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New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC HITS
 LITTLE TOWN IN PENN.
New Milford Has GOO Citizens And Already Fifty Are stricken
 WtUi Disease.

New Milford, Pa March 12 Hs-- This little, town. O. 500 is in the midst of a typhoid epidemic or alarming propositions.
 Three deaths have resulted from tho disease and fifty cases arc un- der treatment Physicians Of this and nearby towns are on the so day and night and aid has been sought from distant points, New Milford's supply of nurses was far from ade- quate 10 cope with the situation, and ten nurses were sent here by the National Red Cross Others came from Scranton and Binghamton, N. ',
 The towns water supply is be- lioyed to have caused the epidemic. State health authorities have or dered the supply chlorinated and are urging residents to boil the water before using it. Meanwhile engineers are making a thorough examination Of the watershed.
 With one exception all the victims Of the disease arc under 80 years Of age. The Rev. r. G, Bulgin, 42, the oldest person stricken. died last night,
 The epidemic started about q week ago and had steadily grown more serious. Analysis Of the water showed that 1t contained typhoid hacilli
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
ADLER-ABRAHAMS0N
Herman Alder and Miss Lena Ab- rahamson to Be Married Sunday Afternoon at Synagogue.

On Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the synagogue of Brethren Sons Of Israel. the wedding of Miss Lena Abrahamson of If Talcott street and Herman Adler Of 40 Talcott street will take place, The cere- mony will be performed by Rab- bis c. Hadas and AaFonson.
 The bride will be attended by her sister, Miss Bessie Abraham son, as maid of honor and William Adler as best man,
 After the ceremony dinner will bo served for the immediate fami- lies followed by d reception to which many out of town guests have been invited including o. NJ, Adler and Henry Saltzman Of Miami, Florida, Mrs. Phillip Adler Of New Haven, Joseph Adler and family, William David and Mrs. E. Brunaur Of New York and MT. and Mrs, William Horowltz of New Ha- ven.
 The couple will leave on q we'd ding trip and will be at home to their friends after March 21 at 40 Talcott street.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
100 SHOTS FIRED AS
 POLICE CHASE THIEVES
Greater Boston Highways Witness Miniature Wild West Show
 Riot Guns Employed.

Reading. Mass March Ii tP) -- A wild automobile chase last night which started when three youths were observed trying 10 steal q tire from q truck In Belmont and which took pursuers through eight cities and towns Of Greater Boston ended here with state police harricating the highway with riot guns leveled at the fleeing car, More than 100 shots were fired by~policemen in the pursuing machine.
 The youths offered no resistance as they faced the riot guns, and the automobile load Of police who had chased them over a careening 12 mile course took the three back to Belmont.
 The state police turned search lights on the roadway and mount ed riot guns. AS the fleeing car came into view a state policeman with drawn gun stepped into the roadway and blew his whistIe, and the automobile slowed down.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

channels Of trade in the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys,
 The men and boys are receiving their wages for the time worked in February and 1t is expected that q total of sl2,0o0,0oo will have been distributed by March 16,
 The first wage was received at the Pettihone colliery of the Glen Alden company at Kingston and then pay cars of the other big operating com nanies began making their trips to the several collieries,
 Al the independent operations the mon got their money at the colliery offices.
 The effect has been immediate or business and the stores in the two valleys report n large volume oi business than on any similar four days since last September.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

faculty committee report,
 Middletown-Post card tip leads police 10 body Of unidentified msH In barn.
 New Haven-New Haven may have new sio0o,0O0 hotel soon.
 Harttord--One death in g9l ma. for motor vehicle crashes reported 10 state department last week,
 Hartford Commissioner on do- mestic animals orders quarantine Of dogs in southington,
 Hartfcrd-Match Bcrlenbach and Ray Newman for bout in state ar. mory on April ,.
 Harttord--Connecticut points 10 be used for filming Of movies.
 Norwich -- Richard DomoleskL z injured when run over by freight train at Greenyille station,
 Hartford Suicide leaves letter asking that a friend, an undertaken arrange funeral
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
LOCATE BODY 0N
 NEW BRITAIN TIP
MiddletoWn Police Believe Aged
 Man Died Of Exposure

Mlddletown, March i2 UP Fol lowing q tip" received on a post card yesterday, Chief of Police Charles A. Anderson and Officer John Clarry found the body of an unidentified man in a barn on the outskirts of the city. Tho post card, mailed in New Britain and addressed to Chief Anderson. said;
 "Doar Sir; There is a man lying in Tuttlo's old black barn east ot number two brick yard, in front of Inc new red barn, He has been there n%e days unconscious. His name l don't know.
 (sIgned) "s. g."
 The chief and Officer Clarry went 10 Newfeld where the barn is To- cated, about loo yards from tho homo of George Futile. The body was found in the hay loft of the barn.
 The man is described as being about 65 years of age. five feet, three inches in height, weighs i20 pounds, gray hair, heavy gray beard. light complexion, face drawn and thin. wore black overcoat, dark clothing, khaki shirt and black shoes.
 There were no marks Of violence on the body and nothing in the clothing 10 identify the man. In his pockets the police found pair Of scissors, eyeglasses in a case, and a cake of soap. By his side. were newspapers, q coffee pot partly filled with coffee, bread, buns and other pastry. The pastry was fresh.
 Coroner L. A. Smith and the med teal examiner, who were called, ex- press the belief that the man had died from exposure.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
HE WEIGHS BUT Ss LBS.

Berkeley. Cal, March 12 Rl--A systematic coh,hng of the Univer- sity Of California campus has un- covered coxswain for the fresh man crew who is the youngest, smallest hoy student in the school He is Matthew Marsh, aged 14, and weighing So pounds.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
FLASHES OF LIFE: DOLLAR BILLS ARE
 GOING TO LAST LONGER, SAYS U. s.

who has come from Canada on n visit, after look at the skyscrap- CTS has decided that his ancestors made q poor bargain in selling Man hattan for s.i. But to show there are no hard feelings he and the oth- CT Abonikis have adopted Mayor Walker as q member. That makes Jimmie twice an Indian. He's a Tammany protege
 Milwaukee -- Fred Schmidt, 76, was so happy when he got a d. Forca here yesterday that he in- Yt'od his former wife and her three daughters 10 join him In sumptuous dinner at 8 downtown restaurant.
 Chicago -- Here's generosity. Tho second wito O: August Simon, Chicago, has roJnquishcd her ali mony of sln a week fin favor Of the li-ycar-old daughter Of Simon by his first wife. The offer was made yesterday when the first and sec. ond wives me, in court
 Gainesville, Fll.--Declar!ng there Is no reason for automobiles which run over 45 miles an hour, J. R. Fowler, Florida's representative to the national conference Of street and highway safety to be held at Washington soon, will seek na- tional law forbidding tho manufac- ture Of cars that attain B greater speed,
 New Haven-Yale faculty chapel committee recommends abolition Of compulsory attendance of students at Sunday services. beginning next college year,
 Thompsonville-Vhile undertaken believes unidentified suicide might have been missing valet of murdered Los Angeles movie director, medical examiner Is firmly convinced body Is not that of Sands.
 New Miltord-George H. Jackson, 72, former postmaster and state rep resentative, dies.
 New Haven--Man who died q week ago sought for three years as one Of legatees of uncles estate, New Haven-New Haven road valves right to offer evidence in $100,Q00 suit of Mitchell Roberts. New Haven-lncrease in price of tickets for "hig three" football games to work for the benefit of the many" says Yale Alumni Weekly.
 New Haver-Yale Daily News sees "great advance in the fight against" compulsory chapel for students in
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

pP ths Associated Press.
 London--Gaiety girls arc per. turbed over the marriage Of Connie Talmadge to Captain Alastair Mack, iutosh. They think Hollywood ls usurping some Of tho privileges Of tho chorus at this thcater whence have come many countesScs and baronesses. some Of the girls had eyes on tho captain, who was once uquerry to Princess Beatrice,
 Washington-Th dollar bill is go- ing to last longer This does not mean that 1t will take longer for you to spend i'. but tho treasury has new process 10 make it more dur able,
 New York--It Is probably not ease Of cause and effect, but just aft or a Berlin police official came to town with description Of complete nudity on the stage at home, the Now York police raided a burIesque show and arrested % girls of "Wild Women who wore something else besides rouge,
 Tring, England-Haying lived 42 days on fruit juice, Lady Fisher longs for a heefsteak. but feels like q baby, for she must have her bot tie every two hours
 Paterson, N. J. --- Mrs, Samuei Wolff has lost 30 pounds and her auto-intoxicajon by living l6 days on water, Her husband makes cereals,
 New York--Dr. Leo L. Gellert loves his wife without rouge, but she felt unclad without it, he ayers Tn complaining In separation pro- ceedlngs of a big bill for cosmetics.
 Locarno, Switzerland -- Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern Is living here, but nothing has developed to show that this has any relation to the present verbal war at Geneva relat- ing to the peace of Locarno.
 New York--Ths second bride of J, c. Phelps Stokes is to be of high social circles, Having divorced Rose Pastor. former East Side cigarmak- er, the millionaire socialist, 53, Is 10 marry Miss Lettice Lee Sands, S3.
 New York-Marilyn Miller is ili. She has not been able to appear on the stage since Monday.
 New York-Because as Doris Stew ens puts 1t, she is the first woman elected 10 political office who has not posed with a broom or a cook book in her hand, the national wom- ans party has sent its congrstua- tions to Mrs. Bertha K. Landes mayor elect of Seattle.
 New York-Chief White Mountain
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
PAY DAY HAPPY DAY
Tcnnsylyania Mine Districts Resum ing Business Appearance As Money Comes In.

Wilkes Barre, Penn, March lo P
 With the first concrete evidence of tho end of the coal strike coming this week in the form of pay day new life has been injected in all
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

New York-Chief White Mountain
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

New Haven--Yale Daily News sees "great advance in the fight against" compulsory chapel for students in
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

New York-Marilyn Miller is i'll. She has not been able to appear on the stage since Monday.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

New Haven--Increase in price of tickets for "hig three" football games to work for the benefit of the many" says Yale Alumni Weekly.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

New Haven-New Haven road valves right to offer evidence in $I00 900 suit of Mitchell Roberts.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

New Haver--Man who died d week ago sought for three years as one Of legatees of uncle's estate,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

New York--Ths second bride of ,, c. Phelps Stokes is to be of high social circles, Having divorced Rose Pastor. former East Side cigarmak- er, the millionaire socialist, 53, Is 10 marry Miss Lettice Lee Sands, SS.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

Tring, England-Haying lived A2 days on frui; juice, Lady Fisher longs for a heefsteak. but feels like a baby, for she must have her bot lie every Two hours
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

Paterson, N. J. ---- Mrs, Samuei Wolff has lost 30 pounds and her auto-intoxicaton by living l6 days on water. Her husband makes coreale.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

Locarno, Switzerland -- Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern Is living here, hut nothing has developed to show that this has any relation to the present verbal war at Geneva relat- ing to the peace of Locarno.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

New York-~Dr. Leo L. Gellert loves his wife without rouge, but she felt unclad without it, he ayers Tn complaining In separation pro- ceedlngs of 8 big bill for cosmetics.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

Washington-Tho dollar bill is go- ing to last longer. This does not mean that 1t will take longer for you to spend i' but tho treasury has a new process 10 make lt more dur able,
Evening star., 1926-06-03
Subcommittee Report Calls
for Indefinite Postpone
ment of Action.
HOLDS NO PROVISION
FOR REFERENDUM EXISTS
Law Held to Call for Full Support
of Every Official as 1t
Stands.
BY the Associated Press

ny the Associated Press
Indefinite postponement of all pro
posals for modification Of the dry
laws and for national prohibition
referendum was recommended today
by the Senate prohibition committee.
This action still is subject to ap,
proval by the judiciar'- committee, of
which the prohibition committee is a
part, but 1t is expected to concur.
Text of Means Report.
The report of the prohibition com
mittee was drawn by Chairman Means
1t said:
The eighteenth amendment to the
Constitution of the United States was
ratified according to proclamation of
the Secretary of State. January %.
1919. We believe this amendment to
be morally right and economically
wise.
So long as this amendment is a
part of our fundamental law, it is the
duty Of all officers. legislative. eXecu.
tive and judicial, to aid in it's enforce
ment.
The advocates of modification of
the present prohibition laws propose
to weaken the same. They seek to di.
rectly or indirectly authorize the man.
Nlol alO SdlG Vi Intoxicating D6N.
eraGes.
The Constitution is a grant OF pow.
ers. Those powers are limited and
such limits are not to be transcribed
A national referendum is not pro.
, Vided for, and it is our belief that 1t
was not the intention of the trainers
OF the Constitution that a national
referendum would ever be attempted
No laws have been enacted which pro.
vide machinery for the holding of
such referendum"
Vets Are Not Surprised
The subcommittee decision did not
surprise the modiiica tionists. In an
ucipation of it- they already have in
troduced several OF their bills as
amendments to the administration
measure for tightening enforcement.
now on the Senate calendar. There is
little likelihood. however, that this
bill will come to vote at the present
session. r7sf4's@ss -ss~
Only three of the five members of
the committee were present when the
subcommittee acted. They were:
Means, Golf. West Virginia. and Har-
reid. Oklahoma. all Republicans. The
other members are Walsh, Democrat, t,
Montana, dry, and Reed, Democrat,
Missouri. leader Of the vets.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
SELECTION OF NORCE'S ROUTE
ONE OF MOST DIFFICULT TASKS
Care Had to Be Taken to Avoid Many Menacns
Weather Condtions-Special Forecast Service
Established to Meet Need.

After some difficulty a route over re-
gions with more quiet weather in the
two months was found.
During the conference in Oslo it was
decided that If possible our airship
should fly over Russia. The expe.
dition addressed an inquiry to the
Russian authorities asking them II
there existed in the western part OF
Russia any hangers or mooring mast 8
where the ship could land on its flight
to SpitZbergen.
Friendly Service.
Fortunately. the answer was favor
able. Near the little town of Cat
schina, famous for it's old and beauti
full imperial Summer residences. some
miles south of Leningrad, a big shed
existed. After it had been examined
by Capt. Mobile and Lieut.. Riser
Larsen II was definitely decided that
the Norge should land there.
With friendliness that we shall re-
member forever the Russian govern
ment declared that they would with.
out cost to the expedition. repair the
shed, which was little damaged. not
having been used for several years.
The distance from Leningrad to
Kings Bay was so long. however. and
not WITHOUT meteTOloGlcdl peTlis tnat
it was not deemed advisable to cover
it in one flight. This Is not to say
that it was longer for the Norge fy-
ing range. but the technical experts of
the expedition had always to remem.
ber that the flight would not have be
gun until Kings Bay was reached and
they had to take all possible precau.
tions to protect the ship on the way.
Therefore II was decided to erect a
mooring mast in the little town of
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Evening star., 1926-06-03
COAST GUARDSMEN KILL
SKIPPER IN RUM SEARCH
Speedboat Captain, 70. Felled by
Machine Gun-No Liquor
Was Aboard. However.
~ the Associated Press.

SEATTLE, Wash. June 3.-Paul
Pietrowsky, 20, skipper of an un-
named speedy cabin launch, was IA
tally wounded yesterday by machine
gun FIRE from Coast Guard Cutter 269
near Acorte, Wash, when he bran
dished shot gun at guardsmen who
sought to board his ship in search of
liquor.
Boatswain John II. Davis. COM
manding the cutter. ordered the gun.
ner to fire az Pietrowsky when the
aged skippe. raised his weapon to his
shoulder as the boarding party ap-
preached, according TO a report re.
ceived by Capt. F. G. Dodge, Coast
Guard commandant here.
Pietrowsky was wounded twice in
the leg, the report said. First aid was
administered, but he died on board the
cutter en- route to the Port Townsend
Marine Hospital
No liquor was found on the boat,
Davis reported.
Evening star., 1926-06-03
D. c. Plan \ Wins
FOR MOTHERS AID
Senate, by Vote of al to 35,
Approves Capper Measure
on Public Welfare.

After reversing it's previous action
and adopting the Capper amendment
placing administration of home care
for dependent children under the
Board of Public Welfare. the Senate
this afternoon passed the bill in the
form in which the people of the Dis
trict of Columbia had requested it.
The bill now goes to conference with
the House, which had several months
ago adopted the plan advocated by
Senator Nadsworth of New York TO
create a separate mothers aid board.
The final passage of the bill was
obtained without a record vote. but
there was a roll call on the adoption
of Senator Capper's amendment plac-
ing administration under the Board of
Public Welfare. The vote was Al to 35,
as follows:
BOrah Among Opponents.
Those voting in favor of the Dis
trict of Columbia plan Republicans
Senators Bingham of Connecticut.
Butler of Massachusetts, Capper of
Kansas. Couzens of Michigan, Cum
MINIS of Iowa, Deneen of Illinois,
Frazier of North Dakota, Gillett of
Massachusetts. Golf of West Virginia.
bOOulllS OIL IudHO, NIeeIe VI vel HloHl,
Harreld of Oklahoma, Jones of Wash
ington, Keyes of New Hampshire.
La Toilette of Wisconsin. Lenroot of
Wisconsin. Mclean of Connecticut.
McMaster of South Dakota. McEary
of Oregon. Metcalf of Rhode Island
Norbeck of South Dakota, Oddie Of
Nevada, Pepper of Pennsylvania.
Phipps of Colorado, Pine of Okla
homa, Reed of Pennsylvania, Robin
son of Indiana, Sackett of Kentucky
Shortridge of California, Smoot of
Utah. Weller Of Maryland and vii.
liams of Missouri Democrats-Blease
of South Carolina, Bruce of Mary.
land, George of Georgia. King of
of Iowa, Underwood of Alabama,
Walsh of Montana and Wheeler of
Montana. Total, Al.
Those voting against the District of
Columbia plan--Republicans: Borah
of Idaho, Edge Of New Jersey, Hale
of Maine. Howell of Nebraska. John
son of California. Schall of Minnesota.
Wadsworth of New York. and Willis
of Ohio. Democrats: Ashurst of Ari-
zona, Bayard of Delaware. Broussard
of Louisiana, Caraway of Arkansas.
Copeland of New York. Edwards OF
New Jersey, Ferris Of Michigan, Ger
Harris of Georgia. Hef1in of Alabama.
Jones of New Mexico, Kendrick of
Wyoming, Mckellar Of Tennessee,
Mayfield of Texas, Overman of North
Carolina. Pittman of Nevada. Rams
dell of Louisiana, Reed of Missouri.
Robinson of Arkansas, Sheppard of
Texas, Simmons of North Carolina.
Swanson Of Virginia, Trammell of
Florida and Tyson of Tennessee.
Farmer Labor: Shipstead of Mime.
sofa. Total, 35.
The vote this afternoon marked the
successful conclusion Of vigorous
effort by Chairman Capper and the
other members Of the Senate District
committee to sustain the wishes Of the
people Of the District against a pro-
posed law advocated by welfare work
ers outside the city.
The purpose Of this legislation Is
to enable the District to make flnan-
cial allotments to worthy mothers
for the support of dependent children
who would otherwise have to be
taken from the home and placed in
a public institution.
Aside from the question Of how the
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Evening star., 1926-06-03
Proof Egyptian Tongue Was Semitic
Lost i'm Fire With Ember and Family

DR.. Ember. who was .4s years of
age was recognized as one Of the au.
thorities on Egyptology both in this
country and in Europe. He had been
credited by Egyptologists with havins
definitely established, for the first
time, common origin Of the Esyp.
tan and Israelite tongues. Scholars
for years had suspected a connection,
DR.. Haupt said, but DR.. Ember had
amassed proof. He was appointed ia
the chair of Egyptology at Johns
Hopkins two years ago in recognition
of his research work along those
lines.
Hospital physicians said that DIR.
Ember, when he learned that his wife
and child had perished and that the
fruit Of his research work had been
destroyed. had no desire to 1--we. u.