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New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
FORMER U. s. SENATOR
 DIES IN SECLUSION
J. E. Maritime of New Jersey Passes Away in
 Boarding House

Miami, Fla, Feb. 2S. - Former United States Senator James Edgar Maritime of New Jersey, after more than 40 years of public life, died here last night at an obscure board ing house, to which he had retired that he might he alone.
 Mr. Maritime first went to a hotel when he arrived in Miami three weeks ago but, suffering from a mastoid affection, he removed to a more quiet place. A week ago phy- sicians advised him to so to a hos pital but he told them he was de- termined to make his way about until the end.
 Few of his friends knew of his presence here and he had kept to
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New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
COL. LOTUS NILES FOUND
 DEAD ON CLUB ROOF
Retired Army Officer Went Out To Get Air And Died of
 Heart Disease.

New York, Feb. 2S.-Colonel Lo- tus Niles, retired army officer, whose home is in San Antonio, Tex, died suddenly early today on the roof of the exclusive Union club in Fifth avenue. Heart disease was the cause of death, examining physi- clans announced.
 Colonel Niles, aged 70 years, visit ed the club last night with a friend, Colonel Robert Leonard, U. S. A, retired, of Mt. Kisco, N. Y. Shortly after a. m., Col. Niles left the lounging room. When he did not re- turn, Col. Leonard instituted a search but failed to locate him. At dawn an employe of the club found the body on the roof garden. Phy- sicians believed that Col. Niles, feel ing ill. went to the roof to get some fresh air when he was stricken.
 Col. Niles, who had been retired from active service for many years, was well known in New York. Dur ing his frequent visits here he lived at the Army &S Navy club.
 He served in the Spanish -Ameri- can war, the Philippines, and in the Boxer rebellion.
 The body was removed to an un- dertakers establishment, pending word from relatives in Texas.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
Burritt Hotel Property Appraised At $477,- 900 = New Britain Machine Co. And L. E. & (. Valuation Reduced.
Morris Cohn Heads In- dividuals With $336,lOO Horses Decrease by 49 and Number of Autos Jumps 1875. ....

A boost of more than $250, ,000 in the assessment of the American Hardware plant and a valuation of I arly $500,000 on the Elihu Burritt hotel, which is appearing for the first time on the city's grand list, contributes in a large measure to build up sS,74S,015 increase over the list of last year. placing the new grand list total at $9S,1SS,515.
 The increase of approximately $3s- 100000 not accounted for in the as- sessments mentioned above is repre- sented almost entirely in new con- struction carried on during the past year and there are comparatively few individual taxpayers who will find their property valuation has been boosted.
 The American Hardware corpora tion with an appraisal of $11.609.- 650 heads the list. Last years fig- ure was $11,350,600, $259,O50 low CT than the present assessment.
 Morris Cohn heads the individual taxpayers with .s336,100, which is about $75,0O0 less than he paid taxes on last year, the difference having been brought about by the sale of some of his interests. Fred Beloin. for many years the highest assessed individual property owner. will pay tax on properties valued at S320,975. Last years appraisal on his holdings was $324,425. The Booth estate is again the highest as- sessed estate with 8 valuation of s553,S0o, about $13,000 more than last year.
 The Stanley Works has been in- creased s5S.60D, building up last years sS.43T.000 assessment to sS.- 490.000. Landers, Frary 6 Clark was allowed a $2l,025 reduction. last years figure or s6,466,000 being reduced to s6,444,975. A lower in ventory in the New Britain Machine Co. plant caused reduction from s1.421.700, to $1,2S5,O0O, a cut of s135,sOO in that factory's assess ment.
 The Elihu Burritt hotel appraised TOT tDe HTSL IlIlle, lS NdlueC dt VI i'" 900.
 A cut of s272,7O4 in the item of general merchandise in stores and shops Is shown in the recapitulation, this years figure being $16,701,5S2 as against s16,S74,2S6 last year.
 The increase in the number of automobiles owned by New Britain people was greatly out of propor- ton to the increases of other years Last year 5,S06 autos were owned here, while this year there are r. 1Sl, a jump of 1875. Horses are growing fewer in number, last years total of 316 being cut by 49, mak- ing this years number PCT. There are 2S9 more dwellings in the city this year than last.
 Delinquent taxpayers who failed to file lists of their taxable proper ties with the assessors will pay taxes on an additional S4,711, which is made up chiefly of automobile as- sessments
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New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
LONGWORTH IS CHOSEN
 AS HOUSE SPEAKER
Republican Caucus Also Selects TilsOn of Conn.
 House Leader

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, will preside as speaker of the house in the 69th congress, and John Q. Tilson of Con- necticut, will be the republican floor leader.
 The present majority leader was selected by republican members elect of the house in caucus last night as their candidate for speaker on the first ballot by vote of 140 to S5. As the caucus decision binds the majority members to vote for the candidate when the house or ganizes and the republicans have a clear-cut majority his election to the speakership is certain.
 Martin R. Madden of Illinois, for which the S5 votes were cast, im-
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New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
Pay Raise Fails to Pass.
 Federal Judge Resigns

Newark, N. J., Feb. .S.-Federal Judge Charles F. Lynch announced today that he has sent to President Coolidge his resignation from office effective March Sl. Judge Lynch said that failure of congress to pass the bill for increasing salaries Of federal judges was tho cause of his decision. He added that he would resume the practice of law in this city.
 He was appointed to the federal judgeship in July, 1919, by President Wilson.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
FLYERS DETERMINE
 ID FINISH "TRIP
Accidents at First Landing Hold
 Them Up Awhile
COLD WEATHER AT START
One Plane of Michigan to Florida Flight Squadron Wrecked -- Hop From Dayton, Ohio, is Made At O:55 A. NJ.
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Wilbur Wright Field, Dayton, O., Feb. 2S.-Grim determination was written on the faces of ten army air pilots of the first pursuit group, who took off at 9:55 a. m. intent on reaching Miami, Fsa., yet today, thereby demonstrating the ability of pursuit groups to function as a fighting unit under extreme cold weather as well as in summer tenn peratures. all within day.
 Fate did not deal kindly with Ma jor Thomas G. Lanphier, comman- der of the twelve P. W.-S Curtiss plane, which left Selfridge field with the temperature lowering near zero early today. First the ship piloted by Lieutenant E. c. White head nosed over when 1t struck a rut as he was landing here. The plane was wrecked but Lieutenant Whitehead escaped injury.
 Second, with all of the Il ships serviced and motors of ten of them running, the 12-cyIinder power plant in Major Lanphier's plane proved balky, due to a dead magneto.
 After many mechanics had worked frantically a new magneto was installed and ten of the group left here fully an hour and 40 min utes behind the contemplated sched- ule. Shortly before 10 o'clock a rev ship arrived here from Sel- fridge field for Lieutenant White head, who will resume the flight with Lieutenant l.. c. Hurd In an- other plane as a companion.
 Major Lanphier was enthusiastic over the prospects of success of the flight on his arrival here at 7:15 a. m., but with the delay this gave way to the determination which became so pronounced just before the start.
 eve will do 1t even if VIC have to fly part of the way after night, |" he declared as he climbed into the cockpit of his ship.
 The next stop Is at Macon. Ga. From there to Miami 1t is slightly more than 800 miles.
 The first 200 miles were covered in one hour and minutes.
 It had been planned to substitute water for an anti-freeze solution in the cooling systems of the motors here, but as the temperature stood at 16 above zero, 1t was abandoned
 The fliers will doff their furllned flying suits at Macom and don lighter garments there.
 The 12 airplanes from Selfridge field. Michigan, arrived at Wilbur Wright field shortly after : a. m.. central standard time this morning.
 The first plane arrived at 7:12 a. m., but officers at Wright field sup posed it was from McCook field. Eleven more planes arrived at 7:15, all making perfect landings with the exception of Lieutenant E. c. White head, who crashed his plane on landing.
 Major Thomas I.anphier. com manding officer of the first pursuit group flight said that the first 200 miles of their flight were highly sue cessful. we left Selfridge field with a temperature lowering around zcro," Major Lanphier said. It was about Is above zero at Wilbur
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New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
FEARFUL OF EFFECT
 OF EBERT'S DEATH ON GERMANY
Killed on Birthday
 After Going to Work

Scranton, Pa. Feb. cS.-Joseph Gaughan of Archibald, Ia. became q years Of age today, and his par crts suggested that he remain from work and make it a holiday. but the youth only laughed. A few hours later. Gaughan was struck by a run away coal car in a Hudson Coal company mine and died as his father and other workmeu picked up his crushed form.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
Fired at 400 Times;
 Is Finally Captured

New York, Feb. 2S.-George Long, of Newark, who claims to have been fired at by police 400 times and never hit was captured early today with George Nelson, also of Newark, after hand-to-hand battle with de- tectivos on the fire escape at the eleventh floor of a loft which was be- ing footed.
 A third man was believed to havc been wounded, but he escaped. Twenty shots were fired during the encounter, in which two sergeants, eighteen patrolmen and six detec- lives participated.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
Mrs. Sweeney, Alias Miss Jones' Held Under Bail of Sl5,- 900 - Secretly Mar ried Is Years.

Boston, Feb. 2S.-Mrs. Aimee A. Sweeney, better known in business circles as Miss Jones' for IS years a trusted employe of the AgassiE Mining Companies, pleaded guilty in district court today to larceny of bonds valued at s22,S90, the prop erty of Mrs. Gordon Prince, daugh- ter of Rodophe l.. Agassiz, president Of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company. Judge Parmenter defer red sentence until March for fur ther investigation of the case.
 Mrs. Sweeney told the court she was guilty as charged and desired to start serving her sentence immedl-
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New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
Miss Sterling to Wed
 Dr. Frances of Ottawa

Atlanta, Georgia, Feb. 2S,-Miss Alexa Sterling of Atlanta and New York, thrice national women's golf ing champion and several times southern champion, will marry Dr. Wilbert Grieve Tracer of Ottawa, Canada, March 26. announcements said here today.
 In addition to winning the nation- al title in 1916. 1919 and 1920, Miss Sterling took the Canadian title in 1920. For the last year she has been connected with a New York bond house. ...
New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
PLEADS GUILTY TO LARCENY
 OF $22,S9O WORTH OF BONDS
Find Missing Man
 Hanging in Own Home

New York, Feb. 2S.-While po- lice were looking for Isadore Dra- belsky, who was reported missing last Monday. his body was found hanging in the bathroom of his own apartment.
 A janitor made the discovery. The verdict was suicide. Drabel- sliy's brother, Harry. who had oc- cupied the apartment for a week, told authorities he was unaware of the presence of the body in the bathroom.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS

New Haven, Feb. 2S.-Bankrupt- cy petitions today were filed by Florlmond 0. Trudeau. operating the Sportsman's Store, Bridgeport, with debts Of si1,sss and assets of s2,272 and Boras Pokras. merchant, Bridgeport with debts of sl2,SI1 and assets of s2,500.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
Weakens The Republic Is Beief-May Give Added Impetus To Royaist Movement Hughes Voices Re- gret.

By The Associated Press.
 Paris, Feb. 2S,-The death Of President Ebert is deeply regretted in French governmental circles. as he was rgareded as a real repubIi- can and there is much apprehen- sion lest his successor be one of na- tionalist leanings.
 President Doumergue and Pre- mier Herriot sent condolences to the German embassy and the French ambassador at Berlin was instructed to convey the governments sym rathy to the German foreign office.
 The German president and Herr
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New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
THE WEATHER

For New Britain and yicini- ty: Fair tonight. Sunday in- crcasing cloudiness and warm- CT, followed by snow or rain Sunday afternoon or night.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-18
GIVING MAIDEN NAME
COSTS WOMAN $50
Mrs. Hensen Convicted Of Falsify.
ing in Securing Drivers
Permit.

Mrs. Thelma Evelyn Hensen, charg
ed with obtaining an operators per
nit through misrepresentation, was
fined $50 upon her conviction in Po-
lice Court this afternoon.
1t was stated that on May 9 Mrs.
Hensen appeared before the Traffic
Bureau and obtained a permit under
the name of Thelma Evelyn Ward.
After an investigation the Traffic Blu
reau learned that the woman living
at that address, 9 Grant place, was
Mrs. HenSen.
Mrs. Hensen told the court that she
was Miss Ward before her marriage
last October. She said that she had
a Maryland permit which bore her
maiden name and that she thought
by giving her maiden name here she
would obtain the permit more quickly.
Judge Schuldt, the presiding judge
stated it was his opinion she had mis-
represented the facts before the Traf-
fic Bureau through carelessness and
a desire to obtain the permit quickly
rather than any desire to conceal her
identity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-18
RULES FOR PARKING
HELD REASONABLE
Senator Couzens Advises Eldridge
Against Their Modi-
fcation.

CharacteriZing the new parking re-
FirtcttonS in Washington as reason
able. Senator James CouZens. former
mayor of Detroit, in Il letter to Traffic
Director Eldridge today expressed the
hope that they will not be modified at
this time.
The Senator said he had read re-
ports that the director might modify
some of the restrictions soon, and he
wrote to advise Mr.. Eldridge that he
believed such a move would be a mis-
lake
Il have tried this out many times"
Senator CouZens wrote, and | find
that if you start out with reasonable
restrictions. as | think you have in
this case. and then let the public find
that they can be modified by a little
protesting, that is the beginning of the
end. In addition to this, by the time
you modify the restriction people US
ually are about familiar with it, and
10 modify it again creates delays and
congestion. This I have particularly
observed during the last two weeks of
The limitations on parking. / hope
that you will not modify the rule"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-18
MISS LIBERTY GETTING
TRIENNIAL OVERLAPPING
Statue, Formerly Classified Here as
Buck Private, Soon to
Be Civilian.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 1S.-The Statue
of Liberty today is undergoing tri-
ennlal overhauling prior to emerging
IN about 10 days as national monu-
lnent and Withdrawing from the Army
after being classed for 80 years as a
soldier.
Miss Liberty's" transfer to civil
status is being accomplished by grace
OF paint as well as presidential procla-
NATION. Heretofore she has been re-
corded at Washington as merely part
and parcel of Fort Wood at Bedloes
Island. Her modest needs came under
the appropriation for the military post
as a whole, and she had no greater
accountancy distinction than any
other private.
Now the slap OF the paint brush is
marking her last participation in the
post budget. Hereafter she has a
budget of her own by right of Presi-
dent Coolidge's announcement. Here
after her spending money comes direct
and under her own name, or 10 be ex-
act. number.
Miss Liberty" confesses to a wonl-
ans weakness for display; in fact,
spends virtually all her means upon
1t. She lavishes something like $500
q month on 252 massed flood lights,
which produce her impressive night
effect
The Government appropriated this
year for Bedloes Island, S5,711.46 for
the statue, the bulk of which is for
| lighting, and $1,0I6.51 for the Army
, post itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DELEGATES FROM so
CITIES GATHER HERE

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Trade Association Executives will be
held.
The program committee has listed
seven main subjects for discussion at
the general sessions of the meeting
the European situation, American
business conditions, a commercial
treaty policy, the merchant marine,
the Federal Trade Commission, Con
greSs and the American public and
agriculture being among the major
topics to be brought up. President
Grant will read his annual address at
a general session at the Washington
Auditorium at 1890 on Wednesday, to
be followed by addresses by w. l..
Humphrey, a member of the Federal
Trade Commission, and Elliott Good
win, resident vice president of the
chamber, who, as honorary chairman
of the fire waste council, Will present
awards to winners of the inter
chamber fire waste contest of 1924
Luncheon meetings of the civic de-
velopment group. the finance group,
the manufacturers group and the nat
ural resources production group will
be held on Wednesday, while the for
NAL dedication of the new home will
be held Wednesday night.
President Grant will be host to
presidents and secretaries of organi-
zation members of the national cham
her at a breakfast Thursday at the
New Willard, and John WHY'S, John
II. Fahey and others will speak at
another general session the same day
at the Auditorium. Luncheon meet
ings of the group on domestic diStri-
button foreign commerce, insurance
and transportation and communica-
ton will be held Thursday, while an
other general session will be held at
SIS Thursday night.
Two general sessions, one at the
Auditorium and the other in the cham
Der building. will close the meeting on
Friday. Addresses will be made Thurs.
day night and Friday morning by Sec.
retaries Hoover and Jardine. Repre-.
sentative Winslow of Massachusetts
and Admiral Leigh c. Palmer of the
Shipping Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-18
ADVENT|STS PLAN
BIC CAMP MEETING
First Since 1913 in Takoma
Park viii Be Held From
May 20 to June 8.

Preparations for the annual camp
meeting and convention of the Po-
tomac conference Of Seventh-Day Ad-
centists which will be held at Takorna
Park from May IS to June were
begun by clergymen and gospel work.
erS of the denomination here today.
Laying aside their clerical robes AMI
donning overaIls. the ministers this
morning began clearing away the pine
grove where the city of tents viii
be pitched so that the canvas tops
can be arranged along avenues in an
orderly manner.
This will be the first general camp
meeting in Takoma Park since 1913
when the general conference held its
quadrenniaI session here, and viii at
tract adhere'ts OF the church from
many Virginia cities. A large mum
Der of Washington and Takoma Park
members viii also take tents for the
Today session.
The working force under the leader
ship of Rev. T. 3. Westbrook, who is
the president of the conference, in
clude the following: DIR. B. +. Bryan,
| pastor of the Takoma Park Church;
| j. y. Anderson, pastor of the Sligo
! Church; b. II. Shaw, the new pastor
| Of the Capital-Memorial Church i'll
| Washington W. l.. Adkins of Roa
noke, c. L. White OF Richmond, H
! =. Gauker of Newport News, l.. 4.
Many, B. +. Connerly Of Alexandra.
! r. G. Atkinson, pastor of the Aphesus
! Church in Washington; +. a. Harter
of Jynchburg, V. d. Pickard of Dan
Vile, w. +. Bidwell Of Winchester. II.
! +, Robinson Of Arlington. J. II. Smith.
| r. d. Hotel of New Market W. H.
| Seba stan of Richmond, r. L. Wagner.
J.. ". Siler. J. Il. Hotel, principal OF
! the Shenandoah Valley Academy. and
! W. w. Jennings of Petersburg.
| Rev Shaw, the new pastor Of the
Capital-MemoriaI Church, has come
| 10 Washington to succeed Rev. Fred
erick Lee. who sails for China in All
gust, where he will be superintendent
of the North China Union Mission,
with headquarters in Picking.
Mr.. Shaw was chaplain of the Boul-
der UoloD Sanitarium, when the call
was extended to him to come to Wash
ington. His wife and two children will
come TO Washington later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-18
MECKLENBURG SIGNING
CELEBRATION is HELD
Personages and Congressional Dele
cation Are Attending
Weeks Festival.
By the Associated Press


CHARLOTTE, n. c., May 1S.-A
week of celebration commemorative
the 150th anniversary Of the signing
of the Mecklenberg Declaration of In
dependence will be inaugurated here
today with sundry festivities, attend
ed by many personages of note, in
Guiding congressional delegation,
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen and officials
from surrounding States.
A pageant, composed of more than
500 persons, will nightly enact the
historical background OF the Mecklen-
berg fight for freedom from England
and the signing of the declaration a
full year before the American declara-
ton. An open-air amphitheater, with
seating capacity of 5000, has been
constructed for the staging of the
pageant.
Today has been designated Caro-.
lima day and is considered generally
as a homecoming day" throughout
the two Carolinas. Wednesday is IN
dependence day. marking the 15oth
anniversary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-18
|. N. WALTERS, RETIRED
FEDERAL EMPL0YE, DIES
Was for 80 Years in Service as Cab.
inetmaker in United States
Pension Bureau.

Isaac n. Walters, "a years old. for.
merry in charge of cabinetmakinig at
the United States Pension Office, and
an employee there for about 80 years.
died at his residence, % T street
northeast, Saturday. Mr.. Walters had
been in failing health more than a
year and became suddenly worse a
few days before he died. He was
retired from the Government service
several years ago.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs
Fannie Z. Walters; three daughters
Miss Grace NJ. Walters, Mrs. Mabel
w. Woodward and Mrs. Helen F. Lep,
pen, and a son, Melvin c. Walters.
The body will be sent to Charles
Town, w. Va, this afternoon, accom-
panied by Mrs. Walters, Mrs. Wood.
ward and her husband, E. NJ. Wood.
ward; Miss Walters and a daughter.
in-law, Mrs. Melvin G. Walters. Flu
neral services and interment will be
in Charles Town tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-18
ONTARIO PREPARING
FOR RUSH OF THIRSTY
Expects American Migration When
Double-Strength Beer Is
LOCALIZED.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
DETROIT, May 1S.-Deliveries of
the new A per cent double-strength
beer, recently authorized by an amend
ment to the Ontario prohibition laws,
to hotels and other places where the
beer may be sold, by border city brew
cries. is expected to start today in
preparation for the expected rush of
thirsty Americans into Canada Thurs
day.
Elaborate preparations have been
made by both breweries and hotels.
restaurants, cabarets, grocery stores
and other places where thousands of
Americans are expected to gather to
quench their thirst when the new
law goes into effect May p. The
new law provides that there shall be
no bars; all drinks must be served at
tables.
At Windsor arrangements have
been made for special police to han
die the crowds of drinkers and
curious persons who are expected TO
ferry across the Detroit River Thurs
day night to participate in the cele-
| bration.