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New Britain herald., 1925-04-02
GOOD WILL SOLD
 FOR 50 MILLIONS
This Is Part of Price for Dodge
 Brothers Business

New York. April s.--Purchase of Dodge Bros. Inc, automobile manu- lecturers, for slightly less than Si75,ooo,0o0 in cash by q banking syndicate headed by Dillon. Read & Co, involves the payment of at least $50, 0,00o,oo0. and possibly more, for the good will of the organization, 1t was disclosed today. This Is beliey- cd 10 be the largest sum that such an item has ever commanded in cash transaction.
 Good will in its generally accepted definition in tho financial community ia described ''as a consistent record of earnings over large period of years derived from 6 large number of customers.
 While no definite formula exists for inc computation of this item whose real value Is dependent upon number of factors. 1t has been es- timated as high as ten times the ay- craze annual earnings over c period of years, Dodge Bros. earnings last year are estimated at close to s2o,- 900. 060.F tt f 9
 General Motors corporation. in its rast annual report carried good will and patents" at s22,g14,3iI < F. w.Woolworth O.. under the or iglnal capitalization plan carry "good will' at o,o00, 900, which was scal- cd down to $1o.o0O,o00 last year al- though the equity in the stock has constantly increased. The capital stock. which is carried at s65,00o,- 900, in the balance sheet Is actually worth over $500, 100000 at current market prices, the difference. in a measure, representing good will.
 The Nash Motors Co. does not carry any good will item in its ball. ance sheet. Common stock Is car ried at sl,6o2,o0o, but its market value is actually in excess of sSl,- 900. 900, which gives an indication of the value of that company's good will. .,[-,-.... ...-.-.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-02

gambling in the fire house, ended with the election of Attorney Paul K. Connery, attorney for the ac- eused, from tie meeting by John k. Frlzzell, fire committeeman. Get out and stay out" said Fri1- zell as he led Connery to the door. Connery started the rumpus when he told Frlzzell he had no proof that the accused men were gam bling. Frizzell told him to do his talking outside, Connery retorted he would talk anywhere he pleased" and deHed Frizzell to oust him, Frlzzell called two of the paid fremen, but decided to do the putting out himself. He showed Connery the door. Connery stayed out. refusing the offer of volunteers 10 put him back in again"
New Britain herald., 1925-04-02
MAPLE HILL NEWS

The Woman's club of Maple Hill will meet next Wednesday afternoon April Sth at 2:30 o'clock at tho home of Mrs. Clifton McKenna on Thompson street. There will be a short musical program and a paper on Words and Thoughts" by Mrs. e. E. Root. Mrs. F. R. Hitchcocl, and Mrs. E. F. Austin win assist the hostess.
 Clarence Nordstrom. student at Middlebury college is spending the spring recess with his mother, Mrs. M. Nordstrom on Robbins avenue.
 Mir. and Mrs. Percy Webb have returned to their home iu East Ha- ven after spending several days with Mir. and Mrs. J. c. Moody.
 Mrs Theodore Wallin of Robbins avenue entertained at. bridge Mon- day afternoon. The prizes were awarded to Mrs. Nelson Mann and Mrs. Douglas Johnston.
 Donald Proudman, son of Mir. and Mrs. F. B. Proudman is home from Dartmouth college.
 Mrs. John Hubert of New Britain at bridge yesterday aft ernoon in honor of Mrs. B. J. Hu- bert of Robbins avenue, who will leave the middle of April on U European tour. Mrs. B. r. Damon won first prize and Mrs Fred Mon- fer, the consolation.
 Mrs. Clarke of England who has been spending the winter with her Mrs. Leonard Yoke, is wis., ting relatives in Philadelphia.
 The Maple Hill Bridge club met tt the home of Mrs. Frank B. Rau ,n Robbins avenue. The first prize vas awarded to Mrs. Walter Sorrow md second to Mrs. R. B. Doane.
 ...
 Tavel Elliott of Dartmouth col ege Is spending the spring vacation with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. E. A. Elliott of Newington center.
 Mrs. l.. L. Harding gave a bridge ,arty at her home on Robbins ave- Iue yesterday afternoon. Mrs, R. }. Doane won first prize, Mrs. Will lam Sternberg second, and Mrs. A. !. Grant, the consolation.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-02
F " CA. NOTES

The Beacon club of Sophomore Girl Reserves will go in swimming as a group tonight at the Y. W. c. A.
 The Beacon club will conduct n yesper service and social at the Y. W. c. A. Sunday afternoon at four to which the public is cordially in- vited.
 Activities will be carried on the first part Of next week as follows:
 Monday 2 to p. m. a hike for all Girl Reserves and their friends. The girls are asked to meet at the Y. w. c. A. before 2 and to bring something to cook.
 Tuesday 2-5 work on scrap books to be given away and recreation in the sym. ~ The Beacon club will color eggs and make baskets to take to the children at the Newington home the first part of next week, also.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-02
Hearing on Jitney Line
 For Local Applicants

Allen & Romani, local iltneurs, were heard yesterday by Commls- sioners c. E. Elwell on their appli- cation for a franchise to operate bus line between East Hampton and
New Britain herald., 1925-04-02
Firemen'S Attorney Put
 Out of Board Hearing

Norwalk, April "A hearing Le- fore the fire board last night in which volunteers were chArEed Nith
Evening star., 1925-04-03
Weeks, Seriously III, Urged
By Family to Quit Cabinet
Stricken T,u0 Days
Ago by attack of
Thrombosis.
Condition Showing
Better Turn-Arn,
affected.

Secretary John w. Weeks OF the
War Department is i'll with throm-
bosis. The Secretary has been con-
hned to his home for several days,
but there had been no intimation that
he was seriously i'll until his physi-
clans today announced the cause.
Dr.. Is. l.. Hardin, Mr.. Weeks physi
clan, issued statement today saying
the Secretary on the morning of April
l had thrombosis of one of the
small branches Of the middle cerebral
artery which had produced weak
ness OF the muscles of the left arm.
but that no other symptoms had re-
suited. The statement added that
Mr.. Weeks should be out in a short
time"
The physicians called in yesterday
by members of the family described j
the case as thrombosis in a mild
form.
Mr.. Weeks, who Is approaching his
Evening star., 1925-04-03
HERR|OT REVERSES
CATHOLIC POLICY,
AVERT|NG CRISIS
Confidence Vote Delayed
Pending Draft of New
Fiscal Plan.
CLEMENTEL QUITS POST,
De MANZI TAKES PLACE
New Finance Minister Forces
Church Fight End-Capital
Levy Seen Certain.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 3.-Premier Herriot
and his colleagues in the cabinet after
prolonged delibcration have changed
their policy toward the Catholic
Church in France. They have deter
mined to withdraw their insistence on
the suppression of French diplomatic
representation at the Vatican.
This decision Is tied up with the
financial question. Anatole de Mon
zie, named to succeed Etienne Glenn
entel as finance minister upon the
latter's resignation. made the change
in policy a condition OF his accept
ance. for the reason that the religious
controversy was destroying the unity
Of the country. and Catholic support
of the public finance was essential.
Fiscal Plan Changed.
1t appears also that the ca abinets
reluctant acceptance of NJ. Glenn
entels plan for an indirect increase
in the paper money circulation will
be Withdrawn in view of the cold
reception given the plan in the SEN
ate, but no absolute declaration to
this effect had yet been made by
Premier Herriot up TO midafternoon
today.
The cabinet met for two hours this
morning, the session being presided
over by President Doumergue. The
ministers considered the different
projects for renovating Frances
finances and were understood to have
adopted the framework of bill
which will be introduced in the
chamber next week. The tendency In
oficial circles was reported to be
more away from the plan of increas-
ing the output OF bank bills and In
the direction OF some form OF a
capital levy over a 1o-year period.
Interpolation Friendly.
An Interpolation by Deputy Dali
mier, which had been much adver-
tised, proved to be a friendly affair,
gotten up by veteran parliamen-
tarians apparently for the purpose
of giving the premier an opportunity
of stalking the question of confidence
and getting a formal indorsement
from the lower house before facing
the Senate next week in the fight
upofl the governments general policy.
Premier Herriot told the Chamber
he would present next week to the
finance committee first, and then
later to the Chamber itself, the bills
which the government was preparing
for the renovation of the French
finances.
Meanwhile he would give no details
concerning the measures proposed, In
order to prevent their being made by
the basis of political maneuvers.
The premier asked indefinite post
ponement of the discussion on the in
terpellation making IL a question of
confidence.
Deputy Maginot explained that the
n
pose the postpontment. Hence they
voted for the resolution, which was
overwhe lmingly adopted.
Premier Herriot thanked the oppo-
sition for having voted for postpone
1Confjn,Ied on PAGE . Column IL :
Evening star., 1925-04-03
OFFICIAL TO BE TRIED.

Warsaw, April 5.-The minister
of the interior said today that Police
Sergt Nago Nuraszko, who shot two
Communist agitators while they were
being conveyed to the Russian
border for exchange, would be tried
for murder. a
He also said that the authorities
at Stolpce and the chief of the police
escort guarding the prisoners had
been suspended for permitting strange
persons to enter the car in which the
party was travelling.
The government has ordered the
Polish consul at Minsk to deliver to
the Soviet authorities the Polish
priest Ussak, who took refuge in the
consulate and whose surrender was
requested by the Soviet.
Ussak was attached to a commits
sion for evacuating Polish property
from Russia. He was arrested on
a charge of assaulting a woman and
was being held for trial in the Soviet
courts.
Evening star., 1925-04-03

of hip, back and abdominal injuries
was rejected by the Pension Bu-
reau. In reversing this decision the
department ruled McGregor sub
mitted to the hazing Sin full per-
formance of his duty" and was not
injured 'in consequence of any
willful neglect or improper con-
duct"
"Hazing is in violation of the
academy rules" said the depart
ment, 'and the claimant was en-
titled to such protection as would
prevent the act. which was not af-
forded him. To hold that the VIC
tim was out of line of duty, when
the fact is that 1t was the hazers
who were not in line of duty Is
a paradox. The most that can be
said adversely to the appellants
claim Is that he did not promptly
Z complain against these upper-class
men,"
Evening star., 1925-04-03
PAINTERS WALKOUT
EXPECTED MONDAY
Men File UItimatum-De.
mand $40 Per Day-Em-
pIoyers UnyieIding.

What is considered as the final
ultimatum from the local painters,
paperhangers and decorators was
master painters today, which they
say practically assures a walkout on
Monday of approximately 1000 men.
In face of the definite refusal of the
master painters to raise the union
wages from SO to $40 per day the fol-
lowing letter was received by the en-
ployers this morning from the local
union:
This is to advise you that the
wages of the members of the local
Union No. 36s, Brotherhood Of Paint
ers, Decorators and Paperhaneers OF
America. win be s1.25 per hour tten
dollars per day). on April :, 1925
and until further notice. Trusting
that this will meet with your ap-
proval"
In view of the fact that the master
painters are firm in their decision not
10 grant an increase and the painters
by their letter today indicate that
they are remaining firm in their de-
mands, those close to the situat ton
feel that there is now no other out
come than a strike Monday.
Will Seek Outside Labor.
Rufus S. Lusk, secretary of the
Operative Builders Association, will
leave Washington Immediately the
strike occurs and visit other cities
TO get men to take the place of the
strikers. He plans to go to Norfolk,
Richmond, Philadelphia and Balti-
more in an effort to secure painters
and paperhangers
At an executive committee meeting
of the Operative Builders Association
yesterday 1t was unanimously decided
to cease all work which subcontrac- c.
tors who grant increases are han-
ding. The association decided that il
Will take the matter into court for
any of its members where any con-
troversy is involved due to the can
collation. of contract.
According to Herbert Shannon, the
wage committee has not received any
information tending to show why
there should be a wage increase in
the building trades at this time. He
said that this committee, backed by
the Board of Trade, Real Estate
Board, general contractors and
others. would continue to remain
firm against the increases.
Evening star., 1925-04-03
AWARDS ONLY 81, 400
TO MRS. DENNISTOUN
British Court Holds Woman's
Claim for $4,000 Invalid in
Case That Shocked London.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April S-Justice Sir Hen
ry McCardie delivered his reserved
Judgment in the Dennistoun case
this morning. He held that the al
legged agreement for Mrs. Dorothy
Muriel Dennistoun's support by her
former husband after their divorce
was void and could not be enforced
in law. Therefore he ruled that Mrs.
Dennistoun's claim for damages for
breach of contract had failed
The judgment sets aside the verdict
of the jury late last month awarding
Mrs. Dennistoun $4,000, or nearly s25,-
600, for the alleged breach of con-
tract.
The plaintiff, however, recovers the
total amount Of f472 IS shilIings for
sums loaned to Lieut. Col. Dennistoun
and which he has not returned. She
also is awarded the costs of the ac-
tion with the exception of that part
involving the allegation of breach of
contract. This section of the costs,
the court held, the defendant was en-
titled to recover. The judge ordered a
general stay in execution until fur
ther order and liberty to appeal
Suit Stirred England.
The case created a sensation
throughout England because of the
high social position of those involved
and the character of the charges
aired in court. Lieut. Col Dennis
toun. who now is the husband of the
Dowager Countess Carnarvon,. was
accused by his former wife, among
other things. of countenancfng her
admittedly improper relations with
the late Sir John Cowans for the pur-
pose of furthering his own military
career
In delivering his Judgment Sir
Henry deplored the fact that the dis
agreeable aspects of the case had to
be made public, but he added that
the question of publicity was not one
for the courts to decide. He quoted
Lord Shaw in another famous case
that publicity is the soul of justice. -
The judge added that he agreed
with his colleague. Justice Shearman.
who presided at the recent sensation
al Waterhouse trial, that cases like
the present do not in any way rem
resent the general life of the we'll
to-do people of England; they give
a wholly false impression of English
social and family life"
Evening star., 1925-04-03
CANCER GROWTH STOPPED
Briton Reports Cases Arrested for
Several Years.

LONDON, April 3.-"we are def
nitely arrestfng cancer for periods of
three, five and seven years among
people who have been pronounced in
durable by competent surgical au-
thorities," declared Sir William Mil
ligan, secretary of the Manchester
Radium Institute, today.
The present policy was to use the
knife, he said, but he foresaw the
time when, with improved technique.
radium treatment would supersede
surgery.
Evening star., 1925-04-03
Hazing Injury Held in Line of Duty;
Ruling Gives Midshipn,an Pension


= Holding that injuries from haz-
ing at the Annapolis Naval Acad-
emy came In line of duty, the In
terror Department today reversed
a Pension ONCE decision and
awarded a pension to Midshipman
William H. McGregor of Johns
town, Pa. A medical board will
Ak the amount.
McGregor was confined to bed
for nearly five months by his in
juries, which, at first, appeared
slight, and he shielded the upper
class hazers, but a serious turn in
his condition forced him to expose
them. The. ignominy of having to
turn "squealer." he said, prompted
him to resign, because he believed
his naval career blighted.
4 slatN ~ Z pension on account
Evening star., 1925-04-03
j. s. ARMADA SAILS
ON G MONTHS TRIP
Thousands See 100 Vessels
Start From San Diego
for Hawaii.
By the Associated Press.


SAN PEDRO, Calf, April 3.-Sieht-
seers thronged the heights overlook
ing the ocean here today to wave
farewell to Uncle Sans armada, off
for a six-month cruise to the other
side of the world
Aboard the U. S. S. Guyana, oil car
rier, discovery was made that emery
dust had been poured into the vessels
main bearings. First reports were
that the Cuyama's engines had been
badly damaged but officers announced
last night that the ship would sail
with the fleet today as originally
scheduled. and that such repairs as
might be-neeessary would-be made at
San Francisco.
In the column of 100 vessels, COM
prising the combined United States
fleet, which was to form off the
breakWater with the arrival from
San Diego of destroyer squadrons,
cruisers and auxiliaries, were IL bat
tleships, light cruisers, 56 Destroy
ers, mine-laying destroyers, S mine
sweepers and a train of hospital, fuel
and supply ships.
The fleet is due in San Francisco
Sunday and 10 days later will sail
for the Hawaiian Islands. over which
the Army and Navy will wage
mimic war.
Evening star., 1925-04-03
PUNISH SLAYERS,
SOVIET DEMANDS
Sends Strong Note to Poland for
Shooting of Two Com
munist Agitators.
py the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. April 3.-Foreign Minis
ter Tchitcherin today reinforced with
a vigorous note his verbal represent
ations to the Polish government con-
cerning the murder OF the two Polish
revolutionary sympathizers.
The communication declares that
the failure of the Polish government
to observe the agreement governing
the exchange of these prisoners gives
the Soviet government free hand to
deal with the Polish subjects who were
10 have been released from Russia
The foreign minister demands that
Poland take adequate measures to
punish those connected with the
crime.
Demonstrations of protest still are
being held in various parts of Rus
sia At Leningrad 100000 Russians
marched the streets carrying ban
ners in a protest parade. The boil
shevik newspapers are printing arti
cles hostile to Polish interests.
Evening star., 1925-04-03
AMERICAN SPORTSMAN
IS SOUGHT IN DEATHS
Wealthy Briton Also Wanted in
London Killing Mystery-Sen-
sations Hinted.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 3.-An unnamed
American sportsman and a London
financier police said today, probably
will be called as witnesses at to-
morrows inquest over the bodies OF
Granville Cooke and .Selwyn Foster.
whose strange deaths in a gloomy old
Bloomsbury mansion have baffled
Scotland Yard crime experts. 1t was
limited that sensational disclosures
might be made at the inquest
Police continue in possession of
the old house and its grounds and are
searching for further explanations of
the mysterious life that Cooke, an in
ventor and poet. and his young COM
panion, son Of a wealthy family, led
there.
Evening star., 1925-04-03
IMPROVEMENT SHOWN
BY DOROTHY ELLlNGSON
Has Regained Some Composure.
Actions Prior to Killing
to Be Related.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April S.-Re-
sumption of the trial here today of
Dorothy Ellingson to determine her
m entail condition was marked by the
appearance of witnesses who, it was
expected would testify as to the
girls conduct during the months
which preceded the killing of her
mother, Mrs. Anna Ellingson.
The 17-year-old girls actions in
court yesterday while her father and
other witnesses told of incidents
which they believed tended to show
she was insane indicated improvement.
She did not collapse and showed signs
of weakening only once or twice.
She had regained some of the com
posure which marked her earlier at
titude, after she admitted killing her
mother
Evening star., 1925-04-03
EUen 2.75 Per Cent
Beer Is Too Strong
For "Age of Jazz
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 3.-Dr Fran
els G. Benedict of the nutrition
laboratory of Carnegie Institute,
Washington, in a report published
yesterday by the American Chem
ical Society, states that tense life
makes 1T impossible for persons in
the United States to continue
drinking intoxicating liquors.
Even 2.75 per cent beer is too
strong for Americans, according
to the report. DR.. Benedict stated
that he doubts that alcohol is
habit forming. and said that il is
in some ways beneficial-but not
in jazz age America" he added
Evening star., 1925-04-03
BRAUN NAMED PREMIER.
Socialist Beaten for President, Gets
Prussian Post.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 3.-Otto Braun. who
was the Socialist candidate for Presi-
dent of the republic in last Sundays
election, was elected premier of Prus-
sia today.
OF the 432 votes cast Herr Braun re-
ceived 220. four more than required for
election.
Evening star., 1925-04-03
Portugal Halts Soviet Pact.

LISBON, April 3.-The government
having decided that the moment was
not ripe for the the negotiation of
an agreement with Soviet Russia, the
proposed visit here of DR.. Halbert
Maskine, Soviet representative, has
been postponed.
Evening star., 1925-04-03
FIRE HAZARD CUT
IN CITY SCHOOLS
Room Exists for Further I'm
provements, However,
Survey Shows.

Fire hazards that still need correc-
tion in the public schools of the Dis
trict were laid before the Commits
sioners today in the annual report of
the fire marshals Office.
The report states that conditions
in the various school buildings were
found this year to be much better
than on previous inspections" The
inspectors told the city heads, how
ever. that there still remains room
for improvement, as will be noted
from the various recomme
mentioned elsewhere in this report
under the names of the schools to
which they refer
After listing in detail the conditions
in each school, the inspectors gave a
summary of certain situations which
they deemed deserving of special at
tention. Some of these risks. as cited
in the report, include the following:
Storage rooms and janitors' quar-
ters should be kept free of all un-
necessary infiammable articles. 1t was
found in a number of cases that this
has not been done.
Storage Change Asked.
Surplus and discarded furniture
discarded supplies waste paper, trash
and other combustible materials,
should be removed from the basement.
AS recommended in previous reports.
surplus and discarded furniture and
discarded supplies should be stored
in one or more central buildings. The
old Potomac Building, now being used
as a storage house, could accom-
modate some of it,
The report states that the storing
of furniture in the basement not only
creates a fire hazard, but is an ex-
pensive practice.
The storing of infiammable ma
terials under the stairways was
found on this inspection largely to
have been discontinued, although the
report states that at some of the
schools the practice has not been
abandoned. While the stairways are
fireproof. the inspectors say. they are
not smokeproof.
Paper Removal Unsafe.
Special attention was called to the
handling of waste paper. The storing
of this material in burlap bags, pend
ing it's removal by the city refuse
department, was characterized as un-
safe This was evidenced, the report
(Continued on Page . Column &
Evening star., 1925-04-03
FALLING ROOF KILLS 8.
Four Other Boys Injured in Col
lapse of Spanish School.

MADRID, April Eight boys
were killed and four injured yester-
day when the roof of a school col
Iapsed in the village of Laujar de
Andarax, In the Province of Almeria.
Evening star., 1925-04-03
Reichsbank Plans Refund.

BERLIN. April 3.-The newspapers
today report that the Reichsbank in
tends to refund at the end of April
the loan of f5,ooo,0oo the Bank of
Evening star., 1925-04-03
Paper Removal Unsafe.

Special attention was called to the
handling of waste paper. The storing
of this material in burlap bags, pend
ing it's removal by the city refuse
department, was characterized as un-
safe This was evidenced, the report