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New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
BELGIAN BUSINESS
 OPPOSES NEW TAX
Hotel Men Especially Resent
 Levy on Foreigners

Brussels. July 2S tP) - The Bel gian governments proposed in- crease in taxatin of foreigners. es- pecially those native to countries with a high exchange, has resulted in opposition from hotel 'proprie- tors, and other branches of indus try,
 The hotelmen have issued a pro test and have called a mass meet Ing on Saturday 10 safeguard their interests. They are fearful that in- creased taxation on foreigners will discourage the tourist trade which has been especially lucrative this season. The chief sufferers from the proposed taxes, which are design ed to help strengthen the Belgian franc and Belgium's finances woVld be Germans and Hollanders. The latter have been coming 10 Bel gium recently in great numbers at tracted by cheap prices in the de- preciated Belgian currency.
 The wave of criticism has re-
  the decree and it is generally be- lieved that the proposed new taxes will not come into operation, even If they are accepted, until the end of August. The proposal to close cabinets after l o'clock in the morning is meeting with particular disapproval since they are mostly filled with foreigners after that hour. It is after 1 o'clock that champagne and other drinks. from which the government derives heavy taxes, find their most liberal sale.
 The proposed taxes would raise hotel bills for foreigners from 1O to 20 per cent, as well as provid- ing for taxes on rented. rooms and houses.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
PERSONALS

Mrs. William H. Latham of Ypsi- lanti, Michigan, and her daughter, Miss Ruth Latham. are visiting MT. and Mrs Freedrick W. Latham of 1O5 Black Rock avenue for G weeks stay in this city. Benjamin Paris will leave for New York city Saturday where he will spend the weekend. He ex- poets to complete his annual vaca- tion at Myrtle beach where he will stay for the remainder of the week. Miss Catherine McMahon of , Mount Vernon, N. Y, has returned to her home after spending the past week with Mr. and Mrs. H. w. l Saunders of 349 Chestnut street. ] Humphrey Muldowney and Louis | Olmstead have left for Newburg, N. Y. where they have accepted po- 1 sitions.
 Miss Margaret McCourt returned home after spending two weeks irl Hawks Nest.
 | Frank Walsh is visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah J. summer months.
 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Crean and family of Glen street will leave Saturday for Myrtle beach, Milford, where they will spend two weeks.
 Mrs, II. F. Peck of Hamilton street has returned from New Brunswick, N. J., where she spent l week.
 Charles R. Newton of Wallace street and Roy E. Ahlberg of Lyons street left today for Lake Pocoto- paug, East Hampton, where they
 will spend a few days.
 Mrs. Theodore NJ. Herting of Mill
 ford is visiting her mother, Mrs.
 Mary Wagner of Arch street. Mrs Ernestine Hennig and daughter Julia, of New Haven are visiting Mrs. Hennig's son, George
 Hennig of Washington street.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Nichols of { Atlantic, Mass. have returned home after spending two weeks with Mir. and Mrs. William Nichols of V in throp street.
 Mir. and Mrs. William E. Schulze have returned from two weeks stay . at Cornfield Point near Saybrook. Attorney and Mrs. Thomas J. ! Cabelus have returned from their
 wedding trip and have taken up . ,heir residence on Arch street.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
FLOATING UNIVERSITY
Will Start For World Trip on Sep
 tembcr IS on Ryndam

New York; July 27 lP - The floating university which is to make cruise around the world with a student body recruited from colleges all over the country, will leave New York September IS on the steamer Ryndam. Final plans were completed today.
 The round -the-world college will have a faculty drawn from numer- ous universities and will have a complete printing plant for use in publishing a daily paper. The editor will be former Governor Henry J, Allen@of Kansas and the staff will be the class in Journalism. The newspaper will receive the far east ern news service of the Associated Press.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
HOLDS UP DEBT TERMS
Poincarc Not to Present Measures Until After Chamber Has Its Sum- mer Vacation.

Paris, July 2S P)-Prcmicr Poin- care told the chamber of deputies finance committee today that he would not introduce the Washington and London debt funding agree
 ments for ratification before the chambers vacation.
 The finance committee of the chamber of deputies today adopted in principle Premier Poincare's financial bill and passed on to the discussion of each article separately. The vote was 20 to 12 with six ab- iStentionS.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
TEN PERSONS BURNED
 IN POWER BOAT FIRE
Accident Occurs On Connecticut River - None Is Critically
 Injured.

Essex, July 2S LPl-A flare from gasoline in a power boat which had carried pleasure party of summer visitors here to Sheldon's cove, above here on the Connecticut river yes terday slightly burned ten of the twelve persons in the craft, it was learned here today.
 Mrs. l.. II. Pratt of Essex, the most seriously hurt had broken ankle which injury had to be reduc- ed at hospital.
 The power boat was in shallow water near the bank when the eX- plosion of gas came and all were able to reach land by wading. Members of the party were from various points, several being from New York, it is understood.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
Five Confess to Parts
 In New York HOldups

New York. July 2S (P-Five men. who, police said, confessed num- Der of spectacular holdups in one of which one of their own gang was killed, were arrested yesterday.
 The men were reported to have confessed that one of them accident ally shot Peter Baronowski, one of their gang. while firing at clerks in private bank in the Bronx, which they attempted to rob last week. Baranowski, dying from a bullet wound in the back. was left on a street corner by five men who took him from an automobile.
 Among the robberies police said tthe men confessed to was that of the Roosevelt hospital. where SS,O0o was taken.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Springfield, Mass, July 2S Pt- Following announcement last night by District Attorney Charles F. Wright of Pittsfeld that he would not seek reelection in the western district, comprising Berkshire and Hampton counties, two republicans former City Solicitor Josiah Dear born and Assistant District Attor- pey Charles R. Clason. both of this city, announced their candidates TOT the nomination. Mir. Wright IS a republican. He is completing his seventh year as prosecutor.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
QUOTATIONS OF FRANCS

Paris, July 2S (R,-The French franc weakened slightly in the early hours of trading today. It opened at 3S.S9 to the dollar and 194 to the pound, but declined to 41.55 and 202 at II o'clock.
 The slump continued during the trading on the Bourse, and the franc closed at 42.O9 to inc dollar and 2O5 to the pound.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
Rescue Ship Trying to
 Aid Stricken Steamer

Miami, Fla, July 2S LP - The tropical radio station here today reported that the steamship West Harshaw reached the Italian steamer Ansaldo San Giorgio Sec ondo, in distress off Jupiter inlet at a. m., and was trying to get tow lines aboard. Dawn brought sour rying wind but less heavy seas and the West Harshaw hoped to rescue the crew.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
PRICES ADVANCE
Commodities Up During June-In. duStry Remains at Same Level

 ! Washington, July 2S LP)-Com- modity prices advanced during June while industrial activity maintained tho level of the preceding month which was slightly above that of June 1925, it was reported yesterday by the Federal Reserve Board.
 Production declined from May in the automobile, textile, iron and steel industries although the boards index of production in basic industries remained unchanged.
 The general level of wholesale prices increased last month by less than half of one per cent, advances being noted in livestock, mead, silk and chemicals. Price decreases were reported in grains, cotton, textiles, building materials and house furnishings,
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
NERIIN NEVIS
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vacation from his duties at the Stan- ley Works.
 A large attendance is anticipated
 at the Community club this evening. Several numbers have been added to
 the entertainment program and an
 interesting time has been promised to all who attend.
 Nothing has been done locally so
 far this season regarding the fresh
 air" children who have been brought here during the past few seasons.
 Last year there was a large delega-
 ton sent here but from what can be learned nothing will be done this
 year.
 Dances at Athletic hall will be run commencing the first week in Sep
 tember according to a report given out yesterday. The weekly dances
 were held last winter but without a great deal of success. The dances this season will be run under new management.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
Tex Rickard Back From
 West to Arrange Fight

New York, July 2S R)-Tex Rick, ard returned to New York today from Chicago to plunge into the task of completing within approximately seven weeks his plans to stage the Dempsey-Tunney heavyweight bat tie at the Yankee Stadium on the night Of September 16.
 The promoter predicted the only remaining obstacle. the question of licensing the bout and fighters, would be overcome without much difficultX.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
STILL SEEKS ADHTTANCE

Washington, July 2S LP-Count- ess Karolyi, through her attorneys today obtained an order from the District of Columbia supreme court setting Friday for hearing on a writ of mandamus against Secretary Kellogg to compel him 10 instruct the American embassy at Paris to wise her passport to the United States.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
.scaRFacE AIp suRRENpERs.

Chicago, July 2S P-Alphonse t"Scarface ArD Capone, notorious gangster, sought by the police for questioning in connection with the murder of William aIcSwiggin, as sistant states attorney, and two companions in Cicero, surrendered last night to the federal authorities after he had been indicted for viola tion of the prohibition laws.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
TO MAKE AMMUNITION
Winchester Arms Company Will Manufacture It For United States Cartridge Co. Under Agreement.


 New Haven, July 2S,-What is de- scribed as "a working agreement has been entered 10 by the Winches- ter Repeating Arms company of this city with the United States Cartridge company of Lowell Mass, and Perth Amboy, N. J., it was made known here today by officers of the former company.
 President Frank G. Drew of the Winchester company said that the United States Cartridge company had not been bought by his company.
 The agreement will be for the Winchester company to turn out loaded shells and ammunition for the United States Cartridge company and the latter will probably close up it's plants but will continue it's sales throughout the country.
 Mir. Drew said that the agreement probably would be effective in the fall but there were details to be worked out
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
MAY REVIVE SOCIETY
Attempt to be Made to Rejuyenat'
 Negro Welfare Organization

New York, July 2S tP)-Rejuve nation of the Universal Negro I'm, provement association, whose head Marcus Garvey, is now in Atlanta penitentiary. will be attempted neX' week. Supreme Deputy Potentate c O. Marke of. Sierra Leone, West Coast Africa, said today.
 Marke issued a proclamation call ing the fifth convention of the asso citation August 1, here.
 Reconstruction of the organiza. ton and not the dethronement ot Garvey, is planned, it was said.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
HIGH MARK REACHED
Revenue Freight Loadings Total
 More Than Million Cars

Washington, July 2S (Pl-ReVe- nue freight loadings for the week ending July r, reached a new high mark for the year, 1,0S3,626 cars the American Railway association announced today. It was an increase of 2,462 cars over the years preyi- ous record established in the week ending May 29, and an increase Of 182.649 cars over the preceding week, which, however, contained a holiday.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
PLAY CAME TOMORROW

The Stanley Rule & Level and r. x r. Corbin baseball teams will play their game in the Industrial league which is scheduled for Sat urday afternoon, tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock at Willow Brook park instead. The agreement between the two managements was reached 10 day,
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
iYoungster Breaks Arm
 On Playground Chute

Ernest Carlson, age IA years, of 536 Chestnut street, suffered frac- ture of the right forearm at Will low Brook playground yesterday afternoon when he fell from a lad der on one of the chutes. He was taken to New Britain General hos pital for treatment and Is reported to be resting comfortable today.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
HERRICK PosTpCNEs "TRIP

Paris, July 2S LP - Although the American ambassador. Myron T. Herrick. had intended 10 sail for the United States today, he has de- cided to remain until early nexi month. He expects the political and financial situation will be settled Ey then. His family are sailing.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
BASEBALL STAR SIGNS

Haverhill, Mass, July 2S Pl- Frank (Gaspipe) Sullivan of Cam bridge, former Boston college cap- tain and Catcher, and for the past few months the property of the Toronto International league club, has been signed by the Haverhill New England league baseball club.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
LEAVES $50, ,ooo TO HOSPITAL

Portland, July 2S P) - The Maine General hospital will re- ceive s50,O00 and the residuary estate, which is large, under the will of Elizabeth Pullen, author. who wrote under the name or Elizabeth Cavatezza. The will. which was filed today, leaves s2,0O0 each to the Maine state society for the protection of animals, the Maine institute for the blind, and the Portland fire department relief association. All the gifts are ID memory of her husband, Stanley T. PulleD
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
". s. RATHBUN DIES
Rose From Office Boy to Assiftant to President of the New Haven Railroad.

New York. July 2S Pl - The death at his home in Norwich, Conn.,, of William Stanton Rathbun, who rose from being office boy for the Norwich and Worcester railroad to become general assistant to the president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford. was an nounced by the New Haven com pany today. He died of a heart at tack last night.
 Mir. Rathbun was born May T., 1866, at Mystic, Conn. Burial will be at Norwich probably on Satur- day.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
Crossing Crash Snuffs
 Out Lives of : Persons

Lakewood, N. J.. July 28 Pl- MT. and Mrs. Sylvester Churskis their son. Julius. of Trenton, and a man and woman unidentified, Were killed today at Whitesville crossing five miles south of Lakewood when their automobile was struck by a northbound express on the Jersey Central railroad.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
SILK MILLS EO CLOSE.

Paterson, N. J. July 2S Pe- Seventy-two small broadsilk manu facturers voted last night to close their plants for an indefinite period beginning Monday, August 1. Mar l,et conditions were given as the cause for closing the mills. About HOO looms were affected.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
FATHER CoRLIss SAILS.

Rev. William Corliss, s. J., son or Mrs. Bridget Corliss of summer street this city, has left for the Philippine Islands where he mas been assigned as missioner. Fath- CT Corliss was visitor at his moth- er's home last month.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
BOYS KITE CRLpPLES TOWN
Power Plant Destroyed by Fire
 Following Short Circuit.

ciAo"hiS t'iiptt NiNtiit.
 Lansford, Pa, July 2S Pl-A boys kite entangled among high tension wires caused a short circuit at the .Tamaqua plant Of the Pennsylvania Power and Light company yesterday. blowing cut all oil switch and setting the entire plant ablaze.
 The station was destroyed and Ia imaqua last night was without power and industries and newspaper plants were forced to close. No estimate of the loss was obtaina blc
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
DIES OF BROKEN NECK

Fitchburg, Mass. July 2S. P)- Leonefl Demuell, 13, whose neck was broken Friday afternoon, when he dived into Young's pond and struck his head on a rock, lost his fight against death today.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
pAJEWSKI OPPOSES CURFEW

Chairman r. J. Pajewski of the fifth ward, whose department would be called upon 10 enforce the fifth ward curfew law if enacted. feels the proper control is in the hGme and dces not favor the pro posed new ordinance. ..
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
PAYS S7,t49 IN TAXES

A tax payment of S7,149.O7 was made yesterday at the office of the tax collector by Solomon Shurberg, who is one of the heaviest taxed individuals in the city.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
JARDINE SPEAKS
Says Legislation Cannot Give Farm
 CTS Necessary Relief

Southold, N. T., July 27. P-The farmer cannot obtain solution of his problems through legislation, Secre- tary of Agriculture Jardine told the Suffolk county Farm and home bureau and the Grangers last night
 Addressing the annual picnic oi the organizations, NIT. Jardine urged cooperative sales organizations ol the farmers as the most practical means of putting agriculture on par with business and industry.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
EXPECT BIG CROPS

Moscow, July 2S CP - The cen tral statistics administration, in data given out today, estimates that the coming crops will amount to 7S,000,000 tons.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
nIfAKE RECORDED

. New York, July 2s Rt-An earth onake. G.7OO miles away, has been recorded on the seisnograph al Fordham university today.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-28
TARIFF,
 PARTY'S KEYNOTE
(Continued from First Page)

Iowa" he said, "is rot bankrupt. Her people are not without hope. They are thrifty. industrious. intelli- gent and patriotic. They have set to succeed"
Evening star., 1926-05-22
WOMAN SURRENDERS
in MURDER MYSTERY
Shot Arthur w. Wade Near Nor
folk, Va, in Defense Of Honor,
Police Told. .-
By the Associated Press.

BY the Assoc ated Press.
NORFOLK. Va. May 22.-Mystery
surrounding the finding, April 10, of
the body Of Arthur w. Wade. a well
known man of Princess Anne County,
with two bullet wounds in the head
was cleared last night with the sur.
render of Mrs Lillian Wakeman of
Lvnnhaven. and her statement to the
authorities that she shot Wade to
death in defense of her honor.
Wade was found in a field near a
county road. County and city detec'
tives worked for weeks in an endeavor
to obtain clue to the slayer. and
although scores of persons were in.
terrogated no arrest was made.
Last night Mrs. Wakeman. who is
the mother of two young children.
accompa MED by her attorney. sur
rendered and then issued statement
giving what she said was the story of
the affair. She declared Wade came
TO her home on the night Of the
tragedy in the absence of her family,
and at the point Of a pistol, forced
her to accompany him to the place
where his body was found.
The woman waived preliminary
hearing and was held for trial on
charge of murder at the June term Of
the Princess Anne County Court.
Wade was widely known in the
county. He was unmarried.
Evening star., 1926-05-22
78O-Lb. Baby Hippo
Takes Auto to New
Home i'm Baltimore

Washington's 7s0.pound baby,
the hippopotamus that was born
at the Zoo Park here on March 13.
1925. graces a. cage today in the
Geological Park in Baltimore.
The little fellow was trans
ferred to Baltimore through the
combined efforts OF the National
Geological Park here and the au-
thorities of Druid Hill Park
The Washington staff took IL by
motor truck as far as Silver Spring,
where IL was transferred to a
truck from Baltimore and con-
tinued its journey in comfort and
apparently ..well satisfied. The
baby hippo is reported to have
stood the trip well. @.
Evening star., 1926-05-22
Blight Threatening
Chestnut Trees in
|. Appalachian Range
IL j.

Eighty per cent of the chestnut
trees of nine-tenths of the South
ern Appalachin forests, described
as the most important stands re-
naming in the country, will be
dying of blight in less than 10
years. the Department Of Agricul-
ture estimated today in a state
ment declaring they are facing
certain destruction.
The chestnut blight was brought
to this country on nursery stock
from Asia before 1904, when 1t
was recognized near New York.
Since then it has destroyed nearly
all the chestnut of the Northeastern
States and is spreading south
ward
No remedy is known, but the de-
partment advised the cutting of
blighted trees as soon as possible,
since the lumber from them is de-
clared to be equal to that of live
trees II salvaged before deterio-
ration has set in
Evening star., 1926-05-22
farm CONFERENCE
PLAN IS APPROVED
National industrial Council
Endorses Meeting to In.
cIude Manufacturers.

Further Endorsement of the Sugges
ton for a national conference between
the agricultural and general manu-
featuring industries, which has won
approval from many sources here re-
Gently. was given today by the Ma
tional Industrial Council. at the clos
ing session of the semi-annual meet
ing of it's executive committee at the
Mayf1ower Hotel.
Not only did the council adopt
unanimously a resolution to this eff
feet. but to give emphasis to their de
sire to see such. a, conference actually
convened. the delegates present cast
their vote by standing. The council
bound itself to accept an invitation
10 the conference outlined and ener'
getically urged that plans for~~its
meeting as early as possible be com
pleted.
Another resolution of importance
which was adopted by acclamatior
attacked the direct primary as "ar
evil that leads to Vicious practices
and recommended that the electorate
of the country ''Get back without de
Law to the basis of responsible party
government In this instance, too
the delegates rose to register then
votes. The primary was attacked as
costly and disruptive of public inter
est in elections.
Coolidge Letter Read.
At a dinner in honor of those at
tending the sessions of the National
Industrial Council at the Mayfiower
Hotel last night a letter from Presi-
dent Coolidge was read. in which the
President said the salvation for both
agriculture and industry lies In cooper
alton and the establishment of good
will ard better understanding between
the two groups.
The Presidents letter was sent to
John f. Edgerton, chairman of the
council In il the President pointed
out that the industries represented at
the gathering of the council live by
the exchange with one another OF
their services and commodities, and
they cannot prosper separately nor
at one another's expense"
Each" the letter continued. "can
make notable contribution to our
common progress. but only by better
understa nding OF one anothers com
adjustments essential to the prosper
ity Of a voluntary society.
In this opinion Senator Fernald of
Maine later concurred in an address.
He. too. dwelt upon the interdepend-
ence of agriculture and industry
Prof. r. c. Atkeson. Washington rep
resentative of the National Grange,
and William ]. Thompson. another
grange official. expressed similar sen
timentS.