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New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
SOLDIER DEAD OR l ALIVE IS PROBLEM
Veterans Bureau Says He's Dead
 Family Denies It

Rochester, Minn., March 16-That the United States veterans bureau Is attempting to break down his par ents belief that their son, Arthur Frazier, Indian soldier. reported killed In action, Is alive, by brand ing the man who says he Is the son, as Arthur Lopez, a Mexican impos- tor, was the statement made here yesterday by Earl Frazier brother of Arthur, who came here from Look out, s. D., to represent his parents in the Frazier controversy.
 Earl Frazier and the man he claims to be his brother, gathered here yesterday with more than a score of former members of D com pany, Rochester's old national guard unit, of which Arthur was mem- Der, and left the impression with these men at least, that Arthur Fra zier is alive and that the body ship ped to this country from France as that of the Indian soldier was not that Of Frazier.
 The man whom the veterans bureau insists is Lopez and an im- poster, mingled with the former guardsmen, exchanging remtnis- cences, identified photographs talk en at Camp Cody where the con- pany was stationed in 1917 and called by name many of the former guardsmen.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
BURGLAR ESCAPES
 BULLET BARRAGE
Drops Bundle Of Clothing When
 Chased by Policeman

New Haven, March 1s. - The clothing store of Charles M. Brown, S6S State street, was en- tered by a burglar early Sunday morning and three suits of clothing and an overcoat were taken. The man gained entrance through the railroad cut. which is at the rear of the store.
 Railroad Policeman Fraher dis covered a man walking along the tracks with @ bundle under hls arm. When ordered to stop. the stranger started to run. Officer Fraher fired a shot In the air and then fired five shots at the fleeing man. The stranger dropped his bundle but kept on running and left the tracks at Water street.
 The railroad policeman found that the bundle dropped by the stranger contained clothings and two of three bullet holes were found in the garments, It is not known whether the man was hit
 The clothing store entered Is but four or five doors from the Guar antee Watch company store. which was robbed a short time ago by Michael (Big Mike) Ricitelli.
 The stranger chased along the railroad tracks, is described as weighing about 150 pounds, five feet five or six inches tall and about 2s years old.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
STOP AUTOS AFTER
 REPORT OF HOLDUP
Butler Issues Order Haltin6
 Traffic. by Police

Philadelphia, March 16.-As the result of a week of unusual bandit activity. Director of Public Safety Smedley D. Butler last night issued a sweeping order halting automobile traffic throughout the city when- ever holdup is reported. Traffic policemen were ordered to stop all automobiles and examine the occu- pants. Drivers. who have no H. ,cense or whose licenses do not cor respond with the tags, on their cars are to be arrested and sent to City hall.
 Hardly had the directors order been Issued when it was put into eff feet; when five men, masked and armed broke in a private home, clubbed the owner into unconscious ness, and held the other members of the family at bay with pistols while they. ransacked the house. They es- capped with s11 in cash and some siIverware.
 Shortly afterward the City hall police station was swamped with prisoners who had been arrested for not having their motor car license cards, In the resultant confusion the authorities said It was impossi- ble to tell whether any robbers had been gathered In.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
MICHAEL PADDEN, OLD
 FRIEND OF "J. L." DEAD
Was Also Prominent in Politics, Having Boen AppoIntee of CIeye-

Was Also Prominent in Politics,
 Having Been Appointee of Cleye-
 land.
 Havana, March t6.--Michael c. Padden, New Yorker who was a friend of the late Tim Sullivan Of New York and John L. Sullivan. the great pugilist. died yesterday in the Anglo-saxon hospital here.
 New York, March f6.--Michael c. Padden. former politician and sports man who diad yesterday in Havana, was for 2b years right hand man of Big Tim" Sullivan, one of Tam mans old-school leaders. He did some prize fighting in his youth and later ran racing stables and other sporting enterprises in which Big Tim" and John L. Sullivan were in- terested. He was 7S years old.
 Padden's first political appoint ment came from President Cleveland in 1885. when he was made superin- tendent of general construction at the Brooklyn navy yard. Mayor Grant chose him for city librarian. He also served in other municipal of- fices. In 1910 he was removed from office as water register by Water Commissioner Thompson, who charged incompetency and insubor- dination.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
Rabbi Refuses to Give
 Answer to Heresy Charge

Cleveland, March 16.-Rabbi Solo, mon Goldman, spiritual director of the Jewish center congregation here, indicated last night that he will iignore summons to appear Tues. day before committee of the union
 orthodox rabbis of America 10 an- swer charges of 'inaugurating changes and notifications in ritual and custom and with preaching lib- eral views"
 The complaint arises from a small group in his congregation objecting principally to seating of men and women in the same pew. Rabbi Goldman asserted that he does not lrecognize the union of orthodox rab-
 bis because neither he nor his syna- gogue are members.
 If Rabbi Goldman does not answer the summons the only remedy will be the courts, A. A. Katz, leader of the movement to have Rabbi Gold
 man appear before the committee, declared
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
M'CLIN7OCK CASE ID GRAND JURY
Evidence Will Be Presented by
 States Attorney

Chicago, March 16.--InvestIgation of the death from typhoid fever Of Billy McClintock, youthful million aire started unofficially several weeks ago by Chief Justice Harry Olson and recently pressed by the states attorneys office after state ments by Dr. Charles Faiman. in- volving William D. Shepherd, Me- Clintock's chief heir. advanced to- day to grand jury consideration.
 Decision to present the case to the grand jury was reached yesterday by Robert F. Grove, states attorney. Four persons were summoned to ap- pear before the body in the states effort to indict Shepherd. who has been held since Saturday.
 Attorneys for Miss Isabelle Pope, who was McClintock's flancee and who was left an annuity. of $8,000 in his will, have been requested to ask her to return at once from Los An geles. where she has been resting.
 Thos who are expected to testify first are Dr. George E. Fosberg, Dr. Faiman, who is head of the Nation al University of Sciences; John P. Marchand. former salesman for the school and Judge Harry Olson,
 At the coroner's inquest Marchand declared that he interviewed Shep- herd about taking a course in bac- teriology at Faiman's school. while Dr. Faifnan told the states attorney afte rlong questioning that Shepherd had attended classes and that three tubes of bacilli disappeared about that time. Shepherd has denied at- tending Faiman's school.
 Other developments included the questioning of new witness. Dr. E. A. O'Connor, from whom. the pros ecutor said, statements were received confirming some of the evidence previously obtained. and an unsuc- cessful attempt to identify Shepherd by IT former students of Faiman's school. None could recall having seen him before.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
Gets Basket of IS Roses,
 One for Each Birthday

Mrs, Ellen Hayes of Glen street celebrated her 7Sth birthday anEi- versary last evening at the home of her son, Matthew J. Hayes of ss Stratford road. She was presented with a basket of 7S roses, ono for each year of her life. The house was decorated in green in observance of St. Patrick's Day. Guests were pre- sent from Manchester, Hartford. and this city.
 Mrs. Hayes has three children, Matthew J. Hayes of this city, James Hayes of Philadelphia, Pa, and Mrs. John Hanrahan of 2 Glen street.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
FRENCH UNABLE TO
 PLAN DISARMAMENT
Consider European Frontiers
 Much Too Weak
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Paris, March 16.-The security of Europe's frontiers Is still too frail to make it possible to talk of disarma- ment now or in the near future. Such is the semi-official French opinion concerning the proposed disarma- ment conference in, Washington.
 The government has received only echoes of Saturdays intimations from the White House on the sub- ject and prefers to wait for an invI- tauon before committing itself, but Premir" rrriot's close collaborators say 1 thing 10 be done is to make hreatened nations safe.
 Tho iue of Nations security protocoi, in spite of the blow given 1t at Geneva last week, is the main reliance of France for the moment. The government will bend all effort toward resuscitating 1t at the Sep tember meeting of the league as- sembly, in the meantinme consider ing any proposal for a regional pact which appears likely to tranquiize Europe. If either general or par tial pact is realized, then the French government will be ready to talk partial disarmament.
 The French view consequently is that disarmament conference would have little chance of accom- plishing anything before the Sep tember meeting of the league assem- ply.
 It is also pointed out that the po- litical instability in some of the European states such as Belgium, where elections are being held this spring with probable change of government thereafter, makes it dif- ficult to estimate the changes of ouch all important international meeting os President Coolidge ensisages,
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
FOREIGN TRADE
U. s. Report Shows Favorable Bal Hnce of go Million Dollars for Month of February.

Washington. March 16.--Foreign trade of the United States showed q favorable trade balance. of $39,- ooo,o00 for February. commerce de- partment figures today placing ex- ports at s37a. 900, 900 and imports of $S34.000 .00O.
 The outflow of gold which began last December wass till in progress, February preliminary figures show ed, and net gold loss for the month was s47,S4G,as1. Gold exports were s5o,57S.o5s and imports were s3,231.067
 February trade totals were larger for the season than in any year dur ing which the commerce department has kept statistics except for the period immediately following the war. In 1924. February imports were s332.OO0,OO0 while exports were $365, ,O00,O ,O0O.
 Although the gold movement was heavily against the United States, the export was considerably smaller than in January. when $73,525,94S was exported. In December the gold exports were ss9,674,653 and for all of the months during the last three years imports of gold have been greater than exports.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
Kirkham Files Demurrer
 In Suit Against City

An action brought by Mrs. Mary Collins for s3,0O0 damages will come up in superior court this week in an argument on a demurrer filed by Corporation Counsel J. H. Kirkham for the City of New Britain, the de- tendent.
 Mrs. Collins fell in front of the residence of George A. Quigley on Maple street several months ago. She claims the fall resulted from side walk defect. A bill of $S1 was sub mitted, but was rejected by the claims committee, but on a second hearing it was voted to allow s40. Suit was then brought through Thomas F. McDonough.
 Te city alleges failure to give notice to the defendent within the time required by law.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
Seek Frontier Safety

By The Associated Press.
 Paris, March 16.-The hunt for means to make frontiers safe in Europe was begun all over again today by Austen Chamberlain, the British foreign secretary, Premier Herriot of France, and Foreign Min ister Benes, of Czecho- -Slovakia. Mr. Chamberlain had an appointment at the French foreign office for three o'clock this afternoon to go over with NJ. Herriot the Geneva debate on the security question and the en- suing consequences, and to discuss the possibility of revamping at the league of nations assembly session next fall the league protocol for se- curity and disarmament.
 The three statesmen are expected
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
OREGON SCHOOL
 LAW IS ARGUED
Compulsory Education Statute
 Before Supreme Court

Washington, March 16. - The compulsory education law of Oregon requiring that after September of next year all children between the ages of eight and sixteen, with 8 few i exceptions, shall attend public schools, was reach In the supreme court today for oral argument in two cases brought by the state to have set aside the injunction of the fed eral district court against its en- forcement,
 Although 1t was thought the cases might not bring a sweeping opinion from the court on the constitutional right of states to control the educa- 1 tion of children within their borders the controversy has attracted wide | attention in educational and religi- ous circles. The array of counsel brought into court included former | Senator George E. Chamberlain, w.. s. Moore, A. H. Putney and P. O.. Nyce for the state; William D. Guth- rie for the society of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, and John c. Veach for the Hill Military academy.
 In argument prepared for today counsel for the state pointed out that in the lower court the challenge of the law was based upon the charter rights of schools incorpor- ated by the state. Contending that the injunction had been based largely upon the assumption that the property rights of the parochial and private schools granted by the state would be impaired by the require i ment that children should attend public schools they took the position that the court in declaring the issue should ignore the investments of private schools, holding that any loss which might result from the exer- else of proper governmental func- tion by the state did not constitute an unlawful taking of property.
 Counsel for the appellees, on the ! other hand, based their argument on the contention that the new school law violated the natural rights of liberty and property secured by the l constitution; that 1t amounted to a denial of the rights of those follow ing the useful occupation of con- ducting school violated parental control over children, and exceeded the police power of the state. There was oontractural right of those i chartered by the state to conduct private schools, they further held, which the state could not take away.
 The real purpose of the new law was described by the attorneys for the private schools as one to de- stroy private primary schools in the state. Insisting that should this be permitted, secondary schools, col | leges and universities could also be brought under state control, coun- sel for the schools contended this would mean that only those sub jects could be taught and those theories apd doctrines ezpounded which the state approved.
 The Seventh Day Adventists and the Domestic and Foreign Mission ary society of the Protestant Episco- pal church, as friends of the court, filed briefs attacking the school law.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
Earl of BalfOur Is
 of for Palestine

London. March l6.-The Earl of Balfour left yesterday for Jerusalem, where he is to preside at the open ing of the new Jewish university on April l. He declined to discuss the report that the Arabs intend 10 stage general strike in protest against his visit to the Holy Land.
 The Arab attitude is based on the fact that Lord Balfour, as foreign secretary gave voice to the British policy of support for the Jewish homeland movement.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
Mobile Baseball Player
 ReWeds Divorced Wife

Wilmington, Del, March 16.-- Matt Donahue. a member of the Mo- bile baseball club of the Southern League, was remarried here Friday to his wife whom he obtained di- vorce five years ago, 1t became Sknown last night. "We decided" Donahue told friends today before leaving for the south on his honey moon. # otry 1t all over again and profit by the mistakes we made in the past"
 Donahue, whose home is in this city, recently was sold by the Dal- las, Texas club to Mobile.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
King George RecOvers
 Enough to Go Driving

London, March 16.-For the first time since he fell ill a month ago, King George received several prom inent persons in audience at Buck ingham palace today. Among them was the secretary for Indian, Lord Birkenhead.
 The milder, sunnier weather of the
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
PLAYS NEW BIBLE
Prof. Colliver Declares That Revised Scriptures Are Unscholarly and Eyade tho Truth.

Stockton, Cal, March 16.-Profes- sor George Colliver, head of tho de- partment of religious education at the College of the Pacific, said in a statement today that the prohibition Bible Is unscholarly, seeks to dis guise historical facts, thereby evad- ing the truth"
 ITO rule out all references to wine makes this unauthentic 'Shor- ter Bible untrue" he said. "The use of wine was common enough in Biblical days. though the Nazarites and Rechabites objected to it, for racial reasons. This translation Is not true to history or the facts of the case. To call this prohibition Bible a shorter bible is a mlsnomer."
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
Three Bodies Are Found
 In Water Logged Boat

By The Associated Press.
 Nagasaki. Japan, March 16.-A water-logged boat containing the bodies of three persons from the Japanese steamship Uwajima Maru No. has been picked up, The pur- scr and fifteen passengers were res cued on Friday It is believed the remainder of those on the steamer perished.
 A Nagasak dispatch Saturday said 100 persons were missing from the Uawjima Maru No. 6. which was believed to have foundered in a storm on Wednesday off Kabashima Island, 50 miles west of Nagasald.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16

last few days has enabled the king to deriYe considerable benefit from short walks in the palace gardens.
 According to the latest official news 1t has been definitely arranged that the king, accompanied by Queen Mary, shall leave London March 1s. travelling privately to Genoa. where they will embark on the royal yacht. Princess Victoria, who has been in northern Italy on a trip for her health, Is expected to join the king and queen at Genoa.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
Man Is Burned to Death
 When Pinned Under Car

Jewett City, March 16. - John Gasca was burned to death about midnight and Wicenty Osga was seriously burned when the small coupe in which they were riding ran into a pole and upset on Slater ave- nue. Gasca was pinned under the car which caught fire as soon as it turned over.
 Gasca, who is a barber, leaves a wife and large family of children. Osga is an insurance agent.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
STRIKE ENDED

Rome, March 16. - It was an nounced today that an adjustment had been reached of the trouble with the metal workers in Lombardy, of whom it has been estimated 100000 were on strike, and that the strike would be ended tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
Almost Beheaded in
 Unusual Auto Accident

New York, March 16. - William Purcell died on his way to the hos pital after having been nearly de- capitated yesterday when an ordi- nary kitchen chair crashed through the windshield of his automobile.
 He had collided with a milk wagon smashing the wagon and killing the horse. A chair on which the driver sat was hurled through the wind shield of the automobile, striking Purcell on the head. The milkman was slightly injured.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

The Luther League will go to Forestville tomorrow evening to present at a meeting of the Forest vile Luther league the same pro- gram that was given in South Man chester last Tuesday evening. Wed nesday evening the Ladies society will have its anniversary celebration, A program for the occasion has been arranged and refreshments will be served. Thursday evening the Mems Brotherhood will hold its regular meeting.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
LAP STATESMAN DIES.

Tokio, March 16.-Niscount Goro Miura, 7s, former minister of war and a member Of inc house of peers, died al Atami today after long ill., ness. He was known as a statesman who was called upon to form many cabinets.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
ACCIDENTAL DEATH

Bridgeport, March 1e.--A finding of accidental death was made today by Coroner J. J. Phelan in the case of Thomas Granville Derby. 5, Stam- ford, who was killed by the automo- bile of Fred S. Stewart. also of Stain- ford, about two weeks ago.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16

Professor Wassermann, educated at the universities of Erlangen, Munich, Strasbourg and other insti- tutions, became known as one of the foremost pathologists of Germany, and of the world, and was especially famed for his investigations in the subject of diagnosis of specific dis case. The best known of his discov- cries was the Wassermann reaction, a complicated test whereby certain chemicval reaction of blood samples detect the presence of syphilitlc in lection in the patient.
 He conducted series of experi- ments seeking a cure for cancer, and at one time announcements indicated that he believed he was near success, although no certain results of the experiments were announced.
 pr. Wassermann had received numbers of prizes and awards in Germany and from foreign. universi- ties and at international medical congresses in recognition of his ac- plishments.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
Guard Against "Flu''
 With MusteroIe

Influenza, Grippe and Pneumonia usually start with cold. The moment you get those warning aches, get busy with good old Musterole.
 Musterole is counter-irritant that relieves congestion (which is what 9 Coldrea!lyisl and stimulates circulation. It has all the good qualities of the old-fashioned mustard plaster without the blister.
 Just rub it on with your finger-tips. First you will feel a warm jingle as the healing ointment penetrates the pores, then soothing, cooling sensation and quick relief.
 Have Musterole handy for emergency use. It may prevent serious illness. ToMothers: Musterole is also made in milder form for babies and small children. Ask for Children's Mustercle.
 35c and Csc, in jars
 and tubes.
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New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
.DR. WASSERMANN
 DIES IN BERLIN
Discovered Famous Test for
 Blood Infection
Bv The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Berlin, March 16.-Professor Au- gust Von Wassermann. director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for ex- permeintal therapy and professor of internal medicine at the University of Berlin, the originator of the cele- brated Wassermann blood test, died this morning. Professor Wassermann was one of Germanys greatest med ical research men. He was 59 years old.