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New Britain herald., 1925-04-24
WANTED NAME CHANGED
R. Samanicgos Asks Right To Take New Monicer And Picks Ramon NaVarro-It's Ramon Himself.

Los Angeles, April 24.-R. Sam aniegos appeared in superior court today and asked permission to change his name.
 "Samaniegos is too hard to pro nounce." he explained. People call me salmon eggs and things like that"
 That must be annoying, to be sure," agreed the court. What do you wish to change it to?'
 Ramon Navarro"
 But that is the name of the mo- ion picture actor. He may not like t, There may be trouble.'
 No, it will be perfectly all right" he petitioner replied. You see. I m Ramon Navarro, I want my 5Creen name made my legal name"
 "Oh, said the court. petition approved"
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24
Movement Noticed As Far Inland As Brock ton And One Line Between That City And New Bedford.
Ground Disturbed in Some Places and in Homes Windows Are Rattled- No Damage Has Been Reported.

Boston, April 24.--Distinct earth tremors were reported today from several points in southeastern Mas sachusetts. New Bedford felt shocks accompanied by g rumbling sound at 3:l0 o'clock and at Middleboro the phenomenon was timed 8 o'clock. No damage was reported.
 The movement was felt as far in land as Brockton and appeared to follow a line between New Bedford and that city. In Brockton Heights, a suburb, windows and dishes were rattled. The duration of the shocks was reported as being from a few seconds to half minute.
 Sleepers Awakened
 In the vicinity of New Bedford where the tremors were most dis tinctly felt, observers compared them to the earthquake which shook New England on the evening of Feb ruary 2S. In New Bedford and neighboring towns to the north and south many persons who were aroused from sleep by the earth movements reported hearing a crash and rumbling similar to & quarry blast. accompanied by the shaking of houses and rattling of windows and crockery. The duration of the tremors in the New Bedford area was variously estimated at from i've to 30 seconds. Some observers fixed the time at s;10 and others earlier.
 Ground Disturbed
 Tn the yard of Mrs. William B. Eddy, Fairhaven, garden soil which had been smoothed out last night in preparation for seeding was found this morning to be covered with a network of small Assures, which were attributed to the earthquake.
 In the vicinity of Middleboro the shocks were most pronounced in the sections about Lake Assawampsett, Pocksha Pond. the Marion road, Bis- bees corner and North Rochester.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24
WHEELER CASE IS
 READY FOR JURY Prosecutor Warns Panel Not to Be Prejudiced
 GOVT. MAKES ACCUSATION
Declares That si0,O00 Retainer Fec Given Senator Was In Reality to Purchase His Influence at Wash ington.
By The Associated Prnss.

By The Associated Press
 Great Falls, Mont, April 24.-The trial of Senator Burton K. Wheeler on charges of illegally appearing be- fore the interior department, entered the last lap here today when argu- ments to the jury were begun. Dis trict Attorney John l.. Slattory, Wheeler's prosecutor. was the first to address the jury.
 Warns of Sympathy.
 Tho prosecutor warned the jury against sympathy and prejudice" declaring them to be "the enemies of justice"
 "The mere fact that Senator Wheeler holds a high office should not deter you for one moment from doing your full duty"
 "No man, however high, is above the law. Even presidents may be impeached. In this land of ours there is no room for kings or tyrants
 "If you want to arrive at the con- clusion that he is not guilty. say so in your verdict" the prosecutor con- tlnued. But I submit to you that the government has been fair In this case and that it has proved every thing which Wheeler is charged"
 Why did Gordon Campbell (Wheeler's clienD go to Butte to get lawyer?" asked MT. Slattery. Tt was because Wheeler had been elected to the senate-because he could wield influence. The S10,0O0 retainer fee was for the use of his senatorial influence"
 Senator Wheeler frankly admit ted that he said he would take a permit when he got to Washington. That was the Lincoln permit, some- thing had to be done about it, and it was Wheeler's own admission that he was going to do it himself and the testimony shows he took it up mighty fast after he got there"
 Defense Makes Statement
 When MT. Slattery had finished. w. F. O'Leary of defense counsel, began his statement to the jury.
 T am surprised that the district attorney did not say to you that he was misled and that he would refuse to prosecute your senator by the testimony of a perjurer," said Mir. O'Leary
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24
MRS. HOWARD ELLIOTT DIES

Baltimore, April 24.-Nrs. Howard Elliott. wife of the president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad from 1918 10 1917, died in the Belvidcre hotel here from ppeu- monia. Mrs. Elliott was returning 10 her home in New York from the south when stricken while en route. IL was decided to break the journey here, where specialists were sum- moned.
 The funeral will be held in New York Monday morning.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24
HEAVY FINES IMPOSED

Seymour, April 2i.-Heavy fines were handed out in town court here late yesterday in three cases of liquor law violation as sequel of a state police raid in which l2 state officers took part. Simeon Behu- niack was fined s1OO and costs. total s124O1 and given a 80 day jail sentence which was suspended by Justice Maybury. Mrs. Lena Be- zlcka proprietress of the Germania House. was fined a total of s412.46. Joseph Lorzenski, bar keeper" for Mrs. Bezicka. was fined $200 and costs, & total of s2l2,
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24
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WAR HERO DROPS DEAD

Fairfield, April 24.-walter Mar- tin, one of the members of the Black Watch regiment who survived the world war, dropped dead here today. He was wounded 13 times during the war and had his left leg shot off. Heart failure was the cause of death, Medical Examiner William H. Donaldson stated.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24
Ss5,oOo REALTY DEAL
William J. Farley To Dispose of Property At Main and Chestnut Streets To Hartford Man.

Consummation is expected soon of the sale of the property at the corner of Main and Chestnut streets by William J. Farley, the owner, to David Kaplan of Hartford. Final papers are now being drawn. It is said that the sale price Is $65,O00.
 The property has 8 frontage on Main street of 2S1s feet and a depth on Chestnut street of 181 feet. AS the line goes back, the width of the property tapers off considerably so that the depth at the end of the Chestnut street line is about six feet. On the site is a wooden build ing containing two stores and an upper floor.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24
LAMpO0N IS BARRED
Harvard Publication Found Unfit for Mails, According to Postal Department Ruling.

Washington, April 24.-The April IS issue of the Lampoon, a publica- tion conducted by Harvard students, was held today by the post office department to be unmailable. Its circulation already had been held up by the Boston police and the postmaster there because they re- garded some of It's features as unfit for publication and in violation of the postal laws.
 The issue contained, among other things, cartoon of the Goddess of Liberty minus most of her clothes.
 Acting Solicitor Donnelly of the post office department after looking over the magazine, notified the Boston postmaster he had been cor rect in holding the matter unmail- able.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24
French Government Is
 Given Confidence Vote

By The Assuciated Press Paris. April 24.-The chamber of deputies voted confidence in the gov ornment by SGo to cn4 this after noon, after being questioned on last nights communist ambush in the Rue Danremont,
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24

Providence, R. T.. April 24.-New Bedford. Mass, police headquarters reported by long distance telephone this morning that 6 distinct earth shock had been felt in that city at 2:5S, a. m. The officer in charge said that there was a rumbling un- derneath and that the shock lasted the greater part of 30 seconds.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24
Felt in Cambridge

Cambridge, Mass, April 24.-A slight earth tremor was recorded early today by tho seismograph at Harvard college. The time was given at 2:56 and the duration from 10 to 13 seconds. The record was so slight that the distance could not be worked out and officials in charge of the seismographical de- partment said the tremors must have been of a purely local char acter,
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24
VOTE NAVAL PROGRAM

Paris April 2i.-The French naval program included in the 1928 budget was voted today with only the communists opposing, the vote being Ss2 to 29,
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24
THE WEATHER

Hartford, April 2I-Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight; Saturday unset tied and waIAler; possibly fol- lowed by showers.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24
Not Heard At Washington

Washington. April 24.-The New England earth tremors failed to leave any record on the delicate
New Britain herald., 1925-04-24

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Evening star., 1925-06-21
WALL STREET NOTES.

NEW YORK, June 20 CP.-Expan
sion of finished steel operations in the
youngstown district is forecast for
next week, manufacturers generally
predicting fair to good business in
July and August, with a substantial
improvement in the Fall. Republic
Iron and Steel will enlarge its mer-
chant steel bar production next week.
Eetter demand for steel pipe and pic
iron also is reported.
Essex Cotton Mills has declared a
dividend of S1.1o share on III. first
preferred stock, payable Angus, | Il
holders of record July 20.
Quotations on steel plates in the
Pittsburgh district have declined s.
q ton. Sales above Sl90 hundred
weight are now rare.
Virginia Railway and Power in.
creased its earnings in May. balance
of $102,707 after taxes, charges and
depreciations comparing with s78,8S1
In May, 1924. Gross for five months
of 1925 was 81 .427.747. against s4.41O.
5s4 q year ago. and balance s520,s1
gain of about $1,000.
Gasoline sales by subsidiaries OF
Cities Service Co. for the first four
months this year amounted to 107,
b44,171 gallons, an increase of 81 pei
cent over the same period of 1924.
The weeks bank clearings through
out the country compiled by the
Financial and Commercial Chronicle
reached $10,329 .161,31S, in comparison
with $s,926. .003,245 a year ago, an in
crease of 1871 per cent. New York
City gained 1916 per cent.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
TOBACCO MENACED
BY LONG DROUGHT
Growth Seriously Retarded
in MaryIand-Crop May Be
Two. Thirds Smaller.
Special Dispatch 20 The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 20.-The Mary
land tobacco crop Is being retarded
by the dry spell, which has continued
almost uninterruptedly since last Feb
ruary l. Letters received by James
II. Spencer. head of the local Weather
Bureau, indicate that unless there is
rain soon in st. Marys County, in the
heart of the tobaccogrowing section,
this wears crop will be scarcely one
third of the county's usual crop.
At the same time reports received
from Anne Arundel, Prince Georges,
Calvert and Charles Counties by the
Maryland Tobacco Growers Associa-
ton indicate that planters in those
districts have refrained from setting
out most of their plants because of
the arid spell.
Ripening Will BE Late.
This will delay the ripening of the
weed according to George Saches. jr.,
of the association. who was inclined
to take an optimistic view of the sit
not been held back long enough to
affect It's production materially
He pointed out at the same time
that this years production will not
reach the market until next Summer
and that q shortage would not he
felt until that time if the crop falls
below normal,
Heavy Shipments Abroad.
Mr.. Spencer, in calling attention
to the communications from St. Marys
County, stated that q shortage in 10
bacco production in Maryland would
be felt greatly abroad, inasmuch as
tobacco grown in this State is in
great demand among English and
French consumers.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
MOTOR MOVE is DENIED,
General Motors Not After Knieht
Engine Rights.

NEW YORK, June 20 R).-Charles
Y. knight. inventor of the knight
motor, said, on his departure for Eu-
rope today, that WHY'S Overland
plants were turning out $50 cars a
day, and were having difficulty to
catch up with orders. Genera I
Motors Corporation had made no an
plication for a license for knight
Motor as was reported, he said
Yellow Cab Co. of Chicago and the
Chicago Motor Coach Co, however
were turning out all of their products
under the knight Motor, which are
being manufactured on patents of
the Moline Knight Co.
Evening star., 1925-06-21

Work Of connecting Serbia with the
Adriatic by rail has been started.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
WHEAT PRICES DECLINE.
Speculators Throw Contracts on
Saturday Market.

CHICAGO, June 20 CP).-Specu-
lative selling brought about a decline
in wheat prices today during the last
hour. To a large extent. the selling
was based on the fact that the market
showed a bulge of Q cents from the
low point of the week. Closing prices
on wheat were heavy, u to ~ net
lower, July 1.55 to 1854 and Sep
tember 1882 to 1885.
The corn market turned downgrade
with wheat. Weather conditions
were generally favorable for the new
corn crop. Corn closed weak, q to
1sl net lower, September 1.0Ss. 10
1.0s7s.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
$50, 100000 Morgan
Credit Is NO,U Said
TOHaue eAidedLiru
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 2o-The
collapse of the Italian lira during
the week to the lowest price In
four years at 3.55 cents, and it's
subsequent rally of about 80
points toward the close of the
week, attracted widespread COM
ment. Unfavorable trade opera
tions, including heavy purchases
of Argentine wheat by Italy, un-
doubtedly contributed to the de-
cline.
Coincident with the announce
ment that Italy would begin debt
funding negotiations with the
United States there were indica-
tions that the recovery in the cur
rency was helped along by judi
cious employment of the $4,000
600 Morgan protective credit.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, June 20 CE).-Foreign n
exchanges steady; quotations, in cents:
Great Britain, demand, 485%; cablW,
1861; 60-day bills on banks, 483%
France, demand, 4.71R; cables, 472.
Italy, demand, 3.s4; cables. 3.S412
Demand: Belgium, 4.67; Germany.
1881; Holland, 40.06; Norway, 1898;
Sweden, 2S.73; Denmark, 1918; Switz.
erland, 1912; Spain, 1850; Greece, 1.64
Poland, 19k: Czechoslovakia, 296;
Jugoslavis, 1.73h: Austria, 14A; Ru-
mania, 1867; Argentina, 40.25; Brazil,
lilo; Toxic, 4Oh; Shanghai, 77Ss;
Montreal, 100 1-S4
Evening star., 1925-06-21
BUTTER PRICES HIGHER.

CHICAGO. June 20 Butter
Higher; receipts, 1882 tubs; cream
cry extras, 425a42A; standards. 42N
extra firsts, 40a41 firsts, 3Sa39; sec
onds, 35a371a. Eggs-Higher; receipts
1851 cases; firsts, 29a29A; ordinar.
firsts, 2S; storage pack extras, 31sz
firsts, 31la.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
Splendid Reports Given.

Appointment of committees by the
presiding official has always brought
the best possible work out of COM
mitteemen, indeed, some of the reports
have been marvels of thorosghness
and research.
The method of rotation in office in
vogue in the association has resulted
in making men familiar with the work
of the orga nization has especially
fitted them for each stage of eleva-
ton from secretary, through to vice
Evening star., 1925-06-21
NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES.

NEW YORK, June 90 P).-Butter-
Firm: receipts. 6,276 tubs.
Eggs-Irregular: receipts. 1851
"a ses: fresh gathered extra firsts. 34a
36: Pacific Coast whites, extras, 43a45
Cheese-Easy; receipts, 5,461 boxes
Evening star., 1925-06-21
Financial Highlights OF Past Week
Brought Out in Nutshell by Statistics

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 90
Evening star., 1925-07-01
DEWITT GRID SQUAD
WILL START EARLY

Gridiron warriors at Dewitt Prepare
tory School are to be given the advan.
tages Of pre-seas son training this Fall
to prepare them for a strenuous sched,
ule of games with local high and prep
school teams.
Two weeks before the opening of the
school term. which is scheduled for
September 81. Coach Ranfield and 4
squad Of 35 candidates will begin the
preppins process at St. Johns Col
lese. Anna polls. where all facilities of
the institution have been placed At
the disposal of the District schoolboy
athletes.
Dewitt captured the local prep school
cha mpionship in 1924. and will make
every effort 10 repeat during the com.
ing campaign.
Paul 'Tubby" Sheppard. star guard
and tackle Of the Dewitt eleven Ia s.,
Fall, win enter Georgia Tech this wear.
and at present is working with the
Tech squad on a steel.construction job
al Miami, Fla.
W. A. Alexander. coach Of the
Golden Tornado has both his ~.
Sty and freshmen candidates at work
on one OF the new hotels in the Florida
resort town and expects them TO be
as hard as nails when they report to
Atlanta. The athletes are putting in
10la hours day on the job.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
1e Walker Should Be Real First Base1nan Chances
KEARNS IS BARRED
FROM FUND FIGHTS

NEW YORK. July lack kearns.
manager of Jack Dempsey and Mickey
Walker, who has no ma nager's license
Will be denied admfttance to the
Italian Hospital Fund bouts at the
Polo Grounds tomorrow night. under
a resolution adopted Yesterday by the
State athletic commission. Chairman n
James A. Farley, Commissioners Will
liam Muldoon and George f. Brewer
and Col. John J. Phelan. chairman of
the license committee. were at the
meeting.
The resolution to deny kearns ad.
nittance to tomorrow nights fights
included a provision rejecting an ap-
plication on behalf of kearns which
would permit the manager to second
Walker under temporary permit.
Brewer casting the dissenting ballot.
The resolution was introduced by
Commissioner Muidoon
The resolution was in conformity v
with the regulations of the commits.
sion. kearns, with Dempsey, is barred
from any participation whatever in
boxing In this State because of the
heavyweight champions refusal to
recognize a challenge from Harry
Wills, negro challenger for the title.
The provision governing Kearns' case
is contained in section 32 of the COM
missions rules and regulations,
adopted July 10. 1923. which reads:
Managers or matchmakers whose
licenses have been revoked or sus-
pended are debarred from all licensed
clubs in this State
kearns will not even be permitted
to purchase a ticket to the bouts II
the order Is to be rigidly enforced.
Chairman Farley, determined to dem
onstrate that the commission will keep
Dempsey and kearns imperative here
during the term of their ineligibility
emphasized that the order would be
vigorously enforced.
kearns appeared at the Office Of the
commission in an effort TO iron out his
difficulties and apply for a temporary
license AS second. As on other oc-
ca sionS he was forced to cool his heels
in the hall. When the decision of the
board was made known to him Kearns
asserted his intention OF attending the
bouts in the capacity Of newspa per
man, declaring that he had been en-
gagged by syndicate TO report the
fights.
Announcement was made that the
commission had received a letter YES
terday from kearns in. which the man
aser said here1retted his hasty action
in ignoring Wills challenge and prom
ised to make amends If the board
would grant him q seconds license.
This, however had no influence with
the commissioners
Evening star., 1925-07-01
TWO U. S. GOLFERS WIN
IN CANADIAN TOURNEY

OTTAWA, July P).-Two or
three invading Americans won their
way into the second round Of the
at the Royal Ottawa Club.
Max Marston of Philadelphia won
over +. :. Nelson Of Montreal, l up
and u 70 play. 6. ". Flynn of Pitts
Toronto. by the same score. but
Lauren Upson of the University If
California WAS eliminated by J. w.
Yuile of Montreal. 8 and ..
Frank Thompson, Canadian anna
teur champion. was beaten on the
35th hole by {. c. Fraser of Montreal,
1922 champion
Evening star., 1925-07-01

We made w foursome with a
IS holes Willie and Tommy were up
Coming to the long seventeenth, how.
ever. ] luckily sank 12-foot putt TO
win the hole. On the eighteenth by
running down a 15.foot putt, squared
the match
The ninth tee is just alongside the
eighteenth green. and a bit off to the
right is the eighth green. To play
from the ninth tee to the eighth green
would provide q very convenient ex-
ira hole. inasmuch as 1t would be
right on your route to the clubhouse
There vas nobody else near at the
time.
1t was Farrell who suggested that
we play this improvised hole
Come on. it's just nice niblick
pitch" ne said, and we can decide
all bets"
He dropped ball. as we all agreed
ana prepared to shoot. Then Mac
farlane interrupted.
But let's go hack to the eighth
tee" he suggested. 'and play from
there"
We followed this plan 1t proved
to he fine for Johnny and me. Johnny
barely missed sinking his mashie nib.
lick tee shot for a hole inone, leav.
ing his ball dead eight inches from
the cup for a sure =. while Willie,
who IL noted everywhere as two
shot man on the short holes. and
whose ma shie niblick is one Of the
deadlfest clubs in the world took
g. Tommy kerrigan and / used As.
but Farrell's great play had done the
work and he and l pocketed the
money
Evening star., 1925-07-01
KIRKWOOD RALLIES
IN SCOTTISH EVENT

GLENEAGLES, Scotland July !
golfer from the United Sta.es. used
his woods and irons with fine pre-
cision today and returned 73 for the
second qualifying round of the Glen
eag giles thousand guinea tournament.
His aggregate of 1o3 probably will
he good enough to qualify.
Abe Mitchell had another sterling
10 to lead the field of more than 100
professional golfers with $40.
Aubrey Boomer added Is to his
record 80 OF yesterday for IA. George
Gadd of Roeha mpton Club Is another
leader with las.
kirkwood, knowing that he could do
only one stroke above an average of
fours and qualify. skated on thin ice
all the way around. He squa ndered
his surplus stroke at the start by TAX
ing three puts on the first green.
Needing threes on all Of the short
holes. he achieved them but not with.
out supreme effort. for two Of his
short hole tee shots POUNDS bunkers
and he had to sink puts for his par
figures.
At the eighteenth he spoiled his
drive and then found a bunker $50
yards from the tee. After putting his
third q long iron shot. on the green
he took three puts for a 6.
kirkwood was trailed by the largest
gallery of the day.
kirkwood's card:
Out IS 3 ; 4-36
In 80 3 4 3 5 3 4 6-37-73
Among the notable failures in to
days play were the veterans Ted Ray
and james Braid.