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New Britain herald., 1925-04-21

ton Congregational church is mak- ing preparations for the concert which will be held at the church on Friday evening of this week. The organ and piano are being put into the best possible condition for the event. It is expected that there will be a large attendance.
 Miss Sims, Mrs. Sims, Walter Co., cupin and MT. Stedman, all of New Britain, will present variety of musical numbers and Mrs. Helen Brown Chapman. will be the soloist Of the evening. An interesting pro- gram of entertainment is promised. All Of the artists are well known to Kensington music enthusiasts.
 East Berlin Items
 The regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias will be held at their hall on Grove street this eve- ming.
 All are invited to attend the whist social to be given by the Community club at the Knights of Pythias hall Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. This social will take place of the regular meeting. The committee in charge consists of Ralph Gamble, chairman, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. North, Miss Hazel Nelson, Miss Helen IFlaherty, Mrs Abel Bourgeois and Francis Cobey.
 The monthly meeting of the Pro- gressive Reading Circle will be held at the home of Mrs. William Noble in West Cromwell this evening at s o'clock. The roll call will be Cur rent events on schools and work of schools"
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest Mildrlm of Main street, spent Monday in Spring field, Mass.
 The regular meeting of the Girl Scouts will be held at Berlin We'd nesday afternoon and the local mcm- bers will attend.
 A whist and dance will be given at the Athletic hall next Monday cve- ming at s o'clock by a number of the wound ladies in town. All are invit- ed to attend.
 Miss Theresa Krauth of Grove street is spending few days in New York city and New Jersey.
 The Boys club will meet in the basement of the Methodist church this evening at 7.S0 o'clock. O1aafipO Eastern Star at Cromwell, Wcdncs- day evening.
 The regular meeting of Masonic lodge at Cromwell this evening will be known as East Berlin night. Two candidates from East Berlin will be initiated and the chairs will be filled by East Berlin members.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
METH0DISTS MAKE
 CHURCH CHOICES
". H, AlderS0n for New Britain
 Conference Selections

New York, April 21.-Bishop Ed gar Blake, of the Paris area, an- Aounced at the close of the seventy seventh meeting of the New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church last night the fol- lowing assignments and pastoral chances:
 For New York district:
 Boston Road Church, Bronx, P. F, Shaw.
 Willis avenue, Bronx, H. s. Cros- sett.
 Pound Ridge Circuit, N. Y, s. F. T. Harding Bethel, Conn.,, F. 0. Pritchett.
 Newfield, Conn, F. F. Piper.
 Bridgeport, Conn.,, Trinity church, Kenneth Kingston.
 Cornwall Bridge and Ellsworth, Conn.,, F. A. Henderson.
 Darien, Conn, J. w. Morgan.
 Easton. Conn, H. B. Warren.
 Gaylordsville, Conn.,, H. A. Stud well.
 New Milford, Conn.,. H A. Cook.
 Newton and South Britain, Conn. E. F. Stowe.
 North Wilton, Conn.,, J. B. Cross
 Roxbury, Conn, W. E. Stone.
 Stamford, Circuit, Conn, Thomas Grenfell.
 stratford, Conn, c. ". Sever ance.
 West Bedding, Conn, o, J, Coby
 Westport, Conn ., N. A. Hall.
 Vista, Conn, V. C. Wood.
 High Ride, Conn.,, Charles Key holds.
 New Haven district;
 Bloomfield, Conn. Alex B. Dodd' Cheshire, Conn, F. D. Bone.
 Derby, Conn, A. M. Morgan.
 Hartford, Conn, North church IA. G. Boynton.
 Hartford, Conn, St. PauIs' A. | P. Corliss.
 Meriden, Conn, First church, G. E. Farrar. i Meridcn, Conn, Trinity church. G. A. Baird. New Britain, Conn.,, w. H. AL derson.
 New Haven, Conn, Epworth' Jack Ogilsby.
 New Haven, Conn.,, St. Andrews A. II. Cam.
 New Haven, Conn, Trinity, Row. land Hill. ,
 North Canton and Washington Hill Conn.,, Elmer J. Cook. pleascnt Valley and CoiabrooN River, Conn, J. k. Swain. :, Seymour, Conn" Miner Harwood' shelton, Conn.,, NJ. o. iepley. Watertown, Conn, H. K. Rooln- Windsor Locks, Conn, Payson Miller,
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
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traffic for the first time this morning. The new roadway connects Pond street with North Pond street via Curtis street and provides c direct route 10 the Barnes tract and sec tions to the north of the railroad tracks.
 The bridge was constructed last fall but cold weather set in before the approaches to the bridge could be built. For the past ten days the public works department has been building the approaches with the result that the work was completed last night. Curbs and sidewalks will be old along hte newsly constructed roadway in the near future.
 The new road will obviate the nec- cessity Of traffic crossing the danger ous Crescent Drive railroad crossing. It is expected that the crossing will be closed.
 Descendant of the Revere Family
 Philip H. Stevens. well known llhl lIuIu JCNtlSl dllu ol this city, is a direct descendant of Mary Revere, a sister of Paul Revere, the 150th anniversary of whose famous ride to Lexington and Concord is being observed. Mary Revere's daughter was Mary Rose, who married Caleb Francis. Their daughter Sarah Briscoe Francis, married Samuel Butler Stevens, grandfather of Philip II. Stevens, the Hartford merchant.
 MT. Stevens lived in Bristol for several years and married Hallie M. Beach, the daughter of the late Henry L. Beach of this city. MT. and Mrs. Steveis havetwo children, Leslie Beach Stevens and Miss Marion Stevens, both of Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
HAT MAKERS STRIKE
Starting Department of American Hat Company at Norwalk Affected by WaIkout Today.

Norwalk, April 21.-The Starting department of the American Hat Co. went on strike this morning, join ing the Sizing department which walked out yesterday morning.
 This makes idle the entire make shop of the plant and brings the total number of strikers up to 50 men.
 In a statement this morning the strikers said that the Starting de- partment struck for the same req son as did the sizers yesterday-bo- cause the manager, Charles A. Haas refused to interview a committee which wished to, confer with him regarding working conditions. They found it impossible to make a good days pay under present rat ings, the strikers said. The mana ger refused to meet their commit tee. Charles Haas, manager of the plant, this morning refused to con- ment on the strike. The strikers are composed about equally Of union and non-union men.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
CELTIC SLIGHTLY DAMAGED

Liverpool, April 21.-The White Star liner Celtic, while backing up the Mercy river today prior to land ing her passengers, crashed into the steamer Hampshire Coast, bucklng the latter's stem plates.
 CThe Hampshire coast is q small steel coast stseamer, of 7S7 tons. Liverpool is her home port.)
 The Celtic was slightly damaged but was not delayed in docking, and will sail on May2 as scheduled.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
Community Theater
PL AIN WILL F.
Monday. April 20. MRS. WALLACE REID in "BROkES LAWS"

The evilS-the tragic consequences of the iazz-age exposed as they have never been revealed on stage or screen. Tremendous scenes of ten>c drama-heart rendinG scenes of heauti- full pathOs, Soul-stirriug scenes of ten- drrPst mother love, young romance, wild parties, breakneck spreding-the most gigantic climax ever produced.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
THREE 10 RECEIVE
 MEDALS FROM TABS
Fagal Moore and Dooley 25 Year Members Of Society
CELEBRATION TO BE HELD
Sons of Veterans to Change By Laws-Funeral of Fred Griswold Daughters of American Rcvolu- ton to Mcet-Othcr Items.

Three members of St. Pauls T. A. and B. society will receive 25- year medals on Tuesday evening, April 2S, when the 25th annivcr- 1 sary of the founding of the Ken sington branch of the organization will be observed. These three men who have been members of the so- cicty for 25 years, or, since it's founding, arc William w. Pagan, John r. Moore and William J. Doolcy,
 This practice is q national one, each branch of the organization giving medals 10 those who have hccn affiliated with the order for a quarter of century. The cclebra- ton in Kensington will take the form of a smoker and will be held in the rooms at upson's corner. Entertainment will be provided and it is expected that representatives from out of town branches will be ? present to take part in the observ- ancc.
 James c. Hart is president of the kensington organization. Other of ficers are, vice president, Raymond Warren; financial secretary. Robert Pagan; recording secretary, Peter ; J. Corr; treasurer John Giana; 7 marshall Robert Corr; sergeant-at- r1ms, William Carey; trustees, Will liam McGce, William w. Pagan. P. ]. Buckley and William Bernardo; { chaplain. Rev. John c. Brennan.
 First Game Is Scheduled
 The All Kcnsington baseball team ,ill open its 1925 season on May 3, when if will meet the St. Mary's cam oC South Manchester. an az SrcSation which the local boys ! stac%cd up against several times |; st year. The game will he staged U South Manchester. No local llreup has been announced as yet, Manager r. ]. Buckley stating that 3il positions on the team are open and will be open until a week or so ,bofo.c the first game.
 Well have one of the best teams ever seen in Kensington, or I'll miss my guess" said the manager today. The squad has been report ins for practice regularly and sev- rral good workouts have been held. l. is rur1ored that several surprises will be sprung on local fans in the course of tho season, regarding p'aying material and games.
 Will Receive Medal
 Harvey Louis Woodruff, son of
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
UDGMENT FOR s72.50

Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of S72.5O and costs of $9,S2 was awarded in city court yesterday afternoon by Judge William c. Hun gerford in the action of Henry Scn- pack against Joseph Giantonio. Ed ward A. Mag represented the plain tiff. The case was heard yesterday afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21

2l Church St., rooms, improve ments' for light housekeeping. Tel. 11-14.-adW,
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
N. B. H. s. Baseball Team
 Tn First Game of 1925

The New Britain high school base hall team will play it's first game or the season with Crosby high ot wa tcrburv tomorrow afternoon at st. Mary's field at 4 o'clock
 Coach Cassidy expressed his con- fidcnce in his pitching staff, as they arc all last years men.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21

George F, Miller of Cook street is recovering from a nervous break down.
 Miss Etta Resignol of southington road has left for New Hartford, where she will spend the next few days with relatives.
 Mrs. Vincent Lodra of Hanson Junction is spending the week with MT. and Mrs. William Maloney Of Winsted.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Spur are visiting relatives in Waterbury.
 Cornelius Prior has returned to Yale Law school after the Easter vacation.
 Miss Claire Beaudoin of Holyoke, Mass, has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. Clement J. Prior of East Main street
 George Spurr of Pitts6eld. Mass, has returned to his home after spending the last few days with his daughter, Mrs. Lewis Tator, of New Britain road.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Hill Of Tom llnson avenue are receiving congrat- ulations on the birth of son last Friday morning.
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New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the beautiful flowers at the time Of the recent death of our husband and father.
 Mrs. Edwin Clark. Charlie Clark, Raymond Clark and Harold Clark.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21

The funeral of Fred w. Griswold was held from his late home this afternoon at o'clock. Rev. Asa c. Fuller, pastor of the East Berlin Methodist church, offiCiatcd and burial was in Kelsey cemetery, Cromwell.
Evening star., 1925-09-07
Labor Day.

A prosperous country pauses in its
activity today to honor labor by
means of a holiday. which is the most
effective method of commemoration.
Save for the strike of the hard coal
miners in Pennsylvania and troubles
in the textile mills OF New England
there are no difficulties in the field of
high, employment is general and there
is no prospect of a change of condi-
tions. No disputes outside of those
mentioned are pending. and they are
to be regarded "a virtually seasonal
and not indicative of any fundamental
misadjustment.
Organized labor in this country
fully appreciates its sponsibility in
terms of citizenship. In many
branches of the organized trades
financial institutions have been de-
veloped which have an important bear
ing upon the stability of industrial
conditions. More and more as the
years pass labor recognizes its obliga
tion TO the community at large.
Radicalism plays but little part In
the American labor situation The
great majority of American working
men are conservative. They have no
disposition to experiment. They dis
countenance the preachments Of in
cendiaries who would disrupt the So
cial order. subvert the Government
and establish communism upon the
wreckage Of the republic.
The custom Of devoting a day an.
nually to labor is good. 1t turns the
thoughts Of people once a year to the
mutuaiity Of relations between those
who work and those who hire, with
those who use the products of labor
and who pay both wages and profits
as the dominant factsr of the indus
trial equation. 1t is to be deplored
that Labor day should ever find the
country afflicted with a strike which
menaces the public welfare as does
that of the anthracite miners.
Evening star., 1925-09-07
Imaginary Ills.

They try to worry us about
The evils that may come;
They seek to fill our minds with doubt
And leave our spirits glum.
Yet most Of the predicted things
That tempted men to fret.
From peasants all the way to kings,
Have never happened yet.
The comets that were due to send
This good old world to smash,
The strange explosions that would end
Mankind's ambitions rash,
The catacIysms that would leave
Naught but sign ITO Let
Upon this orb, with none to grieve,
They haven't happened yet.
And when a decade hence we view
With reminiscent eyes
The dangers which now seem so new
And strong to terrorize,
Well look on them without dismay:
Well speedily forget
The old-time bugaboos and say.
They haven't happened vet"
Evening star., 1925-09-07

ber of traffic deaths will be about the
same as last year. The number OF
automobiles and the number of pedes-
tltans increase each year, and the
clpsest possible regulation OF vehicle
and pedestrian movement seems to be
needed Talks to school children advis-
ing care In the streets will have their
effect. but numbers of children will
always be forgetful in moments of ex.
citement or absorption in play. No
matter what rules may be written
and no matter how much advice be
given TO children or motorists and
pedestrians it seems that the safe
plan is to have police at street cross
ings near schools. and that children be
compelled to keep within the crossing
lines and to move only on signal from
policemen.
Evening star., 1925-09-07
School Children and Traffic.

Safety of children on the way to
and from school has been the subject
of a conference between the traffic
director and superintendent of schools
Some special provision for safety will
no doubt be made at street crossings
near schools, and some way will be
found to insure safety of troops Of
children at boulevard crossings. The
superintendent of schools has said
that in addition to any precautions
that may be taken at street crossings.
talks will be made again this year to
pupils in the elassrooms to impress
on them the necessity of care in go
ing to and from school. The director
of traffic has said that he welcomes
the opening Of the schools, because he
feels that the youth Of the city is ur
der closer supervision during the
school months.
Protection of life in the streets is
one Of the eity's pressing problems
Statistics for 1925 show that the num-
Evening star., 1925-09-07
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC HILLI4H VILE.

development Of telephony since it's
invention, so years ago. The first
telephone patent was filed at Wash
ington. Its number-1744 465-has
been made a part of the insignia of
the Pioneers. The members of the
Alexander Graham Bell Chapter of
their national organization will be the
hosts of the forthcoming meeting,
which is in the nature of a curtain.
raiser for next years golden jubilee
of the telephone. The greatest liv-
ing American telephone pioneer is a
longtime resident of Washington.
Emile Berliner. whose discovery of
the loose contact principle and induc-
ton coil made finally possible the tele.
phone IS the world knows it today.
x
President Paz Barahona of Hon.
duras has issued proclamation to
| the people of that stormy little Central
American republic, which interprets
the new policy of the United States
Government In Latin American affairs.
Senior Barahona calls upon the Hon
durans to stamp out ruthlessly any
ard al tnoEDatio~s in the direction of
revolution. His proclamation, of course
does not disclose the fact. but 1t is
commonly understood in Latir Ameri
can quarters at Washington that he
was actuated' by the State Depar TT
ment's now well known disapproval of
turbulence and militarist ambitions in
the sister republics of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union. The new United States
Minister TO Honduras. George r.
Summerlin, is an expert on revolll-
tions. He has had many years of
service in Mexico.
This week will prospectively witness
the appointment of the new American
ambassador TO Japan. Announcement
OF his name Is expected Immediately
after President Coolidge reaches
Washington. The President adheres
to the rule of making his own selec-
tion for ma jor diplomatic posts but re-
framing from an appointment not ap-
proved by the Secretary of State.
Cases are on recent record, in which
Mr.. Coolidge has proposed. and Mr..
Kellogg has disposed. There is no
dearth of available timber for the
Toxic mission, which is now regarded
as one of the most important in our
whole foreign service. 1t remains to
| be seen whether the final choice will
fall outside Of the so-called career men
or be given, by way of promotion. to
some minister or ambassador now in
the service. If an outsider is named.
he is expected, like the late Ambas-
sador, Edgar A. Bancroft of Chicago.
to be an outstanding Western law.
yer. IL a career diplomat is promoted.
the appointee may be Joseph c.
Grew, Undersecretary of State; Hugh
Gibson, minister to Switzerland:
Henry p. Fletcher, ambassador to
Italy. or Irwin B. Laughlin, Minister
to Greece.
y 4
While the country was in the
throes of the first shock produced by
the wreck of the Shenandoah, this
observer was called on the long dis
tance telephone from a seaside resort
in New Jersey. 1t was an inquiry
from an anxious woman who wanted
to know If all hope had been aban-
doned that Con1dr. Zachary Lans-
downe might still be alive He was
the godfather, she said. of her only
child and the closest friend of her
husband, brother officer in the Navy.
tCopvright. 1881
Evening star., 1925-09-07
Entire United States
Is Claimed by Italy

That troublesome question of Italy's
debt to the United States has been
settled, at least by one Italian news
paper, and the United States owes
Italy ever so many billion dollars.
The newspaper in question recently
published a facsimile of a letter writ
ten by Christopher Columbus to his
son soon before beginning his mo-
mentous cruise across the ocean. In
this letter the explorer promised to
bequeath to his son all the land that
he might discover. 1t is obvious,
comments the paper. that the Italian
people, the logical heirs of the Colum-
bus family, have legal title to every
thing in America. The Italians, how
ever, are willing to credit the United
States with the $4,000, 900 trifie
they owe and accept several billion
dollars in the form of oil stocks or
steamships or in any other form
America finds most convenient.
Evening star., 1925-09-07

her to death, later demanding ransom
of her father. He was quickly caught
and now confesses the deed. pointing
out the body of the child.
Suggestion Immediately arises that
this deed OF horror was prompted by
the Chicago case. That. however. is
not probable. Had the youth Noel
committed his crime a year ago, when
the Leopold-Loeb murder case was
fresh in mind. the conclusion would
have been justified. But in the view
of the lapse of time it must be con
cluded that this is simply an instance
of the development of an insane homi-
cidal impulse, irrespective of prec-
edent.
This case indicates that there was
an error OF medical judgment in the
release of the Lad from restraint in an
institution where he had been placed
by his parents after suffering mental
breakdown. He escaped from the
asylum, and on his return was re
leased in custody of his parents, who
later brought him back for examina-
ton. He was then permitted to leave
as indications pointed to Improvement.
Then came the sudden, unheralded
murderous impulse that led to the
tragedy.
Confidence in the judgment of alien
lists who determine the propriety Of
restoring freedom to mental patients
is shaken by this instance. There was
either a wrong diagnosis in this boys
of his condition later. Otherwise he
would have been detained in custody.
The error Of judgment has cost the
lives of two persons.
Evening star., 1925-09-07
An Insane Murderer.

While in certain aspects similar to
the Chicago tragedy Of last year, in
which two youths of morbid disposi-
ton slew a little boy for the sake OF
THRILL the latest crime of atrocity,
in New Jersey. differs in details. \
youth who had previously been treat.
ed as insane killed chauffeur in
order to secure his meteor car, and
then kidnapped little girl and ehot
Evening star., 1925-09-07
Human Emotions.

Why do you weep over the sorrows
OF people in whom you have no in
terest when you go to the theater?"
asked the man.
II don't know replied the woman
why do you cheer wildly when a
man with whom you are not scquaint
ed slides into second base?''