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The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
WASHINGTON

Presiden Coolidge's veto of the Bur-
sum pension bill was sustained by the
Senate The vote to override was 50
to 2S, one vote less than the two-thlrds
required
Purchase by the government of the
Cape Cod canal for $11 100000 would
be authorized under bin passed by
the House, 149 to 1872. The measure
now goes to the Senate.
A decision which may cost the fed
eral government $70OO0,0O0 in claims
arising from the communicating of
ships during the war was handed down
by the United States Supreme Court
Il few days ago. The court reversed
the decision of lower courts and sent
back to the Court of Claims for settle
ment the case of the BrooksScanlon
Corporation which sued the govern
ment for damages and compensation
for the communicating of contract
for construction of the NJ. ]. Scanlon
and the ship itself, mt the yards of the
New York Shlpbuilding Corporation at
Camden, n. j. Counsel for the govern
ment in arguing the case, said If the
court decided the contract had value
it would open the way to approximate
ly $70,0O0,0OO worth of similar suits.
A man who said he was A. II. Nor
ford, former mayor of st. Joseph,
Mich, was arrested on San Diego &
Arizona railway train at Seeley in the
Imperial valley, and held in connec-
tion with the robbery of more than 3d.
600 from branch of the First Ma
tional bank at San Diego. He had
about $1,000 In satchel, also an am
monla gun such as was used on the
teller by the bank bandit and re-
volver He admitted the robbery, the
police report
Announcement of the location of
vast tracts of land In the Philippines
with soil well adapted for rubber plan
tations was made recently by Secre-
tGry Wallace. Experts of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, with those of the
Department of Commerce. working un-
der 100000 appropriation by Con
gress. have been searching for the last
year in the Philippines and in South
and Central America for means of de-
veloping new sources of crude rubber
to make the United States independ-
ent of British colonial and other for
eign producers, who now provide about
90 per cent of the worlds supply.
A bill to quiet title to land on the
Pueblo Indian reservation in New Mex
leo has been passed by the Senate.
Senator Bursum, Republican, New
Mexico, in charge of the measure, as
sured the Senate that the bill was ac-
ceptable to all interests, which have
been participating in the controversy
waged over the confusion OF title to
some of the lands.
Secretary of the Interior Hubert
Works associates of the Presidents s
cabinet served as honorary pallbearers
at the funeral of Mrs. Work, held in
the East room of the White House.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
Qualifications

"If I marry" said the exactlng girl,
1.-The man must be entertaining, popu-
lar and have large income"
TOO bad" rejoined Miss Cayenne
Very few of our motion picture come
dians are still single"
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
Possible Explanation

"A fair exchange Is no robbery"
quoted the wise guy. II suppose that's
the reason so many women are willing
to swap an uncertain husband for
sure-thing alimony." suggested the
simple mug.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
Uncomfortable Publicity

This story says they went into the
ark, two by two, doesn't it. auntieT'
"Yes, dear"
"Well, who went in with your
Boston Post.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

A ''taxicab" chariot, used in Rome
before the time of julius Caesar, COM
puted the fare by pebbles dropped
into q bowl.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
GENERAL

John Dietz, 63 years old, famous in
Wisconsin as the defender of Gamer
on DAM" died in a Milwaukee hospital
after long Illness.
Peter Posapney, 81 years old, of
Two Rivers, Wis, student mt the
University of Wisconsin, was shot and
killed by Patrick p. Powers, Madison
policeman.
Frank r. Johns, 80 years old, car
ed for President of the United States
at the national convention of the So
cialst-LabOr party.
Safe blowers blasted the outer and
two inner doors of the vault In the AL
ton Qll.) postoffice, took packages of
postage stamps estimated as amount
ing to $4,000 or $3S000 and escaped
without being observed.
Dallas, Texas, was awarded the 1925
national convention of the National
Congress of Parents and Teachers at
meeting of the board of managers of
the organization at st. Paul. Denver,
Colo, was chosen for the national
meeting of the board Sept. 20 to
Oct. 4.
Judge A. NJ. ]. Cochran in Federal
Court at Covington, Ky, sentenced
Congressman John w. Langley, Ken
lucky, convicted of conspiracy in con-
nectlon with n whisky transaction in
1921, to two years in federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga.
Arrangements for the establishment
of $lO,000,000 Boy Scout endowment
| fund, the income of which is to be used
for the promotion of all phases of the
Boy Scout program in every section of
| the United States will be made ut once
scout executives of the Boy Scouts of
America announced.
All traces of the run on the Union
| National Bank of Springfield, Mo-, dis
appeared after money to meet with
drawal demands had poured into town
by armored car special train and air
plane. Huge bags of cash gathered in
| St Louis. Kansas City and other
towns were rushed into Springfield.
Motion pictures of whatever sort
were held to be theatrical perform
ances by the Ohio State Supreme Court
and therefore are barred from being
exhibited on Sundays. The decision,
sweeping in its scope, is believed to in
clude the exhibition of motion pictures
| in churches on Sunday.
Governor Flynn of Rhode Island d.
rected High Sheriff Jonathan Andrews
of Providence county to order every
available deputy sheriff to the Senate
chamber at the state house Mt Provi-
| dence, where Democrats and Repub-
licans are threatening each other in
the bitterest political fight in the his
tory of the state. The governor told
| Sheriff Andrews that failure to COM
| ply with his orders would result in dis
mIssal of the sheriff's force and the
calling of the National Guard TO take
its place.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
COOLIDGE STOPS
SHAKING HANDS
SEVERAL SENATORS THEREuPoN
DELIVER SPEECHES FULL OF
ABSOLUTE BUNK.
BY EDWARD 9. CLARK

Washington.-Som OF row
has been raised In the senate-whlCh
having become accustomed to rows,
takes them today rather as matter
Of course-over the stoppage tempo
rarily of the Presidents, custom of
shaking hands with every visitor who
crosses the threshold of the White
House.
One or two senator's have risen In
their places to ask In effect: "What
are we coming to? Is this a democ-
racy or an autocracy? Why should
the President refuse to touch the hand
or the humble citizen of the country?"
or course there Is a lot OF bunk in
all this. President Coolidge stopped
shaking hands with visitors because
his hand WIS lame from over-shaking
He didn't want TO quit, but the under
standing is that his secretary. Mr..
Slemp, made him quit. II is perfectly
true that all other presidents have
continued the handshaking process
whether their hands. were sore or not.
and some of them paid the penalty of
blisters. Anything which a president
does or declines to do which Is not
In exact accordance with precedent is
seized upon as something strange and
undemocrutic and contrary to the
rights of the masses.
Just at this season of the year
Washington is packed with visitors. In
some of the hotels school boys are
sleeping six and eight In room. They
have been brought here by their teach
ers to view the sights and to get the
atmosphere of the capital. Adults, as
well as children, are here by the
thousands. and 1t Is the multitude of
them, each one desiring to shake the
Presidents hand. which brought about
the non-shake order In the executive
mansion.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
FOREIGN

The Canadian Pacific railway de-
clared dividend of 2h per cent on
common stock for the quarter ending
March 81, 1924. 1t is payable June 80
1924.
The soviet government has forbid
den the printing of advertisements in
privately owned publications. Here
after only publications controlled by
the government shall have the right to
print advertising matter.
The first woman physician in Japan
to be registered for practice and given
degree corresponding to MD. is
Nine. Chiiaka Kuroda, teacher In
the Toxic higher normal school. She
has been granted degree by the Inn
perlal University of Toxic for thesis
on violet rays.
Announcement of the route to be
taken by the Japanese naval training
squadron in voyage around the world
makes 1t certain that Prince Takamut-
su, the third son of the emperor of
Japan, will visit American ports this
year. Prince Tukamatsu Will travel In
cOgnlto. ranking merely us one of the
300 midshipmen making the cruise.
Fifty-five thousand radio bootleg
gers" broadcasting spongers and ewes
droppers, found to have been evadlng
the German government tax, have
been brought to time by drastic meas
Ures taken by the authorities and com
PEELED to pay the statutory license fee
of so cents each per month, which will
be added to the reparation payment
funds.
flinders keepers" says Grover
Bergdoll, American draft dodger, with
reference to the gold lie buried in 1917
when his game of hide and seek with
the United States authorities began.
All told, he says, there was exactly
S27O,O0O in nice, shiny SO gold pieces.
He declares the gold Is buried in the
United States, but that is about all he
will say about It,
Although the voice of the electorate
has spoken its disapproval of the Jap
anese government, the fate of the XII
youra ministry will not be definitely
known for approximately month.
L puCSllbl VI ltSlSililAsS vas
Mt length by the cabinet and an
agreement was reached to reserve de-
cision until after the state celebration
early in June of Prince Regent Hiro-
hlto's wedding.
The resignation of Premier Poin-
cares cabinet, announced for June l,
effective June 4, passes the application
of the experts reparation plan, so far
as France is concerned, to the succeed
ing government, along with all other
problems involving questions of policy.
The carefully prepared economies
which the premier was authorized to
make by decree of the preceding
chamber will be held in allegiance be-
cause the opposition won the elections
on the promise to the electors to re-
Iou
New Britain herald., 1924-03-13
Public Works Board for
 Trade at Home Policy

IA accordance with policy tr
 trade at home. wlsn it may be done at no material disadvantage, the board Of public works will recommend 10 the common council that the con tract for supply Of vitrifcd sewer pipe br awarded to the City Coal and Wood Co. The II. Wales Lines Co. of Meridcn entered bid which amounted to sS.g2 less than the bid Of the local concern, but the board, taking into consideration the slight difference in the two bids. favors placing tho contract in New Britain.
 Tho contract for repairing per- manent pavement was not decided at the meeting of the board last night. and the chairman Of the board and City Engineer Williams were instruct cd to investigate the bids before maj k- irg recommendation. The Robin son. Powers O.. Inc. of Msriden. which did work last year. presented a bid slightly higher than a bid pre- scented by the Hudson Paving Co. but it is not known whether or not the latter company can start work i'm mediateIy. Tho Robinson. Powers To-. is prepared 10 begin at once.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-13
DANCE CONTEST-LYCEUM

Tonight at the Lycaum, in connec
 ton with a now program by tho Checker Girls Musical comedy revue there will be dancing contest which should bring together the best expo.
 nents of the light fantastic from tbc oitys dance academies. The dance
 will be an elimination contest and .
 handsome lovii,S cup goes to tho win ner. Tomorrow nights feature at- traction takes on a comedy aspect. in asmuch as it is greased pole climb ing stunt. Laughs galore are prom ised.
 The current picture at the I.yceum is a mystery drama, with a tinge of humor in it. Lights Out" is one of the best productions of its kind that has hit this section in some time and the unusual manner in which the mystery is solved adds to its interest.
 Next week brings two corking good photo attractions to this theater. Starting on Sunday evening Lenore Ilrich, a prominent stage star. will be the feature actress in Tiger Rose" one of the most successful stage sue cesses of recent years. Hinged with an atmosphere of the daring west, this picture combines all that is good and in the western mclo- drama with the touching beauty of the genuine romance.
 For the final half of next week the best comedy of it's kind yet produced is to be seen when Johnny Hines fa shes onto tho screen as the star of Conductor li9e."
New Britain herald., 1924-03-13
HOSPITAL VISITING BAN IMPOSED DESPITE PROTESTS
Many Try to Gain Entrance But Are Informed New Regulations
 Bar Them

There was considerable dissatisfac- ton at the New Britain General hos pital last evening when the ban on promiscuous visiting was put into ef- feet, as stated in yesterdays "Herald."
 Some of the people who tried to get in to see patients became unrcas- onablc and were inclined to object ra.her strenuously. One father even went so far as to threaten to remove his son from the institution, if the rules were not suspended. He was informed that tho rules were for the protection of his son as well as the other patients and could not be changed
 Dr. T, Eben Rocks. superintendent. this morning advised the "Herald'' that il IS not the intention of the hospital 10 bar immediate relatives from seeing patients in cases of criti- cal Illness, but that unless the pa- tient k in serious condition only the mother father, husband or wife and only ono day will be permitted to enter. We don't bar relatives in ease Of extreme illness. WIG simply are taking common sense precautions" he said.
 Nurses in tho training school and hospital have been instructed to re- main away from moving picture thcaters and ether public gatherings during tbc present epidemic.
 Miss Susie Dukeshirc. a telephone operator from Warren, Mass. has been added 10 the office force
New Britain herald., 1924-03-13
RADIO VELOCITY MEASURED
Impulse Travels Circuit Of $500
 Miles in 0.U5l second

Washington. March i3.--Measurc- monts of tho velocity of radio im- pulses were made hero last night hy
 experts Of the radio corporation of
 America. Using a motion picture film desice. a radio signal was recorded as making a circuit Of $500 miles in 0.o5i Hccord between the corpora tion's sending station at New Bruns- wick. \. l., and Warsaw. Poland. X ii-tiibc receiving set. with which the timing device operated. caught the signal as if was sent from a key ln the radio corporations office in New York and again as it came back m q lower wave length from War saw. The photographic record was produced by an indicator attached to tho receiving sci and the time was measured by the distance between the photographic impressions on the film.
 \ carefully calculated deduction wns made for the slower wire transmits sion between the sending key and the bfpadcasting point on tIis side. and between the receiving and sending stations at Warsaw. With the wire transmission includcd. the lapse of t'me between the sending and return or the signal was figured at 0.130 sec- ond.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-13
THE RUNNING BIRD'-p,L.CL

i Gloria swanson does an apache dance in her latest Paramount pie ture, The Humrhing Bird" at the Palace theater all this week.
 "lt is q cruel, fierce, wild dancc," according to Aurelio Coccia. Miss Swanson's instructor. Many people believe that it has been exaggerated by dancers but this is not so."
 The style, manner and music for the dance was brought direct from Paris to Coccia Ii years ago when apache dancers were nll the rage in this country. The steps nre the same that he saw and learned on many visits to the Parisian underworld.
 Edward Burns has the leading male rolc in "The Running Bird" op- posite the star. Others in the strong supporting cast include Mario Ma jeroni, Jacques d'Auray and Helen Lindroth. Sidney oleott did tho di- directing.
 The presentation is featured by prologue with Eddie and Earl and Gene Martini, apache dancers and en- tertainers from the Moulin Rouge or New York and Paris, and an aug mented orchestra with an excellent musical interpretation.
 Next week Alice Terry will be seen in the famous "scaramouche."
New Britain herald., 1924-03-13
kIW Westinghouse, Chicago)

G:S0 p. m.--News. financial and tinal markets furnished by the Union Trust Co.,. Chicago Journal of Con- merce, and L. S. Dept. of Agriculture. $50 D. m.-Children's bedtime story.
 zoo 10 7:30 p. m.--Dinner concert broadcast from the Congress Hotel: D. m. to 7:10 D. m.---Joska De- Babary and his orchestra.
 7;10 to 7:20 p. m.-Clyde Doerr and his orchestra.
 7:90 10 7:30 D. m.---Joska DeBa- bary and his orchestra.
 S:00 to SEQ D. m.---'Twenty Min utes of Good Reading" by Rev C. ]. Pernin. s. J., head of Dept. of Eng fish, Loyola university, Chicago.
 SEQ to a:05 D. m.--Musical pro gram:
 Florence Brusche Herring, sopra no. Tony corcoran, baritone.
 Alice Louise Shrode, reader, whistler Ken Hudson, Hawaiian guitar.
 John Stamford. tenor.
 Ssllic Mcnkes, accompanist
New Britain herald., 1924-03-13
"Springtimc Revue at Capitol.

A very fine bill of Keith vaudeville and photoplays is now showing at the Capitol for the balance of the week with some real good talent and en- tertaininent featured. The vaudeville show is headed by .'The Springtime Revue" pretty offering by Mile
 Mimi and Pomme capable assisted by the Eight Hippodrome Girls. Mimi and Pomme are two French ballet dancers of ability and grace offering dances that are real entertaining while. the Hippodrome girls greatly enhance the beauty and prettiness of the act with their fine dances, all working in unison as one. Other acts include Foley and Jerome in variety offering which they call Just Two Boys You Cant Forget" They are comedians, sing, dance and play ban jos, ukes and guitars. which also goes to prove that they are very versatile. Their offering is real entertaining and will be appreciated while playing here; Neil Mckinley. the popular fun stcr is proyoker of grins and chuck les. His manner of cavorting about the stage while telling a story, his original method of delivery and his charming personality put him over in big favor with any audience; Hall and Dexter show a very fine act which comprises singing, dancing and musi- cal bits, each cleverly done and each big hit; The Pickfords show science and skill in the presentation of their fine juggling offering. It shows some new stunts which are performed in a very entertaining manner.
 Rowland V. Lee, who directed Desire" now showing on this bill, does not pretend to be temperamental but he draws the line at trying to di-'l rect when John Bowers saws on a l violin.
 In Desire" Mir. Bowers portrays the role of a young fellow who knows l and cares nothing for the violin, but
New Britain herald., 1924-03-13
HEAT0N IMPLICATED IN
 ANOTHER OPERATION" CASE
Man Killed by Intended Victim in Louisville Involved in Another
 scandal

Columbia, s. C., March 1S.-Richard Il. Heaton who was killed in Louisville last Saturday by William Gates who in confession to the police declared Heaton hd kidnapped him and held him prisoner for the purpose of per forming an operation upon him, was wanted in Lake City. s. c. for two att tempted attacks similar to that on Gates, according to the Columbia State.
 According to the story the attacks were attempted last November and December by Heaton, a confederate known as Rogers and an unknown woman. The assaults were made on A prominent citizen of Lake City whose name attorneys in the case have concealed. Tho attorneys said Hcaton had been positively identified.
 photograph, said to be of Frank Cordell, now under indictment in Louisville in connection with tho case is said to have been identified in Lake City as w. A. Rogers.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-13
M,HN
WHN Locw's State Theater-New York Clty,)

o;So-t0 ?. m.---Lou Gold and His Wiswam club orchestra.
 f0-lO;1o p. m.---N. NJ. Rocmer in talk on "Tnstallment Buying. Is 1t Profitable? ?''
 William Bcrkes sing- ing.
 1o.2o-1o:S0 D. m.-Gertrude Van Diense singing.
 1oiS0-li D. m.--Sam Lannin's Roseland dance orchestra.
 il-1i:lo D. m.--Don Roberts Of Ted Reilly's Monte Carlo Revue.
 11:io-I1:eo D. m.--Judith Roth singing.
 i1:g0-1i:s0 ?. in Al Wilson sing. ing. 1i:30-1l:35 ?. m.--Jack Ycllen, song writer and composer, singing his own songs.
 ii:35-12 p. m.--"Inter-City Melody Boys" William J. Truglio. leader.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-13
si0o COLLISION SUIT

Thomas B. O'Bricn Of Bristol ha. brought suit for sl0O against Felin Lutynsli Of New Britain alleging that carelessness and negligence on the part of the defendant resulted in e collision between an ambula nee owned by the plaintiff and an auto- mobile owned by the local man on Broad street. Bristol. December .s, 1928.
 The plaintiff claims that his am- buiance was parked on the street when the car Of the local man col. iidcd with if. The case is rsfurna ble before Justice E. Iiusseli Mink in Bristol March 25. at { o'clork. Rob ert ]. Stack 0f Bristol is counsel for the plaintiff ard Constable James W. Manning of this city served the writ. Real estate Of the defcndant was at- tached.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-13
GAMBLE WITH DEATH
 CAUSE OF KILLING
Chicago Woman SobS Out Tale of
 Tragedy

l Chicago, March 1S.-Mrs. Belvs Gaertner, q divorcee. sobbed out hei story of gamble with death to the police yesterday morning, and of a hiatus in her memory during which
 the police say. she shot and killed Walter R. Law, an. automobile sales
 man, as they were returning from a round Of the cabarets.
 Two policemen found the body of
 Law hunchcd over the wheel as the car stood near 4,S09 Forestville ave nne, her home. There was a bullet in the brain. On the floor of tho car was pistol which Mrs. Gaertner admitted was hers, and a half-filled bottle of synthetic gin. from which she told the police she and Law had been drink ing.
 "on our way to my home We began talking about 'stick-up' men" Mrs Gaertner, once cabaret singer, ard recently the wife of William Gaertncr. Hyde Park manufacturer, told the po- lice.
 ''l Jokingly remarked, I'll bet I'm a better shooter than your are.'
 "Mr Law said l was mistaken. I'm a wonderful marksman--I never miss he said.
 T suggested, jokingly, that we toss up coin and that the winner shoot the loser. I said if the winner missed the loser the latter would get d chance to shoot, and vice versa. until one of us was shot. There were nine bullets in the pistol.
 And then-Oh, l don't know just what did happen. l was too drunk. l remember seeing him collapse over the wheel, but l had no idea what was the matter. l looked at Waffle closer and saw blood streaming down his face. l put up my hand to stop the How, but l couldn't
 Airs Gaertner last night was sent to jail, charged by a coroner's jury with staying Wslter Law. The principal 1 witness was Paul F. Goodwin, fellow | salesman of Law.
 Walter told mo Monday that he | planned to take out more life insur- lnce because Mrs. Gaertner threatened ! to kill him. said Goodwin under oath. |
 Three weeks before he told me she l locked him in her fiat with her and l threatened 10 stab him with knife unless he stayed there