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New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
IRWIN COBB HAS
 LITTLE ID TELL
PToieSSNS Not to Have Seen Much
 at Carroll Party

New York, March 2s R-Irvin S, Cobb, who was a guest at the re- cent Earl Carroll bath tub party" in which Joyce Hawlcy, a chorus girl Is alleged to have appeared nude in q tub of wine, went before the fed eral grand jury yesterday and told his version of the evenings enter tainment.
 Mr, Cobb told newspaper men that he arrived early and left early" at the party. He said that he, himself was not a drinking man because you're not sure of what you get these days" For that req son, he did not know of any in- toxicating liquor having been used at the party.
 q saw Q bathtub filled with a pink liquid" he said. and I saw half barrel Of what was said to be near beer, but that Is all I saw at the party"
 MT. Cobb said he supposed the only reason he had been subpoen- aed as a witness was that his face was one not easily forgotten.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
ITALIAN AYIATORS NOW
 PLAN S0,00O MILE FLIGHT
Going From Rome To Buenos Aires And Will Return By Way Of
 New York

New York. March 20 R>-A so,- 900 mile flight from Rome to Bus- nos Aires and return by way of New York, will be attempted next month by Marquis Centurione and another Italian aviator it was announced today at the New York office of the Cosulich line of Trieste.
 From the eternal city the aviators will fly to the Cape Verde Islands and across the Atlantic to Pernam- buco. Brazil, They will proceed down the Brazilian coast to Casa grande and Rio de Janeiro and thence to Buenos Aires.
 Returning, their route will lie across the Andes to Valparaiso. Chile. They will then fly up the Pacific coast to Panama, across the Isthmus and to Havana, Florida and up the north Atlantic coast to New York.
 The return Journey across the Att lantic will be made via Newfound- land, tho Azores islands, Portugal and Spain.
 The plane In which the flight wili be made is now under construction at the Cosulich lines shipyards In Italy. It will carry three powerful motors and a radio which will keep the ayiators in touch with land at all times.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26

' New York, March 26 lp,--Two ol Americas foremost shakespearear actors--John Barrymore and Wal, ter Hampden--see no decline of in, terest fin plays of the poet In this country and believe they always will Dc popular,
 Their statements were prompted by the announcement of Henry Ain, ley London producer that he was taking of Much Ado About Moth ing" because of non-suppolt, and substituting a modern play,
 In his message from California, where he is working in motion pic. lures, Barrymore revealed he had made moro money playing Hamlet" than in any other of his many theatrical ventures.
 Sothern and Marlowe
 "E II, Sothern and Julia MarloWe played to enormous business wher they were doing Shakespeare in New York and on the road" he said Waiter Hampden started his Ham let morning performances at the Plymouth thtater while I was play ing there in The Jest His pro. duction became so popular that he moved 10 another theater fer regu- | lar performances and did magnifi- cent business.
 q do not see any reason why Shapesreare's plays should lose in popularity in this country and l don't believe they ever will"
 Barrymore has no intention of do- ing any Of the Bard of Avon's plays on the screen because the "splendor and beauty of the poetry, which itself is drama of the highest type" Is not transmutable 10 his medium.
 Hamlet and "shylotk" both have been played by Hampden this season and he now is In the title role of Rostand's "Cyrano de Der gerac." d modern classic.
 Whatever may be the case in London" he commented. there Is no doubt there is greater interest in shakespeare's plays in the United States than ever before
 T do not base this opinion entire ly upon my own experience. The splendid reception given Mir. sothern and Miss Marlowe throughout the country over a long period of years, MT. Mantell's consistent success for a third of a century, and, more latter lY, John Barrymore's record in Hamlet and Jane Cowls in Romeo and Juliet are proof enough of the appeal and vitality of the greatest dramas in the English language. Booths Income
 Edwin Booth never played to such large receipts as have been common with those whom I have mentioned Tn fact, Shakespearean productions today could not survive on the largest amount that Mir Booth ever grossed weekly, The productions now are 50 much more
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
Expressing Opinions Is |.
 But to Ask Expulsion

Rome March 26 Rl--Members Of the Chamber of Deputies who try expressing their indiWdualities against the dictates of the Party Di- rectorate are either suspended from the party for indeterfhinate periods Or expelled outright, punishment which usually means the end of their political careers.
 No fewer than seven deputies have been expelled and three suspended as q result of Secretary Farinacci's campaign 10 weed out party mem bers who insist on having opinions Of their own. They are: Expelled, Edoardo Tore, Massino Rocca. Clio Batta Reborn, Battista Boido, Tom maso Bernassi. Aldo Oviglio and Mi chele Tersa ghi; suspended, Pietro Robson, Pietro Pisanti and Amandeo Belloni,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
Labor Federation Taking
 Interest in New Bills

Washington, March 26 Pl-- Legislative records of members of congress affecting labor measures are being scrutinized by the execu- tive council of the Federation Of La bor. When the records have been completed the Federation will send them into each congressional district to be used in the election this fall, William Green, the Federation pres ident, said that ninety per cent of the 35,o00 local unions in the coun- try have formed nonpartisian politi- cal campaign committees to partici- pate both in the primaries and gen. eral elections.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
POPULARITY OF SHAKESPEAREAN
 PLAYS IN U. s. IS NOTICEABLE E

complete and elaborate and the casts are SO much better rounded. No longer is everything subordinated to the eminence of the star as in tho old days
 There always will be a larger public for Follles, Vanities and Fro lies than for Hamlet and 'Othello, but the number of persons interest ed in serious drama Is growing year by year so that even now, when the costqof producing and touring Is double what it was % years ago, there is no difficulty In presenting the classics at a reasonable profit
 The actor pointed to "Cyrano de Bergefac" as an illustration of the puhlic's attitude. This classic has been as successful financially as If it were a good musical comedy.
 "If it had been written by Shakes speare, perhaps It would not be so popular" he said, 'hecause Shape spcare has come 10 he regarded as forbidding by the Follies type which constitutes large part Of the pub lie. This class has patronized Cy- rano' In great numbers and found it enthralling despite the fact 1t is written in verse and has an unhappy ending
 Any one who approaches 'Cy- rano' without a feeling against it is bound to fall under its spell, The same thing Is true of Hamlet 'Othello' and Macbeth but unfor- tunately, many persons are frighten. ed merely because they were Shake spearean.
 Luckily for American culture. however. this number IS growing less each year"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
Find Rarefed Air Is
 Good Insect Killer

Washington. March 26 Rl-Moun. tain climbers and aviators arc famil- lar enough with the disabling and even deadly effect of rarened air, but 1t has remained for scientists to utilize thin air in beneficial ways.
 E. A. Back and R. T. Cotton. of the department of agriculture. have first reported on the work they and others have done using rarefed air 10 kill insects In stored articles sub iect to their Expectations, They have found that moths and other insects inside locked trunk may be killed by exposure for few days to at mosphere from one-fifth to one-thlr- tieth of normal,
 A trunk was placed in q vault from which almost all the air was
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
College Men Make Best
 Officers, Vet Declares

Honolulu. March 26 Up,--college mea make tho rost army officers when 1t Is necessary to take officers from civil life, says Col H. j. Koehler, for more than forty years drill master at West Point. It Is be- cause the collegian Is by training more receptive 10 intensive study. he declares,
 Another of Colonel koehler's views Is that "the American soldier does not fight so much for the flag as be- cause he doesn't intend to be licked by anybody once trouble has been started" The Colonel was the origi- nator of the mass-command system of giving instructions to troops.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
Ship Without Country
 Flies Inter-Allied Flag
FOR SPRING

San Pedro, Calf, March 26 Pt-- A ship without country plies in 1the oil service out of this port and proves puzzle to harbors of the world,
 lt is the tanker Niobe, which car "ries gasoline from San Pedro to Hamburg Germany. The Niobe was built in Germany during the war and afterward allotted to the United States. While the United States did not accept ownership Of the vessel, the shipping board controls 1t and allotted the tanker 10 the Standard oil company, An American crew is carried although the ship has no American papers.
 For 3 flag the Niohe carries that Of the Inter-aliied Maritime council.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
FAMOUS STARS G0
 ON ETHER TONIGHT
WBZ Will Be in Link Broadcast
 ing JeritZa

New York, March 26 P,-- Maria Jeritza, Austrian soprano of the Metropolitan Opera company will make her radio debut tonight. Emilio De Gctgoza, baritone, and Etren Zimbalist, violinist. also go on the air tonight in the same program
 Beginning at ?. m, eastern time. the concert will be broadcast through stations WIZ, New York; KYA, Chicago; KDKA. Pittsburgh; l; WBZ, Springfield, Mass; WGY, Schenectady. and WRC, Washing ton, D. C.
 Each of the artists will present two groups of numbers. The con
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
Easter Vacation in
 Schools Starts April 1

All the public schools in the city will close for the Easter recess at the end of the afternoon session of school, Thursday afternoon. April 1 and will remain closed until Monday morning, April 12. This will be the last recess of the school year before the summer vacation.
 Of the parochial schools only st. Matthew's school will observe clos ling hours similar to the public schools. St. Mary's parochial school and St. Joseph's parochial school will close Wednesday noon. March
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26

exhausted and after two days all the moths were found to have been killed and few days longer expos. ure killed other insects
 The method Is said to be more ef. fectiye than fumigatlon,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26

Sl, and will open Monday Aeril 6, The Sacred Heart school will also close Wednesday noon but will open two days later on Wednesday, April I
Evening star., 1926-08-18

mittee disbanded in disgust and quit
trying to reform Canton. The investi.
CATION went forward from that time
on and has continued in a manner so
involved and complicated that 1t would
be ludicrous II 1t were not tragic.
Private detectives engaged by diner-
ent forces try to cut each others
throats by pickering as to who will
get the credit for which. There were
40 newspaper reporters here at one
time and they did things that should
make American Journalism blush In
shame. Many Of them from a yellow
press, whose soul lies in the num-
Der Of editions that can be sold by
black type, spread the most ridiculous
rumors and created such a state of
hysteria on the part Of the public
that at one time 1t was rumored the
governor would send troops. Nobody
knows what the troops would have
done II they got here. They never
came.
A member Of the police force who
had been under fire from Mellett's
News was seen walking about the
Mellett home the day after the mur-
der. A story was printed and
screamed from the curbs here in Can
ton that the policeman had been
stamping out the footprints from the
scene Of the murder. What he had
been doing was getting plaster casts
Of the footprints, legitimate un-
dertaking. as he was head Of the Ber-
tillon bureau. He still has the casts,
by the way.
Unverified Stories Broadcast.
A private investigator from one
side Of the case would talk to the re-
porters, all too anxious to get the
story, and hint that somebody was
blocking the case. The story would
be Immediately broadcast without
further verifcation. On Monday,
when two men from the underworld
were taken into custody, headlines
shrieked the news that Canton's un-
derworld will be trembling in fear.
No reporter who wrote that went near
the underworld. If he did, he would
have had a hard time finding any
trembling inhabitants.
All Of this commotion and frenzied
running about is having little effect
in getting anywhere with the case,
for there are many who believe that
little real progress has been made. 1t
is, in fact, having the opposite effect
The people are getting sick and dis
gusted with the whole thing.
A few days ago a police Judge from
the bench declared, Now is the time
to forget and forgive" a strange sem
timent to have been uttered only a
month after the murder, but one which
may be dangerously near crystalliza-
ton.
But 1t does not take much casting
about to place the blame or FIX the re.
sponsibility for the whole horrid mess.
The political pickering and jealousies,
the back-biting, the disgraceful mac
ton, unless there is action in aim.
lessly running about in a circle,
the whole business may be laid
directly at the door Of the good people
of Canton. They have grown lax,
disinterested, careless in picking the
men to lead them and now they are
suffering, the consequences.
Evening star., 1926-08-18

racks early today to find heavy
downpour of rain, which meant to
them no long marches into the areas
where the engineering construction
work is going on. But II was not 10
be a day of loafing or bunk fatigue,
for Col John w. Oehmann. command
ing the regiment. had prepared for
such eventualities.
There had been mapped out by
Lieut.. George Harbin. plans training
officer, the rainy day schedule. which
called for knot slicing, used for the
troops in the leashing of bridge tim
bers, and a review by company Off
GERS of the work Of the first two days
in camp, as we'll as lectures to the
men on the theory Of some of the
work which they had been doing in
practical way in the field.
The valuable results OF this Ma
tional Guard training are being prac-
tically demonstrated under the sdirec-
ton of Master Sergt. Joseph c. SUIT
ton. Regular Army, instructor. who
has formed all the recruits into
single company, and for the first
three days has been putting them
through some preliminary training to
instill into them the duties of Il sol
dier. Sergt. Sutton attributes most
of the results TO Sergt. Ralpn l.. CIll-
bert of Company ID. whom he de-
scribes as an excellent drillmaster For
his work in this connection, Sergt.
Gilbert is expected to receive special
commendation in the report to the
War Department following the train
ing period
Sergt. Mcdonald Is Referee
Sergt. J. J. Mcdonald, drum ma jor
of the 121st Engineers Band, has a
way all his own of settling barracks
disputes. Following a discussion be
tween two of his musicians, William
Naecker and Joe Neely, as to who
was the best soldier. Mcdonald turn
ed out the entire band and put them
through some of the military move
ments. Naecker got the decision
from Mcdonald and Neely conceded
defeat.
Sergt. Sidney Hunt, Headquarters
and Service Company. doesn't drill,
but he is declared by his superiors to
be doing more work than any one
else In the camp. He does everything
from making signs with which to
guide the troops to their barracks to
the construction of buildings. and this
morning he was even building
bridge with less than a squad of assist
ants.
Maj Lawrence Hazard, Infantry
Reserve, has been assigned to duty
with the I'd Battalion of the 121st
Engineers, comma nded by Maj. Julian
Oliff.
Evening star., 1926-08-18
ENGINEERS TACKLE.
PROBLEMS IN GAS
D. c. Men at Fort Humphreys
Get Instruction in Chem
ical Warfare.
BY WILLIAM j. WHE.ATLEI,
Staff CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

FORT HUMPHREYS. Va, August
1S.-Modern fighting methods We're
stressed today to the officers of the
121st Regiment of Engineers, National
Guard of the District of Columbia, In
training camp at this post:
They were given special instruction
in the theory and practice or tear
gases and smoke screens. both for de-
tense and offense.
An expert in chemical warfare
Capt. George w. Wise Of the Regular
Army contingent at Langley Field,
Va, came here for the purpose OF IN.
structing the officers in this branch OF
modern warfare. He gave his first IN
structions to the officers OF the fegl-
ment, and later a physical demonstra'
tion will be given to the troops in the
field.
Lacking in Gas Masks.
The regiment is not fully equipped
with gas masks, there pelng oniy
about 10 per company, but the men
will be Siven thorough instructions IN
the use of these in connection with
their introduction to the tear-produc-
ing gases and operations in thick
smoke screens.
Capt. Clay Anderson, Regular Army
instructor, has prepared several nun
dred copies of war problems which
the troops will be required to work
out in the field and which will re-
auire a full day of maneuvers. Maps
of the territory in which they are
to do their fighting" also are be
ing distributed for the purpose of
acquainting the men with the nature
of the terrain in the territories In
which they will maneuver.
Tho oY0inanrS' nrOhlpYnS In the war
game will involve the solution of such
questions as where bridges are to be
built across streams. what roads are
to be constructed, materials available
on the spot and those to be transport
ed and the assignment of companies
and squads to particular phases Of
the construction necessary for a
whole division of troops to move.
The troops turned out of their bar
Evening star., 1926-08-18

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 1S.-Pre-
ferring suicide to return to Russia,
where, he asserts, death at the
hands of the Bolshev1sts awaits
him, the 25-year-old son Of a for
mer czarist general attempted to
hurl himself from a parapet at the
base Of the Statue of Liberty last
night. He was prevented only
after a desperate tussle with a
Coast Guard corporal.
The man, Georges Zagorsky, at
tempted his life because immigra-
ton authorities ruled that he must
be deported to Russia at the ex-
piration of his six months visitors
pass in November. He had tried
to enlist in the United States Army
to prevent being returned, and
thus brought his case to the at
tention of immigration officials.
Zagorsky said that his father,
brigadier general under the Car.
and all the other members of his
family, except one younger broth
err, had been executed by the Soviet
government. Subsequently he took
part in hanging Is Bolshevists in
retaliation, he said.
Evening star., 1926-08-18
bad MAN" SEEKS
PEACE IN PRISON
Theft of Pie Started Career
of Tom Johnson, Who Ad-
mits 1,7O0 Crimes.
By the Associated Press.

.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, August 1s.
"A desire to ''get it over with" and
spend his remaining days peacefully
in prison" was the only wish today of
Tom johnson, 39.year-old bad man,
who recalls some 1,700 robberies, bur-
glaries and a number Of murders.
johnson, who yesterday listed the
criminal acts of his life as near as he
said he was able to remember. wishes
to plead guilty to some charge.
That his desire will be granted was
indicated by county authorities. In
dicted yesterday on charge OF first
degree murder johnson may be in the
States prison before nightfall His
arraignment was set for today. Tne
penalty for first-degree murder In
Minnesota Is life imprisonment.
Attorney Shot to Death.
The indictment charges him with
Staying Leonard Erdall. a young Min
neapolis attorney, shot to death dur
ing a hold-up last December. john
son, troubled Of conscience. surrender
ed to authorities at Seattle, Wash.
and was returned here.
His record of crimes, which he
"swears" he committed, includes
"jobs" in A. cities from New York
to San Francisco and from Canada
to Texas, during the last 20 years.
Omaha with $50 leads the list. Others
included were New York. 175; San
Francisco, It's; Los Angeles, II; Gal
weston, IS; Sioux City, Iowa, 40, and
Butte, Mont, 20.
He did not go into details Of the
LILO "jobs' he listed, merely giving
the number of crimes that he could
remember in each city.
Train Hold.ups Numerous.
Numerous train hold-ups were re-
corded, and one item said, "Havre,
Mont, one pie and year in Deer
Lodge, Mont" Theft of a pie and
it's consequences were responsible for
his outlaw career, he said
When a youth he stole the pie
because he was hungry. Told that he
would get only a short term If he
pleaded guilty. johnson said he follow
ed the advice, but was sentenced to
a year in the Deer Lodge penitentiary.
There he was punished severely for in
fractions Of the rules and that he
never forgot.
He decided to "get even with So
ciety" because of his suffering in that
Jail. and the crime career followed.
Evening star., 1926-08-18

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Evening star., 1926-08-18
Tag Whales for Study.

In order to study the habits of
whales some Of these large sea beasts
Of the Pacific Ocean are being tagged,
80 that their movements may be
watched and studied.
A similar study Is being made with
eels which live in the Pacific Ocean.
and a Danish scientist has been en-
gagged by the Government for this
work
Evening star., 1926-08-18
C. M. T. C. DRAWS 33,994.
Total Enrolment for q. S. to Be
Increased by Later Returns.

Reports received at the War De-
nartnlent from the 49 citizens mill
tary training camps in all parts of
the United States show a total enroll
ment TO date Of 33,994. which. 1t is
said, will be largely increased by later
returns.
Enrollments at camps in this vi
cinity ATTENDED by residents of this
city are stated as follows: Camp
Meade, Nd. 2,069: Fort Eustis, Va,
1877; Fort Myer, Va. 100; Fort Hum
phreys. Va. 81: Fort Monroe, Va.
47o. and Fort Monmouth. y. j., 3o1.
Evening star., 1926-08-18
Fifteen Years for Auto Theft.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, August 18.-For the
first time in Criminal Court here the
maximum sentence Of Is years inn
pr1sonment was imposed yesterday
by Judge Eugene O'Dunne for auto
mobile theft. John Blakeney, was
charged with having stolen an auto
belonging to State Senator William
Curran and another belonging to w.
e. Reed Of Washington. He pleaded
not guilty and was dismissed on
the charge Of having stolen Senator
Curran's automobile, but was found
guilty Of the theft Of the other.
Evening star., 1926-08-18
Reminded Her Of Mudder.

From the Boston Herald.
Jane was spending the day with
Mrs. w. while her mother attended to
some business in a neighboring city.
Jane was given many playthings, but
Mrs. W., coming into the room, found
her gazing sadly out of the window.
why don't you play with these
pretty things, Jane?" Mrs. w. asked.
Everything I play wiv makes me
think Of my mudder," Jane answered
diSconSOlately
Evening star., 1926-08-18

For offering five stale eggs for
sale at the market of Castlederg, Ire
land. a woman was heavily fined re-