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New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
E. " Christ Slated For Post On
 COP. State Central Committee
Expected to Succeed Late Judge Klett - Looked Upon as Harm0nizer of Different Factions.

Representative Ernest w. Christ today stands In peculiarly strategic position to become republican poll tical dictator as successor to the late George ", Klett, who vas state central committeeman for this dis trict.
 Mir. Christ is now acting in this capacity, having taken up the reins in response to dying request of Judge klett, Coupled with the weight of sentiment is the acting committeeman's apparent ability to heal breach in G. o. P. strength dating back to ex-Mayor George A. Guigley's open warfare of four years ago. Quigley had not given thought to the question of a successor to Judge Klett when he was consulted in interview today but he had noth- ing hut words of praise for Mir. Christ's ability as an organizer and his political policies.
 The selection of a committeeman rests with delegates to the last state | convention who will meet at the
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
REPORT SENTIMENT FOR
 BELVTDERE TEMPLE SITE
Masonic RuiEling Committee Mem bers Said to Approve O'frcr Of
 Land Free.

Sentiment in favor Of accepting gift of site near the state normal school for the now Masonic temple is said to be developing among members of the building committee. 4 member offered a site of about an acre free, It is reported that many members of the committee are in favor of accepting the offer. Fres- ent plans arc for tho erection Of & building costing about S@G5,00h.
 An adjourned meeting Of thr board of directors of the Masonic Temple corporation will he held this evening for election of officers Sherwood EuyIIond is now president and John '. Loomis IS chairman Of the board. Friends close to Mir Loomis say that he will not seek re election and that be has intimated he would like to retire from the office. which he has held for the past two years
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
FLAGS TRAIN AS AUTO
 GOES DEAD ON TRACKS
Gatetender on Main Street Probably Prevents
 Fatality

Stalled on railroad track in the path of an approaching train, sever- al people in sedan were today in the peril of their lives as Gatetender Hans Oquist on duty at the Main street crossing sped down the track to. flag the locomotive as t bore down.
 The driver of the machine applied his brakes as he reached the cross over, but the slippery pavements caused him to slide out onto the tracks where his machine stalled. He was unable to advance. The gate tender, aware that 6 train was nearly due, grabbed a danger signal and ran up the track, succeeding in bringing the train to a stop in time to avert what apeared like certain fatalities.
 Sleety, slippery weather caused considerable difficulty in driving this nornlng, to New Britain people who 'vcre venturesome enough 10 take heir cars out, while walking was ex- 'cmely difficult and dangerous. A
 eady fall of hail and sleet on tor
 the Ice covered sidewalks gave 'odestrians a better foothold later !uring the day, and with the excep- ion of the disagreeable overhead weather, conditions were not so bad
 Several iitneys had trouble getting started on icy hills this morning hut no serious accidents were reported
 Trolleys are running practically on schedule, although one or two were slightly off this morning. the Con. necticut Co. reports. Telephone and railroad lines report no trouble.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
WAGE INCREASES WOULD BOOST UP
 RAILROAD COSTS
Total Expenses S5OO,0OO,0OC More if 1920 Scale Is Re-
 stored, SpOkesnen Say
COMPANIES GIVEN TILL
 MARCH 2 TO MAKE REPL.

Demands Amount to About S1
 More n Day for Conductors and
 Trainmcn--Only Minor Changes
 In Working Conditions asked ---
 Railroad Labor Board Received
 About 70 Applications.
 New York, Feb. 1 R) Eastern railroads today received demands for increased pay for trainmen and conductors and were given until March to make their answers. The increase demand amounts to about s1 a day.
 The demands were contained in joint letters from the brotherhood of railway trainmen and the order Of railway conductors. Each rail road received a letter and was ask ed to make reply to the demands.
 The communications were con- cerned almost entirely with wage matters and only minor changes in working conditions were re- quested.
 Granting Of the requested in- creases would restore the wage scales fixed by the railway labor board in 1920. the highest wage scales in the history Of the rail- roads. When 1t became known last week that trainmen and conduc; tors were preparing to make the demands, spokesmen for the rail- roads said such restoration would increase the total expenses oi the companies by s50o,OOO,oOO.
 70 Applications Filed
 Chicago, Feb. Pt-The United States railroad labor board had be- fore it today approximately seventy applications for increased wages or revision of rules. while the trair service brotherhood filed with indi. |vidual railroads requests for In, lcreases. Railroad officials said tha they increases asked by the train men and conductors in some case. exceeded the peak wages of 1920.
 Officials of the Chicago and Northwestern railway were informed by the train service employees, whc filed demands, that the same de- mands were being made simultan- cously upon all roads,
 IF Per Cent Increase
 Savannah, Ga, Feb. i P)-A joint conference between representatives of railway conductors and railway executives probably will be called tc consider the request of conductors for a twelve per cent salary increase said L. F. Sheppard, national pres ident of the order of Railway Con. ductors.
 At the present time, said Mir Sheppard, who was a visitor here the highest paid conductors receive only s7.50 day.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
Presiding Judges Hand,
 Mack and Manton Overrule Vigorous
 Objections Presented By Judge F. J. Groehl.
Grant Alcorn's Request for Preference - Defense Wanted Several Weeks in Which to Prepare Ar gument.

New York, Feb. 1 PN--rho United States circuit court of appeals today granted the motion of States Attor- ney Alcorn, of Hartford County, Conn.,, to grant a preference for the argument on appeal of the habeas corpus proceedings brought for Ger aid Chapman against the state au- thorities of Connecticut and Of Wethersfeld prison. The argument probably will be heard today.
 Grochl Protests In Vain
 Frederick j. Groehl, of counsel for Chapman, protested vigorously against so early hearing, contend ing that he would need at least two or three weeks 10 prepare argument in Chapman's behalf. Despite his protest, the presiding judges. Learn ed N. Hand, Julian w. Mack and Martin T. Manton, fixed Friday as the date for the hearing. Chapman also was represented in court bv Ray NJ. Wiley of Springfield, Mass. and Charley Murphy of Danbury. Conn.
 Chapman's attorneys are appeal ing from the decision of Federal Judge Thomas, sitting in Wethers- field Conn.,, dismissing a writ Of habeas corpus which was based on the contention that the United States could not compel Chapman to ac- copt a communication of sentence from the president. He was con- demncd 10 die for killing James Skelly, New Britain policeman. Tt 1 the communication of sentence is en- forced, the Connecticut authorities can carry out the sentence.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
CHURCH AND WIFE ARE REMARKED BY PRIEST
Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt An nounces Second Wedding
 Ceremony for Daughter

Boston, Feb. 1 LP-Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt announced today that her daughter, Muriel. now Mrs. Frederick Cameron Church. Jr,, and her husband recently had been mar ried by Catholic priest following their marriage by an Episcopal cleryman in Newport last July.
 Mrs. Church made public the fol- lowing announcement for her mother, Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, who is now in Florida:
 Not feeling that it was of interest to the press it was not previously stated that some time ago a mar riage ceremony was performed be- tween my daughter and Mir. Church by Roman Catcholic priest" When questioned at her home here concerning the announcement which was sent out under her mothers name, Mrs. Church said; i Ut is perfectly true. Reports had leaked out and it was decided to make the announcement which had not previously been made because it was not felt a matter of public in terest. MT. Vanderbilt is now at Palm Beach and I made the an nouncemert for her"
 Mrs. Church added, "T don't known what more there is to say" The ceremony, she said, was per 1 formed in New York.
 "I don't like to say anything more" she Concluded, because l am not authorized"
 Mir. Church refused to comment on Mrs. Nanderbilts announcement. He made it clear that he wanted the announcement to come from her, and would not say whether he had signed the agreement to rear his children in the Catholic faith.
 The young insurance broker, who met his bride in the south a f"% winters ago, said he thought Mr Nanderbilt's announcement con <, pletely covered the matter and th"' , there was nothing further to say.
 Reports were published yostorda that the second marriage had tak"n place and Mrs. Church, when asked about them, denied that they were true. Rumors to that effect havc been in circulation since her opera i tion for appendicitis a few weeks ago, and yesterdays report said the Catholic ceremony had taken place at the same time Mrs. Church's sis ! ter, the former Consuelo Vanderbilt was married to Earl T. Smith al inc home of the brides mother in New York. last month. Both Mir. and Mrs. Church refused 10 say whether they had been remarried at that time. It was,recallcd, however, that Mrs. Smith. at the time of her sis tcr's wedding in Newport, had | strongly urged that priest perform i inc ceremony.
 Mir. and Mrs. Church arc living on
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
GIRLS ESCAPE FLAMES
 BY FACTORY WINDOWS
Ten Flee to Safety in Fire on High
 Street

Fire originating in the basement Of two story building at 217 High street, this morning at 9:1Q o'clock. caused damage of S30O to the build ing which was leased by the Duff X Goodwin Co, manufacturers and owned by Phillip Scapelati Ten girls who were working in the fac tory were forced to climb out of the windows to another building next door under construction and thence to the ground. by means of a lad der. No one was injured.
 Dense clouds of smoke hampered the work Of the firemcn who had to chop holes in the concrete floor in order to fight tho fire. The fire was confined to the basement of the building and the only damage was due 10 smoke. It Is thought that the flames were caused by an over heated heater in the basement.
 Company No. 9 answered q stin alarm and few minutes later, an alarm came in from Box No. s9.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
FOUR WALLS ALL THAT
 IS LEFT OF THE TAB
We'll Known Hartford Dance Resort Destroyed
 by Flames

Hartford, Feb. 1 Pl-Le Bal Tabarin, a dance hall in East Hart ford, just across the Connecticut river from Hartford, was almost completely destroyed by fire today.
 Passersby saw the flames shortly after l1:30 and within an hour of that time the building was in ruins, with just wooden walls standing.
 Fire apparatus from Hartford aided tho East Hartford firemen.
 Le Bal Tabarin has been a dance hall since 1920. 4 skating rink, erected in 1915 was enlarged al that time
 The building was owned by John ,. Brynes and John Missett, both ot Hartford. The loss is estimated a $50, 900.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
LINER STANDS BY TO
 AID STRICKEN VESSEL
Dutch Freighter in Dis
 tress 1000 Miles Off Newfoundland
CREM IS KESCIEn

New York, Feb. 1 Ps-Thc
 crew of the Dutch Freightcr
 Alhaid, disabled by the storm
 about 1,o00 miles east of New
 toundland, was rescued today by
 the iamburg-American liner
 Wesphalia. The crew consist
 od of about 20 men and officers.
 New York, Feb. Pp-The Du, ayighter Alkaid, bound from Et
 rLam to Philadelphia, today W nc latest merchant ship disabled , -5asonal gales sweeping the Atlan't' .rean for the past week with hcaNJ loss of life and property.
 Her call for assistance was inter. ccpted by the Hamburg American hner WeStphalia which was standing by this morning about 1000 mile. cast of New Foundland,
 Beyond q brief message saying sh, was standing by, Captain Graalfs oi the Wcstphalia gave no details as tc the plight Of the Alkaid. The Dutcl ship carries a crew of about 20 mer and officers.
 She was the third merchant yes sel since Sunday a week, 10 sccl help from passenger steamers. Si, men were rescued from inc I.aristaI by the North German Lloyd line Bremen before the freighter foun dered early in the week with 25 sea n,en while all of the Antinoe's crev cf G5 were resaucd by the Prcsiden
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
Ohio State Faculty Is
 Ex0nerated on Charges

Columbus O.. Feb. Ups--Full and complete eXoneration of the faculty of Ohio State university of charges of teaching commuHistic principles in their classes or advocating then on the campus is made by the com. mittee Of university trustees which investigated The charges. The report was filed today with Governor Don. Rhey.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
Fire Loss 3 Million in
 South Bend. Ind, Today

South Bend, Ind, Feb. l tP A fire in the business district here To- day destroyed nine retail establish monts, causing a loss estimated at SG.o0o,oo0. While the down town fire was burning, a blaze destroyed the standard oil company office build ing in the southeast section of the city with a loss of sS0O,00a.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
ANOTHER RESCUE SHIP
 REACHES PORT TODAY
Queenstown Welcomes Six Survivors of Ill-Fated
 Laristan

Queenstown, Ireland, Feb. l Pt- Another heroic rescue ship the North German Lloyd liner Bremen -reached port today bringing with her six battered seamen, snatched from the nav of the storm dashed Atlantic.
 As was the case with the Presi- dent Roosevelt and her gallant crew, the Bremen was given an enthu- siastic welcome. but the survivors of the British freighter Laristan were Continued on page ID
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
MUST CUT s5OQ,0O0
 10 KEEP TAX DOWN
Hall Million to Be Pruned for
 2S S-4 Mill Rate
BUDGETS TOTAL SS,332,74S

i Allowable Under Present Assess
 ment -- Finance Board Meeting
 Tonight.
 More than half million dollars must be pruned from requested ap- propriations for 1926-1927 If the tax-rate is to be kept at it's present figure.
 With an estimated income Of $320,0Q0 asire from tax revenue and departmental requests aggregating sS,332.74S, a 23s4 mill rate would fall s5O4392.32 short of providing the necessary revenue.
 The board of finance and taxation will meet with Mayor A. M. Pao- nessa tonight at the mayors office to begin the work of preparing a bud get. The mayor and board are sworn to a policy of keeping the tax-rate at its present figure if 1t is possible to do so without cutting out badly needed improvements and it is expected the estimates will be sub jected to more than the usual close scrutiny.
 An increase of s4,000 in the es- timated income is indicated in the figures prepared for the board oi finance and taxation. On the grand list of $97,500,0O0 Of last year, 6 tax rate of 2S3+ mills produced a tax revenue of s2,315,625. On this years grand list of s105,614,976, the same mill rate would bring s2,50S,. S55.6S In tax revenue. The esti' mated income and return from { PA rate on this years list tota $2,S2S,355.6S or s504,S92.S2 less than departments have asked tht board of finance and taxation tC provide for next year.
 The several funds, together witt the amounts granted last year ane those asked for next year are Schools, s1,00T007, s1,O73,Oo4 street department, *2l5,S75, s3Ot, I'll; street lighting. $52,OO0, S57, 365; state highway, s5,o0O. s5,OOo street sprinkling. s15,Ooo. S15,oN0 sewer maintenance, s24,5O0, $27. G50; permanent pavement, s70,O0O s213,000; police department, s171, 570.50. s24l,420; fire department S1S5,932.92, s276.cO2: charity de partment. $90,S16. $90.3O9; healtl department. $45,99O, s46,9S0; specia appropriations s45,S5o, s66,550 municipal departments, s242,2SC s3S0,9o0: interest and discounts sl59,5oLSS, s206,4o1; payments ol principal. s2o5,50O, $26S.656; incl dentals, s29,55O, s39.20O: genera government salaries, S6515o. s73 45o.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
First Robbery Of Its Kind

"1n 30 years of experience in the post office department I never heard of such robbery" Mir. Colvin said. The idea of a band Of thieves breaking into first class post office, taking everything they wanted and then getting clear away is surely something novel. There have been cases where isolated offices in small towns have been broken into, hut the Pawtucket instance IS quite ex- traordinary."
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
HELEN AGAIN TRIUMPHANT

Cannes, France Feb. 1 Up-Miss Helen Wills, American lawn tennis champion, again triumphed over Mile. Contozlavos. one of Frances strongest women players. today. winning the singlc final in the Garia tournament in straight sets at 6-3. 6-2.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
MIST PAY OVERTIME

Washington, Feb. 1 tP - The treasury today won its fight to com a.l railroads crossing the Canadian border at night to pay extra for overtime services Of cus' orns In con uactlon with inc unloading, recciv- ing or examination of passenger bag -age
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
AMERICAN SAILORS
 JET GREAT PRAISE
Captain and Crew Of President
 Roosevelt Acclaimed in England
RADIO MAN ALSO A HERO
Operator of Ill-fated AntinOc Signal. led With Flags and With Pocket Starchlight When His Wireless ent Out of Commission.
MEDAL FOR SKIPPER

MEDAL FOR SKIPPER
 London, Feb. 1 P)-The Brit
 ish government decided today to
 award a medal to Captain
 George Fried of the American
 liner President Roosevelt for
 the rescue of the crew of the
 British steamer Antinoe.
 Plymouth. Feb. R}-The columns of the newspapers this morning are filled with stories of the rescue by the United States liner President Roosevelt of the crew Of the British freight steamer Antinoe after a battle of 80 hours at Sea against the waves which finally over whelmed the freighter. They are re- lated by rescucrS and rescued, and alongside them are photographs taken from on board the Roosevelt as the Antinoe widowed In the mountainous seas giving vivid
 tContinued on Page Eleven)
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
Stamps Worth S50,O0O

Boston, Feb. 1 (P'-Stamps to thc
 value of $5U,o0o formed part Of tho
 loot Of robbers who entered tho Pawtucket, F. L. post office early today. Park D. Colvin. Chicf post office inspector for New England, announced at his office here Mir. Colyin said he had not determined whether registered mail also was
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01

call of J. Henry Roraback, state committee chairman. They are: Joseph F. Lamb. Frederick Rack. life, Frederick C. Hausmann August E. Wallen. Mrs, Gerda Fay and Mrs. Clara Diehl.
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New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
SnN VISITS EN.kAISER.

Doorn, Holland, Feb. Upl-Form- cr Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany arrived here today 10 visit his father. the ex-kaiser.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
THE WEATHER

Hartford, Feb. 1.-ForecaSt for New Britain md vicinity: snow or slcct possibly chang ing to rain this afternoon md tonight. Tuesday mostly cloudy; not much change In
 temperature
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
CRAZY MAN, ARMED,
 TERRORIzES MANY
Conpels Chicago Taxi Owner to
 Drive Him About for Hours
MAKES BOY PLAY VIOLIN
.2 Crime squads and Railroad Po- lice Hunt Down Lunatic Who Loses Finger in Gun Fight With Policemen.

Chicago, Feb. l LP' --- 4 taxicab careened craMly about Chicago streets for hours last night carry ing a frightened chauffeur, a de- mented man who constantly urged him with pistol, the chauffeur's Swear old son, who bounced inside the cab, saving desperately on a violin under the mad mans com- pulsion.
 The weird taxi scene was only one in a ten hour rampage through Chicago and Berwyn, in which r.. II. Sackett, 52, a Kansas City, Mo, mining engineer, fought a pistol battle with Berwyn police. fright encd patients and attendants in n hospital, and finally after s2l unpaid taxi ride, was quietly ar rested at the Union station.
 But before ho finally was cap- tured, 22 detective bureau crime squads police Of a half dozen sta. tions and railroad detectives were loosed on the chase while the fate Of the chauffeur and his son still was in doubt.
 Wife Becomes Alarmed
 Sackett, head of the Utilities manufacturing corporation of Kan sas City, came to Chicago a week ago on business, followed later by his wife, who became alarmed at messages he tclcgraphed to her, Receiving word at his hotel that his wife was at the home of her sister in Berwyn, a suburb, Sackett tolephoned that he would drive out shortly. First, however. he called at the home Of A. F. Scheyer. ( | chauffeur, who earlier in the day had taken him on several long trips about the city.
 There he heard the echauffeurs son play the violin, and insisted that the youth accompany them to demonstrate his talent. Arriving at Berwyn, Sacketts relatives decided to subject him to a psycopathic examination, and persuaded him to re-enter the cab and go to a hos pital.
 Finger Shot Away
 Sackett submitted quickly to the | examination until two policemen summoned by telephone arrived. In the fight that followed one Of Sacketts fingers was shot away but he escaped to the cab and com. pelled Scheyer 10 drive him away The youth, finally wearied from the ordeal, was dropped in iron, of the Scheyer home, but the ride went on.
 Later Sackett flung himself out of the car and vanished among crowds In Jackson boulevard near the Union station. From the sta. ton Sackett telephoned his wife and his arrest soon followed.
 Mind Failed in 1912
 Mrs Sackett said her husband had been a widely known mininf engineer until 12 years ago wher his mind suddenly gave way from overwork and he was placed in ar institution in Pueblo, Colo. Ate, two years he was released, appar, emily recovered, but was treated again in 1924, after which he en. tered business and prospcred e Kansas City.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
BOOST 0F S552,I46
 . IN REMINGTON LIST
Taxable Property in Town Is
 Valued at S4,59S,72t
|. ". CAMP ESTATE HIGHEST
Expense For Coming Fiscal Year Estimated At $97,000 Resulting In Tax Rate of About Fl Mills S80,OOO For school Expenditures.

The board of assessors of Newing- ton has finished its work and notices have been sent out to all those whose property valuation has been increased, The grand list shows a total of s4,593,721. an increase Of s552,146 over that Of last year.
 Although this total is the largest in the history of the town, it Is expected that the board of relief will make few changes. The board will meet at the town hall on Feb ruary 1, Is, and 20 from 10 a. m.. to p. m.
 The total expenses of the town will amount to about s97,0OO for the coming year. Of this amount, ap- proximately s6O,00O will be used fer schools and the balance for other town expenses. This means that the rate of taxation will probably be 2l or 2111 mills.
 The highest individual resident taxpayers are the estate of Lemuel w. Camp, s531.131, and Clara w. Eddy, s4O,10S. Of the non-residents John H. Carr heads the list with G total valuation Of $122,572 and the Edward Balf Co.,, is second with property worth s11O,a5s.
 A partial list of assessments fol- lows:
 William II. Allen ........s 12,93O | Peter NJ. AlDersammer ,.. 6,1Sj Carl J. X J. D. Anderson 9,9O6 Frederick L. Anderson '.. 9,2l7 Herbert F. Anderson ... 0,5SO Michael & Lena Anderson 5,20G M. P. Anderson ......... 5,97G IT. ]. Apter ........... 9,74i l