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New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
Hopnlation

NIT. Stewart's analysis of the ts- ures which were based on 100 AS of 1914 showed that at the close of 1928 building construction was about quarter of year behind the ac- tual needs. The amount Of con- struction work in 1924 however not only made up this deficit, but brought the total work done for the entire period 10 approximately four tenths of year ahead of the de- mand.
 The bureaus detailed figures for building construction in each Of the 12o cities covered in the survey have not yet been made public.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
Pigglv Wiggly Palace
 Ordered Sold by Court

Memphis, Tenn. Aug. 8 (Pl-Judge John c. Gore in federal district court has ordered the sale of the million dollar pink palace planned by Clarence Saunders as country estate, and directed that it be sdver- tised for disposal for an amount 10 satisfy at least liens aggregating S4S5,0oo.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
FIRE AT NANTUCKET
Point Breeze Hotel Partly Destroy cd and goo Guests Arc Forced To Flee For Safety,

Nantucket, Mass, Aus l4'- About 200 guests were driven out of the Point Breeze hotel here early today when a Are, which broke out in the kitchen, spread throughout the main building, Bremen fought the flames for two hours before gaining control. A broken hAdranl connection held them up for i 5 min utes when they first reached the scene,
 All of the guests escaped but many of them lost all or part Of their belongings. The hotel. one ot the largest on the island, is located on Point Road. overlooking the har- bor.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
Twelve Thousand Bottles
 of Frontenac Ale Found

Bangor. Me. Aug. R'-A car i2.000 bottles Of Prom tenac ale" packed in two hundred barrels was seized near here last night. The car was in a train bound west and was supposed to have come into Maine via Canadian Pacific. Its destination was not disclosed.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
JUSTICE IS DONE, ' PROSECUTOR SAYS
Missouri LynchinS Not to Be
 Investigated by Officials
VICTIM ADMITTED GUILT
Police Chief Knows Names of Lynch Mob But Declined To Tell, Saying It. Up To County Prosecutor

Excelsior Springs, Mo, Aug. SRl- Officials of Clay county have indi- cated that no investigation will be made of the lynching here yesterday of Walter Mitchell, negro, who was taken from jail by a mob and hang ed to a tree.
 The negro had been placed in iail following his Identification by a young woman as her assailant late Thursday night. while she and Leonard Ut, 19. were returning in a motor car to the girls home after a party.
 The negro jumped on the running board of the car. the couple said, struck him with a f1ashlight' knock ing him unconscious and then at tackled the girl. He was frightened away by her screams.
 There will be no inquest, said H. ". Hill coroner, as he signed the death certificate which gave the cause of death as "strangulation.'
 we feel that justice has been done" Ray Cumming, county prose- cutor said. "Of course. the method vas crude. I would have preferred that the negro could have been hanged legally and I am convinced that 1t would have been done"
 With regard to an investigation to determine the mob leaders, Mir Cummins said:
 "I don't know who they were ana am unable to find out
 Police Chief Craven said he knew members of the mob. but Tt was up to the county attorney
 The victim of the mob was SS years old and had a wife living 1T st. Paul. Minn.
 Reported as Confessing
 AS they were preparing to hanf Mitchell mob leaders asked him Il he had anything to say.
 "Yes. I'm guilty he replied 'Bu give me chanco.'
 A rope then was thrown ove' the limb of a tree and the Negro drawn In the air.
 Passengers on train that rum between Excelsior Springs and EX celsior Springs Junction witnessed the hanging. The mob blocked th' tracks and forced the train to cont to 8 stop.
 Fifty Kansas City police rushe' 10 the scene with riot guns, but ar rived f5 minutes too late. The turned the body over to the coroner
 The lynching caused an exodus 0 Negroes from Excelsior Springs An thorities anticipated no trouble DC tween the whites and Negroes
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
Hindenburg's Cellar Would
 Give Volstead ApOplexy

Coblenz, Germany, Aug. s Pt- President Won Hindenburg's wine cellar has been so plentitully stocked that he may, if he chooses sample 2 different brand of wine each day for the next several weeks, without once repeating.
 The United Wine Growers and Dealers Of Germany who are con- ducting s wine exposition here, have sent the president samples of all the different wines produced in Ger many,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
Chestnut Blight Hits
 Trees at Syracuse

Syracuse, N. Y. Aug, < tP'-The last stand of chestnut trees in the state is threatened by the chestnut blight, according to report of the forest extension service Of n" state college of forestry at Syracuse uni Nersity.
 Chestnut trees originally extended rom the New England states, New York and TnnsylNania along the Appalachian mountain system into Georgia and two-thirds of this ter rltory has already been invaded by the disease. ..z-1a
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
Band Concert Tomorrow
 Evening at Walnut Hill

The program for the concert 10 pc given tomorrow night on Walnut Hin park by the Universal band was announced today by Edwin J, Bar ret, bsndmaster. The concert h scheduled to start st s:lS and will be over some two hours later The following will be played:
 March-The Crusader. SousA Overture-The Bridal Rose LsvellsT ta) Fox trot-Swanee Butterfly.
 EXPERIMENTATION. ponalosen (hl La Clnquantsine ..,..,. Marie Selection-Tales of Hoffman. ........,........ tHenpaeh Selection-From Opera Bohemian Girl" ........,,ss..,.. haits Walk Around-o Katherina. ...Fah seleetlons-Pellsh Melodies. Cs) Fox trot-No Wonder That I Love You.
 tb) Fox trot-ukulels Lady.
 seiection-Chocolste Soldier. .str1us Mareh-Maniset a,.,..S>sazs sreeks
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
Formal Protest

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. s lH' -- Formal protest in connection with the lynching of Waiter Mitchell Negro at Excelsior Springs, Mo, was voiced in message to Governor Sam Baker of Missouri by John D. Love, president of the Kansas City of the National Association for the advancement of Colored People.
 "pear Governor: Again the mop reigns In Missouri and a citizen IS done to death without the la" es- tablishing his guilt or innocence Missouri is rapidly forging to the front among the lynching states surely the state cannot be helpless in the face of mob in broad day light"
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
FREIGHT CARS DERAILED;
 TEN GO OVER 50 FOOT BANK
Accident Occurs 20 Miles West of Danbury and Traffic
 is Blocked Until This Mornng-No One Injured

opened tor traffic at g o'clock this morning while the other was cleared about noon.
 A broken wheel on one Of the cars caused the accident.
 No one was injured and passenger traffic was not delayed.
 About 500 of track and roadbed were torn up as the cars were dragged along the track before their plunge down the bank.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
HANGING MAY YET
 BE ENDED IN ILL. Scott Case Opens New Phase oi
 Criminal Code CANNOT EXECUTE INSANE
Executions Wnl Lose Caste If sci- cnce Can Prove Condemned Pris- oners Lose Normal Mentality While Waiting Death.

hiiisS " hhiiHS bihhis
 Chicago, Aug. s F-The heroic fight of a young wife 10 save her husband from the eallows may turn out to have been a fight to relegate hanging 10 the place of a forgotten tradition in Illinois.
 Lawyers and criminoloEists. as well as experts in nervous and men tai disease, see this possibility in the linking of nice questions in psychia- try to the administration of the criminal code In the case of Russell Scott.
 Scott was ordered confined to the Chester state hospital this week after a jury had found him suffer- ing from insanity developed since his sentence 10 the galloNs. Feb. l4. 1925. for the murder of Joseph Maurer, a drug clerk, In a robbery.
 Far Reaching Influence
 Henry Barrett Chamberlain, man. aging director of the Chicago crime commission, and Dr. Philip Narrow. superintendent of the Illinois Nigl- lance association, foresee possibly farreaching influences of the Scott case upon the law dealing with cap ital punishment.
 Mir. Chamberlain suggests a com mission of state alienists to judge the sanity of condemned men. He believes lay jury is unqualified tc pass intelligently upon a prisoners mental state.
 Prosecution Opposed.
 On the other hand Assistant Statos Attorney Harry A. Pritzker who represented the state in the san ty hearing, dismisses the jury's find as a shameful and diSgracetul yer dict" and "a victory for the crim inal element"
 1 William Scott Stewart, counsel fo Scott, emphasized in his closing ar gument his contention that few mel even of normal mentality could fac l the Gallows for an extended tim and yet retain their mental, ncrvou and emotional balance.
 In examination of the defens alienists, he developed the hypothe sis that condemned man, awaitin certain death at q fixed time migt be expected normally to develop nervous strain which had it's oriGi in the same stresses which brn about shell shock in warriors lon exposed to distracting nervous shoe and imminent danger.
 Stewart used the term cell shocl to describe Scott's affliction, and a luded several times to the eXpel testimony connecting 1t organicall and psychologically with tho disol ders developed in battle.
 1T the scientific hypothesis can ! firmly established through the cour then. under the Illinois law, hangin will lose caste, for the law says tht no insane person shall be hanged
 The statute contains mandatot provision that whenever an ins7ni' rctition shall he filed In behalf a condemned person, tho court Sha graft a hearing before q jury. On' the petition Is filed, the court h' lo discretion in tho matter. Tl hcarirr must be granted.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08

Danhury, Conn, Aug, S P'- Seventeen cars of a freight train bound from New Haven to May brook, N. Y. were derailed on the Central New England railroad, at Poughquag, N. r., 20 miles west of this city last night and ten of them dropped down 5o-foot embank- ment.
 Both tracks were blocked throughout the night and ono was
New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
KI,sxsNEN HONOR BRYAN

DeadWo ood, s. IT,. Aug, s tf - Klansmen here held meeting last night as memorial to William Jen- nings Bryan.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-05
INAUGURATION
DECISION IS
+ DELAYED
GaIIiher to Confer With Cool
idge Wednesday-Mardi
Gras May be Given

No definite decision as to whether
Warrington really will have an "old-
fashioned Inauguration" or not will
be reached until Wednesday.
President Coolidge and w. T. CALI
her, newly appointed chairman Of the
Inaugural committee, again will con-
fer on that day, and final plans will
be agreed upon.
Mardi GraS Thought Likely.
Unless a large evening Mardi Gras
celebration Is to be held, 1t Is un-
likely that Chairman Galliher will
favor an Inaugural pageant OF the
type which was regular feature
in Washington in pre-Wilson days.
Mr.. Galliher does not think 1t would
be good policy to invite SCORES OF
state delegations to come to Wash
ington unless some provision Is to
be made for their entertainment on
Inauguration night.
If night festivities, in lieu OF an
Inaugural ball, can be worked out
with the authorization Of adminiStra'
ton officials 1t Is probable that the
March 4 doings in Washington will
be spacious and memorable.
Chairman Galliher will confer with
Senator Curtis tomorrow regarding
| the Congressional ceremonies. inctud
ing the swearinS-in and the Inaugural
address.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-05

tor Watson Rep) of Indiana, as
sistant leader, for instance, is one
who believes deliberate attempt
is under way to bring about a SEES
sion after March 4.
Three supply bills have already
been reported to the Senate. An
other, passed by the House, is in
committee, ready to be reported as
soon as there is a rift in the legis-
lative tangle on the floor.
Senator Warren Rep.) Of Wyom-
ing, chairman of the Appropriat ton
Committee, admitted there vas
danger" that some of the supply
measures, essential to run the gov
ernmental departments. may be
caught in the muddle and die with
adjournment.
To combat this possibility, he
announced he would press vigorous
! ~ for action in the Senate as soon
as each bill Is reported from com
mittee.
On of the fullest and hardest
weeks of the session faced the Sen
ate today as 1t got down to real
WORK after the holiday recess.
Though Muscle Shoals again was
the unfinished business, the chief
J work centered around President
Coolidge's veto of the postal salary
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-05
CLUB BALL
To Be GALA
EVENT
Is Named Second
Judgment of Paris" and It
Has Seven Scenes

The Arts Club tonight is present
ing It's second "Bal Boheme" in the
ball room of the New Willard Hotel.
The pageant tonight is called "The
Second Judgment Of Paris" being
an episode in the Golden Age OF
Pericles. It has seven scenes.
Proceeds from the ball go toward
the building fund Of the club. The
club plans to buy soon additional
property and build an auditorium
for use in presenting dramatic and
musical events and for a salon tor
art exhibitions.
Carlton Van Valkenburg Is chair.
man OF tonight's ball. He directed
the presentation last year OF the
"Seven Ages of Art" at the ball.
Members of the committee are
Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews, Cameron
Burnside, H. K. ush-Brown, Miss
Mary Cryder, Mrs. Frederic E. Far
rington, Mrs. Randolph Keith For
rest, Mrs. Emma Prall Knorr, Mrs
L. M. Leisenring. Alfred E. Lewis
jr., Lynch Luquer, G. A. Lyon, Mrs
William w. Smith, and Edward
Hood Watson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-05
HOUSE GETSD.C.
$1,000 DEFICIT
MEASURE
$22,50o Pension Payment
Fund included in Bill.
$50, 500 Cover MisceIIanies

Appropriations for the District OF
Columbia totaling S37,500 are car
ried in the first deficiency appropr1a-
ton bill, reported to the House this
afternoon.
The measure carried $2o.SoO for
miscellaneous expenses Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, the remainder
being made available for installation
of water mains for fire protection
at the Naval Observatory.
The bill also carries $22, 500 Tor
the payment of pensions OF $500
each to the widows Of the following
recently deceased members OF the
House: Congressman William 8
Greene of Massachusetts,, Julius
Kahn Of California, and Edward C.
Rittle of Kansas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-05
COOL |DGE
IS FACING
FIGHT
Republicans Are Divided on
Compromise Bill the Presi-
dent Sponsors

For the first time since its
landslide victory last November
the Coolidge Administration today
faced legislative showdown in
! Congress over the fiscal policies
of President Coolidge.
The clash impended when the
Senate began consideration of the
postal salary bill. which President
Coolidge vetoed last spring, and
the Administration sought to avoid
the showdwon by an effort to sub
stitute the new compromise postal
bill for the vetoed measure.
The compromise bill would pro-
vide the same wage increases for
Postoffice employees, as contained
in the vetoed bill, but would raise
the $6S, 00O, 900 needed revenue by
Ievying increased postal rates.
Republicans Are Split.
Administration leaders were be-
hind the compromise. bin but the
file of the Republican party was
badly split.
Many administration Senators
were opposed to the substitution
ON the ground that such move
would defeat the pay increases.
If substituted, they pointed out.
the Bill would have to be acted
UNION by the House and with a
iarnmed legislative calendar, Its
final passage before March 4
would be problematical.
The first test will come upon an
administration move to "recommit
the vetoed bill, with the Pres
dents message, to the Senate
Postoffice Committee.
4'hfs would be the initial step in
ul,stituting the compromise legis-
lation az the new bill would be
acted on Immediately and the
vetoed measure permitted to die
in a committee pigeon-hole. AID
rninistration leaders, however, die
not anticipate success.
If the administration is defeated
the real test then will come
directly upon the Presidents veto
and the outcome is in doubt
Under an agreement, a final vote
viii. be reached by o'clock to
morrow afternoon and there were
indications the veto would bt
debated until that hour.
Democrats 20 Fight.
Democratic leaders rallied theil
forces to- oppose to recommit thu
vetoed bill on the substitution o
the compromise measure in theil
desire to force a direct vote on thu
veto itself.
With support for this move com
ing from within the administration
ranks it was indicated they woulC
succeed.
If the Presidents veto is over
ridden, by a two-thirds vote OF thu
Senate, the postal salary bill theI
would go to the House. In tn
lower branch, administration lead
ers admitted. it win be passed owe
the Presidents veto without sedou
opposition.
on the other hand II the Pres
dents disapproval is sustained b
the Senate there were indication
the salary increases would not b
written into law at this session
Administration spokesman have al
nounced they would abandon tn
legislation il the veto were uphelt
For this reason advocates OF til
nav bill hope to rally enough vote
10 defeat the President.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-05

increase bill. A vote was to be
taken on the move Of Senator
Sterling R.) Of South Dakota, to
commit the veto to committee.
Should that fail, the Senate will
vote not later than tomorrow on
sustaining the veto. Friends and
foes Of the President on this meas
ure predict victory.
The Senate also has the Admins
tration's bill granting a temporary
one-year increase in postal rates.
A solution, partial at least, of
the muscle Shoals question, seemed
likely this week. An agreement was
expected to be reached to permit a
vote.
Administration leaders expect to
vote first for the Underwood plan
and then threw their forces behind
the Jones bill referring the whole
| question to a special commission
for one years study and investiga
| ton.
In the meantime, two Cabinet
members, Secretaries Hoover ant
Weeks. are working on a compro
mise Muscle Shoals, providing FL
Governmental operation OF the pro
ject only after an effort has failet
to lease it to- private interests. Thu
has President Coolidgs's approval
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-05
COLORED POET WILL
MAKE RADIO ADDRESS

The local branch Of the National
Association for the Advancement OF
Colored People, through it's secre-
tary, Shelby J. Davidson, announced
today that the national secretary OF
the association, James Weldon John
son, will give a radio address Thurs
day, January 8, at 10 p. m. from
station WY.
His subject will be: American
Negro Poets and Their Poetry"
which will be illustrated by read
ings from the work Of himself and
other poets Of his race. The adj
dress was arranged through the
Radio Corporation Of America.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-05

and that comparatively only a few
APARTMENT houses were concerned.
At the same time, 1t was stated
at the Rent Commission offices to-
day. tenants are complaining per.
sonaIIy, and by telephone. that
they have received notices To pay
higher rent or vacate. The number
of complaints has been steadily m
creasing, it was said.
Commissioners Whaley and Met
zerott, to whom the bulk OF the
personal complaints come, said to-
day that they are unable to advise
these tenants on procedure as TO
notices, this being matter Tor
consideration in the Municipal
Court. Some Of the notices, it was
said. are very informal. and disre-
gard the usual thirty day time
limit.
The Congressional fight over the
bill providing permanent rent legis
lation for the District Of COLUMBIA
will begin this week.
CONGRESSMAN Florian Lampert O.
Wisconsin, chairman of the SUD
committee of the House Ddstr1ct
COMMITTEES, which put through the
last rent extension bill. win confer
with members OF the suDcommIttee
today to determine whether near
ings shall be held.
Further Hearings Futile.
In view, of the extended hearings
held during the last session OF Con
gress, during which the committee
took the testimony of scores OF
tenants and landlords. supporters
of the bill feel that further hearings
at this time are Unnecessary.
The Senate District Committee IS
expected to take up the rent legis-
lation at a meeting Wednesday.
The bill undoubtedly will meet
with intense opposition, both in the
committee and on the floor or the
House. The first fight, 1t is indi-
Gated, viii be to delay the measure
in the committee by securing ex.
tended bearings which. in view or
the fact that Congress must al
iourn sine die on March 4, porhably
would prove fatal to the chances
of the bill for passage.
After tho bin is reported 20 the
House, a parliamentary battle prob
ably will be waged to prevent u
coming TO q vote by filibustering.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-05
G. o. P. Leaders Move
To Rush Bills and
Halt Extra Session
By KENNETH CLAhh'
International News Service.

Fearful that the regular appro-
priation bills may become lost in
the legislative mu1dle and force
an extra session, Administration
leaders cracked down the whip
upon Congress today to speed up
action.
If faster progress is not made
EAis week than during the past
month, Republican chiefs an
nounced they would force night
sessions of the Senate. Every
power at their command will be
used to forestall a special session
this spring.
FiIibuster Is Threatened
In Administration quar- teri
charges already are being voiced
that signs Of a filibuster are dis
0aEnible to block supply bills. Sena
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-05
BUG HOLLOW NOTES.

Friday night at the Free Salvation
church. The Spanish Guiterlste,
non Jaime Expectorate and Don LUIS
CueuIdOr. The Dons are great stuff
and . large crowd 10 e1pecteu.
The boys are getting stewed ON
real ticker these days, since william
Snubgrass bought the aerOplane Tor
Bootleg BrirkIey. which ne nov
comes from the Bahamas In. 10
rumOred that the plane e run t nCr
British aviation corps. Anyhow. the
hollow IL wetter than IL was before
the war. Sheriff Blue has chased
the the. county .vsrs tm R"s booser 0 lands
where the Sheriff amt.
ollie Butterburn, Of Chicago, who
IL visiting his aunt, Miss Prettl
Weeke. has been working out h. WITH
played IL in the city. and VIII play
against Big Bend II they don't heller
on him. Ollie will play guard II ne
plays. and Ty Walker 70, forward ar V VIII
combination.
Mrs. Con F1agratiOn and Miss
Gaxxalen0 Burns was over TO- stumble
down yesterday visiting their cousins
there, Tophet Blazes and family.
Had TripIetts and DeddOn Stiff
was down from Neddie last night
seeing MisseS Warma and Khula Day.
AGkan Glands, OF Big Bend, called
ON Miss Pretti Weeke last night and
took In the movie at The PickfOFdeOn.
Achan Will be 81 come Saturday, but
Ia spry as q boy and says he will be
back then with their basket. balIers to
lick Us and celebrate his birthday:
Attaboy, Achan, come on and try 1t!
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-05
POLICE SEIZE LIQUOR IN
HUNT FOR vIRGINIAN

The liquor squad of the Fourth
precinct arrested three persons on
liquor charges and seized Ito gal
Ions Of alleged liquor when they
raided 345 G street southwest yes
terday in search of a man wanted
by Virginia authorities for shooting
at county officers. The man. they
wanted was not at the address, but
police did not waste their time.
Those arrested were VanTie Stew
art, colored, go H street southwest;
Etheline Bright, colored, 345 @
street, and Augustus Hill, colored,
Ill + street southwest, all charged
with illegal possession of liquor.
They were each released on $3.50
collateral.