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The Washington times., 1926-05-27
CONV|CTS DRINK
At JOLIET
BY international News Service

BY International News Service
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May ~.
Superintendent of Prisons Elmer
Green will be placed in charge
of Joliet penitentiary probably late
today, succeeding Warden John L.
Whitman.
Gov. Len Small, it is understood,
reached his decision to GUST Whit
man at a conference late last
night with Chauncey Jenkins, head
of the State welfare department.
The governor sent a peremptory
summons for Jenkins after review
ing the report Of the grand jury
which investigated prison condi-
tions in Illinois.
Amazing Document
Governor Small was dumb
founded by the report. He char
acterized it 'the most amazing doc
ument I ever read This report
recommended that the Governor
call for the reignations Of Warden
Whitman. and William Colvin, head
Of the State board of pardons and
paroles. 1t also severely censured
Jenkins for not reporting conditions
before they became so serious.
Disgrace to State
The report denounced Whitman
for his "petting" tactics in dealing
with criminals.
After charging that conditions
at the Illinois State penitentiary
are disgrace to the State and
menace to its people," the report
continues: 49,.
Commencing shortly after John
L. Whitman's appointment as war
| den the use Of intoxicating liquor
by the inmates of the honor farm
was a common occurrence. On one
Sunday last year large percentage
OF the $50 inmates on the honor
farm became so intoxicated that a
riot resulted.
"On Sunday visiting was allowed
promiscuously and evidence has
been submitted that many women Of
bad character were frequent Yisi.
tors on such days, including colored
inmates OF disorderly houses. These
women were allowed to dance with
the prisoners
Much more Of the report was un-
printable.
The special grand jury that made
the report was convened several
weeks ago when conditions reached
a climax with the murder OF Deputy
Warden Peter N. Klein by seven
convicts who escaped.
, 1926-02-09

FROM THE POLICE

IN accordance with the Ordinance
! of 18th November 1908, So, all
owners of firearms in Christian
sted's and Frederiksted's Jurisdic-
ton are hereby notified that a new
sign must be taken out for 1926 be-
fore the 18th of February a, c.
Christiansted Police Office, St. Croix
the 28th December 1925.
F. COULTER,
Director
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New Britain herald., 1926-07-17
LENROOT IS BUTT
 OF NEW ATTACKS
La Toilette Trains His Cam
 paisn Guns on Candidate

Randolph, Wis, July IT Pl-sen- ator Robert NJ. La Toilette in his opening speech in the Wisconsin campaign here yesterday endorsed progressive republican candidates for the United States senate and state offices and criticized the na- tional administration and record of his colleague. Senator Irvine L. Lenroot.
 He said the slogan stand behind the president" is being found highly unpopular and that the followers of the Coolidge -Mellon-big business regime are being caught in the poli- tical undertow.
 Those who Justify cried stand behind the president are now trying to explain their records to their con- stituents," he said, citing the nomi- nation of Brookhart of Iowa. He pointed to a change of attitude on the part of Senator Cummins, who he said, "forsook the slogan and for the rest of the campaign tried to convince the people that he was in disbursement with the president of many issues, especially on farm re- lief.
 "The people of the middle west, particularly, have learned that standing behind the president means keeping the Esch-Cummins law and the Fordney- -McCumber tariff law on the statute books. and that it means the stifing of all genuine measures for farm relief" he continued. Tt means keeping the United States in the world court, putting over the Mellon tax plan, turning Muscle Shoals over to the power trust and settling foreign debts in the interest of the big bankers.
 "The progressive candidates,' he declared. "have subscribed to plat form which demands the repeal Of the Esch -Cummins law, favors low tariff rates, denounces the Mellon tax plan, favors government opera ton of Muscle Shoals, denounces the foreign debt settlements in the inter- est of international bankers and de- clares unalterable opposition to the league of nations and it's court"
 Senator La Toilette approved the candidates of Governor John J. Blaine, opposing the renomination of Senator Lenroot in the Septenl- Der primaries, and others seeking nomination for state offices as pro- gressive republicans.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17

brought up. Some time ago, follow ing suggestions from the several managers, the board sent out ques- tionnaires to each factory in the league. Answers have been receiv- ed from every concern with the ex- ception of P. & F. Corbins. All have answered in favor of twilight base ball.
 This subject will be acted upon at the meeting Monday night when it is expected that all the question naires will have been answered and is most likely that the league will play twilight baseball starting next Saturday afternoon. The board also gave the Union Works permission to use another player in place of one of their men who has left the employ of the concern. The post poned game between the Stanley Rule and Level and New Britain Machine teams will probably be played Tuesday night.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17
City Items

Improvement has been noticed the condition of William Beckett this city, who is confined to t Naval hospital in Brooklyn, N. He is a spanish-American war VI eran and is a member of the A. Hammond Camp, U. s. W. V.
 Delicious sandwiches at CrowelI --advt-
 Captain s. M. Leonard of Che) nut street is i'll at his home. He| member of the A. c. Hammo| Camp, U. s. W. V.
 William Schwab of TT SprA street, who underwent an operat1 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard hospi| for stomach trouble, is resting col fortably. He has been in Philippine Islands in the service the government for about seY years.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17
EVENING PICK.
CONCERTS.

 VICES, New York, 7:20-J. A. Mendler, Gold Medal boy so- prano.
 WNYC, New York. 7:35-Pro- gram of old time sings, Fitz- patrick brothers. WNYC, New York, S:15-Band concert from Central Park. WIZ, New York, S:25-New York Philharmonic orchestra. WEAF, New York. S:30-Wag- merriam program by the Gold man band.
 WAAM, Newark, S:3O-Silk City Plectral quartet. WFBH, New York, s-Peerless Male quartet. VICES, New York, 9-Finaf Music Memory violin recital. KDKA. Pittsburgh, 9:30-West- inghouse Employes' band.
 THEATRICALs. WEAF, New York. 7:30-WEAF Musical Comedy troupe in mu- sical comedy hits. WIFI, Philadelphia, 8-Episodic drama, Freedom" from the Sesquicentennial exposition.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17


 usual success with WGBB, Freeport, N. T., and WGCP. Newark. both of which stations came through un- usually strong. The latter came through with as much volume as WBZ, but it didn't mean anything, since the announcer was giving a talk, preliminary to signing off. He spent considerable time advertising amusement parks and shaving cream and compacts and then bade good night. He has a sharp, clear metal lie voice which enables fans to catch every word, no matter how weak the station may be.
 WGBB offered a rather tinny dance orchestra in Chinese Moon, saxophone with a slight attack Of the heaves leading the proceedings.
 From WrfIC, Hartford, came Nor man Clothier's dance orchestra, and we noticed decided improvement over past broacasts. The orchestra apparently has been practicing be- cause the music sounded slick, al- though the tendency was to bite of the bars a bit too short. The instru- ments seemed to be well coached and each musician knew his stuff, something which hasn't always held true as far as that band is concern ed. All in all, the band seemed bet lva nF tho he than in the past. Barcelona and Lucky Day" were among the selec- tions.
 Just before the Delaney Berlen-
 bach fight from WMCA. that's one thing we forgot to mention, Berlen- bach spoke a few words to the radio audience after Gallicio had climbed into the ring with the microphone. Delaney refused to talk before the fight, his manager saying that he would speak at it's conclusion, which he did. He said that Berlenbach was the hardest hitting fighter he had ever met. Mayor Fitzgerald of Bos- ton also said Hello" before the at- fair started. He got rid of some ap- plesauce, including the well known
 May the best man win" George Olsen's orchestra provided an ample program from WIZ. New York. The program was composed or many of the old favorites, including several hits from the current shows.
 The vocal trio, made famous by It's rendition of Who" in the foxtrot of that name, took an active part In the proceedings, singing a chorus to nearly every number. M. J. Cross acted as station master.
 As we said, conditions at the con- | clusion of the fight were such that we quit after WTIC signed off. We tuned in that station in the course
 of the Debutant period and listened 10 several able singers. A violinist
 on the program offered in a finished manner "A Perfect Day., by Carrie Jacobs Bond.
 During one of the uninteresting preliminaries to the fight we LOOK occasion to wander around the dlals
 and we noticed among other things that there was q lot of bowling on
 every wavelength where there was
 station. Whether this was inter | ference from other stations or
 whether some regeno was bowling
 away unattended we don't know.
 It's a great mixup, at any rate. 1 VICES, New York. came through
 strong at 6:30 o'clock with a pretty
 terrible dance orchestra. The saxes
 were away off and the band seemed
 to have no idea of what it was do- | ing.
 | And tonight is Saturday. WE
 WISH YOU LUCK.
 That's all for today, thanks! | p. E. l..
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17
PROTEST IS TABLED
Action on Playing Twilight Ball in Dusty" League to be Acted on Monday.

A protest from the management of the Russell & Erwin baseball team over the game forfeited to the Union Works at St. Mary's field Thursday night was lodged with the board of managed of the New Brit ain Industrial baseball league last night at a meeting held at o'clock in the Y. NJ c. A. After considering the matter from several angles, the board decided to table it until Mon- day night at which time action on it will probably be taken.
 The matter of changing the league play from Saturday after noon to twilight baseball was
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17

There are more than 5000 ami mals in the London zoo. When the collection was started 100 years ago, it contained only vulture and an eagle.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17

s:45-Berkeley-C -Cartaret soncert or chestra. 10:15-Special feature. 10:30-Montery Society orchestra. 11:15-Ben Benies orchestra.
 WGCP-NEWARK-252 8:30-Piano recital. 8:45-Harold Fries, baritone. s-Whitehead and Everiss, piano 9:15-Alice Laurie, soprano. 9:3O-Whitehead and Eyeriss. plano
 duo. s:45-Alice Laurie, soprano. 10-Mary Speedie, contralto. 10:15-Paramount mixed quartet. 1O:45-Gertrude Corral, pianist. 11-Llewellyn and Browne, harmony
 boys. 11:3O-Studio program.
 WAAM-NEWARK.-26s 6-Dorn- Bauer orchestra. 6:30-"Where Shall We Spend OuI
 Vacation?" 6:35-Dorn-Bauer orchestra. 7-Sport talk by Lieutenant Joe
 Kunze. 7:15-To be announced. 8:15-Walter Seitman, talk. 3:S0-Silk City Plectral quartet. 9-Orpheus Mixed quartet. 9:30-Cydne Vida. soprano; GustaN
 Bischoff, pianist. 10-Four Towers orchestra.
 WoDA-PATERsoN-224 12:2o-News flashes; songs. 12:45-Dance music. 5-String ensemble. 5:30-News; sport talk. 6-Dance music.
 WFI-PHILADELPHIA-395 8-Episodic drama, Freedom,
 from the sesquicentennial Exposi tion.
 WIP-PHILADELPHIA-50S 1-Organ recital. 3-Concert. y 6:05-Dinner music. S:50-Department of Agriculture 7-Bedtime story and roll call. S-Sports corner. 8:15-Ambassador orchestra. 30-Marine studio 9-Hotel Traymore orchestra. 9:45-Emmett Welch's Minstrels. 1o:15-Dance orchestra. 10:45-Ted Weems' Novelty danc' orchestra. 11:30-Shelbourne dance orchestra
 WHAR-ATLANTIC CITY-275 2-Seaside Trio. 7:30-Lecture period. S-Seaside Trio.
 WPG-ATLANTIC CIIY-300 6:45-Organ recital. | i7-Morton dinner music. 7:30-shelburne dinner music. t8-Ambassador dinner concert. S:30-Studio program. 9-Traymore concert orchestra. 9:45-Emmett Welch's Minstrels. 10:15-Dance orchestra. 10:45-Ted Weems' Novelty dane orchestra.
 11:30-Shelburne dance orchestra.
 WGY-sCHENECTADY-380 | 1:01-Weather report. 1:03-Produce market report 1;06-Weather report, 6:3O - Hotel Onondaga orchestra Syracuse, x. Y, also broadcast b WFBL.
 7:30-Buffalo theater and WMAI
 studio programs, also broadcas | by WMAK.
 10:30-Dance program from Hote
 Van Curler, Schenectady, N. Y. WGR-BUFFALO-319 S:30-10-Joint broadcasting wit station WEAF, Goldman ban 1 concert WHAM-ROCHESTER-273 3:30-Eastman theater orchestra. 5-Eastman theater orchestra. 7-Dinner concert. 7:30-Program from Shea's theatel 8:30-Basebal scores; weather.
 WMAK-BUFFALO-266 6:30-Dinner music. 7:S0-Musicale from stage of Shea
 Buffalo theater. S:30-Pearce & Pearce, Inc. 9:30-Musicale.
 WRC-WASHINGTON-468 l S-To be announced. S:30-Stadium concer by the Ne
 York Philharmonic orchestra. 11-Kitt Hour of Music, 10 ,,,id nre,oo raojto1
 KDKA-PITTSBURGH-309 12:55-Time signals. 1 Noon-Weather forecast for Pitts
 burgh and vicinity, Wester
 Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Vii
 ginia; Pittsburgh wholesale pro
 duce and livestock markets
 Cleveland livestock; Chicag
 grain; New York stocks and new
 items from the Stockman studio 3:30-Basebal scores every ha
 hour.
 6:S0-Dinner concert by the West
 inghouse Employes band, T. J
 Tastine, director. 7:15-Basebal scores. 9:30-Concert by the Westinghous
 Employes band, T. J. Vastin'
 director. 10:55-Time signals. weather fore
 cast and baseball scores.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17
Special Notice

Dr. Walsh's office is now located at 277 Main street. over Woolworths 5 and 10c store. Tel. 4295-advt.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
HEARING BY LANDS
Max Carey, Deposed Captain of Pirates, to Lay Complain Before Baseball Commissioner.

Pittsburgh, Aug. 16. P-Max Carey, deposed field leader of the Pittsburkh Pirates, was on his way to New York today to lay before Kenesaw Mountain Landis, commits sioner of baseball. a complaint against the Pirate management for their action last Friday in suspend ing him and releasing unconditional lr. his team mates. Babe Adams and Carson Bigbee. Waivers were asked upon Carey.
 The three were charged with heading a movement to oust Fred c. Clarke. assistant manager, and vice president of the club, from the players bench.
 Carey left Pittsburgh late last night after a conference with Adams and Bigbee. The latter two decided they would not make the trip east ward but would put in Carey's hands the task of presenting their side of the affair for Landis' con- l sideration.
 Their conference followed a re- ceipt of telegram from the con- missioner expressing a willingness to listen to what they might have answer to one the three busted vet erans had sent him in which they asked him to come to Pittsburgh to accord them a hearing and charged they had been "unjustly treated and penalized without a hearing"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
COURAGEOUS GUARD AT
 PRISON POLLS ESCAPE
Pretends He Has Pistol In Pocket, Forcing Men Back Into
 Their Cells

Chicago, H., Aug. 16 Pl-Courage of a negro guard at the Cook coun- ty jail who pretended he had a pistol in his pocket, prevented the possible escape of three prisoners early today.
 The trio, one of whom is awaiting execution, had sawed their way out of their cells and over-powered one guard, before the negro forced them back into their cells.
 Daniel McGeohegan, awaiting exc cution along with Midget" Fernekes and his cell partner, Matthew Stew art, awaiting trial on three charges of robbery, were the first to saw out. a few minutes later Angelo Caggi- ano, utilizing the two bars sawed by McGeohegan and Stewart, and one he sawed himself managed to crawl out of his cell. Caggiano's cellmate, Gus Peterson, also awaiting trial on robbery charge did not leave the cell.
 | Sheriff Peter Hoffman immediate | ly ordered an investigation.
 An inspection of the cell block re- vealed that bar on another cell lconfining three prisoners had been sawed, but the space was too small and the first prisoner who attempted to crawl through was held fast.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
KELLOGG REPORTS ON
 MEXICO AND GENEVA
State Secretary At Paul Smiths For One of Most Important Presi-
 denfial Conferences.

Paul Smiths, N. r, Aug. 16 P)- Secretary of State Kellogg, the fourth member of President Cool idge's cabinet to visit the summer white house on Osgood lake, was a guest at White Pine camp today. He arrived yesterday by automo- bile with Mrs. Kellogg prepared to report to the chief executive on de- partmental matters, including the Mexican situation and the Geneva conference.
 Mir. Kellogg's visit to the presi- dents vacation home was arranged after he had accepted an invitation to speak at the dedication of the MacDonough monument at Platts- burgh day after tomorrow, and he will remain at the presidential camp until he "leaves for the Lake Champlain City"
 The secretary and Mrs. Kellogg arrived soon after President ana Mrs, Coolidge had returned from church at Saranac lake with their son John, and their personal frlends MT. and Mrs. Frank J. Stearns Of Boston, Chief Justice Arthur r. Rugg. of the Massachusetts supreme
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
National Parks, Mountain Retreats and a String of Wonderful Beaches Are Reckoning to Tourist.

San Francisco, Aug. Is pl-Ihe playgrounds of the Pacific coast re- zion from the Canadian line to the Mexican border, are accessible to the tourist by both railways and paved roads, which link the western ter- mini of transcontinental railroads and highways.
 Each of the coast states has It's multitude of beaches and beach hotels, its scores of inland lakes, it's mountain hostelries, and Tn the south are the latest entries in the lists of resorts catering to visitors landscaped desert oases.
 National Parks
 Three principal national parks are Rainier in Washington, Crater Lake in Oregon and Yosemite in Call | fornia.
 One of the newest national parks is that about Lassen Peak, in north ern California, the only active VOL cano in continental United States.
 The summer playgrounds in the mountain resorts have a great scenic appeal. The equable temperatures of the coast afford relief from the heat which descends upon the in land valleys.
 Mountain Retreats
 The visitor to Washington is en- abled to go from his hotel in Ta- coma or Seattle to the big hostelry at the top of Mount Rainier In his own car or in an automobile stage over a road which curves along the ton of tree-clad precipices. North and south from Rainier stretch the Cascades, connecting in an almost unbroken mountain range with the Sierra Nevada of northern and cen- tral California and the Sierra Madre in the south.
 Rivalling the attractions of the mountains are the beaches and is- lands of the long coast line.
 Coast of Beaches Puget Sounds wooded isles and inlets cut off from the mainland the Olympic peninsula, whose forest covered mountains constitute the largest expanse of virgin timber left in the country. Oregon's beaches meet those of California which march away to the south, past San Francisco and Monterey bays, past Catalina island off Los Angeles and on to San Diego, just north of the Mexican boundary.
 In California the visitor of lit erary turn of mind can make pill grimages to the former haunts oi Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Stevenson or Jack London, or he can visit Carmel -by-the-sea a hundred miles south of San Francisco, which is the home of score of present day writers. In the south also is Movie land, home of most of the great mo ton picture companies.
 Historic interest abounds. Tn Old Oregon Trail brought mission aries to the north Pacific territory The gold rush took the forty niner to a vast era which had been peo pied with Mexican overlords of In dian tribes; and the Apache trail il Arizona is rich in prehistoric relici and Indian and Spanish history.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
15 Runaway Freight Cars Smash Up Things Badly

Springfield, Mass, Aug. 16 CP - Speeding down grade for nearly half a mile after breaking loose from an eastbound freight Boston & Albany train, 15 runaway freight cars crashed into four cinder cars stand in, on a siding in the Springfield yards and sent them flying through the walls of the -four and grain ware house of the H. C. Puffer Co.,, a wooden structure, which was de- molshed. and partly through the side of the wholesale Grocers ware house of the E. O. Smith company, which was badly damaged.
 A more serious wreck was averted according to railroad men, by the quick action of brakeman. whose name could not be learned. Throw ing of switch, by this man, fellow
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
Many Autoists Fail to
 Heed Railroad Signals

Hartford. Aug. 16 P}-Most Of
 the complaints received by the de- partment of motor vehicles concern the lack of courtesy on the part Of the drivers, but last year there were 792 complaints that operators show
 ed carelessness in using railroad grade crossings, said report of the
 current issue of the departments bulletin. In this report 1t Is polnt-
 ed out that 34 per cent of the grade
 crossings in the state are protected
 by watchmen or mechanical warn ing devices.
 The article warns that motorists
 are equally responsible with the railroad to exercise all reasonable care to avoid collision. Connecticut however ranks high according to a
 recent survey of the safety depart
 ment of the Baltimore and ono railroad company, which showed on
 lv two states with a lower percent age of grade crossing accidents, in
 proportion to the number Of cars registered