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New Britain herald., 1925-12-23
BUTLER IS fired
BY PHILA. MAYOR
Dismissal Effective at Noon,
Kendrick Says
GENERAL IS STUBBORN
Refused 10 Resign, Insisting on BE-
ing Ousted-May Disclose Inside
Politics In Rctribution-Mcctin
OF Protest Discussed.

Philadelphia, Dec. % CP>-Mayor
Kendrick today formally dismissed
GeneAl Butler as director of public
safety, effective at noon,
Before leaving his office as di-
rector of public safety under sus-
pension" today, Brigadier General
Smcdloy u. Butler had said that
Mayor Kendrick must fire" him be-
fore he surrendors the Job
Relieved of Duties
The mayor late yesterday asked
FOR the Generals resignation, effcc-
tice Dec. 81. but relieving him Of
his duties at noon today The gen.
eral promptly replied that he would
like to know the mayors reasons,
as he had done nothing to justify
such a request"
I'VE talked the whole matter
over" said General Butler today, not
indicating who he meant by we"
"and decided that the mayor had a
right to suepcnd me. That's why I
am turning the office over. but I will
never quit, He has TO fire me be-
fore l am through as director"
Elliott His Successor
George W. Elliott, assistant direc-
tor of public safety has been named
by Mayor Kendrick as General But
ler's successor. He is one Of Cen
eral Buffers strongest supporters,
The reason given by Mayor Ken
drick for relieving General Butler OF
the position was that he did not
want a resigned officer OF the ma
rine corps as director because h."
felt that any other action on his part
might be misunderstood by Pres-
dent Coolidge.
A year ago, in extending General
Buffers leave of absence from the
marines to the end Of this year,
President Coolidge informed the
mayor that the practice Of detailing
officers OF the United States mill
tary forces to serve in civil capaci-
Ties in the different states on leaves
Of absence is Of doubtful proprietv
and should be employed only in
cases OF emergency"
Rcprisal Talk Heard
| Talk of reprisals on the part of
General Butler are being heard. He
las considerable correspondence of
law enforcement and reports we're
current that he would reveal some
Of the inside workings of the police
/ department.
/ The citizens Of Philadelphia are
/ divided on the action of the mayor
and his director. Politicians keep
silent, standing off and quietly
watching the developments in and
above the mayors office.
/ General Butlcrs friends are active
and talk IS already spreading Of n
town meeting" to protest against
the mayors action.
Butler Gets Letter
The general received the letter of
! Dismissal shortly after the mayor
reached his office. It was delivered
by the mayors secretary. A group
of friends were in the directors Of
/ fico as he read it quickly.
"Well, I'm out" he exclaimed.
"Tho mayor has fired me. Now we
! can shoot at him." and the mayors
secretary looked at him In surprise.
There's nothing to stop me now;
/ I'm free man." Butler said.
Asked about his plans, Butler,
who has seen fighting service all
over the world, said:
I'm going TO my home in Over
brook and I'm going to drive there
in a car of the United States Marine
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New Britain herald., 1925-12-23

Torrington, Dec. % (P-Twenty
guests at the Allen House were
driven from their rooms in near-znro
Temperature early this morning when
fire swept the Burt Shoe store on
the ground floor of the Allen House
building in the heart Of Torrington's S
business section.
Two alarms called out the entire
fire department of the city. The
building is Of frame construction and
it was feared that if the blaze got
beyond control famed by the heavy
gale, the entire business district
would have been menaced The fire
men succeeded in confning it to the
Burt store. however. The origin OF
the blaze is not known. 1t was dis "a.
covered by a police officer.
Avon. Dec. % tP--~Fire early this
morning destroyed the grocery store
and meat market of Tony Kulpill, a
small frame building, despite the ef-
forts of the volunteer fire depart
ment, which answered an alarm Civ
en- about ten minutes after 'he blaze
was discovered and succeeded in saw
| ing Hadsells store next door and
the town hall, both of which were
| threatened on account of high wind.
! The loss is believed to be about
$500.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23
SENATOR EDGE TO ASK AN
EARLY HEARING ON BILLS
FOR CHANGE IN DRY LAWS
W!NSTED, TORRING7ON
HAVE SERIOUS FIRES
State Has $4,000 Loss at
Former Place - Allen
House Blaze at Latter
-~----s---.-s-s-----s---s-

Winstcd. Conn, Dec. 9S-The state
highway department had consider
able loss because OF fire which ear
ly today destroyed two buildings in
Gay street with an aggregate loss of
over $4,000. One building used for
storage purposes was owned by Il.
I. Lanphier and tie other by vii.
liam Hickey, OF Sheffield, Mass,
which the state had leased.
The state lost five large auto
trucks, two Of which were nearly
new and all its snow ploughing ma
terial used in this section of the
state. 1t had $4,000 worth of tires
burned. A $4,000 oiiing machine
was saved,
The fire started near a chimney
in the Hickey building. and firemen
had a two hours fight in tempcra-
ture 10 degrees above zero with the
wind blowing heavily.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23
$50 TISHERNjEN LOST

Tokyo, Dec. % tP)-Twenty fish
ing boats containing $50 fishermen
are missing in a storm which struck
northern Japan yesterday. A num-
her of houses were wrecked and 40
vessels capsizcd.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23
THE WEATHER

Hartford, Dec. 23.-EorcCast
for New Britain and vicinity;
Fair and continuing cold TO-
night; Thursday increasing
ClOudincss anu warmer
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23
PACIFIC RADIO MEN
SC0FF EUROPEAN TEST
Refuse Also to Remain
nt-Broadcast Spans
u. S. and Return

San Francisco, Dec. 2S CP.-Dc-
c.ining to take part in the internal
,ional radio test planned for III"
week Of January "A to SO, the Pa
Cifc Radio Trades association has
adopted a resolution against remain
ing silent while European stations
are broaicasting. The resolution eX-
pressed the belief that it is improb-
able that there would be satisfactory
reception Of European programs
and therefore business OF its mem
hrrs would suffer bccaus Of mjusti-
fled criticism of recciveres sold.
As a result of this action, it has
been announced that the majority Of
Pacific stations will not keep off the
air or participate in the test week,
which has been conducted the last
two winter seasons under the aus
pices OF Radio Broadcast.
Under the plan used, American
stations attempted TO reach Europe
ior one hour each night during the
week, and then remained off the air
tor one hour while European stations
We're sending,
So far only KGO, owned by the
General Electric company and loCat-
ed at Oakland, has announced its in
tention OF cooperating in the test
week.
Broadcasters Of the San Francisco
Bay region who have sided with the
Radio Dealers association, declared
there is not an equality Of sacrifice
between Atlantic coast and Pacific
coast stations as the hour during
which American stations would be
silent would come between and g
p. M, San Francisco time, hut would
be around midnight when stations
on the Atlantic board are ordinarily
quiet. They said they had contract
ed sale of advertising privileges
which would have to be rebatcd /.
they participated in the test and
this would involve a considerable
financial loss,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23

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New Britain herald., 1925-12-23

Average Daily Circulation For
Wee Week ,a,S Ending 12.8O1
, 1925-02-28
The Cheer Leader
Star Bar Ranch,
Casper Mountain.

February 20. 1925.
Editor Tribune: l amt much Civ
to riten for publickashun but 1t
shore seems like everybody lately
hns bin took with a epeedemik of
riten there most sakred thots to
some newspaper an gettin same
printed. So you has my permishun
to Print this yeer letter an 1t won't
cost you lie. tho II you was to wont
my advise reglar about how to
conduk yure city and so. 4th, you
wood have to pay dam high for II
as this riten is all work an no fun.
This is the 18th copy l made OF this
letter an mebby you viii exspear-
ance sum difeeultee in even makeln
this won out but you shud have
saw the furst copy.
I'm kind Of handicapped In my
spellin becuz OF vile / was over to
Rawlins a cupei of pack rats got In
my cabin up here an ct my copy
of Mr.. Webster's unabridged. that
Is. all sept the covers an n part OF
the AS an n few rs. Them rats
must OF bin plum hungry for an
edueashun an 1 hope they amt like
some foxes that COS thru a book
hurreld like an don't dijest It.
But as my old fren Snake River
Wilson used to say, Lets get to
the marrer in this yeer bone" What
I sat down to rite you about was.
what's the matter with Casper? An
lest like n reglar newspaper ritter
I spolis the Mot Of the hull storv hv
tellin you the news in the next line.
There amt nothin the matter with
Casper septin a warpt mental
attytood OF most OF her cltyzens.
Casper's trubbols is mostly what
I here a sky pilot one call a state
OF mind.
To lustrate what / means / been
over round Rawlins fer the past
yeer an tween you an l this Raw.
Inns is n hell OF u town but you
hadn't better tell any OF those Raw.
Inns boys that. The won thing what
ads life an as the Swedes ser verve
to this Rawlins place ia the U. p.
ralerode shops. corse they hav the
state pen there also. but since pro.
bishun come In u mist business
at the pen has bin poor bocuz OF
all the sherifs beln bizy catching
b~ootleggers an moonshiners stod OF
rcslar criminals what Is subjec 10
penitenshary sentences.
Well this winter tho L. p. closed
there shops and as | explained aforc
! blzness at the pen bein dull she
, 1925-02-28
East Side Methodist Community


Corner East Second and South
Kenwood. Willis Hugh Germany.
minister. Phone 1s29w. The men Will
be pleased to know that our chief
OF police. Mr.. Patrick. will address
them at the mems class. We hope
there will be many questions ad.
dressed to chief. so we may bet.
ter cooperate with the city In law
enforcement. At II o'clock Professor
merrill will preach on 1.-THE I'm
changing Christ" Mr.. Rarie will
sing Fear Not Ye. o Isreai.'' Buck.
Mr.. Jones will sing. From the
Depths" Both will sing. "How Sweet
the Name" with Mrs. = Leffingwell
accompanying them at the piano.
We hope a large crowd will enjoy
this service. At 615. Miss Ruth
pasch will lead the Young Peoples
meeting. At 1890 there will be a ster.
optican lecture on THE Work in the
Mountains OF Tennessee" This
should be interesting and informing.
Tia classes for the children and the
adults will be held next Sunday. or,
fetal board Is called for Thursday
evening. Pastor is called away today
to officiate at a funeral In Denver,
and cannot get back In time for the
Sabbath services. May the a OF
God bless all the churches of Casper
on thu glorious Sabbath.
, 1925-02-28
Mr.. King Suggests

Editor Tribune-As the location of
the proposed Casper Community
house seems to be such u question,
and as the people OF Casper should
be vitality interested in the erection
Of the building and site. why not
determine the question through the
medium OF n vote?
a small coupon inserted in your
paper showing the different sites
proposed and whether we want II.
which could be cut out OF the paper
and sent to the committee. would
reach all the people interested in
this movement.
By this means II could be definite.
~ determined whether the majority
OF the people are interested in this
or not and where they would rather
have 1t erected. While at a mass
meeting only nbou' 30 per cent Of
the people would respond and out OF
that amount about l per cent would
make their wants known.
Kindly accept this suggestion In
the spirit It Is offered.
GARRETT KING.
2io W. 18th Street.
, 1925-02-28

Fifteenth and Poplar streets. DR.
j.. t. Hanna. pastor. Residence
1910 South Poplar.
Sunday, $40 a. M, prayer service
In s. e. Sunday school room.
Sunday. 10 n. M. Sunday school
for old and young.
Sunday, IL a. M, sermon. Text
Luke TX 81.
sunday, 3 p. M. B. Y. p. U. A
service for oil young people.
Sunday. 1850 y. M, Fanny j
Crosby memorial. Except for a
short devotional service and som,
special music by the choir the entire
evening Will be given to singing the
familiar hymns written by this won
derfui woman.
Wednesday. 7:so p. M. prayer and
business meeting. Lesson, Rom
CHI. Kill
Thursday. meeting of the Ladies
Aid.
Thursday. $50 p. M. a social fol
the young people. DR.. W. F. Ripley
OF Denver will be present and speak
Tor n short time.
Our choir and the male quartetts
have been adding much to our ser
Vices lately.
, 1925-02-28
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1925

said last Sunday In 1.-THE Call Of the
Twelve" Prayer service at ZOO \
M. Mrs. Lucy Life and Mrs, Eth,
Barnes leaders, Evening worship a,
1872 "A surprise awaits you. Bu,
"c6fne and see." Don't forget yonr
Bibles. Official board Monday a,
500 p. m. NJ. NJ. Society meetinv
Thursday at Mrs.. Jean BurwelI..
residence. 1903 East c street. Mrs
Odessa Rice. Mrs. Ethel Clay ana
others will appear on prosram
Quarterly meeting next Sunday. The
Rev. 1. S. Wilson OF Denver will a..
liver the message at both services
Musical concert March IL. Mr..
Pearl Crutcher and Master Alfres
Bell. appearing. Refreshments ssr.
we'd by Trustees Aid. Mrs. corinn.
o,Bryant. Pres Remember FamiIv
Day March 30. Come, bring IN.
entire family and worship togetb.,
Annual Fashion Show April 10. Ms,
Popularity contest April 10. Yon
are welcome to the services Of "Th.
Friendly Church"
, 1925-02-28
WALKER: WILL
LEAVE COAST.
Ruling Requiring De-
cision Bouts MAY
Start Him East. .

Copyright. 1925. Casper Tffhuna,
NEW YORK, Feb. 28-Mickey
Walkers letters have shown a
change in tone since the California
boxing commissioners have ruled he
will have to defend his title In bouts
to a decision out on the west coast.
From what he said when he nrst
arrived and settled in the Hollywood
cottage, 1t looked as though the east
would not see him in a long. long
time. Life promised to be very soft
| out there.
But now that he understands he
will have to box to a decision Just
as though he were In New York,
the Pacific coast is not likely to be
any more popular with him than il
New York.
1t would be no surprise were
Walker to return east before spring
is well established in this section OF
the country
Another thing-Mickey's presence
here may be a matter of good busl-
ness very shortly. As the writer
exclusively stated more than a week
ago. a bout between Walker and
Benny Leonard is being steamed up
for the metropolitan outdoor season.
Since this statement was made,
confirmatory news has been broad.
cast and now there seems to be no
doubt that II the promoters name
attractive terms the two great light
ers will meet. In such case. Walker
Will be needed here for publicity
purposes.
In the meantime. Mickey's vic
tory over Bert Colima is bound to
set him high on the coast and he is
certain to be an attraction worth
money to any promoter. But the
big money lies in the east. 1t IS
estimated that tbs husky young
Jerseyman will be offered more than
a hundred thousand dollars to meet
the retired lightweight king.
, 1925-02-28

CY and Ash streets. Il. b. uber.
pastor. "Yoked-Together," is the sub,
Ject for Sunday morning at ID
O'Clock. This is a continuation Of the
sermon given last Sunday morning
on the same subject. Should women
propose marriage? Who should con
troll the finances in the homes
should there ever be divorce? These
and other practical qu>~tions will be
discussed. Mistakes about the Mas.
ter is the subject for the evening
service at 1880. The large chorus
choir directed by Miss Mary C. Lad.
wig leads the singing. There will be
special musical program preceding
the sermon. Anthem by the choir.
solo by Miss Ladwig. duet, male
quartete. male chorus. Special lenten
meditation on Wednesday evening
at 1850. We are using the Seven
Sayings OF Jesus on the cross for
these medltations. Sunday school at
10. Well trained teachers and sen.
arate classes for all. In tho adult
class we are having n series OF inter.
estiilg bible studies on the general
subject. Paul and His Compan.
ions.' The subject for Sunday morn.
Ing is. Paula Chosen Vessel"
Please bring bibles to this class. Con.
hrmation class on Friday evening at
4'45. Strangers and visitors are cor.
daily invited TO attend all our snrv.
vice.. A hearty welcome TO all.
, 1925-02-28

Corner East Second and South
Durbin streets.
The down town church. near all
bus lines. Rev. Lewis E. Carter, D.
D.. Pastor.
$3.50 A. NJ. Prayer. 9:45 a. m. Sun.
day school. 7:3o a. m. Sermon,
The Quality OF Mercy" the fifth
In the series on the Beatitudes. An.
them. 20 Land OF Mine"-Mendels.
sohn.
Quartet--"Jesus. Savior, Pilot Me-
Schumacher. HOO a. m. Junior
church. Subject. out OF the Storm
Girls Trio. 2:3o p. m. Membership
class. 6:l5 p. m. Epworth league
Miss Eloise McKinn. leader. Duet
by Mrs. Fred Holland and Miss Eda
Holland. 7:30 p. m. Sermon and
praise service. Subject, "what "a
a Hypocrite?" A sequel to the
sermon on What Is a Moral Man.
Anthem. Father Of Mercies"-
Wildemere.
Monday 4 p. m. Kings Heraids.
Monday 500 p. m. official board
meeting.
wednesday $50 p. M, church night
supper and devotional meeting. The
attendance last week was the lar.
gest OF the five held. This will be
the final one. The Victory circle
Will serve.
Thursday $50 p. m. Choir re.
hearsal.
Friday $50 p. m. Circle meetings.
Busy Bee with Mrs. d. F. Edel.
man. 1875 II. street. Mrs. r. C. Carr
will assist.
Capitol Hill with Mrs. NJ. L. Bish.
op. SIS East Second street. Mrs.
Preston and Mrs. Zimmers will as.
sist.
CY with Mrs. Frank Hogue. 1904
South Walnut street. Mrs. Bundy
and Mrs. Abbott will assist.
k~ensington with Mrs. J.. S. Mech.
Ing, 2 South Durbin Street.
Social Service with Mrs. Otis L.
Thompson, 424 South Park street.
Mrs. f. L. Lidderdaie will assist.
Victory Workers with Mrs. r. A.
Barr. 221 North jefferson street.
The men Of this church will at.
tend the banquet on Tuesday night
at the English Lutheran church.
given by the United Brotherhood
League of the Casper churches.
The campaign In the city for
church attendance seems to be bear.
Ing fruit for the attendance at this
church was never 40 good as now.
, 1925-02-28


Sixth and Durbin Streets. Rev.
Chas A, Wilson,. d. D.. Minister.
11:00 a. m. Subject-'Human Re-
Spouse to the Revealed Christ
1870 p. m. Sacred Musical. A fine
program of choruses. male quar-.
tets. ladies' trios. duets and solos.
Miss Jessie Mae Agnew. leader. Mrs.
Edna Thomas, accompanist.
Sunday school 9:45 H. m. Mr.. l..
A. Reed will speak TO the Brother.
hood on the 10th Psalm. Every boy
and girl In the city should be in
some Sunday school. All depart.
ments are In fine working condi.
tion. Come and give the children
and receive for yourselves the ben.
eft OF Bible instruction.
Young Peoples Society $50 p. m.
Westminster Guild Wednesday a,
the Manse. Dinner al $50 p. m.
followed by program and social time
Ladies Aid Society Thursday 2:3C
p. m. in the church parlors. Mrs
U. S. MiIler's division will have
charge. All divisions are request
ed to continue their membership
campaign.
As the church year closes March
81, all departments are requested tc
bring up their work for the best pos
sible reports at the end OF the year
Easter April IL. Many ar.
expecting to unite with the church
that day. The minister will be
pleased to have all who wish to
unite. either By certificate or con
fession. to speak to him about It a.
soon as possible.
The subject Sunday morning will
logically follow the subject last Sun
day morning. What Jesus Said o
Himself. This great subject for mex
Sunday will have an appropriat,
setting of beautiful music.
Rummage sale In North Casper
next Friday and Saturday by tn,
Ladies' Aid Society. Goods may b,
left In the church parlors Thursda,
and Friday. Or phone Mrs. Gibson
2522J.
, 1925-02-28

shorty looked like a ded town but
is these Rawlins boys low in there
minds, not by a dam site. The day
afore / left there 1 met up with
Harry Brlttensteen an old man
Turned an Bill Milan an Jake Zeegler
an n lot of others an they was all
plum cheerful abowt there wunder-
full littel city. SEE they. 1.-The rale.
rode viii open the shops agin in the
sbring an probly bid them larger
an mebby Hatfield will strike a oil
well 500 an like as not the new
sheriff will grab of some hard
criminals and boom the pen bizness
an anyway it's a grand yecr fer
sheep" SO everything. as my old
fren Blttercreek Evans used to say,
was rosy as the dawn.
Then I come over to Casper an
after Rawlins the old town shore
looked like New York City to me.
THY amt room to park a thin pony
down town fer the cars. There's
new bildings what spranes yure neck
tryin to e the tops OF them an
you shore got to be fast on yore
feet TO safely n~egoshiate these here
street crossins but what gets me is
the pecoolar atwood OF the in.
habltants. among witch I numbers a
few old frens an who 1 meets I'M
with pronto. They is all dun out in
Grape an there teer stained maps
shows they has wept not well but
often, also they is ali packin hamers
protrudin from every pocket wIch
on the leese provocoshun thev ar.os
, 1925-02-28
Taxes and Debt Cut

Judged by what existed and what was hoped when Hard
ing became president, the outstanding achievement of these
four years of Republican rule is the lowering of taxation and
the reduction of the national debt, for both of which Secretary
Mellon is chiefly responsible. The lowering of taxes has been
more than anybody anticipated and the reduction of the nat
ional debt is almost incredible; more than onefifth of the debt
assumed to carry on the war has been paid at a date less than
six years after the war ended.
Most conspicuous of our postwar good fortune we have
escaped for four years, and seem now destined to escape en-
tirely, that succession of violent expansions and contractions
of credit and all those currency and financial controversies
which bedeviled American politics for more than thirty years
from he.close of the Civil War to the first defeat of William
Jennings. Bryan in 1896. 4. . ,-s ~ ~...I
, 1925-02-28
To Stabilize the Industry

The presidents oil board has called upon the refiners of the
country for special technical information in its efforts to de-
termine upon a basic policy which will more equitably stabil-
ize the oil industry.
Those officials of the great oil corporations intimately
acquainted with production methods, and the complex details
relating to foreign exploration and development, recently we're
asked to supply the board with data bearing upon these par
ticular branches of the industry, and the replies already receiv-
ed at Washington are repiete with constructive suggestions
and important facts.
The board has received information Of the greatest value
from many Of the outstanding men in the industry concerning
the most vital problems confronting the oil world. The ex.
executives of the big companies, have submitted this
data with a frankness and promptness that indicates a willing
ness TO cooperate fully with the government in its present in,
quiry.
, 1925-02-28

Corner 18th and Poplar streets.
Rev. c. l.. johnson. pastor. Phone
369M.
Services:
Sunrise prayer meeting. 700 a. m.
Sunday school. e:45 a. m.
Preaching. 400 a. m.
Y. p. S. meeting. $50 p. m.
Preaching. 1880 p. m.
Mid-weels prayer meeting, wednes.
day. 1880 p. m.
Cottage prayer meeting, Friday
night. Will be held at the home OF
Mr.. L. Johnson. 1921 South Poplar
street at 1870 p. m.
Communion service will be held
Sunday morning. and a great evan.
Gelistic service in the evening.
A cordial invitation is extended TO
one and all to attend all Of our
e%rvices.,lf you have no church home
make us n visit.
Fine singing. Fine music BY
orchestra. Great congregational
singing.