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New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
LEGION WOULD PURSUE STUDY OF POISON GAS Commander Jackson Wires Opposition to Geneva
 Protocol
BY GEnRcE R. MANwrNG

BY. GEORGE B. MANNING , Washington Bureau Of the x. |. Herald Washington, D. C., Dec. 13. - When the resolution providing for ratification by the senate of the Geneva protocol pledging the United States and other nations not to con- tinue the study of uses of poison gas in warfare was called up in the senate Saturday. Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut read to the senate three telcgrams indicating that the Connecticut world war vct- erans are opposed to ratifying the treaty and favor continued study and investigation of gas warfare.
 One of the telcsrams was from Harry c. Jackson, department com mander of the Connecticut Legion It was dated New Haven and read: Speaking for Lcg,on of Connec- ticut and citizens interested in say ing aready weakened defenses of nation. urge your opposition to Gen eya gas protocol" Another tcle- Sldlll SlS llSu IAd" di VI l1' " ilNNt tfd- iutant and dated New Haven, read, Ten thousand members Legion and auxiliary protest against Geneva gas protocol and ask your opposition"
 The third telegram of protest was signed Robert H. Alcorn. command CT of Westrille Post. No. 39, Amer can Legion, and was also dated New Haven. Both senarors Bingham and Mclean of Connecticut are op- posed to ratification of this treaty by the senate, at least until posi- tive assurance Is obtained that all the other civilized na;lons of the world will agree to absolute aboli- ton of use of poison gas in war fare.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
Robert Hopkins, 2, of l31 North St., Admits Sicking-up Joh n Walko and Taking Cash.
Admits Deed After Posi- tive Identification . No Clue to Trio Who Staged Grove Street Robbery.

With the arrest this forenoon. oS Robert Hopkins, aged P, of 1s1 North street. on the charge of rob- oery. the police cleaned up one of the three weekend holdups which terrorized the city. Hopkins, who has a police record. confessed, the police say, that he robbed the xro- cery store Of John Walko at 30 West street about s:3o Saturday night and took approximately s125 out of the cash register.
 Hopkins arrest came about through the keenness of his victim. who saw him in a store at 45 East Main street today and recognized him. Hopkins evidently recognized Walko at about the same time for he turned his head and left the store hurriedly. Sending another man to follow him. Walko telephoned to Captain Kelly. who detailed Oricers John c. stadler and Daniel Cosgrovs and they surprised Hopkins in tho Almltravich restaurant on Hartford avenue. Handcuffing him. they took him to the police station. where Walko identified him. There's no question about it. he's the same fel- low" Walko said. T would know him anywhere"
 Pleads Need of Money.
 According to the police. Hopkins readily confessed. He needed money. he said, and knew Walko would haye sizeable amount in the store satur- day night as the place is busy all day According to Walko. Hopkins ordered him to throw up your hands or get your head blown ofr," and Walko obeyed. Hopkins denied any connection with other holdups. saying this was his first attempt. He said he threw the revolver into the Glen street dumping grounds, but a search of the place failed to recover 1t. and the police are inclined to doubt the truth of this part of tho confession.
 Hopkins. who was accidentally shot in the head several years ago, is thought to be mentally deficient. When he was 10 years old he was arrested for injuring private prop erty and was released with a repri- mand, but on May 16, 1919, he was convicted of theft and committed to the State School for Boys. On Sept. $, 1921, he was fined s10 and costs for theft, and on Sept. 31. 1926. he was arrested for non support, but was allowed on probation with the understanding that he support his dependents. His probationary period has not expired.
 Confession Surprises Police.
 The police admitted they were surprised at Hopkins confession, as he had not been suspected of con- nection with the recent holdups. A young man who is under suspicion for the North Burritt street bus rob- berries is not In New Britain, and there is possibility that his arrest would clear up the robbery at the Capitol theater two weeks ago.
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
OLD MAN IS PROBABLE
 SUICIDE IN CAPITOL
Indian War Veteran Shoots Himself Rather
 Than Die by Inches

Washington, Dec. 13 LR - Early sightsecrs at the capitol this morning heard a note of tragedy that mo- mentarily overshadowed the bustling activities of the government when John w. Caldwell. of Berkeley, Cali fornia, an Indian and Spanish war veteran, shot and probably fatally wounded himself at the top of a stairway just off the rotunda.
 No one saw the shooting, but the report of the pistol ringing through the long marble corridors startled senators and representatives hurry ing to their offices, and brought quickly about the crurpled body a large crowd of capitol visitors.
 Coldwell was an inmate of the hospital at Soldiers Home here. Early in the morning he had left his cot, apparently going direct to the capitol. He selected a spot but a few feet off the main corridor lead ing from senate to house. With a pistol ne fired into the side of his head, and physicians said his death was a matter of hours.
 In the pocket of his coat were two notes. One said:
 T have suffered a thousand deaths the last six months. Why suffer more when there Is no help?"
 The other, scribbled in pencil, sounded the same plaintive note of resignation:
 My health Is gone. am too old to come back. I don't want to die by inches. Be merciful in Gods judgment'
 He also left t,.rections that Arthur Caldwell. in Berkeley, California. be notified.
 Arthur Caldwell Is son A dauch- ter. Mabel E. Caldwell, lives at Ben ming, California.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
Anxious to Have Party Measure, Calling For $335,00o,0o0 Reduc- ton, Brought to House Floor.
Coolidge Signs Measure Raising Federal Judges Salaries-Gould Inquiry Postponed Until Janu- ary 4.

Washington, Dec. 13 R-Demo- cratic leaders are planning to cir cuiate petition among house members in an effort to bring the $335, 100000 democratic tax reduc- tion bill to the house floor.
 They decided on this resort to- day as the only method of bring ing their bill out of the ways and means committee. whose republi- can majority voted Saturday to pigeonhole it.
 The decision was reached at . consultation between Representative Garrett, of Tennessee. the minority leader. and Representative Garner. Of Texas. ranking democrat on the ways and means committee.
 Under the rules the bill would come before the house for consid- eration. regardless of the commit tee, If the petition In it's favor re- ceived the signatures of majority of the total house membership. or 21S members. This Is about 30 more signatures than the democrats can muster from their own party.
 Salary Bill Signed
 President Coolidge today signed the bill raising the salaries of fed eral judges. The measure was ap- proved last week by congress.
 The measure makes substantial increases in the pay of the entire federal judiciary. including the su- preme court It's enactment was ad- vocatcd by leaders of the bar and by numerous organizations on the ground that living expenses had risen to q point where they were out of all proportion to the sal aries. It was also argued that high CT pay would attract to the bench more capable members of the bar.
 Gould Probe Postponed
 The senate committee appointed to investigate charges against Sen- ator Gould. republican. Maine. to- day decided to defer further con- sideration of the case until January 4. The charges relate to stories of payment by Gould of $10o,ooo to Canadian officials in connection with a railroad contract. .....
 Consideration was deferred at the request of Senator Walsh. democrat, Montana, whose reso!u- tion started the investigation and who wished time to gather official information.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
GIRL SHOOTS HERSELF, BULLET MISSES HEART
Rose Zawalick Blames Publicity for Desire
 to Die

Miss Rose Zawalick, aged IS. of
 l46 Hunter road. who attempted sui eide In the living room of her home about ? o'clock Saturday afternoon.
 has chance for recovery, it was said at New Britain General hospital today. She red .3S calibre bullet into her breast and it narrowly miss cd her heart. coming out on the right side. Her parents and brothers and sisters were at dinner when they heard the shot and rushing into the room they found her on the floor.
 She was driven to the attempt on her life by publicity attendant upon an incident in which she and her sister and three young men figured early last Sunday morning. the police finding them or the roof Of build inc at 193 Il street about 8 o'clock. Although their actions were suspicious. they satisfied the police that they had gone into the building to warm themselves after an auto mobile ride and the reason they went out onto the roof was that they heard policeman in the building and they wanted to elude him.
 Taking her brothers revolver and cartridges Saturday night. she plan ned suicide and left the following note: "I want to thank all my friends and enemies for the good and had talk and favors. Because it's publicity that Is killing me. 1t seems to me that even the stones can talk and point me out. I can't just stand 1t any longer. my life Is what I made 1t to be. and I'm suf- fering the consequences. Please God forgive me for all that have done wrong. V now best I'm not quite as black as I'm painted. also people should never down anyone. It never pays. Please Frank Cher brother) have this published because I want everyone 10 know how bad and ashamed feel"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
No Blizzard Coming

Washington, Dec. 13 (F = Al. though the disturbance which ha: brought such cold weather to parts of the west Is headed generally eastward today's weather mar showed no indication of a blizzard for the Atlantic seaboard.
 The outlook Is for rain tonight and Tuesday In the Atlantic states and for rain changing to snow to- night and Tuesday in the lower Lake region. Elsewhere the fore cast mostly Is for fair weather to- night and Tuesday in the states east of the Mississippi river. It will be colder tonight in the east Gulf states, the Ohio valley and the low CT Lake region and temperatures will rise tonight in the Middle and North Atlantic states.
 Colder weather will overspread the Ohio Valley. the lower Lake re- zion, the east Gulf states and DOT tlons of the Atlantic States Tues day Cold wave warnings have been ordered for the lower Lake regions. the Ohio valley, and Central and Western Tennessee.
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
ARREST FOR USING
 MALLS TO DEFRAUD
". |. Hoffman Said to Have Ad.
 YertiSed Detective Course
BUT HIS PUPILS" COMPLAIN
Seymour Street Man Also Said to be Under Investigation for Con- nection with Federal Toy and Novelty Co.,, Alleged Fake.

Charged with violation of Sec ton 2l5 of the penal code by using the United States mail for fraudu- lent purposes, William Leo Hoffman, aged 39. of 10S Seymour street, was arrested this noon at his home by Detective Sergeant William P. Me Cue and was taken to Hartford this afternoon by Deputy United States Marshal Albert P. Marsh for a pre- liminary hearing before United States Commissioner r. J. Corbett and if he is held for trial, the hear ing will be in the United States court at New Haven the fourth Tuesday In February.
 Would Teach Detective Work
 According to the police and post office authorities. Hoffman's Private Detective Agency. of which he is the head, advertised in newspapers and other publications that he would teach detective work and place operatives. and that when he re- ceived applications he charged s25 and failed to fulfill the guarantee. The complainant mentioned in the warrant on which he was taken in to custody Is c. E. Lucarini of 261 West 4th street. New York. but the postal authorities say there are numerous other complaints on file, and Chief w. C. Hart stated that he has received large number of in quiries about the agency. presum- ably on complaint Of people who were "stuNg." Hoffman Is alleged to have guaranteed S35 weekly sal ary to those who paid him for their education as operatives.
 Other Activities Investigated.
 According to the postal authori- ties, the Federal Toy and Novelty Company. conducted by Hoffman. is also being investigated. It is said the
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
AGRICULTURE DEPT. WANTS $I2S,362,oOO Of This SSO,OOO,OOO Is for Federal Aid Highway
 Systems

Washington, Dec. l3 R@Crea- tion of two substitute bureaus to separate research and regulatory ac- tivities of the chemistry and soil di- visions of the department of agri- culture was provided for in the de- partment's appropriation bill. carry ing $12S.362,000 reported today by the house.
 Of the total amount appropriated in the bill. nearly sS0,000,000 was for maintenance of federal aid high way systems and many millions more to continue the relentless war against insect pests. The total was S77,S12 above current funds but s4,- 774,000 below budget estimates. The reduction was effected by pairing down highway funds and authoriz- ing use of unexpected moneys previously appropriated.
 Secretary Jardine appeared before the house appropriations committee which drafted the bill. and recom- mended consolidation of the bureaus of chemistry and soils into the hu- reau of chemistry and soils. He said that to the new bureau would be transferred all the research ac- tivities of the two units, while food, drug and insecticide adminis- tralion would be created to conduct the regulatory, or police work.
 "Rcscarch work and regulatory work do not mix any more than water and oil" ha said. "We have just grown up that way and we have developed to a point new where we thing regulatory work ought to be in another department by itself rather than being in with research work"
 Appropriations for the two new bureaus totaled only s2O,000 more than for the original divisions. the increase to be used in Investigating plart-dust explosions. and farm fires which last year cost $500 lives and s15o, o,o00, GOO In property, and in en- fcrccment of the naval stores act.
 Material increases over current funds were provided for certain ac- tivtios Including s4s0,0oo more for additional endowment to aericul-
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
MRS. MELLETT AND
 CHILD 0N STAND
Widow Of Canton Man Tells
 Story of Murder
REPEATS WARNING GIVEN
Wife of Slain Publisher Makes 8
 Pathetic Picture As She Relates
 Incidents Leading to Husbands Killing.

Courthouse, Canton, O.. Dec. 13 [R With her four year old daughter | at her kree. Mrs. Florence Mellett, widow of Don R. Mellett. Canton publisher, this afternoon told from I witness stand in common pleas court the story of her husbands murder.
 Behind t, 6 railing of the court room were 59 curious spectators who a fe inutes before had won a battle with some 250 other curious persons for the few seats allotted to the public in the courtroom.
 Across the room from Mrs. Mel lett, his glance seldom leaving her face, sat Patrick Eugene McDermott one of the alleged murderers. In low scarcely audible tone. the widow told her story. caressing from time to time the short brown locks Of her daughters hair.
 Little Jane rested her chin on the rails of the witness box. Wide eyed and piquant, she surveyed the scene from her vantage point. some what bewildered. somewhat fascin ated. Tom time to time she would insist: But mother" And the rest of the question would be lost as the little woman. mother of Mel let's four little children, cautioned her and soothed her.
 Dramatic Testimony
 The most dramatic point In the testimony cam when Mrs. Mellett said in the midst of plaintiie, tear less vail:
 T don't know why I let him go to the garage alone" she referred to Mellett's trip to the garage where he was slain in a fusillade of shots fired from ambush.
 The half hysterical query was stricken from the court record at the order of Judge F. W. Diehl. Mrs. Mellett was on the stand half an hour, during which she told of tele- phone warning to Mellett, a few days before the murder. describing the sounds of the shots at the rear and the discovery of her husbands body
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
Horses Rescued from Drowning
 in Pond Of Shuttle Meadow Club
Through Ice and Are Dragged Out of IA Feet of
 bao,.. - After Hard Struggle

they reappeared. John Clausson, the driver improvised a lassoo of harn- ess-reins and held their heads above the water. Planks were brought from nearby and slid under the struggling animals, both of which were worked over on one side. A team of horses owned by Herman Doerr then drew them. one at a time. to the surface.
 The animals later were blanketed and walked up and down the road way near the club for several hours to prevent pneumonia from setting In. Aside from numerous gashes about the legs and body. probably caused by the calks In the shoes of the struggling horses. there were no injuries.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
BANDIT ADMITS WEST ST. H0LD-UP:: RECOGNIZED BY VICTIM, ARRESTED:
 COT S125 IN STORE AT GUN PO|NT
PAROLED CONVICT SOUGHT
 FOR ARCH STREET HOLD-UP
Pope Declares Modern Woman's Fashions Are
 An Outrage on Dignity

Rome, Dec. 13 P-Moden fashions for women were char acterized as ''an outrage in every sense against human and Chris tan dignity" by Pope Plus to- day in addressing 1000 repre- sentatives of the Federation of Catholic Men.
 Emphasizing his displeasure over the present modes, the Pontiff urged fathers to check their daughters and wives ir- reverence and corruption as ex- pressed in immodest clothing.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
200 GIRLS ON STRIKE
Scranton Employcs Walk Out Rather Than Work Under Suspicion of Theft.

Scranton, Pa. Dec. 13 LF - Two hundred girl workers at the Long Handkerchief Co. here, thrown under the shadow of suspicion of theft, wont on strike today.
 A Scranton newspaper yesterday said that handkerchiefs valued at s50,000 had been stolen from the plant by emp,oyes. The girls today demanded a statement from the company clearing up the case. and when 1t was not forthcoming. they went to their hor es.
 An official of the company said there had been some thefts but nothing like $50,00o worth.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
%h2,,.su
 TW1S W3aaas.V

into 14 feet or Eae) hen the ice on the Shuttle Meadow clubs skat- ing pond gave away this morning both being drawn out later appar- ently none the worse for the experi- ence.
 Workmen employed by the club were detailed to clear the pond for skating but were advised by Valen- tine Flood. professional at the club to keep the horses off the ice. h. stead. according to Flood, they de- cided to take a chance. After get ting both horses and the scraper out into the center of the pond an ominous cracking was heard and a moment later both horses disap- peared below the surface. When
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
BLIZZARD .RAGI|lG
 IN THE FAR WEST Middle West and Southwest Also
 in Grip of Cold Wave
 S1 BELOW IN MONTANA
Coldest Temperature of Season. Schools Forced to Close-Ldttle Danger Blizzard Will Hit Eastern States.

Danger Blizzard Will Hit Eastern
 States.
 Chicago. Dec. 13 RITempera- lures tumbled spectacularly today across the central west in the van of a cold wave sweeping out from Alaska.
 As the storm crossed the Rockies , and the northwest plains it left heavy snow and the coldest temper atures of the season, and was re- sponsible for deaths and accidents in q dozen states.
 Six Tragedies Result.
 Six fatalities were attributed to the storm in the Pacific northwest. On Lake Michigan a car ferry bound from Ludington. Mich, to Manito- voc. Wis, was driven by gale on to the rocks near Milwaukee.
 An engine was derailed in the storm near Northrop. Minn.. ana passengers bound for the Twin Cities walked a mile through drifted snow to reach a rescue train. Three youths crashed their car into train at Hager. Wis, in binding snow, but were unhurt.
 31 Below Zero.
 Temperatures of 31 below zero at Wilder, Mont. 30 below at Crooks ton. Minn.. 2e below at Devils Lake, N. D., and twelve below at Huron. s. D.. were recorded, and as the storm advanced Nebraska and Iowa felt the first sub-zero weather of the season.
 Schools were closed because of the severity of the storm at Duluth and at Watertown, s. D., Mankato. Minn. reported ten foot snowdrifts.
 Drops in temperature of II de- grees at Yankton. S. D., and 66 degrees at Huron In eighteen hours: forty degrees at Des Moines, Ia., in 24 hours and twenty degrees in Chicago in three hours were her aids of tho cold wave.
 Colder Tonight
 By tonight. the weather bureau said. the cold weather will be severe in the entire central west, with zero temperatures by tomorrow over the entire central forecast district ex- cept the extreme eastern and south ern portions, where five degrees above zero will mark the minimum. There will be snow in most of the Great Lakes region.
 Air mail movements west Of Chi cago were interfered with. and trains were delayed throughout the northwest. Stockmen were warned to care for range cattle and sheep. No word had been received from radio stations on the Aleutian Is lands and the Alaskan coast since Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
Spreads to Woodbridge

An attempt to inaugurate Sunday movies in violation of the vice and immortality act of 1854 was halted yesterday by delegation of min isters who called upon Nathan Marcus, manager of the Wood bridge theater, a half hour before the show was to have started.
 Marcus acceded to their request but pointed out that they were vio'ators in riding to his place in automobiles.
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Evening star., 1926-04-08
SOUTHWEST GROUP
RAPS FEDERATION
Citizens Executive Commit .
tee Votes Withdrawal,
Charging Untairness.

The executive committee OF the
Southwest Citizens Association
voted last night to recommend to the
association at its next meeting. April
21, that II withdraw from the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations. be-
cause the Citizens Council, elected
by the federation, does not, in It's
opinion represent all sections OF the
city. 1t Is expected the full associa-
ton will approve the action OF the
executive committee.
The southwest association last
wear led sensat ational light against
the present plan OF election Of mem
bers OF the Advisory Council. pro
testing that unless each section ot
he city were guaranteed place or
the council the Northwest wouid
succeed In obtaining the majority OF
seats. The Southwest body did not
get sufficient support for its candt-
date last year to place George Yeat-
man on the council.
This year the Southwest group
named Robert Strobel as it's candi.
date. but did not conduct q campaign
for change Of the council plans.
The decision OF the executive com.
mittee was reached yesterday as
result Of failure Of the federation to
elect to the councl representative
OF the Southwest section, it was stat
ed Members Of the committee also
were incensed. il is said over the, al.
leced failure OF delegates TO the fed
GRAFTON TO make good their promises
10 support Mr.. Strohel in return for
votes by delegates from the Southwest
association for other candidates.
Mr.. Yeatman declares. further, that
his association was insulted by the
request of delegates from other asso-
Citations who asked him Is have the
name Of Mr.. StroheI withdrawn and
TO throw his support TO other candi.
da tes.
The members Of the executive com
n1ittee are Mr.. Yeatman, MIR. Strobel,
Richard E. Harris, George j.. Dant.
Frank A. johnson. Henry A. REM.
Mrs. r. n. White and Mrs. E. Zeiss.