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New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
Christmas Gun Kills
Little HOlyOIle Bow

Holyoke, Mass, Dec, % tPl--Wal-
ter Chester Noigt, "A. who was re-
fused n gun for Christmas because
his father thought It too dangerous,
was killed yesterday afternoon while
playing, by a bullet from a 20 cal
iber rifle believed to be from a gun
in the hands OF another boy trying
out a Christmas present.
With several comrades, Voigt had
been skating on small pond in q
swamp In the Elmwood section.
They wearied OF their sport, and
built a small FIRE for warmth. Just
after remarking that he must leave
them to care for his newspaper
route the Voigt boy collapsed,
screaming, I'm shot" Hurried
search Of the vicinity failed 10 re-
veal who fred the shot, and police
arc at work checking through stores
the names OF purchasers Of light
rifles during the Christmas season.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29

Newspaper men, druggists AMI
fans have convinced mo l should
turn this linment loose TO the pub
lie so anybody no matter how poor
can get bottle when they necl
it. I've therefore arranged with
big concert to DO the detail work,
and the reader can get it at III"
drug store with folder around u
telling just how We use 1t in thp
big league. I'm not trying to maka
a fortune out Of it =. | love base
ball too much TO quit It and 20
into the patent medicine business.
I don't want q nickel from any
body who Isn't helped and helped
right, 50 III consider it a favor il
any person not benefited woull
write me 50 can send them back
what the bottle cost them. ! know
il it's used right the user will be
pleasantly surprised" declares
Mike Martin, Trainer. 467 & St. \.
w, Washington. D. c.
Drop in at a good drug store AMI
get a bottle Of Mike Martins Lini
ment, . ounce bottle SOC; ounce
Use: ounce 81, or write TO Mike
Martin for the size you want, par
Gel post. He will send 1t.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
TRAFFIC BUREAU SEWERS
RELATIONS WITH COUNCIL
Wants to Go 1t Alone in Plan 10
Have Railroad station
Renovated.

Speedy action and a thorough job
on the renoyating Of the railroad
passenger station will be sought by
the traffic bureau OF the Chamber
Of Commerce. Feeling that the bu-
reau could work faster in the mat
Ter alone than in conjunction with
the common council, the meeting
voted this noon to authorize Secre-
tary Ralph l.. Gould to ask Mayor
A. NJ. Paonessa for permission to
act alone. The railroad officials have
agreed to repaint the station, but
more sweeping changes are sought
by the traffic bureau. r. w. Potcet
is chairman of the bureau committee
acting in this matter, the ba lance OF
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
Suit for IA Cents Takes
Tn More Than a Day

Boston, Dec. 20 P - A suit in
volying rs cents, said to be the
smallest sum ever sought in federal
court litigation in New England
occupied half a day in United
States district court today. Judge
Morton reserve decision.
A. Winsor Weld Of Brookline
brought action against the collec-
tor Of internal revenue to recover
rs cents which he paid in tax on
a semi-annual fee 10 the country
club for Nkhe privilege of playing
golf. Tho tax was collected by the
club treasurer apd turned over 10
the government. The plaintiff al.
legged it was illegally assessed.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
EXPERT TELLS OF SIMPLE
REMEDY FOR ALAME BACK
Any Nan Or Woman Can Get
Rid OF Lame Achy
Back
FAMOUS ATHLETIC
TRAINER TELLS IT

During my twenty years training
Of athletes, both men and women,
I have handled so many lame.
achy backs and shoulders, I'm con-
WINGED anyone can speedily and
surely relieve themselves OF every
sign Of hurt and pain" declares
Mike Martin, famous athletic train
er Swedish Masscur and all
round expert who now Is In charge
OF the Washington Ball Team. 1t
is he who looks after the injuries
Of men like Walter Johnson,
Covelcski, etc.
thousands Of women suffer this
way and it's a shame. A baseball
fan told me recently his wife after
The baby came suffered agony with
I lame back. She couldn't sleep eor
suffering. ! told him how we fix VI
a mans back in jiffy. gave him
a bottle Of the liniment we use. He
took it home and next day he said
Mike, the nurse rubbed the wife
with that magical liniment Of yours
and In an hour was asleep and ir
the morning the pain and ache
was gone.
"They pay me to handle these
high-priccd baseball stars ant
keep them free OF aches and pains
/ naturally use the best liniment
money can buy. In fact l was sc
dissatisfied with liniment you car
buy that I employed chemists &c
make me one no matter wha
1t costs - they did. I was amaze
at the difference professional
athletes and trainers all over the
country began writing and talking
about Mike Martins Liniment.
/ They all Use 1t.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
SCHOOL TEACHERS
HOLDING Meeting
Sessions at Hartford Are
Continued Tomorrow

Hartford, Dec. % R-About fifty
school supervisors and teachers at
tended a meeting In the old senate
chamber in the capitol today to dis.
Gus matters pertaining to education
In the public schools OF the state,
n II. Light, director Of rural edu-
cation of the state department Of
education. presided
The meeting was opened with an
address by a. d Sampson. director
Of the division Of research. He was
followed by Or. a, G, Ireland of the
division of education and health who
spoke particularly Upon the physi-
cal development OF children.
Miss Maud Keat0l, the director Of
the division Of special education
also made an address,
On Wednesday there Will be an
all day conference Of town super
yisors of schools. superintendent
and high school principals. The
general topic discussed will be
school supervision, The forenoon
session will be opened at 10 O'Clock
The first speaker will be Roscoe
! West, the deputy commissioner o.
education of Trenton, n. J. He will
be followed by Julius L. Warren
the assistant superintendent o.
schools of Springfield, Mass. At The
teachers, meeting j. Jewett Smp-
son, assistant state superint cndent Of
schools at Baltimore, Md. will
speak. High School Problems
will he the subject of an address
by Worcester Warren, the assistant
superintendent of schools at Bridge.
port,
Dean John w. Withcrs OF tn
University of New York will speak
on the subject: "How the superin.
tendent may develop supervisor
program"
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
CURTAIL PARTIES

Pittsburgh, Dec. 20 N9-The pro-
hibition law today caused two of
Pittsburgh's leading hotels the Will
liam Penn and the Fort Pitt, to an
nounce that the annual New Years
Eve dinners and balls will not be
held this year. The announcements
followed Prohibition Administrator
brands warning that hip flask tot
ers at hotel and cabaret celebrations
would be arrested.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
Charles May .Succumbs
At Hospital to Shock

Charles May, 40 years of age, died
at the New Britain General hospital
this noon. He was stricken with a
shock last Saturday afternoon from
which he never recovered conscious
ness. He lived at 244 Broad street,
and was a life long resident OF this
city.
lie Is survived by his wife, and
three sons, Howard, 16 years; Rob
ert, 10 years and Richard 6 years
OF age. He also leaves two brothers,
Louis and Albert May.
Fraternally he was a member of
Court Charter Oak, Foresters of
America and the Mutual Aid society
Of the New Britain Machine Co.
Funeral arrangements In charge
Of B. c. Porter Sons are incomplete.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
Liquor Worth Million
Is Seized in Raids

New York, Dec. 90 P-Liquor es-
timated to be worth half million
dollars, was seized in two raids to-
day by prohibition agents operating
in United States District Attorney
Buckner's campaign against suppl
ers Of industrial alcohol TO bootleg
gers. -Four additional prisoners were
ARRESTED, making - since the drive
began vest erday.
| Included in todays seizures were
1.-TWO thousand gallons Of raw alcohol
imported from Belgium. Large guam
titles of champngncs and whisEcy
/ also wcr seized.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
Harry Greb Is Ordered
To Take on Tiger Flowers

New York. Dec. 90 P)--The state
athletic commission today accepted
the challenge of Tiger Flowers,
negro pugilist, for bout with Harry
Greb. middleweight champion. and
notified Grcb that he must accept
the offer within 80 days or go on
the commissions ineligible list. Walk
Miller, manager of Flowers, poste ID
a certified check for $500 10 bind
the match.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
DISCUSS GLPATRIC CASE

Hartford, Dec. 90 P--Reteree in
bankruptcy Saul Berman, Judge Ar
thur E. Howard, trustee for the
bankrupt estate of G. Harold Gilpa-
trio, and Lawrence Howard. the lat
tes's counsel. conferred this after
noon regarding the possibility Of
sending to Atlanta representative 10
ask the ex-state treasurer TO assist
in the search for additional assets
with which to meet claims.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
PATRICIDE CHARGED
II Years Old Ohio Boy Under Arrest
Charged With Murder Of His
Father.

wauseon, O., Dec. 20 P}-seven-
teen-year- Cletus Wanner is held
in Jail here for the Staying OF his
father, Lawrence Warmer, last night.
The boy, according TO the story he
told the authorities, choked his
father to death IN self-defense when
the latter abused the mother and
the youth attempted to come to her
assistance.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
90 YEARS FOR BANK FRAUD
St25-a-M Month Official Got $250,000
In Four Ycars

Clarion, Ia, Dec. 20 Rl-E. J.
Thompson. assistant cashier of the
failed Citizens State bank of Eagle
Grove. yesterday was sentenced TO
serve 20 years in prison on a plea
Of guilty of emboz2Iemont OF more
than S250,000.
Thompson had a salary Of $125 q
month. During defalcdtions Of four
years he accumulated 500 acres Of
land, a $4,000 home, two automo-
hilrs and the finest pure-hred cattle
to stock his farms. He turned over
all the property to the bank.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
Big FIRE RAGING
Ocean City, Maryland, Threatened
With Destruction as Fierce Blaze
Sweeps Buildings.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 20 Pp--A sec
ton OF Ocean City. Md. including
two hotels and several residence
blocks, appeared doomed by fire this
afternoon.
Reports from a banking house at
Berlin, having the nearest telephone
10 the fire, said that the Seaside and
Atlantic hotels were abiaze.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
Queen of Rum Runners
Pleads Not Guilty

Burlington, Vt, Dec. 20 P(-Mrs.
FIilda Stone. known along the Ca
madam line as Queen OF the Border
Rum Runners" pleaded not guilty
in L. S. district court today to a
charge Of Transporting liquor from
Canada into the United States. She
will go on trial tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
TWO MEN BADLY BURNED
Employees OF blake and johnson
Plant IN Waterbury Hurt When
Gas Furnace ENplo,ics.

Waterbury. Dec. 90 Pl-Two men
were badly burned when a gas fur
mace I'm the hardening room OF the
Blake and Johnson plant at Water
Vile exploded as the men were light
Ing 1t this morning.
Robert White, a., OF .? WEIGH
street, Watervillc. suffered a trnu-
matte amputation of the thumb and
two fingers OF his right hand and
burns about tho left arm and
Angelo Ca>aIlaH, "a, OF $50 North
Main street, suffered burns about
the faco and head, and injuries 70
the eyes, Both men were taken to
the Waterbury hospital. Their con-
ditIon is not serious.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
FIRE IN PROVIDENCE

Providence. r. l., Dec. 70 P-A
blaze in an enamel shop in the
heart Of the jewery manufacturing
district today gave the nremen con-
siderable trouble and for time
threatened other buildings. The fire
broke out in the shop OF Frank F..
Miller & Sons, SO Page street. The
stock and interior OF the building
was Quilted before the blaze was ex-
tinguished.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
Commissioners Hear
Hanna Estate Claims

Several Chains against the esIaIe
OF william w, Hanna we're reviewed
this afternoon by Attorneys MorIi-
mer IL. Camp and l.. J. Colon and
questioned by Attorney Donald Gaft-
ney, administrators OF the estate, In
the city court room.
Tho largest were those OF Mrs.
Fannie Roberts for services as caro-
takcr of Hanna's CRANKY farm and
for boarding seven dogs, Il total Of
5000.
james i. sullivan presented a
check for $500 made ont by Nh.
Hanna and given sullivan 70 secure
loan given at Miami, fla last
! wear
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
A GOOD LAXATIVE
FOR THE CHILDREN
Healthful, Nice Tasting Bran
Waters Keep Them Always
Regular
YOU NEVER NEED GIVE
THEM PILLS ANY MORE

Local druggists are featuring a.
new candy like, spcarmint favored
wheat bran wafer which doctors
are prescribing for children.
Healthtul, delicious TO eat Just
one a day like an after dinner
mint, keeps the children free of
constipation, biliousness. etc, and
their little stomach and bowels as
regular as clockworE. Children
like Bran-O-Lax Waters. Give
them these and you need never
have pills. castor oil and such
things around the house. Csc per
carton at drug stores.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
DROPS DEAD IN WATERBURY

Waterbury. Dec. % tP) - James
CORNELL, a pcnsioner OF the Ameri-
can Brass company. dropped dead
this morning at the home of his son
at "a South Leonard street. Medical
Examiner Dr. A. a. Crane was sum-
moned and pronounced death due to
heart trouble.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
INTERESTING FACT

It's a rather interesting fact that
the two players selected as the most
valuable in their respective leagues
for 1925 have nearly the same first
name. Pcckinpaugh's is Roger,
while Hornsby answers to Rogers
just the addition Of an S.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
ALCOHOL FROM SHELLS
New Process 10 BE Applied AT Fac
tory in MarSriilcs

Washington. Dee. 23.-Nice-Con-
sui l.. G.. Carney at Marscllcs,
France, reported 70 the department
OF commerce yesterday that a fac.
tory for the manufacture OF indus
trial alcohol from peanut shells IL 10
be established at Marsciles shortly.
An expert from the government
powder factory at Ssrgnes dlscov-
cred a new chemical process for the
breaking down Of coluloso. accord
ing to the report. and the faculty Of
sciences Of the University of AK
Marscillcs has said that alcohol can
be manufactured as cheaply as 3
cents liter. or approximately u
cents a gallon.
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New Britain herald., 1925-12-29
8 MILLION For LIBRARY

New Haven, Dec. 29-Preliminary
plans for the Sterling library at
Yale, which may cost from sS,0o0,-
900 upwards, were filed with the
building inspector today. The archi-
tect will be James Gamble Rogers.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
AUTOISTS DECRY
NEW TURN RULES
See Confusion and Danger in
Proposal Rejected
Here in 1920.
BY THEODORE p. MOVES.

With Washington motorists strug-
Cling 10 digest the mass of traffic
instruction which has poured from
the office of the director of traffic
and with the ''cross-road puzzles"
accommodating, there are many who
have expressed the hope that the
traffic office will not tamper with the
fundamental right and left hand
turning rule for automobiles and let
the proposed experiment" at Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. be abandoned.
These motorists believe that not
only is the time particularly inap-
propriate for Il change, but that even
experimentation with such an i'm
portant law will create confusion. les
sen materially the available parking
space in the downtown section, cause
serious delay to traffic and perhaps
become menace to all street users.
The suggested plan has been out
lined before, but is repeated here for
the sake of clearness: All drivers
wishing to make a right or left hand
turn at an intersection must pull to
the right-hand curb in a marked out
line. These cars are held in this
position until the traffic officer
changes his signal Cars making
turns are then allowed to move and
complete the turn.
Under the present plan cars making
right-hand turn must be close to the
right-hand curb where there is no
possibility of turning into traffic, and
similarly, those making the left turn
must be in the middle of the street.
where they can not only complete the
turn at the first break in traffic, but
are so situated that in turning there
is no danger Of collision from traffic
behind.
Deny Safety Increased.
Arguments against any change in
this turning rule are many, while the
benefit claimed for the new system is
that it affords better protection for the
pedestrian. Opponents. however, state
that this fact has not been proven,
especially with the present pedestrian
regulation in force. and that it would
have to be shown conclusively that
unregulated walkers would benefit be-
fore it would be wise to change one
of the first rules of automobile traffic.
Those who believe that no change
should be made point out that motor
lists of Washington at the present
time are surfeited with traffic revi-
sions and that another experiment
probably would not gain full co-opera-
ton. They also assert that while the
right t-hand-curb-left-turn may work
well in some small town, that in a
city the size of Washington it is
bound to cause confusion.
1t is also argued that a change
would mean cutting down parking
space in the downtown district be.
cause so feet next to the curb is
needed for all intersections; that moth
ing but delay can be caused by hold
ing up traffic in such a manner and
that turning left from the right hand
curb at corners other than those con
trolled by traffic officers would bring
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Evening star., 1925-08-23
BY the Associated Press.

EATONTOWN. y. j., August 22.-
During the questioning today of the
prisoners held in connection with the
alleged plot to defame the character
or Max Phillips. wealthy New York
collar manufacturer, said to have
been instigated by a New York bank
er to wreck Phillips business, five
shots were fired from speeding
automobile filled with men.
Ihe bullets pattered against the
side of the billiard room i'm Phillips
country home. where the investiga-
ton was being held, but no one was
hit. - .-l
Mr.. Phillips is head of the Phillips
Jones Company of New York. makers
OF Van HeuSen collars.
County Detective J. Is Rue who
uncovered the plot. said that the con
sDnatorS were backed by unlimited
funds and had already spent st, 600
III maintaining the three women who
were arrested and Is private detec-
uVes in expensive seaside hotels near
here.
Berg is head of a New York detec.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
TAX INCREASE UNNEEDED.
Relgian Officials Express Qualification
Over Debt Terms.

BRUSSELS, August % P).-The
Belgian ministry of finance in an Of
fciaI statement today declares that
the agreement signed at Washington
relative to Belgium'S S debt TO the
limited States takes reasonable con-
sideration OF Belgium financial diff
ficufties'' and announces that maxi
mum payments will not he reached
until the elapse of 10 years. No ad-
dittonal taxes VIII be levied to fulfill
the nations engagements and, adds
the statement, if the Dawes plan
functions normally Belgium's war
debt is practically cancelled.
1t was impossible to obtain a full
moratorium, it is explained, but the
snnuities in the first years will not
endaneer the equilibrium of the
budget
America" continues the statement,
"heId treasury bonds of the Belgian
government legally issued during and
after the war, bearing interest at 5
Scr cent, amounting to S317 100000,
nd capitalized with interest ut $780,.
200 600 The accord cancels this debt.
,-enlacing 1t by a funded debt amount
ing TO s4l7, 900 900. of which $l71, ,00O,
moo bears no interest.
"The financial situation of Belgium
has been greatly improved by the
agreement"
Evening star., 1925-08-23
GIRLS LIFE Is SAVED
AS CANOE OVERTURNS
Lillian Ellis, 19, Rescued by
Escort, William White,
After Sinking

William White, POI d street. last
night rescued Lillian Ellis, 10 years
old, 1893 Vermont avenue, when a
canoe occupied by them turned over
shortly after they had boarded it near
the Virginia shore opposite Analostan
Island.
Miss Ellis was plunged into ten
feet of water in the stretch of the
Potomac known as Back River, which
runs between AnalOstan Island and
the Virginia shore. She was unable
to swim. White grabbed her while
both were under water and tugged her
to the bank with some difficulty. She
was taken to the Cumberland boat
house at the foot of + street and
later removed to Emergency Hos
pital.
DIR. n. Ellison, after treating her
for shock and exposure, pronounced
her condition serious. White, it is
suffered no i'll effects from
being immersed.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
By the Associated Press.


HARTFORD, Conn, August 22.-
Gerald Chapman when informed to-
day that Ben Hance and his wife
We're murdered August IA near
Muncie, Ind, and that his long
time confederate, George Dutch"
Anderson. was accused of it, de-
clared that Anderson was "incapa-
BILE of such rotten deal"
The news, which had been with
held from Chapman by the State
prison authorities, was carried to
him by his counsel, Frederick j.
Groehl of New York and Nathan
o. Freedman Of this city. Told
that Hance in his dying statement
had said it was Anderson and
Charles "One-Arm" Wolfe who did
the shooting, Chapman, referring
to Anderson, exclaimed: why, the
man wouldn't be within a thousand
miles of that place. 1t would be
the last place in the world he would
go to-
Chapman told his lawyers that
he knew Wolfe. who is now held
= by the Muncie police in connection
Evening star., 1925-08-23
Anderson ''Incapable of Rotten Dear'
Like Hance Murders, Chapman Says

with the murder, having met him
when he and Dutch" Anderson
stayed at the Hance's farmhouse
at Eaton, Ind.
I've known Anderson a long
time" he said, 'and he's incapable
of such a rotten deal, particularly
after the kind treatment Mrs.
Hance accorded Anderson and my
self when we stayed with them.
Many times when either of us was
sick, she took care of US, showing
the kindness of a mother. Hance
testified in Hartford because he
had to. The police bad something
on him or he never would have
appeared as witness against me-
I'm certain Anderson could not
have had anything to do with this
on my account, because he would
realize that it would only react
against me, and heaven knows, l
have enough odds against me
now
Chapman is under sentence of
death for the murder of New
Britain policeman. An appeal TO
the State Supreme Court is pend
ing.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
Husband Poisoned by Wife Saves Her
By Plea That Frees Man She Loved

released today, however, after
Hethman had pleaded that he be
freed if his wife was to be prose-
cuted jointly with him.
She was doped or she never
would have tried to poison me-"
Hethman told police. II love her
and want her to continue to live
with me and take care of the chill
dren." Amos was ordered to leave
the city.
Mrs. Hethman is proving an eff
cient nurse for her husband and
hopes to nave him restored to
health soon.
II don't want him to die and /
am going to live with him and be
a good mother to my babies" she
declared. The couple have two
children, the youngest six months
old.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
RICH COLLAR MAKER GUARDED
AFTER BULLETS RAIN ON HOUSE
Men in Speeding Motor Fire Detectives Crilling
Prisoners in Alleged Blackmail Plot-N. Y.
Banker Is Called 'EBrains'' of Scheme.

tive agency and the women were said
to be operatives of the same concern.
FREEHOLD, n. j.. August % CP).
A Gordon of guards tonight was
around the home at Eatontown of Max
Phillips, wealthy collar manufa cturer,
to prevent attacks he said he feared
on his life. Mr.. Phillips tonight said
that an unnamed New York banker
had woven around him plot to de-
fame his character in connection with
which three women and Il man have
been arrested.
Hattie Hager and Mrs. Anita Berg.
the latter oi whom claimed to be
Countess de fEourlly. of the former
Russian nobility, were two of the
three women arrested. CunfeSSing to
day to the Monmouth County police
their part in the affair they said they
had plotted with Beatrice Johnson of
Rutherford. y. j.. the third woman
arrested. to make Phillips violate the
Mann act
All three of the women were re-
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