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New Britain herald., 1925-01-03
POLA NEGRI IN
 LATEST VEHICLE
Capitol, Also, to Feature Vaude-
 Ville for Patrons

Led by Hester Bailey and Co.,, Keith vaudeville headliner. the bill at the Capitol for the first three days of the week will offer an en- tentainment that should please everyone. Hester Bailey and Co, are a quintette of clever players banded together for the purpose of making the old popular revue more popular. Their efforts in this direc- ton have been departure from the stereotyped. inasmuch as daintiness and good taste are the keynote of their presentation. In fact the little revue has become known as "vaude- Hlle's daintiest offering"
 Dressed in the clothes of yester. day, Eugene Emmett, who is often referred to as "America's sweetest singer is heard in family revue. Mir. Emmett's voice Is unusual, there is pathos, humor and sentiment in 1t and he Is capable of producing as many moods as violin. Ills com- pany consists of two people, vor calist and an accompanist.
 Leddy and Leddy offer "Nonsensi- cal Nonsense" and they go as far as possible to provide songs, batter and dance. They are two men, two comedians of proven worth, who work along original lines. Adams and Wolfe are variety entertainers with a routine that proves very yer satile, and O'Connor and Wilson of- fer a song and dance offering that shows many new steps.
 The feature photoplay presents Pola Negri In her best picture For bidden Paradise" directed by Ernst Lubitsch, with a cast of capable support and the best story that this star has offered to the screen in her career
 For Sunday night two features will be presented, one offering Bob Custer in Trigger Fingers" and the other presenting charming Katherine Macdonald in Chastity"
 There will be continuous shows daily.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-03
SCIENCE CONVENTION
 IS CONCLUDED TODAY
Attendance Registration of 4200 Shows it to Have Been Largest
 Meeting of Scientists.

Washington, January 3.-Meeting for their concluding sessions today, delegates attending the convention of the American association for the ad- vancement of science were assessing the progress reported in various fields of science as marking the gathering as one of the most signi- ficant in the organizations history. An attendance registration of AGO members shows 1t to have been the largest meeting of scientists ever held in this country and probably in the world.
 Outstanding among the lines Of progress reported are those dealing with the knowledge of the effects of light on living things; of tempera- lures and atmosphere conditions of the planets; and the effect of some forms of electricity and of light upon the determination sex and the char acter of offspring. Observations that Chimpanzees can really thing attract ed much attention.
 The association has gone on record at the meeting as approving the pro- posed reform of the calendar to a year of 15 months of equal length: the projected national arboretum and botanical gardens; and the study of oceanic conditions undertaken -un- der the direction of the navy depart ment.
 Other actions Of the meeting have included advocation of new nation- al park at Glacier Bay, Alaska and the condemnation of government re- cIamation of swamp lands not suit able for farm land but used by wild Fol.
 Delegates, preparing for departure after the concluding session today already were discussing plans for the next annual meeting to be held in Kansas City, Mo-, in December.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-03
A Small World

The professor was illustrating to his class the remarkable smallness of the world. Gentlemen" he said, let me tell you of my own exper-f ence. While in Paris last simmer I met a man from my own home town. I met him again in Venice, still again in Alexandria, and this year, while visiting the Yellowstone. I encountered him for 8 fourth time"
 A disgusted voice broke in; "Aw, why didn't you pay him what you owed him in the first placer - Stanford Chaparral.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-03
COMMITTEE OF TEN
Fate of Governing Body of Nan tuckct, Mass, Will Be Decided This Evening.

Nantucket, Mass, Jan. S.-The fate of a committee that for many years has controlled the expenditures of this island town, group unique in that it had no official status yet laid down for town meetings without question the appropriations for schools and streets, fire fighting and policing will be at stake in the vote of a special town meting called for tonight.
 The committee of ten" with membership for life and powers of self-perpetuation is now under fire. Because questions have arisen over the succession to two vacancies by death in the past year, some of the islanders have proposed the cleo ton as a legally constituted body of a committee Of nine 10 perform the same functions as the self con- stituted committee of ten"
New Britain herald., 1925-01-03

the black sky. while the wireless operator flashed out calls for help.
 The first ship to answer the dis tress calls was the Persian which came alongside about 1;S0 q. m., when the Mohawk was 23 miles southwest of the Delaware Capes, The Kickapoo and tugs Mars and Kallen appeared a few hours later. After the Kickapoo had turned its fire apparatus on the flames without success, all four ships accompanied the burning vessel inside the eapes and assisted In taking off the pas sengers.
 The fire was discovered about II o'clock Thursday night.
 "Wc had d general cargo in the hold" said Captain Staples, the last to leave the ship, and it was ap- parent at once that we were In peril, but l hoped by changing the course and running Into the sheltering bay, 10 save the vessel. My men were courageous, but the flames were too much for them.
 "When we got past the capes and into the bay. we were still in rough weather, and 1t was plain we would have to have the passengers and crew taken off. When this was done, | and we were assured the passengers were safe, we found it necessary to open the Mohawk's seacocks in or der to put the fire out. The ship lies in forty feet of water. out of the channel where it will not impede navigation"
 On Special Trains
 New York, Jan. 3.-Ninety-four persons including 12 passengers oi the Clyde liner Mohawk. scuttled yesterday in Delaware Bay after disastrous fire, arrived here shortly before midnight last night in two special trains chartered by the steamship company.
 Tired and disheveled they returned 1 tc their homes, many of them toe weary to discuss their experiences.
 The S2 members of the crew, some minus overcoats and other wearing apparel and others carrying the few belongings they had rescued were taken in hand by agents for the company. They were provided witl clothing, fed in the station and fur nished with money to transport them to their homes.
 The 12 passengers. able to save al of their hand baggage, were in bet ter shape and were able to relate the story of their rescue. Several hat suffered slight injuries and all were worn out from lack of sleep ant food.
 Tales of EalOr Told
 New York, Jan. 3.-Some of the passengers on the Mohawk faced death in their cabins before the fire Twas discovered and they were
New Britain herald., 1925-01-03
RED MEMS INSTALLATION

The newly officers of Mattabesett Tribe, l. o. R. NJ. will be installed by Deputy Great Sachem Marcus Williams and his staff of Hartford, at a meeting to be held on Monday evening at its wigwam in Judas Hall. The officers to be installed are: sachem, Leon Toczko; senior sagamore, James Vance; junior sag amore, Percy Danforth; prophet. Charles W. Gillett; collector of wampum. Fred Nelson; chief or records, w. B. Bancroft; keeper of wampum, George Smedley, Jr.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-03

The Lyceum is booking big ar ray of pictures, among which is TX the Unknown" ''The Mine with the Iron Door" and How to Edu- cate a Wife"
New Britain herald., 1925-01-03
Two Companies Seeking
 NOrWalk Light Franchise

Hartford, Jan. 3.-Two petitions requesting authority to purchase the gas, and electric department of Norwich and two asking permission to supply electric power i'll that city have been filed with the secretary of state and are to be presented to the incoming session of the general assembly. The A. E. Fitkin com- pany of New York and the Norwich Gas and Electric company are ap- plicants for authority to purchase and the -Willimantic Light ing company, and Philip z. Hankey for the Thames Power company are applying for permission to furnish power in Norwich.
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New Britain herald., 1925-01-03

This is the third consecutive year that Ingalls, has brought his troup 10 this city and he promises tho same refined entertainment that it always has proved.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-03

. Despite his wide experience. Nor rell is still young man and it's no secret girls, to mention the fact that he's but 26 years of age.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-03
FIRE ATTACKS GARAGE.

A rubbish fire started outside the garage at 31 Belden Street last night, spread to the garage and caused about $50 damage to the partitions before 1t was put out by Engine Go. 5. The property is owned by Albert Anderson. Automobiles in the gar age escaped damage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
Hear Arguments
For ExtraditiOn of
Embezzler Suspect

Washington, May 4.-The supreme
court heard arguments today in the
suit of Mariana Viamonte Fernandez
to prevent extradition to Mexico City
for trial on the charge of embezzling
government funds.
Counsel for Fernandez, who is being
detained at Newton, n. H., did not ap-
pear but submitted the appeal on
printed briefs. Counsel for the gov
eminent, however, orally discussed the
case at considerable length, and were
frequently interrupted with inquiries
from the bench to develop phases of
the alleged ENLIGHTENMENT.
Counsel for the government insisted
that Fernandez, while cashier of the
department of special taxes of the
Mexican government, had taken $685.
500 of government funds during a pc
riod of several months and that he had
been properly proceeded against both
in Mexico and in this country. They
argued that there was no valid legal
objection to his extradition.
Fernandez in seeking his release on
habeas corpus proceedings contended
in the lower federal court that the
complaint entered against him was not
sufficient and that there was no COM
petent legal evidence that he had COM
mitted an eXtraditable offence. These
contentious were not sustained and the
case was brought before the supreme
court on his appeal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
Dry Navy Lays Down Big ! !.
Blockade Along Rum Row
To Halt Flow into States
GIRL.
HOLDS INTEREST OF
MIDDLEbURY FOLKS

Middlebury, VT, May 4.-Lucille
Chatterton, who in the space of a
week was transformed from one OF
a brood of eight children living in
obscurity in Braintree Mountain,
Granville, to the center of interest of
feminine Middlebury and to lesser
degree of New England. continues
to find each day one of startling adj
venture.
Today, in her new clothes, she
went to school and was duly regis
tered in the fourth grade, with the
promise that she would be allowed
regular attendance. Her classmates
are rather younger than she, since
her schooling at Granville was large
ly matter of convenience with fire.
quent Interruptions.
After school her bobbed hair
which had grown down to her
shoulders. was freshly cut. The
manager Of a nearby riding school
then offered her the use of horse
on which she cantered about the VIII
lage. Gifts and callers continue to
pour in on her at the home of Mrs.
Noble J. Sanford, the wife of the
jailer.
Several offers of adoption have
come, including one today from AL
bany, n. Y. The girl, at any rate,
will remain with the Sandfords I'M
til after the trial of Earl Woodward
on May IL on the charge of kidnap-
ping her more than a week ago from
her mountain home. A hearing will
be given her parents before either
probate Judge Button, who IS also
counsel for Woodward, or Attorney
General Archibald before any deci-
sion is made as to her future. Her
parents have said that they wanted
her to return to them even though
they have seven other children to
care for with their meager resources,
Woodward and the girl were cap
tured last Friday after scores OF
men had Joined in the search. Wood
ward said he took the girl from her
home because she had been i'll treat
ed by her father. The man was en-
ployed on the Chatterton farm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
No LOwell-BOstOn
Buses After June l
Through Winchester

Winchester, Mass, May 4-The
board of selectmen voted 4 to l
against extending beyond June 1 the
permit of the Eastern Massachusetts,
Street Railway Company to operate
passenger automobile busses be-
tween Boston and Lowell and pass
ing through this town. The action
was taken after public meeting at
which the Boston & Maine Railroad
presented petition bearing the
names of 2041 residents protesting
against extension of the permit. On
a show IF hands the assembly voted
200 to 10 against the buses. The
original license of the Eastern Mas
sachusetts expired on May and was
continued until June that the select
men might have time to investigate
the case.
Tomorrow night the Lowell city
council is scheduled to act on the pc
tition of the Boston & Maine to re-
woke the bus permit and on Thurs
day in Woburn the request of the
Eastern Massachusetts for a renew
al will be considered,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
Jacks Restaurant
Closes Its Doors
Owner Will Retire

New York, May 4.-Jack's Res
taurant at 761 Sixth avenue, one of
the last of the gay restaurants that
made New York's night life famous
during the past quarter of a century.
closed its doors forever tonight.
Jacks was particularly widely
known in theatrical. sporting, poiiti-
cal and newspaper circles as a place
to meet in the early morning hours,
and was the rallying place for coll
lege students on their visits to this
city.
Unlike most Of the other famous
restaurants which have disappeared
one by one it was not prohibition
that was responsible for the passing
or Jacks. Its owner, Jack Dunston.
who founded it in March, 1891, Is
nearing his 72nd birthday and he
has had enough"
There Is no particular reason for
closing except that I think it is about
time that l RETIRED" he said tonight.
Il want to travel; l want to go to
Europe. And don't want to see the
old place pass into other hands," :
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
HEALTH INSTITUTE
OPENS AT PORTLAND
FOR WEEKS SESSION

Portland, Me-, May 1.-The New
England Health Institute opened late
today with hundreds Of students
registered. A series Of more than so
lectures will be given by author
tiles on various health subjects dur
ing the week. The program is UNI
der the direction Of the United States
public health service.
DR.. Clarence H. Kendall, State
health commissioner. Is the director
of the institute.
DR.. w. T. v. Hope. professor of
biophysics at Harvard, in discussing
the subject Of nutrition, pointed out
that sunlight Is an important element
In the proper development Of the
human race. To obtain the benefi-
cial effects of sunlight. glass must be
dispensed with. he said. In other
words. to sit in the sunlight behind
window glass and hope to thus OBJ
tain any value from a "sunbath' is
fruitless.
DR.. Harvey D. Watkins, director of
the division of feeblemfnded, Massa
chusetts department of mental dis
eases, reviewed the program for the
feeble minded that is in effect in his
state. AZ,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
Delegates LOath to
Talk After Opening
Session Arms Control

Geneva, May 4.-(AP)--Count
Henri Carton de Wharf, Belgium, to-
day formally opened the arms con-
troll conference in the league of ma
tionS glass room, which was SO
crowded that even breathing was all
most painful in the sitting atmoss
phere.
The opening session was virtually
devoted to the presidential address,
which sketched the aims of the con-
ference and paid special attention
to the presence of the American del
egation as valued collaboration. -
After adjournment, which was TAX
en- until tomorrow, there was the
greatest reluctance on the part Of
the delegations to discuss their pros
bable attitudes on the salient fea-
lures of the draft convention which
has been prepared by experts as a
basis for work.
Persia was the one exception to
the general policy of silence, for
Prince Arfaed Dowleh came out
fatty with a declaration that he
would combat strongly any attempt
to put Persia in the so-called for
hidden zone where the importation
of arms would not be permitted or
at least where the liberty OF impor-
tation would be destroyed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
Cluster of Speedy Ones

Twenty three boats-five speedy
cutters, six patrol boats and a dog
en- converted submarine chasers-
were at the Clifton Bay, Staten ISL
and, base with the supply ship Ar
gus. being overhauled for the drive.
1t became known that part of the
plan would be the assignment Of one
Or more coast guard boats to watch
each of the floating warehouses en-
the Row every hour. In this manner.
I the government men believe they will
be able to prevent the transfer of
stocks into small boats plying be-
tween the illicit fleet and the shores
of Connecticut, Long Island and New
Jersey. This precautiori also would
prevent the carrying of provisions,
water and other supplies to the ships
on the rum line by small boats op-
Grating from the shore. :.
Captain Jacobs, while reticent ON
his plans, took occasion, to deny re-
ports that he had received or given
any orders to shoot to KILL" and re-
fused to say just what rigorous meas
ures were planned. There ultimately
will be at least fifty coastguard boats
in the war, he admitted, ten of them
being cutters. These include the
Seminole, the Gresham, the Mojave,
the Seneca, the Red Wing, the Yam
acraw and the Obissa, the last named
two having recently been brought
here from Savannah, Ca, and Port
land, Me-. for the new offensive.
The blockade against the rum run
ners has been gradually frightened
up, the government men said. and
they reported that the supply seep-
ing into the country from Rum Row
had been so depleted that the price
for Scotch whiskey had increased
from S3S to $50 case during the past
week.
+ Captain J. I. Bryan, in charge of
the Staten Island unit of the coast
guard, said today that 10 members OF
his unit were in Jail on charges in
volving dishonesty, and department
of justice agents are trailing another
former member who landed 1400
cases of liquor on Manhattan
dock.
When the man was dismissed from
the service. Captain Bryan said, the
full facts were not known or be
would have been prosecuted. AS "a
former boatswain he is said to haze
paid the men under him $2G0 each
for their trips from Rum Row, ana
to have profited personally by many
thousands of dollars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
CHARGE FRAUD IN
FREIGHT BILLINGS
TOTALLING MILLIONS

New York, May 4-Fraudulent
freight billings, whereby railroads
between New York and various
cities may have been mulcted OF
millions of dollars, are charged in
sealed indictments returned this af-
ternoon by a federal grand jury
against the Universal Car Loading
and Distributing Company, an I'LL
nois corporation with general Offices
here and two of it's employees. Ten
separate charges allege false billings
to the Lehigh Valley and Michigan
Central railroads.
The employees denied being in
structed to make out false bills but
the government showed that substi-
tuting plain tin foir' for "colored
and corrugated tin foil'' saved the
company $40 on one car alone.
The underbilling against the two
railroads will amount to at least
100000 and may run into millions,
according to j. Arthur Adler. assist
ant United States district attorney.
The Universal Company is a SUBJ
sidiary of the Baldwin Universal
Company, a Maine Corporation. The
formers payments to the two rail-
roads in two years are estimated at
Sc, 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
Revere Mayor Seeks
Arrest Rum Thieves

Boston, May Mayor John E.
Walsh of Revere today held a con-
ference with U. S. Attorney Harold
P. Williams to secure federal assist
ance to bring to justice, regardless
of whether they are members of the
Revere police force or not" persons
who yesterday, it was alleged, divert
ed 40 cases of large cargo of liquor
seized by Revere police and coast
guardsmen.
Mayor Walsh was told Yesterday
over the telephone by a woman who
still remains unidentified that all OF
the liquor seized was not being load
ed on the trucks. The mayor went
to the landing place and discovered
40 cases hidden in Ocean Pier. He
then sought permission to have all
the seizure carried to Boston instead
of to the Revere police headquarters.
Pending the investigation, he would
make no specific charges today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
BRITISH COMMONS
TAKES ANOTHER STEP
FOR GOLD STANDARD

London. May 4 (AP)-The house
OF commons, after a comparatively
brief debate and without division, to-
night passed the second reading Of
the gold standard bill and agreed to
the necessary money resolution for
putting into force the governments
arrangements for restoring the gold
standard,
The house had been extremely anx-
lous to learn the details of the terms
or the governments agreement for
American credits to protect the Bank
| OF Englands gold reserve. Hence,
the explanation of the bill given by
the Right Honorable Walter GUM
ness, financial secretary to the treas
| ury, showing that the country would
| not be liable for any interest pay
| mentS unless 1t became necessary to
utilize the American credits, was re-
ceived with great satisfaction.
These credith are for $500, 900 900
| the first amounting to 100000, 600
being arranged with the Federal Re-
serve Bank, and the second, with the
| house OF Morgan. amounting to $780,
| 10000 In each the arrangement is
for two years.
Outlining the intentions of the bill
Mr.. Guinness for the most part re-
traced the details as presented by
Winston Churchill, chancellor of the
exchequer. in his budget statement
and expressed the hope that there
would be no delay in passing the bill
He explained that the bill was based
| on the historical precedent of gold
standard in 1919, after the Napoleonic
wars; but today the task was easier
and conditions more favorable be-
cause action had not been taken un-
til parity had already been virtually
| re- established.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
Seek Husband in
Staying Of Girl Found
Near Gary, Indiana

Gary Ind, May 4-Satisfied with
the identification Of the dismem-
bered and burned body of a girl
found week ago near here as that
Of Mrs. Josephine Desiderio. police
tonisht sought her husband, Luis, to
charge him with murder.
Miss Florence B. Kish, who said
she was Mrs. Desiderio's companion
It say parties In Gary, Chicago and
South Bend, Ind, identified tn body.
The Kish girl also identified cloth
Ing she had loaned Mrs. Desiderio.
Some persons remained skeptical
Of the identification, despite con-
frmation by Mr.. and Mrs. Bernardo
Genero, Mrs. Desiderio's parents and
Sam Ross, who said he had lived
with the young women two weeks.
Desiderio is sought because he
once attempted to shoot his wife.
On the Saturday before the body
was found he again threatened her
life. the Kish girl told the police.