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New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
WOULD DIVERT TRAFFIC
 THROUGH NEW BRITAIN
Hotel Official Recommends 100 Road Signs Pointing Way to
 Hardware City.

New Britain people should see Ithat there are more guide posts and road signs placed so as to direct traffic to this city from the main trunk highways, according to J. Lin- field Damon, former president of the American Hotels corporation and now president of the United Hotels corporation which is the parent organization.
 MT. and Mrs. Damon visited the Burritt hotel last night and left this morning In discussing his trip to this city the hotel official, who made he opening address at the inaugu- ration of the hotel, said he drove from Glastonbury to Middletown and back to Wethersfield, looking for road to New Britain. It was about 10 o'clock at night and he could not find anyone who could direct him until he got to Middle town. Then he was sent back to Wethersfcld. It took more than two hours to get here from Glaston- bury because of being misdirected.
 MT. Damon recommended to Man agcr John A. Morgan that he im- mediately get 100 signs pointing the way to New Britain and have them posted at conspicuous intersections within a radius of 50 miles of the Cify
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
COCHIN RETAINS HIS
 TITLE AMONG TURNER'S
Wins All-Aromd Championship And Singlc-Handed Gives His Club Winning Points.

Philadelphia. June 26 Py-Alfrcd Jochin, of the Swiss Turner's Of New York City. not only retained his all- around championship in the Nation ,al A. A. U. gymnastic meet last might, but single-handcd gave his club the team trophy with q total lOf 21 points.
 In winning the all round title. Jochin ran up a total of 2993 points. Paul Kremplc, of the Los Angeles A. C., was second with 2944, and Waller F. Meyer. Of the New York Turner's, third with 2S13.1. Jochin was also the winner on the parallel bars, horizontal bars and side horse ,contcstS.
 Other individual winners were Adoiph Zink. New York Turner's, long horse; Paul Krcmp)e, flying rings; Ray Quicker. New York A. .C., club swinging, and Manfred Kramer, Newark, A. C., rope climb. kremple. Butcher and Kramer also won their respective titles last year.
 A miH-up in counting the point score in the tunblns resulted in the event being declared no contest. 1t will be held again today.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
MISS MILK0WITZ TO WED
 HARTFORD MAN TOMORROW
School Teacher Becomes Bride Of Benjamin J. HurWit, With Rabbi
 Silycrman Officiating.

The wedding of Miss Helen Mar cia MilkoWitz, daughter of MT and Mrs. Isaac Milkowitz Of 107 Bassett street, and Benjamin J. Hurwit of Hartford, son of Mir. and Mrs. Isaac Hurwit of Colchester will take place tomorrow at Libman's restaurant in Hartford, Rabbi Morris Silverman Of Hartford will officiate.
 The bride will be attired in a gown Of white georgette trimmed with rhinestoncs and will carry a shower bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley.
 A reception will follow the cere- mony at which 75 guests are expect. ed to be present from Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut. The dormitory will be decorated with palms, ferns and roses for the oc- casion.
 The couple will leave on a we'd ding trip to New York, Philadelphia and the Adirondack Mountains and upon their return will reside in Hartford.
 Miss MilkoWitz is graduate of the New Britain High school. The attcndcd the Normal school and was a substitute teacher in the schools of this city. She also taught foreign evening school classes at the Elihu Burritt school for the past three years.
 Mir Hurwit is a graduate of the Bacon academy of Colchester and attended Cooper Union college and Columbia university. He is the pro- prietor of the Hulwit Hardware Co.,, of Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
MASS. AUTOISTS
 ARE CHECKED UP
Thousands Halted to Have
 Licenses Inspected

Boston. June 26 Pl-Massachu- sstts motorists were recovering to- day from a surprise maneuver by the state registrar of motor vehicles which halted thousands of home ward bound drivers yesterday in a rush hour search for licenseless op- orators.
 Reports from tho larger cities of .the state today indicated that of the great number of drivers halted and .qucstioncd, comparatively few had been handed summonses.
 At the outset of the drive, Frank A. Goodwin, registrar, who had directed its execution, estimated that .I5.0oO of the states 700,000 driv- CTS were using the roads without the necessary papers.
 State and city police assisted in- spectors of GoodWin's office in the campaign which opened at 4 o'clock and ended at ,. Dense streams of traffic ading in and out of Boston and on the ] ,1in arteries of travel as well as on the principal thorough fares tapping the other large cities of the state were brought to @ stop.
 Traffic jams and confusion were general. In Greater Boston the worst tfeup was at the Cambridge end of the Harvard bridge where stalled machines on Memorial drive completely blocked the approach.
 ElscWhl Q motorists complained of duplicating inspections as they drove from suc section to another. m Wakefield additional confusion was occasioned when police conceiv- ed the plan of giving motorists who had been passed tags which for merly had been used to order viola tors to report to police station. Scores of drivers mistaking the in- tent of the police promptly reported or telophoned headquarters.
 In some places drivers who pos sassed licenses but were without them at the time of examination were required 10 drive back later 10 show them 10 police.
 In Worcester, where several thousand operators were examined, only two summonses were served, while in Springfield no arrests were
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
DISPUTES RIGHT 10
 USE OVERSEAS CAP
Army FHer Arrested but Re-
 leased by PhiIa. Police

Philadelphia, June 96 tPl-Wear- ing of an overseas cap on the streets is a serious offense, in the eyes of two Philadelphia agents of the de- partmcnt of justice.
 These agents. r.. B. Harrigan and J. M. McInerney, yesterday met Captain Harry C. Drayton, com- handing officer of the first observa- ton squadron at Mitchell Field, \. Y, walking along the street wearing his overseas cap. They haled him before Police Captain James J. Hern and attempted 10 have him placed under arrest on charges of violating army regulations.
 Captain Hern, however, disagreed with their points of view. and after q long argument refused 10 lock up the army officer. Both Captain Drayton and the department of jus tice agents left police headquarters yowing they would report the affair to their respective departments.
 Drayton had flown from Mitchell Field to the scqqui- grounds and was under orders to continue to Washington. He was strolling along the street with Major John Mcdonnell, in charge of aYia- ton at the exposition, when he was halted by the agents.
 Captain Drayton declared that army regulations provide that over seas caps may not be worn generally in peace tifde. but that while per forming duty in the air service of fccrs on cross country flights were permitted to do so.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
ConstantinopIe Growing
 As True M0slem Center

Constantinople. June 26 (P) - How quickly Constantinople is los ing it's European character is shown by the fact that 610 stu dents in Robert college. an Ameri- can institution, this year 51 per cent are Turks. Prior to the war, less than five per cent were Mos lems, the remainder being Bul- garians, Armenians, Greeks, AL banians and Serhians,
 Similarly, more than half Of inc 400 students in the American Girls college on the Bosphorus this year are Turkish. The teaching of the Turkish language, history and other subjects is now compulsory. In addition to their American in structors. both colleges are required to employ a specified number of Turkish teachers and other em- ployes.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
DIN WILL RE,ECHO
 SCREAM OF EAGLE
l5Oth Anniversary Of Independ-
 eDC0 to Be Observed

4 proclamation to the churches of inc city to ring their bells and to factories 10 blow their whistles al 11:l1 a. m. daylight saving time, , Monday was issued today by Mayor i Gardner C. Weld.
 The proclamation is in connection With the Chamber of Commerce mo\e 10 aid in the pcrpetuation of tho Thomas Jefferson memorial Monticello" at Charlottesville. Va. Several years ago chambers of com merce throughout the country aided in raising funds 10 purchase the home and the purchase was made. Now movement is on foot 10 clear it of all indebtedness and provide an endowment fund for the home as memorial shrine. This move off cially starts Monday morning. when the mayor of Philadelphia will an- nounce the fact by the ringing Of throughout the country will be rung and whistles blown as an echo of the Liberty Bell.
 The proclamation Is as follows:
 Monday. June 2S. 1926, marks .thc start of American Independence Week, comm norating 150 years Of American freedom and independ- .encc.
 Communities throughout the limited States will participate in the national movement to give recogni- tion 10 this great event in American history. by the ringing of bells and the blowing of whistles at 11:11 "a. m,. D. s. T., Monday, at which time the mayor Of Philadelphia will ring the Liberty Bell.
 AS mayor Of New Britain, I urge that the citizens of this city pause at this moment on Monday, to give thought and consideration to the significance of this anniversary. Bells should peal forth from the churches of our city and whistles should be blown from our factories.
 'Jn connection with the observ- ance of this anniversary week, the national campaign in the interests of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial foundation will begin and 1 urge that our citizens contribute their share in successfully raising this fund.
 "GARDNER F.. WELD.
 Mayor Of New Britain"
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
Canadian House Has
 An All Night Session

Ottawa. June 26 tP)-In q battle lasting until dawn, during which it was on the losing side of three di- visions. 1hc government at 5:20 o'clock this morning managed to get through a motion adjourning the house Of commons. The motion was carried 1l5 10 114, and the house went over until Monday afternoon.
 The end came amid wild excite mcnt, with both sides cheering and throwing papers in the air, The scene was such as has not been wit messed in the Canadian parliament for perhaps half century.
 Adjournment brought temporary relief 10 the weary members. but the situation remains unchanged. The house has still 10 decide the gov crnment's fate on the report of She parliamentary customs investigating committee.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
At 94 Makes Daily
 Trip to Business

Topsield, Mass. June 26 Pt-Al- bert A. Conant who travels daily % miles from his home here to his of flee in Boston started on his 94th year today as little concerned as if he had been half century younger.
 MT. Conant believes he is one of the oldest if not the oldest, member of the Masonic fraternity in the United States. He has been a mem- bcr of St. Johns lodge in Boston since 1867. He is Topfield's oldest resident and for years has taken an active interest in town affairs.
 Besides attending to daily busi- ness. the nonogenarian finds time to cultivate a spacious flower garden. Roses are his hobby.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
BIGGEST PASSENGER
 STEAMER LAUNCHED
Ship sent Into Philadelphia Natcrs Today in Presence Of Gov
 crnmcnl Officials

Philadelphia. June 2G Pp-High government officials and members of congress were here today for the launching at Cramps shipyard of the steamship Malolo. largest and speedie5 passenger vessel ever built in this country.
 The ship will be christencd by Lurline and Bernice Roth 6-year- old twins who crossed the continent to dash the customary bottle against the vessels bow. They are daugh- ters Of W. P. Roth. general manager of the Matson Navigation company which will operate the big snip be tween San Francisco and Honolulu upon it's completion next spring.
 The Malolo is 5S2 feet long with g beam of S5 feet. When loaded she will have a displacement Of 22.- o00 tons. She is expected to reduce the time for the round trip between Honolulu and San Francisco from 12 to s days. Tho cost of the vesse! was said to be $6.SQ0,000.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
CUSTER MEMORIAL ENDS
Officers of Old and Modern Seventh Cavalry As Well AS Indians In Final Ceremony.

Crow Agency, Mont, June 26 lPD-- Veterans of General George A. Gus ter's old regiment-the seventh cav alry-today joined the new seventh and hundreds of Indians assembled here in honoring the soldiers killed fifty years ago yesterday in engage ments led by Major Reno and Cap- tain Benteen.
 Todays ritual concludes q three day field ceremony commemorating the semi-centennial anniversary Of the battle of the Little Big Horn In which Custcr and his immediate command were annihilated by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, June 27' 1876.
 A cross was erected on the side of 'le Reno -Benteen fight by Gen eral F. S. Godfrey, retired. one o' four surviving officers of the old seventh.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
NEW SIGN APPROVED.

Travelling salesmen and advertise ing men are cOngratulating the Chamber of Commerce upon it's new road sign recently placed on the municipal sign board at Stanley and Allen streets. The sign contains but one sentence, which in itself points out a vast amount of information, It reads; New Britain, Center of Con- necticut. Fifth city in size"
 The center of Connecticut means industriously as well ss geographi- oally, according to Secretary Gould of the Chamber of Commerce. .
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
PRAISES CONN. ROADS
Chicf Noble Says They Are Better Than Highways In Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Connecticut roads outclass those of the other New England states, ac- cording to Chief William J. Noble Of the fire department, who, with Mrs. Noble, returned last evening by au- tomobile, fsom Manchester, N. H., where the chief attended the annual convention of the New England Fire Chiefs association. The roads in New Hampshire and Massachusetts suffer by comparison with those in this state. the chief reports.
 More than 600 members and friends were in attendance at the convention, which opened early this week, and the exhibit of fire ap- paratus and equipment was the best Chief Noble has ever s&n at a con- vcntion of the association, he says. The convention next year will be in Portland, Me.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
BAND CoNCERT PROGRAM.

The following program will ht rendered at Lake Compounce tomor. row by the American Legion bant of New Britain Post No. 6, undeI the direction of V. j. DiFironzo:
 Part l. America. F;lsie-Symphonic March TrieSte-OVertu ure-P. Deiror Poor Papa-FoX Trot. If l Knew I'd Find You--FoE Trot. The Golden Dragon-OVerture. Roll 'Em Girls-FOX Trot. Horscs-Novelty Fox Trot. Ernani-Selection Verdi.
 Part II. Stars and Stripes Forever-March. Poet and Pcasant-Overture. Ting a-Ling-WaltZ, Lonesome and Sorry-FoN Trot. L'Arlesienne-G. Bizet. I-Pastoralc.
 II-Intermczzo Around About Way to Heaven.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
SUMMER SCHOOL FACULTY
Snpt. Holmes Announces Appoint mcuts of Principal And Teachers
 For Term Which Opens July 6.

Miss Katherine VI. Roche of 76
 Bassctt street principal of the Northend school, has been appoint ed principal Of this years summer school which will open on July C and run for five weeks. Su2crintcn- Ident $. II. Holmes announced this morning. TWcnty-four other tcacA- .cTs were appointed.
 The list follows:
 Helen A. ConIon, Kathryn MrDon- ough, Rose Miller, Martha Rosoff, Mary A. Murphy, Catherine OLeary, Helen C. Brennan, Harriet M. Don ovan, Margaret M. Collins. Virginia ITallard, Kathryn r. Kent, Lillian (. .Chambors, Daisy I[oplowitZ, Alice k. Campbell, Alice It. Sweeney, Marion M. Egan. Grace r. Conlin, Rose G. .Conlin, Alice r. Hickey. Carolyn z. Young Mildred May Mary F.. Ma .guire, Anne O'Bricn, and Mildred Anderson.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
Is Badly SCaIdcd

Westerly. R. l., June 2G.LP-An- drew Bonnet, fireman. and Chester Frasier, engineer, of the Cape Cod der, New York. New Haven and Hartford express train wrecked near Kingston, were brought 10 the hos pital here on three baggage cars which had been detached from the rear end of the express.
 A physician accompanied both men on the trip. Bennett, the most seriously injured was suffering from a severe scalding, His name was put on the danger list.
 Five sleeping cars and three coaches of the express which had re- mained on the tracks were joined with the baggage cars here and made into a train which was taken to New London, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
Babe Ruth in Jail,
 But Only as Guest

Boston, June 26 tP(-Babe Ruth, home run king. doesn't aim 10 go to jail but if he ever has to, the Charles street jail here will be his choice.
 The Babe was there yesterday - not by court order but as a guest of Sheriff John A. Keliher, an old friend.
 This isn't jail, it's like 8 ho- tel" quoth the Yankee slugger as keIiher showed him about. He told the sheriff he would rather serve time there than in any one he had ever been in and then hastened to explain that past acquaintance with prisons had been strictly in guest capacity.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
Architects Needed for
 Government Buildings

Washington, June @G tF9 - With work about 10 begin on the $165,- 00o.o0O building program recently authorized by congress- William c. Dcming. president of the civil sery- ice commission. said today that il was having great difficulty in ind ing the architects and assistant architects needed, especially in the lower grades.
 The public buildings program is the most ambitious project Of it's kind ever launched and a large corps of professional designers is required.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
ON POLICE BLOTTER

A, Bcrkowitz of 1S1 Pleasant street complained to the police that boys from Glen street steal cherries in his yard and damage his garden.
 Vincent Madus of G4 Rhodes street reported his bicycle stolen in front of the New Britain Machine Company factory on Chestnut street.
 John McCabe of Lee street conI- plaincd that boys damage the roof of q shed in the rear of his home. Officer William Grabeck chased the boys and caught one, last night, who promised to keep off the shed here after.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
BIRTHDAY PARTY

A birthday party was held for Henry B. Crowell at 20 Lenox place yesterday afternoon. Mir. Crowell, Iwho was S4 years old yesterday, has just returned from the Hartford hospital where he underwent an operation recently. Only members
 of the immediate family attended the party. but Mir. Croweu was the recipient of flowers and congratula- tions throughout the whole day.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
South Farms YOungster
 Badly Injured by Auto

Middletown, Conn. June 26 (P- Frank Marine, five. son of CarmeIo Marine, of 149 Main street, South Farms. is in the Middlesex hospital in a serious condition and suffering from a fractured skull as the result of being struck last night by an automobile operated by Denis O'Brien, in MacDonough Place OBrien is a building contractor.
 The driver was not held.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
Movies, Monograph and
 Radio on Big Air Liners

Barlin, June 26 P-Passengers on the huge air liners of the German air service, which on some plans furnishes movies and photograph music for the diversion of air trav- elers, will soon be able to pick up 6 wireless telephone receiver and, de- spite the roar Of three 120-horse- power motors, talk with any tele- phone subscriber in any large city Of Germany.
 Wireless telephone experiments between the pilots of two of the night air routes and landing fields have proved successful. The pilot circling over Stockholm, Sweden. In a thunderstorm talked with Temple hofer field Berlin for five minutes.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
MT. and Mrs. H. E. Parker
 Married for 25 Years

Mr. and Mrs. Harry r.. Parker of g Lincoln street are today quietly observing the 25th anniversary of their marriage. They were married in Baldwinsyille, Mass, on June 2G, 1901. Before her marriage Mrs. Parker was Miss Gda Nell Yeager of that town. For several years theylived in Winchcndon. Mass, where MT. Parker was employed in the Mason x Parker toy factory. In 1910 he entered the employ of the Stanley Rule X Level Co. and came 10 this city being transferred 10 its Bridgeport plant and returning here in 1916. Mir, Parker left this con- ceru this spring. They have one son, kermet l.. Parker.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
Weymouth, Eng, Sends
 Greetings to Mass. Town

Weymouth, Eng. June 26 tP'-The inhabitants of this city gave rous- ing sendoff today to a deputation headed by Mayor Councillor Percy j.. A'Court which left for Southampton to board the Aquitania, bound for Weymouth. Mass.
 The deputation is carrying a num- her of gifts. including a silver mus tard pot used by George III. a silk banner and an autographed portrait of Thomas Hardy who is sending a message to the American nation.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
High Water Mark Is
 Reached in Germany

Berlin, June 26 Reports from various parts of Germany received by noon today indicated that the high water mark has been reached and. that q gradual recession may be expected.
 All shipping from Berlin to Bres. laU and Stettin to Breslau has stop ped as barges and steamers are un- able to pass under the bridges. Shipping between Berlin and Ham, burg is continuing under great diff faculties.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
B. & NJ. SHOWS GAIN

Boston. June 26 tPI--A substantial gain in new income for May over the same months last year was shown by the Boston and Maine railroads statement today. Income for May was s527,627 compared with s1S9,- 553 in 1925. Operating revenues in- creased s1S9,459 operating expenses were s177,27S less, due largely to a change in accounting methods.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
Farmer Tells of HerOism
 Of West Point Cadet

New York, June 26 Pl-Cadet William Point, West Point senior who was burned to death Tuesday in an airplane wreck near Mitchel field. died attempting to rescue Ma ior William L. Moose, who was In the plane with him.
 The story of Points heroism was told yesterday 10 Major Stanley James of the signal corps by a farmer who saw the crash. He said the cadet was thrown clear of the plane when if fell to earth and that three times he attempted 10 rescue Major Moose from he flaming plane. The third time he was overcome and his burned body was later found near that of the major.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
RETIREMENT I-NCERrAIN

Paris. June 2G LP)-The retirement of George Robineau from the gov ernorship of the Bank of France, which was consistently rumored yes terday and semi-officially confirmed, appeared less, certain this morning.
 Premier Briand, upon leading the cabinet meeting, said the rumor Of resignation was without foundation.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
HERE'S NEWS FOR YEGGS,
 BANKERS AIM IS GOOD
Bull's-cye on Police Range Peppered By Marksmen During Practice Rivalry Between Institutions,

If bank robbers drop in on New Britain banks during working hours they will encounter some straight shooting clerks and officials, it was learLed today. The revolver range at police eadquarters is patronized frequently by bank employees. some Of whom are able 10 plug the bulls eye with surprising regularity.
 Rivalry between the banks is de- veloping, according to the employees, and steps may be taken to arrange shootings tournaments to settle the question of supremacy in friendly competition. and also 10 improve the marksmanship.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
Weather Conditions for
 New Haven and Vicinity

New Haven, June 26 - weather conditions for New Haven and vicin- ity; Partly cloudy tonight and Sun day. The disturbance which was central over Michigan yesterday morning is now passing out the St. Lawrence valley. It is causing To- cal showers in the eastern portion of the Lake Region and New Eng land. It is followed by an area of high pressure which is producing pleasant weather from the Rocky Mountains eastward to Ohio.
 Conditions favor this vicinity showers followed by fair and slight ly cooler.