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New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
.OptOmetrists to Meet
 In This City Feb. IS

The Hartford County Optometric association will hold its monthly banquet and meeting at the Rurritt hotel Wednesday evening, February IS. Dinner will be served at ' o'clock and will be followed by 8 business session and an address by R. M. Peckham, a registered op- tometrist of Waterbury.
 II. T. Reddeli of this city, vice. president of the association, is in charge of the arrangements for the affair, which 1t is hoped at least 80 members, from Hartford, South Manchester Meriden, Stafford Springs Bristol, Windsor Locks, Thompsonville. MiddletoTn, Rock vile. Rocky Hill and this city, will attend.
 Mir. Rcddell has worked for q long time to bring this meeting to this city and he is doing eVerytlFs possible to make it a success,
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
CO.EDS GIVEN 4 DAYS
 TOCHANGE THEIR STYLE
Union College Girls Ordered To Dress More Modestly or They
 Will Be Barred

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 12.-Co.eds of Union college at College View, Lin- coin suburb, were given four days in which to abandon short skirts, low neeked dresses, rouge and lipstick, and adopt attire specified by the president. W. W. Prescott, in an ulti- matum issued at meeting flor girls only" at the college yesterday.
 The girls were ordered by Presi- dent Prescott to garb themselves in clothing in no way conspicuous. He prescribed the following: Skirts not more than nine inches from the ground, elbow length sleeve, closely fitting collars and rougeless faces.
 After the meeting Mir. Prescott said: "The model girl should be so inconspicuous in her mode of dress that people might not remember her for clothes but for her personality"
 Girls who fail to comply with the ruling will not be permitted to at tend classese, the president said.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
STIMULATE INDUSTRY
Plan Production of Cheaper Elcc- tricity And Money Will Be Raised By Sale of Bonds.

London, Feb. 12,-A plan to stim- ulate British industry by the pro- duction of much cheaper electricity is being prepared by the govern ment, says the Daily Mall, which adds that the authorities are ocn- sidering an issue of electricity bonds, guaranteed by the govcrnemnt to an ultimate value of f50,O00,0 900.
 The paper asserts that the scheme apparently replaces tho one con- templated by the late labor govern ment, based on the principle of na- tionalization of the means of pro- duction. It aims to bring electricity within the reach Of every industry and every private individual in the country at q cost of from one penny to 31s pence (roughIy from two to three cents per unit, as compared with the present average cost Of five pence where 1t is obtainable, which is by no means everywhere.
 There are now more than 500 power stations supplying certain areas and experts figure that the entire country can be cared for at q fraction Of the present cost by only 100 stations.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
PORTER LEAVES PARIS
Head of American Opium Confer
 eDce Delegation Expresses Gratif. cation at Support Given His Stand

Paris. Feb. 12.-Stephen G. Por- ter, head of the American delega- ton which last week withdrew from the international opium conference at Geneva, left Paris for home this morning. He expressed qualification at the support given to the Amer ican countries.
 Mir. Porter, who is also chair man of the house foreign affairs committee, was fayorably impressed by the newly acquired American embassy building in Paris, which was shown to him by the ambas- sador, Myron T. Hcrrick. He voiced the hope that it would soon be pos sible to unite the consular and other services so that all the off, cis business of the United States in Paris might be expedited under the same roof.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
WANTED FOR MURDER
New Jersey Man Accused of Killing Wife and His step.Daughter-- Escapes Police Net.

Hammonton, N. J., Feb. 12.-An all night search in the vicinity of thls town and of Waterford, nearby, for Joseph Depasquale, wanted for the alleged murder late yesterday of his wife, Lena, and of the daughter by a former marriage. Patrlna, aged four, convinced state troopers that he had fled through the woods to. ward Adrian and escaped to Kew York city where he has friends.
 Mrs. DepasquaIe's nine year old son, Anthony found the bodies in the Waterford home, when he re- turned from school. Both had been shot through the head. Dr. Ewing. who examined tho bodies, said that the gun had been held but few in- ches from the girls head when she was killed. Her ear was burned and discolored.
 Depasquale's own eight day old baby boy was found unharmed in his crib.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
Japanese Mission Visits
 French IndO-China City

Paris, Feb. 12.-A Japanese mis- sion, accompanied by the French amba ssador 10 Japan, Paul CIsudel, has arrived al Hanoi the capital of French Indo-China, says a dispatch to Le Matin. The ostensible object of the visit, the dispatch says, is 10 return that made by Governor Gen eral Merlin to Japan, but its real object is to study economic condi- tions in the French colony with q view to a commercial agreement.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
Jail for Father Who
 Made Baby Take Booze

New Haven, Feb. l2.~Patrick F. Mccarthy of 5S Elworth avenue, was sentenced to ten days in jail on charge of breach of the peace in the city court yesterday after his wife had testified that she came home and found that her husband had been feeding drinks of wine to their tour-year-old daughter until the child had become drunk. The child was acting oddly, the mother testi- fled and she said Mccarthy had sd- mitted giving her drinks. Mrs. Nc Carthy said her husband failed to contribute much to her support and as she had means of her own she could support the child if her hus- band would not interfere. Mccarthy was ordered by the court to keep away from his home.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
Watching All Planes
 At Rockwell Field

San Diego, Cal, Feb. 19.-Civilian aviators would do well to inspect their planes before visiting. Rockwell field, read a warning by Colonel Harry Graham, commandant. He seized a plane which landed there and permitted it to leave only after it had been dismanted and placed On truck.
 Colonel Graham said he had no Iffv to justify his action, but would refuse 10 permit unfit planes to take off from Rockwell field.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
Stamford Workman Is
 Crushed by Elevator

Stamford, Coln., Feb. 1c.-Mi- chael Driscoll of S7 Hurlburt street, New Haven. was taken to Stamford hospital late yesterday afternoon suffering from injuries received when he was crushed by an elevator in the new Gurley building under course of construction here. >He re- ceived serious injury to his head, possible fracture of the skull ana internal injuries.
 Driscoll, employed as a tiler' was working in the elevator shaft on the main floor of the building when the elevator came down on top Of hlm' It is said that the elevator man had been told not to bring down the e'e- yator as men were working down below.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
P. o. Dept. to Spend
 S250,0OO for Air Mail

Washington, Feb. l2.--The post office department has advised con- gross that 1t would need an addi. tlonal appropriation of sTSSl,OOO to round out the current fiscal year and asked for authority 10 eXpend S250.- 900 of funds appropriated for the coming fiscal year in contracting for transportation of mail by airpane. In addition, 1t stated, sS72,0OO is needed to wipe out deficits incurred prior to last July l.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
WatertOwn Man HOn0rcd
 By Spoilers of Silk

New York Feb. 1.-The 18th an- nirersary of the original spooling of silk by General Merit Heminway of Watertown, Conn, was commemo- rated last night at a dinner at the Manhattan club. Charles A. Tenn pleton, former governor of Connec- ticut, and Thomas J. brennan. fire commissioner of New York and once a salesman Of the Hemingway con- pank, bankers and merchants at tended the dinner, which was pre- sided over by General Hemingway's s grandson, II. Norton Merriman, president of the Hcmnway Silk company.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
RecOnciled With Wife,
 Man Takes His Own Life

Chicago, Feb. 1.-Two weeks after he had been reconciled with his estranged wife, Naclav Kosne, sec- retary to Dr. Jaroslav Smietanka, Czechoslovakian consul killed him self yesterday with pistol he car ried through the world war as a liaison officer in the French army. He had been attached to the con- sulate here five years.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
Seek Fund to Support
 Colleges in Near East

New York, Feb. 12.-Cleyoland II, Dodge has announced the opening of a nationwide campaign to raise $500, ,OoO to provide for the oper- ating expenses of five American col- legos In the near east for the next i've years. The institutions are Rob- ert college at Constantinople; Wom-
 ems college International college of smyrna and Sofia American schools,
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
"Ski Limp" Latest Among
 Riviera Fashions Set

Monte Carlo, Feb. l2.--Ihe oN' Limp" is the latest among mempers of the fashionable set along me Riviera. The limp appears chiefly among those who have just come from switzerland. some of whom wear a carpet slipper on one foot TOT a few days and who are always eA- plaining: "Oh, 'tis nothing much just hurt my ankle a bit-tNisted II, YOU know. while skiing in the AIDS But the limp last only day or tWo' or until invitations 10 the dances begin to arrive.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
"BOLSHIE BALL"
Everything at Affair is Russian Ex-
 cent Dancers

London, Feb. 12.-Nodka grog and Vodka egg nog were featured at a "bolshie ball" given in Ham, mersmith, London, recently in aid of the West London hospital. There were a great many Russian cos tunes on hand among the dancers, but no Russians.
 A bomb was exploded on the dance floor at midnight but its con- tents did no damages as they were nothing more than numerous Rus sian novelties which were distribut- ed to the women guests.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
Detroit Sends Extra
 Player on 10 Toronto

Detroit, Feb. 12.-.frank Navin, president of tho Detroit baseball club, has disposed of one of his ex- try second baseman shipping Charles Gehringer to Toronto of the International league under an op- tional agreement.
 Gchringer came to the BengaIs late last season from the Mint league.
 Contracts have been received from Sylvester Johnson, pitcher, Robert Fothcrgil, outf1elder, and Robert Jones, third baseman of the regu- lars. George Artus. semi-pro catch CT. also returned a contract.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
OPPOSES SENTENCES
Thomas Mott Osborne Says He Thinks Imprisoning Robbers Will Cause More Murders.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 12.-The long sentences being imposed on holdup men by Boston judges will result in more murders and not in fewer robberies, Thomas Mott Os- borne, former warden of Sing Sing, declared In an address 10 Harvard undergraduates here last night.
 If the difference between the sen- tence for robbery and that for man. slaughter Is only five years or less he said, the bandit is going to take his chance on sh9oting and escap- ing. Heavy holdup sentences are in citing more serious crimes. The judges are not taking Into consid- eration the human nature Of the person with whom they are deaI- ing"
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
Brief Sketches of Famous Stars
JOE I. JUDGE Washington First Basemnn

Born--New York city, May 25, 1894.
 Major league career - Sold to Washington in 1915 by Buffalo club of the International league, Re- ported sale price $S,o0o and two players. With Washington ever since.
 Outstanding, feats--Batted 1893 in 1920. Fielded .os4 in 1924, tying with Pipp of the Yankees for pre- mier honors.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
Coolidge Dimes With
 Wash. Newspapermen

Washington, Feb. 12.-- President Coolidge attended the annual dinnet last night of the Evening Star club, an organization composed of en- ployes of the Washington Star, No speeches were made.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12


 in your system, and no man or woman or child can feel healthy and fine with lndican in the body. Indican shows there is poison being pumped into your blood. and unless you stop this poison it may causs serious sickness, perhaps rheumatism or neuritis. gastritis or maybe even lung trouble or other disease.
 The alarming part of 1t Is. we do not often realize the Indican is there. But when the appetite gets poor the breath foul when you have dizzy headaches. bilious attacks. sour bloated up stomach, gas-it's a pretty sure sign you have Indican. Make this Test: Have urinalysis made and If the chemist reports 1n- dican present, start taking Carter . Little Liver Pills for a few days. Then see how all these signs start to disappear Carter's Little Liver Pills not only make the stomach, liver and bowels work in fne healthy manner, but also have been found to drive the Indican out of the system.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
BILLIARD MATCHES

MuldoWney defeated Pierce 100 to Sa at Rogers billiard match last night in a game postponed from the previous night. In the regular game he defeated Pierce 100 to 91. In the Glass B tournament last night A. Frisk defeated Henry, 75 to 59; T. Young defeated Hogan, 70 to 5G'
 Postponed games Thursday and Friday night: Holtz vs. Coscina. Zucchi vs. Swanson, Gustafson rs. Knapp, Mack vs. Murphy.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
French Battleship, Sunk
 By Explosion, RehOated

Tallon, France. Feb. 12. - The French battleship Liberte, which was wrecked here by an explosion in September 1911, with the loss of more than 2SO lives, has been re- noated after three years work, and will be lowed into drydock today.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
DROWNED OFF BALTIMORE

Portland, Me, Feb. l2. - Guns mings 0. Martin, 55, of this city, first officer of the steamer Munal- bro, was drowned yesterday off Bal- timore, Md, according to word re- cclved by relatives. Details of the accident are not known here.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12

February ii. Coach Darrieulat, who was severely wounded In practice when an epee broke and enterted his thigh, has recovered after two months. and Is giving his squad in- tcnsive drill in preparation for the meet. Columbia lost to the army combination last Saturday, 10 to z. Darrieulat was formerly instructor of fencing at tho Washington. D. C., Racquet club and trained the last two American Olympic teams. Mays is the only veteran of tho team this year.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12

High scorers of the eastern inter- collegiate basketball league face each other tonight when Columbia and Pennsylvania meet at New York. Carmack. Penn forwardi has made 24 points, while Laub of Co., lumbia. with one less contest. has accumulated 23. Baldwin of the New York quintet is fourth in the list, with 20. Pennsylvania is half d game ahead of Columbia in the standing, having won three and lost two while the New Workers have won two and lost two.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12

George Godfrey, burly negro who has been substituted for Quiptin Romero of Chile as an opponent for the Canadian, Jack Renault. at Madison Square Garden Monday in q six round bout. has faced Renault twice. Once he went to the floor for the count and the second time he remained on his feet and bat tied so viciously that many believed he had won the decision, which went to the Canadian,
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12

Pete Moeskops of Holland, worlds professional bicycle racing champion has asked a record guarantee of $lO.00o to compete in the six-day grind at Madison Square Garden starting February 2S. This is more than any amount ever paid Alfred Goullet. king of six-day riders and the highest paid competitor hereto fore.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
Make the Indican
 Test and Have
NO MORE
 SICK STOMACH NO MORE
 SICK HEADACHE NO MORE
 PIMPLY SKIN

Get at the cause of your headaches and your sick stomach,
 dull eyes. broken
 out skin. These are warnings that there
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12

b The Chicago White sox will play away from home on three holidays this year. St. Louis. Washington and
 New York will be on foreign soil for two, and Detroit. Cleveland, Phlla-
 delphia and Boston have one each
 away. Chicago's added burden is caused by the fact that Massachu- -setts celebrates Bunker Hill day June 17. when the men of Collins will be performing at Fcnway park, Boston.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12

Italy's champion. Carvens, will be among the lightweight contenders in the tournament sponsored by the New York State Athlstic commis- sion to name a successor to the title relinquished recently by Benny Leonard.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
s e a kin 2 of Sports

Jimmy o'conneli. former New York Giant player expelled by Com missioner Landis because of his al- legged part in the latest world series scandal, has opened q cleaning and dyeing establishment in San Fran cisco. T am through with baseball" said o'Connell.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12

Walter Spence, who has spent the last few years in the wilds of British Guiana, South America, is bidding for metropolitan swimming honors. Recently he lowered the metropoli- tan 800 yard free style record and also captured the junior metropoli- tan breast-stroke title. MT. Dempsey should keep right on fighting. This will at least give him an excuse for staying out late at night.
 The champion COW of Oklahoma has been awarded gold medal. We have no way Of knowing whether it IS related to Carl Morris or not. Famous as Scpalla and his Nome dogs are. we question If they'll ever be as famous as Nurmi and his dogs. MT. Rockefeller played eight holes Of golf the other day and turned in a card of 54. Mir. Rockefeller may belong to horrible trust but he's an honest mar at that.
 MT. Connie Mack can sympathize with the unfortunate man in Ken lucky Look how long it took Connie 10 get out Of that American league cave.
 Sully Montgomery says prige fight ing is much easier than college foot. ball. The money is. anyway
 Mickey Walker shook hands with he president at the White House, but we suppose someone stepped be- tween them before they started swinging punchs.
 To John J. C"Muggsy") McGraw goes the honor of having piloted the most major league pennant winners. The former Baltimore Orioe star las 10 10 his credit thus far. The last HUT C1lils III SuCCGSolUl. Connie Mack of the Athletics rates second with six. Four of these were compiled over tivc-year span, or from 1910 10 1924, inclusive. These two top the rest of the field by big margin.
 McGraw has been in nine world series, winning but three times. There was none played in l9o4. one Of the years in which the Giants copped the pennant. Mack has par ticipatcd in five. grabbing three of them.
 The Cornell fencing team will meet the Columsia university fails men at Ithaca, N. r., on Saturday,
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12

The Cornell fencing team will meet the Columsia university fails men at Ithaca, N. r., on Saturday,
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12

Mir. Dempsey should keep right on fighting. This will at least give him an excuse for staying out late at night.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12

The champion COW of Oklahoma has been awarded gold medal. We have no way Of knowing whether it IS related to Carl Morris or not.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-22
OAK Grove

A happy round of widely varying
activities made a busy week end for
the Oak Grove family. AS soon as
Rotations were over on Friday,
preparations began for the reception
which was given by the faculty to the
students and their friends. Accord
ing to tradition there is always open
house" at the first reception and this
stimulates an intense interest in
household arts. The fact that sew
eral of the girls from longer distances
had not received their trunks and
room furnishings, necessitated some
imprevising for the occasion. In
spite of this the entire dormitory pre-
scented a homelike appearance that
charmed the guests when the hour
came for them to go over the house.
The members of the faculty were
ready to receive their guests promptly
at eight o'clock. An orchestra of six
pieces furnished delightful program.
Kathleen Sylvester showed her talent
in two violin solos and Miriam Rice
played difficult cello solo. A quar-
tet from the faculty sang several
pleasing selections and Miss Norcross
who generously responded to REPEATED
encores displayed a charming voice.
Dainty refreshments of harlequin ice
cream and Nabiscos were served by
the girls. At the request of Irving
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-22
SUPREME COURT

Monday morning the case of Cora
e. Noble of Pittsfield represented by
attorneys Amos X. Butler of Show
hogan and j. Howard Haley VS. Lu-
ella M. White and Frank B. White of
Pittsfield represented by attorney
George w. Cover. senior member of
Cover & Shumway of town. The suit
is brought to determine the true line
between the town of Pittsfield. be-
ing a case in trespass of White and
Noble, claimed to be owned by Noble
and cutting certain trees. amount of
suit was $4,000. The case was OPEN
ed by Mr.. Butler and the following
witnesses were sworn for the plain
tiff: Mrs. Cora Z. Noble. Pittafield;
e. A. Weber, q surveyor of Hart
ell and Grin Noble. The first wit
many years she resided upon the
place and told of the accredited line.
The property, 160 6 ores. was former
ly owned by one Snow Keene. Mrs.
Noble was cross examined by at
torney Cover at considerable length.
The second witness was the survey
or, A. E. Weber, who told of at
tempting to draw the questioned line
and Mr.. Whites refusal to produce
his, later running the line after
consulting at the registrar of deeds
office, a copy of Whites deed. In
the midst of Mr.. Covers cross ex-
animation of Mr.. Weber the case
was suspended until o'clock in the
afternoon.
The cross examination Of Mr.. Web
Der was continued in the afternoon.
other witnesses who testified for the
plaintiff were Frank Crowell, Mrs.
Mobiles stepfather who had known
the place about 43 years and who tes-
titled to the location of the original
line as he remembered it, Clifton
Crowell who saw Mr.. White cutting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-22
|Sk0WHEGAN LOCAL News
Somerset County Headquarters Phones, farmers -. 81

Thomas G. Lord, undertaken. was
in Canaan Sunday, conducting the
Milford Withee funeral service.
Robert Barker, member of the
United States Marine Band at Fort
Williams, has been guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Barker.
Among the people attending the
funeral services of Milford Withee in
Canaan Sunday, were Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Withee, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Percy Withee of Norridgewock. Mr..
and Mrs. Perley f. Withee of East
Madison and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Mcclure of Skowhegan.
DIR. and Mrs. c. E. Norcross of
Hartland attended the fair, Satur-
day.
Mrs. E. H. Haskell and Miss
Audrey Haskell of Augusta accom-
panied Mr.. Haskell of the Kennebec
Journal Circulation Department to
Skowhegan and attended the Fair
and the Pageant