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New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
Shoots Blind Brother to
 Put Him Out of Misery"

Allentown, O., Feb, 19 HD - TO put him "out of his misery" Nol- man Terrell today shot and serious ly wounded his blind brother. Ray mond. Norman told the police he shot him as he lay in bed. The po- lice said that .\ormans mind is be lieyed to have been affected by drinking bad liuuor. He sells news papers for a living and is 2S years old. The blind brother is 34. The wounded brother is in CritiCa condition.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
Taxes And Prohibition Keeping
 Members Of Congress On Alert
Inheritance Levy Likely to Be Restored-Wet Issue Divides Congressmen In to Two Groups, Those Who Still Have Little and Those With Little Still, Celler Says.

Washington, Feb. 19 (Pt-An early agreement between the conterCcS on the tax bill by which the inhcri- tance tax will be restored to the measure, VAS freely predicted today after anotler two-hOur conference 1 of representatives of the senate and 1 house.
 The inheritance tax which the senate has voted 10 repeal, has been 1 the main tumbling block 10 a final 1 agreement
 In yielding to restoration Of the l inheritance levy, it was indicated , he senate would gain point for a retroactive cut on this levy by which the increased rates voted two years ago would he wiped out in favor of the lower rates in effect in 1921,
 The conference, which broke up for 8 while yesterday during the light on the inheritance tax reached another crisis today. Senate con- ferccs informed the house how far they were willing to go on a con- promise and left the conference un- til later in the day.
 House conforecs considered the $ proposal for another hour and in- dicated they expected an agreement , before night.
 Congress Is Divided
 Prohibition has divided congress
 men into two groups--"those whc
 still have q little, and those Whc
 have q little till."-Represcntative Collcr, democrat, New York, today
 wrote 0. k. Miller. president of th' = National Civic league with offices a
 Albany, x. Y. { "Prohihition-When does 1t be
 gjn?" he asked in the letter, whicl
 was a reply to a recent commnnica - ton from Mir. Miller saying tha Q funds are urgently needed [ V arouse prohibition sentiment anon congressmon."
 fl Asks For Ruling ,t A ruling by Attorney G"neri G Sargent as to whether 1t Will | r. permissible. nndor the NoIstead ac
 ,o rad q portion of George NnSl d ington's note book containing 70 recipe for making beer, at its "fac " the-facts" dinner on Washington Is birthdav has been asked hy the a Is sociation against the prohhlt st amendment.
 Tn n letter 10 the attorney ge
 eral. made public today, w. h. sta ton. national chairman of the sociation, pointed out that the gc
 ornmont had ruled, under cer'i
 circumstances, against the puh'N w ing of beer recipes. He ask
 snecifcially however, whether s would be unlawful under the Y
 stead act to read or reproduce
 document written in his own hal - writing by the father of his col in try" C. The letter concluded by say ", that it George Washington W living today he undoubtedly Wo d. lead the revolt to rcostablish he liberty of the individual citizen its whom he won independence m go historical conflict of 1776.'
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
Sixty Are Led to Safety
 In Boston Factory Fire

Boston, Feb. 19 Ps-Sixty cm- rloycs of the Commercial Ree' and Rattan compar< in tine water lroIl district, including six women, were | led 10 the street today. when fire Ihroke out in paint shor on the third floor of the four story .uilding oc a-
 pied by the company. Because of the congested character of the district all available fire apparatus in the
 downtown section was mobilized at
 the scene. The loss was placed al lS15,000,
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
COUNTESS GIVEN
 WRIT OF HABEAS
English Woman, Held at Ellis
 Island, Wins Temporary Respite
HEARING NEXT TUESDAY
Federal Judge Goddard Issues ITabcas Corpus Papers This Aft crnoon-Scw Immigration Law is Proposed In Congress.

New York. Feb. l9 LPy-The Countess Of Cathcart won 6 tenn porary respite from exclusion from the United States today when Fed cral Judge Goddard issued a writ of habeas corpus calling for her ap- pearance in court next Tuesday morning.
 The application was submitted to he countess at Ellis Island by Arthur Garfield Hays, retained on her behalf yesterday by representa- tivcs of several American womens organizations. MT Hays said he would file the application immedi- ately in the federal court and de- maud that Ellis Island authorities bring the countess into court. i Through the habeas corpus pro- ccedings he hopes to get her ad- mitted to the United States under bond pending court decision on her case.
 Countess Is Surprised
 The change of attorneys coincl- dent with the retention of MT. Hays was a surprise to her, the countess said.
 The countess appeared in the gay, est mood that interviewers have found her in since her arrival or the Carmania. when immigration authorities started the investigation of her case, ten days ago. She ap peared pleased with the reporte' ! possibility that Great Britain migh , retaliate against American diVorcee going abroad.
 1T shall most certainly stir U
 some public meetings when l gt
 back to England" she said. TT
 do what I can to make 1t hot fc
 American divorcees going abroad t She characterized as "rot an J bunk" reports that she was on tn
 verge of & nervous breakdown. add n ing; q have never yet collapse
 in an emergency and l don't inten
 doing it now"
 She said she was gratifed by tn
 sympathy and offers of financial al
 which she had received from man t Americans since her detention c Ellis Island. She asserted she ha U received more than three hundr' 'e letters. telegrams and cablcgram some of which were proposals E marriage from American men. Maj o' contained assurances from Amer can women that they would gl' to her financial backing "to the u VI most limit"
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
APnTnpIla lth '- ''' school Dcpa rtment N.o5S,954.o0 '''
% Sh9 tnE g1

tUnder the item "Intcrst and bis cipal" S124.0o0 applies on school bonds and under Payments on Prin- ciral55 s124.oo0 applies on school bonds. Adding these amounts 10 the first item s1,05&954 makes a total appropriation for school de partment purposes Of St.3Q%.554.oe or 46.50 per cent of the whole.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
yoIrSTEER FIREM1N KILLED

Valparaiso. Ind, Feb. 19 tPl-Two volunteer hromen were killed and two other men injured in a fire that originated in the Academy of Music building here and spread to two ad- joining buildings, causing a loss Of ISG0Q,OOo
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
THE NEATHEE

Hartford. Fch. ia-ForcCast for New Britain and vicinity: Rain. probably changing tn snow this afternoon or to- night: muCh colder tonight;
 Saturday COntinucd cold
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
Wires RnCk to London

London. Feb. 1s P - The Countess Of Cathcart, ordered de- ported from the United States, has cabled to London that she hoped 10 be back here for the opening night of her play, Ashes" which
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
IA of B Japanese Sea- men Found In Mid- Pacific Had Been Drifting More Than Month Five Days Without Water.
Other Members of Crew, Who Elected to Try for Safety in Life Boats,
 Are Believed to Have Perished.

San Francisco, Feb. 19 (Pl-With food and water gone, after drifting more than a month after a storm had rendered their vessel helpless, fourteen of the S3 members of the crew of the Japanese steamer Tai shin Maru No. were rescued in mid Pacific yesterday afternoon by the Standard Oil Company tanker Java Arrow.
 The other 19 of the crew who left the Taishin Maru in lifeboats are believed to have perished.
 Had to Eat Rats. When the Japanese ship with it's fuel exhausted and it's cargo jettison- ed, was sighted by the Java Arrow on its way from Yokohama 10 san i Francisco yesterday afternoon the fourteen surviving members of the crew including the captain, mates and engineers, had been without wa ter for five days and without food except rats and the ships cat, for twenty days.
 Word Of the rescue was relaSed today to the Associated Press by the 1 Dollar Line President Wilson, $500 miles from this port.
 The Taishin Maru left Yokohama January IT for Mororan. on inc Is- land Of Hokkaido in the northern part Of the Japanese archipelago with fifty tons Of coal as fuel.
 Two Boats Leave.
 Caught in a storm off Shiriya. l3o . miles from its destination. he Tai , shin Maru. a vessel of less than 1000 tons without wireless equip ment, battled headwnds unil it's fuel was exhausted. and then. with it's cargo thrown overheard, 10 save the ship, drifted southeastward to-
 ward mid Pacific. On January 70 one lifeboat with II men put away i, from the drifting steamer, Five days later eight men left in a second life boat.
 , LaConiC Message. I Laconically the wireless message
 received at this federal telegraph f company's station here. addressed tC V the Associated Press. told of the de. = privation of the rescued men. Q Men aboard ship last twent,
 days, no water last five" If related
 Caught rats, made soup; late
 caught no more rats, crew ate cat.
 Today aboard the Java Arrow II bound for San Francisco, are Cap n tain Makatani of the Taishin Maru .- the first and second mates, the Chie' .s first and second engineers. an -, eight of the crew.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19

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New Britain herald., 1926-02-19

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The Washington times., 1926-12-06
CUNT
BOOKS TWO

Potomac Boat Clubs basketball
team has two games scheduled this
week. wednesday, at Central High
School. at $50 p. m, a game with
the Columbia Heights team is carded.
Al more important game has been
arranged Saturday at the armory,
Alexandria, Va, at p. m. with the
Old Dominion Boat Club.
This game last year was thriller,
resulting In q victory for the Poto-
mac Boat Club by the score of 35
to SO. The game next Saturday, with
many OF the same players on both
teams, IL bound to be hard fought.
Potomac players include Biggs,
Rosinsh, Settler, Guide. Duncan,
Eisman, Miller brothers, Burch,
Hyde. r. A. Rogley Is manager.
A meeting win be announced soon
to organize the Nautical Basketball
League. The Potomac Boat Club
and the Washington Canoe Club OF
Washington and the Old Dominion
Boat Club of Alexandria are already
lined up, with the proba bility that
the Maryland Swimming Club OF
Baltimore will be in the circuit. Any
aquatic organization wishing to join
or at least are interested should com.
municate with r. A. Bogley, 902
Hibbs Building.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
MAGMA TES
GATHER .

ASHVILLE. n. c., Dec. g.
Baseball magnates continued to
pour into town today to attend the
twenty.fifth annual meeting Of TIE
National Association of Professional
Baseball Leagues which opens here
tomorrow.
Prior to the big convention
the American Association was
In session yesterday. transact.
ing routine business Of no pub
bile Importance. A tentative
schedule was drawn up. but no
dates announced.
The only real business WAS TIE
decision at the meeting of the
Western League to allow the St.
Joseph5s Club to be transferred to
Amarillo, Tex. and the satisfaction
of the Oklahoma City and Tulsa
clubs which had threa tened to
withdraw. Dale Gear was reelected
president of the league.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
T FOURTEEN
RETURN

Fourteen of the II football players
awarded letters at Georgetown Uni
versity will be eligible for next
years eleven. Captain McGrath
Waite, Gormley and Connaughton
of the regulars. and Featherstone
Gilmartin and Don Flavin, of the
second string men, will not wear
the Blue and Gray again.
While the award of letters has
been made. the election Of a cap
tain for 1927 has been delayed
Claude Grigsby, center; Jerry
Thompson, the speedy halfback, and
"Dud" Saur. the Woodworking left
tackle. are candidates for the honor
Here are the players, with Man
ager Maurice Higgins, who have
been awarded the GO" by the
Georgetown Athletic Association: y
Captain McGrath, Connaughton
Waite, Mosko, Saur, Carroll, CORN
ley. Grigsby. Dryer, Gilmartin,
Nork. O'Neil, Thompson, Moroneyt
Flynn. Clark, Featherstone, Monson.
McCabe. Flavin and Scott.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06

The terrible weakling in the
American League today is Bos-
ton. This should not be, either.
Harry H. Frazee scuttled the base
ball ship in the New England
metropolis and, though Bob Quinn
has worked hard and honestly,
he finds Boston looking with hos
tile eyes upon owners coming
from Columbus, Ohio.
The Boston owners have spent
plenty of money seeking to
strengthen the team. They have
treated the fans fairly. They
have deserved better luck than
they have received. But the stub
born fact remains that visiting
teams rarely make expenses when
visiting the Hub.
Signing Bill Carrigan, a hero
to most Boston fans, should have
good effect, especially if he can
produce a fighting team. Buc
he is facing a long pull uphill.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
Park Is Too Small

PROCEEDINGS of the Cleve-
l. land club looking to have its
tax lightened drew attention to
the sad financial condition of the
Indians last spring. President
Barnard testified under oath that
the clubs net profit was some
thing like $4,000.
The plant at Dunn Field is too
small for modern-day baseball.
At the most $4,000 fans crowd it
to capacity. SO far as the Wash
ington club is to be considered,
a capacity throng has not been
seen there since late in 1924 when
Bucky Harris was driving his
team to it's first pennant.
With the Indians rafting along
in the second division, seldom
was a crowd of 10000 on hand
this past season. Late in che
year the Yankees packed the
parks and the Griffs, coming in
right behind til m, benefited
somewhat for a lone double
header on Saturday. But on
the following Monday, though
the Indians were in second place
and with a chance to win the
title, hardly 1000 fans turned 1t
to see the Indians trounce the
Griffs. Speaking frankly, it has
been hard going in Cleveland ever
since the pennant-winning season
Of 1920.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
las
BUSY CARD

Championship events and ntlmer-
ous major competitions Cor men ana
women are included In the Achsns
us of tournaments to b played on
the Florida East Coast this season
and announced here today. The
East Coast circuit includes 81, Az
gustine. Ormond Beach, Miami ane
The osststandlng feature Il st. Aus
gustine. Palm Beach AMI 0fnncnd
Beach viii Be the wonen'e cham
.pipnships FOR the East Coast Flor
ida and South Atlantic titles. It n
expected that many Of the leading
women players Of the country WAL.
cornpets In each event.
The competitive season VIII etMN&
with the annual tournament Of t.le
Winter Golf League Of Advertising
Interests scheduled here from Janllr
ary 10 to 10,
The schedules follow:
ST. AugustIne-Jan 10 90
Winter Coli League Of AdvertisilAk
interests; 1S to %, Florida Est
Coast mems champions Fohfuy
arY s to s. Alcazar Cup tournaments;
is "a 19. st. Valentines tourna-
n1ent; March 1. to 5, Florida East
Coast women's championship: ~ 70
Is, Florida amateur championship
or Florida.
Ormond Beach January 1S - ~.
Halifax tournament; February 10
10, Ormond Beach mems champion
ship; % to %. womeri's South ~.
lantic championship; %. Ola Guard
Of OrInond Beach competi ti0n;
March to 4, mixed fourson1eus Z
to IL, championship Of VoIUsia; -,
Tombstone Handicap for men and
women.
Miami january ~ 70 II, mid
winter tournament; IA 10 10. mems
championship Of Miami: 81 to -,
wonen's tournament: March 10 20
10 Elwfn aha N ri AYahfNa
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
Oh! WhataDay
Down ii That
Texas Town

The original Ananias Club was
made UP OF bic league scouts on w.
cation. The boys were electing new
members at the Yankee offices re.
Gently. and Bozeman Bulger. the
well-,1noWn wing shot, golf handi.
cappsf and long distance converse
tionalist. had just related the deeds
Of Swat Mulligan by way Of
warTn-up.
Uncle Boza appeared to be elect
ed By acclimation. But Bob Gilkes
halted proceedings: 'sThat guy. Swat
!Mulligan. was a second rater," he
declared, quietly. Let me tell YOU
about chap who really knew his
stuff"
Whereupon Bob tamped home a
charge OF tobacco, settled himself
comfortably and weighed IN with the
following:
II was scouting down in Texas !
few years ago." Bob said. when
some one tipped me of to an ambi-
dextrotls pitcher who was working
iii tank town q few miles away.
] went over 70 see him.
.sIIe was tall. lank chap who
played without b glove. And a
canny egg he was, too. He'd pitch
first with the right hand and then
with the left. and he had those hick
nitters stepping sideways But the
other pitcher was good, too, and the
game went into the ninth inning
with the do ble-action pitchers club
leading. / to 0.
fright there things happened.
Someone got q hit, there was an
error. and then q base on balls. and
the first thing anyone knew the
bases were fun with two down and
the tying run on third. NY boy
worked carefully and got two strikes
on the hitter.
"Then he called time and walked
over to the bench. pretending TO
take drink Of water. while he
actually picked up second ball.
He stepped to the mound and wound
up with both arms. With his left
hand he threw to first, catcing the
runner off the bag; with his right
and he tossed to tird. getting the
runner there. And the batter was
50 confused he took q swing for q
third strike, mailing triple play
Uncle BOze tainted.
Mr.. Gilkes paused a moment.
guess that VIII hold Mr.. Mulligan
for q WHILE" he remarked dryly.
Uncle B0ze tainted.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06

MORE than anything else the
V1 Cleveland club needs a new
park, built on a more modern
plan. It's present property is CEN
traIly located and, if sold, should
bring a fancy sum, but there has
been no talk of a move.
Mrs. James Dunn, widow of the
former popular owner, was said
during the past season to be
planning a sale of her interests,
though no verification was OBJ
tanned. Baseball is filled to the
brim with denials, anyway, SO
there may have been something to
the reports.
In the days of his supremacy
Ban johnson was ever foremost
in clearing up such situations as
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
\LOOKlNGEM OVER
With LouisAD tougher
TWO WEAK PLACES IN LEAGUE

yHE resignation Speaker, middle the 1919
campaign Of the Indians calls attention to the two
and foremost, Boston, and secondarily, Cleveland
condescendng magnates
whenever Washington topic Baltimore
into the big circuit continually harped
the cie using that
Washington franchise should Monumental City
wall Griffith admitted
the Capital should lose its place the
big Today such suggestions not heard
The Washington times., 1926-12-06

now face the circuit in Boston and
Cleveland. But he has been
strangely backward since his
battle with Charles A. Comiskey
has left rift in the ranks Of his
magnates. 1t is not likely that
much will be done by the league
president, though the executive
committee may recognize the ne
cessity of strengthening the or
ganization before another season
gets under way.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
Handy Athlete

Besides being of incaIculable value
to Michigan's football team, Bonnie
G. Oosterbaan is one of the bright
est prospects for the basketball and
baseball teams. Bonnie has already
won four gold shoes, indicating
membership on four championship
teams and will be the first man
since Harry Kipke to earn nine let
ters in three years of competition.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
Golf Recognition

The election Of Nell Christian, OF
Yakima, Wash, as one of the vice
presidents of the United States
Golf Association is viewed as an
other indica ton of the growing
Importance Of golf in the North
west.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
Break on Ice

The refusal of United States
Amateur Athletic Union to allow
any more foreign amateurs to COM
pete in the United States has result
ed in the withdrawal of the Cana
dian Amateur Skating Union from
the International Union.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
No Question About Il

In his first game against Wash
ington, wild Bill" Kelly. Montana
halfback, pulled off a 55.yard run
for a touchdown but the ball was
called back, whereupon "Wi1d Bill"
proceeded to duplicate the stunt on
the very next play.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
Spurred by Bonus

Mary Browne, American tennis
and golf star, who plays against
Suzanne Lenglen in her exhibition
performances is given q bonus II
she wins four games in two sets
from her famous opponent.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06

tired" players ~ giving releases
to Fred Anderson. once 3 first
string pitcher; Arr "TllIys
sTlafer, ) wonderful InFieIder NJ
his day. Charlie Tesreau, tlie
hear catcher 3 grent pitcher
and now coach % Dartmouth; Y
star, and r. .. Lily college
pitcher.
McGraw said that he does not
expect that the health Of Hugh
Jennings win be such that No can
be on the active list IN 1927. ana
he IL figuring on Roger BrosnA-
han - his coach and assistant.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
WILL
PLAY YANKS.

NEW YORK, Dec. s. - The
Yankees will play the Cardinals
again. Not that the Yankees are
asking o recount on the result Of
the late world series, but that the
two teams will hook up on a north
ward exhibition tour from the
training camp next spring.
This report came out or the
West, and Edward Grant Barrow,
fresh from his vacation, would not
deny that some such pilgrimage
was in prospect. He merely SAID
that nothing was settled, which
might mean that the players have
not yet been assigned to their
lower berths in the Pullmans.
This means that the loWly Brook
lyn Robins must be tossed over
the side. Since the spring OF 1919
the Yankees and Robins have been
coming home arm in arm from the
Southland. sharing good and bad
weather and the contents Of he
cash boxes at the various parks.
IL was q profitable business
for both teams, especially the
last two games, which were played
either at the Yankee Stadium or
Ebbets Field. 1t is hardly prob
able that these last two games
will be dropped. Some way will
he found to shunt the Cards
westward i'm time to have the
Robins and Yanks stage couple
of preseason battles in this city.
Sam Breadon, owner of the
Cardinals. was extremely DESTROYS
of getting his team and the Yam
KEGS together for the northward
Jaunt. With Babe Ruth and Rogers
Hornsby on the opposing teams,
and with the echoes of the late
worlds series 'stiIl ringing through
the baseball world, the tour should
be very profitable.
Ruth played a wonderful game in
the big series and Is the main at
traction wherever baseball is known.
Hornsby had a rather drab year as
an individual. but his startling sue
cess as a manager more than bal
anced his comparatively low batting
average.
Next spring he will set out to
climb to his old batting heights, and
the preseason trip with G. Fl. Ruth
q 20. Will De q bigger ana better
business proposition for that rea.
son.
There is valid precedent for
the joint trip of the teams which
participated in the last worlds
series. The Giants and Senators
came nOrthward together In the
spring of 1925 after playing
against each other i'm the world
series of 1924. Up to that time
the Giants had been coming north
with the Chicago White SOx as
playInates.
No details of the Yankee Cardinal
trip have been decided upon as
yet. Miller Higgins is down in ST.
Petersburg, Fla, at his winter home,
and Sam Breadon and Rogers Horns.
by have some internal difficulties
to straighten out in their club at
fairs before they can begin to think
about buying railroad tickets for
the northward hop. The whole af-
fair will be settled in detail when
the owners and managers get to-
The Washington times., 1926-12-06

Winning gift suggestions that are just
what you want to give for Christmas.
columns OF Times and Herald classified
sections
The Washington times., 1926-12-06

College football may or may not
he over-emphasized but there is
slight doubt that the value Of win
ming is. Seemingly, they can't
abide a loser for more than q
single season.