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New Britain herald., 1925-11-04

of local bank, in tho bond de-
partment OF which he was employ
ed He was captain in the World
War, serving as liaison officer be-
tween the French and American
armies,
Mr., Meeker. prominent in demo-
cratic state politics, has been men,
TONED as a candidate of his party
for the nomination for United States
senator from Ohio. He was secre-
tory to the late James C. Campbel
when the latter was governor OF
Ohio. and was American consul at
Batsford England, during tho adj
ministration of President Cleveland.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-04

age. against 1880 In 1920, Corn,
potatoes and tobacco, however, have
shown a decline in acreage, There
has also been a falling off In tho,
number OF dairy cows and hogs
raised In the county.
The census reveals that there are
S5S mules In Hartford county, an
increase of 10 In the past five years,
although tho mules function Is
more and more taken over by me-
chanical means.
Number OF Farms Declines
Hartford and Fairfield counties
are the only counties In Connect
cut for which the census returns
have been completed that have
shown Il decline in the number Of
farms In operation since 1920, In
Fairfield county, the numhor
dropped from S.S7i to 3.i@G,
In New Haven, Middlescx, Tol-
land and New London counties there
was an increase In tho number Of
farms rs we'll MS in farm values.
New Haron county's fNrms gained In
number from 9.GS7 in 1920 to O.
76t this year: Wd1loscy's from T.
Az to 1856; ToIland's from 1877
to 1,9S5: and New London's from
2,747 to 2.SSt.
Complete data on the farming in
dustry in New London county also
was announced by the department
of commerce today, and II healthy
development in agricultural lines in
that county was disclosed. The num-
Der Of farmers who own their own
land was shown to have increased
from 2,329 10 $3.50. The valuation
of farm buildings in New London
county this year Is $99GO,225, an
increase Of more than two and one
half million over the 1920 valuation
| of $7,37G,S00 The value Of farm
land in the county dropped slightly
being fixed at $6,G33,49 this year
against SG,771,S61 five years ago
This Is accounted for mainly by q
reduction of the total amount OF
land in farms, which decreased
from 287,576 acres In 1920 to 267,-
399 acres this year.
Hay is the only principal crop ir
New London county which shovel
an increase In planted acreage last
year over the year 1919. The acre.
age In hay was advanced from A.,
255, to 49,750. A decline in acre.
age was noted In the case Of corn
silago, white potatoes, and apples
Better farming methods, however
brought a larger crop yield of po-
tatoos and apples last year, than in
1919, In spite Of the reduced acre
| arc.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-04

Pittsburgh, Oct. 90 Pl-A ma
jorlty of night students at the Car
negie Institute of Technology have
shown n preference for blue denim"
work. Only comparatively few arc
entered for occupations where clean
linen and well combed hair are ne
cessities.
Building and machinery trades
have attracted many of the students
New Britain herald., 1925-11-04
DIVORCE SUIT HEARING

The divorce suit of Loretta Wells
Becker against Frederick Becker is
scheduled to come up in the sn-
perior court at Hartford at 10
o'clock Thursday morning. Mrs
Becker, who alleges intolerahle
cruelty, Is represented by Joseph G.
Woods. while Nair & Nair are acting
for the defendant.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-04
BANKRUPTCY NJATVERS

The first meeting of the credi-
tors of Mullin &; Shepard, bank
rupt restaurateurs. will be held in
Referee E. NJ. Yeomans' office at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning. At the
same time there will be g meeting
In the matter of Gaetano Gibilsco,
bankrupt Washington street mace
aroni manufacturer, for the purpose
OF examining the bankrupt and a
similar one IN the case of Charles
Johnson, bankrupt contractor Nair
& Nair represent the bankrupts.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-04
REMEMBER

The Desco process cleans
any garment that common
dry cleaning can clean and
a great many others that
cannot be cleaned by ordi-
nary methods.
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PLEADS FOR HOUR
= TO SPARE HER LIFE
Columbus Woman Sh0t-.HuS-
band a Suicide

Columbus,' o., Nov. 4 R)--Shirley
Il. Wing, former Rhodes scholar
and at one time attache OF the
American embassy In Paris, shot
and wounded his. wife, Mrs. Mar
ioric Meekcr Wing and her father,
Claude Meoker Columbus broker,
and then killed himself in the Wing
homo In Worthlngton, near here
last night,
Pleads For Her Life
Mrs. Wing. locked IN u room with
her husband, pleaded for an hour
for her life, the shooting apparent
~ having been precipitated by the
arrival of her father, who demand
ed admittance.
Mrs. Wing, known as a writer OF
prose and poetry and her father
are in Il Columbus hospital, each
with bullet wounds in the thigh
| Wing, who has been separated from
! his wife for four months, died al
most instantly, with bullet in his
/ heart. Mrs. Wings mother dcclar-
ed that the tragedy was due to
/ Wings mental condition. She as
/ serted he had been nervous and dis
traught.
ut was not entirely unexpected,
she said last night.
Announced Intentions
Mrs. Wing told her mother. and
officials that her husband came 10
the home at S p, m. to see their II
month old daughter. She said he
Immediately entered her room,
locked the door, put the key in HE
pocket ad declared he was going to
kill her.
At six O'clock Mr.. and Mrs Meek
err arrived to take their daughter 80
dinner. While Mrs, Mccker waited
in their automobile. Mr.. Mcoker
went into the house. He said his
daughter called to him that she was
locked in her room with her hus-
band.
Shoots Through Window
Mr.. Mcekcr demanded admit
lance, when Wing reached out
through a window and fired two
shots at him, one lodging In the
hcshy part of his right thigh.
Making his way back to his auto
mobile, Mr.. Meckcr was rushed to
Worthington where he received first
aid. p
In the meantime q maid in the
Wing home had notified Worthing-
ton officials. When they arrived
Mrs, Wing had eXtricated the key
from the pocket of her husbands
\ coat and had crawled downstairs.
Worthington constables said they
found Wings automatic revolver
with four shells discharged. lying
by his side,
Probably Suicide
Coroner Murphy has not render
cd verdict but he said last night
that he probably would pronounce
Wing suicide.
Mrs. Wing had been married he
tore, her former husband having
been John Calling of New York
She has attained national rccogni.
ton as q poctess and prose writer
She is thirty-tWo years old.
Wing, forty years Of age. was {
! son of Charles NJ. Wing, prcsidcnt
New Britain herald., 1925-11-04
Up AND DOWN

Examiner: "How would yon clas-
sify a telephone girl? Is It a bust
ness or n profession"
Candidate: Neither. It's a cal
ling."--Answers.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-04
WAS frantic
WITH PAIN
Simple home treatment
gave quick, positive relief

How q lonely woman, snowbound on
a remote farm, miles from doctor,
got quick and complete relief from
the raging pain of neuralgia is told in
this letter from Ontario, Canada.
"The pain in my head was driving
me Wild" she writes, when | hap
pened to see bottle of Sloan's Lini-
ment on the dresser where my hus-
band had left it. | gave it a trial
and in no time the pain was gone. I
slept peacefully the rest OF the night"
And it is amazing-the quick, gen.
uine comfort that Sloan's gives to-
every kind Of muscular pain.
No need to rub. A little Sloan's
patted lightly on-and healing tide
Of fresh, germ-destroying blood begins
tingling through the aching place. Be-
fore you can believe it, the pain, swell
ing, stiffness are relieved and you feel
yourself again. So clean and easy to
use, too. ALI druggists-35 cents.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-04
| P|MPL.ES WERE |
| VERY PAINFUL |
On Face. Hard and Rcd. |
Healed by Cuticura. |

About year ago my face broke
out with hard, red, very itchy pinl-
pies. They were very painful and
bothered me when tried 10 shave.
1t was useless to try to sleep. Tried
other remedies but they only made
the trouble worse. l sent for q free
sample of Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment and after using 1t I got relief.
l purchased more, and after using
three cakes Of Cuticura Soap and
one box of Cuticura Ointment was
completely healed" (Signed) Will
liam G. Smith, S Walls Pr, Prov.
idence, R. l., Feb. 2, 1925.
Use Cuticura for everyday toilet
purposes. Battle with Soap, soothe
with Ointment, dust with Talcum.
Soap Csc. oin.men, Is and Soc. Tslcmn Csc. Sold
everywhere. Sample each free. Address
-cuteura Laboratories Dept B, Maiden, MssA"
E9laE Cutieura Shaving Stick Csc.
The Washington times., 1925-06-23
HARLAN To
QUIT WHITE
HOUSE
Social Secretary Going in Wide
Change in Routine Begun
by Colonel Cheney

Miss Laura Harlan will retire as
social secretary at rne White House
at the beginning of the new social
season, 1t was officially announced
today.
Miss Mary Randolph will continue
as the personal secretary to Mrs.
Coolidge, and the management of
the formal social functions at the
mansion will hereafter be entirely
in the hands of "some man attached
to the State Department" the Off
cial announcement said.
1t is understood that Charles
Coon, who for many years has been
in charge of the social and diplo.
matte ceremonies Of the State De.
partment, will take over the man.
agement Of formal White House
functions.
No official announcement to this
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Budget Calling for S.. 600. 900
Over last Year Provides
Big Improvements

The Citizens Advisory Council
today recommended to the Dis
trict Commissioners that the bud
get for the District of Columbia
for the fiscal year beginning July
/. 1926, be So, 90S, sO9. more than
$6.OO0,0O0 higher than Congress
appropriated for the fiscal year
beginning next July 1.
In submitting q budget, the
council urged the commissioners t.
ask Congress to appoint a COM
mission to investigate the fiscal
relations question, declaring the
present lump sum scheme to be
"unbusinesslike, unsatisfactory, UNI
wise and unscientific.
Asks Amendments Repeal
The council also recommends the
repeal of the BorIand amendment,
which imposes upon abutting prop
erty special taxes for street and
road construction.
In the budget. the council recon-
mends the distribution of the $685.
90S 500 as follows:
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GOV. TRINKLE THANKS
D. c. BOOSTERS AS HOSTS

Governor Lee Trinkle, Of Vir-
ginia, today expressed his graft
tude for the hospitality of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION shown him on the booster
outing. in a letter to Ross P. An
drews, president of the Organization.
"How can / thank you and all of
the members of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association of your
good city for the wonderful courtesy
that was shown me while with you
Oh the booster trip the governor
wrote IT enjoyed every moment
OF it.
ut was so delightful to be asso-
ciated with you gentlemen and I
hope to become your friend. I shall
always remember our meeting, and
hope as the years come and go
our pathways may often cross.
Please extend my sincere thanks
to the entire association
The Washington times., 1925-06-23
BOST ON Staying
SUSPECT HAS
D. c. RECORD
Frank Corey, Accused in
Death Of Wardrobe Mistress,
Arrested Here in 1915
By a Special Correspondent.

BOSTON, June 23.-Frank Corey,
who has police record in Wash
ington where he was convicted of
attempted highway robbery, was
arrested today here charged with
the Staying Of Mrs. Mae Price.
wardrobe mistress of the Brown
Derby" Theatrical Company, on
May 81. Mrs. Price was strangled
and beaten to. death in a hotel
room.
For two weeks Sergeant Thomas
j. Harvey, of the Boston police,
had been hunting Corey in con.
nection with the crime. He found
his man at Worcester.
Captain Goodwin of the Fourth
division told reporters the police
have convincing evidence Of Corey's
guilt.
Arrested Here in 1915.
1t was back in June rs. 1915.
according to the police, that Corey
attempted to stick up" Frank e.
Putnam in Washington. He was
arrested by Detective j. r. Simp-
son of the First precinct and Police
man William H. Adams.
Corey was convicted and was sen
fenced to serve eight years in the
Federal penitentiary at Leaven-
wc.th. In 1918 he escaped by
crawling through a sewer, but was
recaptured three days later. In
1923 he was released from Jail anil
sperl more than a year in New
York city. Then he went to Wor-
cescer where his father, Richard
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She was a saint, If there ever
was one," one OF, Sister Cephas'
former patients declared, as the
tears coursed unrestrained down
His cheeks.
Others felt the same way about
it and said so.
Sister Cephas felt the call of the
re ligious life when she was but .
slip of a girl. The ways of the
world-its pleasures and frivolities
found little response in the heart
CT this gOdly woman. She forsook
1.-The world" for 1.-The veil" and was
educated for her life of service in
q Baltimore convent.
FavOrite With Patients.
Thirty years ago Sister Cephas
was transferred to the Providence
Hospital in Washington. She soon
patients and rapidly won for her
self the endearing appellation of
1.-THE Angel of Providence
Like all her sisters of 1.-The VEIL"
hardships meant nothing to Sister
Cephas. Day and night she would
watch beside the bed of some fever
stricken patient.
OF late years, Sister Cephas was
stricken with partial blindness.
But her affliction seemed only to
make her smile just bit sweeter
her caresscs mite more tender.
if that were possible.
Left Hospital For Church
Early this morning, as was her
custom, she picked her way from
Providence Hospital to st. Peters
Church to, partake of the Blessed
Sacrament.
She left the church, it was noted,
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The life Of an angel Of mercy was ruthlessly
snued out today when Sister Cephas, for thirty years
Sister Of Charity At Providence Hospital killed
By rlna-runnng motor car chased By police, crash
ing into the sedan IN which she wal riding.
In the car was another sister and their chauffeur.
The other sister escaped injury, but the chauffeur
was badly injured He will recover, however, ply
Sicians believe.
The occupants Of the rlm-running car Clifton
Young, colored, 1910 Delaware avenue southeast,
and EsteIle Robinson, colored, so G street south
west, were arrested.
Decidine Is Ia lie day marketing FOR Proyidence
Hospital t. which staff Of nurses they attached
Sister Cephas, known 70 patients IS "The Angel Of
Providence and Sister Agnes set out with their
chauffeur, Robert Ladson, SO street southeast,
shortly before o'clock.
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; W 4as - (
DRY UNIT IS
SWEPT BY
CHANGE
Mellon Orders Reorganization
Planned By Andrepts and
Approved BY Coolidge

A far-reaching reorganization
of Federal prohibition enforce
ment methods was announced to-
day by Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon.
The plan, drafted by General
L. C. Andrews, field marshal Of
prohibition, and formally approved
by President Coolidge. divides the
United States into twenty-five en-
forcement districts.
Directing activities in each dis
trict will be prohibition admin
istration, selected for personal
fitness, executive and business
sbility," according to Melons an
nouncement.
The reorganization will be ef-
Sective August /.
Haynes Power Cut.
Apparently Andrews plan re.
moves most Of the authority held
by Prohibition Commissioner Roy
A. Haynes, Melons statement de-
claring that ALI control of alcohol.
except the collection Of Federal tax,
is made the sole responsibility of
prohibition administrators represent
ing the Commissioner of internal
Revenue"
No personnel changes have been
announced so far.
The Federal districts will he
bounded exclusively by Federal
judicial district lines, their size
having been determined by the
amount of permissive work to be
done and the difficulties of en-.
forcement to be met, due to local
conditions and public sentiment.
THE plan is a decentralization
with a view to economy and ef-
ficiency, permitting the use of a
smaller personnel with higher quail.
ifications," Mellon declared Its
disregard of State lines makes It
more clearly a Federal organiza-
ton. not unlike that of the Gus
toms service.
Office Here Supervisory.
1.-The headquarteI in Washing.
ton will be largely one for super
vision to secure uniformity Of
policy, Standardization and co.ordi-
nation. Its functions will be con-
Quoted under the same officers as
at present. but their duties will be
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
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$50, 908,8O9 FOR D. c.
URGED BY COUNCIL
Vendor Fined 500 for
Shining Apples
With Saliva

Tom Georges, Greek fruit
vendor, was fined 800 today
for shining his apples with
saliva and then offering them
for sale.
ct is the most disgusting
ease that has come before me,
Judge Isaac R. Hit, of the
Police Court, said in imposing
sentence.
Georges was tried on two
counts, offering for sale to the
public apples adnlterated with
saliva and offering Tor sale md
selling to Inspector SHELTON G.
Higgins apples adulterated with
saliva.
The case was prosecuted by
Assistant United States Dis
f-ict Attorney Pearl M Mccall.
The Washington times., 1925-06-23
MAJOR PEYToN GORDON
TO RETAIN HIS POST

The reappointment of Major
Peyton Gordon as District Attorney
became a virtual certainty today.
President Coolidge will reappoint
him unless he has complete
9ange of mind between now and
2e date for the expiration of the
term of Major Gordon in August.
The White House spokesman to-
day confirmed the forecast pub
lished in The Washington Times
yesterday that Major Gordon would
continue for another term as Dis
trict Attorney.
The Washington times., 1925-06-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET
CLOSES D. c. SESSION

The fifty-first annual session of
the New England Baptist conven-
ton came to a close last night at
the Metropolitan Baptist Church, r.
street, between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets northwest. with re-
ception to the delegates and general
public.
The Missionary Auxiliary Sunday
School and Baptist Young Peoples
Union were represented on the
program.
Fifteen minute speeches were
given by a number of prominent
ministers Music was under the
direction of the Reverend Doctor
Il, l.. Kaiser.
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The, demand for admission was
so great tickets sold for from 500
to 5000.
1t was one of the widest affairs
since the war. Great quantities OF
Jliquor were consumed and many
men and women were in a helpless
condition long before midnight.
Crowds gathered in front Of the
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hall while guests were arriving
The requisite costume" which
each had to have or be denied adj
mittanee, was an assyrian hat.
Few of the guests wore much else.
Many were bare to the waist. The
indignant bourgeoise spectators
cried t'shamer
The Washington times., 1925-06-23
EPHERD Goes
ON St AND IN
HIS TRIAL
He Denies All Accusations in
Short Examination by
His Attorney


CHICAGO, June William
Darling Shepherd, charged with
the murder of his millionaire
foster son, William Nelson Nc
Clintock, today took the witness
stand in his own defense.
A crowd, which had begun to
gather long before today's ses-
sion started and which battled
for admission to the courtroom,
strained forward as the defendant,
his face wan with the prison pal
lor and his iron gray hair waved
back from his forehead, mounted
the steps to the witness chair.
He looked coldly and dispas-
s.onately as the eager faces turned
toward him for a moment and
then settled back for the direct
examination of Attorney William
s. Stewart, chief of his counsel.
Denies Poison Charge.
"You are charged here with ad-
various forms of poi
son." Stewart intoned in loud.
clear voice. did you administer
poison?"
"I did not" Shepherd repnei
Again and again, as the attorney
went slowly through the various
charges in the indictment, came
"I did not.s YNa
This constituted the burden OF
the direct testimony, a simple af-
firmation of his previous state
ments that he had not conspired
to obtain William Nelson McClin-
tock's fortune by his death, had
not innoculated him with typhoid
germs, and had, when the boy was
stricken with the disease, done
everything within his power to
bring him back to health.
Denies Writing Letter.
Shepherd also denied that he
err had written a letter to the
National University of Sciences,
where the State contends he APP
Piled for a course in bacteriology,
that he did not know John p. Mar
chand, salesman for the school, nor
Charles C. Faiman, its head. and |
bic co-defendant in the present
case. Never until the present case
Continued on Page 2. Column 80
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ONE KILLED, OTHERS HURT
IN WRECK OF TRAIN

BUTLER, N. j., June 23.-One
man was killed and several in
jured In freight train wreck at
Smiths Mills, near here, today.
Four members of the train crew
were taken to the Paterson, N. j.,
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1925-06-23
Models Parade
at Partisan Ball

PARIS June ga parade of 500 nude models in compe
beauty prize, featured the notorious Four Arts
ball. which drab end about a. today. The
Bacchanalian revel held Wagram Hail. supposed to be
restricted artists and Students but several hundred
Americans managed to into the auditorium.
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Outstanding Recommendation

The outstanding recommendation
Of the council follow:
That the entire budget of the
Board of Education of $12,242.O8
be adopted
Increase In employees in building
Inspectors office, plumbing divi-
sion. superintendent of weights.
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
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Angel Of Providence
LoUed by Patients
YlAaEe 8TAFF PhoT0

They called her .'The Angel of Providence
Thousands of former patients Providence Hospital who
during the thirty of Sister Cephas service had felt her
cooling hand their fevered temples today mourned the
tragedy which snuffed her life.
The Washington times., 1925-06-23

Proceeding at = IeisurelyI
pace north in Second street
southeast, the sister, car
came to the corner Of Sec
ond and p streets.
Travelling east in p street
came = big Packard car,
its cut-out wide open and the
driver hitting il up 70 the
sixty-miIe-an-hour mark.
A few hundred feet be-
hind came the motor car Of
Policemen Howard E. Ogle
and F. A. Schenck, of the
Fourth precinct.
Impact Is Terrific.
The sisters car reached
the intersection of Second and
D streets at the same time
as the bootleg car. The i'm
pact was terrific. The
Dodge sedan was hurled up
on the sidewalk, swapping
off a lampost like a splinter.
Sister Cephas was thrown
through the plate-glass win
dow in the side of the sedan
to the sidewalk.
Ladson was catapulted
through t h e windshield,
alighting on his head.
Sister Agnes, however,
was uninjured beyond gen
eral cuts and bruises.
Dies AS Priest Prays.
Father John Carroll Moore, Of
st. Peters Catholic Church, which
is near the scene Of the accident,
nG6TQ LI16 CRASH 1A40 ~61AC eAAAAAAAAoe
Homer w. Snyder, Of 1i16 Vir-
GINA avenue southwest. an en-
ploye Of The Washington Times,
was another who hurried TO the
rescue of the injured.
Father Moore administered the
Church to Sister Csphas, ct the
hospital. She died with . smile
as Father Moore's lips moved in
prayers for the dying.
Woman Caught In Raca.
Ladson was rushed to Providence
Hospital. HO was unconscious and
was said to be suffering from con-
of the brain.
After the crash, which spun the
bootleg car around. the Robinson
woman ran up an alley, closely pur-
sued by Policeman Schenck. She
was captured.
Young, the driver OF the rum
running car, made no attempt to
run away, and awaited nonchalant-
" the arrival OF Policeman Ogie.
oEle took ne chances viii -
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