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New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
ETHER CONTESTED
 WITH RADIO WAVES
Hoover Thinks Govt. Must Con-
 trOl AuOtnentS
ADVERTISING PROBLEMS
Docs Not Want Govt, 10 Interfere, But to C0operate-ProbIcms of Radio Discussed at Convention.

Washington, Nov. 9 R)-Radio, full grown 10 it's statue of vital force in American life, has develop ed problems which must be solved with governmental cooperation. Sec retary Hoover declared today in an address opening the fourth national radio conference.
 400 Delegates Attend.
 More than 400 delegates, repre- senting national and international interests in the radio field, were on hand to hear the secretary present to the conference, meeting at his call, his views on the vital problem of ether congestion by the multipli- cation of broadcasting stations and suggestions for their solution.
 Air Not Big Enough.
 "We must face the actualities frankly" he said. "We can no long CT deal on the basis that there is room for everybody on the radio highways. There are more vehicles on the roads than can get by, and 1t they continue to Jam, all will be stopped"
 While disclaiming any fixed view as to the best solution, MT. Hoover declared there must be federal re- sponsibiity" in traffic control on one side of the problem, and on the oth- CT he suggested q large share of con- trol for the community itself as to who shall serve it in broadcasting.
 Would Control Waves.
 In other words the ideal sltu- ation, as l view it." he said, would be traffic regulation by the federal government to the extent of allot- ment of wave lengths and control of power and the policing of interier- cnce, leaving to each community q large voice in determining who are to occupy the wave lengths assigned to that community"
 Too Much Advertising.
 The secretary also warned that growth of "too obstructive" adVer- Using in connection with broadcast ing programs would in the end de- feat the best interests of radio en- terprise itself.
 On the question of advertising the views of 800 members of the Natlon- al Association of Broadcasters, here for the conference, were expressed In resolutions adopted at a pre-con- terence meeting last night in which they declared against any limitation of advertising. The public itself Is inc best judge of what it wants to
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New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
OVER S3OO,OOO,OOO CUT
Indications Today Are That New Tax Measure VIII Exceed This Limit Previously Fixed.

Washington, Nov. 9 P.-Tonta- tive rcvisions of the excise tax rates made today hy the house ways and means committee indicate the total tax reduction 10 be proposed in the new revenue bill will exceed the sSOO,OOO,00O limit set by the treas ury.
 As result Of reduction made on the income schedules and the in hcritance rates the committee has left sl0O.oOO,000 Of the prospective s3OO.O0O.o0O treasury surplus to dis. pose Of in revision Of the excise rates, The excise schedules are being considered as a whole and de- cisions on each change will not be announced until the committee has completed the group.
 If all requests for reductions In these taxes were granted the loss in revenue In this category alone would amount to S30O,o00,oO annually.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
WANTS STARTERS BOOTH AT CENTRAL PARK STATION
Supt, Bryan To Petition Common Council for Permission To
 Erect Enclosure.

Superintendent William J. Bryan of the Connecticut Co, will present petition to the common council this evening asking permission to erect a booth for the protection of the trolley starter al Central park. 1T the petition is granted, Mir. Bryan plans to do away with the unslghtly telephone box now at ,ached 10 a pole and construct an attractive enclosure.
 MT. Bryan says the starters suf- fer from cold weather during ;he winter months and it Is In their in- torest that he has prepared the pe- titlon. He was starter for the Con- necticut Go, for 13 years and de- Clares that the men now holding that position undergo serious hard ships during cold weather. It is said that q number of city officials and members Of the common coun- cil favor the erection of the booth.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
New Hampshire Town Is
 Threatened by Bad Fire

Raymond, \. H., Nov. Pl-The central part of this town was threatened with destruction early today when fire started from an un- determined cause in n hotel, Tho hotel building and several smaller structures nearby were destroyed. Fire apparatus was rushed over the state boulevard from Manchester. x. II. IS miles distant 10 the assist ance of the town brigade.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
STATE COM. TO MEET
Thursdays Session of Democratic State Central Committee Is Event of Some Mystery.

New Haven, Nov. 9 Pt~tor va rious purposes, the exact nature of which is undisclosed, the democratic state central committee will meet at Hotel Taft. this city. Thursday noon, II is expected that either at this meeting or in the very near future Edward NJ. Yeomans, the state chair man. will resign as q preliminary to his severance of political activity be- fore he takes his seat on the su- pcrior court bench. which will be In February.
 It may he that Mir. Yeomans will present his resignation Thursday, but of this no one who Is member from this section seems to know.
 Several names have been men fioned from time to time as MT Ycomans successor. such as Mayor David E. Fitzgerald of this city, who was chairman before MT. Yeomans; former Congressman P. R. O'Sulli van. formerly Of Derby, in the fifth congressional district, now of Or angc. in the third district. and Cap tain Frank Fenton of Willimantic.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
WALKER FOR CLEANUP
New York Post Says MayOr-Elcct Win Make Broadway Turn Down Bright Lights Earlier.

New York, Nov. 9 Ps-The Great White Way may have to go to bed early after James J. Walker takes office as mayor of New York, accord ing 10 the Evening Post.
 From close friends Of the mayor elect. who now Is on d two weeks vacation trip to Florida, the paper said 1t learned today that Broadway will have 10 change its habits after Jan. i. Homcgoing hours of Or b o'clock in the morning are slated 10 20 into discard and any doubt which remains in inc minds or prospective an-nlEht jewellers will be dispell"d by an early morning "clean-up squad" Of bluecoats and detectives.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
STINTING ON CEMENT BLAMED FOR UNSTABLE HOUSES BUILT
 DURING CONSTRUCTION BOOM
SENTENCED TO JAIL ON
 POWER THEFT CHARGE
Bootblack Who Tapped Electric Wires Gets
 Ten-Day Term

Thomas Costanzo o' IF North street was sentenced 10 1O days in Jail and fincl $15 and costs when he entered pleas Of guilty before Judge Benjamin w, Alling in police court this morning on two charges Of stealing electricity in the Hallnan building on Main street. He was ac- cused of stealing the current from the Chamber Of Commerce and from the Connecticut Light x Power Co.
 Over q week ago the police re- c"lyed complaint that electricity was being stolen by a tenant of the building, and Detective Sergeant William r. McCue conducted an in- vesiigation resulting in Constanzos E arrest. He found that the man, who conducted q shoe shining paror in the corridor of the block, had tap- ped wires leading to his meter con meeting them with an electric iron he used for cleaning hats. In this way he was stealing the current from the power company.
 Before this arrangement was made by Costanzo, Secretary Gould of the Chamber of Commerce. discovered that the wire was connected with the chamber meter. He spoke to Cos tanzo about it and he is alleged tc have changed 1t from the Chamber of Commerce meter to where 1t was located al the time of his arrest over week ago.
 Attorney R. J. Monklewicz appear. ed for Costanzo and made plea foI Ieniency. Judge filling said that he was not inclined to exercise any lcnicncy in the case, because Of his arrest in July for stealing foodBtuffs from q store in the same building for which he was sentenced to iai | for five days.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
Maranville Goes to
 Robins for Sl.000 Fee

New York, Nov. tP-Walter J. tRabbiD Maranville, veteran Chica- go National shortstop and manager of the Cubs for a time last season, has been secured by Brooklyn for inc waiver price of s4.00o.
 The Brooklyn club announced to- day Ii also had obtained William Marriott, third baseman, by the same route from the Boston Ma tionals.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
BridgepOrter 32d Degree
 Mason, Dies Early Today

Bridgeport. Nov. tP - George Patti Rand, a prominent business nan here for many years, and a distant relative Of Adeline Patti. the famous singer, died at his home today. Deceased was born June 2i. 1854 He had been cngaged in the tile business.
 NIT, Rand was sgd degree Ma son. and had been interested in the state militia for years. being a lien- tenant. He leaves a wife.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09

Madame Petrova and bowed deeply. Mme. Pctrova raised her hand the "shoik" of the screen kissed it, 10 the accompaniment Of soft-drawn sighs of the flappers sprinkled through the audience.
 As has been her custom during the four days of the trial. Mme pctrova came to court wearing diff ferent and striking apparel. She wore a long black fur coat with a long collar over a silver cloth dress. a velvet turban from which a black ostrich feather dropped over her left shoulder; cream colored stock ings and black velvet pumps.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
COAL PRICES SOAR
Waterbury Dealers Jump Charges
 From S16.75 Per Ton to StS.50- Substitute Being Forced on Buyers

Waterbury, Conn., Nov, 2 tP -- Anthracite coal prices have ad- vanced hero from SlG.75 10 $i75O and $1S.5o per ton. Certain local concerns are insisting upon buyers taking q certain percentage of sub stitute with every ion of hard coal huckwhoat being suggested. Dealers still declare there is probably enough hard coal on hand 10 last through out the winter but thoy are taking no chance on a shortage.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
STAB, OWN SON

Andover. Mass. Nov. Pl-An- drew Murphy, a negro, was held for the grandiury in S2O,OO0 bonds in police court today charged with as sault on his son with intent 10 kill. The police said Murphy stabbed his son with a pocket knife yesterday when the youth protested against his fathers drinking.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
GET SIXTH JURYMAN
Woodbury Farmer, list Venircman Examined, is Accepted In the MaCri Trial.
Maori Trial.

1Atchneld. Nov. g - The sixth member Of the second jury which will hear the evidence in the trial of Olympia Macri, indicted for kill ing John Bagnano, in New Haven February 26 last Is Edward A. An derson of Woodbury. He is a farm er 46 years old, married and has three children, all boys. Anderson was the Fist venircman examined and the 18th examined today.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
CREW IS MISSING
Lighter and Barge Aground on Milford still Fast and No Signs Of Those OH Board.

Milford, Conn. Nov. tP The lighter C. z. Crandall and barge which it was towing when 1t grounded off Silver Beach Saturday night, arc still on the sand bar to- day and are being pounded hcavi- ly hy the waves.
 Nothing has been learned of the whereabouts of the crew who de- serted the lighter, and no report has been made 10 the customs house at Bridgeport.
 According to Milford police, the cargo of the boats is apparently coal. An effort will be made to board the vessels this afternoon to investigate.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
METHODIST BISHOP DIES

Rome. \. r., Nov. 9 P'-Rev William II. Clark. 7i, one Of the four bishops Of the Free Methodist church Tn the United States. Is dead at his home here. He was a native of Racine, Wis.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09

That Colonel Mitchell hmyclf was denoted and transferred he cause he told the truth"
 That government aviators are put 10 unnecessary hazards and many killed as a result,
 That the government has failed 10 thWart a project 10 give torlEn flight organization a fnothold near Inc Panama canal and to provide adequate air protection 10 Hawaii and the Philippines.
 Army acronautics Is gradually wasting itself away under the pres ont administration of tbc war de rartmcnt" said the statement of the defense counsel.
 "We will prove that Colonel Mitchell, after cNhausiing every usual means 10 safeguard the aerial defense Of the United States without result, took the only way possible that would cause a study of the true conditions of the national defense to he made.
 Equipment Obsolete
 We vii prove that the bulk o' he equipment in the army air s"rv- ice at the present time is either ob solcte of obsocsccnt
 "A total of 1,S2O planes is used by the war department in COmput- ing the strength of tho United States in aircraft. Only G9 planes arc modern, Up-to-dato and designed foI the purpose for which thcy are in tended and GO are being used fol training purposes leaving nine avail able for use against an enemy.
 'Thoro is not one single pursuit plane, fully equipped for war time service, in the army air service, There is not one single houbard mont plane in Hawaii equipped tc carry 2,00O-pound bombs officers Incompetent
 "The general staff officers con trolling aviation policies are not qualified by training and experience for the job,
 "Thcro has been little or no gun. nery training in the army air sery- ice in seven years.
 There are GGo officers short witl the tactical units in the army ail service. or 70 per cent.
 "Thcre are 164 planes short in the , United States and foreign possession: and only one modern plane on hand
 "Al the figures are based or peacctimc strength. Forty per cen more would be required for wartime strength"
 i Major General Amos A Fries chief of the chemical warfare scrv | ice, was the first witness called n, i the defense. He described in dctai ! his experiences in France. Witness Questioned
 How much gas would it take tC gas an acar the size of the nistric' of Columhia?' Mr. Reid asked,
 Coloney Sherman Morcand, tho prosecutor, objected, but the de frnse was sustained hy the court fol the first time since the trial began General Fries answered that th, statements made by Brigadier Gen. cral llugh Drum, assistant chief o' the general staff, before the houst aircraft committee. were inaccurate General Drum said $.4ho,000 pounds of gas would he required 10 eifcc. i lively gas such an arra. but Genera Fries said q lesser quantity woult serve.
 The courts decision sustaining tho defense was taken by d"'ensc coun srl to indicate that the vast amount of evidence h." has collected bearing on the general air service contro. vcrsy would be admitted as evidence colonel Mitchell smiled broadly.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09
City May Adopt Ordi- nance Requiring Stronger Mortar, As Result of Investigators Reports.
Hennessy Declares for New Law Requiring Safety Program - Ten ants to Leave 639 West Main St.

Disclosures of the past few days which resulted in Il siX-apartment house being condemned pending the replacement of an entire wall and In which work was halted on three other buildings temporarily, have re- suited In a decision by the building department to ask the common council 10 fix formula for mortar to be a rigid requirement. in the flu ture.
 Building Inspector Edward J. Hennesy has declared this to be an absolute need if the building situa- tion is 10 he bettered locally. City officials lean to the theory that mortar mixture containing too small a percentage of cement may have caused the West Main street build ing to bulge leading to its condem, nation.
 Tenants to Move Out
 Tenants in the six-apartment house at 629 West Main street. which is the building under ban, 'll ' llltAN'IIS tiI jIStHltillS Ju UlOht out this week and the work of re- placing the west wall will be un- dertaken without delay. Samuel Bnggish. one of the owners of the house has promised.
 Until this work is completed it will not be possible 10 determine the exact cause of the "buckle". The building inspectors will supervise every step of this work and es- pccial attention will be paid to the mortar. Gozzo X La Rocco, build. CTS and original owners of the house, claim they observed every building requirement. and appear tu be eager for a thorough investiga- ton. Since there is no law on nor tar mixture, building specifications usually cover this point. The con. | tractors in this instance. however. engaged no architect and building for themselves as they were. they were free to mix the mortar as they saw fit.
 Inspectors Henncssy and Ruth erford visited the buildii ' today. They inspected the east wall and while Irregularities appear it is possible this is the fault of the briCklayers and not q "buckling." Unless there is marked change in the buildings appearance that wall will be allowed to stand, they b1t.n
 No Fault Found at G37
 A siX-apartmcnt house at 63T West Main street, on the lot ad. joining Baggish's property, was in. spccted this morning and an- nounCement was made that no de fleets were f0und. The owner of the property had been at the office of the building inspector this morning and complained of losing tenants during the period of uncertainty It was found later his only tenant to leave quit the apartment before the building department took ac- ton on the adjoining house.
 Three Wilcox street tenement houses In course of construction were Inspected last week by the inspectors and commissioners, II became known today, but the only order to issue was one having to do with the mortar mixture in use. The use of more cement was re- quired before building could be re- stunned.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-09

Average Daily Circulation For Week Wee 7,h Finding 12.585
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-20
MAN IS CALLED
D|ABOL|CAL"
BY WIFE
Mrs. Emma E. Merritt Alleges
Husband is of "Cantank-
erous Disposition"

| Mrs. Emma G. Merritt, l424 3
street southeast, who has sueo
her husband. James S. Merritt VINO
she saws is a machinist IN Tug
Bureau Of Printing. for malnten-
ance, alleging cruelty, tells the
court that he lis of a dlaoollcli
! and malicious disposition. OF a quar-
reIsome and cantankerous 'empera-
ment. and is subject to tits OF d
dangerous kind.
They were married In LOUISVILLE
Ky, June "a. 1915, and have TWO
children. Mrs. Merritt, represented
by Attorneys Chaplin Brown ana
James Conlon, in itemizing the va
rious alleged acts. OF cruelty per-
uetrated upon her by her husband,
SAYS that at one time he struck
her with both his hands, knocking
her off her feet and throwing her
violently into bed; slapped her face;
hit her with his clinched fist IN
the eve, blackening the same pulled
and dragged her hair; threatened 70
beat her into a pulp and break
every bone in her body; threatened
he would murder her IL she did not
have q, warrant for him withdrawn;
ordered her to go to Kentucky and
get a divorce from him; said IL she
did not do 1t he would whip her
with a snake-hide whip.
Mrs. Merritt alleges that her hus-
band fails to provide any clothes
for her or sufficient food, or money
to purchase the necessities Of life
for herself and their children. She
claims that he stays out with wo.
men two nights every week and
has been doing so for the past two
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-20
TWO HELD IN VIRGINIA
FOR Staying PEDDLER

RICHMOND, Va, March 90
Rodney IIoke and Lester Wagner
are in Jail today at Covington, Va.
charged with the murder of an
aged itinerant peddler, whose body
was found. buried in a shallow
grave on a mountain side near. the
town.
According to the police both OF
the men confessed to the murder
It is said that they admitted stun
ming him with the butt of a re
volver and then drowning hin in a
nearby creek, Robbery, police be
lieve, was their object. Reports OF
several CAAer persons having beer
murdered recently in the same
neighborhood are being. rigidly in
vestigated by police authorities to
daY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-20
FIRE CHIEF WATSON SEEKS
FOUR HOUSES AND TRUCK

George S. Watson, fire chief, de.
clared today that three new fire
engine houses. one new truck house
and an additional truck company
are needed for Washington.
The city needs, he said, new en-.
CINE houses on upper Sixteenth
street northwest, in Chevy Chase
and at a point north of SoIdIere
Home. midway between Brightwood
and Brookland.
A new truck house is needed in
the vicinity of Twelfth and v street
northwest. A new truck company
should be quartered at No. 29
Engine company, Connecticut ave.
nue. ana Ordway street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-20

librarian and a great authority on
Arabic languages.
Doctor Niagara shows that not
only does the Syrian Koran refute
the generally accepted version in q
number OF important details, but
that in the accepted version certain
vital verses are omitted. Moslems
IN prayer, for instance, are told 10
face the East Of Holiness" in the
accepted version, which is under.
stood to be Mecca. In the Syriac
version, however, it IS revealed that
the East OF Holiness means Pales-
tine and Jerusalem.
The new text also clears up ether
obscurities in the accepted version.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-20
JUMPS THROUGH AIR
rs FEET IN MOTOR

Milan Italy, March 2O.-Silvto
del Corso. known in sporting cir.
cles as the 'Centaur of Tuscany"
and considered one of the greatest
motorcyclists on the continent, re-
Gently accomplished a feat that
ELECTED the admiration of all the
spectators by running his machine
at top speed and leaping twenty
five feet through the air from the
highest point of bridge, landing
safely on the ground.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-20

years; and that he admits mis-
conduct.
Mrs. Merritt says defendant has
monthly salary Of $3.50. and with
his income from real estate prop
erty. his monthly income amounts
to about $3.50. The plaintiff asks
that defendant be restrained from
3disposing Of any of the property
which she claims was purchased
with part Of her money and that
he be enjoined from molesting her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-20
n { " VERSION
Of KORAN
FOUND
Clashes With Accepted MosIern
Creed in Several Inn :
portant Details
BY international News Service.

MANCHESTER? England. March
20.-Discovery Of a new version Of
the Koran--the Moslems' Bible--is
announced by teVcials of the John
Rylands Library here.
The new version, according to
the library authorities, is in Syriac,
and it has been translated into Eng.
fish by Doctor Mingara, assistant
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-20
SISTER OF MRS. DEMPSEY
DIVORCED IN CALIFORNIA

WILMINGTON, Del, March :O.--
Edward White Carter, of this city,
has been granted a divorce from
Mrs. Helen Taylor Carter, a sister
OF Mrs. Jack Dempsey, formerly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-20

Estelie Taylor, the motion picture
star, by the courts Of Los Angeles
Cal. "
Mrs. Carter, who was divorced
from her first husband, Francs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-20

Ryan. Of this city. has appeared In
several screen productions, AMI her
seven. year.old daughter Frances also
| has appeared in film.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-20

indictment. Also under indictment on similar charges are the wives Of the two men. No action has been taken as yet in their cases,
 The Redmond firm, which oper- ated in the sale Of stocks by the partial payment plan. was closed by federal injunction in 1923. Both Redmond and Lamont spent several months in jail on contempt commit ments for failure to produce secnri- ties said 10 have disappeared from their offices on the eve Of the clos ing.
 Lamont was convicted'ot using the mails in scheme to defraud and served a term in Plymouth jail. On similar charge Redmond was sen- tenced to 10 years in Atlanta peni- tentiary. His appea, failed and he Is awaiting resentence.
 IL was said that in view of the pleas entered yesterday and today by Lamont and Redmond no action would be taken In the cases Of Mrs.