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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12
BRITISH UNIONS
IN DIRE STRAITS

MARGATE, England, Oct. IL.
Dire financial straits OF British
trade unions. due TO the expendi.
lures incident to the general strike
in May, were disclosed today during
the sessions of The Labor party
conference.
Ben Tillett. of the Transport
Workers Union. declared his or
ganization had spent $4,000 dur
ing the general strike and Is now
$500. 900 in debt. He declared that
he believed other unions were in
similar straits.
J. H. Thomas and Ramsay Nc
Donald were frequently booed when
they addressed the conference.
The conference adopted resolution
condemning the government for its
handling OF the coal strike and
urged naturalization OF the mines
Confident that a labor govern.
ment is not far distant, the leaders
discussed the formation OF the next
labor ministry.
The announcement that the mem.
bership of the Labor party Is now
3.373,000, an increase of It's, All dur
ing the last year. bolstered hopes.
Fearful lest the leaders may at
tempt a coalition with the Liberal
party, several resolutions were Of
fered in the conference which would
prohibit such action.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12
COLUMBUS DAY.
OBSERVED
! @D

This Is Columbus Day, and cele-
6ration Of the 434th anniversary Of
the discovery of America Is in
progress in the Capital.
Before the Impressive marble me-
'nortAl to Columbus on Union Sta
zion Plaza special exercises were
sconducted by a delegation from the
washington general assembly. fourth
degree knights of Columbus, at
1850 o'clock this morning.
The Rev. Francis x. Cavanaugh.
State chaplain, OF the Knights of
COLUMBUS. delivered the memorial
address. being introduced by Charles
w. Darr. The Rev. George Muir
dock. chaplain at the Marine Bar
racks at Quantico, Va, also spoke.
Patriotic music was furnished by
khe Georgetown College Band.
A wreath was placed at the foot
OF the memorial by the Italo-Ameri-
can Society, of which r. Del Tufo
1s president. j. BaldRcci was In
charge of the ceremony, which took
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12
THIEVES
ROB FIVE

Among a number of thefts re.
ported last night to the police was
that of a SIS wrist watch and small
amount of money from Harry w.
Crum, director of athletics of George
Washington University. The ar
ticles were stolen from his dressing
room.
James M. Noakes, 1875 Mintwood
Pl. N. W., reported the theft from
his apartment Of a jewelry box con-
tanning a $3.50 dinner ring, $3.50
diamond bar pin, a $50 string of
seed pearls, and a platinum cluster
ring, set with eight diamonds, the
value of which was not stated.
A 800 diamond ring was stolen
from Mrs. Clarence Moser. 1901 Six
teenth st. n. W.. while she was
moving from one apartment to an
other in the same building.
A number OF dresses. totaling $57
were stolen from the apartment of
Miss Marie v. Edwards. BIB
Georgia Ave. N. w. The thief en-
tered the apartment through a side
window.
While walking in front Of 1892 v
st. N. W., Nellie Brand, colored,
1882 Fifteenth St. N. W.. was ap.
preached by a small colored boy,
who grabbed her pocketbook and
ran down an alley.
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Fabrics

V e mis- e, Estrella,
Rouvelaine. Velsheen,
S u e d e, Novelty
Tweeds, Lustrossa and
Kashmyrine.
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Mickey (Himself) Mcclure = = By FOntaine Fox

MCGUIRE COMES ACROSS THE R.R. TRACKS INTO
The MORE POLITE RESIDE NTIAL NEISHsoRHo HOOD
TO IANE SrIeATE A CERTAIN REPORT.
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EVER
PAVING CUTS

New regulations to prevent un-
necessary cutting Of holes in street
pavements and providing for the
repair Of such holes when they are
necessary have been adopted by
District officials.
A rule that anyone cutting a hole
in the street shall puddle and
ram" the backfillng so no settling
will ensue, has not been enforced
because of lack OF inspectors.
A new regulation provides that If
the new surface over a filled-in
hole sinks new paving shall be
provided and charged against the
person or company which caused
the cutting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12
COUNTY CITIZEN
GROUP ELECTS

Oliver Owen Kuhn was reelected
president of the Montgomery County
Civic Federation at a meeting In
the Rockville Volunteer Fire De-
partment Station last night. Repre-
sentatives OF 20 associations at
tended the meeting.
other officers elected were:
Frank L. Hewitt. of Alta Vista,
vice president; Major r. B. Law
renee, of Battery Park, recording
secretary; Walter B. Armstrong,
corresponding secretary, and John
v. Johnson, Of Takoma Park,
treasurer.
Half a dozen other citizen asso-
Citations also met last night. some
of them for the first time this fall.
The Brookland Citizens Associa-
ton unanimously Endorsed the mid
| city site for the market center.
The Northeast Citizens Associa-
ton, meeting in Ludlow School, re-
elected Evan H. Tucker president
for the ensuing year. Other Off
GERS elected were: Dr. L. B. Walter.
first vice president; Bruce L. Cas-
teel, second vice president; Edward
Roscoe Jenkins, financial secretary:
Samuel Thomas. treasurer; and w.
G. Lyon, Z. II. Bennett, w. W.
Sisson, and William p. Belts, mem
bers of the executive committee.
The Takoma Park Citizens AssQ-
citation, meeting in the Takoma
Library, sponsored the mid-city
market site, and urged the repay
ing Of Georgia Avenue from Web
ster Street to Rock Creek Church
Road
Harry N. Stull was reelected
president of the Stanton Park Citi-
zens Association, which met in the
Peabody School. Other officers
elected were: A. H. Gregory. first
vice president; John P. Smith, sec
ond vice president; D. E. Manning,
secretary; Robert L. DER. financial
secretary; George Clagett, treasurer,
and A. H. Gregory and Mr.. Stull
delegates to the federation.
Street repairs were discussed at
meeting of the Hillsdale Citizens
Association in the Birney School.
c. L. Howard presided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12
CONCERT

Bv the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra, at Stanley
Hail. at 5:45 O'Clock. John >;
NJ Zimmermsnn, conductor; Emil
A. Fenstad assistant leader.
March. Sons of New Zealand,
LithEow
Overture. "Athalia". Mendelssohn
Two characteristic sketches
(a) Chinese" ........ kienm
OBJ. Southern ........ .Klemm
Scenes from the musical COM
edy, 1.-THE Student Prince"
Remberg
Fox trot, Behind the Clouds,
De Sylvia
VaIse de concert, "A la bien
aimee Schutt
Finale. WHAT No Spinach,
Dinty Moore
1.-THE Star Spangled- Banner"
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HISTORIC c { NJ
Thief LOOT
BY international News Service

PARIS, Oct. 1.-THE Samoun
Rose diamond. one of the jewels
of the Crown of France and a
world-famous gem, was among the
loot taken by thieves who entered
the Grand Condo Museum during
the night, the police announced to-
day.
The thieves, who entered Chantilly
Chateau through window, made
away with $275,OOO worth of jewels.
which were on exhibition in the
Grand Condo Museum.
The Samoun Rose diamond is
valued at $150,000.
Among the loot were jewelled
daggers and sabres, gold, antique
watches and miniatures.
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Members of

place at 10 o'clock. Members of
the society made addresses.
The knights of Columbus will
complete its celebration with a pro-
gram in the Willard Hotel tonight.
Addresses will be made by members
and invited guests. and later there
will be dancing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12
For Misses-FOr Women
For Larger Women

Through the cooperation of the manu-
facturers and planning months ahead, we
are able to offer handsomely tailored Win
ter coats of suede-like and velvety pile fab
RIGS, luxuriously fur trimmed and in the
leading silhouettes-at these interestingly
low prices during our annual October Sale
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12
FORREST PLAYERS WILL
PLAN FOR NEW SEASON

The Forrest Players. Of the
Southeast Community Center, will
hold the first meeting of the season
at Hine Junior High School at s
o'clock tomorrow night.
The presentation OF new plays
IS planned under the direction of
Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest. pageant
and drama director.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12
COLOrs

Chanel Red, Jungle
Green, Valencia Blue,
Wallflower, Ia t E.
gray, C h e s t n u t,
Autumn Brown and
Black.
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Near Death From Gas

Edwin S. Ayers, 50 years old. a
covering in Emergency Hospital to-
day from the effects of gas escap-
ing from a heater in his room.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12

The first payment. then its yours
many reasons why you should buy a
used car fro mthe ones listed In
Times and Herald classified ads-puy
as yOu please.
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Styles

Bloused back, Dol
man Sleeve, Slender,
Wrappy Silhouette,
S h a w | Collars and
pointed fashion ex-
emplified in collars,
cuffs and stitching.
Coat Section. Third floor.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
CHAPMAN DIED AS
 HE ALWAYS LIVED
Refused Religion, Saying He
 Couldn't Be Hypoc1ite

New York, April io P' Gerald Chapman, who was hanc"d rarly Tuesday in Wtthcrstield prison. Conn.,. for the murder Of a policc- man. refused th" consultations ot r". ligicN on the scaftold because he did not want 10 die hypccrite, Fr"d- crick l. Ciroehl, his counsel, said yesterday,
 Although Chapman vas friendly with the Reverend Michael r, Barry Roman Catholic church chaplain. the doomed man asked h"for" his ,rxrcution that tho priest no' accom- rany him to tho dcath chamber. "T"!l Father Barry" T." told Judge Ciroehl. that I'll go through iall right, don't need any consola- It!on."
 C.rochl said Ii" remmdoA th" pris- ! oncr of tho feelings of Charman's brother ard sister if he entirely scorned religion and refused to tra nsmit the message.
 i T can't die q hypocrto," Groch h) said Chapman told him. "1 want my i friends outside. in thc underworld land out. 10 know that I am dying line way I lived, and that I won't turn Co the church tN tho end.
 "NIy life has hecr arranged on q pats orn. I've worked it out by rrin- Iciple and I intend 10 dio hy the eame principles. Whatever I've hron, I intended 10 hc: nnd I shall not at ,hn end give my life th" lie.'
 ATr. Gronhl also said that Wo- man whose name he would not dis .o.osc, attempted 10 obtain Caar- mans body for burial. end offered ito snend s2,500 for the funeral and a lot in q cemetery at Clih'sido, x, ]. The lawyer said he receive! a ittloqram from the woman at l2:"o ITucsday morning, less than half an irour after Chapman was hHnE"d, land shortly after the body had been removed from Wethershcld prison.
 Chapman never mentioned the
 woman to him, MT. GrOehl said, an he did not know whether she va
 q relative. William Quinn, an m ,,ertnker in CliGSiGe. told EfSteTda,
 of q woman who came to his "S'2o I1ishment in limousine, and "lh { chauffeur. seeking q coffin and G make arrangements for Chapman funeral.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10

accepted as the name Of the noun tain. It had heon known to the In- dians as "Denali," which means The Most High"
 c, Can a United States army ot- icer offer his resignation at any ,ime he pleases?
 A. Yes, but 1t need not be accept d, Tho cadets in the United States Military Academy pledge them elves to serve eight years, This ob- ieation. however, may be waived If circumstances warrant it
 .. Are South Americans of the Nhite race?
 A, They are Of Latin stock and therefore Cancasians (white). A part of the population of South America are Indians and many are mixed Indian and white blood. Indians be. long to the red race.
 c. When was the Jess Willard Luis Firpo fight held?
 A. July i2, 1923 at Jersey City New Jersey,
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
HOTEL TOURISTS
 HAVING GOOD T|MI
Americans Spending Day Shop
 ping in London

London. April 10 P--Members of gation which arrived here last night on a tour of Europe were up early this morning and began shoppirS tours so as to have their work in .his line completed before one o'clock, the closing hour for all stores and shops in London. Sight, seeing trips were on the program for the afternoon.
 Tonight the Americans will at tend q banquet at the Savoy hotel al which there will be 600 guests, Every dish is 10 be a triumph in culinary art, designed to show Oscar i Ischirhy. the noted "Oscar' of th" i Waldorf Astoria in New York; II. r.. 1 Manwaring of the. Palace hotel, San ! Francisco and other famous hotel men. what the chefs here can do in i the line of cooking. Lord pcshor- ough will preside at the dinner.
 One of the most interviewed of 1 the hotel men my English ojurnol- ists has been Mayor Frank x. l schWah Of Buffalo, x. Y. whose hobby Is running the Hotel De Gink. The newspaper men asked few qucs- tions as 10 how Mr. schwah runs the city of Buffalo, but they wanted to know all details about how he con , ducted the Hotel De Gink, and MT, Schvab told them and vas given much newspaper space,
 The mayor is accompanied by the Buffalo chief of police, Frank Carr. Tn fulI uniform Chief Carr gave Ply mouth, where the steamer that brought the Americans over landed, and London their first opportunity to see an American policeman in unl- form. Chief Carr no sooner arrived in London than he began talking Nc the "hnhbits" He could not quite get accuStom to their oddly shaped helmets and the fact that they car rind neither gun nor club,
 Another of Mayor Schwah's party
 iq Jimmy Slattecy, boxer lhf
 mayer said s'attery had yoluntHeret
 his services 10 box here, in Paris l}nrlin. Eomc and other cities, any local r",ahriti"s. Tho proceeds O t,,o r,outs are 'c he given 70 charity
 fir, Srhwah said crrancHmtnts al'
 ready had hoen launched for hoHin'
 matches in at lnaat six cities anC
 .hct s1a.tcry was ln splendid torn I, and looking forward to conteS''
 ui,r boxers in various countries
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
BEARS CHARMED LIFE
Tour-ycar-old Boy Falls Over 1"- foot nam Into G0-root Sluic'way md Is Tlshcd Out Alive.

Canton. Mas@. April lo P'-A 4-year-o)d boy who torpl"d over T l..eoot dam shot through a fo-foot slaicoway and was tish"d out 1"o feet downstream is alive today ap- raroutlv little thn wors" for his oX- r,rienrc. He IS UmhNrto Toimo- nari, son of local grocer.
 When the hoy tried 10 thro" a h~ayy stone into n" river near me Plymouth Rubber co. dam y'S''r' day he vent with it. Nhil' fro man searched the sluicevay for his body he vas being dragged ashore around a bend by William Cah"lI Canton high football star. ll"SuSrl' tstion methods brought lusty howl and Umberto vas packed home in hlanknts 10 prevent puHumonia'
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
SEEKS ANOTHER TITLE
Yale Iniversity's Intercollegiate Champion Polo Tcam Engages Triangle Polo Club Tonight.

New York. April 10 tF'-~Yale university's intercollegiate champion indoor polo team seeks another title tonight when it engages the Triangle Polo Club hcre for the open cham uionshir cup presented by C. l. Danforth.
 Roth teams are at top fo~m at tho end of a rather busy season and ar nyrallent battle is predicted by close followers of tho Famo. Tho lin'nps Yale Trianrular Polo Clu|
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
$ ranger in the House.

' .ldiecT III llt Iloute'
 Ilis condition was pronounced grave and he WAS moved to New York hospital. All hope for his recovery was abandoned yesterday when he suffered a rtlaps. and did not regain consciousness, lis son. Gilbert II. Miller, of London, also q ,heaNical producer, and several friends, were at the actor manager $ bedside when he died.
 Ms. Miller, his wife, was travel irG in Europe, She had been noti- fed Of her husbands illness anf had trade plans 10 sail for New York on tuc Maurctania, due 10 arrived next week. Henry J. Miller. Jr.. a ron. who is in California, and Mrs. C. McCoy, daughter, now in Wyom- tng, were informed of their fathers illness and were on their way cast "hen the end came.
 Mir Miller was born i'll London in 1860. and made his first stage ap- pcar7ncc in Toronto after his par cnts had moved 10 Canada.
 He made his New York debut in 1880 in "C'ymheline" with the lat. Adelaide Nelson, and later appeared with such celebrities a8 Minnie Mad- !rln ftSke and Margarnt AneNin, CO., starring with tho latter, He hccamr star in his own right in "Hrarts- oas"' in lH97. after he had been leading man in Charles Frohman Empire stock company for many years.
 Nine wars later ilo took over tht Ilincrss thrator. appearing as ar- 1 tor-manag"r in his greatest sue. 1 ccsscs. The Great Divide" "Th, : servant in the House. Daddy Long , l."es," La TendrcSst," "Molierc'
 and "Thc Famous Mrs. Tair" II 1918 he bought thratcr for hi, productions, calling it the Hcnr! ] Miller
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
ORDER TO SELL

The Superior Court of Hartford, lonn., has appointed mo a Commit tee 10 sell at public auction to the highest bidder the following real cs- 'af" situated in sald town of New Britain.
 First Piece, Known as $7-@9 Hart tord avenue, bounded North hy land 0i Congregation Brethren Sons of Israel or assigns. 70 feet; East by land Of SGlone Trocgrn or assigns, 1N feet; South by land of Bernard Lynch or aSignS. 6h f"ct, and West by Hartford avenue, 74 l-2 feet. Be irE known as S5-&9 Hartford ave rue, the measurements above given more or loss. and subject 10 certain sewer rights and rights 10 maintain a pole on the eastern boundary as appears in Vol, lG. Tags 2Q7 and cnG.
 second Piece Known as @69 Elm street, bounded North by land Of Jacob Grecnberg and Max TciCcn- haum, or assigns. 95.S feet: East by Elm street, 65.S feet: South by lands of Bernard Lynch or assigns, 97 feet. and West by land of Hymar Horwitz. Jacob Greenherg and Max Feicenhaum, or assigns, partly by , each, 7S feet. Being Known as 26. Elm street, measurements above be. linS given more or less. l The sale will take place on thc i premises on April l2, 1926 al o'clock in the afternoon. Said notice of sale shall be given for publishing this order in the New Britain Herald a newspaper printed in inc county of Hartford, once a week for twt consecutive weeks, the second puhli cation 10 be during the week be fore the sale.
 William c. Dunn.
 Committee appointed by th' Superior Court, 10 sell.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
CLASSICS FAVORED
 FOR CHILD STUDY
Publisher Thinks They Make
 Excellent Reading

New York, April 10 (Pe-"Allce," . uer journeys in "Wonderland" and . Through the Looking Glass dear to all the little Johns and Marys ot America, today visits thc nursery tircsides of Grettel in Germany and . Etiquette in France.
 Heidi" tho little goat.girl of the , Tyro'. whispers the story Of her flight into the mountains to wide | eyed Httl dwclltrs in the Low Countries.
 Tom, the sweep plays "Water Baby" in Vienna, city Of chjidrcns pools,
 Tho Black Forest is penetrated by young French, in search of "Schncc- Nitchon and the Seven Dwarfs' and the Forest of Arden is common ground to littlc Germans of tn" band of Robin Hood.
 soon tho clink of Hans Brink. CTS" skates on the ice of the Zul ! ter Zee may ring in the ears of ihr ! barefoot children of Southcrn Italy. . Don Cuixotn may ride NisFass past the inCrcdulous youth of Stockholm. When these young people grow up, isn't il possible that through thus having known each other and each others childhood friends, th"y may understand each other better than their elders, who were always Quarrelins?" asks Madame Helene ,Schcu-Riesz,
 Madame Scheu-R RiesZ, Niernesc writer, called "one Of the greatest unofficial educators Of our times, now is in this country, lecturing be fore schools. child study groups civic forums everywhere urging hcr over towering enthusiasm cheap editions of the classics ot every language for the children of every nation.
 Already her own company. tho Sesame Ncrlag has printed over @aO world classics in German, larg" number in French and English and q few in Italian.
 "I suppose every ono's life k turned hy the special hunger of childhood" she said, in explaining her work
 "Whon I was a child l hunCrred after books. I never had enough to read. That is why all my life have been possessed with thc idea that ! ought 10 help those who have no books"
 Seeing in England the Penny Booklets, then edited by w. p. stead. Madame scheu- Riesz for years fought 10 convince Austrian pub liShers 10 print cheap books for , children. When she finally found
 one, during the war. he was an ot- Acer. fghting-and yet she rersuad- d him to publish yearly alien en- , eny classics Alice in Wonderland , was used in many German schools v during the entire war.
 Since the war Madame scheU. Ricsz has lahorcd at the reform oi , schoolreaders. She has succeeded iT . getting many of these suppressed . and international classics substi tuted.
 If all the civilized nations coulC Q make a pact that they would burr
 their silly narrow-minded echoo
 readers" she said, and replac, I them by a series of classic and mod , ern authors, chosen out of the treas
 urics of the worlds book-shelvos !. then tho channels that have beci ( used 10 spread poison gas" coul' h br used 10 infuse q new sort Q 2 chemical feeding the minds or 'h s children with love Of beauty, under
 standing and good Mill"
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
HENRY MILLER IF
 STAGE FAME DIES
Pneumonia Fatal to Noted ACtOT-
 Manager Born in 1860

New York, April 10 R'-Henry Miller, dean Of actor-managers and ore of the best known troupers ot the American stage. Is dead. Pneu- monia last night ended his long carecr of successes in both fields ia which he had become familiar 10 the theatcr- going public from coast 10 coast.
 He was ready 10 resume the role of actor. from which he retired two years ago. when he was stricken with his final illness He collapsed on Monday night, just as he was abou, 10 appear in the, opening oi Lee Wilson Dcdds Comedy. "A
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
New Britain National Bank
OFFICERS

\. J. SIoper, President. F. S. Chamberlain, Vice-Presdent and Cashier E. N Stanley, Vice-President. William H. Judd, Assistant Cashier C. L. Sheldon, Assistant Cashier and Trust Officer. A. s. Parsons, Assistant Cashier.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
WOMAN. s4. KILLED IN CRASH

Gorham, N H, April 10 P-Mrs Geraldine r. Bradford, S4. was in stantly killed and James Fraser. 6l, vas seriously injured last night F hen their automobile "nllided with a street car here. Mrs. Bradford's body Vas thrown under the wheels of the car.