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New Britain herald., 1924-05-31
GIRL SCOUTS NEWS

The New Britain Girl Scout rally will take place at Walnut Hill park next Saturday afternoon, June 7, at e:S0 o'clock. All troops will take part in the opening ceremony, after which the drum cOfps will drill, The Brownie Packs of Berlin and Maple Hill will give demonstrations of Brownie activities. Several demon- strations of Scouting activities VII be given by troop members. Games and races will include knot tying, shuttle relay, driving pigs to market and the chariot race. Merit badges, home service awards and five year stripes will be awarded to scouts having earned same. All parents and friends will be most welcome at this rally.
 There will be meeting of the drum corps leaders, instructors and first sergeants Monday evening, 7:15, at the Girl Scout office.
 The fife lesson will be postponed for this, week the next lesson being Tues day, June 8.
 Scout Helen Ingram wasfnvested at the last meeting of the Maple Hill Troop. No. 10.
 Camp registrations are coming. in.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-31
Hid Brothers Clothes So
 He Couldn't Leave Home

The solicitude of two sisters for their brothers welfare caused a theft scare yesterday afternoon on which Policeman Patrick O'Mara worked some time to clear up. William Egan of 161 Washington street reported to the police yesterday afternoon that entrance had been made to his home through tho front door and a suitcase of clothing had been stolen, Police man O'Mara was assigned to investi- gate. He questioned Egan's mother and sisters about the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the suitcase, but they told him that they knew nothing about it. O'Mara then questioned neighbors and was told that the two Egan girls had been seen taking a suitcase from the house and going to the home of a chum at 222 East Main street, where they left it. The policeman went there and re- covered the bag. Upon further qnes- tioning of the Egan family, it was learned that Egan had an argument with hts mother yesterday morning, and fearing that he would leave home because of 1t, his sisters had taken the bag of clothing so he couldn't go away
New Britain herald., 1924-05-31
TABS 10 DECORATE
 COMRADES GRAVES
Annual Memorial Exercises Will
 Be Held Tomorrow

The annual memorial exercises and decoration of the graves of the de- ceased members of Y. M. T. A. X B. the members will assemble in the rooms in readiness to take part in the march to the old and new Catho, lie cemeteries. The Drum Corps will head the procession which will first visit the old Catholic cemetery. and then visit the new Catholic cemetery. President George Kane will deliver an address at both cemeteries. The committee in charge of the exercises Henry McEnroe, James C. Luby. James J. Degnan and James Desmond.
 Floral pieces will be placed on the graves of the deceased members. as follows: John I.uby, Thomas H. Mur- ray. Rev. Rugh Carmody, John Me Dermott, George Coyle, Michael Ban non, Joseph Smith, John O'Ncil, Pat rick Pagan, James Donovan. Peter McCrann ST.. Michael Marnon, Michael Russian, Richard Haren, John Shee- han, Michael Quirk, James Graham, Edward Hayes, Edward Hinchey, Euke Daly, Rev. Luke Daly, William German, John J. Hickey, Nicholas Hoppe, Michael O'Meara, William Cor rigan, John Coyle, Peter Scott, John F. Storey William Regan, James Me Keon, Rev. William A. Harty, James Smith, Eugene Glacken, John Duffy. Christopher Hollywood, Valentine Mo snl .1 kelliher. Raymond McDonough.
 John Lord, John Hamilton, William Crome, John F. Crowley, Edward Fly land. James Claffey. Patrick Began. Richard Nagle, William McEnroe, Patrick H. O'Brien, Martin Welch, Dennis O'Keefe. John Ramon, Peter Nj. McMahon, Cornelius kehoe. David Gagan. Raphael Mulconry. Bernard McAloon, Christopher Doyle, Daniel A. Murray, William Smith, Joseph Callahan, John ONei, George Murtha, Peter White, Fred c. Costello, John McGrath, Thomas Martin. Robert Frawley. Lawrence Mccarthy, Thomas Kelliher, John F. o'Dell, Patrick Grove, William Marshall, Michael Gannonn, Nicholas Egenton, Francis Connolly, John C. O'Brien, ST., Michael J. Claughesy, William F. Grace.
 John F, O'Brien, James A. Duffy, Joseph Traceski, Harry Swole, D. c. Darrow. D. ]. Farrell, John J. Holly wood, Henry Mooney, Frank J. o'Neil. John J. Brown, Thomas M. Me- Donough, Edward McDonough, Thom- as Waite. Frederick J. Dalton, Charles Cottsr, Harry J. OBrien, James c. Roche, James Murray, Francis J. Moore, Jeremiah Coffey, James Me- Grath. John Lardner, John II. Murphy, Joseph F. Haren, Fred Crowley, James Grace, Patrick Minchey, Richard Bar ron, William Finnegan. Denny Di Marco, c. P. Murphy, John Grove, William ]. Muller. James F. Riley, Patrick Fitzpatrick, John Whalen, F. $. McMahon, Thomas J. Ryan, James M. Doyle. George 1T. Lynch, Emil Jones, Eugene A. sheehan, John Grif- fin, Patrick Harrington, John Ryan and William Egan.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-31
COUNCIL RESCINDS
 ACTION ON GARAGES
Approves Mayor PaOneSsa's Views
 on Limiting Their Location

At the suggestion of Mayor A. M. Paonessa, the common council at a special meeting Thursday night, voted to refer back to the ordinance com mittee a resolution by which the erec- tion of garages is prohibited within q radius of 100 feet of church build ing, and the committee will now con slider the mayors suggestion that the limits be made 200 feet.
 The mayor favored reconsidering action on the ordinance. Alderman w. H. Judd pointed out that this is contrary to council rules, but he sug- gested suspension of rules under which the ordinance might be refer red back. This was done and the or dinance committee will meet shortly to act on the mayors suggestion.
 It was also voted, on suggestion of Mayor Paonessa, to authorize the police board to purchase an automo- bile chassis to be selected by the board. It was previously voted to authorize the purchase of car cost ing several hundred dollars more than the appropriation, Members express ed themselves as agreeable to allow ing draft on the incidental fund, but the mayor warned that this fund will be drawn upon heavily this year.
 A recommendation Of the board of public works that contracts for the east side sewer be entered into with the N. c. Casoiano Co. for s30. .412.50 was approved. Councilman A. N. Rutherford favored contract with Bernardino & Manocchio whose bid was $40 higher. He explained that this firm lost money on the tunnel job and since it was in a position to start work at once he felt it would be to the city's advantage.
 It was voted to buy Mack motor truck from the Last Motor Go. for si0,7s6.O5 to be used with the new catch basin cleaner soon to be pur- chased by the public works board.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-31
JOY RIDING CASES
 AGAIN CONTINUED
QuintO Lusli to Be Released From
 Hospital Next Week

The cases of Fred Lugli, Vincent Kotowski, Henry Medric, William Stahalek and Louis Michelowski, charged with taking an automobile without permission of the owner, were continued for one week when they were called in police court this morning. Judge William A. Hunger ford continued them for week when Judge William r. Mangan, represent ing three of the boys, told the court that Quinto Lugli, who is to be tried with them on the same charge, will be released from the Litchfield county hospital some time next week. At torney Harry Ginsburg appeared for two of the defendants.
 The young men are held in con- nection with the joy ride on the morning of May in an automobile owned by Charles Parsons of IT Lyons street, which ended when the machine crashed into a pole in Norfolk, killing enc of the occupants of the machine and injuring three others. John Partyka of 137 North street. the driv- CT of the machine, is being held for the superior court under s10,000 bonds on charges of manslaughter, theft of the automobile, and reckless driving. He is in the Litohfield coun- ty jail unable to furnish bail.
 Henry Doan of 1910 Stanley street, arrested last night in a Main street lunchroom by Policeman Lincoln May on charges of drunkenness and breach of the peace, failed to appear this morning and his bond was de- clared forfeited.
 The cases of Felx Meiluk of st5 Myrtle street and Alex Kurnuk of 426 Myrtle street. charged with assaulting each other, were continued until Mon- day wher Kurnuk failed to appear. Prosecutor Joseph c. Woods told the court that two of the states witnesses were not present, and he was not ready to proceed with the case this morning.
 The men were arrested at 426 Myr- tie street after fight in which Meiluk received battered head. The men had been drinking, according to the police.
 At yesterday mornings session of the court, Henry McNamara, arraign- ed on charges of drunkenness and breach of the peace, was fined s20 by Judge Benjamin W. filling. He was arrested at his home after creating disturbance there.
 Frank Amodio, charged with not having proper lights on his automo- bile, was fined s3 and costs.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-31
POLICE CHANGES.

scrgt Michael J. Flynn will take up duties fin the detective bureau starting tomorrow, taking the place or Sergt. George C. Ellinger, who re- turns 10 street duty after serving his four months time in the bureau. sergt. Patrick McAvay will do desk duty from midnight until a. m. un- tii the return Of Capt. George J. kel- ly, who is undergoing treatment at the Peter Bent Brigham hospital, Boston. Mass, preparatory to under going an operation for tumor on his spine.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-31
DEATH OF MRS. RYAN

Pennington, May sl,-- Mrs. Coral Isola Ryan, widow of James B. Ryan, former proprietor of the Elm Tree Inn, died at the Hartford hospital Thursday night. Death came follow ing an operation, which it was found necessary to perform after Mrs. Ryan had been i'll for about five weeks.
 She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Isadora P. Hamilton, who lives at the Elm Tree Inn; a brother, Julian R. Rand of Springfield, Mass, and three nephews, James S., Robert II. and Leon H. Hamilton.
 The funeral will be held from tho Elm Tree Inn at ( o'clock tomorrow afternoon with burial taking place in the Cedar Hill cemetery, Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-31
ro PAVE RIGHT or WAY

Macadam will be placed over the Connecticut company's right Of way between East and Jubilee streets this year. the board Of public works has announced, and the highway will bs surfaced next year. For some time past residents of this section Of the city have been anxious to have tho right Of way, which appears to be a continuation Of Dwight street. re- paired so automobilist may not suffer injury to their cars as has happened in the past.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-31
HENNEssEY BLDG. INSPECTOR.

Edward J. Henncssey will begin his duties as building inspector Monday morning, succeeding John c. Gil- chreest who will enter the employ of Walter r. Crabtree as inspector on the Middletown State Hospital Nurses home. Mir. Hennessey has been fin the building business for many years. He was the unanimous choice of the building commissioners for successor to Gilchreest.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-31
GIFT FOR FATHER SULLIVAN

At the masses to be held at St. Joseph's church tomorrow morning a collection will be taken to be present. ed to Rev. J. Leo Sullivan, who was for IA years a cnrate at the church. He has been transferred to the pas torate of St. Barnabas' church at North Haven.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-31
s..A. WAR VETS THANKFUL.

Tho officers and members of A. c. Hammond camp, United Spanish American War veterans, wish to thank all those who so kindly do- mated flowers for the graves of Span ish war veterans and sll those who so kindly helped 10 make this Memorial day a successful one.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-31

Tn bedroom built of glass in a London hospital. patients have been kept dramatically sealed up for live days in an atmosphere containing double the usual quantity of oxygen.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-31

Pearl and moonstone are birth stones for June.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-01
WRESTLING WELLS
 LURE BIOLOGISTS

SYRACUSE. Kan, May 31-- The ''whistling wells of Hamilton county are beginning to attract the attention of geologists, who think there may be a reservoir of oil and gas beneath this section.
 The rush of gas out of water wells :n Hamilton county is so strong that it makes a whistling sound as 1t es- capes from the opening about the vel castings.
 J. E. Wood, who has a ranch seven or eight miles north of Kendall, re ports there were three wells on fhe ranch where the whistling noise caused by the escaping gas could be heard sometimes for a distance of several hundred yards.
 The wells to which MT Wood refer red were about 200 feet deep In each we'll a water pipe had been driven down inside the casing and the escaping gas came up between the water pipe and the casing.
 Mir. Wood says that all the residents. of that community are familiar with the whistlins sound that the escaping gas causes a the wells, and that there are many wells in the community where the noise is heard day and night lheei oOydinthelaETAOSH
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-01
Thousands Deaf for Years
 Now Hear Perfectly

An amazing invention which enables any one whose auditory nerve is still active to hear the slightest sound as clearly and distinctly as a person whose hearing is natural is announced by the Dictograph Products Corpora tion, Suite 1300-J, 220 W. 42nd Street, New York City. The manufacturers are so proud of their achievement and so confident that everyone who is hard of hearing will be amazed and de- lighted with results that they are of fering to send it on ten days free trial. They require no deposit or advance payment of any kind, but send it pre- paid for ten days free use entirely at their own risk and expense. If you suffer from deafness in any degree. take advantage of their liberal free trial offer. Send them your name and address today-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-01
Methodist Union Plan
 A Southern One-Mouzon
Nashville Bishop Attacks Chandler Objection
 Out Of Harmony With Church, He Says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 31.- Bishop Warren A. Candler, lis out of harmony with his own church. in his opposition to the plan of unification of the north and south Methodist Epis- copal church, says Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon, in reply to the recent state ment of Bishop Candler, attacking the plan, ,s@. #
 'r"The statement from the pen of our honored bishop does not result from a study of the plan," says Bishop Mouzon. It has no relation to anything in the plan. It, cannot be supported by one single argument. The plan. itself, in its entire conception and design, in direct contradiction and denial of the statement made by Bishop Candler.
 Not Fit People,.
 "In Bishop Candler's opinion, north ern Methodists are not fit people for southern Methodists to consider unit ing with in the work of the Kingdom of God. He plainly says that they are not of the right spirit, Well, unfor- tunately for the good bishop, he is out of harmony with his own church. The Methodist Episcopal church, south, speaking through three successive gen eral conferences, have declared in favor of unification."
 Bishop Mouzon also declares that the plan as adopted by the northern gen eral conference recently, at Springfield, Mass, is southern plan. Having been three quadrenniums member of the commissions on unification and know ing perfectly what went on in the meet ings of the commissions, I may be par doned for letting out secret.
 A Southern Plan
 "The plan which is now before the two churches is, as matter of fact, a southern plan The essential principles contained in it were suggested by the southern members of the joint commis- sion. If we reject this plan, we will reject our own plan of unification."
 Bishop Mouzon then names three southern men as having made practic- ally all the major suggestions upon which the plan was formulated They
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-01
WOMAN, AGE B
 TELLSOF FRAUD
Says $2,6OO Invested In Morris Company And
 No Return

TEXARKANA. Ark, May 31.-Mrs. H. $. Holden, of New Orleans. 73 years old and great-grandmother. tes- tified in federal district court here to- day that she invested q total of $2,600 in Morris Oil companies without re- ceiving any returns.
 Mrs. Holden was a witness at the morning session of court in the trial of Otto L. Morris, co-defendant with Harry N. Morris, charged with misuse of the mails in connection with pro- motion activities in the South Arkansas oil fields.
 Mrs. Holden said she brought only one unit of stock at first, paying $10 for it but shortly afterward A. o. Young, stock salesman and styled by the prosecution as "reloader" sold | her 39 additional shares. at another time was allotted" $500 more stock and later she bought $500 more.
 o. Hohr and H. H. Gordon were named as salesmen who disposed of the stock to Mrs. Holden.
 Mrs. Copeland. bookkeeper for the Harry Morris Guara nteed Gusher Syn dicate No. 3, testified that a total of $1 ,914, 1000 in stock was issued in this company after j: had absorbed three other minor companies owned by Nor ris.
 Mrs. David Robert Kercheval made m oral motion before Judge Frank A louman today asking that the sen tence 0: three years Imprisonment and q fine of 5000 imposed against her hus- band be remanded and he be permitted to plead not guilty. Kercheval was one of several score promoters charged with fraudulent use of the mails. Ac- tion on the motion was deferred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-01

of 75 miles an hour and a cruising speed of 65.6- Her range at her fastest speed is 3,06O miles and at her cruising speed 4,010 miles. She carries crew of 30 men. The latest vessel of this type is ZR-3, being built at Friedrichshafeu, Germany It is intended to fly her across the Atlantic to Lakehurst, and tie expectation is that the voyage will take 100 hours or more. The picture at the bottom gives an idea of the completeness of disaster when the airship falls, as described by Lieut..
 Von Schiller. The picture shows the wreck age of the ZR-2 in the Humber river, Eng land The debris is being searched for bodies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-01
Grandson Of Pdet Schiller, Sent To Bomb Ne,U York, Tells
 What ManumOth ZR-3 Can Do
T IUET. HANS WON SCHILLER l

IUET HANS WON SCHILLER
 iR a grandson of the great Ger
 man poet of that name. He was .rarihrarad from the German Naval aGaGIHmE and receIxed his cOmmls- siam in the German Imperial navy Bef0re tine Outbreak of the World war. Soon after the beginning of tiie WHIT he was transferred to the naval airship service. in which he serve4E until tine end of the war.
 En the fall eff 1914 he was made fnSr officer af the L-6. his captain ReinE vOm BdhIar, perhaps the zrEares1 of all German airShip pi- BtS. These two officers then served tiBgRtiiar as captain and first officer on various airships until the armis- tire. Their last ship, the L-12, wfiinEh wasF not completed until after tine aTmistiee,- was designed to bomb Naw York This Zeppelin was de EEenesE t0 FEanre and d-renamed the DizmaHIIta.. Et will be recalled that the DizmmlfH. affEr setting a record by rraxElEng 4.5B0 miles without stop i'm HE'S hnurs.- was lest in 1923 with 5s1 parSanE em beard
 E.iHutenanE wan Schiller made over 5ENB WHIT flfgftts and had many thrill ing experiences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-01

A Tthe ton. the Iztesf type lighter -than-air "A wzTvraff= the Shemzndnah, over the
 HudsOm mver- Originally the FRI. she was rerhris4emed am Octnhex 10 1g23s when accepfe6 hy the navy as fleet 2irship No l. Deslgmed to be a naval sc0uE for tine surface fleet she wzs hulHt at Lakehurxt. NJ J. She ls S0mser Hham aM hwt the largest Eners-6S0 feet-amd her diameter is 79 feet With a gas capacity of 2 2s100@00 eMhle feet she has gross hft of 136. 500 pounds with hydrogen and 134 800 pounds with heITum Six 200 800 hnrse power engines give maximum speed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-01

are Judge H. E. White, of Alexandria, La.; Dr. Paul H. Linn and Dr. T. B. Ellis.
 The Nashville bishop, in his state ment, quotes twice from his address made at the Hot Springs conference from Judge John c. Candler, of At lanta, brother of Bishop Candler, which he says are in direct contradiction to the Atlanta bishop.
 ."The fact of the business is" Bishop Mouzon goes on, ''southern Methodist laid down certain conditions, and these conditions have been met. Here are the facts. The plan itself is in a pc culiar sense a southern plan. We, our selves said: The plan must first be approved by two-thirds of each cont mission, voting separately It has been so approved. Then we said Before we vote on it, the general conference of the northern church must approve it by two-thirds vote.' It has been ap- proved by an almost unanimous vote What if southern Methodists should now back off and quit and fail? Then we should be put to shame before the Christian forces of America, and of the world. And this shall not be-
 Sets Forth Plan
 Bishop Mouzon next sets forth what he considers the essential features of the plan. The first is the bicamerial form of the government, one body from the northern church and the other from the southern church, each voting sep arately in the same chamber. He also calls attention to the provision which says no measure can be passed by the northern body without the approval of the southern Jurisdiction.
 He also points out that under the plan of unification the Episcopal over sight of the work in the two jurisdic- tions remains the same as far as local administration is concerned. His third point is that unification will mean an elimination of duplication of effort now going on in the border states and free an enormous sum of money now being spent by both churches for work in further fields"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-01
 NOAH AHEAD AS
 WORLDS OLDEST
Dr. Chiera Tells Of Re. cent Finding Of No
 table Tablet

PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-Baby- lonian accounts of the life of Noah give his age as 64,S00 years, thus making the 969 years of Methuselah pale into ins;gnif:cance, according to Dr. How ard Chiera, professor of Assyriology at the University of Pennsylvania, who ex- plains the supposed extreme lingevity of personages in early history.
 In a paper submitted to the Crozer Theological seminary, Dr. Chiera tells of the recent discovery of a four-sided prism, inscribed in the Sumerian language, giving list of the kings who ruled in Babylonia from the creation to the time of Hammurapi. The prism gives the names of eight kings who ruled in the 241 900 years (according to Babylonians), preceding the flood. The prism, now at Oxford university, in the comparison it affords with the lives of Old Testament patriarchs, Dr. Chiera believes, Twill help us toward filling many gaps in the history of ancient Babylonia." t ,' .
 The eight kings who ruled within a period of 241 200 years are paralleled by another list, discovered not long ago, according to Dr. Chiera,. of ten kings whose rule covered 432, 900 years. = Did the Babylonians, really believe that their ancient heroes had lived for such incredibly long periods of time ?" Dr. Chiera asked. 'They certainly did not. But they knew that the world was much older than the date corre- spending to 1000 B. C., which was the Hebrew figure They had historical records going further back than that date and they pushed the date of crea- tion as far back as they could. He also pointed out that the Jews were faced by the same problem and it was necessary to multiply the average Innrth nE human lifn hu An.n