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New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
Tells X. P. Correspondent He Always Has Admired This
 Progressive Nation
IN fSTERYIEW, REPLIES
 TO NUMEROUS CRITICISMS
Denies Press Is Downtrodden, Only "Libel" Being Stopped, He Ex- plains-Insists Government With out Elections Gives Better Man. agement In His Country-Has No Time to Lose In Reconstruction.
BY P. H. WINNER (Special LR COrrespondent)

Rome, Italy, Dec. IT R - Pre- mier Mussolini has always longed to visit the United States, he told correspondent for the Associated Press in an interview at his office In the Chigi palace.
 II have often thought of visit ing America" the duce declared. Tn fact as long as I can remember. l have always wanted to see your country. A people which built rap idly with its own hands such col ossal fortunes and formidable power could not fail to attract me strongly.
 Feels He Is Understood
 "Thcn, my sympathy is greatly ln- creased when I notice that, despite the fact that an ocean divides us, our revolution and the work Of Fas- cism have been more quickly and more completely understood in Am- erica than in many other countries separated from us by few hours train journey.
 "America's understanding our movement is easily explained If 1t Is considered that your pioneers raised with their robust arms on the virgin soil of America a temple to new goddess which is the same to which Fascists have raised similar temple on the banks of the Tiber-energy.
 The recent drastic national de- fense decrees, he said, were issued for the sole purpose of protecting the "productive rhythm" of the Italian nation.
 Cannot Afford Delay
 Fascism has nothing to fear from its enemies at home or abroad, he added, but since 1t Is using every bit of its energy in a struggle for development of the national strength 1t cannot afford. for the sake of
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
KANSAS CITY HOLDUP
 NETS s:79,ooo IN CASH
Daring Daylight Robbery Occurs in Downtown
 Section

Kansas City, Dec. IT PAA half dozen bandits slugged a guard and robbed bank messenger of $79,000 in cash on a downtown street cor ner here at noon today while thou sands of Christmas shoppers crowd ed about the scene.
 Getting the money, the bandits jumped into motor car and escap- ed.
 The loot was all in cash, s27,00O In s10 bills; s27,000 in s5 bills; s14,o00 in s20; s11,000 in s1. and $500 in s2 Bank officials said the loss was covered by insurance.
 w. A. Green, a Negro messenger. was carrying the money in a sack to the Fidelity National Bank and Trust Company from the Federal Reserve Bank, for use in making up weekend pay rolls. w. M. Ma cavage, the guard, walked few yards behind.
 Near the entrance to the Fidelity Bank at Ninth and Walnut streets, two men suddenly appeared out of the crowd and grabbed the bag, while at the same time, two more began slugging Macavage. knocking him to the side ak.
 MacaYaeo shouted as he fell and Green attempted to sprint for the bank entrance The two bandits, grabbed the bag eff his shouldes and jumped into the car, where, wit nesses said, two more men were waiting.
 Machvage rushed Into the bank. He grabbed another pistol, his own having h8en lost, and fired twice at the feaips car.
 Motorfn le parrolmen, attracted by the stelee, began a chase and were rep9fted to have lost the trial near the city limits.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
FOUR COUPLES IN ONE
 TOWN MARRIED 50 YRS.
Hilton, N. Y., Is Celebra- ting Quadruple Golden
 Wedding Today

Hilton, N. Y.. Dec. 17.-P>- Tn this quiet little hamlet. where noth-
 ing much ever happens. eight per sons today are figuring in one of the most unusual celebrations ever noted--a quadruple golden wedding celebration. All their lives the eight have been close friends never wan dcring far from the confines of the community. yet today their lives are removed from the commonplace.
 The couples are MT. and Mrs. Andrew J. Smith, MT. and Mrs. James K. Smith, MT. and Mrs. Charles E. Mott. and Mir. and Mrs Henry Curtis. Together. they repre- sent 400 years of welded life, and
 5T1 years Of age. And the two Smith families are not related.
 They were not all married on the same day, but just far enough apart 50 that thfir anniversary parties, at which each family has entertained the others for years, made a steady round of parties from Thanksgiving to New Years. Tonight. however, the whole town will turn from Its last minute Christmas shopping 10 give them regular party-a com munity reception in the Hilton Baptist church where all have at- tended for many years.
 The Motts, the first of the four couples to wed, were married November 30, 1876. when both were 20. The Andrew Smith, were next on December 13. 1876. James Smith was best man and his wife bridesmaid at this ceremony and at the wedding of Mir. and Mrs. Curtis on December 27 following.
 The next day, MT. and Mrs. An drew Smith were attendants at the wedding of their unrelated name- sakes, the James Smiths.
 Mrs. Curtis, the juvenile" of the octet, is 67. James Smith the oldest, lis 79. Andrew Smith is 73, MT. Cur |tis 72, and the others are 70. Among them they have nine children and |16 grandchildren. Three of the couples were 'splic- |ed" as it was called in those days, here in this village. The Andrew Smiths however, journeyed to Ham, |tin. another sleepy little town near by, for this ceremony.
 Their health still unimpaired, the four couples, still active in the com |munity, look to be among the liveli- est at the big party to be given in Eheir honor tonight.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
104 YEAR OLD WALL ST,
 FINANCIER DIES TODAY
John Aikman Stewart Pneumonia Victim-Once Was Assistant
 Secretary of Treasury.

New York. Dec. r R - John Aikman Stewart. l04 years old. Wall Street financier and once as- sistant secretary of the United States treasury died at his home in this city today. Pneumonia was the cause of death.
 MT. Stewart, who was chairman of the United States Trust company. was actively in business up until his final illness. He was the oldest of Wall streets financiers. Pneu- monia set in only yesterday.
 Since his 99th birthday, Mir. Stewart had made that occasion an event. He usually spent his birth days at his home in Morristown, N. J.
 He was the oldest living gradu- ate of Columbia university and had been trustee of Princeton since 1868. While injuries suffered while attending to business in New York six years ago reduced his activities, he remained in office as chairman of the United States Trust com- pany, of which he was the founder.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
GERMAN CABINET IS
 DEFEATED, ASSIGNING
Nationaiists Join With So- cialists in Non-Con.
 fidence Vote

Berlin, Dec. r PAThe govern. inent of Chancellor Marx today re- signed after being defeated in the Reichstag, 249 to I'll, on a vote ot on-confidence.
 me cabinet, which was automaf- clally busted by the adverse vote Will tender its formal resignation to lfesldent Won Hindenburg some lilne this evening. It is eynected that he will ask Chancellor Narx ana ms ministers to carry on tenn porarliy until after the new year.
 The Reichstag, after the vote. ad- Journed until January 1s.
 The vote presented the strange spectacle of the nationalists joining the socialists to support a motion which protested against excessive arnaments
 count Non Westarp. nationalist leader, explained this anomaly by saying the nationalists did not sym pathize with the soc-aIist criticisms Of the Reichswehr but did believe that Germany needed q stable rov- ernment supported by a majority in the Rcichstag. He added that inc Marx cabinet existed only with the support either of the socialists or nauonalists, neither of which Dar- ties was represented in the cabinet.
 Among the outstanding events which occurred during the Marx ministry were Cermany's entrance into the League of Nations and the general development of rap- prochement between France and Germany, particularly through the conversations of Foreign Minister Briand of France and the German Foreign Minister, Dr. Stresemann at Thoiry. ....
 Only recently Dr. Stresemann ob tained an agreement at a meeting or foreign ministers in Geneva to withdraw interallied control of Ger man armaments on January 31 and to substitute league supervision by investigations whenever they should be considered necessary.
 Another outstanding event was the great referendum held last June on the question of the appropriation of the property of the former ruling houses of Germany. This resulted in defeat of the proposal when it did not receive a sufficiently large majority to carry. Later the prob- lem was settled by a compromise agreement with the agents of the former Kaiser and of the other ex- ruling houses.
 Charges that monarchists have been secretly at work within the ranks of the Reichwehr and have been illegally engaged in activities threatening the safety of the repub- lie have been frequent in the past few years.
 One of the most important recent scandals in this connection was the participation of Young Prince Will liam. eldest son of the former crown prince in Reichwehr maneuvers This led to great outcry in the re- publican and radical press and an investigation was held which result
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
St"~lav NNo"ter po~1
 S'yatinr Pond Js Ready

Skating fans, here's news.
 It was announced at the office of the park commission today that Stanley Quarter park pond has been scraped and is ready for the annual invasion of skat- ing fans.
 Lights are being installed this afternoon and will be ready for use this evening.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
FUNERAL SERVICES FIR
 HIGH SCHOOL 7EACHER
Obsequies Tomorrow at St. Paul's - Tribute by
 Principal Slade

The funeral of Miss Adele D
 Murray. a New Britain High school teacher. who died "Wednesday after noon at St. Raphaels hospital, New Haven. will be held tomorrow morn ing at g o'clock from St Pauls church, kensington. A solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated by Rev. John c. Brennan. pastor, assisted by Rev. w. D. Casey Of Hartford and Rev. pr. Brennan. Burial will take place in St. Mary's cemetery, New Britain.
 Paying tribute to Miss Murray for her loyalty. and tireless work as g member of the teaching staff at the high school, Principal Louis P. Slade today spoke as follows
 "1n the passing of Miss Murray we have lost a strong and genuine personality. Her strength sprang from the hear and she was thor oughly conscious of the source.
 "The writer of Esslesias-icus has taught us: Let the counsel of thine own heart stand: For there is none more faithful unto thee than it
 Tt was evident that Miss Murray had proved this counsel and was ever ready to let it stand.
 Out of the abundance of her heart came an idealism that looked outward and forward and upward and was tenacious of Its purpose; personal interest that dit rot forget the individual however large the cause; a devotion to the oppressed and the unfortunate; an impotence with self-seeking and self sat!sfac- ton; loyalty to those in whom she believed and a loyalty that never failed.
 Out of her heart came also an eager desire to win others to the causes and interests in which she be- l;eved, and a delight in the return which so r made 10 her appeal.
 "At school she was.always ready to do her p IF the humdrum of the organizations: she was a tircless worker. But her chief contribution to the school community was her upon personality and its development, upon making the most Of what each one has within himself. She was quick to recognize a spark of originality-she often saw 1t she saw it, she spared no pains to keep it glowing and increasing. To her. school was no mere occupation; 1t was opportunity and inspiration. In school as elsewhere, her mouth spoke out Of the abundance of her heart"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
PANIC ON TROLLEY
 IN HARTFORD AND
 FOUR ARE INJURED
Ninety Occupants on Gar Ter rorized When Controller
 Box Blows Gut
FIRE STARTED, VICTORIAN
 IS PAINFULLY BURNED

Operator of Trolley Crushed Against
 Burning Curtain When Passengers
 Stampede to Front End of Car in
 Their Frantic Effort to Escape-
 Windows Are Broken By Men Tn
 Dash For Safety.
 Hartford, Dec. 17 Pl-Four per- sons were injured In a panic that seized approximately go occuuants or a south bound extra trolley car on Main street, near Church street this morning when the controller box blew out and started a fire that severely burned Motorman John Crofton of number Lincoln street about the face and hands.
 Passengers in Panic
 when the flames and smoke en- VeIoped the vestibule of the car the passengers rushed to the doors and "orkmen on board smashed several windows with their dinner pails in an effort to escape.
 In the stampede at the front en- trance Motorman Crofton was showed against a burning curtain that hung in the vestibule and was painfully burned.
 Mrs. Martha Malo of 125 Martin street, received a sprained ankle and Ralph Martelli of Barbour street sustained wrenched side.
 Girl Loses S3O
 Miss Marion Schlessel Of o1 loomis street reported that she los, $50, four five dollar gold pieces and a ten dollar bill in the scuffle to get out of the car. She was also slightly injured.
 Engine company number and square A were called to the scene and had little difficulty in ext,n. guish'ng the blaze. Considerable damage was done to the car in tho erenzied efforts of the passengers to get out. - N ~
New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
FIGHT OVER SMITH
 POSTPONED TODAY
Ashurst to Wait Till Illinois
 Man Presents Credentials
PUBLIC BUILDINGS BILL
100 Million Dollars Would Be Pro- vided by Rep. Reeds Measure Another Farm Relief Substitute Also Is Presented.

Washington, Dec. IT P-The sen- ate fight over admitting Frank l.. Smith as 8 senator from Illinois was unexpectedly postponed today when Senator Ashurst, democrat, Arizona. gave notice he would not call up his resolution barring the appointee "un- til Smith presents his credentials" ;"
 Public Building Bill
 A lump sum appropriation of o,000.o0o for public building con- struction throughout tho country was proposed In a bill introduced by Representative Reed Of New York. a republican member of the public buildings committee. The amount would be in addition to the s100,- o00,000 provided for this purpose by congress las. winter.
 The money would be made avail able at the rate of s1o,000,o00 an- nually for five years for new public buildings throughout the country. Last session of congress made s100,- 100000 available over period of years. Under the old and new bills together the annual allotment would be increased to s35,000.00o.
 Tho measure has the support of the committee chairman. Represen- tative Elliott of Indiana
 A companion measure to Senator McNary's new farm relief bill was introduced at the house end of the capitol by Representative Fulmer. South Dakota democrat
 The development grew out of an effort to associate the west and the south in support of a farm relief plan, and settled a week of discus sion over the naming of the legisla- tive newcomer. It will be the Me- Nary-Fulmer bill, succeeding a,s center of farm relief debate the Mc- Nary-Haugen bill of last season.
 Representative Fulmer's bill diff fers in but one respect from that of Senator McNary. It would suspend operation of the equalization feet on cotton for two years after passage, but MT. Fulmer said he understood McNary was agreeable to the alteration.
 The measure might have become the McNary- -Purnell- Fulmer bill had not Representative Purnell, republi- can, Indiana, delayed attaching his name to 1t while he waited for the opinion of his chief on the agricul- tural committee-Chairma Haugen.
 Schuneman Nominated
 President Coolidge today nominat- cd Carl Schuneman of St Paul, to be assistant secretary of the treasury.
 Mir. Schuneman's name was pre- sented to the president and Secre- tary Mellon by Senator Schall, re- publican. Minnesota. He succeeds Mckenzie Moss, who was appointed to the court of claims.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
SLEUTH AND LAWYER
 IN BITTER DISCUSSION
lMcCue and T. F. McDon- ough Have WoTdy War
 in Alcorn's Office
tSpeCloi to the Ucrald.)

Hartford. Dec. r P-The walls of the office of States Attorney AL corn In the county building here re- sounded this morning as Attorney
 Thomas F. McDonough of New Brit ain and William P. McCue, chief de- tectlve sergeant of the New Britain police department, engaged in a spir- tied wordy battle which was finally interrupted by Mir. Alcorn, who told the men to forget personalities until the business in hand was disposed of,
 Sergeant McCue Is said to have told MT. Alcorn that the confidential cloak that was thrown about the detention of Arthur J. Cantin of waterbury yesterday afternoon. pending his arraignment in superior court today, had been cast aside by the New Britain attorney and that the latter had told of the case in New Britain. Attorney McDonough replied bitterly and accused the of- ncer of mishandling the truth.
 Addressing MT. Alcorn, the attor- ney accused the officer of having told Kimball Burgess, the attorney's client, that he would be glad to do anything to help Burgess but he would not lift finger as long as McDonough was his attorney Bur gess. who was present. Is said to have verified the charge. The attor- ney is reported to have told Mir. Al. corn that the sergeant has consi.- tently opposed him In cases in New Britain police court. and has done everything in his power to hamper him.
 After the dispute, Sergeant McCue is reported to have addressed the at- torney as Tommy" and the latter rebulied him with the declaration that 1T am Attorney McDonough 10 you, and don't want you to call me anything else."
New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
FALL SINCLAIR CASE
 C0NES UP ON TUESDAY
Postponed This Morning Because Court Docket
 Was Crowded

Washington, Dec. II G2-Arraign- ment of Harry r. Sinclair and Al bert E. Fall on an oil conspiracy charge was postponed today by the District of Columbia supreme court until next Tuesday,
 Argument on Sinclairs motion to quash the indictment was put off u.-til the same day, after the pre- siding justice had found todays docket crowded with other cases having priority.
 The announcement from the bench was made after Sinclair whose lease of Teapot Dome start ed the senate oil inquiry, had wait cd for more than an hour in the courtroom. Fall remained at his lotel, waiting a telephone call from his counsel.
 The charge against Sinclair and Fall is similar to that Of which Fall and Edward L. Doheny, lessee of the Elk Hills Reserve, were ex- onerated by a jury yesterday after q fcur weeks trial. In anticipation Of a court ruling upholding the Fall Sinclair indictment government counsel are planning to ask at the arraignment Tuesday that the oil man and former interior secretary be brought to trial early in Janu- ary.
 The arraignment and trial are to be held in another part of the same courthouse where Fall and DOheny were tried. Justice Bailey, a col league of Justice Hoehling, who heard the Fall-Doheny trial, will be the presiding judge.
 Simultaneous with the announce ment of Justice Bailey's postpone ment of argument on the Sinclair motion, Wilton J. Lambert, counsel in behalf of the former cabinet of- ficcr
 The Fall motion was based on the same grounds as that of Sinclair but went step further in challeng- ing the authority of Owen J. Rob- erts and Atlee Pomcrene, the special government prosecutors named by President Coolidge to handle the oil cases.
 The new grounds presented in the Fall motion were based upon the August decision of the United States supreme court in the Meyers case from Portland, Oregon, in which the removal power of the president was held to be unrestrain- ed by the senate concurrence clause governing the executive appointive power.
 From this decision, Falls attor- neys took the ground that the ac- tion of the senate in directing the president. on February s. 1924, to special prosecutors for the oil cases, eucroached upon the con stitutional prerogatives of the exc cutive.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
GIRLS STORY SENDS EMPLOYERS ID JAIL
Burgess and Cantin Given Six Months in Superior Court
BO0KKEEPER, 15, INVOLVED
Official and Former Local Manager Of Elaborated Roofing Co.,, Latter Accused of Embezzlement, Prin- cipals in New Development.

Taking sensational turn as a re- suit of admissions said to have been made by 15 year old girl employ ed as bookkeeper in the local office of the Elaborated Roofing Go. at Myrtle street, this city. the case Of Kimball Burgess, who was bound over to superior court on the charge of embezzleme of the funds of the company while he was local man. ager. was disposed of this morning in Hartford when Burgess pleaded guilty to the charge of improper conduct and V ,Sentenced to jail for six months, ard Arthur J. Can tin of Waterbury. one of the own CTS of the company pleaded guilty 10 the same charge and was also sentenced to jail for six months. The embezzlement count was nolled in the case of Burgess.
 During the recent hearing in the local police court following the over ruling of a demurrer filed by At torney Thomas F. McDonough, representing Burgess, Cantin testi- fled for the prosecution that Burgess left New Britain without warning and a subsequent examination of the office accounts disclosed shortages Burgess repeatedly coached Attor- ney McDonough during the cross ex- animation of Cantin and questions were asked relative to trips about the state taken by Burgess and his employer. Cantin denied that Bur gess had ever given him money on any of the trips and he also denied that women accompanied them.
 In the interim between the bind ing over of Burgess and his trial yesterday in superior court, an in vestigation was made by the local police and representatives of the states attorneys office. with the re- suit that a call was sent out yester-
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
EMPEROR VERY LOW

Tokyo, Dec. IT GT = Emperor Yoshihito. who lies gravely i'll of pneumonia in his seaside villa at Hayama, continues to hold an uncer- tain grip on life. A bulletin issued at 430 o'clock this afternoon said hi, condition remained unchanged Members of the imperial family and the cabinet remain at the villa
New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
Two Kentucky Boys Call
 Teacher to Door. Kill Him

Hazard, Ky, Dec. 17.-tEl- Two mountain school boys, angered be- cause one had been whipped by their teacher, Bud Morgan, 35, called him to the front door of his home and killed him, according to Information brought here last night from Hyden, county scat of Leslie county.
 The boys, sons of Ardill Farmer, called at Morgan's home Monday night after he had whipped the younger lad In school that day. Nor gan is survived by his widow and five children.