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New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
Fifth Avenue Real Estate Turnover in Past Seven Months Approximately $5O,OOO,OOO - Places of Wealthy Giving Way to Commerce.
Ky The Assoclated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 New York, Aug. R-The turn over in Fifth avenue real estate de- velopment in the seven months end ing July Sl vas approximately $bo,- OOo.Uo0. This is about one-third the total land and building expenditures in Manhattan for the same period, If you have a sentimental interest in what globe-trotting foreigners have declared the most wonderful 1 thoroughfare in the world, better take a good look at 1t the next time you are in town. Tomorrow one may hang his hat in a cafeteria where once a stately mansion rose. i For northward the current of commerce takes its way on Manhat- tan Island and massed social and fl- nancial influence has been roUerless | to divert its flow.
 Sale of the Cornelius Vanderbilt chateau. holding the block between 57th and 5Sth streets. 10 a syndicate for development" marks the col lapse of the last redoubt in what was once the very stronghold of resi- dental exclusiveness.
 old Order ChanGeth
 One by one the family holds of the Astor. Fish, Huntington and Vanderbilt lines have fallen 10 the nnceasing beat of the waves of bar ter and sale. The same memorable pressure from the south which trans. formed lower Fifth avenue first into wholesale houses and then into loft buildings has taken over the great gargoyle trpnted, bronze dooret villas of New York's admitted socia leaders. and with magic swiftnes' has changed them to exclusive shop! and duplex apartments.
 The Final stand.
 A final stand is being made hy z few loyal retainers of the old ordel behind the rampant Of Central Parl south. But already the first foam! crests Of the advancing time havt jumped that berrier, just as washed triumphantly over the dike at Tnion and Madison squares. Tn, Irish mansion at e2nd street, threi
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New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
Declines To Commit Himself On Nickel Plate Consolidation But Appears To Be In Favor of It.
Believes Under United
 Control Vexing Rate i; Problems Could Be Satis- factorily Adjusted.
ALSO WILL SUMMON
 FARM CONFEREES
By The Associated Press.

Swampscott, Mass. Aug. P>- Voluntary consolidation of railroads, in President Coolidge's opinion, would pave the way to solution of the transportation problem. While he has refrained from com hitting himself on the proposal, the president is watching with interest the efforts of the Van Sweringen in- terests to receive interstate com- merce commission approval of their merger plan. He believes that set- tlement of the points at issue will make 1t possible for other transpor- tation systems, now at sea as to whether they can proceed with con- solidations, to definitely proceed with their programs.
 Mir. Coolidge. who in the past has advocated voluntary consolidation wherever advisable, is of the opinion that in this way the veXing rate problem can be solved.
 Transportation charges, he be- lives, could then be fixed at a level which would enable large operating systems to make a fair return on their entire business and would do away with the present conditions, where some lines are making an enormous profit while others are making none.
 Agricultural Conference
 President Coolidge will recall his agricultural conference 10 map out q legislative program for farm aid.
 The conference, which was ap- pointed year ago, presented a pro- gram to the last session of congress in which principal recommendations was for government aid in cCopera- tive marketing.
 Coming before congress In the closing days of the session the con ference report failed of approval with considerable opposition voiced to some of its main proposals,
 Spokesmen for the farming terr1- torities told the president this sum- mrr, however, that they believed CO., operative marketing legislation to be the principal need of the farmers and the president has determined tc again lea the problem in the hands of his conference headed by Robert T. Carey Of Wyoming.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Prominent Lynn Business Man Shoots Himself While Cleaning Revolver At His Home

Lynn. Mass. Aug. 4-Joseph A. Magrane, vice president and assist ant treasurer of the largest depart ment store in this city, accidentally shot himself in the bathroom of his home here at midnight and died four hours later. He was S6 years old
 Members Of the family said that Magrane had been engaged in clean ing a revolver in the bathroom when the weapon was discharged. His fsther-in heard the report and found Magrane lying on the floor mortally wounded
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
Death Drivers Must Stay
 In MOrgue With Victims

Indianapolis, Aug. f Pt--An hour alone in the morgue with the body of the person for whose death he was responsible will be part of the pun
 ishment inflicted henceforth upon any Indianapolis motorist who
 brings death to a pedestrian or oth-
 CT motorist by careless or reckless
 driving or by driving while intoX' cated. This punishment was devised
 today by Chief of Police Herman E'
 Rikehoff and Dr. William Deppers, deputy coroner.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
SAUISRTRy IS BETTER

Rockland, Me, Aug. { Pl-The condition Of former Senator Willard Salisbury of Delaware, who Is III al his summer home here, was reported today as improved His physician, Dr Eben Alden. said Mir Salisbury passed comfortable night. The physician said that his patient was being kept very quiet because Of the danger of a relapse.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
Army of Business Advances Upon
 Strongholds of New York Society
BEER PROVES TOO NEAR,
 FOUR SELLERS FINED
Brew Only One Half of One Per Cent Over Legal Limit
 Analysis Shows.

Beer continues to be the hobby of the detective bureau of the police department with the result that four defendants paid fines of s100 and costs in police court this morning for selling beer containing over one-half of one per cent of alcohol. The brew in the city seems to be getting weaker, for analysis shows that some of 1t contains only about one-half of one percent over the legal limit, according to the chemists report.
 From the manner In which the cases have been disposed of in police court, stores and restaurant keepers about the city are selling the beer openly. making no efforts to conceal their dealing in the liquid so the po- lice have an easy time securing eN- dence Of beer selling. In some cases the keepers have sold beer to GUS toners while the police were present waiting to take samples for analysis.
 In most of the cases the fedend- ant have told the court that they did not know that the beer was anything but near beer" but read fly admitted selling 1t, the prices charged varying from Is to 2S cents bottle, the same rates that are set ! for legitimate near beer"
 i Those who were fined this morn ing for selling beer were: John Lu- cas, proprietor of store at 22l Elm street; Walter Donohue, pro- prietor of a store at S7 East Main street; Michael Galdimanskas, pro- prletor of restaurant at 23a Elm street: nd Joseph Placzai. proprietor of restaurant at Franklin square.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
Secretary Jardine Is
 Taken to Hospital Today

Washington. Aug. uFf-SecTetary Jardine entered Waiter Reed army hospital for treatment of a stomach disorder.
 His condition was described ss not serious. He has suffered from the ailment for & number of years and 1t was aggravated by his recent long western tour at the end of which he was forced to so 10 Wisconsin for . rax4
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
New York City Loses Quarter of
 Million People Since Last Count
Estimated Population On July Was Less Than 6OOO,- OOO-Decne Blamed On Exodus to Other Places and Restricted Immigration.

found their way into Westchester county and a similar number to New Jersey.
 Another cause of the estimated loss is due to the drop in immi- grafton.
 The final revised census figures will not be available for publica- Haa for several montha
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04

New York. Aug. 1 tP'-The pcpu- lation of New York city on July 1
 was less than 6,ooo.OOO people. ac- cording to unofficial estimates of New York and Washington census authorities The borough Of Man hattan since the last census lost 2SO,oO people to the suburbs, of whom 100000 were believed te have
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
May Ask Council
 To Probe Gas Prices

That the machinery of the com mon council would be set in motion at the next regular meeting to in- vestigate the price of gasoline, was the subject of some gossip around city hall this morning, following re- ports that Colonial Filling Stations in Hartford had offered that city gas at 20 cents a gallon.
 One councilman who asked that he he not quoted at this time, stated that he ~--- positive a resolu- ton would be offered asking that the prices be investigated In this city.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
WOULD ELIMINATE OFFICE

Lowell, Mass. Aug. 4 P-A plan 10 abolish the office Of secretary treasurer, now held by Martin T. Joyce Of Boston, was proposed at the convention of the state branch. American Federation Of Labor. here today in the report Of special committee on finances. Y Is pro posed to create a new office. The charge was made that the books of the branch are In an involved con- 1ition and that 1t $ impossible to obtain balance Of receipts and eX- penditures.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
EXPLOSION CAUSES | DAMAGE OF S30,000
Blast at College Of City Of New York
SEVERAL STUDENTS HURT
None Seriously-Fircmen Burned and Spectators Somewhat Gassed When Chemical Laboratory Fumes Spread Into Streets.

New York, Aug. 4 Rl-An explo- sion today in vault in the chemis- try building of the College Of the City of New York, blew out many windows and filled the neighborhood with fumes. Several students were reported slightly injured and suffer- ing from shock but none sufficiently to require medical aid.
 Chemicals valued at s3o,o00 were destroyed by the explosion and the fire which followed. There were sev- eral explosions after the fire started in the vault.
 Bremen. Injured.
 Seven firemen fighting the flames, were burned by water which had be- come mixed with chemicals. Fumes from the vault spread throughout the neighborhood, driving back the crowds that had been attracted by the noise of the explosion.
 No students were in the vault when the explosion occurred. Thirty students in a classroom In the build ing were routed, but none Of them was injured.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
BRIDGEPORT STRIKE
Approximately 500 Laborers Quit But Associated Workers Do Not Plan Any Nalkout,

Bridgeport, Conn, Aug. Pl-Ap- proximately 50a lahorers are on strike here according to the state ment of one labor union official yes terday who said Il at there would be no strike of alhed building trRdes- men owing to contract witwthe contractors which does not expire until 1926.
 Work on all tho leading building continues today with no apparent delay. Contractors claim that only 7s union men are on strike.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
PROBE STRANGE DEATH
Police And Medical Examiner Still ' Working On Fairfield Case--Ac-
 ton Not Decided,

Bridgeport. Conn. Aug. P-ne- cision to hold an inquest into the death of Mrs. Josephine Balek, Ss, Fairfield, who died in the ambulance Sunday on the way 10 Bridgeport hospital, or to consider the matter closed, will depend upon the report of Medical Examiner H. Leharton Peters. 1t was said at the coroners office today.
 pr. Peters performed an autopsy or the body yesterday and his report is being awaited by acting CoroneT Henry c. Stevenson Sergeant Frank virelii, of the state police. is con- ducting an investigation 10 deter mine fl there is anything 10 warrant criminal action.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
LEAns IN TOURNEY.

Garden City. \. T., Aug, { Lp-- Raymond J. McAulitfe, of Buffalo, obtained q long lead in the first round of the national public links golf tournament today when he shot a 70 over the 73-par Salisbury Coun- try club course. Four birdies kept he 20 over the allotted figures.
 he over the allotted hguraA
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
NEW MOVE IN SCOPES CASE.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. Pt-- A second attemp. 10 remove the Scopes evolution case to the federal courts was launched today when pr. John R. Neal, chief counsel for the defense of the teacher, filed a pe- tition with the clerk of circuit court, seeking to restrain state authorities from further prosecution Of the case.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04

That August bids fair to keep up the same record seems assured by the fact that permits for the erection of six one-famlly houses at total cost of S42,00O were issued to one firm this afternoon. They were is sued to H. l.. Christopher and Ben Soloman. The houses will be of brick construction, one-family, and work will be started at once. Five of them will be on Francis street from 9T to l21. The other will be at POS Carleton street.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
involved are recorded as follows.

Most Of the permits issued were for dwelling houses. II is estimated that probably $50 or 700 of these houses now are under construction
 The record for the same period Of 1924 Is as follows:
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04

Cape Gris-Nez, France, Aug. 4 H' Mile. Jane Sion was six miles out from Cape Gris-Nez two hours ana forty minutes after she began her at- tempt 10 swim the English Channel today. She appeared to be swimming strongly. The sea is calm the weather cloudy and the temperature of the water 5S degrees fahrenheit
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
SWIMMING CHANNEL
Early This Afternoon French Girl Swimmer Was But Nine Niles From English Coast.

Dover. England, Aug. 4 F}-The captain 0 the cross channel boat Invicto reported that he observed Mile. Jan Sion, the French girl, nine miles from the English coast at 2:lo o'clock this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-04
Hnornr's Statement

Washington, Aug. R-Secretary Hoover who returned to Washington today from a vacation in California, declared the commerce department would hold itself aloof from the an thracite situation unless instructed otherwise by President Coolidge. No instructions have so far come from the president, he said. bearing on the question.
 West Is Flourishing Business conditions throughout the west are In tlourishing state, Mir Hoover said. with trade in all branches active and little unemploy ment.
 Farming is on the upgrade" he added. the farming population is not entirely out of the woods yet in financial sense, but prices and markets are favorable, and the out look and the feeling is hopeful from the Pacific coast to the Mississippi | Ealley."
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The Washington times., 1925-10-17
OPEN CONCLAVE
Of COLORED
MASONS
Scottish Rite Session to Be
Held at Metropolitan
Church

The thirteenth trienniaI session
of~-the Ancient Accepted Scottish
Rite representing the highest or
der Of the colored race, will open
it's convention on Sunday night
NJ E. Church, NJ street between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets
northwest.
The conclave represents the as
semblage Of sublime princes OF
the thirty-second degree and illus
trious peers of the thirty-third de-
gree who have been called together
by Robert L. Pendleton, Of this city,
sovereign grand commander for
the southern jurisdiction, who will
preside at all sessions.
Tomorrow nights program will
consist of the gathering of all de.
partments of colored masonry in
the city accompanied by their re.
spective grand marshalls, in addi-
ton to all visiting delegates.
Charles H. Harris will act as mas
ter of ceremonies. The annual
sermon will be preached by the
Reverend Doctor Charles e. Stew
art. The principal address will be
given by Robert L. Pendleton.
The services through the week
will be held at the Scottish Rite
Temple, Eleventh street between
q and r streets northwest, a pub
tic program will be given at the
temple Monday night October Is.
Reverend Doctor Charles Stewart
will deliver the principal address.
The Washington times., 1925-10-17
ITALY TO ATTEND MEET
ON CHINESE RELATIONS

The State Department today an
nounced that Italy had accepted
the invitation to the conference to
modify Chinese treaty relations at
Picking next December Is.
With the acceptance Of Italy at
hand, a full representation Of the
nine powers which agreed at the
washington conference to revise
extra-territorial laws in China is
assured, as Portugal remains the
sole power unheard from, and that
country is expected to accept.
The conference would make
recommendations to the various
governments on methods of gradu-
ally withdrawing foreign courts
from China, which a the present
time is not permitted to impose
internal laws on citizens of nations
holding extraterritoriaI rights.
The Washington times., 1925-10-17
PLANE DISASTER
INVESTIGATED
BY j. s.
Engine Trouble Held Re-
sponsibIe for Crash, Of
Honeymoon"
BY international News Service

UNIONTOWN, Pa, Oct. 17.-Cor-
oFler S.-A. Baltz and officials OF the
wilbur, Wright Field, Dayton. Ohio,
launched an investigation today into
the deaths Of two Dayton news
papermen and an army lieutenant,
who were burned to death late yes.
terday when their plane crashed
six miles west of here. The plane
made a nose dive, bursting into
flames as it struck the ground.
The victims, Lieutenant George
H Burgess, thirty-three, Of Wilbur
Wright Field, Dayton. pilot of the
machine; Maurice HUTTON, twenty
five. aviation editor of the Dayton
Herald, and Verne Zimmerman,
twenty-five, staff photographer OF
the Herald, were en- route to Dayton
from the air races at Mitchell Field,
n. Y, in the airplane the Honey.
moon" when the accident occurred.
Eye witnesses said the plan ap'
parentIy developed engine trouble
and then suddenly crashed to the
ground. .-.,...
The Washington times., 1925-10-17
NEW D. {, DRY
CHIEF MAPS
POLICIES
All Publicity to Come From
Prohibition Office, Murphy
to Insist

Denying that he was engaged in,
or contemplated. any drastic
change in personnel of the prohibit
ton unit. Of Washington, Gerald p.
Murphy, recently put in charge Of
local administration, said today
that he was going to try to keep
every agent who had made good.
He would not say how many
agents have So far been reappoint-
ed since all agents in the service
resigned, ,as a matter of form,
Thursday, nor how many agents he
expected to have. The strength
Of his force, when completely re-
organized, would be "a surprise"
he declared
1.-The biggest change in our policy
will probably be in the matter Of
giving publicity to our activities"
each. agent figuring in q raid act
ing as his own press agent and
sending notices to the newspapers
must stop. Henceforth, all publici-
ty must be given out through my
office, and that publicity is likely
to be less in quantity than, before,
In, the future, any agent who tips
off newspapers before, or after a
raid will be dealt with harshly. As
likely as not, L shall deny every
statement he makes, and do other
things"
The policy of quiet, if not actual
1y secret, future operations of the
local prohibition enforcement re-
gin1e was exemplified by Director
Murphy today in discussing his
new work. He refused to discuss
the probable extent of his reorgani-
zation plans or to comment on in
dividuals in the prohibition work.
He did make plain, however, that
although the drive against half-pint
sales and pocket TASKS would not
be decreased, the real objective of
his men would be 'sthe big fellows"
The agents have been laying too
much stress on their occasional
captures of half-pints, with the
gratifying publicity attending there
to, and not going after sources of
the big supplies, Murphy said.
It is believed that court action
on liquor cases will be speeded up
by the increased emphasis on big
ger hauls and insistence on prompt
hearings. Meanwhile, reappoint-
ments Of individuals, recommended
by Mr.. Murphy. whose records are
favorable are going forward hourly.
The Washington times., 1925-10-17
Local Produce

BUTTER-Fancy. tub, So; prints
55; store packed, IS.
EGGS-Fancy, selected, candled,
48; average receipts, 45046; hen
merry, white, 57@58.
POULTRY-Alive: Spring chick
ems. large, %. Leghorn chickens.
25@26; heavy hens, %; medium
hens, 26@27; turkeys, 35038; ducks,
20@22; geese 12@15. Dressed: Spring
chickens, large, 3O@32; fowls, 300
81; turkeys, 40@42.
LIVE STOCK-Calves, IA; lambs.
spring, Is; hogs, Is.
MEAT-Beef, 18; veal, 20@22;
spring lambs, 3o@32; hogs, 20@21;
loins, 1904; smoked shoulders. %;
hams, 30@32.
APPLES-supplies liberal; de-
mand moderate; market steady.
Barre s: Virginia. A 2h inch
Grimes, mostly 600; A IA inch,
mostly 500. New York, A 21a Inch
Hubbardstons, 500; A 3.inch Kings,
900. Pennsylvania, A 2h-inch up
Yorks, $50. Boxes: Washington,
medium to large size extra fancy
Delicious, mostly $50; fancy, mostly
1925; extra fancy Jonathans, mostly
2.75; Spitzenburgs, 2.75@2.90sy Bush
ell baskets: Maryland, Virginia and
New York, NO. 1, various varie-
ties, medium to large size, 1850
1.75; few best. 200.
CABBAGE - Supplies moderate;
demand moderate; market steady.
New York, bulk, per ton, Danish
type, $4,000 q $500.
CELERY-Supplies limited; de-
mand moderate; market steady
New York, 2.3 crates Golden Self
blanching, in the rough, best, 1925
a $50; full crates, in the rough,
$2.75@3.OO.
GRAPES-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate; market steady.
New York, 12-qt. climax baskets
Concords. s1.15@1.25: GOT. climax
baskets 23c@25. California. crates
and Tugs, Flame Tokays, $500
LIS.
LETTUCE-Supplies limited; Diet
mand moderate; market steady.
California and Oregon. crates Ice
berg type, As doz., $4.O0@4.5O.
ONIONS-Supplies liberal; de-
mand moderate; market steady.
New York and Massachusetts, 100
Id. sacks Fellows, u. S. No. /.
$2.50@2.65./
PEARS-SHpplies limited; de-
mand limited; market steady. New
York, bushel baskets Bartletts' few
sales 1926. oregon. Bose. $4.6o@
AIS.
POTATOES-Supp liberal: de-
n.and moderate: market firm. Michi-
gan, 15O-lb. sacks Russet Rurals.
Z. s. No. 1, ,4.25@4.35, mostly 4.25;
few low as 4.15. Pennsylvania, 150-
Id. sacks Round Whites, u. S. No.
/, mostly 425; few higher.
SWEET POTATOES-Supp lib
eral; demand light; market weak.
North Carolina. cloth-top stave bar
rels Fellows and Porto Ricans, No.
1, mostly around 400. White yams,
No. /. 3.00G3.50.
LOWER-SuppIies mod
crate; demand moderate: market
fairly steady. New York, Long
Island crates, mostly 800; western
district, crates, 2.00W2.5O.
The Washington times., 1925-10-17
HYGIENE TALKS
To ATTRACT
TEACHERS
BalIou Urges Junior High
School Principals to
Attend Meet

Doctor Frank W. Ballou. District
Superintendent of Schools. today
wrote a letter to all supervising
principals and principals of junior
high schools, urging full attendance
of all teachers and officers OF these
schools at a series of meetings to
be held October 20,-21 and % at $3.50
D. na. in the auditorium Of the CO.
lumbia Junior High School.
fhe speakers will be Doctor NJ. j.
Exner. director of the department
Of educational measures of the
American Hygiene Association, and
Doctor Valeria Parker. lecturer of
the association.
: The meetings are under the
auspices of the Social Hygiene As
ISOLATION of the District of Column
bia.
In. urging full attendance of
teachers at these meetings, Doctor
Ballou declared that these speak
ers are leading authorities in their
field, and I strongly urge officers
and teachers to avail themselves of
the opportunity offered"
Doctor Ballou continued:
''The responsibility for. providing
an adequate form of sex education
Is a matter of serious concern to
educators. The meetings planned
ought To. be of great value to
officers and teachers and hope
that nothing but serious reasons
will prevent teachers and officers
from attending the conferences. ="