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New Britain herald., 1925-05-29

Miss Helen Chapman was given a miscellaneous shower at her home on Cherry street Tuesday evening by o5 of her friends, Decorations were effectively carried out in pink and white. Miss Chapman Is 10 marry Paul Kaelin on June 23.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-29

Mrs. Frederick A. searle of For est street and her daughter, Mrs. Kenneth searle of Adams street. have sent out cards for ( bridge luncheon which they will give on Tuesday at the country club.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-29

Mrs, Wesley Everett Rich of Mid detown entertained 15 tables of bridge at her home on Wednesday for Miss Agnes Johnston, daughter Of MT. and Mrs. Frank II. Johnston Of West Main street The prizes were awarded to Mrs. Frank F. Far ley, Miss Johnston. Mrs. Frank Jones and Mrs. Edward Banforth. Mrs. Rich's daughter, Slcanor. is 10 be Miss Johnston's flower girl at her marriage to Dr. Clyde Olin Fisher on June IS.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-29

On Wednesday at noon Mrs. Emory Corbin entertained eight friends at luncheon and cards at her home on West Main street. The prizes were awarded to Mrs. Lucian Stevens and Miss Harriet Reynal. Among the other guests were Mrs. r. w. Porter, Mrs. George Colt, Mrs. Edward H. Christ, Mrs. John stone Vance and Miss Priscilla Bones.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
Farming Runner
Up Industry in
Mass, Fruit Men Told

Amherst. Mass, July 29.-(AP)-
Agriculture is Massachusetts sec
ond largest industry. DIR. A. w. Gill
bert, state commissioner of agricul-
ture, told the southern New Eng
land fruit growers and poultry men
today at the. second session of the
farm and home week here at the
ssachusetts Agricultural College.
He said that Massachusetts Farm
ers have invested $500, All 600 in
farms, an amount which stands sec
ond to the $4S7, 10000 invested in
the manufacturing of cotton, the
states largest industry from a cap
italidation standpoint.
0. S. Flint, manager of the Massa-
chusetts Association of Poultry
Breeders, told the poultry men that
his association, formed only a year
ago, has certified 26,OO0 birds in A.
f1ocks as stock above reproach for
breeding purposes. 1t has sent out.
he said. 45000 day old chicks from
these strains and 10000 Matching
eggs.
John N. Chute. manager of the
Central Cooperative Organization of
Fruit Growers. said that coopera-
tion among the growers of Annapolis
Valley, Nova Scotia, has stabilized
agriculture in that district and had
brought about better marketing ia
cilities.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
Final Plans for
Funeral to be
Made in WASHINGTON

On Board Funeral Train en- Route
to Washington, Bristol, Va-Tenn.,
July 29.-(AP)-Kind hearts tonight
kept watch over the body of Will
liam Jennings Bryan and tender
hands ministered to the comfort Of
his widow as the train bearing the
casket moved out of Tennessee into
Virginia on it's journey to Washing
ton.
Early tomorrow the funeral party
with the body was expected to reach
Washington, where countrymen wait
to bestows last honors. In the Ma
tional Capitol, where Mrs. Bryan and
her daughter. Mrs. Ruth Owen, were
to await the coming of the other
day, Mrs. Grace Hagreaves, and her
brother, William, Jr.. final plans for
the funeral and burial in Arlington
Cemetery Friday had yet to be COM
pleted.
Mrs. Bryan, sitting near her hus-
bands casket, was overwhelmed by
the crowds of men and women who
appeared along many hundreds OF
miles of the Commoner's last Jour-
ney to do silent homage to the dead.
Leaving Dayton early in the day
after the friends of his last days ana
spectators of his last great fight had
demonstrated their regard in every
form of service. the body or the
fundamentalist chami ion was VII
messed throughout the daV py
throngs of sorrowing friends. AT
Chattanooga and at Knoxville, num-
dreds were admitted into the rear
commandment of the special pullman
to view the set face or the iaileh
leader.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
CHURCH AND CRAVE
SERVICES IN CAPITAL
FOR The C0MMQNER

Washington, July 29.-(AP)-
Tentative arrangements for the fu-
neral of William Jennings Bryan
here Friday were made today as the
body Of the Commoner was being
brought to Washington from Day.
ton. Tenn.
There will be services both at the
New York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
church, where Mr.. Bryan worshipped
when secretary Of state. and at the
grave at Arlington National ceme-
terry. Both ceremonies will be sim
pie.
Save possibly for the artillery
calsson on which the body will be
conveyed from the church to the
Potomac hills and the sounding of
taps. at the grave, there will be no
hint of military honors. That will be
as MI. Bryan had wished.
Immediately upon the arrival of
the funeral train at Union Station
early tomorrow, the bronze casket
will be taken to an undertaking es-
tablishment but If Mrs. Bryan ap-
proves 1t will be moved a few hours
later to the New York Avenue
church, there to lie in state.
Funeral services at the church will
begin at J p. NJ, Friday and at the
conclusion the funeral procession
will move across the mall and Po-
tomac Park to the Virginia hills be-
yond the river where the body will
be inferred on the side of hill DOM
mated by the Dewey mausoleum.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
Navy Dept. Pleased
Over Recent Anti
Aircraft Firing Tests

Washington, July 29.-(AP)-Re-
cent anti-aircraft firing tests con-
Quoted by the dirigible Shenandoah
and the battleship Texas were de-
scribed at the Navy department to-
day as the most successful of this
character ever held.
Huntlreds of hits were made on
the target towed by the big airship
during the firing from the Texas Off
the Virginia Capes and 1t was indi-
Gated that the Shenandoah might be
available for similar tests with army
gunners at Fort Tilden, Long Island,
about August II.
In his report Rear Admiral c. F.
Hughes. director of fleet training.
who witnessed the tests. declared the
experiments we're important because
the sleeve target towed by the air.
ship was much larger than ever
used before, leaving it easily visible
to the gun pointers and yet much
smaller than any aircraft.
Weather permitting, the Shenan-
doah will go from Lakehurst tomor-
row to Lynnhaven Roads, Va, for
it's final maneuvres with the Battle
ship Texas, which is to be laid up
at Norfolk, August ], for extensive
repairs and overhauling.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
Protests Obsolete
Bookkeeping Methods
OF POStOMce Dept.

Philadelphia, July 29.-(AP)-The
postal deficit comprises only
archaic bookkeeping" and "a state
of mind" the congressional special
joint subcommittee investigating
the postal rate scale was told here
today by Charles F. Jenkins spokes-
man for the agricultural press and
publisher of the Farm Journal, Phila-
delphia. Mr.. jenkins is chairman Of
the posta. committee of the Agricul-
ture Publishers Association.
Mr.. Jenkins illustrated his con-
tention by citing the custom of the
postoffice department to enter all
equipment expenditures under the
year made instead of equally distri-
buted over the several years of the
equipment endurance. He said the
rural free delivery system is being
constantly extended, TOO, but that
extensions should rightfully be fin
anced by special appropriations
rather than to put into postal
rules.
The postoffice department must
be divorced from philanthropy" de-
clared Mr.. Jenkins, "If beneficences
are extended, certain preferred users
of tn mails such as religious, scienti-
fic and educational journals, the
same privilege should be extended to
all journals. Treat all alike and
make all periodicals pay postage on
same basis.
w. r II Herb, Philadelphia, dis
tributor of postcards, told the com
mittee the orders for illustrated
cards thus far in 1925 had totalled
less than 25 per cent Of the 1924 or
ders for the same period. The post
office department, he said. would lose
severely from these decreases be-
cause of the added postage. Charles
l.. Kinsley. president of the Phila-
delnhia rypothetae. said that print
ers face heavy reverses from loss of
mail circulation of pamphlets and
catalogues as result of the revised
postage scale.
The joint sub committee has as It's
chairman Senator George H. Moses,
New Hampshire.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
Digging Under
Pickwick Building
Day Before Disaster

Boston, July @.-(AP)-Tesu-
mony that workmen were digging
under the easterly wall of the PICK
wick Club building on July ), the
day before this wall collapsed, re-
sulting in the deaths of A persons,
was given today by Benton r. Phelps
of Winthrop in Suffolk superior
court at the trial of the II Defend
ants indicted as a result of the dis
aster.
He said that the hole was down
between the last concrete pier and
the rear corner Of the building and
was so deep, when he noticed 1t
from his office window across the
street, that man was standing
erect in the cavity.
oliver Jones, an insurance COM
pany adjustor, testified that he ex-
amined the Pickwick Club structure
after the fire of April 13 and re-
ported to his company that the
building was a total loss above the
second and third floors. the Pickwick
Club premises except for about half
of the fourth floor timbers and the
walls
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30

Chicago, July 29.-(AP)-Four
masked robbers who attempted to
hold UP the Drake Hotel, fashion,
able Lake Shore Drive hostelry,
during the afternoon tea hour today
precipitated q battle between the
robbers. hotel detectives and police
men that resulted in the death of
two robbers and the hotel cashier.
Another of the robbers was cap
tured after terrific battle in the
hotel kitchen and a fourth escaped
in an automobile with $4,000 of the
hotels money, snatched from the
safe and till while bullets whizzed
about his head.
The robbery was perpetrated by
men under the influence of liquor,
the police said after examining the
captured robbers.
One of the tholdup men was shot
several miles from the hotel after he
had Communicated a taxicab, forced
a woman from the car, and COM
manded the driver, at the point of O
pistol, to speed away with him. The
man captured gave his name as
Jack Holmes and said he recently
came here from New York. The
robber killed in the taxicab chase is
said to be Eric Nelson, a former
emrloye of the hotel, and the man
shot in front of the hostelry was Tex
Corts of Texas. The hotel cashier,
Frank Rodken, was shot in the abdo-
men during the shooting in the
hotel and died later.
The four robbers entered the ho-
{Continued on Page Cool. 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
British Commons Votes
For Big Naval Program
BELIEVE FEDERAL
TAXES CAN Be CUT
MAXIMUM Is %

Washington, July 29.-(AP).-
reduction of the federal normal and
SurtaXeS on income to a maximum
OF 20 per cent was declared possible
from revenue standpoint" today
by Acting Secretary Winston, who,
In a letter to correspondent made
public here, suggested that a maxi
mum of 70 per cent for surtaxes was
the highest that should now be in
the law"
The acting secretary reiterated the
treasurys previously announced po-
sition of favoring adjustment of the
inheritance taxes, but did not COM
ment further regarding these taxes.
He opposed application of grad
uated income tax on corporations
and said he hoped agitation for such
a plan would be avoided.
San income tax on corporations,
graduated on the amount of income,
has no logical basis" Mr.. Winston
wrote. THE theory of a graduated
income tax is that it Is related to the
capacity of the taxpayer to pay. A
man with 100000 can spare larger
proportion of his income than man
with $4,000. This reasoning has no
relation whatsoever to corporations.
A large corporation having a large
income may be owned by great
number of small stockholders who
cannot afford to have their dividends
cut down, whereas another corpo-
ration having a moderate income
may be owned entirely by one man
who can we'll afford to pay a large
portion of his income to the govern
ment.
THE tendency of graduated IN
come tax would be to split up large
corporations into great number OF
small corporations; the economic
effect of which would be undeslr-
L.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
3 Die in Battle
Four Bandits and
Chicago Police
HUDSON
man, SEEKING MONEY
SLEW CILL|S SISTERS

Nashua, N. H., July 2s-(AP)-A
man who lives in or near Hudson
and whose motive was robbery. slew
Helen and Georgiana Gillis, aged
spinsters, in their home here last
Thursday Sheriff John T. O'Dowd of
Hillsboro County declared tonight.
He said he and the other police Of
ficials working on the case have CIV
en- up the theory that the sisters were
slain by maniac.
The sheriff voiced his belief after
the authorities had freed Charles Le-
Iebvre, chore boy employed by the
Glllls sisters, and his cousin, Andrew
LefeDvre, after questioning the pair
for hours about the double crime.
The latter youth found at the home
or relatives in Fitchburg, Mass, yes
terday, was brought here today by
police. The authorities were unable
to learn anything from him to aid
them In their search for the slayer
The other youth, whose conflicting
stories aroused the suspicion of DO
lice investigators. again changed his
story today by declaring that he had
not been near the Gillis home on
Wednesday, the day on which police
think the crime was committed.
The chore boy had previously said
that he saw Georgianna Gillis alive
at 4.30 o'clock on that day. Though
both of the youths have been releas-
ed from custody, police instructed
them not to leave Hudson without
permission.
Late tonight Louis Iabombard If
Hudson was taken into custody in
Merrimac, Mass. and questioned by
police about the murders of the Gill
lis sisters. He was then locked up
In the Jail here while four officers
were sent out to check up on his
story. 1t is understood that Attor-
ney General Jerney Waldron and
Sheriff O'Dowd will examine him to-
morrow.
Labombard Is related to the Lefe-
bvres by marriage and is the fourth
person connected with that family to
be questioned by police in the double
murder probe.
Peter Leblond of Manchester was
turned over to Deputy Sheriff Howe of
Hollis after he was arrested tonight
in Londonderry. He was brought here.
questioned by police concerning his
movements on the day of the Gillis
murders and then locked up in the
Nashua Jail on charge of breaking
and entering. Police allege he broke
into the home of George Blodgett in
Londonderry.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
PRESIDENT JOINS
OLD FRIENDS At MID
SUMMER REUNION

Swampscott, Mass, July 29-(AP)
President Coolidge mingled for an
hour today with old friends an as
sociates at the mid summer reunion
Of the Essex County Mems Republi-
can Club. The outing was held at
Chebacco Lake. near Essex, 20 miles
by motor from White Court.
The president did not deliver an
address. After posing for a group
photograph, however, he went to the
speakers stand and heard himself
praised by Frederick H. Tarr of
Rockport, president of the club, and
Governor Fuller of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Coolidge started on the return
trip to Swampscott before other
speakers. including Senator Butler of
Massachusetts, his close friend, Sem
ator Deneen, who is a house guest at
White Court and Representative An
drew of the fifth Massachusetts dis
trict, had delivered their addresses.
Those in attendance included for
mer Senator Albert j. Beveridge Of
Indiana and William Phillips. ambas-
sador to Belgium.
Before his departure the president
was made an honorary member of the
club his name being proposed by
Henry Cabot Lodge, grandson of the
late senator.
Governor Fuller, after declaring
that no president since Lincoln had
! stirred the imagination of the Am
erican public as Mr.. Coolidge has.
pleaded for party harmony and urg-
ed the re- election of Senator Butler.
Not only is Mr.. Butler qualified to
serve in the senate because Of his
! ability and knowledge of the needs OF
business, asserted the governor. but
he should be returned to the senate
! because as field marshal, he is the
man responsible for placing CALVIN
/ Coolidge in the White House.
| Governor Fuller contended that 1t
was the duty of Republicans in sell
| Getting candidates for the senate and
house to give their support to men
known to be in sympathy with Pres
ident Coolidges policies.
Senators Butler and Deneen re-
viewed the political situation.
Senator Butler, who was chairman
| of the Republican national commit
| tee in the first campaign. referred
particularly to the senatorlal elec-
| tions next year and declared that to
| make 1924 effective we must win In
| 1926. | have no delusion that the
victory will drop into our hands. We
must fight for it,"
Senator Deneen also sounded a
call to the supporters of Coolidge to
turn out for the 1926 campaign. THE
president is entitled to our confidence
| and support" he said. There Is
only one way to make our support
effective and that is by electing
members of congress who will sup
port him."
Senator Butler returned to White
! Court with Mr.. Dineen tonight as
\ dinner guest of the president.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
,....1 withheld for Present
paye Made Sacrifice to Take
=, Work-Plans Made for
Building up Defence Against
cmurgling Across Canadian
and Mexican Borders-Mil-
inns Being Lost Annually

,..h;ngton, July 29.-(AP)-
...,a;ne with the construction of the
.'.,.ry's new prohibition enforce
machine, Assistant Secretary
- ,rdrsws has definitely decided on
& ..,.u or eight of the men to fill the
..,s of prohibition administrators
s,der 4 the reorganization.
-. names were withheld. 1t was
Ia tonight, however, that they were
..,srded by the treasury as among
4. hest available and that each had
.,r.ed 1T a considerable personal
.s,rifce to join with Mr.. Andrews.
4, Andrews purposes to build a
,,.t line of defense against snug
,uur Of liquors along the Canadian
IA Mexican borders with customs
,.troL motorized and increased in
,nmbers over the present force. AL
so,rh development of this plan will
i slow. the assistant secretary feels
/. 4 prepared to act on it now. hav-
rr At his disposal complete reports
4 the views of customs officers on
Il, various border points.
Tie government is said to be los
M money-estimates of the loss
hsjne from ten million to fifteen mil
M annually because of weak links
Il guarding the border. Many
s,etches are wholly unguarded
vhile patrols at other points are un-
d,rulanned and improperly equipped.
n d Mr.. Andrews purpose to sup
,lr the right number of men and
snyide them with the means of
tansportation that will assure quick
irion.
.sn,nistrators, it was indicated that
roue Of them as yet know to what dis
trjct they will be assigned.
ur Andrews has had frequent con-
trsnces outside of Washington re-
nutly. and more are to follow. He is
I,nnine TO leave Washington Thurs
a,y night probably for the northern
bcrder, although details were not dis
closed tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
Men of i. S. Fleet
Being Lavishly
Feted at Melbourne

Melbourne, July 30.-(AP)-Mel-
bournes door of hospitality again
opened wide last night to officers and
men of the United States fleet at the
lord mayors ball. Four thousand per-
sons. including Admiral Robert F.
Coontz and his party, were present.
The fleet aviators were entertained
at special enterta inment rendered
them by the Australian Aero Club.
Reports were received today from
points in northern Victoria of welcome
accorded to 81 officers of the American
navy who are touring that section by
train.
Newspapers today gave high praise
to the display of high quality" box
ing given by navy fighters last night
against local scrappers. The navy men
were declared to have upheld their
regulations as clean sportsmen.
The Victoria baseball team downed
the nine from the U. S. S. Omaha yes
terday IA to 6.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
BODY Slain Woman
Found in Switzerland.
Believed American

Basic. Switzerland, July 29.-(AP)
The body Of a woman, believed py
he police to be that of Mary Bowen,
sas found today in the vicinity Oh
Goetheanum, a suburb of Basle.
There was a revolver or knlle
wound extending through the heart
md the opinion Is the woman was
murdered. The police assert tnat
nper found ON the body indicate
that she came from Berkeley. Call1.
No arrests have yet been made.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
Bryan's Lot to Be One
Chosen for Weeks

Washington, July 29.-(AP)-Wi-
liam Jennings Bryan will be buried IN
a plot in Arlington National cemetery
which John w. Weeks, secretary or
war. once selected as his own last
resting place.
After Mr. Weeks a number or years
ago had chosen the spot, the naval
academy class of 1881, of which he IS
one, decided that it's members should
be buried together at Arlington and
another lot was chosen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
Hold Bangor Man
On Technical Charge
In Drowning of Boy

Bangor, Me-, July 29.-(AP)-
Forrest Pond, 21, was arrested to-
night on the technical charge of as
sault and battery, the police assert
ing that from his own admissions
and the stories of others he pushed
James Upton, nine years old, over
board at the Bangor Yacht Club
slip this afternoon, the boy drown
ing. Pond was released on $500 bail
pending hearing Thursday morning.
He said that he asked the Upton boy
If he could swim, and receiving an
affirmative reply, pushed him over
board, and did not offer any assist
ance as he did not realize that the
boy was drowning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
Belgian War Debt =
Mission on Way to u. s.

Brussels, July 29.-(AP)-Part. of
Belgium's mission to Washington to
discuss her war debts left late today
for Cherburg by way of Paris to sail
for New York on the Olympic to-
morrow.
Former Premier Theunis and
Baron Cartier De Marchienne, Bel
gian ambassador to the United
States. will be Joined at Southampton
by Felician Gather. financier, and
Emil Francqui, bbanker. They are
the other members of the commits
sion and are now in London.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
Seek to Send Radio
Word to the Arctic
By Way of Pixies Peak

Chicago, July 29.-(AP)-Radfo-
casting from Pixies Peak in an effort
to reach the Arctic was carried out
last night for the first time by the
portable radio station WJAZ of $50
watts power. The experiment was
conducted by the Zenith Radio Cor
poration, which sent its portable sta
tion on a tour of the Pacific coast to
demonstrate the practicabilfty OF
transporting such a station from place
to place to meet variety OF sltua-
tions.
Two concert programs were broad
cs st in an attempt to reach the Mac
Miuan-Navy Arctic expedition now
nearing Etah, Greenland, the 1arthes,
north inhabited point.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
Innes Chosen as
Chairman State
Highway Commission

At a meeting Of the State Highway
Commission Wednesday. Charles H.
Innes of Saco was elected chairman.
succeeding Frank A. Peabody, whose
term as member of the commission
recently expired. Mr.. Innes was ap-
pointed by Governor Baxter in 1924.
The commission on the same day
held brief hearings in Oakland, Ken
nebec county, Starks and New Port
land in Somerset county, Kingfield and
with the municipal officers of Range
ley Plantation at Pennington. Frank
lin county. A large amount of routine
business was handled by the commits
sion during the day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
Evolution Plaintiff
Debt Suit Defendant

Washington, July 29.-(AP) -
Loren II. Nittner, plaintiff in Wash
ington's evolution case, became de-
fendant today in another suit.
A Washington tailoring firm
brought action against him for debt
and, when he failed to appear to de-
fend the suit. Justice Mattingley rem
dered default judgment for $166.
Commenting on the absence of Witt
ner, the court said it was assumed
he was too busy assisting the prose-
cution for his evolution suit to de-
fend the case at bar.
A hearing on motions by the fed
eral government and Washington
city authorities to discuss Wittner's S
evolution action is set for Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-30
Lightning Bolt
Cuts Queer Franks

Great Falls, Mont. July 29.-(AP)
When William Black, 3S, a truck
driver, was struck by lightning yes
terday in the oil fields near here. the
bolt performed some freak things.
1t broke his watch chain, welded
together two silver dollars in his
pocket, tore off both trouser legs and
shoes and burned his hair.
He was unconscious for two hours,
but will recover. physicians say The
same bolt set fire to and destroyed
a nearby oil tank.