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New Britain herald., 1926-12-03

by the American trip. left the ex- press at Lausanne and will proceed to Locarno to recuperate.
 Please don't say she was put of the train." said Prince Nicholas. son of Queen Marie. to the correspon- dents. I've had enough of that in America" he added, but without bit terness.
 Bucharest, Dec. 3 P)-King Ferdi- nand will be the central figure at a great reception to be accorded Queen Marie on her arrival home Saturday morning from her momentous jour- ney to America.
 Cabinet ministers and other off cials. diplomats, soldiers, sailors. and deputations from public bodies, and school children. in whom Marie all ways takes a motherly interest, will greet her.
 King Ferdinand seems genuinely better. He not only . able to trans act his usual business but also to in- dulge In social relaxations.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-03
The New Shades!

Grackles - Black - Wine - Rug Gray Japanese Ivy-We cannot stress these val ues too greatly-they will sell in hurry so again we advise that you attend early tomorrow!
New Britain herald., 1926-12-03

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New Britain herald., 1926-12-03

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New Britain herald., 1926-12-03

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Evening star., 1926-12-14
FAKERS CLEAN UP $5OOOOOOOO
YEARLY, PUBLISHERS ARE TOLD
Patent Medicine, Health, Beauty and
School Ads Reap Harvest for Crooks
Trade, Official Says in Warming.

the only way to prevent this preying
upon the public was to stop publica-
ton and circulation of such adver-
tisements. He advocated proceeding
directly against the guilty publisher.
by one action against a magazine
we can more effectually throttle so
takers than we could possibly do by
so separate cases against each of the
principals" said Mr.. Humphrey. He
asserted that he could produce today
magazines that in a single issue carry
not less than so of the vile, dishonest
and indecent advertisements
Earlier In his address Mr.. Humphrey
had pointed out what he termed the
advantages resulting from changes in
the Federal Trade Commission s
methods of procedure, particularly
the change whereby the commission,
after making complaint against a
firm for illegal practices, may accept
from the accused firm a stipulation
that it will desist from the practices
causing the complaint, thus avoiding
the necessity of a trial.
This new rule alone, Mr.. Humphrey
asserted, already has saved the tax
payers of the country more than
81 ,O00,0 900. During the first year of
the new rule, he said, the public was
protected from the fraudulent prac-
tices of 270 concerns, Sd by orders and
ZIG by stipulation, while during the
last year of the old rule the commits
sion issued only SO orders to cease and
deSiSt
Evening star., 1926-12-14
j. S. ADMITS MOVIE
W|FE0F AMERICAN
Mrs. Marbury Taylor Allowed
to Enter After Delay at
Ellis Island.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, December 14.-Mrs.
Marbury Taylor. the former Georgette
Lyon, French film actress, and wife
of Capt. Marbury Taylor, whose en-.
trance into this country was held up
Sunday, was permitted to enter yes
terday, after hearing before a board
of inquiry on Ellis Island.
Mrs. Taylor was stopped from land
ing from the liner Suffren Sunday by
immigration officials, who said there
was discrepancy In her visa. She
was admitted to this country under
the six.month visa issued to her in
Paris. Capt. Taylor was a wartime
member of the staff of Gen. William
Wallace Atterbury and has been rep.
resenting an American firm in Paris,
where he married Mrs. Taylor. His
papers were not questioned.
He stated that his wife's papers
were in order and said it was merely
stupidity on the part of the immigra
ton inspector which led to the .em.
porary exclusion Capt. TAYLOR lives
in Richmond. Va.
Capt. Taylor was not admitted to
the hearing at Ellis Island. Mrs. Tay.
lor said 1t lasted only three minutes
and she was asked only a few per-
functory questions, such as when she
met Capt. Taylor and when they were
married.
The Taylors said they would leave
last night for the Taylor horne in
Richmond. They said the object OF
their visit was to see Capt. Taylor s
mother.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
FORD'S CHARGES
UP IN CONGRESS
Bloom Asks Probe of State.
ment That Jews Control
Federal Reserve.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The revived controversy over
Henry Ford's opinion of "the inter-
national Jew" has been brought into
the congressional picture by Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom, Democrat, New
York.
Investigation by a House commit
tee of seven of the sources of in
formation on which the Detroit man.
ufacturer based his charges, in a
statement several days ago, that "the
international Jew is in direct control
of all financial centers of government,
including the United States Federal
reserve system" is being sought by
the New York Representative.
His resolution would direct the
committee ito inquire into the truth
or falsity" Of Ford's statement, which,
it said, presented grave charges con-
cerning the operation of the Govern
ment. the activities of the Federal
reserve system and the Jewish peo-
ple."
The committee would have the
right to subpoena witnesses and doc
uments dealing with the investiga
ton, which would be aimed primarily
at the part Of Ford's statement
quoted.
Believing such statement is un-
true and without foundation" Repre-
sentative Bloom declared in q state
ment my resolution will permit Mr..
Ford to substantiate his charges
against the Federal reserve system.
There Is good old saying that
money talks i believe that up to
now Mr.. Ford's money has been talk
ing, and that something else besides
money will be heard from in the fu-
ture.
"Mr. Ford has stated that the only
competent judges were the American
people, and that it is now proper for
the Jewish spokesmen to meet the
issue by addressing their defense to
the American people. My resolution
carries out his suggestion.
"Our Government is a representative
form of government, with the Con-
gress of the United States represent
ing the people. am appealing to the
people. through the Congress, to de-
eide whether Mr.. Ford's statement is
correct or not.
"In his statement Mr.. Ford said he
would direct those inquiring into his
assertions to the facts. This is a
chance for Mr.. Ford to direct the
proposed in my resolution
to the sources of his information
upon which he based the charges"
Evening star., 1926-12-14
BOND FIXED AT SIS, 900.
Roy Prebble Held for Grand Jury
in Hotel Hold-Up.

Roy G. Prebble, % years old, of 1872
Sixth street southwest, charged with
assault to rob, waived preliminary
hearing before Judge George HI. Mac
donald in Police Court today and was
held for the action of the grand jury
on a bond of|$5,000. The charge al
legged that the defendant attempted
to rob the Plaza Hotel yesterday morn
ing while Frank O'Brien, the night
clerk, was on duty.
An additional charge, one of petty
larceny. was preferred against Prebble,
and on this charge he was found
guilty of stealing a pistol from an
automobile accessory station at North
Capitol street and Jackson alley. He
was sentenced to serve so days in jail.
1t was with the same pistol, police
say, that Preblbe attempted to hold
up the Plaza Hotel. The defendant
is said to have been frightened from
the hotel safe by the ringing Of a
telephone and quick thinking by the
night clerk.
He was arrested in the Capitol
grounds.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
BOARD TO HEAR BUS
ISSUES TOMORROW
Public Hearing in District
Building Set for 10 O'Clock
in Morning.

Four matters that have been pend
ing for some time on the calendar of
the Public Utilities Commission will
be considered at a public hearing in
the board room of the District Build
ing tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The most important are an order
which the commission proposes to
issue requiring all interstate busses
entering the congested section of
Washington to provide reasonable
and adequate terminal facilities" in
cluding waiting room, toilet facilities
and accommodations off the public
streets for loading and unloading pas
sengers, and a. petition of the Bur
leith Citizens Association for the ex-
tension of the Burleith bus line from
it's present terminus at Tenth and e
streets to Florida and Trinidad ave-
nues northeast.
The extension proposed would run
from Tenth and e streets to the Union
Station Plaza via r street, to Fifth
street northeast. north on Fifth street
to K street, east on X street to Flor
ida avenue, and thence to Trinidad
avenue, with a loop north on Trinidad
avenue, east on Morse street, south
on Orren street and west on Florida
avenue to Trinidad avenue. The re-
turn trip would be made over the
same route to Tenth and E streets.
The other questions concern the Pc
tition of the Washington Railway and
Electric Co. to discontinue service on
it's Portland street line in Congress
Heights and remove tracks. poles and
overhead construction on this line. and
an application of the Hyattsville Hills
bus line for permission to establish
stops on Bunker Hill road at Eight
eenth, Twenty second, Twei1ty-fourth
and Twenty-eighth streets and to
transport intrastate passengers, with
Q fare OF 10 cents for such passengers.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
HUMANE WARDEN
Of JOLIET IS DEAD
Whitman's Health Affected
After Being Forced Out of
Post Last Summer.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSs.
CHICAGO, December 14.--John L.
Whitman, former warden Of Joliet
Penitentiary, whose advocacy of hu-
name treatment of convicts gained
him a nationwide reputation as a
penologist, died in hospital here
yesterday after several weeks illness
with heart disease.
Mr.. Whitman suffered a breakdown
shortly after he was forced to retire
as warden at Joliet last Summer on
the recommendation of a grand jury
which investigated the Staying of
deputy warden and the escape OF
seven prisoners, six of whom have
since been caught, tried and sentenced
to be hanged.
During the investigation Whitman's
humanitarian methods. and particu-
larry the prison "honor farm which
he introduced, were under fire. Physi-
clans said that the criticism affected
his health.
Whitman, who was Ga, began his
career as a criminologist and penolo-
Klst as Il guard in the Cook County
jail here more than 80 years ago. later
sewing as superintendent of the
House of Correction for 10 years. then
as State superintendent of prisons.
III 1922 he was made warden at Joliet.
Among the reforms which he insti
tuted was adjustment of corporal
punishment, entertainment for prison.
ers as a reward for good behavior.
His plan of model prison, ventila-
tion and sunlight provided by huge
glass walls facing the cells, has been
copied.
When he assumed charge at Joliet
u IL Gil
II expect TO do my duty, but to
temper my work with justice and
mercy. ! am following the Scripture,
Love thy neighbor as thyself. rather
than the other verse, Am l my
brothers keeper We want to give
our men a sense of responsibility as
human beings. We want to appeal
to Sfhe honor. the pride and the man.
hQbd of our men, to convince them
th4t they will go out of Joliet better
nistn than when they entered"
Whitman once quelled a riot by
walking into the House of Correction,
bare -handed. and quieting the prison
ers by simply talking to them. One
prisoner who tried to strike him with
an iron bar was knocked down by
another prisoner. who later explained
he acted because Whitman had been
! kind to him.
fills widow survives him. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow morn.
ing at an undertaker's chapel. and
!ntcrment will be at Woodstock. III.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
GREEN REHEARSES
HIS TR|BULAT|0NS
Deposed Dry Administrator,
Under Charges, Testifies
in Own Defense.
By the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. December IA
The trials and tribulations Of a pro-
hibition administrator were related in
Federal Court yesterday by Col. Ned
M. Green, deposed dry chief, charged
with the ENLIGHTENMENT of seized liquor
from Government storerooms.
Taking the witness stand to deny
unconditionally that he ever diverted
confiscated liquor to his own use, the
ment forces in northern California
and Nevada described his term of Of
flee as a continual round of harass-
ment and questioned motives.
Some Tried to Be Funny.
Every once in WHILE" he said.
"some person, to be funny, would
group empty liquor bottles outside my
door Once found two empty cham
pagne bottles in my waste basket.
had to be careful. as | did not want
any of the maids, upon being ques-
toned, to be able to say they ever
found any empty bottles in my room.'
The removal of several bottles of liq-
uor from the Government Subtreas-
ury by the former administrator. a
point stressed by the prosecution. was
admitted by the defendant. who called
ii an outstanding example of a will
ingness to question his motives. The
liquor was removed. he said. while he
studied the source from which the in
toxicantS came.
'I wanted to determine whether
the brands indicating it was I'M
ported liquor were genuine" he
said. explaining that a. number Of Ia
bells had been cleverly counterfeited
and 1t was only through a compari-
son of corks that he learned the stock
was really bottled in this country.
"At no time did I ever drink or
serve to friends any Government liq-
uor. / testify to that positively
Green told the jury.
A remark attributed to him that It
was a shame to destroy good liquor
was confirmed by the former dry
chief. He said he still thinks 1t is a
shame to destroy it when it could be
sold for lawful purposes and the pro-
ceeds used for enforcement Of the law
Green was on the stand at adjourn
ment and was to resume his testimony
under direct examination with the
opening of court today.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, December IA de-
termined fight to exterminate fake
advertisements of "anti-fat" remedies,
patent medicines for incurable dis
eases, beauty lotions, creams. soaps
and other cosmetics, health belts"
and Industrial schools practicing
fraud will be waged by the Federal
Trade Commission.
w. e. Humphrey, member Of the
commission, in telling of the commits
siOn's plans yesterday at the conven-
ton of the Subscription Book Pub
fishers Association, estimated that
such fraudulent advertisers obtain
more than $500, 900. 900 annually from
the public, a greater part of it coming
from the poorer classes.
Fabulous sums are spent for these
fakes since the female skeleton has
become the fashion," he said. "There
is no yiler class of criminal known
among men than these publishers and
advertisers. We have accomplished
something, but comparatively little.
They are usually fleet and cunning
crooks that engage In this business.
The commission expects, however
eventually TO put most of this vast
army of crooks and parasites out OF
business" Mr. Humphrey asserted.
He expressed the opinion that pub
fishers who allow such fraudulent ad'
Vertisements in their publications
should be held equally responsible
with the crooked advertisers, and that
Evening star., 1926-12-14
MRS. STURTEVANT DIES.
Washing gton Woman Taught in
Public Schools 20 Years.

Mrs. Jennie A. Sturtevant. II,
widow of Albert l.. Sturtevant, bank
er and business man. died at her resi-
dence, 340O Sixteenth street, yesterday
afternoon. She has been i'll for sew
eral months.
Mrs. Sturtevant was school teacher
in tine District Public Schools for 20
years. She was born in Springfield,
Mass. in 1865. She came to Wash
ington in 1875, and was married in
1895. Her husband was one of the
first residents of Mount Pleasant and
one of the organizers of the National
Savings and Trust Co.. ,..
She is survived by two sons, Fred
Fl. Sturtevant, Springfield Mass, and
Charles l.. Sturteyant, this city.
Funeral services will be held Wed
nesday afternoon at o'clock at her
late residence. Interment will be in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
TROLLEY MERGER
BILLS INTRODUCED
Capper Offers Measure in
Senate and ZihIman
in House.

Senator Capper of Kansas, chair.
man Of the Senate District committee,
and Representative Zihlman of Mary
land, chairman of the House District
committee, today introduced in the
Senate and House the Commissioners
bill to force merger of the street
railway companies, which yesterday
received the sanction of the Budget
Bureau
This merger proposes to boost the
tax on the gross revenue from per
cent, as at present, to 6 per cent, but
promises that if the merger is effected
by July l, 1928, this tax will be re-
duced to per cent.
The bill also promises to relieve the
merged companies. from the bridge tax
and from the cost of maintaining traf-
flc police officers. The merged COM
pany Is also guaranteed protection
from unlimited bus competition.
Companies i'm Merger Plan.
The companies to be merged named
In the bill are the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Co. and it's subsidi-
aries and the Capitol Traction Co and
its subsidiaries, except the Takoma
Park line
While legislation on the merger
bill was moving forward at the Capi
tol, President Coolidge, through his
spokesman. today said he has re-
ceived no decision regarding the sign
ing of bill creating a new public
utilities commission. The President
let 1t be known today that the bill
was referred to the Attorney Gen
eral and others among his official
advisers for study, but as yet no
report has been received by him.
He Is awaiting the opinions Of these
advisers regarding certain features
of the bill before he reaches any
conclusion.
Ultimate Approval Seen.
It is thought likely, however, that
the President will eventually approve
the bill, although he has let it be
known that in it's entirety it does not
meet with his full approval.
The President is understood to have
given virtually no thought to the ap.
pointment of the two civilian Com.
fnissioners who. along with the En-
gineer Commissioner of the District,
will constitute the new public utilities
commission. Neither has he consid-
cred the appointment of peoples
counsel, as provided in the bill. The
President was represented as having
put aside the thought of making
these appointments until he has dis
posed Of the bill itself
Evening star., 1926-12-14
Mississippi Bank Closed.

CLARKSDALE, Miss, December
ID Np.-The Commercial Bank of
Clarksdale was closed yesterday and
turned over to the State Banking De-
partment for liquidation. j. O. Lam
kin, president. said general conditions,
slow collections and decline in de-
posits caused the failure, but that all
depositors would be paid in full. The
bank was capitalized at 100000 and
Mr.. Larnlxfn said its deposits amounted
tQ apf5 5oxiznately S4se. .loos
Evening star., 1926-12-14
SUSPECTED MAN FREED.

The party of seven. held for in
yestigation yesterday at the second
precinct in connection with an early
morning "free.for-all" at the Oriental
Gardens Club, Ninth and R streets,
has been released from custody
Nothing developed to show who fired
the shots which wounded David Mar
tin. oolored doorkeeper there.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
MUSIC SO0THES SICK.
Pain-Racked Bodies Cease Their
Tossing in Hospital.

ST. LOUIS, December IA R.-
Music has a soothing effect on the
sick, experiments here showed.
Pain-racked bodies in the fracture
ward of the City Hospital ceased
their tossing after musicians had COM
pleted a test program. The Board OF
Religious Organizations announced
musicians would be trained at once for
xegnlar visits to Ste Louis hospitals.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
Here Is the Story
That Made Gloomy
Dean Inge Laugh
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AssOclated Press.
LONDON. December 14-Here is
a story that made Gloomy" Dean
Inge of st. Paul laugh out loud,
and it was told by his wife:
A doctor who left his patient
on his deathbed at night ordered
the mans wife to take. his tenn.
perature every hour. In the morn
ing the physician arrived to find
the bed empty.
"Yus," said the wife. 1--WE didn't
have no thermometer. So l gave
him the barometer. That pointed
to very dry'-so 1 gave him two
pints of ale, and now he's gone
to work"
Evening star., 1926-12-14
Thomas Needham Dies.

STUBENVILLE, Ohio, December IA
N0.-Thomas Needham. Al years old,
former National League catcher and
recently scout and coach for the Chi.
cago White Sox, died today. Need
ham played with the Boston and Chi
cago Nationals a ecpre of yeags aGQs
Evening star., 1926-12-14
Asks North Dakota
For Death Sentence
AS Murder Penalty
By the Associated Press.

BISMARCK, n. Dak., December
14.-Restoration of the death SEN
tence as the penalty for murder
will be recommended to the North
Dakota Legislature at the coming
session, Attorney General George
L. Shafer said today.
Experience has convinced him, the
attorney general said, that crimi-
nails engaged in robbery where a
murder may become an incident, to
their efforts to complete the rob-
berry prefer to operate in States
where life imprisonment rather
than death Is the maximum pen
atty.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
Workers Get $1.14 an Hour.

BEDFORD, Ind. December IA CP).
-Orga anized workers in the building
industry OF America receive a total
wage OF $1,140.000 an hour. it was
found in a nationwide survey made
by the Indiana Limestone Co. The
average hourly wage of each worker
WAS $1.14, -
Evening star., 1926-12-14
Would Quit Man She Wed Twice

BAYSTDE. y. Y, December II FD
Mrs. Alwyue Sickinger just can't
make up her mind about Albert, who
has been her husband, off and on.
since November 6, 1924. In the inter.
vening two years she married him
twice and now wants another "out"
via the divorce court.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
Resignation Accepted.

Resignation of Second Lieut. Daniel
III. Robertson, jr., on leave of absence
at Oak Park, ILL.,, has been accepted by
the President to take effect December
Is. He is from Illinois and was gradu-
ated from the Military Academy last
June,
The McCarthy weekly news., 1926-01-02
IN SAN MAN
DIES AT UYAN
WELL KNOWN AT KENNECOTT

Herbert Peterson, a Dane about 20 years of age, who has been trapping at the head of Uyak Bay for the past season. went violently insane a few days ago and while being brought to Uganik in small dory passed away. Particulars were brought to Seward this morning by the Starr. The body was shipped over to Kodiak where interment will be made. Peterson lived in d cabin two miles away from Hans Gerdstrum, the latter also a trapper in the region.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1926-01-02

Upon arriving at PeterSen'S cabin they found the insane man raVing and proving about the cold cabin without a stitch of clothing upon him. He was bod ly frozen for during the two days that uerdstrum had been gone, an extremely cold snap visited the district. So violent was Petersen that the men were compelled to rope him up. He was then bundled into the dory and the return trip to the min ing camp started. But Petersen was so far gone that he died bef- ore the camp was reached.
 Papers found in the cabin and in the clothing of Petersen showed he had a wife and child ren in the States. It is said Pet ersen was quite we'll known ar ound kennecott. He also work ed on the clam beaches in this district.
 SEWARD GATEWAY