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New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
FORMER RESIDENT
 STRICKEN AT ISLAND
M, ]. Griffin Brought to New
 London Where He Dies

Michael J, Griffin, 5S, of 256 South Whitney street, Hartford, and for merly q resident of New Britain, died yesterday at the Lawrence Memorial hospital, New London. Mr. Griffin had been vacationing at Block Island for the past two weeks and while there had a slight hem orrhage of the stomach. Because of his condition, Mrs. Griffin per suaded him to return home, and the couple were met at the boat by their son, Franklin Griffin, and shortly after started for Hartford by auto mobile. They had just started, how ever, when MT. Griffin suffered another hemorrhage and he was taken 10 the hospital where he died.
 Mr. Griffin was 53 years old and was born in County Clare, Ireland. He went 10 Hartford as a boy. EX- cept for a time when he was fore man of the forging department at the Russell x Erwin Mfg. Co. here, he engaged In the trade in Hartford. For the past fifteen years he was in business manufacturing q steel horseshoe call< of his invention.
 Mir. Griffin was a member of New Britain Lodge of Elhs and a char ter member of the National Master Horseshoers' association.
 Resides his wife. who vas Miss Katherine Hayes of South Manches- ter, he leaves son. Franklin Grif- fin,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
WHAT IS EXPECTED
 OF THE NEWSPAPERS
Chnmcbr of Commerce Secretaries And Newspapermen Plan 10
 Discuss This Next Month.

How much newspaper space should be given to the activities of the Chamber of Commerce and how much of this space really belongs in the advertising columns will be thrashed out publicaly in New Brit ain on September 25 and 26 when the Connecticut Association of Com mcrcial Secretaries meets here.
 The question will be argued from the Chamber of Commerce side by a Chamber of Commerce. secretary somewhere in New England and q reply will be made by a prominent Connecticut publisher. Plans are to invite as many nwspapermen as pos sihle 10 listen and participate in n free for all discussion which will follow.
 The formal subject of the discus sion will be "The Chamber of Con- mcrce and the Newspaper"
 The convention will last all day September 9i and it is planned 10 extend it over into the next day, making a two day session. Hereto fore this organization has hold only one day conventions.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
BOSTON NEWSPAPERMAN,
 A, p. REPORTER, IS DEAD
Gilbert B. IittIefeld Had Held Many Positions of Re-
 eponsibility

Boston, Aug. Is (P = Gilbert E. Littlef1eld, for several years Boston correspondent of the Associated Press died last night at his home in the Roxbury district after brief illness. He was 56 years of age.
 Mir. Littlefield for many years held positions of responsibility with the Associated Press. He entered the service permanently at the New Haven bureau in 1900 as day edi- tor. Five years later he was trans ferred to the Boston office where he served first as night editor and then as day editor.
 On April %, 1921, he was ap- pointed Boston correspondent in immediate direction of the New England service. For the past year Mir. Littlefeld had been in III health necessilting long leave of ab- sence. at the end of which he re- linQuished his executive responsi- biIities but continued editorial work up to 3 few days ago, when he sui fcred the attack that proved fatal.
 Mir. Littletleld is survived by his widow. Kent Cooper. general man ager and Edward NcKernon, super intendcnt of the eastern division, The Associated Press. sent express sions of regret to Mrs. Littlcf1cld last night.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
SHOULDER BROKEN AS
 MOTOR CAR OYERTURNS
Two Others Hurt In Crash On
 Southington-C Cheshire Line.

Meriden, Aug. 15 P)-Mrs. George ". Miller of Danielson was taken to Grace hospital, New Haven, with a fractured shoulder, and MT. and Mrs. Harry Devers of ForestvlIie were treated for cut sand bruises, after an automobile operated by Devers turned turtle near the South ington- Cheshire town line shortly after 7:S0 o'clock last night.
 MT. Devers, it was said, was at tempting to pass a truck ahead Of him when the wheels of his machine became caught in the shoulder ot the roadway, and the car turned turtle by the side of the road. The four occupants were pinned under the automobile.
 Mrs. Miller, besides receiving a fractured shoulder, was also so- riously cut and bruised. NIT. and Mrs. Devers were cut about the face and body. The latter were treated by Dr. Wilbur J. Moore of Cheshire.
 Constable Wesley Collins of Che shire investigated the accident. but at a late hour had made no arrests
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
HARTFORD 'DOPES
 BEING ROUNDED UP
State and Federal Men Hunting
 Out Drug FiendS

Hartford. Aug. IS R-Federal. county and local authorities today began roundup of dope" ped dlcrs and addcts in thls city. Three arrests and the conflscation of @ quantity of narcotics resulted during the forenoon and more arrests were predicted. Those under arrest are Michael Petrizzo, a street car motorman; William Mcdonald and Frank Ryan.
 Mcdonald, who was arrested in his rooms, is held on charges of act ual sale of narcotics and possession. He will be tried in the United States court. Petrizzo Is charged with possession. and Ryan, who was re- leased from the state farm at Nor wich six weeks ago. Is charged with being an addict. Potrizzo and Ryan will be arraigned in the local police court Monday.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
JUDGE REMITS FINE
 AS WEDDING PRESENT
Misconduct Charge Brought In Po- Ice Court-Said To Have Driven
 Without License

Stanley Kripaitis of Waterbury and Mrs, Anna Poskos of 1SS Win tor street, pleaded guilty before Judge William C. Hungerford in police court this morning 10 charges of misconduct following their arrest at the woman's home last night by Acting Sergeant John O'Brien and Patrolman Daniel Cosgrove. The police told the court that the con- pie had been living together at the Winter street house for about two weeks.
 Kripaitis was fined $l5 and costs, Judge Hungerlord suspending judg- ment in the case of the woman. The couple said that they intended to get married and the court told kri- paitis that if he was married by next Saturday, the court would remit the fine and costs as a wedding pres ent.
 The case against Rupert Price of 115 Clark street, charged with op- erating an automobile at Conner cial and Elm streets without li- cense last night was continued until Tuesday for trial. Price was ar rested by Supernumerary Policeman John Rappanott after he had struck q bicycle at the two streets.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
New Basic Element Is
 Made Into Metallic Form

Copenhagen, Aug. Is P)-Two ounces of the new basic element. hafnium, have been produced in metallic form. one ounce of which has been sent 10 the United States. It is understood that the new ele- ment may he successfully used in the manufacture of audion lamps for radio,
 Nies Bohr, discoverer of hafnium and winner of the Nobel prize for physics in 1922, was not able at first to turn the new element into metal lie form. He has now. however. &C., complishcd this, assisted by Poul Dcrglund, a civil engineer. Success was attained by oxygenization of q substance called alvit, found in Nor way and France, and containing six per cent hafnium.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
Suspect Arrested in
 Iowa HaymOw Murder

pes Moines, Iowa, Aug. Is PN- With one man under arrest authori- tics today expressed the belief that they were near n solution of the mystery surrounding the finding of womans charred body in the ashes Of a hay stack near Carlisle several days ago. Positive identification of the body has not been made.
 The man, whose name in being withheld. was arrested near a small hotel here, where Jeanette Miller, who has been reported missing since the body was discovered, was last seen.
 A bell hoy last night said that on the night of July q. the evening tho straw stack burned, he saw Miss Milelr, in company with another man. drive away in a light sedan. Residents around the locality of the hay stack have been almost unani- mons in saving that a similar car was soon to scurry from the road near the haysiack as ii famed up.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
GOVERNOR TO BE
 ASKED ID STEP IN
Florida Land Grab Case Becomes
 Much Involved

Fort Myers. Fla. Aug. 15 P>- Governor Martin will be asked by Marco Island homesteaders to inter vene in the fight for 5000 acres of Host land"
 Armed with petitions signed by 153 persons, said to be almost all the voters Of Collier county not in the employ of Barron G. Collier. delegation of homestead claimants will go to Tallahassee as soon as an appointment can be made to see the governor.
 The petitions demand that Sheriff W. R. Maynard and his armed dep uties, who are alleged to be support ing Golfers claims to that portion of the land unaccounted for in gov ernment surveys, be ordered to leave the island.
 Appeal to the governor was deter mined upon last night by w. G. Williams. owner of the town site of ants after County Judge G. w. Storter of Collier county told them he had no authority to intervene.
 The local attorney for Collier said yesterday that the department of the interior order of July 24 did not pro vide for an Exploratory survey" of the island to determine the precise boundaries of all the land to which title is held by Collier and others.
 Williams, however. insists that the order does so provide. He is rely ing on the survey 10 establish his claim to the existence Of strip of land more than mile wide run ming through the island--a strip which he contends has never been deeded to anyone and still is gov ernment land on which homesteads may be taken up. It is this land which has been fenced in by Collier agents, supported by Sheriff May nard
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
MANY NEW SHIPS
 ID HAVE MOTORS
Nearly Half Of Them to Be Pro-
 peIIed in This Way

London, Aug. t5 tPy-The total new ship construction throughout the world for the quarter ended June 80, was 2,369,831 tons, as shown by Lloyds register of ship building returns. The total is 27,000 tons less as compared with the pre- vious quarter. Of the total there was under construction in Great Britain and Ireland 1,093,5S7 tons. or 72,000 tons less than at the end of March. In other countries new construction amounted to l,9i6,244 tons, an increase Of 5,000 tons over the quarter ended in March. The figures for inc leading countries abroad are: Germany 407,366 tons; Italy 2t2.7S9 tons; France 169,4S5 tons; Holland 1oo,GS2 tons and United States 92,oo1 tons.
 The total world tonnage under construction amounts to ",G9,S3t tons, or 27,o00 tons less as com pared with the previous quarter. The highest prc-War total, reached on June 30, 1913, was %,446,55S tons, The tonnage of vessels now building in the world which are to be fitted with internal combustion engines amounts 10 1,1%9,912 tons, while the tonnage Of steam vessels under construction is 1,21@,52J tons. The motor tonnage thus equals more than 3 percent of the steam, showing the continued development which is taking place in this sys- tenn of propulsion.
 Since 1914 there has been an in crease of 1G,271,000 tons in scagoing steel and iron steamers and motor ships owned by the principal mari time countries. In 1914 the tonnage of theso ycsSnls was 42,5t 4,o00, while in June, 1925, it was JS,7S5,- O00.
 During the last 1 years the sea- going tonnage of the United States has increased by over 9,150,OoO tons. In 1914 Great Britain owned near ly 44 l-2 per cent of the world S seagoing steel and iron steam ton- mage. The present percentage is un- der 3S. Th United States now occu- pies second place with 11,605,ooO tons - equal 10 nearly 20 per cent. The other leading countries are: Japan. 3,74L0O0 tons; Franco B. 2G2,00o tons; Germany, 2,99$,oOO tons: Italy, 2,S94o0o tons; Holland, 2,5S500O tons; Norway 2,o55,OOO tons.
 A considerable increase has taken place in recent years Of the number of scagoing steamers and motor ships of 4,000 tons each and above. In 1914 there were 3,G0S such vcs- scls, and now the number reaches 6,0G9.
 Of the total shipping tonnage in Great Britain and Ireland s5 l-2 DOT cent is less than five years old. The merchant navics which have the largest proportion of new ton- mage Ncss than five years old) are as follows: Germany, 50.6 per cent; Holland, 3S 1-2 per cent; France, v per cent; Denmark, 26.7 per cent, and Norway, 24 per cent.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
n ARE KILLED ON
 FOURTH OF JULY
Fireworks Explosions Leave
 Trail of Death

Ntw York, Aug Is M-The re- years Fourth of July celebration by the American Museum of Safety and the National Committee for the Pre- vcntion of Blindness, given ont to- day. shows that Ill were killed and 1.OS0 injured The analysis is made of reports from 500 cities in S6 states. A majority of the victims were children. Approximately 500 of the casualties occurred July 4. while more than 200 were recorded before and after Independence Day, somo as early as June A and others as late as July 8. Only so of the casualties occurred in connection with public celebrations.
 The reports give evidence of only 6c arrests,
 Of the Ill deaths. B of the vic tims, most ly children, lost their lives as a result of their clothing being ignited by so-called harmless sparklcrs. Six very young children are reported to have died of poison ing from eating firecrackers.
 The largest list of causalties was reported from St. Louis, where 7S persons were seriously hurt and SO suffered minor injuries. A statement accompanying the report says: The fact that in New York city, among a population of more than six million, there were only ten casualties and that in Chicago. among a population of more than three million, there were only Is casualties is convicing evidence of the effectiveness of re- structive legislation. properly en- forced"
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
THE RnNn MARKET.

New York, Aug. Is PGPond nrircs fuctuated within narrow lim- it's Tn today's dealings which were in smsu volume. Pierce Arrow Ss moved up a point. so did American writing Paper 6s. Dominion Iron X Steel ss were firm. np q. Railroad liens were less active, but fractional gains were made by Southern Rail way As, Chesapeake X Ohio convert ihle ss and seaboard RefundinE As, HesyinoSs developed in Peoria X Eastern Illinois 4s, which receded slightly. Sinclair 6s were firm, ad- vancInr nearly a point. Foreign oh- ligations were steady with little change. U. s. Government issues were firm.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
Italian Govt. Anxious
 to Adjust Debt Status

Rome, Aug. Is Pl-The dominant note in the Italian press discussion Of the American-1talian doLt ques- ton is the urgent suggestion that the foreign exchange value of the ljra he brought 10 level more in con- formity with the actual purchasing power of the lira In Italy as a pre- llminary condition to any settlement of 1talys debt to the United States
 It is urged that the lira shall he established on this level so securely as to prevent any restoration of the present discrepancy between it's ex- change value and its internal pur- chasing value which the papers say is unjust
 The press maintains that the United States shall benefit both her self and Italy by bringing about such a stabilization as a prelude 10 tho debt settlement. asserting that this would be the only just course in view of the fact that the exchange value of the lira is now one fourth of that in effect at the time the debt was contracted.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
MORE THAN 18,OOO DRUG
 ADDICTS IN WINDY CITY
There Also Are Several Thousand More Who Arc Not Known
 to Authorities.

Chicago. Aug. 15 Py-Investiga- tion In the narcotic expose here has developed that there are 1S,000 drug addicts making no secret of their plight, Several thousand more, l.. j. ulmer, acting chief agent, esti- mates also use drugs but do not deal with narcotic peddlers.
 The average addict uses : grains day. says Ulmcr. Some use 50, and one physician made affidavit that for years he had taken 75 grains daily. One grain would be fatal to the majority of non- users.
 While officials collect data on the extent of narcotic use here they con- tinue search for loot which they charge Colonel Win Gray Beach, narcotic chief agent here, with re- ceiving in exchange for drugs.
 In ten packing cases belonging 10 Beach agents yesterday found a miscellany of merchandise, ranging from a baby's skull to a saclful of cheap IackkniVcs. Included were q hundred Chinese bowls, lamp shades. cigarct cases, opium pipes and hun drods of keys.
 JeWoIry valued at $50,000 was found in safety deposit boxes be- longing 10 Kitty GilhooIcy. whose ar rest led to seizure of drugs valued at SlOo,ooo several days ago.
 Efforts of the federal agents were extended last night 10 Kankanee, IT,, where they arrested Della Trudeou. alleged associate of Kitty Gllhoo'oy. The agents said they found nuan- tity Of drugs and Chinese dagg, r in her possession.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
Personals

Mir. and Mrs. Clarence sautter and son of S5 Kelsey street and Miss Irene Anderson left today for Ellenville, N. Y., where Mrs. Saut- ter will remain for vacation. MT. Sautter and Miss Anderson will re- turn Monday.
 Miss Helen Johnson and Miss Katherine Doyle are spending the weekend in New York visiting relatives.
 Miss Gertrude NJ. Hallinan Is registered at the Hillhurst hotel, Norfolk. She will be away two weeks.
 Attorney and Mrs, Alfred Levitt of 70 Mason Drive have returned home from a weeks stay at At lantic City.
 Mrs. Edward Barry and daughter of Windsor Hills visited this week with Mrs Aaron Danielson of 125 Fairyiew street.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
FRENCH ORPHAN BOY
 ENLISTED AT 10 YEARS
salem, Orc, Legion Boast Youngest Active Member of War
 Veterans.

Salem, Ore, Aug, Is R-Capitol post No. 9. of the American Legion has an active member, Maurice Packer a French orphan, who join ed the American army in France in December, 1917, when he was 10 years old.
 The 16cnd Infantry adopted Pack CT. and to avoid technicalities his name was placed formally on the muster roll. When the outfit was in action he was left with French families back Of the lines.
 Wearing three service stripes, in cative of IS months of service over seas, the boy was discharged al Camp Lewis, Wash, April l6, 1919. Thus he was entitled 10 full mem bcrship in the legion. An experience ed buEler, he has joined tho drum and buglc corps Of the post.
 When adopted by the soldiers. Maurice spoke little English. In the six years he has been in this country he has passed through the grades of grammar school and completed the first three years of high school.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
FORD MOTOR co, ACCUSED
St. Louis Firm Claims Flivlcr Con ccrn Is Infringing On Patents For Auto Transmission Bands.

St Louis, Aug. Is P--The Ford Motor company is infringing on pat ents for automobile transmission bands, the Park and Bohne, Inc, of St. Louis declare in a bill of com paint filed in United States District Court. The latter concern seeks all injunction and an accounting of pro- fits 1t lost and damages suffered as a result of the alleged infringement.
 The plaintiff says that in 1916 Thomas Locke White of Idaho City, Idaho. invented improvements on transmission bands and was granted two patents, which later passed uu- der the control of the local company, engaged in the manufacture and sale of automobile parts.
 The petition states the invention met with popular approval and there was a heavy public demand for the bands. The Ford concern is speCiri- cally charged with knowingly con- triving to deprive the St. Louis firm of the profits which would accrue 10 it under the invention by unawfully manufacturing and selling bands containing principles of the invention.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
FOLK HOLIDAYS
 ARE OBSERVED
Italians Celebrate These Events
 in Style

Rome, Aug. 15 (Pp-The tradition- many quaint religious and folk hol- Iidays which. have survived into the goth century from the Italian middle ages, was celebrated this year with
 a wealth of popular gusto which be- lied the tale of Rome's fast growing mo1ernization.
 Emulating the example of their ancestors. scores of thousands gath
 cred in the spacious square of the Easlica of St. John Lateran and, with whistles. horns, bells and fiber
 al wine bidding, made merry almost through the night with spirit more
 reminiscent of 500 years ago than of today
 Great torches flickering from atop the ancient Roman wall, upon which the dignified facade of St. Johns looks down, lighted up a milling mass of old and young, all making as much noise as possible. Rickety booths and street hucksters sold bells and pnnny-banks, made of rougil clay and adorned with crude peasant made designs. Other side walk merchants did thriving busi- ness in fresh lavender sprigs and carnations, for it is a tradition of the holiday that the hethrothed-
 and nearly betrothod-exchangc car nations.
 Elder holidays observed moro
 carefully another of the St. Johns
 Eve traditions by liberally patronlz- ing booths which sold piquant]y favored snails and slices of pork,
 cut from carcesses fresh from the roasting spit.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
DOCS WIN PRIZES
 AT PLAYGROUND SHOW
One Pet Trained To Do Tricks Other Wears Funny Costume
 Bartlett Program Monday

A large number of dogs and cats were entered at the pet show at Paradise Park yesterday afternoon under the auspices of the playground commission. All types of dogs especially. from German police to Japanese poodles were on exhibition.
 Barney. the airedale pet of Miss Mildred Cunning, was aWayded the prize for being the best trained dog, Among the tricks Barney did was to shake hands sit up and do stunts with a rubber ball. The trick which captured the prize was when his collar was placed out of his sight and he went and found it on orders from his mistress.
 The prize for the most unique costume went to Alfred kondersky who had his dog, "Snookie," dressed in paiama suit. Snoolie. whose breed was uncertain, resented this indignity and showed signs of fight. Despite his bad behavior he was awarded a prize.
 The Bartlett playground dramatic club will present the following pro- gram 10 the ncighhorhood mothers and youngsters Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
 The Dutch dance by Mary kozi- atek and Helen Zaleska; recitation by Jenney Zebrisky; Blickins folk dance by group of small girls; "The Picnic Girl" hy Jennie Zebresky; girls chorus by Veronica Adamo- wicz. Connie Lewicli. Cilia and Lucy Monko: dance and song by Mary Walicka; "The Irish Girl" Jennie Zehrcsky; song by Lilly Emile; "rhc Three Little Cooks" by Jenny Bar nasla, Florence Tocko, Pauline Golas; merry round dance by group of small girls,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
Fear Mount Shasta Is
 to Have an Eruption

Bedding, Cal, Aug. IS P-Unus- ual conditions in the vicinity of Mount Shasta, near here. have given rise to the belief among many that the old crater is getting ready for volcanic activity.
 Investigations by the United States bureau of fisheries show that the water of the McCloud river is four degrees warmer than normal: that the surface of Mount Shasta is warmer than usual; that the mud flow is increasing and that grass is dying in meadows much earlier than usual. Heat in the bowels of the mountain Is believed to be the cause of the peculiar conditions.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
Nash Engineering Go. Has
 to Work Day and Night

Norwalk, Conn.,. Aug. Is Rl-A night shift has begun work at the Nash Engineering company here and the plant is now working day and night at full capacity. Officials state that they have orders amounting to $500, ,000 on hand. The plant, which makes pumps, has orders from the U. S. Shipping Board and Swiss gov- crnment. These must be delivered Immediately. according 10 Harold Nash, secretary.