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New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
Names of l,562 Citizens Missing
 From City Directory, (. (. Claims

names do not appear, from the fifth ward 349 names do not ap- pear and from the sixth ward SIP names do not appear, making a total of 1,562 names or 9.4 per cent of the full voting list not cov- cred by the directory.
 Our animus in the directory check is not a critical one but one calculated to illustrate the short comings of the present issue and to assist in showing to the publishers the necessity for a much more care ful canvas of our city than has been had in the past. Many prominent people are missing and many names improperly entered. indicating lack of care, but the main point Is that the publishers claim 99la e perfec- ton, whereas, this check will plain ly show that this cannot be the fact"
 not appear, from the second ward 194 names do not appear; from the third ward 196 names do not ap- pear. from the fourth ward 272
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
ENGINEERING STAFF.
 GETS ANOTHER LAB
Chairman Towers Opposes Pri-
 Vate Work on City Time
BACKS UP WILLIAMS BAN
Head Of Public Works Board De- Clares Department Employes Must not Serve Individual Citi-
 zcns During Regular Office Hours.

If engineers in the employ Of the board of public works are using city time and implements in the prepar- alton of maps and house plans for private citizens the practice must be discontinued, Chairman Regi- nald Towers of the board stated today.
 The chairman's declaration came closely upon the heels of a per sonal warning issued today by City Engineer Joseph D. Williams, who also placed a ban on conferences between assistant engineers and prospective clients.
 Chairman Towers has been giving consideration to the reported abuse which members of the city govern ment have said they fear will give property owners the impression of a city sanctioned action assuring le- gal maps and plans whereas such cannot be the case. Whether he will bring the matter to the attention of the board at it's next meeting. Chair man Towers was not prepared to sap today.
 Assistant engineers say the work is being done on their own time and with their own equipment. They claim the impression has gone out that they are doing a great amount of private work because former city employees now engaged in business are frequently seen making maps and plans on their tables, a courtesy extended to all engineers.
 Complaints and reports covering q period of several months, coupled with declarations made at a con- ference at the mayors office Thurs day, brought about Engineer Will Hams warning and the possibility of further action by the board
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
Business Organization Makes Check as Result of Complaints and Makes Finding Known Today.

More than 1,562 names, equal 10 0.4 per cent of the full voting list of the city, do not appear in the city directory and many others are entered improperly, according to a statement issued today by the Chamber of Commerce, The state mcnt is the result Of q check which has been conducted over a period of six months or longer because of complaints that the directory is not satisfactory.
 The report as issued by the Chamber is as follows:
 There are, or were this spring, 1G,574 names on the voting list. These names, of course, represent our most substantial citizens and those who stand for New Britain. It is reasonable to believe that the great majority of them should ap- pear in the directory, but it has been found, by careful check. that from the first ward 23S names do
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26

The contact was apparently made with his head and resulted in burns about the head, on the calves Of both legs and on the great toe of the left foot. His fellow employees immediately removed him from the pole and started resuscitation meas ures, such as are taught to all em- ployes of the firm. He soon return ed 10 consciousness and was able to converse with other workmen.
 T. r. Stammers. wire chief of the Southern New England Telephone Co.,, who happened to pass the scene soon after the accident, conveyed Boudreau to the hospital in his car. He is under the care of pr. J. F. Purney.
 Stephen Sinskie and W. J. McCar- thy, two of the men who played q prominent part in resuscitating Boudreau, were members of the first aid team from the New Britain dis trict, which took second prize in a recent contest in Waterbury.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
Liquor at Picnics Is
 Banned by Chief Hart

Sale of liquor at picnics on the outskirts of the city will not be tolerated, Chief Hart said to- day, as he detailed two police men to do duty at gathering scheduled this afternoon. A recent picnic developed into a liquor selling and drinking orgy, the chief said, and he received complaints that the officer on duty failed to prevent it. Every one connected with such affairs will be arrested in the future, the chief said.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
BANK ROBBER SENTENCED

Salem. Mass, June 26 Pt-Na- poleon Sasnowski, former teller al the Sagamore Trust Co. in Lynn, was yesterday sentenced to 13 months in state prison, following his conviction on a charge of rohbing the bank of s2,S00. The robbery occurred last August.
 Sasnowski declared that the rob bery was committed by holdup men who shot him, but the jury returned a verdict of guilty.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
TWO WOMEN INVOLVED
Boston Police Also Seeking Man Be- lleved Implicated In Shooting and S4,00O Robbery.

Boston, June 26 Fl-Two women were under arrest today and police were seeking man believeI to have been wounded last night dur ing a raid on a Roxbury dwelling where stolen goods valued at s4,000 were recovered.
 The women were Mrs. Frances H. McManus and her 16-year-old daughter. Loretta. Police watching the house forced the door in time to see their man escape by a rear win dow. Shots were exchanged and later bloodstains were found on the windowsill.
 Goods found in the McManus home were identified as the prop erty stolen Tuesday night.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
JUMP FROM SPEEDING CAR

Newport, Vt, June 26 Pl-Pur- sued by customs officers. the drivers of two liquor-laden automobiles jumped from their moving vehicles yesterday and one escaped. The other, Henry Louis Landers of Attle- boro. Mass, was captured and taken to Island Pond for a hearing.
 Landers' automobile. which was wrecked against a tree after his leap, was equipped Y'th smoke screen apparatus. It and the other machine contained total of 1000 bottles of ale.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
BARBER SHOP ROMANCE
New York Broker Assessed S4,000 For Stealing Affections of Mani CuriSt-Husband Sued.

New York. June 26 LPl-George W. Beckel, an elderly broker, was as sessed $4,000 damages by jury here yesterday in the suit brought by John E. Norton of Portland, Maine, aggrieved because his wife's aifee- tions had been alienated. he charged. The romance began in barber shop where the wife worked as a mani curist. A number of love letters from the broker, were read in court which showed him torn between two passions. his devotion to business and his devotion to the manicurist. The husband had sued for $5O,00O.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
MISS RYAN TAKEN ILL

Wimbledon. June 26 0P, -- Miss Elizabeth Ryan, American player in the jubilee tennis tournament who played two matches yesterday and was down for two today, had 1o2 degrees of fever last night.
 The matches in which she was entered today were postponed be- cause of her sudden Illness, the na- ture of which was not announced,
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
Draws From Bank $500
 Deposited by Another

John A. Anderson, seIectman of North Eastern, Mass, brought q man to the local police station last night and told Lieutenant Bamforth the man had been taken i'll in that town and had drawn $500 from a savings bank on a book in the name of Ambrose Tameliecz of 1862 Winter street, this city. Officers kozlauskas and Hellberg finally eS abolished that the man lived at l McClintock road, and the matter was strengthened out.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
Polish Diet Speeds Up
 And Passes Budget Bill

Warsaw, June 26 LP) - The Po- fish diet. spurred on by the de- mands of Marshal Pilsudski, the virtual dictator, has passed the 450,0O0,O0O zloty three months budget which is to begin operation July 1. This is the first time in the history of the republic that a bud get bill has been passed after dis cussion at only two sessions of the diet.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
FATAL CANOE PARTY

Blackstone, Mass, June 26 P)- Hector r. Toupin of Woonsocket. R, l., was drowned yesterday when canoe capsized The four other youths in the craft swan ashore for help, leaving Toupin clinging to the canoe, but when they looked back ho had disappeared. The body was recovered 45 minutes later.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
BOY BANDITS ROB MAN
 NEAR THE PIT" ATSA. M.
Gang of Five Beats Up Giacomo DiPaolo On Myrtle Street,
 He Tells Police

Attacked by five boys. whose ages are said to range between If and 16 years, Giacomo DiPaolo Of 2S Church street, was robbed of $20 after he had given them S1, he re- ported to the police at 3 o'clock this morning.
 He said the boys met him near "the Pit" on Myrtle street and asked him for money. Frightened at their numbers, he gave them the money and while doing so, he was attacked.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
FOSSIL IS DISCOVERED
Shoulder Blade of Prehistoric Ele- plant 25,000 Years Old Dug Up in Arizona.

Tucson, Ariz.. June 26 tPl-Dis- covery of a giant shoulder blade of a prehistoric elephant, probably mammoth. estimated to be at least 25.OO0 years old. in a mine site 25 miles northwest of here, has brought to light one of the most important fossil beds in the southwest, it was announced today by Dr. Bryon Cummings, director of the Arizona state museum.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
SAID TO BE tl5 YEARS OLD

Chicago, June 26 H) - Jane Moore, negro. woman said by her relatives 10 be 115 years old, is dead at her home in Glencoe, q suburb. A native of Alabama, she was @ slave of ante-bellum days.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
CHURCH STREET BUILDING
 SOLD TODAY FOR S65,OOO
Two story Block at Nos. 70-7S Disposed Of 10 NJ. S Man
 ing of Hartford.

Max and Edward Honeyman today sold the two-story brick building at 70-7S Church street to NJ. s. Man ming Of Hartford at a reported price Of $65,000. The building contains the New Britain Fish market, the Model Barber shop and the F. J. Phillips Clothing Co. on the ground floor with the Lorraine rooms above. The sale was negotiated through the agency Of Carlson G5 Carlson.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
MORE CLOTHES FOR
 GIRLS IS DECREED
Flo zie8feld Joins With Paris
 Experts in UkaSe
PRODUCER IS DISGUSTED
Urges Public to Shun Shows Show ing Naked Women-More Cloth ing and Less Exposure. Parisian Style Artists Latest Edict.

New York. June 2G lPl-More clothes are decrecd for girls. So- ciety and sportswomen in France, whence come the styles. and the New York stage is involved in fash ions latest ukase. For Florenz Ziegfeld, who admits he imported the vogue Of stage nudity. now says he Is so disgusted with it's devel- opment in the hands of less artistic producers" that he is going to lead 9 campaign for more clothes for chorus girls. Paris, however, had the jump on him in the new style.
 Dcplorcs Stage Nudity
 In statement dcploring the daring and coarseness" of present exploiters on Broadway the gIoriier of the American girl yesterday de- clared the stage must be cleaned and asked the theater- going public to cooperate by supporting only those shows that are free from dis plays of naked women.
 Although he said he was the first producer 10 stage nudity in New York city, he had done it artistically, he declared. with no immodesty in tended, whereas later exploiters, lacking artistic guidance, had done otherwise. Broadway producers. he added, "are pandering to the vilest tastes of playgoers to force a box office stampede"
 
 'I am leading the movement back to artistry and normaIcv in the the ater" said Mr. Ziegfeld. There is but one thing left for legitimate producers to do, and that is to lead not only audiences back to the shows based tl merit and artistry, but to force other pr, ucers to amend their ways"
 He is making this fight, he said. not only in the cause of decent Citi- zenship, but also in behalf of chorus girls who must do as producers di- rect or find themselves without jobs.
 John s. Sumner, secretary of the New York society for suppression of vice, welcomed the sCand taken by Mir. ziegfeld and said he woulC be pleased if the Broadway producer would join his society.
 Tn all sincerity, l would welcome him." said MT. Sumner. [ under stand that they have returned 10 clothing in Paris. and Mr. Ziegfeld may be influenced by that. II may be that the commercialization Of virtue is beginning"
 He added that the play jury had done some effective work. but that the five years since the play jury plan had gone into effect was the period in which the trend towards indecency on the stage had been greatest.
 More clothes and less exposure was the edict of the Paris fashion marts-a decree which coincided with the views of the morals com mission of the French Federation of French sporting women.
 At the annual outdoor fashion re, view at the famous Auteuil race track, where mannikins displayed the modes of the season for the benefit of society. the fashionable creations, specialized in organdie and flower effects, were long skirts. One striking exception, however, was a pair of high boots trimmed with brown calf, with girls bare knees plainly visible
 HEAR AMERICAN JAZZ
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
EDITOR THREATENED
 IN JEFFERSON CASE
"Tar and Feather" Note to Skeptical California
 Newspaperman

Venice, Cal, Juno 2G LPl-John R. paHioIl. editor of the Venice Van guard, a daily published here. yes terday received an anonymous letter threatening to paint him with tar and ride him out of town on a rail if he did not print an apology for an editorial which appeared in the paper, expressing doubt as 10 the truth of Aimee Semple McPherson's story of her kidnapping on the Venice Ocean Park, Santa Monica beach front May is. The letter was badly written and ill composed.
 The Vanguard stated that the saf- cty of womens on the beach was at issue and maiLtaincd that it was un- fair to constituted authority to ac- cept Mrs. McPherson's report with out the fullest effort to verify it.
 Los Angeles, June 26 tP-The Los Angeles Examiner offered a $1O,000 cash reward for the arrest and prosecution of the two men and the woman whom Aimee Semple Me Pherson asserts kidnapped her and held her prisoner.
 An additional reward of $1,000 was offered for the discovery of the shack, presumably on the Mexican side of the international boundary line near Agua Prieta in which Mrs, McPherson says she was held cap tive.
 Tucson. Ariz, June 2G. LP-Ac- companied by police. B. P. Green wood, city building inspector, met Aimee Somple McPherson. Los Angeles evangelist, as the train on which she was homeward bound stopped here briefly this morning and declared she resembled very closely a. woman ha had given a ride h his automo- bile on the Do, glas-Tucson high way Sunday r'lcrnoon.
 Greenwood did not, however. identify her as this woman.
 Mrs. McPherson stepped to the rear platform of her car there and addressed a crowd that had gathered to catch glimpse of her. She mentioned tracing her tracks in Mexico through the desolate country in which she had escaped from kid nappers. She implied that the find ing of these tracks corroborated her story, and expressed gratitude to God for her diliverance.
 Los Angeles. June 26 LPl-Addi- tional developments in the investi- gation Of the alleged Kidnapping Of Aimee Semple McPherson. evangel- ist, may be expected on her arrival here this afternoon, it was indicated today at the district attorneys Of fee and at police headquarters.
 Joseph Taylor police captain in charge Of the local investigation, said he understood Chief of Detcc- tives Herman Cline had gathered some important data in his inter views with the evangelist and of ficers at Douglas. Ariz. District At torncy Reyes has instructed Joe Ryan, deputy, assigned to the case at Douglas. to withhold all state ments of his investigation until he had reported here. He arrives with Mrs. McPhcrson today,
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
HEAR AMERICAN JAZZ

Berlin. June 26 Pl-Berliners heard their first real American jazz symphony band last night when Paul Whiteman and his musicians began series of five concerts. The musicians were given an enthusiastic reception and the leader was ac- corded an ovation.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
THE WEATHER

Hartford, June 26-ForeCast for New Britain and vicinity: Probably showers tonight and Sunday; slightly cooler
 tonight
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-02
TEN thousand
VII | BOWL

TOLEDO, ohio, Feb. This
city win be the mecca for some
10 900 81 the leading bowlers of the
Tinted states and Canada the Oc
castor being the 26th annual tour.
nament 81 the American Bowling
Congress-. early in March.
About 1000 teams are entered
FOR the blue ribbon classic Of the
international game Of ten-pins.
Secretary a r.. Langtry, Of Mil
waukee, announces that more teams
have entered from out-of- town than
ever before, Chicago leading with
200 and Detroit following with LOO.
while Cleveland. Buffalo and Mill
waukee are hitting over the 6Os
mark.
and Canadian compass viii be rep
resented, teams coming from such
distant points as Winnipeg. Toron
to, Montreal. Denver, Jacksonville,
Fla. New Haven, Conn, and Tulsa,
New york city, Brooklyn, Phil.
aIeIuhia. Pittsburgh, Syracuse,
Rochester and Albany are num-
bered among the larger city en-
trants OF the East. In the Middle
West representativ teams are en-
tered from Dayton, Columbus, In
dianapoIis, Akron, Grand Rrapids,
Madison, Minneapolis, st. Paul. Du-
luth, Louisville. Peoria, Springfield.
Canton. Cincinnati and many other
cities
Omaha. Lincoln. and other West.
ern cities are likewise in line for
crack at the $50, 900 In cash
prizes. 1t is announced that first
place in the five-mcn event Will
draw s1 900, first in the two-man
event $500, first in the individual
! event $500. and first In the all
. events $3.50.
For the occasion % new alleys
will be laid in the National Guard
Arrnory. The tournament rolling
starts March and continues daily
and nightly until April 5.
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S'N|A litter WITH
HELFFR|CH?

NEW YORK, Feb. 2. Alan Heltf
rich,s continued reversals are
puzzling fans, who recall his r.
naarkabIe string 81 victories last
year. when he made i clean sweep
OF every indoor special III which
he started. defeated Paayo Nurili
Ut j haIf.nile and topped II al
with success Ii the national. a. A.
~. half.mile championship n July:
Since then the great Helffrlch
has met one waterloo after an
other, and his latest setback was
received last Saturday night il
Boston al the hands of George
Leness, OF Massachusetts, Tech.
College boys are using Helffrich
as & stepping stone to fame PinlSis
Sober, Johnny Gibson and now
Leness have toppled the national
haIf-mile champion at his favorits
distances 500 yards and Il half.
mile.
New York win have to look to
Johnny Gibson, Of FordhaTl, to up.
hold the family honor In the Mil.
rose 500 on Thursday. Gibson beat
Helffrich in the Waldron 500 IN
lis rs, setting an armory record
In Newark. Jake Weber. the Ford.
ham coach. believes that Gibson.
can run the 600 in TIA on Thlil i.
day night. and such time will briEs
him the first leg on the Percy p.
Haughton trophy, according to Jake.
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Ne " BUSINESS
FIVE STARTS

THAT nov combination that Coach
Lynn Woodworth. Of Business, has
slapped together to face the stenog-
raphers foes in the high school
basketball series will be given the
very sfiffest sort Of 4 try-out today,
Central. whose chief forte II pass
ing the ball, will meet the Stenogs
in the opening game. and woody
viii get d fine chance to see just
how good his new faces are.
IN the second game, Tech and
western meet. and IN that cnl-
brogIio the fur should fly far. Both
have teams that at times far out
play their possibilities, and they
have two Of the best individual
stars Of the schools.
Pee Wee walker, of Western,
and Harry Councillor, Of Tech. are
two sweet courters, and when they
start their dirty work it Is dirty,
indeed.
Central may use the Business
game to give experience to some
newly acquired material, though
Coggins has indicated that he
might stand by his regular team.
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IS ON Or
1T LAST
b. "JACKn MARTIN

The Comets came out Of the large
end of the horn for the first time
this season BY defeating strayer' :
Business College. zT.24.
The Business High Night School
nix. otherwise known as the
Comets, have played four games
80 far this season. having met the
strong Metropolitan and Princess
teams In the first and second CON.
test on their schedule and held
them within respectable cheek.
sI-heir third match was with their
more recently defeated foe. stray
er,s. This first match went 70 the
commercial college girls by one
Dofrf. which. as always. was mace
IN one OF those dramatic last min
rs ~ ~ WIEN the two teams came
torefher again last night, the Sky
Roamers decided that there would
Re no more last minute plays 70
rnafch victory away from them.
Thev lined up in this fashion,
shofnos and Cox, guards; Baum
garten and Gingell, center and side
Acenter, and Mahon and Wineberg,
awards.
Il the end of the first quarter
the Sttayer combination, composed
81 Carmichael and Casey, forwards;
Casey and Carr, center and side
center. and Yorba and Michal.
guards. were ahead 8.6. Captain
Shofnos decided that p little change
was needed so she came out as
guard, put Ryan IN her place. and
She went back to her old position
az side-center.
The play was then improved,
speed.ng up and becoming a little
enappder,. the half ending 1910 in
the Comets favor. The third quar-,
ter belonged entirely to the Night
Pieces. with Mahon and Cox play
ing we'll. Although both teams
shovel. Improvement, each lacks the
unhesitating pass work which
makes a girls, game delightful to
watch. Nevertheless, steady i'm.
provement in ability Is what we
want, and that is what both the
stenogrspner teams show.
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KETCHEL s DE
PASSES ON

BOSTON. Feb. Joe Thomas.
formerly prominent boxer of Cali
fornia died this afternoon at the.
city Hospital here following an
operation for stomach trouble. He
was forty years old.
THOMAS first came into promi-
nence when he fought and de.
feated Honey Melody. who was at
that time welferweight champion.
AIS nost memorable fight was one
with Stanley Ketchel. which lasted
twenty two rounds. During this
fight Ketchel was knocked down
seven times and Thomas eleven.
Thomas was born In Beverly.
Mass. When he was 2 years old
his family moved to California
In late years he had made his
home in Boston.