in Switzerland and that he
would return to Eberbach in about
three weeks to reopen negotiations
with representatives of the American
Legion for his surrender. She said
Bergdoll had informed her of his
plans in a recent letter.
Mrs. Bergdoll said that her son had
requested her to open negotiations
with the government for his return
TO this country. but that so far the
government had refused to negoti-
ate" IF those offers of other or
ganizations had been made. by the
government, officially" she declared,
II know that Grover would be here
now. He wants to return and l know
lie Will if reliable offer is made"
Evening star., 1924-04-29
SLEEP SICKNESS SPREADS
Great Britain Alarmed Over Rapid
Increase.

LONDON, April 29.-The rapid
spread of the sleeping sickness in
Great Britain is causing some con-
Germ. In January there were sew
enty-f1ve cases, in February, 217; in
March, 46S, and in the first three
weeks of the present month. 649.
The proportion of deaths has not
been large, but the after effects of
the disease very often are serious.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
IS DEAD TAKEN OUT
OF BENWOOD MINE;
66 BODIES REMAIN

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-04-29
HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES
FOR WEDNESDAY,

FIRST RACE-Purse, $1,000;
three-year-oldS and up; six furiongs
Evening star., 1924-04-29

SECOND RACE-Purse. $1,000; claiming;
three-year-olds and up; one mile and three
Evening star., 1924-04-29

tseagram Stable and J. H. Stotler entry.
tMrs. r. ]. Miller entry.
~. c. Miller entry,
Three pounds allowed for rider.
FOURTH RACE--The Chesapeake stakes:
SIS 600; three-year-old colts and fllies; one
r,,ije and a sixteenth,
New Britain herald., 1924-06-06
A MAN-KILLING WHITE
 TIGER IS SLAIN BY RAJAH
NiaIlaraja Of Sifgniia shoots Jungle Beast Mffh a White SkiH-
 Nh Unusual SpetimeB.

Calcutta. June s.-Sportsmen all over India are greatly interested in the skin Of a white tiger recently shot 5y the Maharsja Of sirguja and which is now on display here.
 Excapt for a few darker sfripinzs ths pait is almost pure white and measures nine feet eight inches from rcss to tail tip. The white tiger Is extremely rare. but fsu specimens svsr having basn secured and thia one
New Britain herald., 1924-06-06

is reported 10 have had a career a dc nredation that included three human victims and innumerable cattle.
 According to reports from the dis irict in which 1t was killed, the beast actually appeared 10 use it's unusual coloration as an aid to hunting. 1t was continually mistaken for a steer or COW as it lay quietly among the herds waiting a chance to kill, and the natives assert that 1t mixed freely with the herds without exciting alarm.
 Three instances are related Of the tiger having been seen lying quietly in the jungle and being mistaken by natives for beast if had slain. and in each cases when the native appro- ached, hc was killed.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-06

the map of New Britain, published in 1851 and the Hartford County man
 of is5b. there were no buildings on
 West Main street between the Episco-
 pal and Baptist churches except the
 Jesse Hart house. This was owned
 in 1851 by l.. Hart. and in 1855 by
 Dr. Lucius L. sperry. About 1860, the
 land between these two churches be-
 came the property of Henry F.. Rus
 sell and Cornelius E. Erwin. During
 that year they erected a bank build
 ing on the southeast corner Of the
 property. near the Baptist church.
 The said building is now the south east section of the City Han.
 When Captain Waiter glad,lcn as
 sumed charge Of tho Post Office in
 1861, he removed the office 10 a small wooden building standing little cast of st. Marks church. Here the Post Office business was conducted until lS70 when the brick building which now forms the southwest section Of the City Hall was ready for use. The basement of this building was reached by an open flight of stairs in front, and was used for a barbcr's shop. The Post Office business was condutt- cd in the front part Of the first floor. The front rooms Of the second floor were occupied by Mcssrs. Mitchell & Hungerford as a Law Office, while the rear rooms were used by Dr. R. c. Dunham, the dentist. Tks third floor was used by the Grand Army. The small wooden building, which had served as the Post Office was after wards used for many years by John \. Williams and others as an Art Store, It stood east Of he brick Post Office with narrow space between, which was enclosed and uscd as the Office. Finally the old Art Store was removed 10 East Main street and placed in the rear Of The strickland house, now the Hotel Bronson.
 The old Jesse Hart house was a feature of West aiaih S;. for many years. After Dr. Snerry re- from town in 1888, it wss oc- cupied from time to time by different families. Russell Perkins lived in it so long that it has been called tho 'perkins house." Many persons, now living. remember 1t as the office of Dr. George P. Cooley. The old house is still standing in the rear of the ostroski's place on Myrtle st. It was removed thereto preparatory to the erection of the Russell and Erwin building fn 1885, and which now forms the middle section Of the City Hall Thus the Jesse Hart house gave up its birthright as the site of our City Hall. That site, instead Of being owned by a single individual as of old. now be- longs to sixty-eight thousand people rho constitute the City Of New Bri- tain.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-06
CITY HALL SITE
 AND ITS HISTORY
Story ofSpot at Center Makes
 Good Reading
Bv JAMES SHEPARD.

The land on which the City Hall
 nov stands was for some ten years
 prior 10 1925. a part Of Jesse Hart's
 home lot. His house stood near the central portion of the present City Hall. Ii was typical Of the prevailing style of Connecticut house from about 11s0 to 1920. lIart's lot extended westerly from Main street to Wash inrton street, and northely tO the north boundary line Of the property conveyed a few years since by st. Marks parish 10 the Commcrcial Trust Company. Deacon Elijah Hart, Jr.. the father Of Jesse. was probably the first New Britain m mAnGfactnrcr 10 export goods to distant land. Some years prior to 1S00 he and his sons were extensive manufacturers or corn meal for the West India trade. Bn the southeast corner of Jesse Hart's lot, where the National Hank now stands was his shop where he ma ic knives and forks, adequat3 power hav- ing been provided by diyerting the water of the Lock Shop brook. From camps history of New Britain, it ap- pears tbst there were no buildings on the Main street side Of Harts lot in 1890, other than his shop. Probably his house and shop were 'he only buildings on his entire estate prior to 1884, when the school house of Dis trict No. 1 was erected on the corner ot West Main and Washington streets. This lot became the property Of Hem fy F.. Russell about 1881 and inc building was removed to The gast side Of High street and converted into a labelling house for Mir. Russeli's father, Emanuel. This old remod- eled school house now stands at the corner of High and Lake streets, hay- ing been removed there 10 make room for the present Baptist parson- age. The school house lot was pre- scented to St. Marks parish by Mr. Russell in 1870.
 About 1s3s. Artemus Hart, a son Of Jesse, had his house on the east side of Washington street a short distance from West Main. This house Ess la ter owned and occupied as a parson- sre for number of years. prior to 1871, hy the Rev. IE Perrin, pastor Of the First Church. Afterwards it be- came st. Marks rectory and was So used until 1908 when it became the parish house.
 In 1s4s, the Baptist society erected a new church on the site of Jesse Hart's shop with its front on West Main. In the basement of this church, I.. Ii. Guernsey printed various papers for the Hon. Eliku Burritt. one Of which vas the North and South." This was followed by Judge Chamber Iain-s New Britain News" which in turn was followed by Guernsey's True Citizen" from 1862 10 1Sss. Tn 1889 a new church vas built on the old site and the old building was removed to East Main street, where t was used for secular purposes.
 h 1s47. L8ciHa z. Hart and I.u- eina Hart, sold to Charles Parsons | land or West Main and Washington streets ars st Marks church -ss .-@~txz sssrass in 1fta. According to