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New Britain herald., 1924-12-10
City Items

Every eleventh Christmas Greet ing Card customer gets their entire purchase free Of charge. Upstairs, ohrnSedts, 70 w, Main,-adyt
 A meeting Of the democratic town committee will be held tonight at S o'clock at democratic headquarters,
 See Mary Elizabeth for best dress values, S7 W Main, Prof, Bl1g-adyt
 Because there IS a movement on foot to reduce the size Of the city plan commission, no successors will be named to Henry s. Walter and Mes Mary Noyos, both Of whom have resigned, The cX.commi&aon- CTS explained they have not the time 10 devote to The work.
 Gulbransen player pianos at Morans' --alvt.
 John Klnz has boen granted a permit for three-tcncmcut houau at S5 Wilcox street.
 Marriage licenses have been rSsUcl 10 Harold Johnson oS 50 Eurc,t street and sarah Luuln Of -5 Hum ger'ord court, and to Harry N. Smith Of g Silver street. and Sonhs sustick Of l5 Russo. street, Hart. ford.
 Attorneys stanley J, Tracesk and lsrael Nair attended the rH Beta Kappa banquet iu Hartford last cNr- ming
 Home cooked lunches at Ccowe!rs. --adv.
 See Mary TIizaboth 'or best values v West Main. Prot, ElIg,--a4vt.
 Arthur H. Parker, cashier Of ihe North & Judd Mig Co, has left the employ Of that firm. Thomas J. De- vine, Harold Eyet, and Thomas Mul. lin have also resigned.
 Mss Nelue L,ary ot Mdf0etown k visiting with her aun, Mrs. DQnnruy of Park street,
 Sergeant Michael I Flynn return. cd 10 duty In the police department last night after an i5lress with which he was confined to his Aomo for sbout a week.
 Washington l.. Morgan 'odre. No. II, K of F., met last night at Jr. c. '. A. N. hall and conferred the rsDk Of esquire on ? class Of canIi- dates, A large delegation VAS 1n at- tendance from St. Elmo lolEc. Nett Tuesday night the rank Of knight Stll be conferred
 Franklin (. Stafford, doing husi- ness under the name of tre Arch street Electric Shop, toIav filed q petition in bankruptcy e the offIoe st the United States commissioner in New Haven. He listed liabilities of &l,6s?, and assets of SIS. Mar G Fa1r are counsel for the petitioner.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-10
WEST POINT VACANCIES,

There are about 40 vacancies it the cadet corps at West Point for men between the ages of IS and 2- with service record behind them
 according to Recruiting Sergean' Tony Sadowski. There are IS othe. places at the academy to be filled h.
 older men, who may transfer to th. corps after years service. while seven places .n the band are still tc be filled. An4unusually large num- ber of vacancies in Texas are 10 br filed from this area, "A in the field artillery, 12 in the infantry, 27 ir the cavalry, and B in the engineers while there are two openings in the engineers at Fort Humphreys, Wash
New Britain herald., 1924-12-10
nabs Furnish Show for
 Members of Bows Cut

TThs '. N. T, A. <, B, society pro vised an interesting program for about 800 boys at the weakly Tusa- day night entertainment at the Boys club last night James Bonnev ren- dersd flute selections and several recitations. Thomas pevire. ". scheuyd and George Scheuy1 sang soloa. and James O'Rrien entertained with popular airs The singers formed q quartet, after which the program broke up with the boys singing "Row, row, row your hoat' at their Ioudest. Eyeryman's Bible class will be in charge of the festlyl. ties next week.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-10

NCGTtAPHS-repaired expert service eE all makes of talking machines. John A. Andrews & Co.,. The Big Furniture Store"
New Britain herald., 1924-12-10
Holiday Preparations

Looking toward Christ mas; the Holidays are close at hand.
 Heres a suggestion for the man in business. the worker and the house. wife as Well-see how the Want Columns may be of service to you.
 The Wants will aid in reinforcing your work ing force for the lusb season. The Wants will bring buyers and sellers together,
 The Wants will pro vide high grade house hold servants and point to gainful business deals as well as outlining rent ing chances.
 Use the Wants to meet the emergencies of busi- ness that are occasioned by the coming of the holidays.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-10
TO HAVE RANOTET.

Students in the public speaking class at the Y. M. c. A. will get actual experience next Tuesday ae after dinner speakers, when a dinner will be held in tho Y. banquet hall for thts purpose. The class has been divided into two sections with two toaStmaeters. They are Frank R, Rau and John S,oan, Jr. The banquc. will start al 546 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-10
This Date in History

1565-Wtlliam Lloyd Garrison, aho.itlorist born
 1&to-George Goldthwalte, sena- for and lurlst, born, He Tas chief justice Of Alabama.
 1s13-Zachari1h Chandler mer- chant and politician, born. He was secretary of the interior under Grant,
 1S14~-Ne>al enEa gement at Lake BQrgnp, La,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-10

PIANOS AND PLAYERS-tuned and re. paired, All work guaranteed. Walter II. koYel, l27 Greenwood St. Tel. s5S.3
New Britain herald., 1924-12-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Burial Lots. Monuments

BURIAL VAULTS Concrete steel teln. torsed, water proof hsrmeueally sesl. ed, wtl outlsst either wood or metal
 Do uot require larger lots. Reasonably pr.rrL. x B, Vault to Maple Tel. 2765,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-10
LEGAL NOTICE
Dissolution of Partnership

DiNSVlutIJHl pt T dlIlti>Htn
 Wesley C. Barbour and Andrew ', Richardson have mutually agreed 10 dissolve the partnership known es Barbour & Richardson. 319 East NsJn street. New Britain. From pow on the business will be run as Barbour Service Station.
 (Signed)
 1 WEsI. BY z. BARBOUR. E ANDREW r, RICHARDSON.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-10
LIVE STOCK
Cattle and Swine

coWS-The shuttle Meadow club of x :. Britain has decided 10 sell of its beautiful herd of COWS. Guernssys and Jersey strains. All thoroughly tested b, inc state end is an accredited herd. each one pet. A wonderful chance for fsmilisA needing quiet Eell-brsd ani healthy COWS Apply. Valentine Flood. Superintendent
New Britain herald., 1924-12-10
Personals
CHRISTMAS CARDS
ATKINS

Es CHURCH ST.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-10
DECTNPER SALE

pECEMBER SALE 4 real clean up-step Lively. 1923 Special SIT Studehaker. 1928 Hudson pass.. touring. 192i Maxwell touring. l42: Maxwell touring. iS25 Ford coupe,
 12?5 Ford coupe,
 ,9c3 Ford touring,
 19@2 Dodge sedan.
 1@9N Essex roadster. iS:0 Paige pass, touring, iloo. 1921 Buick touring,
 9.j Hu.cH pass., sedan. EoNETMA% AUTO SALES CO. i33 ARCH ST. PHONE 2ios.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
AIMS
T0SPEED
TRAFFIC
Mcleod Measure Provides for
Full Stops at Street
Crossings.

An arterial highway system as
means of speeding up traffic
and lessening accidents irf the DID.
trict Of Columbia is provided in
a bill introduced in the House to-
day by Congressman Clarence j.
Mcleod.
The bill has the endorsement of
Inspector Albert S. Headly, chief
Of the traffic bureau, and other
police officials. It is similar to
the system now in operation in
Detroit, Congressman McLeod's
home.
Through Traffic Streets"
The bill provides that the follow.
ing streets shall be designated as
through traffic streets" Penn.
sylvania avenue. Connecticut avenue.
Massachusetts avenue, Sherman
avenue, Brightwood avenue, Rhode
Island avenue, New Hampshire ave
nue. and Sixteenth street, all in the
northwest section.
The bill provides that all auto.
mobiles or other vehicles entering
these through traffic streets shall
De brought to a complete stop before
crossing the intersection.
Inc Dill also provides that it shall
De unlawful to drive any vehicle
out OF any alley or driveway onto
any highway or street in the Dis.
trict without making a full stop be-
Tore crossing the sidewalk or the
intersection Of the entrance Of such
alley or driveway and the street
onto which it opens.
Congressman Mcleod stated that
all arterial highways should he
designated by appropriate markers
at every interSecting street. The
system. he stated, has worked ont
very successfully in Detroit and
mas resulted in a material decrease
| IN the number of accidents and at
the same time has speeded up
traffic.
Congressman Mcleod has under
consideration a request that he in.
troduce a bill providing an impound-
ing law for the District. Under
such a bill the police would be
given authority to seize automo.
Dies Tor violating parking, or other
tratKlc regulations and to remove
them to the nearest police station
until claimed by the owner.
The impounding system is in use
IN number Of the larger cities of
the country and is said to be very
efrective in cutting down the num-
Der OF violations Of the parking
laws. This measure also has the
Endorsement of the District Police
Department.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
| A n D OWNERS
LOSE UNDER
RULING
Property With Unpaid Tax
Cannot Be Redeemed If
y Broker Gets Deed.

Reversing a ruling of previous
hoard of District Commissioners,
the Commissioners decreed today
that property owners in Washing.
ton cannot redeem their property,
on which taxes are unpaid, from
the District government after an
application for a deed has been
made by one Of the professional
brokers who annually buy up prop.
erty at tax sales here.
Inc rui1ng Is a victory for the
professionals and may result in
hardship on taxpayers. A hearing
on the deed question has been held
by the Commissioners and today's
decision is the result.
Under ruling of Commissioner
w. Gwynn Gardiner in October.
1918. property owners could redeem
their property any time up. until
the deed to the property actually
was granted to the professionals.
The new ruling limits the redemp.
ton up until the time Of the appii.
cation for deed. The Commits.
sioners further decided the law
made it mandatory upon them to
issue a deed Immediately upon an.
plication.
. AS a result of today's ruling.
property owners who do not re.
deem their property within the
prescribed time from the District.
must then redeem from the nro.
fessionals. paying the taxes. inter.
est and a substantial bonus.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
WIFE CHARGES CRUELTY
IN SUIT FOR DIVORCE

Alleging cruelty, Ida Koonin to.
DAY filed SUIT in the District Su.
preme Court against Leon Koonin
for a limited divorce and alimony.
Mrs. Kooiin, represented by Al.
torney Dora Palkln, alleges that
when. on several occasions, the d..
PENDANT came home in the early
morning hours, he told her "she
was neither pretty enough nor good
enough for him: that he regretted
the day he married her; that IL was
mistake. and tina: he was ashamed
to he seen with her in public and
would like 20 get rid Of her,"
The wife also accuses her hus.
band OF running around with
other women. They were married
IN Baltimore. Ma. February 4. 1920.
and have two children, whose Gus.
eody n requested ~ AErs. Koouin.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
Cop And Companion
Fall Into Ravine
With Auto

Policeman B. G. Matthews,
Of the traffic bureau, and a girl
companion, last night barely
escaped serious injury when the
automobile he was driving left
the road as he was turning into
the Chain Bridge from Vir-
ginia, plunging down a fifteen
foot embankment.
The couple hailed a passing
machine, which brought them to
Washington.
Matthews was none the worse
for his experience when he ap-
peared for duty at the traffic
bureau, this morning. Now he
is working the "Go-go" sign at
Seventh and F streets north
west.
The automobile belonged to
M. T. Matthews, brother of the
policeman, and was almost a
total wreck.
The scene Of the accident was
the same as several other
wrecks which have occurred on
the steep grade which swerves
sharply to the left as the road
turns into the bridge.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
BOAT COMPANY
ORDERS NEW
\
STEAMER
Norfolk and Washington Line
to Replace Midland, De-
stroyed by Fire.
TINES sTAFF PHoTo

The Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company will build a
new 100000 freight and passenger
steamer to replace the Midland,
practically destroyed by fire recent.
ly. D. ]. Callahan, vice president
and general manager Of rho COM
pany, announced today.
The company will also construct
two-story fireproof office building
at a cost of $4,000, to be located
on Seventh street, between L and
M streets southwest, across the
street from the office building on
the wharf RACED by the fire.
In addition, the District Govern.
ment will let a contract in a few
days for new one-story fire proof
office building for the steamboat
company to replace the present
building Quilted by fire, 20 cost
about $4,000. This office will be
used as a ticket office, baggage,
weighing and waiting room. steel
Sheds will be put on the wharf to
replace wooden sheds.
Mr.. Callahan said today the con.
tract for the new boat has been
awarded to Pusey & Jones Com
pany, of Wilmington, Del. 1t is
to be built and delivered within ten
months. The new steamer will be
placed into service when completed
and will replace either the North,
land or Southland, two steamers
now in service. The steamer re.
placed will be used in case Of
necessity.
The new steamer will be a
counterpart of the Midland, Mr..
Callahan says, and In addition will
have everything modern in steam
boat equipment and contraction. It
will have 1876 staterooms, hot and
cold water, suites with and with.
out baths, reading lamps and lights
In each stateroom.
Contract for the new office build.
ing has been awarded to the w. E.
Mooney Company.
The Norfolk and WASHINGTON
Steamboat Company Is now occupy.
ing offices In the Headhouse. re.
Gently built by the District.
The offices of this company and
the company's wharf were destr ".
ed by fire several months ago. II
was the third fire in several years.
District officials are considering
a plan to cover the wharf with
asphalt.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
JAIL DRY AGENT
FOR TOT|NG
RAZOR
J. H. Fisher Employed by Pro-
hibition Force to Buy
Evidence.

Charged with concealing a razor,
James H. Fisher, colored, thirty
five, said to be a police agent as.
signed to the prohibition force, for
the purpose of buying whiskey from
supposed bootleggers for evidence.
was arraigned before Judge John
p. Mcmahon in the United States
Branch of Police Court today and
given a sentence Of ninety days in
Jail.
Fisher was arrested yesterday ty
Detective Sergeant Brodie while
endeavoring to sell a suit of clothes
In a pawnshop on Seventh street
AS he was being taken away a
taxicab driver asked Fisher for the
money in payment Of the bill which
Fisher had run up taking the
clothes to the shop. It was testi.
fled that Fisher attempted to drsw
the razor on the cab driver.
At the precinct II was discovered
that the CLOTHES Fisher was trying
to sell had been stolen from tire
store Of Adolphus Clements, 14O5
r street northwest. A charge was
placed against him today and he
will he tried by the grand Jury. II
n said that there are a number OF
hauor cases In which Fisher vas
the Governments chief witness that
win Be dropped
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
GAN LEAVE CARS
FOR 4HOUR5
IN PARK !
Regulations Announced After
Survey Of Space East of
White House Lot.

tour-hour parking Of automobiles
VIII be permitted on and after April
l on one side Of the park roadways
east OF TIRE White House lot, ex.
tending from Fifteenth and d
streets to Fifteenth and e streets
northwest, it was announced today
from the office of public building
and grounds. 4
The order was announced after a
survey of the parks by the officer
in charge of public buildings and
grounds, with Major Holcomb, chair,
man,, man OF then District Traffic Com.
These additional facilities will al.
low half day parking space for
about 100 automobiles. Signs in.
dicating the newly authorized park.
ing space and the matter of park.
ing will be posted on Tuesday.
The purpose is to relieve the traf.
'fic congestion on streets in the vi.
entity Of Fifteenth street and Penn.
sylvania avenue and to be of as.
sistance to persons having business
In offices nearby. a. well as to
provide for theater Crowds.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
IN TRLN)ER5
LEAVENO
DEFN Unite
CLUES
Work oftAmateurs, Police Be-
Iieve-Nothing Taken in
Four Cases.

A party of shoeless thieves,
working in a systematic manner,
last night entered ten homes in
West Chevy Chase and obtained
loot valued at approximately $3.50.
Although apparently the work
Of amateurs, police declared that
no clues had been left behind.
Only whatever money, jewelry
and clothing was in easy reach
was taken by the thieves.
From four Of the homes which
were entered nothing was stolen.
Worked in Stockings.
Access was gained to all Of the
homes by rear and side windows.
which were left open when the
thieves departed. Police were ,un-
able to determine whether the party
was made up of two or more
thieves. None of the men appar-
entity wore shoes, but worked IN
their stockinged feet, It was said:
The manner in which the homes
were looted last night led police to
believe the operation might have
been carried out by the same band
that recently robbed homes in near
by Maryland towns.
All of the homes entered were
confined to a small area between
Forty-first and Forty-second streets.
List Of Victims.
The ten persons who reported
that their houses had heen entered
and robbed were: )
Richard H. Brooks, 4112 Ingomar
street; one overcoag and suit and
bill fold containing about $36 in
bills.
John A. Stevenson, 411s Emory
place; fifty cents and some car
tokens.
William C. Shelton, 4112 Emory
place; pocketbook containing $2.35.
John r. McAstor, ALP FesSenden
street; open face watch valued at
$40.
mckinney w. hrlegn, 4ISV Jar
rison street; gold watch, suit, four
pair of silk hose, valued at $3.50 and
Sc in bills.
Frank S. Hubbard, 4002 Chesa-
peake street; open face watch and
chain valued at 500 and a blue
coat and vest.
Homes which were entered but
from which nothing was taken
We're those of Frank A. Hitchcock,
6206 Wisconsin avenue: William K.
Davidson, 410S Ingomar street;
Edgar ]. Bartemerr, 5025 Forty
second street, and James e. An
derson, 5023 Forty-second street.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
COOLIDGE TO HEAR VIEWS
OF SAFE RIVER COMMITTEE

President Coolidge today promised
Congressman O'Connor Dem.) OF
Louisiana, that he would not fill
the vacancy on the Mississippi
River Commission caused by the
death Of John A. Ockerson, until
the New Orleans Safe Rivena Com.
mittee of 100, headed by James
Thompson; had had a chance. to
present their views at the White
House.
O'Connor explained that with the
exception OF himself, the entire
Louisiana delegation had endorsed
Major George c. Schoenberger. He
declared, however, that the Safe
River Committee felt that ; New
Orleans should be given a hearing
before any appointment was made.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
CONGRESSMAN SHERWOOD
HoNoRED BY VET LEGION

Gen. Isaac r. Sherwood, Con.
gresham from Toledo, Ohio. the
Oldest veteran in Congress. and the
only surviving Union GENERAL Of
the civil war. received an additional
honor today.
The general was presented with
an engraved certificate of honorary
membership in the Private Soldiers
and Sailors Legion by Marvin Gates
Sperry. national president. General
Sherwood. who started his remark.
able career in the civil war az n
private. and who has always advo.
Gated legislation for the soldiers IN
Congress, expressed qualification m
being made q member Of the OF.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
SURVEY IS
READY FOR
SENATE
Data, Gathered Under Direc-
ton Of D. c. Heads to Be
Presented Monday.

The long-awaited report on the
rent survey Of the District, made
under the direction of the District
Commissioners, will be presented to
the Senate District committee Mon
day.
It is understood that the report
will be made public simultaneously
with It's presentation to the com.
mittee. 1t Is expected that the
Senate District committee will con.
slider the report either at a special
session to be held next week or at
the. regular committee meeting
Wednesday.
The report. II Is understood, is
strongly favorable to the extension
Of the existing rent act. and Il ID
believed that the Senate District
Committee will act promptly in re.
porting the Legislation 20 the Sen.
ate an soon an the House acts upon
q.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
MT. PLEASANT FORMS
CLUB TO BACK McADoo

The Mount Pleasant "McAdoo for
President Club was organized last
night at a meeting In the hall at
Fourteenth street and Park road
northwest. Between fifty and sixty
adherents of McAdoo attended the
meeting, which was presided over
by A. g. Pollock, organizer Of the
League of Peoples McAdoo Club.
with which the Mount Pleasant
Club will be affiliated.
Officers of the club are Joseph c.
Zirkle, president; c. Pr West, vice
president; Richard A. Kuehn, Sec
rotary, and William Hallam, treas
urer.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
BISHOP FREEMAN TO
ADDRESS COMMITTEE

The Rt Rev. James e. Freeman,
Bishop Of Washington, addressed
the new Congressional Committee
Of the National Cathedral at Mt
st. Alban yesterday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. William Phillips,
In the Cathedral Close.
Bishop Freemen said the state Of
the country and the present tur.
mol on Capitol Hill served to
emphasize the need Of n revival
Of sane religion, . return 20 the
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
MEASURE
IS IN BAD
SHAPE
Revised Bill Is Certain to In
cIude Personal Property
Levy on Automobiles.

The House and Senate conferees
on the gasoline reciprocity bill
probably will meet next Thursday
morning.
The Senate conferees are Sena-
tors Ball, King and Jones, and
the House conferees are Congress
men Lampert Blanton and Zihl-
man.
Prompt Report Expected.
1t is believed the conferees prompt
ly will report the bill as intended to
be passed in both branches of Con-
gress-that is with the personal
property tax included In it.
The new proposal that a joint
civic committee appear before the
conferees to protest against the bill,
which is unsatisfactory to District
automobile interests, does not meet
with favor IN the Capitol, 1t, is vir.
tually certain that the conference
will decline to hear this committee
inasmuch as it would be violation
of Congressional precedent. . ~
The technical errors made in pass
ing the bill in both the Senate and
the House will be Strengthened out
by the conferees without parlia.
mentary difficulties, was said to-
day. The Senate bill, as formally
passed. is exactly opposite to what
the Senate apparently intended to
pass, because it excludes the per-
sonal property tax. Senator Nc
Keller, in rewriting the bill on the
floor, failed to eliminate one very
important section, and as a result
the Senate bill literally is a hodge
podge." The House bill is little
better.
One Way Out.
Parliamentary authorities say it
win not be possible for the con-
ferees to insert legislation in the
bill which is not contained in either
the House or Senate measure, and.
therefore, on this basis it will be
impossible to reinsert the personal
property tax in joint bill.
There is another way in reaching
this result, however, which the con-
ferees probably will adopt. It is
by striking out the conflicting Sec
ton of the Senate bill and by re-
inserting the personal property tax
provision as an amendment to an
existing clause in both the Senate
and House measures.
The civic committee of five, com.
posed of e. F. Colladay, M. O..
Eldridge, Paul B. Lum, Charles w.
Darr and Evan H. Tucker, will
carry their fight to the White
House if they are rebuffed by the
conferees. They have not lost hope
that President Coolidge will veto
the bill.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
cooLIDcE's SON GAINS
HONORS AT ACADEMY

John Coolidge, elder son of the
President and Mrs. Coolidge, has
been cited for his high scholastic
standing at the Mercersburg Acad.
envy, where he has been attending
school the past year.
John. has been named as one of
the thirteen students VINO have
been awarded the privilege of de-
livering orations at the school on
commencement day, June a.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
HELEN sMooT SUICIDE,
\ IS CoRONER'S VERDICT

Helen Smoot eighteen, Kensing.
ton, Nd, whose body was found
afloat in the river near the Wash.
ington Barracks yesterday, commit
ted suicide, Coroner J. Ranssay
hewitt said in a certificate he is
sued last night.
Detectives Thompson and Ma ~.
field traced down the girls IDENTIFY
Relatives said they thought she
took her life In fear Of heimm sent
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