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New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
F FALL-DOHENY BRIBE
: CASES ARE REVIVED
,appeal Court Denies
Quashing, Rules Indict-
ments Valid

Washington, Dec, I Ps-Thc Fail
Dohcny bribery indictments which
were quashed several months ago in
the lower courts here, were held to
be valid today by the District of
Columbia court of appeals.
A plea in abatement filed by for
mer Secretary Albert b. Fail, Ed
ward J.. Doheny. oil magnate, and
his son, Edward l.. Doheny, which
the lower court granted, was over
ruled by Chief Justice George L.
Martin on motion of the govern
ments special oil counsel Atlee
Pomercne and Owen ]. Roberts.
Two Indictments were covered by
the courts decision, one charging
Eall with receiving a bribo Of $780,
COO to influence his official action re-
sp"cting certain oil leases, and the
other charging the Dohenys with
giving the hribe.
The appellate court held the act Of
congress taking the prosecution Of
the oil cases out of the hands Of the
department of justice meant only to
deprive the attorney general OF
"charge and control of the litiGa-
tion and did not interfere with the
right o the special counsel to make
use Of the assistance of district at
torncys. The defense had argued
the presence in the grand jury room
Of Oliver c. Pagan, a special assist
ant to the attorney general, violated
the sanctity of the proceedings and
nulliticd the indictments. This view
was accepted in the lower courts.
There is pending also in the Dis
! trict of Columbia supreme court in
dictmcnts returned against Fall F.
l.. Dohcny. Sr., and Harry T. Sin
clair, charging conspiracy in cOnnec.
| ton with the naval oil leases. Argu,
ment was heard last week on tbs
validity Of these indictments. which
were returned after the fight de
veloped over the indictments deal
with in today's decision.
Counsel for the defendants hat
not decided today on their futur,
course, but it was regarded as Ger
tain that the case would he carrirt
through the higher courts.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
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Norway, Me, Dec. 7. (P) - The
sun came out for the first time in
q week today and as Grandpa"
Dunham. Names champion fiddler,
and Grandma" Dunham were about
to set out on their trip TO Dearborn,
Mich, to visit Henry Ford. Tho
westbound Canadian National rail-
ways express was soon to be whirl-
ing them toward the home of the
richest man in America, unfolding
another chapter in the lives of two
simple country folk, a story recalling
TO their minds those of the Arabian
Nights.
Two weeks ago A. NJ. Dunham was
unknown outside his own state. To-
day South Paris and Norway closed
their factories, stores and schools
and thousands of people from the
country for miles around paid
them homage. Governor Ralph O.
Brewster was Mt South Paris TO hid
them bon voyage. The general pas
senger agent of the Canadian Ma
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
bridge Rail, BROKEN
BY AUTO, KILLS MAN
Malachi Tyler, 81, Meets
Death in Peculiar
Accident

New Haven, Dec. Pl-Malachi
Tyler. CT, farmer who also was
widely known as a trainer Of hunt
ing dogs, was killed yesterday at
Northford, in the town OF North
Haven, when a truck went through
q guard rail on the state highway in
that village.
Coroner Mix was called there to-
day TO inquire into the matter.
George Mills, As, who was driving
the truck has been ordered held in
bonds to await the inquest report
The story as related today to the
coroner was that Mills with the
truck, which belongs to a milk con-
rorn. approached the bridge at fast
speed just as a small passenger car
converged upon the same point
going in like direction. Mills Is
said to have swung by the car and
then regaincd the roadway but lost
control. The truck hit the guard
rail. which struck Tyler who had
hoen standing there, with his back
TO the truck. talking to Eneas Mum
son, The latter jumped clear by
Naulting the rail.
The driver of the small car Of
fercd aid and then went on, and the
coroner was trying to find him to-
day to get an eye witness story OF
the incident. Tyler died immedi-
atcly and before aid could be given
him. He had also been pinned un-
der the broken guard rail. Mr.
Tyler has a brother, Peter, in Meri.
den.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
TAX SLASHING BILL
FORMALLY REPORTED
Chairman Green Will Ask
House to Begin C0nsid-
Grafton Tomorrow

Washington, Dec 7 tPA-The new
revenue bill, proposing slash of
S325,7SG,00o in taxes during the
next calendar year in providing re-
lief for virtually every federal tax
payer, was reported TO the house to-
day as the first legislative business
presented 10 the new congress.
In presenting the report of the
ways and means committee, which
drafted the measure during a seven
weeks pre-congress session, Chair
man Green served notice that he
would ask the house to take 1t up TO-
morrow, under the plan to send 1t 10
the senate before the end Of the
second week of the session.
A saving Of s193,575,O00 TO IN
come taxpayers on taxes payable
next year is the principal relief pro-
posed by the bill, and leaders OF
both the house and senate have SET
March ] as the coal for enactment
Of the measure into law so that this
benefit may be taken advantage of ir
the payment of first installmcnts or
the income tax due March Is.
Although unanimously ordered re,
ported to the house by the ways anC
means committee, the committee
report on the bill, contained sep.
arate statements OF "additiona
views" by Representative Raincy, q
Illinois, and Hull Of Tennessee
democratic members of the commit
tee.
Chairman Green's report for tn,
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New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
POPULATION OF CITY 6s,993
AT BEGINNING OF NEW YEAR
Survey Indicates Increase of is Per Cent Since Federal
Census in 1920
Excess OF births over deaths dur.

Excess OF births over deaths dur
ing the six year period, 6,5T0.
Report Of Superintendent Of
Schools s. II. Holmes OF public
schools enrolment Of 1l,lS3 at the
close OF 1919, and 1885 at the
close OF 1925. an increase of 2,T42.
or 246 per cent.
School age census OF 15.04S at
the close of 1919, and 1854 at the
close of 1924, an increase Of 2,471,
or 1914 per cent.
Report of Frank j. O'Brien
water department commissioner
5.Sl6 active domestic water services
in the city at the close OF 1919, and
5.9S5 at the close of 1925, an in
crease Of $50, or 12.6 per cent.
Report OF New Britain post office
OF 10000 persons served at tht
close Of 1925. within the cit!
limits. an increase OF Is per cen
since the close of 1919.
Increase OF As per cent in tn,
number Of residence telephones il
the city at the close of 1925, com
pared with the close OF 1919.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
Rev. Otto Duessal of Ger
man Lutheran Emanuel
Church Headed Flock
for Over 30 Years.

Rev Otto nuessal. organizer OF
the German Lutheran Emanuel
church of this city, its pastor for
more than 50 years and prominent
in the affairs of that church
throughout the country. died sud
denly last night after he had finish
ed conducting the evening service of
the church.
Although he had been In i'll health
for some time, he appeared as usual
yesterday and conducted the morn
ing and evening services of the
church. At the conclusion OF the
evening service, he remained at tho
church and was talking with a few
Of his parishioners after the others
had left, when he was suddenly
stricken with shock at $50. He was
assisted 10 his home next TO the
church on Meadow street, where he
expired two hours later.
Born in Germany on February >,
'IS72, Rev. Mr., Duessal came to this
country in 1855 when only a youth.
He received his education al the
Concordia Theological seminary at
Springfield, Illinois. and upon his
graduation he was assigned 10 work
| in this city.
! He Immediately organized the To-
! cal church and built a small church
ibulding on School street at the cor.
ner Of Orchard street. This church
/ building gave way 10 the large new
modern church edifice at the corner
of Meadow and West streets in 1907
The Rev, Mr. nuessal established
the German Lutheran school in 1895
This school first used the old churcl
building on School street hut tht
school increased in size until It wa
necessary to erect large new schoo
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
One Killed, Another Shot,
In First Hunting

Boston Dec. I tP-One man was
killed and another wounded in the
Myles Standish forest reservation at
Carver today within an hour after
the tract had been thrown open TO
deer hunters for the first time, The
report was received Al state police
headquarters from lieutenant 10
srph f. Q'Connor. assigned TO duty
at the reservation.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
CALLS UNDERTAKEN
Torrington Man, Despondent, Takes
His own Life Grieyed Over
WifC's Death.

TorrIngton, Dec. 7 Up - De
spondent over recent financial
losses and over the death OF his
wife on November IT. Curtis J..
Bissell. about 70, committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the
head at his home this morning.
He telephoned to an undertaken
about : a, m. to call and see him
this afternoon, The undertaken
went to the house about an hour
and a half later but found the cur
tains drawn and doors locked.
Returning to his office he tried
to call Mr.. Bissel1 on the telephone
without success. Going back TO the
house with a neighbor of Mr.. Bis
sell he forced an entrance. Bis
sells body was found on the floor
in the bathroom,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
Forces Two Casino En-
ployes To Hold Up
Hands While He Takes
Money Which They
Had Just Brought In.
Fires Shot Into Air to Halt
Laughter, Scoops Up
Swag and Disappears All
in Few Minutes.

Showing a remarkable knowledge
OF the manner in which the money
at the Casino bowling alleys on
Church street is handled, a man for
whom the police are searching held
up FRANK Laganga and William
holtzman, two employees, at the
point Of a revolver this morning
and got away with about $3.50.
laganga seemed inclined TO take the
robbery as a joke when he was first
ordered TO throw up his hands and
the robber fired shot from his re-
volver at the ceiling. convincing
Laganga that he meant business,
Laganga was in charge OF the
alleys this morning and about $3.50
o'clock he went into the Hotel De-
lancy for the money which is kept
overnight in the hotel safe. II was
in a cigar box, and after getting 1t,
Laganga carried 1t into the alleys
and set It on a pool table while pre-
paring the cash register for ii. Be-
fore he had a chance TO finish the
act, a man about 80 years old and
six foot tall entered the place and,
pointing a Colts automatic revolver
at him. told him TO throw up his
hands.
When Hoffman saw this. he start
cd TO laugh, thinking the affair was
q Joke. Laganga took it the same
way and said "Aw. cut 1t out" AT
ibis the holdup man fired shot at
he ceiling and both Hoffman and
laganga threw up their hands. The
man took the box of money from the
able, and keeping both his victims
covered with the revolver, made his
way out OF the place.
The police We're notified and De
1nctive Sergcnnts William P. McCue
George c. Ellinger and Policeman
Thomas ]. Feeney started search
tor the bandit.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
INSURGENTS SPLITG.O.P. RANKSBUT
LONCWORTHLS CHOSEN SPEAKERAT
OPENING SESSION OF NEW CONGRESS
First Blow at Dry Law Struck;
Rep. Hill Has Bill Which Asks
Popular Referendum on Statute
Democratic Republican lnsurgent Coalition On First
Day of New Congress Also is Apparent

Washington. Dec tpt-The first
blow in the annual battle OF the
wots and drys in congress was struck
today by Representative Hill re-
publican Maryland who proposed
what he said would amount to a
popular referendum or prohibition.
He presented resolution for re.
peal Of the eighteenth amendment
with provision that the action OF
each state on the proposal be taken
through a state convention Of dele
gates elected by popular vote.
Representative Hill also propose
bill to let each state define "intoxi.
eating beverages" for itself. one L
legalize 2.75 per cent beer and one
TO transfer prohibition enforcement
to the attorney general.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
He LIKED sing sing
New Yorker Commits Arson, Then
ConfeSses, So He Could Return
To Prison and Pals

New York. Dec. 7 P,-Walter
Dombroski, son of a Brooklyn tene-
ment house owner. today confessed.
the police said, that he set fire early
this morning to a siX-story house
owned by his father so he would be
sent back TO Sing Sing TO be with
friends in the prison.
Dombroski was captured by his
own father. 1t was found that three
distinct fires had been started in the
building.
II have good pals up in Sing SING
and l want TO go back to them
that's why set the place on fire, -
the police quoted Dombroski as say
ing. He was released only two
months abo after serving 3 IL years
in Sing Sing for burglary.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
Pastor of Bristol Church Dies
Soon After Service in Euening

building. A new eight room school
building was erected in the rear of
the new church building on West
street last year and was occupied
for the first time in February Of this
year. Mr.. Duossal was principal Of
the school from the time of its or
ganization.
In 1898 Rev. NJ. Duessal organ
lied the Holy Trinity Lutheran
church in Terryville and remained
as pastor of that church up to d
month ago, when he resigned and
another pastor was appointed on ac-
count of Mr.. Ducssals increasing
duties.
At the present time. Mr.. Duessal's
church in Bristol numbers $500
souls and is one Of the larger
churches OF its denomination in the
state.
Mr.. Duessal was married on No.
yember ;. 1895 to Miss Eva Born.
llHssol in New York city. who sur.
| wives him. lie also leaves four sons
all of whom are pastors. the Rev
Otto Duessal OF St. Johns Luther.
an church of New York city, tn,
Rev. Oscar Duessal of st. John.
/ Lutheran church OF New York city
the Rev. Gerhardt Duessal OF Selma
/ Oklahoma; and the Rev. Erhard
DucsSal Of Pittsburgh, Pa. ant
three daughters, Miss Eva Duessa
and Miss Hedwig Ducssal OF Thu
city.
The Rev. Mr.. Duessal took an &C
tive part in the general affairs o
his church and was a member o
/ the Snyod of Missouri. Ohio ant
! other states.
Funeral arrangements have no
been completed.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
Smokers and NOn-SmOkers
Race; Non Smoker Winner

Portland, Ore, Dec. Z tPl-Smok-
crs and non-smokcrs walked a race
yesterday from here to Forest Grove
and return, SO miles. Paul Gallcott,
former sailor and non-smoker came
in ahead, making the return trip in
less than eleven hours.
Following Gallicott was Georgc
ICruickshank, another non-smokcr
Harry Floeter, a smoker, was third
He smoked cigars. cigarettes or Al
pipe constantly during the hike.
The condition was that the smok
crs smoke at least ten cigarettes
during the hike.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
RIVER and HARBOR
BUDGET IS $4,000
Connecticut Waterways In
.proyenentS Outlined to Congress
S55,O62,065 NATIONS NEED
Dredging of Connecticut River Be-
low Hartford VIII Require $4,000
Engineer Caldwell Favorably I'M
pressed by Gen. Taylors's Program.
BY GEORGE II. MANNING

BY GEORGE II, MANNING
| (Wnshington Bureau OF n. b. Herald)
Washington, D. c., Dec. Z. R-Ap-
Ipropriation of $2S2,0OO for work on
Connecticut river and harbor pro-
jects during the next fiscal year, was
asked today by General Harry Tay-
lor Chief of Army Engineers.
This Connecticut river program
was embodied in the report OF the
chief of engineers, in which he re-
commended that total of $55, 5,062,-
o65 be appropriated for work on
river and harbor projects throughout
the United States during the next fis-
cal year which begins on July 1,
1926. The chief of Engineers also
asked nearly eleven million dollars
additional for examinations, surveys,
for flood control, and other related
work.
StS2,000 for New Haven
OF the total appropriation for
! Connecticut river and harbor pro-
jects, the chief Of engineers request
ed $1S2,000 for maintenance work on
New Haven harhor. This amount, he
declared will be needed during the
coming fiscal year to restore the up
per main channel as far as Tomin-
son bridge to project depth, as the
channel has filled considerably with
silt in the past few years.
An appropriation Of $4,000 also
was asked for work on the Connccu-
cut river below Hartford in the next
fiscal year, maintenance dredging
being necessary annually to preserve
the channel in the river. OF the $50
900. new work, consisting of the con-
ing walls and revertments, would
take up $4,000: while maintenance
dredging, repairs to the permanent
works, and miscellaneous expenses
would take up the remaining $4,000.
In the Connecticut river above
Hartford, the army engineers will
undertake only the work of super
vision, etc. pending the adoption of
a projection for Improvement Of this
waterway
Rridrenort uarbor pro;ec+e
comnIetio, of tbo nroco,+ rror,, 80
WIDENING and doenoninr t,o 1ohnson
river channel in prid@onor+ borhor
Twin nloce tho borhor ch,proIs ~,
CONDITION +o mont tbn ronnironort,
lof nresent commerce General Tov,or
lto,d Congrass and mo odditioro,
FUNDS will ho roonirod for tbis NO.
iect during tho noy+ fisco1 ,,oor A.
tbe closo Of tho 1ast fiscoI yoor ~,
rnne az 1oo5 thoro was ~ urov
nordod t,lonoo of sq,7rIcI son 49,
Rr,drarort barhor nroioot ord +his
10 heing onni,ed 10 tho drndri,r rou
under wav
Corpress IN authorize = 1argor rro.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
LITTLE CHILD KILLED
StS-Year Old Norwich Boy Run
Down by Motor Truck This Morn
ing and Dies at Hospital.

Norwich, Conn. Dec. Z R -
Harry. year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry sherman, Of Harland
road, Norwich town. was struck
and fatally hurt by a truck driven
hy Matthew Ryan this noon in
Deer avenue close by the w. A.
Rackus hospital Tho child died at
the hospital few minutes later
Ryan was detained at order of Cor
onor Desmond.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
FTREMEN GET $50 CHECK

A check for $50 was received
this morning by Chief William J,
Noble. to be used for the Firemen's
compensation fund. The check was
sent by the Reynolds estate which
owns the block on Main street In
which there was a fire a month ago
at Moran's Music shop.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07

The population OF New Britain at
the opening Of 1925, six years after
the last dccennial census, Is 6s,ssS,
compared with 1886 In 1920. an
increase of IS per cent, according
to a survey just completed for the
Herald. The survey, with definite
ly ascertained figures Of increase,
is not TO be classed with estimates
based only opon the gain OF the
1910-1q20 decade.
Characteristics OF the New Britain
population are:
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
HALF MILLION LOSS

Mount Pleasant, Mich, Dec. up
Fire OF undetermined origin early
today destroyed the main building
AMI library OF the central state nor
nal school here with an estimated
loss OF 100000.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
RAISE FOR OFFICIALS
Councilman Rutherford Propose IN
crease of $500 for City Clerk
Thompson and Tax Collector.

Councilman Arthur N. Rutherford
plans to introduce in the common
council a resolution TO fix the sala-
ries of city clerk and tax collector at
S3,SoO year. City Clerk A. l.
Thompson and Tax Collector Berna-
dotte Loomis now are paid $500 a
year.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07

The survey Is based upon statis-
tics from local sources, giving COM
parative figures for the close of 1919
and the close Of 1925, summarized
below:
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
Coalition Under Way

Washington Dec. 7 P-A demo-
cratic-republican insurgent coalition
on the first day of the new con-
gross was apparent today as the
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
Tells American Farm Bureau
Federation His Views op
Agricultural Situation
BELIEVES PROTECTIVE
TARIFF is A BENEFIT
Opposes Any Plan Whereby Govt,
would Buy or Sell Farm Products
Thinks Outlook For Farm Pros
pcritS Is Bright, As Industrial
World Must Look to Farmers For
Their Food and Raw Materials,

Chicago, Dec. P>-Conyinced
That cooperative marketing with
governmental Encouragement offers
the best possible solution Of the
farmers problem, President Cool
idge intends to givo the movement
his active and energetic assistance.
He is opposed 10 proposals that the
government sell and buy farm pro
ducts, or fix prices directly or In
directly. Further he believes pre-
sent tariff duties benefit the far
mer and should not be devised
Outlook Is Bright
Outlining his views on the agri-
cultural situation and proposed re-
medics in an address today at the
annual convention here of the
American farm bureau federation,
the president said that, despite its
present "mbNrrassments, agriculture
as whole should lead industry in
future prosperity.
Il believe farm products and
other commodities is of tremendous
significance" he told his audience,
made up Of representative farmers.
"Cho surplus lands of the coun-
try are exhausted, the industrial
population is outstripping the farm
population. Manufacturing is ex-
pending. These must come to the
farmers for their food and their raw
materials. While We can produce
more. the markets for food are in
creasing much faster than present
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New Britain herald., 1925-12-07

At the same moment vice-Presi-
dent Dawes, fresh from a country
wide speaking campaign In favor OF
New Britain herald., 1925-12-07

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New Britain herald., 1925-12-07

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New Britain herald., 1925-12-07

Average Daily Circulation For
Week MI' - Ending 126AQ
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-08-05
MOMANA'S CARS
Using MORE GAS
States Cut Of Tax About $4,000
More Than for Same
Period Last Year

Helena.-Receipts Of gasoline IL
cense tax by the state treasurer's Of
flee for the second quarter of 1925
total $3.50, 1928, which represents an
increase Of about $4,000 over the re-
ceipts for the same period in 1924.
For the first quarter this year, af-
ter a decision Of the Montana supreme
court declaring the cid tax law in
valid, all Of the larger taxpayers, ex-
cept the Texas Oil company, declined
to pay. The Texas company's tax
was $1O,97z.54. The new law which
the court intimated is constitutions
went into effect April 1.
The funds are distributed 80 pei
cent to the state general fund, Is pei
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-08-05
TO MAKE FARMING
YIELD BETTER RETURNS

The outstanding possibilities Of CO
operative marketing are more largely
along the lines Of standardizing and
improving production, eliminating ex-
cess varieties, standardizing and inn
proving grade and pack, stabilizing
production, regulating low 70 market,
improving distribution Is between
markets, developing new markets, col
lective bargaining, betterment Of
financing, correcting trade abuses, and
representing producers before legisla-
tive and administrative bodies. says
II. E. Erdman, associate professor in
California College Of Agriculture. All
Of these SHOULD, Of course, result On
higher net returns he says, adding:
eff I were to list the limitations I
should put them about as follows:
81 Cooperation cannot fix prices
that are out Of line with supply and
demand conditions.
q. Cooperation cannot eliminate
the middleman. It can, and does, cf
course, establish the farmers own
agencies to take the places Of private
agencies and often puts one co-opera
tive agency where several dealers for.
merly operated.
-. Cooperation cannot reduce costs
greatly except in so far as an increase
in scale Of operations makes tor lower
costs. Some Of the gains Of large
scale operation, however. are dissi
pated because Of tendencies toward
extravaganza.
C~ooperatves win not run alone.
Constant attention is required on the
part Of the membership because Whist
& e~veEybody's business IS nobodys
business.
Cooperation does not permit
tae farmer o hold hie pro5ucts cor 9
nIsha price without also compsllns
am e TINE Tue rlske Sc getting 9
sWer price.
Nhe outsider often
a q TIE benefit az ce-onsIr
rEetins go does Gle meube m
some cases gsts me2s
Aoea not have "a bear Is g.
esstsl1 Development expe