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New Britain herald., 1926-06-03
TO ENTERTAIN STAFF

Hartford, June - Deputy Bank Commissioner Lester F.. Shippee will entertain the entire force of state bank examiners this evening at his camp at Lake Chapumaug in the town Of Killingly. It so happens at this time that all of the examiners are at work on banks in Windham and New London counties so they are within easy reach Of the camp. A chicken dinner will be served and the examiners will remain over night
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03
NUTMEGGERs TO BANQUET

A banquet which prominent mer' chants throughout the state will at- tend. will be held at the Burri't hotel on the night of June 2, under the auspices of the Nutmeg club Lou Soule. editor of "The Hard ware Age" will be the speaker. Moving pictures showing how tur- pentlne is made will be shown, The dinner will start at 6:30.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03
BelOin and Keayeny
 GeOrgetOWn Graduates

Wilfred Lewis Beloin of &5 Dwight street and John T. Kcaveney of So Connecticut avenue, this city, are members Of the graduating class at Georgetown college, Washingt on, D. c, Exercises will he held next Monday. and the commencement address will he by Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03
City Advertisement
Acceptance of naycs Strect

Notice Is hereby given that hear ing will be held before the Board of Public Works, City of New Brit ain, in Room ao7, City Hall. at 6:SO r. NJ, E. s. IT. Monday Evening. June 7th, 1926, on the proposed ac- ccptance and :akins of land for highway purposes from Pennington Avenue to Burritt Street. same to he known as Hayes Street, and es- tablishing street and grade lines thereon,
 All persons interested are request cd 10 be present at said hearing, fl the see cause, and be heard in re- lation 10 the above.
 BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS.
 c, H. Johnson, sec'y.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03
E un Is
Patrick H. HaSSOn

Funeral services for Patrick II. Hassou Of 11S Maple street, who died Tuesday evening from the cf- fleets of an injury to his skull ro- coived while at work on the new theater building, will be held to- morrow morning at 9 o'clock al St. Joscph's church. Interment will bc in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03
nISCTSS MAGE RAISE

K. l., Johnson, Israel WeXlcr and c. J. Callahan, representing the Master Builders association have been appointed a committee to meet this evening with the carpenters union to discuss the demand for an increase in wages from $S 10 S9 n day.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03
De a tn 8
Frederick ]. Birmingham.

Frederick I. Birmingham. four months old son of Mir. and Mrs, Ed ward Birmingham of 1o4 Rockwell avenue. died this morning. Tho funeral will he held tomorrow after noon at o'clock from St. Mary's church. Burial will be in St. Mary s cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03
LLOYD GEoRGE's DENIAL

London. June 3 L1N -- Former Premier Lloyd George, whose differ cnces with Lord Oxford and Asquith have shaken the liberal party, has written public denial of tho re- port that he sought to join the lnhoritNs
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03
JOseph MorhOs

Funeral services for Joseph Nor dos who died at Newiugton sana' torium Tuesday, will be held to- morrow morning at 8 o'clock at St Andrews church. Intorment will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03
Mrs. Valentine Puszkowski

Funeral services for Mrs. Nalen- tine Puszkowski of 22S Glen street were held this morning at 7.45 o'clock at Sacred Heart church. Burial was in Sacred Heart cemc- t"ry.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03
GIRLS HAVE DOG ROAST

The girls Of the New Britain Spring Co, held a dog roast at Sum set Rock yesterday afternoon. Games were played.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03
FIRE ON ROBERTS STREET

Damage Of Sl5 was done by fire
 in u chicken coop owned by August Ohman of 30 Roberts street this moon. Engine Co. No responded to a still alarm at 12.19 p. m.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03

New Exchanges, 1,oS6,0o0.- oon: balances, 1%o, ,000,o0o.
 Boston - Exchanges, 91.o00,o0o; balances, @7,000,00o.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03

A deficit of S96S,oO5 for the first quarter of 1926 is reported by the Delaware and Hudson Co. after taxes and charges against surplus of 51o$,972 in the first quarter of 1925, or SL65 a share.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03

Lower prices for number foun- dry iron are reported from the Pitts hureh district current quotations of SlA to SlS.50 ton representing 8 decline of 50 cents. Sales of Basse- mer have been made at SIP.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03

Miss Leonie Harding. winner of the Hartford County speaking con test will be one of the participants in the state contest to be held at the state capital next Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03

Mr. and Mrs. B. J, Hubert of Rob bins avenue, spent last weekend at Morningside, in Milford
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03

Miss Evangeline Lamb. teacher at the Elm Hill school, spent the week end in New York.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03

sinclair oil Co. is now producing more than 5O0o0.o0o gallons of gasoline a month, which was about the total output in 1916. It is ex- poctcd the output this year will ex- cced 65o.00Q,Oo0 gallons.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03
Public Utilities Stocks.
TREASURY STATEMENT

Treasury balance ..... S261,c99,45a
New Britain herald., 1926-06-03

The members Of the Maple Hill Bridge club will motor to Hale's Tea Room in East Glastonbury for their
 annual outing, Wednesday. June 9.
 After the luncheon, bridge will be
 played.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
TRAINS ON SCHEDULE
AFTER CLOUDBURST
Hundreds of Men Still Repairing
Cumberland Valley Damage,
However.
Special Dispatch 70 The Star.


HAGERSTOWN. Md. September
3b.-For the first time since the cloud.
ourst struck the Cumberlan nd Valley
Thursday night. train service on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad over the
Washington County branch TO Wash
ingtcn was resumed at II am. today
This only concerned passenger service,
and IL will require many more hours
work of hundreds Of men to put the
tracks, washed away by the flood, in
condition for freishts.
A resident Of keedysville report ed
that the water there reached point
within 10 inches of the high water
mark established during the Johns.
town Flood in 1889
While it was impossible at this
time to determine the loss due to
washouts and the destruction of a
number of bridges. ii was roughly
estimated that the damage might
reach 100000. Expert bridge build
ers and numerous officials of the rail
road had remained on the scene direct
ing the operations near Rohrersville
Between the time the tracks We're
washed out and ira ffiC was resumed
the railroad has been operating its
trains as far as Brownsville, where
the passengers were transferred
around the scene OF the washouts to
trains on the other side.
Reports of damage to various sec
ttons of the county. particularly 10
highways and country roads and
homes. are still coming in.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

inaugurate the department of music
at the X. of c. School.
The welcome party given by the
Santa Maria Club to the faculty and
students Of the n. of G. Evening
School last Tuesday evening was
largely attended. II was the first
social affair of the club for the year
and decidedly success. An interest.
ing social program has been outlined
for the year by the Santa Maria Club
Prof. Arthur Deering Of the Catholic
University will fill the vacancy in
the English department caused by
the recent death OF Prof. Hartnett !.
Prof. Robert T. Rock has been
obliged to change the psychology
schedule from Tuesdays and Thurs.
days to Mondays and Fridays because
of an engagement which takes him
out of the City each Thursday.
Mrs. Arthur j. Pallansch has re.
Joined the faculty as an instructor in
stenogra ply. Mrs. Pallansch taught
shorthand very successfully in the
evening school fve years ago, but
left when the Pallansch family moved
to Minneapolis. Prof. John r. F'itz.
patrick will continue in the shorthand
department. but will divide the classes
with Mrs. Pallansch.
Mr.. James F.. Davidson will assist
Mrs. Williams in the typewriting de.
rartment. Mr.. Davidson has q record
az one of the speediest typists In the
BigtritN q Columbia.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
EASTERN AFFECTED.
BY SCHOOL CHANGE
New Courses Arranged and
Additional Faculty Mem.
bers Are on Duty.

A number OF changes have baen
made in the Eastern High School fac.
ulty. Miss Virginia Kirby takes the
place of Ernest Williamson Of the
arithmetic department.: Miss Rosa
Foleau takes the place OF Miss Violet
Franz Of the French department: Miss
F. NJ. Koch takes the place OF Roi I.
Darby of the bookkeeping department,
Mrs. r. p. Martinez takes the place OF
y. P. Collins Of the Spanish depart
ment Miss Oppenheimer. former
teacher at Columbia Junior High
School. was appointed to the English
department. The place OF Miss Ger.
trude A Walter, who was transferred
to Central High School. Is being taken
by Mrs. V. II. Smith.
Miss F.. NJ Brennan is new teacher
of shorthand. Miss II. Zanger Is the
teacher of the new salesmanshlp
course which has been introduced at
Eastern this year. Another innoVa
ton is the major course In penman-
ship, which has been arranged. 1or
the academic students. with Miss
Pauline Lohman as instructor. Miss
D. NJ. Gaines has been appointed on
the clerical force of the school. So
Miss Rosemary Arnold of the Eng
lish department has been appointed
literary adviser of the Easterner.
the school publication. The faculty
assistants are Miss Marian Hummer
and Miss Eleanora Henderson. me
new faculty business adviser is MISS
Grace b. Holmes.
The school lunchroom opened on
Tuesday. Faculty members In charge
this wear are: Joseph kochku. MISS
Freda y. Egbert and Mrs. Josephine
Sperry.
The annual meeting of the Girls
Hiking Club is TO be held on Octohei'
g. At this meeting the ofncers TOT
the coming year will be elected.
Several members of the Les Cam
arades Chapter of the Girl Reserve
are attending the week lend party at
the Welcome House. Cherrydale. Va.
The Easternites present are: Eunlee
Smith. Katharine Albaugh. Pauline
Roth. Kathryn McCaffrey and Cath
crime Schroeder.
Ellis Haworth. a former instruc-
tor I'm physics and mathematics. is
continuing his graduate studies this
year at Johns Hopkins University.
The enrolment at Eastern at the
end of the week was about l.soo. The
faculty now numbers so.
The Business High School foot hall
SQUAD Is sharing Eastern's athletic
field The team is under the direc-
tion of. j. p. Collins. former Eastern
High School instructor.
William Schwartz. ~. and Mrs+
Schwartz were visitors a the school
on September %. During his four
wears at Eastern Mr. Schwartz was
prominent in dramatiCs.
The assembly held on Septemher
o. was featured by the tryouts for
cheer leaders. The decisions of the
three faculty judges Will ne an
nounced later. -.
The elections for the members OF
the Student Council are 20 take place
on October /.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
BAY STATE c. 0. P.
|NDORSES COOLIDGE
Senator Butler Sees Vital
Importance of Holding
Massachusetts in Line.
BY the Associated Press.

DS tbe AseCCldtcu IlcSe.
BOSTON. September 25.-The
sixty-f1fth Republican State conven
ton. held here today. was exhorted
by the States leaders to send to the
whole country message of over
whelming Republican victory in
Massa chlsetts in support Of the Ma
tionai and State administrat tions in
their policies of economy and law
enforcement.
Beyond the brief statement "en-
forcement of all laws" the terse
platform adopted did not accept the
Democratic candidate for governor.
challenge of William Fl. CASTOR
who recently proclaimed prohibition
the issue and himself for modifica :
tion.
Among the party policies enumer-
ated were support of President COOL
idee. Senator Butler and Gov. Fuller:
adherence To the Republican policy
of a protective tariff; sound legisla-
ton for the relief of agriculture: op-
position to large expenditures in po-
lttical campaigns and biennial ses-
sions Of the State Legislature.
Senator Frederick II. Gillett. chair
man Of the convention. in the keynote
address hailed the present prosperity
Tie 3 cdlcSt SIIlCc AudHl anu ufSeO
the maintenance Of the Republican
and protective tariff
(which had brought 1t about" He
dwelt on the reduction of the national
debt and of taxes and spoke favorably
of the refunding Of the war debts.
Senator William NJ. Butler did not
include prohibition ia the subjects he
discussed but found two questions for
the State to answer in the November
elections: Whether the Republica n
party is to be supported in the legis-
lative branch for the fulfillment of its
party pledges, and whether Massa :
chusetts desires TO continue effectively
the administra ton of Calvin Coolidge
or TO weaken him in the last half of
his term.
we are fighting in Massachusetts
today" he said, "a campaign of more
than local significance. The national
leaders of the Democratic party make
no secret of their attempts to score
victory in this State, believing in that
way they can bring about humiliation
of the President"
Evening star., 1926-09-26
MEETINGS AT Y. w. c. A.

A conference to consider the needs
Of the community and decide on ways
of working together for general bet
terment will he held at the Phyllis
Wheatley Y. w. G.. A. from Friday
until Sunday.
Mrs Amanda G. Hilyer will give
the History and Meaning Of Y. w.
c. A." Miss Jane E. Blinn will tell
of the Value of Conferences Miss
Lillian S. Proctor. teacher in the city
schools and a student of social prob
lens, has on Friday evening the sub
iect. What the Y. w. c. A. Means
in the Life of Today
The Saturday program will be by
the girl reserve department. On Sun.
day at the vesper hour Campbell c.
Jones Of the Y, NJ. c. A. will have as
his subject ITO Choose Some Path
That Leads. to God and Keep it to
the End ''.'-
There will he a. reception on Fri
day at $50 pm. to the new girls in
the building by the residence com.
mittee, Mrs. A. E. Cromwell. chair.
man. Teachers. social workers. all
women and men also are invited to
participate in the meetings.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
ROCKEFELLER OBSERVES
FlRST-JOB ADVERSARY Y
SAYS He often Trembles to Think
What Might Have Happened If
He Had Not Obtained 1t.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK. September 25.-John
D. Rockefeller today celebrated the
seventy-first anniversary of the day
he got his first job, by playing cards
and issuing one of his infrequent
statements from his estate at Po-
cantico Hills. 1t reads;
September %. 1855, is the never-to-
be-forgotten day when / got my first
job. All of my future hinged on that
day, and often tremble when
think OF what might have happened
IL / had not gotten the job. How
grateful / am that | did get 1t. for
all the circumstances of my busy ca
reer started from that point.
The job was a bookkeeper's berth
with a Cleveland forwarding and com
mission house, which paid less than
81 week Mr.. Rockefeller had
looked for work six weeks before he
la nded II. but he kept the place three
and a half years until. at 10. he be
came a partner in the commission
firm of Clark & Rockefeller.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
DEAN BOSWORTH STAYS.
Benjamin Franklin U. to Keep Of
fetal. Despite Offers.

Students and officers of Benjamin
Franklin University were gratitied to
learn that Dean Edwin 4. Bosworth h
has decided to remain with the ioca!
school A New England college has
been making overtures to Dean Bos-
worth for several weeks in an effort
TO, obtain his services. This is the
second offer that ne has received from
collegiate institutions within the past
few months.
The university also announces the
addition Of w. J. O'keefe, a. B.. Ii.
B.. To the faculty for the current
year Mr.. O'Keefe was formerly an
instructor for Pace Institute, New
York. and has lectured at Fordham
Univ ersity in that city He will teach
accounting.
President John r. Kennedy has been
invited 10 contribute the leading
article to the first number OF the
new tax magazine published by Prem
tice Hall, Inc. New York. The ar
ticle is on the subject Business Or
ganization as Affected by the Rev
enue Act of 1926"
Evening star., 1926-09-26
HARDWOOD HOUSE
TO Be A SHRINE
Annapolis Colonial Structure
Acquired by St. Johns
-. College.

Special Dispatch 20 The star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, September 25.--
Since the acquisition at auction last
Tuesday OF Harwood House by st.
Johns College much interest has been
stirred by the news that the building.
famous as a specimen of colonial ar
chitecture, is to become a shrine and
museum 1t will be refurnished In the
etyle of the period in which 1t was
built and thrown open 10 the public.
The Maryland Historical Society.
the Society of Colonial Danes. the
Ark and Dove Society and others CO.
operated with the old college in the
purchase OF the building and grounds
and will assist in th., restoration ami
refurnishirR
The building is just one square from
the spacious grounds .lf ST. Johns.
and the same distance rom the ma:n
gate of the NaVa! AcaU.InE. 1t is TWO
squares from the stats House.
Erected by Matthias Hammond in
i114 il was long noted for the beauty
Of its wooden carvings and other de-
tails and was called the hammond
House. Its grounds contain many
rare plants and flowers.
Only Surviving type.
The mansion is marked by differ
ence In general design rom the other
colonial homes i'm Annapolis and vicin,
ity. which generally are severely
cubic in form with servants quarters
and other attached buildings To the
rear. 1t has but rwo stories and A
low attic. and is connected on either
eide with wings a story and half
high. The building is said TO be the
emily specimen of the kind now exist
ing in this country.
Just opposite is Il massive building
a. one time occupied by Samuel Chase
O signer of the Declar ra ton of Inde-
pendence, then occupied by Edward
Lloyd, who later was Governor of
MARYLAND and a great friend Of Ham
mond.
It is said that Hammond made the
change from the preyalIlng style to
the lower building in order that the
occupants Of his friends house might
still retain the view Of the harbor Of
Annapolis and the blue Chesa peake
BAY from the upper windows. An
other story is that the mansion was
built by Hammond In Oreer to bring
70 1t his bride. beautiful Phila adelphia
girl. She never occupied it as she
broke the engs cement.
Carvings Are Unexcelled.
Carvings on the arch, lintels and
door of the main entrance are par
ticularly beautiful and unexcelled in
their line. The aureole window he
meath the angle of the roof is consid-
cred jewel by experts. The interior
Is ornamented by wonderful carvings
In the wainscoting, cornices. mantel-
pieces and window frames
The property remained in the hands
of descendants and relatives of the
original owner until 1924. when Miss
Hester Ann Harwood. last of the line,
died. She left no will and a sale was
necessary in order to distribute the
assets of the estate among a number
Of distant relatives.
The sale Of the furniture and At
ttngs. paralleling in interest the old
house and grounds. took place May 90.
1925. and attracted buyers from many
sections.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
FLOWER SHOW SUCCESS.
Leesburg Initial Event Marked by
Variety and Beauty.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, September Is
The Leesburg Garden Club staged its
first flower show at the Thomas
Balch Library Thursday The Eau.
quier-Loudoun Garden Club cooper.
ated. The exhibit was one Of variety
and beauty. Dahlias. roses and zin.
Mas were shown in great profusion.
The judges were Mrs. Massie. presi.
dent of the Garden Club of Virginia
Mrs. Hough. landscape gardener
Charlottesville, Va. and Mrs. Fairfax
Harrison. president of the Fauquier
Loudoun Garden Club. Prize win
nerS were:
+ Glass Eight named dahlias-
First, Mrs. Fairfax Harrison: second
Miss Mamie Fred: third, Oatlands
House. Class 2-One named dahlia--
First, Foxcroft: second. Miss Mamie
Fred: third. Mrs. Fairfax Harrison
Glass 3-Three unnamed dahlias-
First. Miss Mamie Fred: second. Mrs
G.. Turley: third. Mrs G. Turley
Glass 4-Collection of named roses
First. Mrs. Flora Hummer; second
Mrs. Fairfax Harrison; third. Mrs
John A. Gibson. Glass Best single
rose-First Oatlands House: second
MRS. Ralph Cochran; third. Miss Mary
Fillmore. StdSS O-06St COlIeCllOH Ol
named garden flowers tthe silver cur
given for this class was won by Mrs
Flora Hummer Of Sterling, Va. First
Mrs. Flora Hummer; second, Mrs. G
Turley: third. Mrs. John A. Gibson
Glass Exhibit of zinnias-First
Mrs. E. B. White: second. Mrs
Thomas M Fendall; third. Mrs. John
A. Gibson. Class S-Best table deco
ration-First. Mrs. John Gibson; sec
ond. Mrs. E. B. White; third Oat
lands House. Class 9-Best house
decorations-F'irst, Mrs. r. l.. Pres
ton; second, Miss n. L. Janney; third
Mrs C. r. Harrison. Class 10-Best
potted plant, blooming-F'irst. Miss
Sadie Safer: second. Clint Safer
third. Mrs. Gordon Thomas. Class
11-Children's arrangement of flow
ers-First, Miss Laura Chamberlain;
second. Freeland Dunlop: third. Dolly
Hiden. Class 12-Best collection veg
etables-F'irst, Mrs. E. 3. White
second, Mrs. Talbot Pierce; third.
Miss Bessie Conrad.
Publication of art and handicraft
Evening star., 1926-09-26
SENTENCE is COMMITTED.
President Orders Reprimand il
Lieu of Dismissal for Officer.

The President has commuted TO "A
reprimand by the comma nding officer
Of the Panama Canal Department the
sentence Of dismissal. imposed by a
general court martial in the case of
Capt. William NJ. Randolph. Army Air
Corps. That officer was stationed at
France Field. Panama Canal Zone.
and was tried this Summer on charges
cfs disohedience of orders and of
teopardizing the lives of three pas
eenEers in an airpiane in hazardous
flying
Capt. Randolph is from Texas. and
was Appointed a second lieutenant in
the Air Corps in July. 1920. after pre-
Vious service as sergeant in the
Texas National Guard and as A first
lieutenant OF infantry in the Officers
Reserve Corps during the World War.
He was appointed to the grade of cap
tain, Air Corps. in April. 1921.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
Air-Mail Contract
Awarded ON Route
Through This City

The Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Corporation, sole bidder, yesterday
was awarded the air mail contract
for the Norfolk Wa shington Phila-
delphia route. and will start serv-
ice October 10. the Post Office De
partment announced
The T. r. r.. present contractor
for the Phila delphia- Wa shington
service. offered to carry the mail
for So a pound.
Under the schedule contemplated.
the northbound mail plane will
leave Norfolk about ! pm. Wash
ington two hours later and arrive
at Philadelphia at 4:30 O'Clock. thus
ahowing connection that will
nring 24-hour mail service from
Norfolk to as far West as Kansas
City. Mo.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
POLISH PREMIER OUT.
Resignation Accepted, But No Sue
cessor Is Picked.

WARSAW. Poland. September 25
NP.-The resignation of Premier
Bartel and his cabinet was accepted
last night. but no one has yet been
intrusted to form new cabinet.
Marshal Pilsudsky. the power be
hind the throne. Is out of Warsaw at
a health resort and Premier Bartel
and NJ Raczinsky have gone to meet
him to decide on the new premier.
1t is possible that Raczsinsky. the
present minister of agriculture, may
succeed Bartel 1t is also possible
Pilsudsky may dissolve the diet which
has caused the present crisis by its OPP
position 10 the policies of the ministers
Of the interior and of education.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
MONUMENT TO HONOR
GENERAL SLAIN IN '65
Waynesboro. Va. Prepares for
Erection Soon of Memorial
TO w. H. Harman.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
WAYSESBORO. Va. September
25.-A monument to William n. Har-
man. a Confederate general, who was
killed here March 2. 1865. soon will be
erected here 1t will be of granite.
FIVE feet high and with inscription
of Gen. Harman's military and Ma
sonic history. The location and date
of unyeiling have not been decided.
However. great-granddaughter Of
the Civil War hero-Mary Beirne
Jones Of New York-has consented to
unveii the memorial.
All nearby veterans. sons of vet
erans and daughters and civic organ.
izatiens will be invited. Masons will
be asked to take part. There Will be
several prominent speakers present.