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New Britain herald., 1924-11-10
CLEAEINGs AND BALANCES.

New York Exchanges, 49S.ooo,- o0o; balances, SS,0ooO0o. Boston Exchanges, 60,ooo,00o; balances 2S,- ooo00
New Britain herald., 1924-11-10

[, s. TREASURY STATEMENT, |. Z. treasury balance, s316,674,233
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
CITIZENS To Re
HEARD ON CAS-
TAX BILLS
Senator Copeland Will Seek
Reflection of Districts Opin-
ion of Measures.

In what probably will be the
most picturesque and informal hear.
Ing held by Congressional meeting
IN years, citizens of the District to.
Gay will register their protest
against the 2-cent gasoline tax bill
with the Senate District Committee.
The rank and file of WASHINGTON
motorists, rather than the repre-
sentatives of organizations and in
terests, are asked to come forward
and state their views by Senator
Royal s. Copeland of New York.
VINO is to conduct the hearing.
winch is expected to attain the pro.
portions and general color of a
town meeting.
To Report to Committee,
II the referendum proves to be
overwhelmingly against the Ball
substitute bill, which imposes both
the gasoline tax and the personal
property tax, Senator Copeland will
report his findings to the full Sen.
ate District Committee, which
tnereupon will have the alternative
either Of throwing overheard the
Ball measure or of standing by It in
the face of the opposition Of the
local citizenry, in whose interests
automobile reciprocity with Mary.
land originally was proposed.
Senator Copeland has made no
set plans for conducting the meet.
Ing which convenes in the Senate
caucus room at 2 o'clock. He ex-
poets. however, that the speakers
Will be reasonably brief, so that all
Will have an opportunity to DO
heard.
AS the sponsor for the meeting.
he says his idea is to inform hins
| self as to the non-stereotyped i'm.
pressions and arguments which tho
average automobile owner Of Washs
lngton can put up either for or
against the Ball measure. At the
last meeting of the Senate District
| committee the belief was expressed
! by several members that the WASH
ington Automotive Trade Associa.
ton and American Automobile AS.
ISOLATION, and other bodies did not
accurately represent the real senti.
ment of District motorists.
Senator Copeland said the onlv
way to get at what Washington
really thought was by means of the
referendum principle, and the Dis
trict committeeman thereupon de.
cided to let him make plans for a
general municipal mass meeting.
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
FAREWELL" Of
GALL|-CURC|
HEARD
Singer at Polls Reaches
Heights in Mad Scene From
Lucia Di Lammermoor."
By WILLIAM MOORE.

Amelia Galli.Curci, she of the
golden voice and charm Of person
ality, paid her farewell tribute to
Washington music-lovers yesterday
afternoon at Polls Theater.
Galli-Curci really didn't say fare
well''-it was just Eau revoir," for
the talented Metropolitan Opera star
will be gone but a year or SO. She
Is going to make a tour of Europe.
Washington will miss her wonderful
voice next season. but we will al
ways keep fresh in our memories
her remarkable farewell concert"
Donizetti's Mad Scene" from the
third act Of Lucia di Lammermoor"
was perhaps the greatest demonstra.
ton OF her extraordinary coloratura.
With flute and piano accompani-
ment Nine. Galli-Curci succeeded in
Vlsualizing one Of the most dramatic
scenes in grand opera.
"A Widow Bird Sat Mourning"
by Bryceson Treharne, appealed
nightly to the younger element in
the audience. 1t is modern-delight-
fully modern. The melody is not
extraordinary, but the piano accom-
paniment is strikingly original.
Homer Samuels, husband of Mime
Galli-Curci, and her piano accom-.
PIANIST, is also a composer of real
ability. This was evidenced in his
woodland Sprites," for flute and
piano, and charming Spanish
song. Little Bells of Seville"
Manuel Berenguer played the flute
part in the first mentioned number
A group Of Italian, French and
Spanish songs were sung by Nine
Galli-Curci with artistry. For en-.
cores-and she was most generous
Home. Sweet Home" "Lindy Lou"
and "Old Folks at Home" were
sung.
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
COLUMBIA FILM
SHOWS. INSIDE
Of VOLCANO
First Pictures of Kind Ever
Taken Despite Vesuvius'
Settling Crater.

Loew's Columbia Theater, begin.
ming tomorrow will show an aero
plane actually descended into the
Grated Of a great volcano and flying
about inside.
This remarkable feat has been
accomplished for the first time in
history by Umberto Romagnoli. dar-
ing International Newsreel camera
man at the risk of his life. And to
make the act even more thrilling,
RomagnoN used a seapiane.
For seven minutes, RomagnoH
piloted by Commandante Coppola.
of the Italian navy, flew about
within the crater and just above
the volcanic cone from which vast
clouds of smoke and poisonous
gases poured forth. Both Romag-
noli and his pilot wore gas masks.
When Romagnoli and Com.
mandante Coppola left the Bay OF
Naples with the avowed purpose OF
flying into the crater Of Vesuvius,
officers of the italian navy followed
their daring flight with powerful
glasses. They saw the plane pass
over mighty Vesuvius. They
saw it descend lower and lover.
Finally they saw it dive into the
crater. They expected it to reap
pear in a few Notwithstanding
that the pilot at the most had only
dared to make a quick dive into
those mysterious depths.
One minute passed. Then two,
three, four and five minutes. The
watchers became alarmed. When
two more minutes passed and the
plane had not reappeared they
ceased to watch and spread the
word that Commandante Coppola
and Umberto Romagnoli had crashed
inside the crater and must have
been consumed in that raging fur
mace of flames and motion rock.
But they had not crashed. They
had been flying around while RO-
magnoli ground his motion picture
camera. And the picture that Ro-
magnoli procured is one NJ tho most
remarkable ever witnessed. For
the first time the public is able to
see Just what the center of Nesu,
vius looks like-inside. Planes have
flown over Vesivus before, carrying
photographers-bu never ar an alti
tude less than 1000 feet above the
summit Of the mountain.
Romagnolis pictures not only
We're made only y rev feet above
the edge Of the crater. but actually
below the edge inside the vast bowl
of Jagged, volcanic rock which con
stitutes the crater His pictures
show you how Il feels to make such
flight-shoW you how it feels to
fly directly into the smoke and
poisonous gas belChed forth by the
volcano.
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
TO HEAR TWO SCIENTISTS

The Philosophical Society of Wash.
ington, which meets tonight at the
Cosmos Club, will have as speakers
two local scientists.
c. Leroy Meisinger, Of the United
States Weather Bureau, will read
a paper on "Barometric Reductions
in the Plateau Region of the West.
ern United States.' DIR. E. w.
Washburn, In charge of the com.
pilation Of the International Critical
Tables under the direction Of the
National Research Council, will
speak on IA Calorimeter for Meas.
uring Heat Effects at High Tenn
perature."
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
GIRL CHARGES
YOUTHS WITH
'MASH|NG''
Theater Cashier Tells Story OF
Alleged Attempt to Induce
Her Into Car.

Bernard Charles Brown. twenty
six, S04 Upshur street northwest.
and Harry Parker Jennings, twenty
seven, 1876 Buchanan street, were ar.
rested on a charge Of disorderly con-
duct and assault early this morning
by Detective Dowd O'Meara and
Lieut.. Cornwell, Of the Sixth pre-.
cinct.
The two were arrested. as a result
Of information given to the police
by Mary Kelsey, 637 Fourth street
northeast, a cashier Of the Columbia
Theater, who told police she walked
from the theater to Sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue to take a girl
friend home. proceeding to Fourth
and the Avenue to wait for a street
car.
While there. the two alleged
Washers drove up in a car, and
driving around her several times
attempted to induce her to ride
with them, according to the girls
story. Jennings then got out of
the car and tried to pull her in, but
her screams frightened them away,
she said. She got the license mum.
Der as they left.
The car belongs to, and was
driven by Brown, who is charged
with disorderly conduct while Jen.
nings is charged with assault and
diSorderly conduct. Both were
locked up. being unable to raise
bail.
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
ANTIQUE SHOWS
CRUC|F|X|ON
Of CHRIST
Work Found m italian Castle
Puzzles Smithsonian In
stitution Officials.

A priced antique, depicting the
crucifixion of Christ, was today
shown officials of the Smithsonian
Institution by Louis Clerico, 442
New York avenue northwest, who
unearthed it in the ruins of an an
cient castle at Piedmont, Italy.
The perturbation Of the crucifix-
ion Is embodied in a carefully carved
out replica of all the Instruments
used in the crucifixion. 1t is in a
narrow necked bottle with a wooden
stopper, which is prevented from
coming out by a cross arm of wood.
How the articles were carved out,
placed in the bottle, and the bottle
sealed is a mystery to officials 81
the institution.
Features of Work.
Many of the pieces in the bottle
are larger than the neck of the bot
tie. The theory that the maker
"blew" the bottle around the set is
secuted because each article is glued
to the bottom of the bottle. Then,
too, it was pointed out, if the molten
glass had come in contact with the
pieces, the paint on them would have
been scorched.
The cross is the main feature Of
the work. On top of it is perched
the rooster that is said to have
crowed. The spear, the frock
Christ wore. the dice with which
His slayers gambled. the tools with
which the cross was made, the
ladder, the sponge from which
Christ drank, the hand which
slapped Him and numerous other
articles have been carved out Of
wood. painted and placed in the
bottle.
Name of Maker Given.
On the cross arm of the cross
are the initials II. N. r. L." which.
experts say. stand for the Latin
words that stand for "Jesus of
Nazareth, King of the Jews" The
name of the maker, as shown by
crude lettering on the base of the
display. is "Majocco Bortolox, of
Torino, Italy," and the date is given
as 1903.
Clerico came into possession of
the antique when he visited Italy
last summer. He was rummaging
through the ruins Of the castle
when one Of his companions made
the discovery. Clerico purchased it
for $500. Many other antiques
were found in the castle.
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
The Teeming Times
By TINY TESSIE
(WoOf-wOOf.)

This oil dope craze Is getting good,
Each day some new thing teaches,
The thing that bothers US today
Is who the heck is Peaches?"
Friend Daugherty fIared back to race
He borrowed from Celtic adverbs.
I s'pose that "wyfge' must have been
In one Of Erin's proverbs.
So Curtis was the "principal7"
/ wouldn't boast about it,
And Bennett thinks he is a count"
Don't go and count upon 1t.
The X and q a mystery
Put frowns upon our brow,
Let's get this little psychic
In New York to tell us how.
The fruitful part Of this outbreak
Is still a secret grim.
Do you suppose there still might be
A dark horse in this thing?
Our daily bread 10 taxed again,
New things the paper teaches.
But all we seem TO think about
Is who the heqque is Peaches?"
EVen the Little Apples Fail, Gs tC
SdU In FrdtcHC0
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
NOTORIOUS SAFE BLOWERS
GET HEARING ON PAROLE

BALTIMORE, Nd, March s.
Despite the fact that Leon Miller
and Jacob Kramer, international
safe.blowers, are wanted by the
police Of Petrograd. Berlin, and
many American cities, they will be
given O hearing March 26 on their
petition for parole, it was an.
nounced here today.
They were recently sentenced to
serve several years in penitentiary
for a Baltimore job. Miller con.
fessed the two are brothers.
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
WELFARE BOARD
To CAREFOR
TWO BOYS
Broke Into jefferson School at
AIexandria-Court
Gives Order.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, March S.
Leon Sutton and Clarence Jackson,
eleven-year-old colored boys, were
ordered placed in custody Of the
State board of public welfare at
Richmond by Judge Frederick G.
Duvall this morning, after the boys
had been arraigned in the juvenile
court charged with breaking into
the jefferson School.
The boys are said to have con.
fessed participating in the robbery
before Director OF Public Safety
Paul B. Morton. Police Capt. Hay
wood Durrer, and Detective Sergt.
William Campbell. The confessions
implicated two other boys, Henry
Ward. twelve, and George Price, ten,
also colored, but both were released.
Sutton and jackson told Judge
Duvall this morning that they had
been frightened and lied when they
confessed.
State prohibition officers Alfred
Hines, Virgil Williams. and J. >.
East will be given n preliminary
hearing before Justice of the Peace
George K. Pickett this Afternoon on
a charge of illegal entry into the
home of F. G. Pullin, of Fairfax
county. Pullin charges that a mum
Der of valuables were missing from
his home after officers made d
search.
The funeral of William Worth
Smith. seventy-two, who died in
Emergency Hospital, Washington
Thursday night, was held this morn
ing at the Episcopal Church Of
Our Saviour, Georgetown, FaquicI
county. Va. The Rev. John Baum
berger, pastor of the church, Off
ciated, and burial was in the
church cemetery.
MIR. Smith lived for some time al
the home Of his son, Judge Howard
w. Smith, at 208 North Columbus
street. He is survived by his wodow
Mrs. Lucinda Lewis Smith: two sons
State Senator william Worth Smith
and Judge Howard w Smith, and
two daughters, Mrs. John w.
Brookfield, and Mrs. Samuel w.
Price.
In efforts by the health depart.
ment to rid the schools of all dis.
eases seven operations were per.
formed on students yesterday for
enlarged tonsils and adenoids. The
health officers have made many
tests among the children in hope
Of eliminating the communication
of disease in the school room Those
operated on are Irma Hughes, Les
lie Williams, Elsie Warrell, Alice
Garrison, Wesley Posey, Pauline De
Silva, and Herman Posey.
Mrs. Gluckman, remorseful, ap
pealed to police for a last look al
the body before she was taken to
jail. They accidentally met here
and were married. When arraigned
before a police lieutenant, Mrs
Gluckman placed her hands on the
desk and said:
go ahead, cut them off as they
do in Russia"
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
SCHOOL BODY IN
BALLSTON
Dimes
Interesting Program Enter
tains Parent-Teachers
Association.

CLARENDON, Va, March s.
More than 300 citizens attended
the dinner given in the Ballston
school last night by the Ballston
Parent-Teachers Association. Fol
lowing the dinner a program ar.
ranged by the entertainment com.
mittee Of the association was rem.
dered. Among those taking part
were Miss Margret West, who gave
an interesting lecture on travels
in Europe, and Miss Lillian Talbot
who sang a solo, accompanied by
Mrs. Edna woodward. The program
was concluded by a lecture by L.
c. Reno, the noted memory expert
Music was furnished during the
evening by the Kalua Hawaiian
Orchestra, Of Washington.
Charles H. Callahan, grand mast
ter of Masons in Virginia, will be
the guest Of honor at a special
meeting Of Columbia Lodge, No
2S5, A. F. and A. NJ, in the Ma.
sonic Temple at Clarendon tonight
WIFI INC BTanU master VIII De
Harry K. Green, Of Clarendon, dig
trict deputy grand master Of dis
trict No. 81.
The Democratic committee of
Ballston precinct held a meeting
at the home of Howard A. Smoot
last night. with Lawrence Douglas,
chairman. presiding. County Chair.
man w. L. Bragg addressed the
meeting and briefly explained the
plans Of the county committee. II
was announced by the chairman
that in q few days he would an,
point the various committees.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the board Of supervisors of Airing.
ton county will meet at the court
house Monday at 10 o'clock.
The executive committee of the
Clarendon Citizens Association,
meeting last night at the home of
A. J. Porters, will make their
recommendations to the association
at its regular meeting which will
be held on Monday night at 8
o'clock in the Citizens Hail.
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
SOUL INJURED
BY GAMBLER,
CLAIM
Mrs. ByfieId's Attorney Asks
Jury for Full 500, 900 to
Pay Damage.

ATLANTA, Ca, March S.-Plain-
tiff attorneys in the 100000 dam.
age suit brought against Walter T.
Gambler by Mrs. Sarah G. Byfield,
charging bodily injury from assault,
opened their case today by at
tempting to impeach the defendant.
declaring his testimony was refuted
by multitude of witnesses and
by his own statements"
The charge was made by for
mer Gov. John M. Slaton, repre-
senting Mrs. Byfield, who said he
would ask the court for a charge
on the subject Of impeachment.
Injury To Soul"
Just before argument started
Judge Hutcheson, before whom the
case is being heard. warned the
spectators against demonstrations
of any kind. Attorney Slaton be-
gan with q plea to the jury for
"her full amount in compensation
to help pay for injury to her
SOUL"
During the argument Mrs. By
field, who sat between her aged
father and mother, wept continu-
ously. Tears also welled into eyes
Of the Plaintiffs mother.
He reviewed the case, telling of
the alleged attack on the steamship
Berengaria in 1922 which resulted
in bodily injury, causing prema-
ture child birth" Both plaintiff
and defense attorneys presented a
battery of expert medical testimony
to corroborate and to refute these
charges.
Attacks Witnesses.
Slaton launched a vigorous at.
tack against character witnesses
who testified as to the good repu.
tation of Gambler. He declared
such testimony was not needed for
Mrs. Byfield, as Gambler himself
admitted what would have been
proved by inviting her into his
home and by presenting her to his
family and friends.
Mrs. Byfield's suit came on the
heels of one for $4,000 filed by
Gambler against her husband short
ly after their return from the Eu-
ropean voyage. Gambler charged
that he gave up on demand by By
field check for $4,000 which he
signed while in an irresponsible
condition.
He charged that the whole affair
was frame up" between the two
Byfields.
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
AME IN
NATIONS
INERTIA
Official Statement So Asserts.
Only Half Million Votes
Cast in Contest.
By GLADSTONE WILLIAMS,
Cosmopolitan News Service.

cosmopolitan MOVIE SOFVACOs
Tacit admission that the Box
peace plan has proved a failure,
SO far as arousing public interest
Is concerned, is contained in a
bulletin from the National Coun-
Gil for Prevention of War, made
public here today. The council is
one of the organizations which
have assisted officially in the dis
semination of information regard
Ing the Box plan.
Critic of Public Inertia.
Under the caption "Vigor Needed
IN Referendum" the council takes
the public to task for its inertia
and neglect of civic and social re-
SponSibility" in failing to participate
more fully in the Box referendum.
Only a little more than 10000
votes have been cast in the referen-
dunn, the council declared.
THE inertia which must be over
come before we shall even deserve
world peace is we'll revealed by a
study of the returns in the Box
referendum up to February 49," the
council said editorially. "Those of
our readers who have faithfully dis
tributed thousands of copies Of the
plan will be both amazed and cha
Grined to observe how inefficient
their efforts have really been.
Neglect of civic and social re-
sponsibility," continued the council,
ION the part Of the millions who
pay in peace and die in war made
possible the last war and will be re.
Spons1ble for the next war If it
comes"
Issues Another Plea.
The council then issues a plea to
Its members to send for additional
copies OF the plan and coupons for
distribution again in meetings where
opportunity is given, ending with in
Structions to collect them on the
spot"
Up to the last count 514,31S votes
had been cast on the plan, Of which
~ per cent were favorable, it was
stated. The bulletin said in every
State the votes favor the plan by
q large majority, varying from 100
per cent in the Philippine Islands
and the Virgin Islands to a vote
Of $500 to SOIL in Wisconsin.
Following is the total vote in
some of the States:
California, 2S,552; Illinois, 1882;
Maryland. 1910; Massachusetts, 49,.
694; Michigan, 1O,543; Missouri,
1912; Minnesota, 9,177; New York,
104,O9S; Wisconsin, 1881, and the
District of Columbia, 1855.
The council which thus admits
the failure Of the Box plan to
arouse public opinion says of itself
that it is a world organization pro.
noting worldwide reduction of arm.
aments by international agreement
to police status, and worldwide edu.
cation for peace. 1t is a strong
advocate Of the League Of Nations.
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
TAILOR IS SLAIN
WITH Ak BY
WIFE

NEW YORK, March 8.-Follow.
Ing weeks Of quarrelling, Mrs. Edith
Gluckman, thirty-nine, killed her
husband, Samuel, forty.three, a
tailor, In their home early today
with an ak. The mans head was
almost severed.
In a quarrel. Mrs. Glucl<man told
police, her husband seized the ak
and said he was going to kill her.
She kicked him, she said, and he
fell sprawling to the floor. In the
fight. for the ak, she seized the
weapon and struck him with 1t
several times.
The Washington times., 1924-03-08

found wanting. They contend that
the President would be justified in
sentencing Daugherty at once.
Among these Republicans may be
mentioned Mr.. Stearns, of Boston,
and Mr.. Butler, Of Boston, who
Justly and properly are among the
Presidents most trusted personal
advisers for personal affection and
loyalty.
At the same time, however, the
President never by any one word
or act or gesture has intimated that
he would dismiss Daugherty. He
only has intimated-or specifically
said-that in the present circum-
stances the ultimate departure of
Daugherty was inevitable.
Thus the rumors arise which are
ultimately true but which for the
moment may be considerably false.
Copyright Washington Press Service.
The Washington times., 1924-03-08
Steals G. A. r. Bible, Flag.

BENNINGTON, Conn.,, March g.
This town has the meanest thief
ever heard Of in Connecticut. He
not only stole the Bible from G.. A.
r. Hall, but an old American flag
and sword that were carried
through the war by a member Of
the post now dead.