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New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
HOUDINrS TESTS ARE
 TOO MUCH FOR MEDIUM
She Fails to Answer Cues tons, But is to Try
 Again

Fittsburgh, Sept, 1 s P'-The Rev. Dr, Alice $, Dooley, pastor of the Pittsburgh Church of Divine Heal ing, failed last night on the stage of a theater here to answer three ques- tions placed before her in sealed en- vlopes by Harry Houdini, magician. The test was made after Mrs Doolcy had accepted Houdini's challenge to prove herself q medium.
 Admitting her failure 10 answer . the questions she asked for a pri- yate test and Houdini suggested that he submit her nameto the Scientific American, offering 10 pay the eX- pcnses of herself and husband for q week In New York for that purpose. She accepted the offer. No date was set for the proposed test.
 Mrs. Dooley attempted to answer two of the questions but did not touch upon the contents of the re- raining envelope. declaring the dcmonEtration was "vcry unsatisfac- tory to me"
 ldlleu, SlF Sdiu, lIul l III So Ing to try again"
 The questions and answers were:
 What was the name of the first chief of police from Pittsburgh whom I met in Europe?" Answer 'Not quite clear but possibly March S0. 1864"
 Who taught me the East Indian trick ?" Answer: "Is it possible"
 Houdini announced that Mrs. Doo1ey was not seeking T prize and the woman herself said her appear ance on tho stage was an effort 10 "prove that thore are honest mo- dnms."
 Houdini offers s1o0oO to any me dium who successfully performs the fest and other prizes offered by scientific organizations and publica- tlons would bring the total 10 SSo,- BOO.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
Real Beer Gurgles Into Sewer
 Destroyed by Courts Order
IA Cases and Two Half Barrels of Stuff With Kick
 Disappears Forever

Tears flowed from the eyes of John Barleycorn at police head quarters today, but they did not flow half as fast as 142 cases of ante-Volstcad beer that Fatrolmen James McCahe and Herbert C. Lyon turned into the sewer in accordance with an order by Judge Benjamin w. filling in police court this morn ing. The beer was the property of Samuel Blumenthal of 123 Willow street before it fell into the hands of the police, and took the course that all fluids containing over the legitimate one half Of one per cent take.
 Besides the I4c cases. the tear drcnched eyes of "Old John" be- held two half-harrcls opened and the bungs faced 10 the little hole in the floor where the contents trickled to oblivion as far as vicious scofflaws were concerned The half barrels were garncred by Pa trolman David Doty when he ap- rrehendei William Fowler and Iocph Tora unloading fl at fo2lcrs restaurant on Lafayette street over a week ago.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
DISRESPECT TO FLAG
Young New Yorker Serving Ten Days Because He Refused 10 Don Hat aS Colors Passed.

New York. Sept IS Lpl-For fail- ure to remove his hat In salute to the flag, John Granctser. a young Lith- uanian, Is serving a sentence of 10 days in a Brooklyn jail.
 He pleaded guilty Of disorderly conduct while watching a Mardt GraS parade al Coney Island. Coney gives the name Msrdi Gras tc a post season celebration.
 A police sergeant in his complaint avcrred that when other spectators told him that Granetzer was ignoring inc flag. warning was given that hts hat must be taken of the next time the flag passed,
 Granetzer failed tc obey the warn ing, saying My flag Is the red flag" the sergeant deposed.
 In the view Of the magistrate who sentenced him, Granetzer was guilty Of disorderly conduct because of his refusal to take off hts hat he created q disturbance. The sentence was i'm posed last Tuesday after failure to pay s2S fine.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
Ties StOrekeeper, Puts
 Up Closed Sign, Steals

Boston, Sept. IS OP-A holdup man today tied Charles Ferrault, manager Of an Atlantic & Pacinhc grocery store in Somerville, into back room. hung a sign on the store door saying the place was closed, and took SlSo Of the firms money. He escaped, locking the door behind him. and it was several minutes later before Perrault was able 10 free himself and give an alarm by pound ing on the windows of the store.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
DAVIS ID RE FIRST AIR PROBE WITNESS No Doubt That Col. Mit- chelI Also Will Be
 Summoned

Washington. Sept. IS F-Actins Secretary of War Davis probably will be the first witness before the presidents special war board.
 The board in an informal meeting today decided to call first upon the war department for testimony on aircraft subjects and inasmuch as it was Mir. Davis who first proposed the inquiry. 1t is thought he will start the presentation of the depart ment's position, when the board be. gins hearings Monday.
 Although the request that officers ot the department appear before ths committee made no reference to Col onel William Mitchell, leading figure in the controversy, it was made clear by board members that he would be called If he was not in- cluded In the representatives appear ing for the army.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
CERTAIN SECOND
 MAN WAS KILLED
No Trace Found of Pratt Who
 Was in Wrecked Plane
HARTFORD FLYER DEAD
Harry M. Ludwig Killed When Sea- plane Falls Into Connecticut River And New Haven Man Thought to Have Perishcd With Him.

Chester. Sept. IS P-Search for the body of Brewster Pratt of New Haven who, 1t is believed, was in the seaplane that fell into the river here yesterday, was continued today, with statement by Coroner L. A. smith of Middletown that he was practi- cally sure that Pratt was In the plane. The accident resulted in the death of Henry M. Ludwig, Of Hart i ford.
 Coroner Smith came here from Middletown this afternoon to direct the search for the body. He said he had talked with aviators in all parts of the state and had searched in every available place for Pratt but had been unable to find him.
 River Being Dragged
 The river here was being dragged by fishermen and residents too. If the body is not found and it is necessary to prolong the search, Coroner Smith said he would post pone the inquest which he had call cd for Monday.
 Ludwig, it became known today was on his way to Hartford to take a pilots examination when the sea plane crashed into the river Pratt's automobile was found et Branford last night and 1t was the belief that he had intended to ac- company Ludwig up the river in the seaplane. It vas said here this morning that if he was in the plane, his body will be found in the chan mel of the river which Is 40 feet deep where the seaplane landed. All of the plane with the exception of the tail and wings are under water.
 Not Strapped In
 It is not believed that Pratt was strapped into the machine. If he was a passenger for the finding of the body of Ludwig disclosed that he was not held in by strap. It is thought that both fiers, If there were two, were pitched out when the seaplane took a nose dive into the river.
 Residents who saw the accident were not certain whether there were two persons in the seaplane or not when IL fell.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
COMPELLED TO SAMPLE BOOZE, DRY
 AGENTS BLINDED, OTHERS MADE ILL

Kennedy, Detroit; Julius peboskey, Akron,
 Smith collapsed yesterday as he was leaving the federal building where he had given evidence in a liquor case. He had just returned from three weeks leave of ab- sence on account Of blindness.
 Hopewell went into convulsions September 5 after sampling liquor and has been off duty since. Mac Adams reported loss Of sight with partial recovery, Kennedy reported impaired vision. Dcbroskey's phy- scian reported his stomach serious ly impaired,
 William r, Brennan, an assistant In the enforcement bureau here, said there Is nothing but liquor distilled from denatured alcohol and vile mashes on the mraket now,
 Agents have been trying 10 pro- tect themselves from the poison by drinking minor greasy foods before drinking the samples,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
l33 AUTO|STS IN
 FATAL ACCIDENTS Of These, IS Are Held Criminaly
 Responsible RECORD FOR SIX MONTHS
ss Were Held Blamclcss, t8 Were Killed, il Eyaded Responsibility Commissioner Bitter Against Drunken Drivers on Roads.

Hartford. Sept. IS P)-County coroners Investigating fatal automo- bile accidents in this state in which lSS operators were involved in the first six months of this year, held IS drivers crim!nally responsible. 1t Is disclosed in the current issue of the state motor vehicle department bull letin. Eighty-eight operators were held blameless, Is were killed and II evaded responsibility.
 Courts Too Lcnicnt.
 IL Is the opinion of the department that some Of the coroners and courts are too generous In their interpreta- lions of then law. especially with re- gard to motor vehicle operators who have been drinking. "A man who will drink and thereafter attempt 10 drive a car" says Commissioner Stoeckel, ought not to have any consideration. He is not it for the road"
 The September bulletin, which Is devoted 10 fatal accidents" shows that such accidents are decreasing in the larger towns and cities and in- creasing in the smaler places. It Is believed that this Is due to the more careful supervision of traffic in the larger places.
 The percentage of accidents which resulted fatally was IA for the first eight months of this year. That was the percentage for all Of last year, while in 1923 1t was 1.6 and in 1922 1t was 2,1,
 Pedestrians Suffer Most.
 Pedestrians are the worst suffer CTS from fatal accidents, the bulle- tin shows, pointing out that up to Sept. 1 of this year, 1o5 pedestrians including 61 children were killed in this state. The whole number of children killed in 1928 and 1924 each was 62,
 Parents are exhortcd to impress upon their children the dangers of the highway and the desirability of not being upon it any more than is necessary
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
AT RAZOR POINTS
Bridgeport Barhcrs and Bremen at
 Odds Because Latter arc Said to he Cutting Rates as Well as Hair.

Bridgeport Sept. IS Pl-The members of the barbers' union of this city and some Of the members Of the fire department are at razor points over an alleged violation of the barhers' state licensing law.
 Several weeks ago some barbers had their attention called to school children appearing in front Of their shops with recut bobs. Investigation led 10 the discovery that hair cut ting was indulged in at some Of the fire houses at "cut rates" according ot their allegation.
 As a result the board of fire com ntssioners has before it today a complaint from the barbers' union calling attention to the fact that fire men have no state license to cut hair,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18

Cleveland, Ohio, Sept IS OP,-Per- iods of blindness and serious stom- ach disorders are among the ail- ments federal prohibition enforce ment agents here attributed to their sampling bootleg liquor to obtain ev- idence.
 Six agents in this district have re- gently suffered from partial blind ness and stomach disorders sutfi- ciently serious 10 send them to the hospital for treatment.
 Drinking liquor at the place it is sold is necessary preliminary the agents said, so as not to arouse sus- picion Of the seller when the agents asks for a bottle 10 take away. The bottle Of liquor Is used as evidence in court.
 These men recently engaged in samping bootleg liquor have suffer- cd from temporary blindness or stomach trouble; ]. w. Smith, George Hopewell, Harry Snyder, Cleveland; w. E. McAdams and F. J.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
Although Unofficial, This Establishes a New Record For Speed, Being Check ed by Curtiss Off, cials.
Lieutenant Williams Makes Great Time in Air While Preparing for Pulitzer Races Next Month.

Mitchell Field, New York, Sept. is Pl-A new unofficial worlds speed record was established today when Lieutenant Afford ]. Williams, navy aviator flew at the rate of s0s,s miles an hour.
 Starts at BOO Feet.
 The flight was test for the Pulit- Ter races to be held here next month. Williams time was careful ly checked by officials of the Curtiss Airplane Company. He flew ono kilometer in "A seconds. The worlds record for airplane speeding ifs 27S miles an hour held by France.
 Williams started his flight by div ing from a height of 5000 feet over Nurtiss Field and then levelled of for the i kilometer distance. Later without alighting, he flew ct an average of 26S.2 miles an hour on a straight flight.
 Used Small Machine.
 The Curtiss racer which Leuten- ant Williams used. was designed and built to make speed of c60 miles an hour or more. The body is less than 20 feet long and the plane stands only eight feet high. Ths Curtiss N-1400 motor In the nose can develop 619 horsepower. The racer fully equipped weighs ?,coo pounds. Bronze used in con- struction has tensile strength of l05,o00 pounds
 The wing type radiators are thin ner than the average sheet Of paper and 1s gallons of water pass through 1 them at the rate Of 7S gallons minute, The propeller, which Is made of duralumin, and is not at- 1 fected by hail, rain or high grass.
 IL can be bent without breaking and repaired for further use. To make sure tho plSne would stand the terrific mir pressure the wings were tested upside down as well as in nor maj flying position with bags of lead shot equalling tho weight of fifteen small automobiles.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
ThOmpsOnvilIe Death Trap
 Eliminated by New Road

ThompsonvilleS Sept. IS P'-A death trap" on the road at Depot Hill, right angle turn which has brought grief to many a motorist, will be eliminated with the opening soon of the concrete highway from Depot Hill to Enfield over Prospect Hill in Warehouse Point.
 Police records show that more ac- cidcnts have occurred at the trap than at any point on the Hartford Springfield highway. II Is also very heavily travelled highway. The new road will shorten the distance be- tween the two cities by s mile and half.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
MEN
 THEMSELVES IN SPLIT
Republican Opposition in Wisconsin Has Two
 Candidates

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. IS (Pl-Dis-
 sension Of the anti-La Toilette re- publican rani:s, which has been more
 or less apparent during the cam- paign for United States senator. came to a head yesterday, when. after 2 conference of leaders for the
 purpose of uniting on one candi-
 date, two candidates appeared. Roy P. Wilcox, selected by a con vention Of anti-La Toilette repuhh- cans, meeting at Oshkosh. August
 5. as the man 10 carry their fight through the primary. and Edward r. Dithmar, a republican. who reg istered as an independent are in the
 running. The conference succeeded in definitely eliminating one man.
 Arthur Barry, republican, who filed as an independent and the only avoWed wet candidate
 Out of the turmoil of two days of theated conferences came 2 state ment from Wilcox, defeated by Rob-
 ert M. La Toilette. for th' republi- can nomination. that he was in the race to the finish as an independent
 candidate and that he refused to
 compromise. Dithmar feels he Is
 bound by his word to those who signed his resignation petition to make the race.
 In the background, waiting for th'
 situation to clarify, sits Danie
 Woodward. with the endorsement o
 the Ku Klux Klan. who wtthou
 making any apparent campaign 1T I the primary, ran a good third. H. l has announced that he will get or l the ticket If he finds 1t necessary although he declines 10 make clear
 how he intends doing this In view of the fact that he has not register. ed as an independent and cannot get
 on the ticket in any manner accord ing to the opinion of politicians, ua- less he has his supporters write his
 name.
 William George Bruce. the demo.
 cratic candidate in the primary. who l IlI Hol poll '4Nt l'cT cent VI lht l'Nd
 of the democratic vote Of the last general election, will also run as ar independent. John NJ. Work is the socialist nominee, and George Bau. man Is the socialist labor nominee. I.aFollette. who won the republi' can nomination by a plurality of an. rroXimately 9o,NO0 votes, starts hi' speaking campaign tonight in tn, final round of the campaign at St"v, l ems point.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
Mill Addition to Give
 Work to Many More Men

Moosur. Conn Sept. IS Pl-An addition 10 the Aldrich Bros cotton mill here which is nearing comple- tion al q cost Of about sloo. 900 Is expected 10 give opportunity for sev- eral hundred additional employees The plant produces silk and mixed cotton goods. The mills of the United States Finishing company al sterl- inr have increased the working schedules 70 Ave full days a week in stead of three, which has prevailed much of the past year
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
MISS EDERLE BITTER
 AGAINST HER COACH
Blames Jabez Wolfe Be- cause She Did Not Swim
 Further

New York. Sept. IS P-Gertrude Ederle. the American swimmer, said today on her arrival from Europe on the Mauretania that had not her trainer. Jabez Wolff. ordered her taken from the water too soon she believed that she would have been able 10 have gone much farther in her attempt to swim the English Channel.
 Miss Ederle was within six miles of the Dover coast when the attempt was abandoned She said she was not certain whether she could have completed the distance even if she had been allowed to continue.
 Miss Ederle was at first held on the ship incommunicado by her chaperon Miss Elsie Eieta. who said the womens swimming association did not wish Miss Edcrle 10 make any statements until after certain matters had been cleared up" Upon insistence by newspaper reporters and Miss Charlotte Eppstein, Of the Womens Swimming association. Miss Elerle was finally allowed to answer several questions.
 Could you have gone on?' she was asked.
 "Yes, could have" was her tn stant reply.
 "If you had. do you think you ,.,,I1 L,,e 6rishod H'
 "I could have gone on" she said, but whether would have finished NO one can tell"
 What caused you 10 stop"
 "Because Helmy the Egyptian swimmer) touched mo. and that va disqualification
 What made him do that :"
 Ask Wolfe" she answered.
 Miss Ederle said she would like to try 10 swim the Channel again and that she had not lost confidence in herself because of her first fail ure.
 Miss Eppstein was asked why she had notified Miss Nieta not to allow Miss Ederle to talk.
 "Because I did not want any halt baked statements made, everything had been thorough" was her reply
 For instance" said Miss Eppstein there have been many things which should be investigated. In one of Miss Vieta's letters 10 me she stat ed that Wolfe came in one day ana told Miss Edcrle that sharks hal been seen in the channel. This nat urally frightened the girl. How couId it have done anything else? Anyone who knows the channel knows that sharks could not exist there and what Wolfe saw were porpoises."
 When Miss Ederle was asked II she had become sick in the water and exhausted, she said no. She re- piled that she may have coughed but that 1t was not enough to alarm her coach.
 From several passengers 1t was learned that Miss Ederle in conVer' sation had attributed the loss Of hei chance to having become dizzy from tight hand about her head which held on her cap and glasses
 Miss Edcrle was much excited a' the noise and confusion growing ou' of the refusal of her mentors and
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New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
NEW COACH AT YALE
George Taylor of Crosby High School harmonica tunes; Jennie Ludrf,
 Blues Basketball Team.

New Haven, Sept. IS P,-The Yale Athletic association announced today that George F. Taylor, physical di- rector of the Crosby High school at Waterbury for the past six years, has been appointed basketball coach at Yale 10 succeed the late Joe Fo- garty, who died in the Williamsport, Par hospital in August.
 Taylor came from the Springfield, Mass, training school where he was captain of the basketball team and also played football and baseball. He also will have charge of the inter- class football and baseball at Yale. He will take up his new work Oc- toher 5.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
Missing In New Haven

New Haven, Sept. IS Pl-Efforts made here today to learn whether or not Brewster Pratt was in the seaplane that crashed at Chester yesterday were unsuccessful. no trace of the missing man being found. None of his relatives had any word from him.
 Mrs. F. B. Joyce. tenant of Pratts, at his home here said this morning that Pratt and another young man whom she believed 10 be Harry Ludwig. who was killed in the accident yesterday had been in Pratts room on Wednesday evening but that they had said nothing about q flight,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
20 French Ayiators Are
 Reported Brought Down

Spokane, Wash, Sept. IS CP-- Colonel Charles Sweeney m Ameri can flyer with the Lafayette esca- drille, fighting for the French m Morocco. in a letter to his sister Mrs. F. I. Finucane of Spokane, says that Riffian crack shots have killed twenty French airmen.
 "The Riffs are excellent infantry and first class shots" Sweeney wrote You may judge when tell you that they have already shot out of planes from 500 to 1000 feet up and going from so to tnO miles an hour over twenty French aviators,"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
NAVAL AVIATOR FLIES 3O2.3 MILES
 AN HOUR IN MITCHELL FIELD TESTS
Corp. Smith Honored With Croix De Guerre
 Almost Seven Years After End of World War

Nearly seven years after the close of the World war, Thomas J. Smith of 26 Smith street today received a citation from the French government and with it crox de guerre for meritorious service.
 Smith, corporal in infantry, took part in several of the chief engagements in the closing days of the war In one of the skSheS after the lieutenant of his company had been killed and other ranking officers were missing he led an entire company to safety His act brought to the attention of the French and in ap preciaton official recognition was given him.
 He served with Company H, 9th infantry, attached to the second division.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
COOPER HUBBARD WEDDING
 IN NEW YORK SEPT. 29
Stanley NJ, Cooper And Miss Eliza beth F. Hubbard to be Mar
 ricd by Dr. Gutherie. Special to the Herald)
Special to the HeraldD

New Torn, Sept. IS - Stanley NJ. Cooper, 2S of l6O Vine street, New Britain, Conn, and Miss Elizabeth r. Hubbard, 24 of 107 High street, New Britain, will be married Sept. % by the Rev. Dr. Guthcrie in St. Marks -on-the- Bouwerie. 2S4 East 1lth street. They obtained their H. ccnse Wednesday at the marriage license bureau here.
 Miss Hubbard was born in Mid dletown. Conn.,, the daughter of Gaston T. and Alice l.. Gates Hub bard Mir. Cooper was born in Hartford, Conn, the son of Elisha H. and Margaret Miller Cooper.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
GERMANS SAIL FOR N. Y.

Bremerhaven. Germany Sept 1s .tpl-The German delegation te the international parliamentary union conference in Washington left for New York today on the steamship Bremen. The delegation Is headed by Paul Loebe, president of the ReiehstsE.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
Tnougl, Tn R. I,

Providence. R I, Sept, is lF(- Rhode Island has enough anthracite and availa ble substitutes to meet re nuirements to March l, it was an- rounced here today by the state fuel administration, based upon survey of the state and reports of dealers. Domestic consumers have B per cent In their bins, and dealers have cn hand and sold. 75 per cent of the supply usually required during the nine coal burning months.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-18
Trains Crash in Tunnel
 In Ohio. One Man Killed

S'euhcnville Ohio, Sept. IS Fl- One trainman was killed and several others were badly injured, one per haps fatally. when q Pittsburgh and West Virginia freight train ran head on into a coal train in the Mingo tunnel near here. today.