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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-16

without their oyercoatas
Being informed the men had been
held In barracks until the EcncrnrH
arrival az the entrance 90 tho fort
no expressed satisfaction. Tho gen
ersrs nrst thought vas for The well
fafr % the mvn-ou~ Ecod reason
why he q dearly beloved by thosc
Who served with and under him
Mai Gen. Johnston started az the
bottom " thr ladder has climbed
up thru an tho grudca 20 his pres
cnt rank. tio has been Tor over
90 years on TIC army active lis,.
aud will b. on the retired ilst Oc-
,obrr. 1895 lie has sccn active
service thru all American wars since
his enlistment 70 spoken % by hts
brother officers az ar infantrymen
thru and thru aud wears the Die
tinEmshed Service cTosa and the
u. =. medal for bravery In action
during tho world war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-16

HONOR guest az tho big reunion
IL banquet Friday AZ p. m. az
The Olympic Hotel q survivors Of the
sist or wild West division. Of which
he was commander durlng tho world
war. Maj. Gen. William H. John.
sion Friday morning reviewed The
troops az Fort tawtou N tactical
inspcc,ipn q the Third battalion u
tho Fourth e. s infantry stationed
there.
Cen. johnson n commander %
tho THIRD division. with headquar-
,crB AZ Camp Lewis when the big
olive drab Cadillac with the two
stars Of his rank stopped before
headquarters ht Fort LHwton. ono
hour and half behind schedule
Friday morning. the generals first
words 10 Col. II. q. payldN COM
uanding. were: Colonel. have your
men been standing out IN this cold
Dir since 0 o'clock waiting for me
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-16

PARIS Mile. Carnuc. diminutivc
star Of "Lcs~Tolx dc Joios, +" was or.
dcrcd from the floor .of, n Paris
dance hnli when she attempted 70
do portion Of her act off the stage.
DO you know who I am? she
fumed at the proprietor oc tho hall.
Yes" he replied. you arc the worst
dancer In France. Get or
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-16
Faulty Oil Burner
Causes Factory Fire

A defective oil burner caused a
$500 firc damage 70 tho plan, OF the
Black Aiufg. Co, on Rainier ave,
Thursday afternoon The blaze was
quickly controlled BY the fire de-
p4rtmrut.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-16

seen It, an I'm sold on IL. I'm
ieihn' you-th!s hero ol,ermobilo
show OF yours I'm tnlkin' about.
IT'S the goods. hnappy limo an all
the best stuff what's the fashion.
Fifth Avcnoo style. nothin' eIce but,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-16
PTZZLES IN AFRICA

uS1oNTowN. South Africa
The crossword puzzle crazo has
spread to the black.sklnned natives
Of the South African jwng,es. a
newspaper which eirculates widely
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-16

soc a month Is the subscription
price Of The Seattle Star. II isn't very
much. but IL viii surely buy "a good
newspaper If You get The Star.
Order your paper delivered by author.
ixed carrier. Phone MA in.060O,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-16
COITER REMOVED

oZ-Mo has proven a safe end sue
eessfui way 10 remove n golfer By
simply applying over tho golfer at
night time. Young people respond
quickly TO this treatment: older PEG
pie generally take u longer time. The
merits OF or 40 have been proven
Ia 80 mnny cases that anyone hav
ing Il gol,or should have no hest.
fancy In using oZMO at once. OF.
MO Is sold In Seattle by Bartcll's and
othe- leading drugslsts,-Adyertlss
ment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-16

IN the outlying farm districts Is
publishing tiny crossword puzzles
containing words In the native Ian
guage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-16

Every day the miscellaneous col.
umns are helping someone, Have
you looked in today's2
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
TRUCK STRIKES WOMAN,
 POLICE ARREST DRIVER
Mrs. Mary Spcina in Hospital. George Carino In Custody,
 Auto Wrecked.

George Carino of l55 Main "ir't was arrest ed this noon by Patroinhn George Moffitt on charge ct r'ck- less driving after an investigation was made of an accident in which q Grown leo Cream Co. truck, op- crated by Carino, struck Mrs. Mary Speina of @3 larmngton avenue near her home. The woman was taken 10 the New Britain General hospital where she is reported to ba resting comfortably. She suffered a bad gash on her face and from shock.
 Patrolman MOffitt reported that the woman's son, Alexander, was the only witness of the accident. The son claimed that the ice cream truck was travelling about 80 miles an hour on the avenue just before the woman was struck. Carino, in an effort to avoid striking Mrs. Spcina, swung the machine 10 the right as he applied his brakes, but tho tcn- der of the machine knocked her down. After hitting her. the mn chine proceeded against q pole, wreCking the front part of tho car.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
SELLERS E. TAYLOR
 ID BE ORDAINED
Ceremony Next Sunday at Em.
 manuel Gospel Church g

The ordination into the ministry of Sellers E. Taylor of ai Hamilton street, this city, will take place at the Emmanuel Gospel church, Franklin square, Sunday st ?, III, Several prominent clergymen will take part in the ceremony.
 Mir, Taylor, who is native Of Tennessee, is graduate of Toccoa Falls Theological seminary at Toe coa Ga, and is connected with the southern district of the Christian Missionary alliance. He has had considerable experience in evaNgo- listic work in the south. He cane north two years ago.
 Since coming 10 New Britain Mir. Taylor has been active in the work Of the Emmanuel Gospel church of which he is now q member.
 Among the clergy who will take part in the ordination ceremony will he Rev Lyman s. Johnson, Rev, Charles R. Atwood, Rev. F, $, Eiel- sen of New Haven and Rev. pr. I, E. Henderons, a missionary 10 A. rica, who is supplying the pulpit at the Peoples church in the absence of the pastor.
 Mir. Taylor was recently married to Miss Dorothy NJ. Capcn of this city.
 The public Is invited 10 the ordj- nation service.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
Bank NS AgCnt.

Hartford, Aug. @S (P-ncSignation of tho HartforI-Connocicut Trust company cf this city as thc agency for inc improving and payment Of all film taxes was thc chief outcome Of the two days conference Comrlct- ed last nishl hy Charles C. pctt- john. general counsel for tho motion picture producers and distributors Of America, his aSsoCiato, Benedict VI. Holden, and Tax Commissioner Wil- liam II. GlodEett. Mir. PetNiom de posted yesterday afternoon at the trust company $@5,ooo 10 be used to pay the taxes.
 According to the plans, q Sam ford man, recommended by Mir MT. Fcttiiohn. is 10 be apponted hy Commissioner Blodsett to superin- tend the attachment of seal 10 all films shipped to Connecticut for ey- hihitIon. II will be his duty 10 spend two days Of the week in New I ork city for the purpose of sealing all films 10 he shipped from the eX- change offices there during the week, and 10 spend two days in Boston for a similar purpose. He is thon 0 soud memoranda of such scaling 10 the trust company, which will nay inc total amount of the weekly tax due 10 the state,
 ThcateT Owners To Fay,
 II was also learned today that the Connecticut thcatcr owners arc ul'i- mately to bear the burden Of tho tax. The Hartford Connecticut Trust company has been designated their agent 10 reimburse the national dis tributor5 the amount advanced each week in payment of the. taxes.
 The revolving fund at the trnst company is slways to he maintained hv the distributors st SoS. oOn. 1t Is also understood that the new tax agent is required 10 post a bond with the state. Arrangements for the bond were today being made.
 The plan for the collection of taxes as was stated yesterday by Benedict NJ. Holden, ie 10 cover the payment of taxes only under the contract now in force, II iS probable that an en- tirely new arrangement will be made when the contracts expire.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
MAN ON STAGING HIT BY
 ROCK FROM NEW CHIMNEY
PlainyilIc Carpenter Working In Nir Hurled To Ground, Receiving
 Fractured Skull

Struck on the head ty hng' rock from the chimney o' 'lui $" he was working on. Georga I u'rin, II. of Whiting street PIaiuyillo, was knocked from a staging on 'he sec ond story of tho house an'l Is suffer- ing from fracturel cllull as q re- suit. The accident happened this morning in Plainville .mA rellotin IS under treatment at the New B"it&;n General hospital where his "ondition is regarded as serious,
 According to the r"port ot Hosr'- tai authorities. Tellrri0, who is carpenter, was working on Inc Sj"E- ing while another man was do'hS work on the chimney of n" hous"' The ictk got away from the man working on the chimney anl n iaW- ing from the roof, s'rurN T"'Nnn'
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
MARINE GUARD MEMBER
 GETS PRISON SENTENCE
Private RCam or Summer White House Detail Win Go to Ports
 mouth for Two Years.

Washington, Aus, cS GP--Trl,ate George F.. Bca'n a member of the murine guard at the summer White House in Swun2scott, has hccn sen t'nccd to two years in the naval prison at For smuuth, \. IL. and to l,Shonorahle discharge, Ito pleaded guilty Of charrsS involving conduct to the preWdiro Cs good order and discipline, heirC absent without leave for 1I hours, islander, inclul- ing rcmarks dcrogatory 10 the serv- ice. breaking arrest, and refusing to hathe when under arrest.
 The original otensc. that ct being absent without leave. was commit tod in June. The prison sentence was fixed by a general court-martial at three and one-half years, but was reduced to two years by Secretary Wilbur upon recommendation Of Major General Le Jeune, commani- ant Of the marine corps
 Military prisoners are required. for considerations Of health. 10 hathe r, ,Eularly, and the charges said the man had refused to wash in the most convenient place, the ocean, when ordered to do so by his su- perior officer,
 Brams home is in Lebanon, Pa.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
NEGRO OFFICIAL
 INVOLVED IN CASE
Continued From First Page)

Gilmore, were among others in dicted. The corporal and patrolnan have been dismissed with charges pending against the captain.
 The list also included Alonso Pat terson and Arthur Battistolla, al leged heads of extensive rum run ming activities. The indictments against the alleged rum runners fol- low their arrest in recent raids on the Gulf coast by federal agents.
 The conspiracy charge set up the allegation that various persons named in the indictment planned to transport 4,25O cases of liquor from Havana 10 New Orleans. Three policemen were to have assisted in tho landing of the central band from a speed boat said to be the prop erty of Patterson.
 Bdstistella's part was represented as that of the purchaser while he was also charged with being re- sponsible for its transportation part Of tho way 10 the shores of tho United States.
 Furnishing information ss to the movements of customs boats Is the charge made against Cohen. The indictment alleges that Patterson consulted with Cohen July 27 as td the whereabouts Of customs launch.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
us. ARMY PLANES
 COLLIDE IN AIR
(cotninued from First Fage)


 Ia attempting landing Smith made an upward turn to avoid & mall plane piloted by William Page which was taking of, The De Hayil- and overturned when It's tail cut sharply against the side Of the Cur tis ship and hurtled toward the ground.
 Smith made desperate efforts to right his craft, and jumped as it burst into flames His parachute failed to opsn and he was killed by the fall. Heptig leaped when the failing plane was about "S feet above the ground and was fatally injured He died a short time later.
 The burning plane fell almost In front ot the air mail neld hangars, narrowly missing hundreds Of spec. tators. Scores of former soldiers, patients at the Edward Hines. hos pital, also were spectators.
 The propeller of Douglass shir was sheared almost off by the i'm pact. 1t was found after he landed.
 Douglass and Smith, both experts, had taken part earlier in the day in the Camp Grant aerial contests and had been among the winners.
 A military investigation Of the ac- cident will attempt to determine whether tho pilots of the colliding machine were "stunting" for tho benefit of the spectators, and why the parachutes failed 10 open. A re- port also will be made 10 the post master general because of the scene of inc accident was the air mail field.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
OPEN AIR PROTEST
 OF MOVIE TAX LAW
(Coutinucd From First rasc)

the Meadow street offices. In some offices cmploycs received notices that their services would not h" needed after tomorrow night. It was estimated that 5l7 persous will lose their positions. some of the companies arc to give tho discharG- cd employees a bonus Of d fortnights pay.
 Independents here said that q meeting held in Hartford yesterday came to an understanding and the independents would stand ivy the ac- .,ion of the Hays orEaniZation and not renew contracts whom they cN- pirr. r. It. Ellin,t general manager of lho independents. and their spokesman here, said there was mo Nlutt' in tho intention tO boycott tho state by refusing 10 send in films, and also that "hootcEgiuE' Of films would not he tolerated.
 In order 10 speed up the handling of films witch are subject to taxes hccauso ot existing contracts, it has been planned 10 have a list of the films sent 10 George EothWirk at Hotel Bond, Hartford, who will giro receipt and look after payment of the tax. Each distributor wilt make in puadrupicatc his lists, on" to coNrr films to he shown In periods beginning September 5, again on September Is and again on the @6th,
 X petition for au'ro- hearing by the federal court on tho question of con. stitutionality of the law Was filed yesterday. Nothing further was done in regard to this today.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
RUNNING BATTLE
 WITH SMUGGLERS
Negroes Swim From Boat Under
 Fire of Revenue Gutter

v'eSt Palm Beach, Fla Aug. @S tF,-- Firing ono. pound shells as fast as its single gun could be loaded and discharged, a revenue cutter engaged In combat with two vessels thought to be smuggers and liuucr runners. inside the Lake Worth inlet last night and forced the vessels out to sea, where the fight was continued.
 Capture of the runners was re- Earded certain, but had not been re- ported this morning.
 Six negro aliens who were being brought into the United States on the smuggling craft, were seized by deputy sherifts after they had swum ashore tc escape the shells. Search was being made for other aliens who may have escaped,
 Government prohibition agents on the revenue cutter unexpectedly came upon the smuggling boats, just inside the inlet about midnight. A searchhght revealed they were trying to land liquor and aliens.
 Full speed ahead. the boats darted through the inlet 10 the ocean, with the cutter In close pursuit.
 After firing several warning shots, the cutter began direct firing. hut so far ns could be learned, none of the shots took effect.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
GIRL
 BECOMES PRINCESS
(Conunucd From First rase)

Margaret Platt Of Scranton. Pa. and Madison, as maids, The flower girls "ill be Olive Hoe and Anna Goddard and the pages Madeline Goddard and Joe Hotchkiss,
 The groom will he attended by Prince Pietro Lanze di Scalea of Italy. minister of the colonies in Rome. who will be officially repre- scnted by the royal Italian consul. Commentators AXerio. The second groomsman representing America will be Arthur Hoe Of New York, member of the printing press com pany with which Prince Pignatclli is connected
 The ushcrs will he Prince Niscemi of Philadelphia, Faul Gallien of New York and Dr. Eyard Wilcox Of Augusta, Ga. pr. Ward Williams Of Rochester. N, Y. cousins of the bride, Jack Wiley of New York. Clarke Hopkins of New Haven and Godfrey Norman of Philadelphia.
 The brides gown is of cream sa- tin with court train and the veil is of old point applique. family heirloom. The brides bouquet is a shower one of roses. The maid-of- honor's gown is of pale taffeta with hat to match. tule trimmed, and the bridesmaids have deep rose taf- fcta dresses with hats of the same shade, and bouquets of single dahlias 10 match their dresses.
 Mrs. Wilcox, the brides mothers dress Is of Alice blue georgcttc crepe
 A reception will follow the ccre- mony after which Prince and Prin- cess Pignateili will leave for Italy.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
ROW DEVELOPS
 OVER KAPLAN BOUT
(Continued from First Page.)

as referce because he was not al- lowed to officiate the Kaplan-Hor- man bout last night said:
 T am sorry to hear that NIT. Fitzgerald has done this. l thought he was a different kind Of 8 man en- tirely. l trust he has not been quot ed correctly in some of his remarks for If not. he has erred in some Of his statements.
 "lt ho says he was given 10 un- derstand that ho was to work the EapIan-IIerman bout as late as o'clock last night, he Is wrong. He was not given to understand, in- structed, assigned or In any other way informed by me that he was 10 handle the bout Many of the news papers around the state seemed 10 think he was going to officiate and said so. And many of his friends did likewise.
 But I was determined that no Connecticut referee was 10 handle the bout not that there was none of them capable. They arc equally as capable as any referees anywhere. But I was determined that there would no saying, in case the bout was close or that Kaplan lost and the decision went otherwise that a Connecticut referee had saved kap- Ian his title. That was why ] picked Jack Sheehan as referee and will stand back of his decision. I had arranged with Chairman James A. Farley Of the New York state com- mission, who was at the ringSlde. 10 have a New York referee, who was at the ringside, officiate if Sheehan did not appear. But Sheehan did and, as you noted by his attire, he knew nothing about it until l asked him 10 go in and handle the bout.
 As for the statement. claimed to have been made by Thomas (Jigger) Mccarthy, that he will not apply for a license as referee, I will say that on the expectation that he was go- lnE lu III uuI anu iudll d IClNl NC . license which he had requested, assigned him 10 referee set of bouts in Ansouia He accepted and received the usual fee for this work. If he does not now intend to for ward his application for referees H. cense. l shall have to insist that he forward S25 to cover the cost of the license under which he worked the Ansonia bouts"
 Receipts $S0,1S0IS0
 The following official figures on the receipts of the Kaplau-Herman bout here last night were made pub lie this morning by stephen Conway, local boxing inspector; l,62+ at Sc1Q, sS.l1o.40; 46S7 st s2.qo. sIS,- 447.5o: ".1o7 st s45s, .9,65o,nf; R. 627 at S6.c6, so2,7oS.o2,
 Paid attendance 1l,995; net re- ccipts s4s,2i2.7S.
 Taxes, se,96772.
 Gross receipts. S57,IsNSn
 karlan's share, 40 per cent sla,- 6SE.11,
 Herman's share, 20 rsr cent, s'.- S4eO5.
 Estimated general expenses, sS,- o0o.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
Foreign Exchange

New York, Aug, 2s-Forsisn ex- changes irregular. Quotations Cn tenlS): Great Britain, demand %SS %-Ie' cables 4S5 l-e, 50 day bills on banks, 4Sl 5-S; France, demand i'69 l-2, cables 40: Italy, demand &.'5 l-2, cables 3,76; demand: Bel. Sium 4,5l l-@, Germany :s,S0. Hol- land 4o.2@, Norway l9.6o. Sweden -d'N%, Denmark 2440. Switzerland l9S1 lH, Spain 14.S7. Greece 14s '-4, Poland 17 S-4, Czecho- -Slovakis S.96' Jugoslavia 1.79. Austria 1l Is, Runania 42 l-2. Argentina 4o.o0. Brazil l2.62, Tokyo 40 S-4, Shanghai I9 5-S, Montreal loo S-64.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
Frost Threatens Tobacco
 In Connecticut Valley

Springfield, Mass. Aug. sS R-A temperature drop of Ss degrees brought white frost, the first of the season, here carly today and late crops suffered considerably. Tonae- co growers in this vicinity have been hurrying their harvest with frost possibility in view and 7S per cent Of tho crop is now under cover.
 In most tobacco csnters h ths Connecticut Valley hereahouts the mercury did not go below 4e de- grees, consequently the plants still in the field escaped damage.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
L.<Tz SUED FOR sToo

Carl F. Iantz has been named as defendant In suit for s7o0 damages brought against him by Joseph La Forta of Waterbury through Atty. Michael Tentino. The writ has been served by Deputy Sheriff Martin H. Horwitz and alleges that on August the defendant was responsible for a collision between ear he was driving and one driven by the plain tiff, the accident taking place on Pennington avenue two miles from New Britain and resulting in the crippling of the defendapts car. The writ is returnable in district court, Waterbury. the first Tuesday in oc- toher.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
MARKET UKAFRAID
 OF STRIKE THREATS
Coal Situation DiSIegarded in
 Wall Street

New York. Aug. ?S Pi-Wllh fearS of an increase ln the New York Ted. eral Reserve reilscount rate allaycd st least for a week, aud additional reports of business improN ement. op- 'ratinus for the rlse were resumed pitl confidence al thc opening otto. Gays stock market, General EaDl way Signal openHd b points higher, thrls'"r and American Can, niit Steel preferred anl American Inter- rauonM Corporation, point each, American Water Works sucScd H point.
 The anthracite miners decision 'o suspend work on September 1 vas disraEardad as d market factor, the genera list swinging upward on q resumption of pool operations in over a dozen widely diversified Is. sues, ChryS'cr scored another Sonsa- lional advance of Sig points by touching new record high at l42fg, and Midland Steel products pre- forrel, Mack Trucks, White Motors, American Car & Foundry and New ! oril ShlNbulling extended their carly gains to points or more be- Sore thc end of the first halt hour Certain feed products moved up a point on the directors decision 10 retire outstanding bonds, and good buying also was noted In Allied Chemical, l'ostum cereal, lmorna- 1ional Harvester. Pullman, Jordan, Air Reduction and Pierce Arrow. Rails were rather quiet although Frisco common quickly advanced 10 q new record high price. There were few soft spots Cuba Cane prefer red sinking to a new 1925 low, For cign exchanges opened heavy, dc mand sterling ruling ls Of q cent lower at S4.S5is and French francs yielding slightly to 469 cents.
 A sudden bear drive against American Can and General Railway Signal, which drove these stocks down : l-g and 10, respectively, from their carly highs, led to heavy pront-tal>ing in other high priced spccialtics, which turned tho gen cral course Of prices downward around the end of the first hour 1 General Electric, Mack Trucks, l.. <, Cast Iron Pipe. Sears EoebucM Woolworth and Y. s. Realty fell back ? to 1 points from their early 1 high. with moro moderate rcCeSSionS taking place ill other parts Of the Hist. Bullish operations were not |auogcthcr abandoned. however, Midland Steel products preferred soHrcd %-N points 10 145 l-2 and ONs Steel preferred 6 points in re- spouse to merger rumors while th" commercial solvents issues, Gabriel SNuhhcr and Brown Shoe were mar,>,l up ? 10 points. Call money renewed at 1-2 Der cent.
 ordinarily inactive shares loomcd , iuto prominence in the afternoon when some of tho popular issue began 10 gather renewed strength Southern Railway prctcrrcd, Chi. raso X Nori hWrstrru preferred rutsbwGh Terminal Coal, NIiona
 lImnm,lin@ |: Stamping and N'N York Dock wrrr outstanding incl
 dents of tna hr.1l,h of tho buyNl movement. Sou.brru Railway pr" r-rrcl touched 94 t1" highest sine | lgo7, aud St Louis X Son Francisco rrachod log t-i. 9 new record figure
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