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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
AS YEAR ENDS HOUSEWIFE FINDS
GROCERY EXPENSES ARE GREATER

Ham is now 291a cents for a stan
dard brand, cents higher than Il
year ago. Bacon is SSia cents n
pound for standard brand, s 3-S
cents higher than a year ago.
A little cranberry sauce is higher
than last year.
If you have poultry for the meat
course, the pocketbook is called on
for considerably more than last year,
A duck or a goose is about the same
as last year.
While flour for the bread Is IN
changed, the butter is 4S cents now
and ~ cents a year ago.
Vegetables Hit Purse Hard.
Vegetables are taking the heaviest
wallop at the family purse, especial
ly the Irish potatoes. They are now
s4.25 to $3.50 a hundred pound sack.
and were Sl.15 to $1.25 last year.
Sweet potatoes are little lower
now, compared with year ago.
Carrots, string beans and cabbage
are all a little higher, while cauli-
flower is a little lower. Onions arc
just the same. Cabbage is now $40
TO $45 a ton, whie the price a year
ago was $50 to $35.
Salad lettuce is now $3.50 TO "a
a crate compared with $S.25 TO $3.50
last year If you have a fruit salad,
oranges, both Florida and California
are noticeably lower. and so too are
apples. The eggs, II you use them
here, are much lower now than last
year, AZ cents now for firsts, which
a year ago brought so to 81 cents,
Tomatoes are now so scarce that
they are not quoted, while a year
ago they could be bought for $3.50
to 50 a crate of six baskets.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
20 of 80 Movie Extra
Girls Couldn't Smoke

New York, December 80 Up -
A motion picture director received
the surprise of his life when 20 out
of 80 extra" girls employed in a
new Metro-Goldwyn-M Mayer produc-
ton confessed they did not know
how TO smoke cigarettes.
A group of oking
flappers was needed in a scene,
when the director, Benjamin
Christianson, told the property man
to pass around the cigarettes.
Then the girls admitted that they
could not smoke.
What a blow TO the true con-
fession' type of magazine that
makes movie girls appear so
sophisticated" said Christlanson.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
DYING MAN REPENTANT, BEGS
TO SEE WIFE AND CHILDREN

Mr.. Lange, Sr., said that his son
was probably dying and that he was
constantly begging that his wife for
give him and let him see the chill
dren, Dorothy, 6. and Meta, 4.
Mr.. Lange said that his son came
to New York with n young woman
who, he said, was his wife. and they
had lived together until a few
months ago when the woman re-
turned to Bristol. Mr.. Lange said
that he had had no knowledge Of
the family in Bristol. He pleaded
with the wife to go to New York
and she consented. and will leave
for that city tomorrow with tho
children.
The young woman who disappear
ed from Forestville at the time
Lange went away, returned home
some months ago, or about the time
the senior Lange says his sons wife
left him in New York.
Lange. the son, was a motorman
here. Mrs. Lange has supported her
self and children by manual labor
since she was left almost pennilesz.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
Police Court Judge Promises
Jail For All Drunken Drivers
i Have Been Too Leni-
ent," HungerfOrd Says,
Threatening Drastic
Punishment in Future.

Charged with driving a car while
under the influence of liquor last
night at Main and East Main streets,
b. II. Williams, a salesman of 70
Cone street, Hartford, was fined
500 and sentenced to 80 days in
Jail by Judge William C. Hungerford
in police court this morning. Judge
William i. Mangan. attorney for
Williams, appealed the case, and
Judge Hungertord set a $500 bond
Il have been entirely too lenient
with people who drive cars while
under the influence of liquor" de-
clared Judge Hungerford. II want
TO serve warning now, that here
after | am going to sentence to Jail
any man who is found guilty Of
driving a car under these condi-
tons"
Officer Grabeck claims that he
found Williams asleep last night at
! the wheel of his car on Main and
East Main street, after II o'clock.
The officer said he awakened Will
liams who said, IT'S all right-I'm
in a garage"
The officer stated that Williams
was about two feet away from the
car track, and the street car would
! not have been able to turn the cor
Iner without hitting the machine.
Desk Sergeant Matthias Rival who
stated that he questioned Williams,
said the man told him he did not
know where he was, and thought he
was in Berlin. The sergeant said
he staggered. and gave other evil
dence of being intoxicated.
| Williams claimed that he was not
drunk, but that he was exhausted
from lack Of sleep, because he was
unable to get a berth the previous
night on q train. He said that he
had three glasses of champagne. but
that he was not drunk.
Dyonezy karasciavicz, 1873 Broad
street, was fined $100 for driving a
car Monday night while his license
was suspended. Attorney Morris
Sake, counsel for the defendant said
he was only driving the car out a
driveway as the Signal Gas station
on West Main street, for friend
who had gotten out of the car to
light a cigarette. Karascievicz's IL
ccnsc was suspended Nov. cath for
90 days.
! After refusing TO accept a ticket
from Officer DoIan this morning al
I o'clock, when his bus was parked
in the middle of Main street, near
Church street, Elmer Peterson, age
II, 1S1 Dwight street, a driver on
the Oak street busine, was fined SO
and costs for violating the motor We
hicle laws.
Peterson claimed he was hungry
land wanted breakfast and as there
was no parking space, he thought
there was no harm in leaving his
bus in the middle of the street
while he breakfasted. Officer Dolan
said he was about to tie a ticket TO
the wheel of the car when Peterson
appeared, and he handed the ticket
to the driver.
Officer Dolan said the youth
threw the ticket to the floor and
exclaimed, Tie it to the wheel,
that's where it beIongs,"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
Sends Father to Bristol to
Ask Deserted Woman to
Come to His Bedside.

Bristol, Dec. 80 Pl-Critically i'll
in New York city, possibly on his
death bed, and repentant for the way
in which he had treated his wife and
children, Henry Lange sent his
father here last night to plead with
his wife that she come and see him
and let him see the children.
Three years ago Lange left home,
and 1t was then said that he went
away with a young woman Of For
estville. Mrs. Lange was surprised
last night when a man came TO her
house and made himself known as
Gustave Lange. her father-in-law.
Her husband had always said his
parents were dead.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
PROSPEROUS 1926 FORECAST
BY BUSINESS LEADERS HERE
VETERAN phone MAN
TO Retire TOMORROW
George II. Shultz in Serv-
ice for Past 80
Years

George II. Shultz who entered
the employ OF the Southern New
England Telephone company 80
years ago when there were less tele-
phones in the city than there are in
the Stanley Works plant at the pres
ent time, will be retired from the
companys employ tomorrow, after
going through this long period Of
service without loss of time through
accident.
When Mr.. Shultz entered the en-
ploy Of the company in 1887 there
were lS5 telephone subscribers in
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
Bad Tire In Roston.

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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
STRAWBERRIES COSTLY
Essential of One Brand OF Short
cake Priced Al 81 Per Quart in
Philadelphia Today.

Philadelphia, Dec. so LPl-Straw-
berries at 81 a quart in the whole
sale market today established a new
high price for this fruit In Phila-
delphia, the Pennsylvania bureau Of
markets announced.
SiXty-nine quarts were in the con-
signment.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
JOKE PROVES FATAL
Youth, DrcuChed With Gasoline BY
Friends. Becomes Living Torch
When His Clothing Catches Fire.

Reading, Pa, Dec. 80 Pt-Claude
Millard, Is, of Lenhartsrile, near
here, died last night in a hospital
the victim Of joke played on him
by fellow workmen for the Allen
town Portland Cement company.
According 10 the story told by
friends of the youth, he and sew
eral others were scufGling in a
shanty, when some one threw a
bucket of gasoline. Millard's cloth
ing was drenched. He walked to-
ward a stove, there was an explosion
and he became a living torch. Mil
lard ran to pool of water in the
yard but it was frozen. He died q
few hours later,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
CAUSE OF CANCER
BATTLES SCIENCE
Symposium at Yale DelVeS Into
Basis Of Disease
One CALLS IT HEREDITARY
Another Equally Prominent scien-
tist Not Convinced While Another
Maintains That Cancer Is Not an
Infectious Ailmcnt.

New Haven. Dec. 80 - The solC
basis Of cancer Is heredity, and peo.
pie born without a strain Of the dis
case are immune, DR., L. c. Strong
of the Bussey Institute Of Harvard
University declared here today al
the conclusion of a symposium or
cancer conducted by the American
Society of biologists.
TO this announcement, however
Dr.. Strong added the condition that
even where heredity traces exist, en-.
Vironmental factors would seem &c
be necessary as irritants in order tc
make the disease active.
Others who spoke at the sympo.
SUM were DR.. James Il. +. Murphy
of the Rockefeller Institute for Med
ical Research DR.. Halsey J. Bagg oi
the Cornell Medical College. and DIR
James Ewing OF Cornell University
who led the discussion.
Cause Not Known.
Declaring that no theory can bt
formulated at the present time as tC
the cause of cancer, DR.. Murphy as,
serted that recent published an.
nounCements Of the isolation of tn,
cancer germ by DIR. Nye Of London
working in collaboration with DR.
Barnard, are not to be accepted
without important rescarching.
II do not wish to indulge II
hypercritical destructive criticism o.
Nye's work, for he has undoubtedlI
made an important observation, bu
observations of this nature will re
quire perhaps years of careful an.
alysis with parallel biological exper
iments before any final judgmen
can be passed on them" said DR.
Murphy.
DR.. Bagg reported his finding
after experimentation with mice anc
study of clinical histories Of women
that the nursing of babies has little
If any, effect in producing cancer o
the breast.
Experimental On Mice.
DR.. Strong's conclusions on thu
part which heredity plays in the de
velopment of cancer were baseC
largely on elaborate experiment.
with rats and mice conducted owe,
period of years. He succeeded II
breeding families of mice that wer,
100 per cent immune to cancer ant
other families that were 100 per cen
susceptible.
Approaching these experiments
from the point of view of a geneti
cist, DR.. Strong came to the conclu.
sion that the characteristics of can
Ger are biological in nature and art
introduced through the process Of
heredity," and that "heredity is thu
substratum or background upol
which cnvironmental factors act a.
irritation"
DIR. Ewing Not Convinced
DR.. Ewing objected to arriving a
any definite convictions from DR.
Strong's experiments.
There is a considerable differ
ence Of feeling on the importanc,
of hcredity in the human subject
he explained. Il have been unabl,
to find sufficient evidence that thes,
experiments in lower animals force
us to conclude that heredity is tn,
determining factor in the develop
IInent of cancer among human beings
I'm the first place, no such gcnetic
conditions exist among men a.
among these lower animals, nor ar,
they likely to exist. Furthermore
CONTINUED on Page 10Y
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30

Also Has Fire And at Biddeford
Maine, Iircmen Have to Battle
Flames in 10 Below Zero Tenn
pcraturc.
Bridgeport, Dec. so Py-A corpse
was carried out into the street to
save it from incineration, young
sailor saved his life by sliding from
q third story window to the ground
on Il rope made Of bed clothes and
two small children and several
older persons were driven out into
the frigid morning air with only
such clothing as they could snatch
up in flight, III fire which early
today swept the two family house
at ASS ana 440 Union avenue. The
houso was occupied by the families
Of John Kiley and Herbert S. Lin
sley.
Linsey died last night from
double pneumonia. In his apart
nent at the time the fire broke out
early this morning, were his wife,
Mrs. Martha Linsey, his mother
and two small boys, aged and 5.
In the second floor apartment
we're John Kilcy, owner of the house
and Mrs. Kiloy, while in a room on
the third floor was sleeping their
son, James Kiley, home on Christ
as furloueh from the navy.
Slides TO Safety
The fire broke out in the top OF
he house from an undetermined
cause and within few minutes
gained tremendous headway. Young
kiley. awakened 10y the cracking of
he flames and the smoke, found
that he was trapped in his room on
he attic floor. lie tore the clothes
off the bed aud fashioned a llnotted
rope. Securing this to the bed, he
dropped one end of it out of the
window and slid TO the ground in
safety.
The body of Linsley was removed
fron the burning house by neigh
borS who responded TO the cries Of
t.fnsyys' wire and mother.
The property loss is about $4,000.
$4,000 Loss In Other Fire
\ stubborn fire starting in the
rl;ddle Of trore tan 80 tons of
pIiHcd baled paper piled high on q
ri9tform in the rear of the TAFT ,S
&on Paper company, 1891 Railroad
-vnuue. about s O'clock last night,
Kept three companies Of tircm'n at
~" scene until midnight in hauling
aver the bales and fighting the
H,&2o which worked its way through
lie entire pile. II was expected th"
irrmcn would he on duty all night.
The loss Was estimated by Supcrjn-
'.ndcnt William G. Pryor to be So
900. which is covered by insurance.
The paper had hc"n unloadod
rom box cars on the company S
.iding and was ready 10 be used Tor
,lo manufacture of cardbOard. As
s,.tant Fire Chief Alexander :.
iellor stated that spontaneous cont
custom was probably the cause, bd
hat an Investigation would be ne
..8eary TO establish the cause.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
zION|STS SELECT
DIR. dunn DELEGATE
Fail TO Express Opinion on DR..
WiSe'S Resignation
HAVE LONG DISCUSSION
Adopt Resolution OF Confidence In
Central Executive Committee
Difference or views Aired Al
Meeting In Synagogue.

during a meeting at when II
was difficult for the president to
maintain order, the New Britain
Zionist district last night at the
Synagogue, failed to take sides in
the Rabbi Wise dispute, and passed
resolutions signlrying their faith in
the central executive committee, and
the New Britain representative, DR..
Morris S. Dunn, who will represent
the local organization at the meet
ing in New York Sunday morning,
when the Zionist organization will
act on Rabbi Wise's resignation.
The following resolution was pass
ed after two hour meeting:
"Whereas, realizing the fact that
the approaching United Palestine
campaign demands the cooperation
Of every Jewish organization for its
success and tulnllment and that the
central executive council of the
! Zionist organization is fully capable
to direct the affairs of the Zionist
organization, being as it is in i'm
mediate contact with conditions, we,
! the Zionist District of New Britain
do hereby resolve to stand ready to
aid and support the executive coun-
Gil in whatever decision it may
make in the direction of the United
Palestine appeal"
The resolution was passed by a
Target majority, although Rabbi j.
H. Aronson, Of the Tefereth Israel
congregation, leader of the opposi-
ton, expressed himself as being
against the resolution on the ground
| that action should be deferred un-
/ til the national council meets. How
ever, he insisted that DIR. Dunn be
given a vote Of confidence. The
vote was given unanimously.
Asks About Resolution
There was an evident attempt to
! close the meeting last night with
/ out referring to the resignation OF
DR.. Wise. Before the meeting there
were excited groups who discussed
{ lllt Sll udllul1 III lotil dNCtlllO' II
! ing !. Rachlin. president Of the
| New Britain Zionist district. con-
Quoted a short business meeting
hurriedly, and told his organiza-
ton If there was no further bust,
ness the meeting would close.
A man from Bristol arose, and
holding a Herald in his hand, he
said, II see by the paper that you
are going to present a resolution
/ tonight asking that DR.. Wise with
draw his resignation as chairman
from the United Palestine Appeal
I'm waiting for someone to present
the motion"
This seemed to be the signal for
| the storm which had been smoul-
dering. Several excited men jump
ed up and expressed their views at
once. President Rachlin hammered
on the table with the gavel in an
effort to restore order. lie told the
meeting that 1t would be carried
on in order or not at all. During
( the course of the evening one man
( in the front interrupted several
speakers repeatedly. The room was
cold, but Rachlin took off his coat
and stated that either the meeting
would be conducted orderly or else
/ he would turn over the chairman
! ship to another. For a short time
comparative quiet reigned
/ Have you any communication
from New York asking this or
CONTINUED on Page 16)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
Terrell Home Burned

Orange, Conn, Dec. So.-The resi-
Jcnce OF Alton T. Terrell, on the
Derby turnpike, near the Race
Brook Country club, was burned
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30

Continued on Page Nine)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
Slides down ROPE
OF KNOTTED SHEETS
TO ESCAPE FLAMES
Sailor Has Narrow Escape in
Bridgeport BlaZe,-Corpse Is
Carried From House
lNCENDIARY FIRE ROUIS
25 FROM BOSTON TENEMENT

Policemen Arouse Occupants And
Guide Them to Safety-Waterbury
Also Has Fire And at Biddeford,
Maine, Tircmen Have to Battle
Flames in 10 Below Zero Tenn
pcraturc.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-13
Another Better CoatEve1
Again We Offer Unusual MoneySauing Opportunities to
Who Are Not Satisfied With Anything Save the Very

Tomorrow, another great Better Coat" Event.
In some respects, more alluring than last weeks
More "smart dresSers" will be here to take advan-
tage. Will you? You want Coat don't you?
Why wait? The season is at its height! The
weather is right! Come get it here Saturday, and
save enough to buy any number of Christmas
Gifts!
New Britain herald., 1925-11-13
Fashions That Flare a

Paris says the following vii be in vogue
throughout the winter
New Skirt flares, fitted Princess lines and the
high yokcd version of the two-piece frock.
McCalps imported models, featuring the
above and made their new patterns from them.
The patterns and the materials are now here.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-13

Last Saturdays Better Coat" Event proved a
hummer! 1t went "big" with many who are con-
sidered the "Best Clothed Women" in and near
New Britain. Saesmanship wasn't necessary.
They came, saw, bought-and bought with delight
full eagerness! You should have heard the many
pleasing comments passed by women who are real
judges of Styles and Values.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-13
Mocha Cloves That Flare
se1.za And Wear $3.50 pair

A new arrival and one that will instantly appeal
to the better dressed women. Have Flare Perfor-
ated Cuffs one clasp, full PIX sewn and self
colored stitched back. A very good value at $3.50.
(D&Ir-Main ElnOrl
Evening star., 1925-05-27

nucleus, and possibly more. A cam
paign is to be launched Immediately
asking every person in the State to
buy an acre. The price has been fixed
at $3.50 an acre, the so cents to be
paid Immediately and the remainder
only after the Government has agreed
to make this area a national park.
George Freeman Pollock, owner of
Skyland, promptly bought the first
1000 acres. 1t is believed that no
difficulty will be experienced in sell
ing at least 200 more.
In addition, the LEGISLATURE of Vir-
ginia is to be asked, when it con-
venes next January, to contribute
another million dollars toward sthe
purchase of the area, which would
leave comparatively small acreage
for the Government to buy. The
States financial contribution would
be spread over a number of years,
but the conferees were told it is vir-
tually certain Congress would be
willing to accept the gift in such a
manner. The total from both sources
would be gift of about $4,000, 900
from the State of Virginia, which, the
conferees We're told, would be re-
turned in few years by the tourists
who would visit the park from every
part of the country
Evening star., 1925-05-27
WET GROUP SCORES.
DRY EXPENDITURES.
Millions Declared Used to
Bar Less Than | Per Cent
of Liquor Supply.

The Association Against the Pro
hibition Amendment in a statement
last night accredited to w II. Stay
ton, national chairman, declared that
millions of dollars of the taxpayers
money is being used by the Govern
ment to stop less than l per cent of
the flow of liquor in the United
States"
Figures compiled by DIR. Rufus S.
fucker. special agent of the Depart
ment of Commerce, at the direction
of the department" said the state
ment, "show that imported liquors to
the value of $40 900 900 were SNUG.
Sled into this country in 1924. He
estimates that this value will be re-
duced by sl0,00o,o00 this year.
Prohibition officials, basing their
estimate on the report of William V.
Linder, chemist of the Prohibition
Unit, declare that the amount of
Illicit imported liquor in the country
is less than / per cent of the total
Illicit booze supply. During the fiscal
year 1925 10000 samples of liquor
seized by dry agents were analyzed
by Linder and it was discovered that
of these samples less than one out OF
every hundred were imported stuff.
Taking into consideration the large
amounts appropriated by Congress and