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New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
BOOM NEW ENGLAND
 EX-G0V. COX URGES
Former Bay State Executive
 Speaks at C. of C. Banquet
STATISTICS SHOW PROGRESS
Textile Supremacy of South Myth
 Which Did Not Materializc, He Declares - Belden Appeals For Lively Cooperation With C. of c.

A large gathering including many of the foremost merchants and pro- fessional men of the city was pres ent at the 10th annual banquet of the New Britain Chamber of Com merce held last evening at the Bur ritt hotel. The speaker of the eve- ming was Charming H. Cox, ex-gov- ernor of Massachusetts and first president of the First National bank of Boston.
 Mir. Cox chose as his subject New England" and concentrated his address on a denial of the popu- lar current talk that New England is losing it's commercial prestige.
 Have We talked too much of New England?" the speaker asked the gathering. Some might say so but I maintain that now is the time to talk of New England and to put our best foot forward. In this little section containing two per cent of the total area and seven per cent of the total population, we are producing II per cent of the total products of the country. The value of our products amounts to approximately sS,000,o00.000 an-
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New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
Budget Increased By $2,295,l35 Kellogg Called Upon to Name A m ericans With Mexican Holdings.
Move Also Is Started to Shut Off Debate on Both McNary-Haugen and McFadden Branch Bank ing Bills.

Washington, Feb. LP>-Besdes approving the house provision for an increase in the size of the standing army to 11S,750 men, the senate ar- propriations committee has added S2,295,135 to the annual war de partment bill, exceeding the budget estimate by s224.S56. .-..
 Of the total sum added, s1,S25.- o66 is for additional pay for the army at the increased strength which is approved by the budget bu- reau. Other increases added by the senate committee include:
 Expenses Of the National Guard. S110,2S0: headquarters and camps for the organized reserve, $223,62g: five hundred additional horses, sS2.- 800; headstones for graves of sol diers, s35,000; purchase of land at Camp Maria, Texas, s27,0O0; repair. maintenance and construction Of roads, bridges and trails in Alaska, S360, ,o00; improvement Fort De Rus sey, Hawaii, s100,000; forage for 800 additional horses, s35,O00; fire control station, Hawaii, $S,500.
 The total of the bill is $360,233,- G5S.
 Names Are Asked
 Secretary Kellogg was called upon today by the senate to give 1t the names of Americans and American corporations owning or claiming lands or oil concessions in Mexico.
 The law reducing $40 on next July 1 the maximum Compensation payable to veterans in hospitals who have no dependents would be re. pealed under a bill introduced today by Senator Jones, democrat, New Mexico.
 Would Shut Of Debate
 A move to shut off debate on both the McNary- -Haugen and the Mo Fadden branch banking bills was initiated today in the senate.
 The necessary petition to invoke the cloture rule was circulated by Senator Gooding. republican, Idaho, leader of the farm group. and was signed rapidly by supporters of both measures.
 A two thirds vote will be necessary to cut off debate under this rule but senate leaders said there would be no difficulty in obtaining signatures Of two thirds of the senators.
 An agreement to propose a vote for 4 p. m., Monday on the farm bill and p. m, Wednesday on the bank ing bill was reached last night at a conference over which Vice-Presi- dent Dawes presided. If the carrying out of this agreement is blocked in the senate, the petition to invoke cloture will be presented.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
TWO TRAINMEN HURT
Conductor and Brakeman Seriously Injured in Collision Near Storm- vile, N. Y. This Morning.

Danburg, Feb. 8 PETwo train- men were seriously injured in a col lision near Stormville, N. r., on the Central New England railroad this morning.
 The injured are Geo. H. Smith conductor and Harry r. Conklin, brakeman, both of Maybrook, N. Y. They are in St. Francis hospital, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Smith has bruises and sprained back. Conk- lin apparently has concussion of the brain, bruises and sprains of the back. The condition of each is considered good.
 The train, extra 3231 eastbound from Maybrook to New Haven stopped near Stormville to set off two crippled cars. When the loco- motive was backing up to the rear of the train, the two sections col lided. Smith and Conklin riding on the first car of the head end were thrown to the ground, receiving their injuries. The collision de- railed three cars of coal. Wreck CTS from this city and Maybrook had both tracks clear at s:45 this fore Noon. -...-.-..,..ee.. .-
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
FREAK CHAMPION NOW
 EATS MOST ORANGES
Columbus Boy Out-Eats Others With Score of
 62 in 2 1-2 Hours

Cincinnati, O., Feb. 3 (UP)--How- ard S. Stribling. IS year old Colum- bus boy, today had a new champion ship added to his list of freak &C., plishments.
 Howard was crowned the "orange- eating" king when he out-ate all competitors in a contest here. He had stuffed sixty-two oranges and still had a half hour to go in the contest when his opponents gave up His nearest competitor had fifty-siS to his credit.
 Although he had eaten oranges steadily for two hours and half, Stribling boasted he could have eat en thirteen more.
 Stribling already holds the peanut rolling championship. having won the title by rolling peanut with his nose the length of he Fountain Esplanade. He claims the hamburger eating title, with record of 21 sandwiches at one sitting.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
Airman Hightens Residents
 by Skimming Tops Of Houses
Swoops Down From Heights and Flies Through Com
 mercial Street Lower Than Roof of Factory

cernible. He performed all the stunts that are ordinarily seen ct aviation meets, including the tail spin, loop the loop and other thrill CTS, sometimes driving at a moder- ate altitude, but fo" the most part barely clearing the buildings about the center of city. At one time he flew ling Commercial street lower than the roof of Landers. Frary x Clark factory.
 Residents of Elm and East Main streets were uneasy as they expected he would sh through the roofs of their homes Alarm in that section was general and many complaints were heard.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
STATE BUS TAX IS ONCE MORE UPHELD
Constitutional Court Refuses to
 Grant Injunction
CASE WAS RE-HEARD TODAY
Interstate Bus Company Objects to Paying Cent a Mile Levy on
 Machines Operating Between the

New Haven. Feb. tPt--A consti- tutional court today denied the mo- ton for an injunction restraining certain state officials from the en- forcement of Chapter 254, of the acts of 1925, imposing tax of one , cent a mile upon busses engaged in interstate transportation of pas scngers.
 The case today was a rehearing of the action heard here December s, in which the Interstate Bus Com pany contendcd the section in ques- tion infringed upon the constitution of the United States.
 l Attorney Edward H. Kelly, Of Hartford, appearing for the bus in terests offered new evidence in- tended to meet some of the points made by the judges in the previous decision. The testimony, presented in person by Clinton G. Nichols of West Hartford, executive deputy commissioner of the state highway department, and by Alfred Demaris, of Pawtucket, R. I. manager of the bus company was obliged to con- tribute 10 the building and mainte- nance of highways, in addition to the cent mile tax objected to. Justice Campbell and Manton of the circuit court sat with Judge Edwin & Thomas of the District court to make up the constitutional court. Attorney Fred Wetzler of this city represented the state.
 The testimony and arguments for the bus company dealt largely with figures, showing the part of the in come of the state highway depart ment derived from motor vehicles, the contribution of the bus com pany to the income from motor ve- hiclcs and to establish that the com pany was contributing as much to the expenses of the highway depart ment as were intra-state bus com panieS not subject to the cent a mile tax.
 The method provides for collec- tion of the tax, by suspension of the registration of the busses in case Of failure to pay, was also attacked by Kelly as imposing burden upon the interstate busses not imposed upon busses doing intrastate business.
 No evidence was offered in behalf of the state, Wetzler confining him. self to obpections to the line of evil dence, many of which were sus- tained by the court.
 The action was brought against William H. Blodgett, tax commits sioner; Ernest E. Rogers, state treas urer: Frederick M. Salmon, comp troller; Robert T. Hurley, superin- tendent of state police; and Robbins B. Stoeckel, commissioner of motor vehicles.
 | No statement was made as to whether the case will be appealed.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03

Flying lever than any aviator has ever been seen to do in this city, with his lchine barely missing chimneys anl roofs of business blocks and tenement houses. the pilot of an airoplane elicited a great amount of adverse comment at noon today. Large crowds of onlookers were held in breathless fear as the airship dived towards the earth at rapid rate of speed, only to swoop up again just when it seemed it must crash through housetops or knock down smokestacks.
 At times the machine was so low the features of the aviator were dis
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
Every Precaution Invoked to Prevent Interruption in Swindler's Trip to Virginia.

Fearing an attempt to take away their prisoner / force or through legal service by civil officers, De- tee W."iam3 and Collins of the Newport News, Va, police depart ment, accompanied by Detective Ser geant McCue and Officer Feeney of the local police, left police headquar- ters shortly after 8 o'clock this morning with Arthur Aaronson, mo- torious swindler, who late yesterday afternoon decided to drop his fight against being returned to Virginia to stand trial for a 5000 bad check swindle in which the First National Bank of that place was the victim.
 Sergeant McCue was at the wheel of the police service car and the other officers were prepared to re- sist any attem. to ake Aaronson from the by force. Their itinerary was not rounced, every effort hav ing been put forth D keep it se- cret. Their tent was to avoid New York city, as their suspicious that legal steps to delay the trip to Vir- ginia might be taken, were aroused by the apparent determination of Aaronson' wife yesterday to learn definitely the ' le of arrival in New York, en rr"te to the south. This morning, the police received several telephone inqui es as to the time of Aaro -on's departure, which added to their suspicious.
 That Aaronson had an alias not previously known to the authorities was learned this forenoon when Cap tain Cullen of the Hoyoke, Mass. police department, and President Barrett of the water power company of Holyoke called at the police sta- tion and Barrett identified photo- graph of Aaronson as that of the man, who, representing himself as Milton Guiel, had discussed the purchase of three acres of land from Barrett with the plan in mind of erecting a s135,000 rubber goods factory in Holyoke. Barrett was positive in his identification. and his description of the system fol- lowed by the swindler strengthens the belief that Holyoke banks or individuals were in Aaronson's thoughts.
 Soon after his arrival in Holyoke, he became acquainted with some of the prominent business men and lost no time letting it become known that he was interested in establish ing a factory in desirable location. So far as is known he made no at tempt to effect a swlndle, but the authorities believe he was leaIing up to it.
 Aaronson yesterday admitted that he committed the Newport News swindle, according to the police. He signed the necessary papers for the withdrawal of his appeal to the su- preme court from the decision of Judge Molloy of the court of com- mon pleas, dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, and was taken from Hartford county jail to the local police station, where he spent last night.
 Although he had often expressed dread of the proposed return to Vir- ginia. Aaronson acceded willingly to the advice of his counsel. Attorney Thomas r. McDonough, to with draw the appeal. When the case is disposed of in Newport News, the authorities of Detroit, Mich, will press their claim on Aaronson, there being warrants charging him with swindles totalling s4,500 in that city.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
Old Willimantic Tailor
 Found Dead in His Shop

Willimantic, Conn.,, Feb. 3 P- Frederick Barnet, 65, one of Willi- mantics oldest tailors, was found dead today in his workshop, ap- parently stricken with a heart at tack while at work. A boy who brought his lunch found the body. A short time ago he was ill with grip, and physicians expressed the opinion that this was responsible for the fatal attack. He is survived by two sons and a daughter. He came here from Germany, his birthplace, 34 years ago.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
BERGER M. HILLSTRAND,
 EX.C0UNCILMAN, DIES
Prominent Native of Sweden and New Britain Resident for 40
 Years, Passes Away.

Berger M. Hillstrand. 65 years old, a resident of this city for 40 years, republican representatives in the common council during the administrati Il of ex-Mayor Joseph M. Halloran, and a tailor for 25 years in the ervices of the Farrell Clothing Co.,, and it's successors Beckwith- Kelley Co.,, passed away at SOS o'clock this morning at his home, 626 Stanley street, after an illness of about three weeks. He was born in Sweden in 1861 and came to this country in 1886. He was an expert tailor and worked independently for several years at his trade until he entered the en- ploy of the Farrell Clothing Go. He was engaged at that concern until the illness which preceded his death. In 1910 he was elected to the council as a second ward rep resentative and took an active part in municipal affairs until 1913, when he retired.
 Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Anna Hillstrand; two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence c. Edwardson, and Miss Mabel Hillstrand; two brothers, AL fred and Hjalmer Hillstrand, of Bridgeport; four sisters, Mrs. c. Cordell of Hartford. Mrs. s. Johnson of Hartford, Mrs. John Nelson of Plainville. and Mrs. Clara Abraham son of Sweden; a granddaughter, Anna Chrir 0 Edwardson, and sev- eral nieces and nephews.
 He was membe. of 'Andree lodge, l. o. o. F.. the First Luther an church. and the Brotherhood of the church.
 Funeral arrangements in charge of Erickson & Carlson Go. are incom- plete. .......
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
New Haven Woman Drinks
 DiSinfectant and Dies

New Haven, Feb. R-Disinfec- tant taken late last night by Mrs. Lucy Degnan, 46, wife of New Ha- ven railroad yard master, resulted in her death early today at a local hos pital Whether the poison was taken Intentionally or not has not been de- termined. According to her daugh- ter, Mrs. Degnan had been suffering from a nervous disorder recently and had been under the care of phy- sician.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
Financial Ability Shown by All
 but One of 5000 Automobilists
Motor Vehicle Dept. Submits Report on Rule That Re-
 sponsibilty Must Be Shown After Accident.

Hartford, Feb. 8 (UP) - In the 5000 accident cases handled by the Connecticut department of motor vehicles in 1926 where Commission CT Robbins B. Stoeckel required financial responsibility to be shown, every person but one pre- sented certificates of insurance, ac- cording to figures compiled today in the department.
 The single dissenter from the general rule filed a lien on real estate. There was no record of cash, securities or bonds having been given as proof of responsibil- ity.
 Commissioner Stoeckel said he did not wish to discuss pending legislation when he was questioned regarding the proposed law of Sen- ator Lawlor making financial re- sponsibility mandatory before reg istration plates are issued. Depart ment officials said he probably would Issue . bulletin on pending
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
Sneak Thief Also May
 Have Turned on Gas Jets

Rochester, N. 9.,-Feb. S.-tp)- Two deaths by asphyxiation and two escapes from that fate in this city recently were investigated today as police held William Wixted, 45, on robbery charge.
 Wixted was arrested last night through the cleverness of fellow roomer, who told police he played drunk" in his room, saw WiXted take money from his pockets and then detach the hose to a gas burner leaving the gas flowing. The amateur detective got Wixted to "ftx the leak" and then caused his ar rest.
 Police said that the deaths and es- capes from gas asphyxiation occur red in rooming houses or cheap hotels and in every case the victims were robbed.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
BOBS WOMAN'S HAIR WITHOUT HER CONSENT
New Bedford Barber Arrested and Sent to Jail for Two Months
 as Penalty.

New Bedford, Mass, Feb. 3 UP) hair without her consent, Jose Cra- vinho, barber, must spend two months in jail.
 T wouldn't have had my hair bobbed for s1,000," tearfully con- plained Mrs. Agnes Roderiques, showing the court a two-foot hank of black hair which Bobber Jose had nipped.
 She said the defendant was so positive that bobbed hair would aug ment her beauty that he came up behind her and abbreviated her coiffarc despite her desire for long locks.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
Senator Cameron Freed
 On Slush Fund Charges

Washington, Feb. (P) - Evi- dence taken by the senate cam paign funds committee failed to support charges of Senator Cam eron, republican, Arizona, that a huge slush fund was thrown into the senator's state to defeat him last November Senator King, demo- crat, Utah, reported today to the senate in behalf of the committee.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
FATHER OF "A DIES
Minnesota Man Was 97 Years of Age and of His Large Family q Dozen Survive.

Ortonville, Minn., Feb. GP)-- Philip Roder, 97 years old, father of A children, 12 of whom are still living, died yesterday.
 Get married, young man." was the advice of MT. Roder, who trod the path to the altar three times. Get married at around the age of 25, not any older and not much younger. Choose a wife not older than 20 or 21 so you can have some- thing to say about matters, for you know the young are generally re- specters of age"
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03

1 legislation as he did at the last session of the general assembly.
 Opposes Mass. Law Plan
 Discussing the law in general. however, Stoeckel said he was not in favor of shifting onto any pri- vate corporation the business and work of the state and that is what the similar Massachusetts law does"
 With a total of 59 bills relating to motor vehicles presented in both branches of the legislature, Con- necticut's law makers, and more particularly the motor vehicle com mittee, face the difficult task this session of killing" the undesirables and passing those which they be- lieve will aid in the solution of the traffic problem.
 Dept. Is Big One Now
 Organized under a bill in the legislature ten years ago, the mo-
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New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
POLICE CALLED OUT
New York Bluecoats Hold Crowd in Check When Fire Department is Called Into Wall Street.

New York, Feb. R1Police re- serves were called to the financial district today to control crowds who gathered when smoke came from the building at Pine and Williams street occupied by Kuhn Loeb and com- pany, international bankers.
 The fire was in the sub-cellar of the building, a 16 story office struc- ture. Employees and executives in the offices on both the first and second floors were forced to the street by the smoke. but workers on the upper floors were not molested. The eleva- tor service of the building was not impaired.
 Although employees deserted the offices of Kuhn. Loeb & Co.,, patrol men braved the smoke and stood guard over the office doors to make sure that no unauthorized persons would enter.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
Pt..~s, rya1ng Interference,
 Take Aaronson Away Secretly
 Keeping Route from Relatives
Live Fish Wriggles Down Mans Throat,
 Causing His Death

Wailuku, Maui, T. H., Feb. 3
 R)-A four inch live fish to- day caused the death of Peter Paaina, a fisherman.
 Paaina held the fish in his mouth while he removed a hook. AS he was about to put his catch into a basket the fish gave a convulsive flip and slipped down Paaina's throat, lodging in his windpipe and suffocating him.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
Gladstone Gets Verdict
 In Famous Slander Suit

London, Feb. P-A verdict for today in the libel suit brought against him by Captain Peter Wright,
New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
To Make Reply

Hankwo, Feb. 3 P)-Eugcne Chen, Cantonese foreign minister, issued a statement to the Associated Press here today declaring he had not been able to reply to Secretary Kellogg recent not outlining Americas Chinese policy because his time since its issuance had been taken up en- tirely with the negotiations with Owen O'Malley, British charge d'af- fairs, regarding the British offer for . treaty.
 Chen announced he expected to
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New Britain herald., 1927-02-03
Embark From CaYite, Philip pines, for Shanghai Naval
 Auxiliary PGos
CHINESE MINISTER TO
 MAKE REPLY TO KELLOGG

 Pessimism Over Conditions in
 Orient.
 Washington, Feb. Py-A force of 250 American marines will leave Cavite, Philippine Islands, tomorrow for Shanghai, China.
 Admiral Williams, who, as con- mander of the Asiatic fleet has been given discretion in the movement oi American naval forces in the Orient informed the navy department to- day that arrangements had been completed for sending the force to Shanghai on the naval auxiliary Pecos.
 The detachment will be made ur partly from marines now at CaVlte' and partly from the marine con- mand now aboard the naval auXll- iary Gold Star, due to arrive at Cavite tomorrow from Guam.
 Twelve officers and 160 men will be taken by the Pecos from the Gold Star and three officers and 9l men will be taken from the Cavite shore station, making a total force Of l5 officers and 251 men.
 A navy department announce ment said that "it may be assumed the the Pecos will depart for Shang- hai as soon as the transfer of per sonnel can be effected from the Gold Star to the Pecos."
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New Britain herald., 1927-02-03

Manila, Feb. 3 LP)-One hundred marines arrived here today from Guam aboard the transport Gold Star. Another one hundred from Cavite will join them tomorrow and sail for Shanghai aboard the U. s. s. Pecos.
Evening star., 1927-11-13


Miss Pauline
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06
MEDICINAL LIQUOR
APPEAL IS FILED
Dr.. Lambert Says Supreme
Court Was "Unintention-
ally MisIed."

By the Associated Press.
A reopening of the medicinal liquor
issue, settled by the Supreme Court
in 5-to.4 decision several weeks ago
was asked yesterday by attorneys for
DR.. Samuel w. Lambert of New York,
who unsuccessfully attacked the
validity of regulations limiting the
prescription of whisky by physicians
When the court decided against Or.
Lambert's claims, his petition said
it was laboring under misappre hen
sion as to the investigation Congress
had made into the value of spirltuous
liquor as a medical agent.
In the Circuit Court of Appeals, it
was declared, the Government used a
statement from Wayne B. Wheeler OF
the Anti-Saloon League. made before
the Senate judiciary committee as
supporting the assertion that Con
gress, after hearings, had decided that
for medicinal purposes one pint or
whisky every 10 days was adequate
Before the Supreme Court, the Lam
bert petition said, the Government
made the general assertion that ex-
haustive hearings had been held on
the subject in Congress and that the
facts obtained supported the prescrip-
ton limitation. This attitude was
characterized as "unintentionally mis-
leading" the petition declaring that
the adequacy of a pint every 10 days
was never made the subject of any