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New Britain herald., 1927-06-04
VICTOR HYDE TO
 PRESENT SCANDALS
& Local People in Strand
 Feature -0ther Acts Also

One Of the biggest surprises that New Britainites have experienced in some time is in store for them with the opening on Monday afternoon of the New Britain Scandals at the Strand theater, which is being staged by Victor Hyde, the noted Broadway producer loaned to the Strand through the courtesty of Marcus Loew. MT. Hyde, who has accom- plshed wonderful results for the Loew organization throughout the east in staging elaborate musical re-
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04

a century.
 Frances Lea laughs at the theory that artists cannot have their work admitted to the spring salon with out influence. She also scoffs at the Idea that women's work is more favored than mems at this years salon. She does her painting at her home at La Varenne, overlook ing the Marne.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04

vueS with casts made up of local tal- ent. is keenly enthused over the abundance of talent which he has uncovered in this city during re- hearsals during the past week, and he looks forward to one of the best productions of it's kind which he has ever staged.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04
MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE

Mexico City, June CP-Ameri- can Ambassador James R. Sheffield dolence to President Gales on the death Thursday of Sonora Gales. the presidents wife, at Los Angeles, Calif,
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04
WALKS IS MILES

Great Harrington, Mass, June tP-C. V. Iemolini celebrated his list birthday yesterday by walking to Pttsfeld. a. distance of IS miles.
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the phases of violations that are di-
rectly in opposition to the amendment
namely, sale, transportation. i'm
portation and manufacture-to five
years. which would be commensurate
with the penalties which a judge may
administer for violations of other Fed.
eral statutes. The Supreme Court has
pretty wen settled the weaknesses in.
herent in the national prohibition act
when it was first passed. and there
fore, in my estimation, with the one
above exception with regard to the
maximum penalty, we do not need
legislation at all. We need, rather,
concentration upon the problem of
choosing and training consecrated.
conscientious, ca pable investigators. -
In her letter to the Senators, Mrs.
Willebrandt indicated she had written
similar reply to the Anti-Saloon
League when asked to support the
bill.
The Washington members of the
police force who were given authority
also as prohibition agents under the
old law were covered over into the new
organization today. with the under
standing that to continue such au-
thority they must qualify under civil
service examination as all others in
the organization. with the single ex.
ception OF the commissioner himself.
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SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
REPORTED IN JAPAN

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April IAN Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Toxic says
a heavy earthquake was reported at
6 O'Clock this morning throughout
western Japan.
The districts which suffered in the
disaster early last month are panic
stricken, the dispatch adds, but from
the reports thus far received, there
appears to have been no casualties.
"A violent earthquake shook central
Japan March Z, killing 3,274 persons
and injuring 6,734, according to fig.
ures given out by the home office.
The quake was particularly destruc.
tive in the old Province of Tango.
Only II per cent of the buildings in
the quake area are reported to have
escaped damage.
The last major quake disaster in
Japan preceding last months shocks
was the great earthquake of 1923, in
which the death roll was reported at
1881. with 103.733 injured and
property losses in the neighbofhood of
81, 000. 900 900.
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DEARTH ACQUITTED
BY STATE SENATE
Judge Freed of Seven I'M
parchment Charges Grow
ing Out of Editors Fight.
BY the Associated Press.


INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April -
Judge Clarence w. Dearth of the Del
aware Circuit Court today was acqnIt-
ted on all seven counts of impeach
ment charges by the Indiana state
Senate.
The impeachment charges alleged re.
striction OF the freedom Of the press
appointment of an unqualified jury
commissioner. confiscation of news
papers, impaneling of unqualified
juries and other alleged corruption and
high crime
81 feel as always have felt. I am
innocent" Judge Dearth said.
Will Be on Bench Tomorrow.
The Judge said he would be back on
the bench tomorrow.
Thirty-two votes was the nearest the
Senate came to casting the 81 votes
required for conviction under the slip
ulation that two-thirds of the Senators
must vote for conviction. This vote
came on the second count, which
charged unlawful appointment of ia
cob Cavanaugh as jury commissioner.
The charges against Judge Dearth
were the climax of a long controversy
engaged In by the jurist and George r.
Dale. editor of the Post-Democrat, a
weekly newspaper published at Nun
Gle. this city being the county seat of
Delaware County.
Special Session Voted.
When Judge Dearth ordered confis-
cation Of an issue of the Post.Demo-
crat in which was printed an article
that he held to be derogatory to the
court, Dale and his friends took steps
to bring the matter before the
State Legislature. The impeachment
charges were voted by the House of
Representatives following an investi-
cation and a special session of the
Senate was ordered to try the jurist
Dale several times has been sent.
| enced for contempt by Judge Dearth
and one such sentence has been ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court of the
United States.
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US. OPPOSESL|M|T
ON CIVIL AVIATION
Proposal Doomed to Failure,
Gibson informs Prepare
tory Arms Commission.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland, April l.
The United States is opposed to any
effort to limit civil aviation, Hugh Glib
son informed the preparatory commits
sion for a disarmament conference to-
day.
Limitation under the proposed arm
ament treaty, he said, should be re-
stricted to air forces under the coiors,
trained reserves who were subject 10
a call to the colors and air craft act
uallv in service or held in reserve.
Warns Of Objections.
He warned the delegates that any
attempt to include in the trained re-
serves civilians possessing some spe-
cial technical training. but without
military training. would be open to
grave practical objections.
The United States Government, he
added. believes any attempt to make
limitation dependent upon aircraft
in the hands OF the civilian popula-
control for war purposes, would be
doomed to failure.
French View Outlined.
NJ. Paul Boncour who also spoke,
did not make the French position en-
tirely clear, merely emphasizing that
aviation must be handled adequately
in the treaty, otherwise 1T would be
ridiculous.
The impression gathered by some
Of the delegates was that the French
realize they cannot limit civil avia.
ton, but are anxious about its fu-
ture development in Germany.
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25 LOCKED IN BANK VAULT.
Five Robbers Take $4,000, Telling
Victims How to Escape.

PAMPA. Tex, April 1 P).-Five
unmasked bank robbers, who worked
coolly and politely, declined to take
money from customer and instructed
their victims on how to escape from
vault, robbed the Pampa First
National Bank of $4,000 here yester-
day.
Three men with drawn revolvers
appeared suddenly at as many doors
of the bank. One remained at the
front door, while the other two backed
all employees and customers into, the
rear of the building, where they were
concealed by a temporary partition
erected while the bank is undergoing
repairs. Among the employees was
d. l.. Vickers, cashier. and A. V.
Hendrick, teller
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Submitted to Two Operations.

Submitted to Two Operations.
Last December King Ferdinand
submitted to two operations for in
festival disorder. The following
month DR. Sluys, radium specialist,
journeyed from Brussels to Bucharest
to administer radium treatments to
the king. Late in February DIR. Sluys
returned to Brussels, announcing that
the king soon would be able to go to
a health resort. He said the radium
treatment would not be renewed be-
fore the middle of march, at which
time DR.. Severeanu, Ruma MAN
radium expert. would decide whether
resumption would be- necessary.
Since that time there have been
various rumors of the kings impend-
ing departure for Italy, Spain or other
Mediterranean countries. Reports
also have circulated that he intended
to abdicate in favor of Prince Carol,
on account of his health.
Cancer Addiction Reported.
Reports that the Kings ailment Is
ca ncer have heen circulated frequently
during his illness. He underwent an
operation in January. 1925, for what
was pronounced to he intestinal
trouble.
King Ferdinand was born August
pa 1865. and assembled the throne OF
Rumania in October. 1914. On Janu-
arv TO- 1898, he married Princess
Marie. daughter of the Duke of Edin-
bureh and later Duke Of SAKE Coburg.
Six children were born to them, or
whom FIVE are living. Queen Marie
toured the United States last year.
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PHONE CALLS STOPPED.
Lines Believed Held for Use Of Royal
Families

Bv Cable to The star and Chicago Daily
"' News Copyright, 1927.
VIENNA. April News of "cir
cumstantial evidence nature" reach
ing Vienna indicates that the condi
ton OF King Ferdinand of Rumania
has become most dangerous in the
last 4S hours.
Reports from Belgrade state that
for the last So hours private telephone
calls between Bucharest and Belgrade
have not been allowed. Today the tele'
phone administration announced tele.
phone connections were impossible
until further notice. 1t is thought the
lines have been reserved for the two
roval families. Furthermore such &C.
ton serves as most effective censor
ship.
For several days reports have
emerged from Bucharest regarding the
kings condition and where he would
go to recuperate. One such report
stated that the king could have gone
away. so far as his health was con
cerned. a few weeks ago, but that
the Bratianos had not permitted 1t be-
cause they feared the Averscu gov
eminent might get out of hand dur.
ing his absence.
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HITCHCOCK ENGAGED
TO MEMPHIS WOMAN
Former Senator From Nebraska
and Miss Martha Harris An
nounce Betrothal.


NEW YORK, April 1.-THE engage.
ment of Miss Martha Harris of Mem
phis, Tenn. to Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock
former United States Senator from
Nebraska, was announced here last
night by Miss Harris aunt, Mrs. J. T.
Harahan of Chicago.
Miss Harris. a graduate Of Miss
Carriers School in Baltimore, is a
daughter of the late r. w. Harris of
Memphis. She has been staying here
with her aunt since their return, re-
Gently, from a five-month trip to
Europe.
Since his retirement from the Sen.
ate in 1928. Mr.. Hitchcock has lived in
Omaha, where he has been publisher
of the World-Herald. He Is 81 and
Miss Harris is considerably younger.
Mr.. Hitchcock's first wife, who was
Jessie Crounse of Fort Calhoun, Nebr.,
died in 1925.
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Charles County, said the tax was one
on the poor for the benefit of the rich.
1t is a tax, he said, on those people
already burdened by the high taxes
on automobiles. He pointed out that
the State has no assurance that the
railroads would meet their half of the
cost of eliminating the crossings as
provided in the bill.
He also pointed out that there is no
hope of the District of Columbia meet.
ing this tax, and he saw no reason
why the people of the District should
be saddled with such a tax simply to
meet the Maryland tax. But, he
added. the people nf the District of
Columbia will pay more for their
gasoline. for the gas dealers. he con
tended. would raise their prices and
collect the additional cents and put
1t in their pockets. He said the gas
distributing companies would not
make a differential to dealers i'm Mary
land along the District of Columbia
border in order to meet the District
competition. as had been commended
by State officials.
Ritchie Signs Bill at Once.
The Berman amendment was lost
by a vote Of SO to %, and the bill was
Immediately sent to it's third reading
and passed by a vote of "a to 20.
under suspension of the rules. Gov.
Richie was waiting to sign the meas
ure. The bill had to be rushed through
in this manner, because 1t. had been
lost sight of in the rush of legislation
marking the closing of the session.
~ -.A
State controller appeared at the,
Capitol and reminded them that IL
he was to start the collection of the
tax today. the bill would have to be
passed. so that he could send out
necessary Geographic messages giving
instructions to begin the collection OF
the tax.
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DEPUTIES KILLED;
SEEK BANK BANDIT
Two Law Officers Found Slain Near
Automobile Along
Road.

by the Associated Press
BORGER, Tex, April dep
uty Sheriffs Pat Kenyon and A.
l.. Terry We're shot to death on the
road near Whittenburg. near here.
early today. Hugh Walker and Ed
Bailey. out on bond i'm connection
with the recent killing of Coke Buch-
anan. policeman. were arrested
The bodies of Kenyon and Terry
were found near their automobile.
their revolvers unfired.
Kenyon was shot through the chest
and through the back of the head.
Terry was shot through the head.
! Whitley Walker, also on bond in
connection with the Buchanan killing
and who. with Matthew Kimes and
Ray TerrilL notorious outlaws. has
been Identified as one of the robbers
of the First National Bank at Pampa
Tex, yesterday. is being sought il
connection with the shooting.
Hugh Walker and Bailey were
arrested in their home here after a
pistol, found near the bodies. was
traced TO them.
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EDISON SENDS REGRETS.
Expresses Hope His Friend Ford VIII
Have Speedy Recovery.

FORT MYERS, Fla. April Up)--
Thomas A. Edison, who was without
information as TO the accident to
Henry Ford except what he has read
in the newspapers. expressed his re.
pret at the injury suffered by his
friend and neighbor here, and wired
Mrs. Ford that he hoped for the
speedy recovery OF her husband
Mr.. Edison was up early TO read &C.
counts of the accident in the morning
papers, and spent most of the day
outside engaged in his rubber expert.
ments. He declined TO comment on
reports that the Detroit automobile
manufacturer may have been a vic.
rim of an attempt on his life.
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Within "a hours after plot is Matched
live know of it, said Bennett
"Mr. Ford. himself, does not think
here was any plot. Neither has he
said SO. In his mind. as in my mind.
9fswas an unavoidable accident. Some
E3ne hurrying by inadvertently struck
HIS front wheel with enough force to
Throw the steering wheel out of Mr..
|rOrd's hands for an instant and to
eause the accident.
~ believe this is one of those acct.
sents that viii never be solved Our
niy hope is that people who were
iriying in the vicinity of it Sunday
hight will come forward voluntarily"
Bennett said that report that a
ertain type of motor car was dam
aed. as If Ii had been in such an ac-
.iffent as that which injured Mr.
FORD had been run down and that II
as found that the car in question had
lot been in the vicinity of the accident
Eunday night.
kilograms Pour In.
sWc are not searching for amy par.
ocular kind of a car now" he said.
Since the news OF the accident was
made public last Wednesday. three
avs after IL happened. hundreds of
aice of Mr.. F'ord's weekly. the Dear
orn Independent. from friends
throughout the country.
Among them was one from Thomas
Edison AT East Orange. y. j.. in
uiring as 10 Mr. Ford's condition
nd expressing hope for a speedy re.
oyery.
All Of the kilograms were taken to
he Ford home.
Chatting at the restraint of treat
nent in his own great hospital. Mr.
Ford tenderly was returned to his
orne last night, l0mile ambulance
fde.
STtth the removal OF Mr.. Ford from
he hospital official bulletins concern
k1g his condition ceased to be issued
Condition Is Improved.
The last was made public last night
about the hour the injured manu-
acturer was being returned home
recounted an improved condition
ontinued suffering and normal pulse
temperature and respiration.
From the very outset, when Symp
pms which are usually regarded as
extremely serious in a man OF Mr.
lords "a years we're remarked upor
! having been cleared up, there hal
cen no further reference TO them
was stated that MIR. Ford suffered
conclusion. period of unconscious
ess and slight hemorrhages from thu
ladder and lungs.
Mr.. Ford returned 10 spend TIL,
e1iod of recuperation within a few
undred yards Of the spot at which
8 nearly lost his life. Standing a
~ River Rouge Bridge, over which
r Just had passed when his car wa
,fIed down the embankment. tn,
poi pf the home IL visible-oVer q higi
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hal, and base ball playing and the
presidency of the literary society OF
his high school.
The contesting field in the Virginia
district finals is now complete and will
be composed of John Oscar Bell, jr.
who. by the way, was. an interested
spectator at laSt nights contest, rep
resenting the Washington-Lee High
School; Miss Mary S. Pattie of the
Manassas High School, Miss Carrie
n. Lucas of the Herndon High School
and Dwight Brown.
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TWO KILLED IN CRASH.
Plane Falls in TaiI.Spin at Florida
CITY.

PENSACOLA, Fla. April R).-
|Two men were killed when a Navy
|seaplane crashed near Moline, Fla.
yesterday afternoon. the ship striking
the ground after going into a spin al
y low altitude.
Joe Poarter was killed almost in
and David Edward Nelson
blot, died in an ambulance en- route
Eo the naval hospital here.
Nelson is survided by his widow
|and one child. living on the reserya,
lion here. White is survived by his
widow, who is at Keota. Iowa. Both
|aen had excellent records in the Navy
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FOUR IN CADAN|SS
DEATH PLANE HURT
Late Advices Give Details OF
Commanders Fatal Acct
dent in West Indies.

The airplane crash which caused the
death of Comdr Robert Wright Ca
haniss, u. S. N. when ii attempted 70
take off in a rough sea between Halu
and Jamaica in the West Indies yes
terday, also resulted in injury to four
others in the crew, according TO add
tional dispatches received at the Navy
Department today.
The Inflated plane was of the Navy
PN-9 type and was one Of those used
In attempted nonstop fight to Hawaii
In 1925.
Those injured are: Lieut.. Uunior
Grade w. V. Rassaieur of st. Louise.
Mo. burned about the face. arms and
back: Lieut.. Martin b. Stonestreet.
Y. S. N. Nashville, Tenn, lacerated
scalp, burns on the right hand and
neck and a sprained leg: Aviation Ma
chinist's Mate Edward William Oliver
of Homer, Ga, injury to the right leg;
Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate Co.
iner Vincent of Philadelphia, Pa,
burned on the face and hands.
Radio Man Escapes.
John Russell Roe of Akron, Ohio.
radio man, United States Navy, es.
capped uninjured. Roe was member
of one of the plane crews of the
PHO plane in the fight from Hamp-
ton Roads to Panama last year.
Dispatches received by the Navy
Department indicate the plane fell
while rising from the water about Z
o'clock yesterday morning. and is be-
heyed to have been caused by the
rough condition of the sea and a
broken horizontal stabilizer on the left
side Of the plane, said a statement is
sued at the department. The plane
also caught fire from the small gas
tank between the pilots seats.
The Navy aircraft tender ArooStock,
OF which Comdr. Cabaniss was in
charge. is proceeding to Guantanamo
Bay. Cuba, with the body of the dead
commander and his injured crew. The
injured will be transferred to the hos
pital ship Mercy.
Gomdr. Cabaniss, who died of a
complication of injuries and burns. is
survived by his widow. Mrs. Martha
n. Cabaniss, Coronado, Calf. He was
born at Union Springs. Ala, in 1884,
and appointed TO the Naval Academy
In 1909.
Graduated i'm 1906.
Following his graduation in 1906. he
was assigned to the Asiatic station,
where he served for number Of
years. In 1915 he began training for
aEiation at the Pensa cola station, In
Florida, and in 1917 became q quail.
fled naval aviator.
During the World War he served as
n lieutenant commander at Pensacola
End later commanded a naval aviation
tietachment at the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology until May, 1918,
when he went to France.
Following his return to the United
States he served at Rockaway Beach,
Long Island, and again at Pensacola
|MBtil 1921, when he became executive
|@ffzcer of the aircraft tender Wright.
From 1923 TO last year he was at the
|naval aircraft factory at Philadelphia.
from which assignment ne was sent
las commander of the Aroostook.
i4ATLANTA, Ga. April l R).--
I ,omdr Robert w. Cabaniss was the
|san of j. E. H. Cabaniss of BirIning
ham, Ala. and a nephew of I'll. III.
'Eabaniss of this city. where he was
snelI known. During the World War
RE was an instructor in the naval Air
&Service
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Ritchie Signs Bill at Once.


LLANDOGO, Monmouthshire
Wales, April / R).-Rafael Sabatini.
jr., 10, only son of the well known
author, was killed today while motor
ing with his mother. The car. which
he was driving overturned. Mrs.
Sabatini waa Severely tntprsd
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BAND CONCERT.
TOMORROW

By the United States Soldiers Home
Eand Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, 5:45
o'clock, John S. NJ. Zimmerman,
leader; Emil A.. Fenstad. second
leader.
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Vincent Aston in Hospital.

NEW YORK. April | HP).---Vincent
Astor, capitalist and prominent figure
I'm New York social life, is in a New
York hospital today following a minor
operation. Taken to the hospital yes
terdsy. he was operated upon and to
day was reported resting comfortably
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FORD SURE CRASH
WAS ACCIDENTAL:
REMOVED TO HOME

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MARYLAND GAS TAX
INCREASE OF 2 CENTS
PUT IN FORCE TODAY

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There are wild deer in more than
so Of tina 81 counties-0t Pennsyixania
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sarily mean that Ferdinands condi,
ton has reached crisis.
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NEW PROHIBITION
LAW Is IN EFFECT.
WITH HAYNES AT HEAD

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KING FERDINAND
REPORTED DYING
FROM INFLUENZA

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AppT6ntlC8 kII0WaUN6. "a
Wsathsr saininss. -Grack muddH,
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Sapir0 Lists His Fees.

While counseling the Texas COM
mittee on growers on loans at Wash
ington, Sapiro admitted he also rep
resented other cooperative associa-
tions there.
There were the Washington and
Idaho wheat growers associations:
the California Prune and Apricot
Growers and cotton associations in
Oklahoma, Georgia, North Carolina,
Arizona, Arkansas and Alabama.
At this time, Sapiro said, he might
also have represented the three
tobacco groups. the Burley and Dark
Growers Associations and the To-
bacco Cooperative Association.
Sapiro listed his fees for the loans
he was instrumental in obtaining
while at Washington in the Fall of
1921 for seven days: California
Prune and Apricot Growers, $4,000;
Washington and Oregon Wheat
Growers, $4,000; Texas Farm Bureau
Cotton Association, $4,000; Okla
homa cotton, $4,000 or $4,000;
Georgia cotton. $1,000; North Caro-
lima, $4,000; Arizona Pima Cotton
Association. $1,750. and Arkansas
cotton, $3.50.