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New Britain herald., 1925-06-29
THREE NEW DIRECTORS
 ADDED TO BANK BOARD
Goss, King and Shepard Elected by Commercial Trust Co.--DiJi-
 dends Declared

Stanley T. Goss, president of the Good & DeLeeuw Machine Co.,; P. F, King, assistant secretary of the Stanley Works. and Harold E. Shep- ard. secretary of the New Britain Lumber Co.,, were elected members of the baord of directors of the Commercial Trust Co. today. It had been decided to enlarge the person. mel of the board and their election resulted.
 The directors declared the regu- lar quarterly dividend of ll5 per cent and an extra dividend of one half on one per cent.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-29
AMERICANS MN.

Gen Eagles. Scotland, June 29 tP --MacDouald Smith and Joe Kirk wood, American professional golfers defeated the British pair, George Duncan and Abe Mitchell, up and one 10 play, in 8 Ss hole match over the Glen Eagles course today The Americans wer two down st the end of the first round.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-29
FIRE BREAKS OUT
 IN SANTA BARBARA
Little Damage From This
 Source Is Reported
LARGEST BUILDING STANDS
Granada Block Not Demolished, AL though Other Structures Are Great Tidal Wave Rushes In From the Ocean.

Santa Barbara, Cal. June 20 Pt- All the brick buildings in Santa Barbara were demolished this morn- ing. including the Arlington hotel, by the earthquake which swept the state and 1t seems to have centered its ferocity on this city. Water mains and river reservoirs were broken and the city was partly flooded.
 Two Fires Start
 Two fires started in the city but SO far little damage has been re- ported done by fires.
 It is feared that there may be Gon- siderable loss of life, particularly fin the ruins Of the Al AilinCton hotel, one of whose walls collapsed like an egg shell.
 The main street of the city up- heaved and buckled under the temblor and as the water mains parted geysers shot up through the pavement.
 Big Waves Roll Tn.
 Accompany the quake were tre- mendous waves which rushed in from the bay and flooded the low lands.
 The largest building in the city the Granada block, withstood the shock.
 Is Famous Resort,
 San Francisco, June 29 Pl-Santa Barbara, seat of an old Franciscan mission, dating back to 17S6, is one of the best known watering places of America. Its beautiful situation, partly encircled by hills and noun tains, has given it the name of teh mentone, of America.
 It Is 367 miles from San Francisco and 104 miles from Los Angeles.
 Santa Barbara has been long not ed for it's tourist hotels and it's mild climate, both of which features drew thousands of visitors annually from all over the world. Early reports said that some of these hotels had been damaged or destroyed.
 Santa Barbara has other claims to fame than It's tourist attractions. It is in the midst of vast citrus fruit area and flowers grow there in lux uriance.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-29

By The Associated Press.
 Great Falls, Mont, June 20 Great Falls was visited with its fourth earthquake in 32 hours st 2:50 o'clock this morning. Houses were shaken by the quake that last ed several seconds.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-29
LOSS HALF MILLION
 IN MONTANA QUAKE
No One Killed. But Score Of
 Buildings Are Razed
PEOPLE STILL FRIGHTENED
Residents of Gallatine Valley, Gen. ter of Temblor, Remain in Wide Open Spaces--Geologist Gives Re- assuring Views.

Helena, Mont, June 29 Pl-Resi- dents of the Gallatine Valley, the apparent center of the earthquake which shook four states Saturday night and yesterday, remained out in the wide open spaces today, looking back at about s50e,000 worth of ruins-the aggregate cost of the temblor.
 No One Was Killed
 It was whimsical earthquake. No one was killed. Nearly a score of buildings cracked and fell. There were half a dozen land sides. A crevice extending at Irregular inter- vas from Manhattan to Three Forks, distance of 10 miles, remains as one of the scars caused by the quake. The Lombard tunnel of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad was caved in and an avalanche at Deer Park covered 500 feet of railroad track nearby, leaving it buried under earth and rocks 100 feet deep. This was caused when a cliff. 800 feet high. toppled and fell.
 Railroad officials announced last night that force of 2,000 laborers would be put to work clearing the tracks and the tunnel.
 The three trains which were hem med in Saturday night by the ava lanches were released today. Thousands In Panic
 The quakes began about 6:22 o'clock Saturday night. Thousands of persons in Butte, Great Falls. Billings, Livingston, Missoula, Hel- ena and other cities and towns wero thrown into near panic and rushed clear of buildings. The shocks con- tinued intermittently until well after 10 o'clock, Yesterday there were slight occurrences at Three Forks, White Sulphur and Anaconda.
 Three Forks. Manhattan and Lo- gan, all near the juncture of the Madison, Gallatne and Jefferson Rivers, which form the source of the Missouri, sustained the greatest loss. The courthouse at White Sulphur Springs fell and several smaller structures were demolished. The loss there will exceed s100,o00. and Three Forks, where the damage was greater, lost about $200,000. Three Forks residents counted 41 distinct shocks.
 The Jefferson river, a short dis tance above the conveyance point, was lowered two feet by the quakes.
 No Damage In Mines
 Hundreds of men were working in the mines at Butte and Anaconda as the earth's surface trembled, but in the 1000 miles of underground workings there was no damage, &C., cording to Butte reports. The min CTS rushed to the surface when they felt the shocks.
 Leaning walls and twisted build ings in Manhattan and Three Forks probably will have 10 be razed by dynamite in order to forestall danger of their falling, residents said.
 pr. C. P. Clapp. president of the University Of Montana, who is con- sidered an authority on geology, de- clared last night there Is little possi- bility that another quake will be
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New Britain herald., 1925-06-29
SANTA BARBARA IS
 ,LEVELED BY QUAKE
HELENA AND GREAT FALLS, MONTANA
 AGAIN VISITED BY SEVERAL SHOCKS
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Helena, Mont, June 29-Helena people were awakened at 2:20 o'clock this morning by an earth quake shock that lasted seven sec onds. No reports of damage by the latest of a series of shocks that started Saturday evening have been received.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-29
City Is Flooded

Ventura, Cal, June 29 GP - The city of Santa Barbara is flooded as the result of bursting water mains which cracked under the strain of the earthquake there this morning. according to eye witnesses who re- turned from there.
 So far no fires have been reported from Santa Barbara and ali the buildings are said to he intact. Wire communication is entirely cut of.
 Was Rig Hotel
 The Cabrillo hotel, which was re ported demolished, was a recently constructed brick building of con siderable size, and located one block from State street. the main thor oughfare of the city The hotel had accommodations for about 800 guests.
 Dam Bursts
 The Gibraltar Dam. said by the company to be part Of the city's water system, broke and emptied, the message said. The Cabrillo hotel first split In two and then collapsed. (Continued on Page l6)
New Britain herald., 1925-06-29
LEGION CAMP AIGN FOR
 $3O,OOO GOES OVER TOP
Total of $31,75O Pledged
 Up to Noon Today Manufacturers Help

Announcement that the manufac- turers of the city had underwritten the American Legion drive to the ex- tent of s31,750. the statement by Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski that upon the completion ofprojects now in the works he proposes to retire from public life. the pledge that the Sacred Heart team will raise S2,o0o in the drive and intends to continue until July when this amount
New Britain herald., 1925-06-29

San Luis Obispo. Cal, June 29 R A Southern Pacific relief train is leaving here at once to assist at Santa Barbara.
 Reports received here by South- ern Pacific officials say that the rail road roundhouse, the city reservoir, the San Marcus building and the Ar lington hotel have been destroyed.
 It also was reported that State street had been torn up by the shock. Reports from Los Olives, Santa Maria. Tompoco. Orcutt and Nipomo, south of here, said that those points had been shaken up but not damaged. All telegraph and telephone wires between here and Santa Barbara are down.
 Messages Held Up
 San Francisco, June 20 P-Hun- dreds of messages from eastern cities directed to the earthquake swept area In the vicinity of Santa Barbara were held up here by commercial telegraph companies this morning because communication with the section has been stopped.
 The Cabrillo House and a big beach hotel at Santa Barbara were destroyed in the earthquake, the Southern Pacific company was ad- vised here. Most of the buildings on State street were destroyed.
 The main entrance of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company at Santa Barbara was demolished by the earthquake here this morning, information 10 company headquar- ters at San Francisco over crippled wire said shortly before g a m.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-29
clans in attendance.

clans in attendance.
 The president, who made a hur- red trip here from Swampscott. was assured that the patient apparently wss out of danger. although it was emphasized that in view of the cclonel's age a setnack was possible. pr. A. l.. Chute, Boston sur"ccn. who yesterday performed an opera ton, lancing inc bladder for tha rlrpoEe of drairag', left for home tris morning satisfied that he was TO longer nesd"l.
 Remaining here, Dr, James r. Coupal the presidents rsrscraI physician, plsnuGl during the l"r 10 hold consultations with two Vermont physicians, who have been attending the S0-year-old father of the cXccu- tive.
 Will stay Few Days
 IL was indicated that President end Mrs. Coolidge would remain here day or two. but that the presi- dent would be "&'e 10 return to Nassacusetts to leIver an address Friday in Cambridge at tha celopra- ton Of the 150th anniverurT Of Washington ta&'rC ever Commanl Of the colonial troop'.
 The rresil,nt "ho plainly ha1 heen worried at his fathers c0rdi- ton. appeared relieved by the news that the patient Ina spoDt r>stful night, was aprarently on the way 10 recovery and would he able to sit up in bed during the lay.
 John Does Chores
 Visiting the sick room rom time tn time, the President anl Mrs Coolidge spent part of the Iorning in the front yard. joking with their son John who in overals was do- ing the chores usually performed by his grandfather,
 After John had ra5ed the yard, he began loading a batch of shingles into a wheelharrow. Mrs. Coolidge rave him a lift, while the president, enjoying the scene, joktngly gave them instructions as to how the work should be done.
 Has Had Spell. Shortly before noon, Col, Coolidge suffered d vomiting spell, and his grandson was sent in one of the White House automobiles for Dr.. Coupal, who IS quartered in farm house near the village.
 After A few moments in the sick room the physician reappeared on the front porch to converse with the president and Mrs. Coolidge and At Forney General Sargent, who had come over from Ludlow 10 pay a morning call. He then returned to the sick room while Mir. and Mrs. Coolidge remained on the porch.
 President Left Hurrie,lly.
 Accompanied by Mrs, Coolidge, the president hurriedly left the sum- mer White House at swampsoott yesterdsy 10 be with his father. He had already sent to the bedside his
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New Britain herald., 1925-06-29

RkN, WILLIAM H, ALDERSON New Chaplain. Eddy-Glover Post. would be raised, a stirring appeal for efforts towards future peace by the Rev W. H. Alderson, himself B veteran of the World War and the immediate appointment by Com mander Harry E. Schcuy of Rev. Mir. Alderson as chaplain of the Eddy-Glover post were some of the events which flew thick and fast at the final luncheon in the American Legion drive for sS0.OO0 today.
 It was the last luncheon in the drive, which started last Monday for s30,Oo0. Of this amount Sl0.0no will go to the local posts quota in the state rehabilitation fund and the balance will go 10 the Proposed new home on Washington street of Eddy Glover post.
 The last previous luncheon held al the Burritt hotel on Friday showed A total received Of s16,- S72So. Todav's reports brought 10 total up 10 s23 39OS,Ss raised hy the
New Britain herald., 1925-06-29
6 REPORTED DEAD

San Francisco. June 29 (Pl-Th. Southern Pacific Railway Compar, reports 65 dead at Santa Barbala as a result of the earthquake.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-29
C00LIDGE'S FATHER MORE COMFORTABLE.
Rallies Following Operation Though Setback Is Possible
PRESIDENT IS WORRIED
Hastens From swampscott to Bed side of Aged Parent--Young John Coolidge Busy Doing Grandfather's Chores About Old Farm.
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Plymouth, Vt,, June 29.-Marked Improvement In the condition of Col. John Coolidge, aged father of the president, who is i'll at his home here, was reported today by physi-
New Britain herald., 1925-06-29
HIGH TIDE
THE WEATHER

Hartford, June ae.-Fore- cast for New Britain and Vi- Cinity: Local thundeTShowers this afternoon or tonight; Tuesday generally fair.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-29
RELIEF TRAINS
 RUSH ID SCENE
Special Is Dispatched for Aid of
 Santa Barbara People
OTHER PLACES ROCKED
Dispatches, However, Indicate That No Material Damage Has Been Suffered At Los Olives, Santa Maria, Tompoco or Other Places

WaNH IHUUUHI hIIEED
 San Luis Obispo. Calif., June 20, 2J3S p. m. Eastern time P-- 4 Southern Pacific dispatch says the loss of life and damage to buildings at Santa Barbara is much 3reater than at first in- dicated. A number of small fires have broken out.
 1t is reported here that the earthquake at Santa Barbara demolished the building Of the Pacific Southwest bank and the Commercial bank.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-29
Dam Bursts

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Accompanied by Mrs. Coolidge, the president hurriedly left the eum- mer White House at swsmpsoott yesterday 10 be with his father He had already sent 10 the bedside his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-05
HILL DECISION
ESTABLISHES
NEW RULE
AIexandrian Freed of Home
Brew Charge as Result of
Congressman's Case

The decision in the tess case Of
Congressman John Phillip Hill of
Maryland in connection with the
manufacture of home-Drew for home
consumption esta blished precedent
which led Judge Frederick Il. Du-
vail, Judge OF the Alexandria polio e
court, to legalize home brew for
home consumEt on i'm Alexan lrja to-
day.
Sixty-eight bottles Of beer were
seized in a raid made on the resi-
dence of Samuel PetrelIo. 300 Ca
meron street. Saturday when a squad
of police, led by Captain II. j.
DUR eli, raided the place.
The case was. postponed until the
beverage could be an1lvZed. Today
q report was received from the
Treasury Department that he
samples sent there by the Alex
andria police recorded 2.76 and 2.97
per cent alcohol
81 am loath to send a man on to
the grand jury for violation of the
prohibition law when there is no evi.
dence of SALE" John Duvall declared
today when the case came before
him for a preliminary hearing. THE
Virginia law allows a man TO make
wine for his own consumption,
th nix, and due to the precedent sci
down i'm Representa- tive Hills case
j am going to dismiss this case
The case of Peyton Ballinger. jr.
who was arrested at fheatirne of ths
raid coming ont of Petrello's barber
shop i'm front of his residence with
four bottles of the beer under his
coat. has been postponed until Bal
finger can secure counsel. He /:
charged with violating the prohib1
ton law.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-05
CAR | ||VE LKEL !
To &C. / BUS
PERMIT |.
w. R. and E. Co in Battle
With Transit Co. for
cross-Town Service

Georgetown, Burleith, and neigh
boring sections will get crosstown
bus service within 4 month.
The Public Utilities Commission
is convinced of the need Of adj
ditional service. to this territory,
but has not yet decided whether
to allow the Washington Rapid
Transit Company or the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
to run the line.
Indications are that the commits
sion will grant the railway COM
pany's petition to run bus line
from Thirty-fifth and S streets
northwest to Tenth and E streets
northwest.
Only One Permit Allowed.
Inasmuch as only one line will be-
permitted cross town, the commits
sion probably will turn down the
petition of the pus company to
operate from Thirty-fifth and T
streets northwest to Fifteenth and
Maryland avenue northeast.
The commission. in decisions in
the past, has declared itself in favor
of bus lines run as subsidiary lines
to the street car companies. 1t
also has steadfastly refused to grant
permission to independent bus cor
porations to run lines over routes
which ale directly competitive with
street car lines on which adequate
service Is being furnished.
Meet This Afternoon.
The commission will meet this
afternoon to discuss the Cross town
bus question. Decision, however,
will probably not be made for sew
eral days.
The Washington Railway and
Electric Company today announced
improved street car service for it's
avenue line to Alta Vista,
and Bethesda, effective
February 8.
Three cars will be run in the nom
rush hours from and to the city,
instead OF one. Two of the cars
will go to Lincoln Park and the
other to Wisconsin avenue and M
northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-05
| owes WIFE "
DESPITE OTHER
HUSBAND
Elmer Flowers Says He'll
Drop Prosecution Of Mrs.
Leon VermiIlion

"She did me wrong but I am
willing to forgive her. =
Thus Elmer Flowers, who claims
he is husband No. Of Mrs. Leon
Vermillion, who is being held by
the Alexandria police on a charge
Of bigamy, today manifested his
intention of dropping the case
against his spouse,s for whom he
had sworn out a warrant.
Mrs. Vermillion says she hates
presses her undying affection for
ried in 1907.
Romance OF Wartime.
Flowers today told his side Of the
marital tangle. He said that during
the war, he frequently wrote com
munications to the Baltimore news
papers. Mrs. Vermillion, he said,
wrote to him, obtaining his name
from the paper.
A correspondence enshed which
resulted in meeting of the couple
when Flowers was deInobilized.
After serving in the army in Texas,
he returned to Washington where
he was discharged in August, 1921.
az met her in Washington, said
Flowers, land we went to Baltimore
where I took out a license to wed.
The wedding did not take place be-
cause we quarreled.
Honeymoon in Baltimore.
"She then went to a hospital
where a child was born. / sent
her money and tried to- comfort
her all could. 1 re~enlisted after
q trip through the South and was
sent to Panama. I was discharged
in July last year and we were
married August Is. We spent our
honeymoon in Baltimore.
Since last October / have been
sending her $32 of my $50 a month
pay, which I am now drawing as
soldier of the quartermaster corps.
''She did me wrong, but with all
that l am willing to forgive her."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-05

Claim Postal Rate
Increase Will Cut
Revenue

More publications will be
driven from the mails if the
new House postal revenue bill
becomes d law, it was asserted
today in formal statement by
the American Newspaper Pub.
fishers Association
t'Not only will it not produce
nickel Of additional revenue
to increase second class matter
j cent Il pound the statement
said but will drive from the
mails, without corresponding
benefit to the Government, q
great volume Of newspapers cir
culation.''
Prior increases Of one quar-
ter Of q cent of pound always
resulted in curtailing revenues
from second class matter, the
publishers contend. I
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-05
Z 6. BILLS
GIVEN
OK.
Traffic Code and SIG, oOo,-
900 School Program Go
to House approved

The new District traffic code
and the s19.OOO,O0O five-year pub
lie school building program bills
today were reported favorably to
the House by the District Com
snittee.
Tie committee also Informally
discussed the new rent Bill, intko-
duced a the Senate and Hofss Yer
terday, and It was indicated M
there viii be no filibustering OPP
position to prevent passage 81 the
bill.
BIantOn Sees Early Vote.
Congressman Thomas l.. Blanton,
Of Texas, who is leading the opposi.
ton to extension of the life of the
present rent commission predicted
that the bill could be brought to a
vote almost Immediately.
The traffic bill ordered reported
today is the Rathbone bill and Is
based upon the findings of the
Joint Senate and House traffic
committee.
The District Committee adopted
several amendments which are de-
signed to make for better enforce
ment. The most important OF the
amendments is designed to put a
stop to the practice of forfeiting
collateral. The committee struck
out a. provision for the impounding
of automobiles for parking viola
tons.
Trial BY Jury.
On motion of Congressman BIan-
ton an amendment was adopted
providing for trial by a jury of
six members for offenses where the
punishment is by fine only.
Another motion by Blanton, to
limit the speed Of trucks and pas
senger vehicles, having a capacity
Of more than ten persons, to fifteen
miles an hour, was adopted.
The committee rejected an amend
ment which would limit increase of
the police force to 100 year. The
bill provides for immediate appoint
ment Of 300 additional privates.
To Write Report.
Congressman Ernest w. Gibson
of Vermont was designated to write
the report on the school building
program.
Congressman Blanton informed
the committee that he would not
oppose the bill. but stated that lie
intended to offer an amendment
providing that all the funds for the
building program should come from
District revenue.
=, The District Committee will hold
a special meeting tomorrow to take
up the rent bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-05
Named to League Post

GENEVA. Feb. 5.--Major Brehon
Somerwell, of New York, was today
appointed assistant to the League
Of Nations inland waterways COM
mission.