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New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
SEEK TOY DISGUISE
 IN TOTS DEATH
Boston Police Advance Theory Mo- torist, Terror Stricken. Endcay-
 ored tO Conceal ChiId's Body

Boston, Nov. (UP)-Polce to- day were working on the theory that six-year-old Dorothy Adams, victim of a mysterious Halloween tragedy, had been struck by motorist who, terror stricken at the death of the child, had endeavored to conceal her body.
 Two possible clues 10 the mystery "a penny moustache and colored paper hat--were still umfound. With the moustache fixed in place and the paper hat cooked at a brave angle, Dorothy had sallied forth to battle ghosts and hobgoblins.
 Late that night her liteless body was found in a Dorchester gutter, mile from her RoXbury home.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

He had to fight in the old saloons and resorts of the Barbary Coast to gain recognition and in those days to come out of fight unmaimed. one had 10 fight and 10 be clever.
 ''It was there he developed his fighting ability. and learned to use his head as well as his fists.
 The Spider was crafty and he was game. He was only little man then. for he weighed barely 130 pounds. He was so pale looking and so thin that a boxing commission today would not have issued him permit 10 fight. But the Spiders looks belied the power that was in his slender body"
 Kelly retired from the ring 25 years ago and became trainer with McGrath for his partner. Together they groomed and seconded such
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Mrs Porter suffered wounds about the lower part of the body when portions of the motor were blown through the front of the car. Car son Porter, :, was struck by piece of metal and his left arm severed. Two younger children were less seriously hurt by broken glass. Ro- bert Lewis, IS, a bystander was in ternally injured and died after be- ing taken to hospital.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
VETERAN SALESMAN
 LEADS WORLD TOUR
l. |. Redick Takes Exchange
 Club on Imaginary Journey

ITO learn the language is the principal duty for a, salesman selling goods in Q foreign country. accord ing to l.. l.. Redick of NeWineton q retired veteran of the Landers Frary &; Clark sales force who spoke at the Exchange club meeting at the Burrtt hotel last evening. The speaker has travelled across the At lantic and Pacific oceans about IS times and has covered more than 6o0,noo miles. He has visited 40 countries and speaks German, French. Spanish. Italian and Rus sian. George Curtis introduced the speaker.
 The people of Europe must be approached in different manner than the American people when a salesman is looking for an order, he said. While a breezy line of talk impresses the American business man, Europeans have-a great dis like for this sort of greeting. A friendly disposition impresses Euro pean people and goes long way in getting an order. There are few points that every salesman must learn to have in his sales talk if he wishes to close q deal. He must have patience. for the foreigners are very deliberate in their ways His talk must have true ring to it, that is, he must impress the buyer that he is positive of what he Is saying. Mo- desty helps q lot when dealing with foreign buyers. They expect the American salesman to laud his country and its natural wonders to the sky. A little tact in speaking of these things impress the foreigner
 The main thing is to learn the language and customs of the people of whatever country you do your business in," Mir. Redick said. Lack of education in speaking the lan- guage is a big drawback. The sales man should learn enough of each language so that he can converse with some degree of success with his listeners. By learning the var ious speeches and the general cus- toms of the countries he travels, salesman is taking a big step for ward.
 "The Australians are pleasing 10 deal with. They like American GUS toms, music. slang and, above all, they are well pleased with Ameri- can goods"
 \ report was made at the meet ing by the committee which had charge of the concert given by the T.. s. Marine Band at the Strand 'heater The money cleared at the benefit amounted to about $775 and will be turned over to the Child ren's Home and the Polish Orphan age.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
Senator Curtis Finds
 Candidate" Life Active

Washington. Nov. RSSena,or Curtis Of Kansas, is finding the life of presidential candidate mighty active even If he is conducting only on office campaign"
 Since he announced his candidacy a week ago. Senator Curtis has been deluged by mail He has been kept busy most Of the day in an attempt 10 read over the messages, most of which wish him good luck.
 Among the writers. Senator Curtis finds, are the usual number Of pros pective press agents and campaign managers but he Aes no opportun- lty of hiring these on his govern ment salary.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
FILM FOLK WE'D

Santa Barbara, Cal, Nov. tpl = George Fitzmaurice, motion picture director and Diana Kane. sister of Lois Wilson. were married here last night. A number of their friends prominent in Hollywood motion pie 'ure circles, were present at the wedding.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Belgium has changed it's monetary standard since the war. The stand ard unit of coinage was changed from the franc to the belgac, hay ing a value of five francs.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Recent surveys indicate that c5,- 100000 of the 42,o0o.0o0 men and women who are employed in the United States, have defective eye sight.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
Norfolk Is Debt
 Last of Bonds Cancelled

Norfolk, Nov. 2.-tP-This town has paid off its last debt. one dat ing from October l. 1869. On that date, 5S years ago, the town voted to buy 415 shares of Connecticut West ern railway company stock and to pay $41,50 for it.
 Bonds were issued and thus began the towns debt on which interest has been paid since that time.
 The town treasurer has. however paid $23.o00 10 the Canaan savings bank. Cancelling the last of the bonds.
 READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
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New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
TO THE COMMUNE
SECHEPREY

To commemorate the service of
 the 102d Infantry 26th Division
 q regiment of the American
 Army recruited from citizens Of
 Connecticut. q Q 9 n CTS Of
 Seichoproy. April 20. 1918. In
 the firm belief that the friend
 ship of Frenchmen and Amcri-
 cans sealed in this place in bat
 tie shall serve the cause oc
 peace among all nations. This
 memorial is presented by the
 men and women Of Connecticut.
 Seicheprey. d cluster of stone walled houses typical of the French is situated 15 miles north Of the city of Foul from which the great Lufbery, American aviation ace and resident of Wall lngford, made his last flight. Before it arises the majestic bulk known as Mount Sec, a bulwark Of the German defense in the sector. Lead ing to it through the town Of Beau mont, one passes around the four turns known to the American doughboys as Dead Mans Curve.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
Memorial Erected At Seicheprey
 Honors Soldiers of Connecticut
Marks Spot Where the 102d of the Yankee Di- vision Wrote Glorious Page in History.

Seicheprey will be name long to be remembered by the men Of the 10end Inf. e6th Division, L. s. Ex- pcditlonary Force because it was in the little town north of Toul in 1918 where the first pitched battle between the newly arrived American troops and the Germans took place. The battle was fought entirely by the third battalion of the regiment supplemented by the engineers and signal corps and more glorious page in the history of warfare In which the forces of this country took part, could not be written.
 Today in the little square which bears hardly a vestige of the bloody fighting which occurred there, stands the material evidence of the hattie. It is in the form of small monument erected by the people of Connecticut through popular sub scription in 1922 to commemorate the day in 1918. The stone on which there ls a bronze tablet will be lasting reminder 10 the people of the town of the valiant fight wagcd by the Americans to regain for them their shattered homes and their ravaged land.
 The inscription on the monument is as follows:
 TO THE CONINI-NE
Evening star., 1927-05-10

Fifteen Of the 96 members Of the
United States Senate have woman sec
ret3rieS
Evening star., 1927-05-10
ADJUSTMENTS
NATIONAL THEATER STOCK
OPENS.

The National Theater Players, with
Leona Powers, charming and gifted
new leading woman. and j. Glynn Nc
Farlane, new leading man, who yet
has to receive his verdict at the first
Wednesday matinee of the season to-
morrow afternoon, opened their third
season at the National Theater last
night in Don Mullally's three-act COM
edy. "Laff That Off. which was orig
inally produced in New York by Earl
Carroll and won its way to high favor
with clean humor and laughable Incl
dent.
The play offers opportunities for at
tractive characterization. and the cast
from Romaine Calender, as Robert
Morse, "Remorse," through Charles
Hampden, as Jimmy Valentine; Karl
Nelson, as Tony, the ice man; Kath-
ryn Givney, as Tubby Valentine: Dor
othy Tierney, as Emmy "Mopupos";
Billy Phelps. as Arthur Lindau; Mr..
McFarlane. as Leo Mitchell; Leona
Powers, as Peggy Bryant, to Mrs.
Adelaide Hubbard, as Mrs. Connolly,
and Percy Winters, as Mike Connolly,
made the most of their opportunities
to the satisfaction Of laughing and
applauding audience, that filled every
nook and corner of the theater
'Laff That Off" recounts the expe-
riences of three young chaps, who
have sworn to stick to~ each other
through thick and thin, and a rather
lovable girl, who has drifted into New
York with a high ambition and came
dangerously near ending it in the Hud'
son River. She is brought into their
home by Mitchell, and is adopted by
Evening star., 1927-05-10
COL. BINGHAM BURIED.

ASHEVILLE, ". c., May 10 (P).--
A little handful of gray-clad veterans,
two companies of cadets and hun
dreds of friends gathered yesterday
afternoon at the First Presbyterian
Church to pay last tribute to Col.
Robert Bingham, who died late yes
terday at his home, on Bingham
Heights, after long Illness.
Rev. DR.. r. F. Campbell, pastor of
the church, where Col. Bingham
served for many years as an elder,
conducted the simple services for the
pioneer educator. private burial
was conducted at Riverside Cemetery.
Relatives in attendance were: Judge
r. w. Bingham of Louisville, KY:
Mrs. Robert Temple Grinnan and Mrs
s. Reid Mckee of Asheville, his son
and two daughters, and the following
grandchildren: Robert w Bingham,
Evening star., 1927-05-10
MURCH FUNERAL RITES
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Special Masonic Service to Be Con-
Quoted for Late School
Official.

Funeral services for Benjamin w
Murch, superintendent of the first di-
vision. Washington public schools,
who died in Georgetown University
Hospital Saturday night, will be con
Quoted in the Georgetown Presbyterian
Church tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. Rev. John G. Palmer, grand
chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Ma.
sons of the District of Columbia, will
officiate. Interment will be in Carmel,
Me. where he was born.
Members of the George c. Whiting
Lodge of Masons, of which Mr.. Murch
was past master. will be active pail
bearers. The following school Of
ficials and principals will be honorary
pallbearers:
DIR. Frank w. Ballou, stephen T..
Kramer, Robert l.. HaycoclS, K. o.
Wilmarth, Selden NJ Ely, Walter b.
Patterson, Ephraim &. Kimball, John
a Chamberlain. Henry o. Hine,
Charles X. Finckel, Charles A. John
son and Henry w. Draper.
Schools of the first division. embrac-
ing those in the Georgetown and
Chevy Chase sections, will be closed
during the services and their flags
flown at half-staff. Officers and past
grand masters of the Grand Lodge
of Masons viii attend the services.
Evening star., 1927-05-10

"the gang" as sister chun, to whom
none of them must make love, but all
of them do eventually. except Mitchell,
who Is unable to understand that he
is the lucky fellow until she finally
tells him so.
There Is delightful blend of pathos
and humor throughout, and there is
no doubt that the large audience en-
joyed it thoroughly.
After the company had repeatedly
responded to curtail calls at the end
Of the second act, Clifford Brooke, it's
well known director, appeared with
the inevitable curtain speech that
made Steve Cochran, the manager of
the players, fairly glow with pleasure,
and even brought the proud smile to
the face of William Hartman Rap
ley, director of the theater, who sat
in the audience looking thoroughly
dee-lighted.
1t was a most auspicious beginning
for the splendid troupe of players,
who, for three years now, have made
Washington forget the alleged deca-
dence of the stage by their clean and
delightful plays thoroughly well acted
at all times.
Evening star., 1927-05-10
DOGWO0D BLOOMS ADORN
BIER OF HUDSON MAXIM
Last Rites Performed for "Great
Son of America" and His
Body Cremated.
RI the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWARK, n. j.. May 10.-Dog-
wood from his beloved Lake Ho-
patcong countryside and the flag to
which he had given of his genius
partly covered sthe body of Hudson
Maxim. author and explosives expert,
yesterday afternoon. while three
friends said farewell to "a great son
of America, now out in the open
under the never clouded rays of all
the suns"
A eulogy was given by Garrett P.
Serviss, astronomer A bugler sound
ed taps" Then, accompanied by the
same three friends. Mr.. Serviss, Miller
Reese Hutchinson. inventor and en-
sineer. and Francis ]. du Pont, pow
der manufacturer, the body, in ac-
cordance with his wishes, was taken
to a crematory. Whether the ashes
would be scattered to the winds of
Lake Hopatcong or buried on his
estate nearby had not been decided.
Evening star., 1927-05-10
Abe Martin Saws:

Chicago needs a boatload o. good
hard-boiled Marines instead of q
mayor.
Evening star., 1927-05-10
M U SIC
DI MEGLIO's RECITAL

A short recital was given last night
at the Church of the Advent by 10.
seph Di Meglio, Italian tenor and
Martin Dowd, pianist, before an au-
dience which filled the little church
hall to capacity. 1t was very en-
thusiastic audience, many of them
being Di Meglio's own countrymen.
Generous applause greeted the efforts
of the artists and they responded with
many encores.
A pleasing and varied program was
presented by Di Meglio, who is a
member of the Washington Opera Co.
and the possessor of an excellent
voice. His first group of selections
consisted OF three italian songs,
"Come to the Sea-" a Venetian song;
"Mattinata. by Leoncavallo, and the
aria. "M'Appari," from Flotow's
number he was forced to give an en-
core, the popular Neapolitan song, 20
Marie" These songs showed his
voice to excellent advantage and this,
coupled with pleasing personality,
made this group one of the best in
the recital. Three English songs fol-
lowed, "Duna,' by McGill: pale
Moon," by Logan, and "At Dawn
ing" by Cadman, with Mother Ma
chree" as an encore. He concluded
his recital with three more italian
songs. lorna A Surriento," by De
Curtis; la COLOMBIA" by SCHNEIDER,
and the famous aria, "Vesti La
Giubba," from Leoncavallo's opera
.sPagliacci." AS an encore he sang
40 Sole Mio." 1t was in the Italian
songs that he was at his best, as he
did not seem to feel at ease with the
English.
Assisting Di Meglio in his recital
was Martin Dowd, pianist, whose
runs, firm touch and fine expression
were especially noteworthy. He play
ed Rubinstein's "Kamenoi Ostrow"
and LISTS paraphrase of Verdi's
'sRigoletto," and was obliged to give
two encores. He also accompanied
Di Meglio throughout his recital.
Evening star., 1927-05-10

There are almost 600 kinds of par
rotS.
Evening star., 1927-05-10
STORM HITS TURKESTAN.
Cotton Crop Badly Damaged by
Wind and Rain.

TASHKENT. Turkestan, May 10
@.-A tornado. foi' ed by heavy
rains, Is reported to have destroyed
rs per cent of the cotton crop in
several districts of western Asia. In
the Andijan district it is estimated
$4,000 acres Of plantations were de.
troyed.
Several dams were broken and ir.
rigation works seriously damaged
flooding villages in Ferghana province
the main cotton center of Turkestan
In the Chushpap and Bagdad dis
tricts $500 acres are submerged
There are almost 600 kinds of par.
Evening star., 1927-05-10

jr.: Barry Bingham, Bingham Mckee
and Misses Martha and Sadie Temple
Mckee. -
kilograms from former student9
who studied at Bingham Military
School under Col. Bingham were pour.
ing in this afternoon.
Evening star., 1927-05-10
FOG DELAYS LINERS.
New York Is Blanketed-A1a-
bamans Held Up.

NEW YORK, May 10 GR.-Dense
fog delayed the arrival of nine liners
due at quarantine early this morning.
The City of Birmingham of the
Ocean Steamship Co.. with the
Alabama Press Association on board,
which was due here at am, an
chored near Scotland lightship, off
the New Jersey coast. The vessel
left Savannah, May Z.
Evening star., 1927-05-10
F[EHARTY ATTACKS
PHONE VALUATION
Goinq Concern Value Item of
S3,340,O00 Is Raped
by Counsel.

An item of going concern value, in
cluded by the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. in its claim TO a valtia-
ton of more than $40 1000. .000, was the
principal target of Ralph b. Fleharty,
people's counsel before the Public Util-
tiles Commission at todays hearing on
the commissions proposal to reduce
telephone rates in the District.
The going concern value on which
the company has placed an appraisal
of IA7G940 ZOO, is one of the important
faStSg in the wide difference between
the valuation claimed by the company
and that allowed by B. NICK. Bachman,
chief accountant of the commission
for rate making purposes.
Item Excluded.
The commission, in its valuation of
1924, excluded this item entirely
from the company's valuation claim.
In the valuation claim now retore
the commission, the company has
placed its going concern value $540,-
600 higher than in the 1924 case
Mr.. Fleharty questioned the theory
of including the going concern value
In a valuation when the items form
ing II also are charged to operating
expenses.
Mai w. f. r. Covell, senior assist
ant Engineer Commissioner. who sat
on the commission in the absence of
Engineer Commissioner J. franklin
Bell, supported the peoples counsel,
and declared that such procedure
does not represent "a fair and correct
picture"
Engineer Questioned.
Charles A. Robinson, chief engineer
of the telephone company, who ap-
peared as a witness before the com
mission yesterday afternoon resumed
his testimony today. He was ques-
toned at length by Mr.. Fleharty con-
cerning various items listed by the
company as the costing of establish
ing business as well as it's method OF
determining rates of depreciation.
The commission is considering
reduction in telephone rates on the
ground that the company in 1926
earned $157,900 in excess of a per
cent return on a rate making base
which it fixed at slightly more than
$2O. 100000.
The hearings are expected to close
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1927-05-10
WEST POINT HEAD
OUTLINES CREED
Sees Close Similarity Be-
tween Characters of Wash
ington and Lee.

The character traits of George
Washington and Robert f. Lee show
why those two historic leaders COM
PEELED the respect, admiration and
LOYALTY of thousands of followers,
Brig. Gen. NJ. E. Stewart, superintend-
ent of the West Point Military Acad-
envy, declared this morning at the con
ference on leadership at the National
Research Council, Twenty first and B
streets.
The conference is being conducted
in the course of the joint meeting of
the Taylor Society. an international
organization for the promotion of
science and art of administration and
management, and the Personnel Re-
search Federation, that has for it's pur-
pose the furtherance of research ac-
tivities pertaining to personnel in in
dustry, government and education
when the research is conducted scien-
titically.
Qualities Almost Identical.
Gen. Stewart, speaking this morn
ing on THE Fundamentals of Leader
ship" said he had studied the charac.
ters of Washington and Lee. Their
qualities, he contended, were almost
identical and included:
DtFotlUn to uuly, superior pfOIeS-
sional ability, utmost sense of fair
ness and justice, unquestioned cour-
age, high moral character and hui
manness''
Gen. Stewart summarized his own
creed of leadership in the following
slogans:
DUTY first, last and always. Know
your job. Be square. Don't duck re-
sponsibility. Stay on your pedestal.
Be human"
Will Continue Tomorrow.
Ordway Tead of Harper's Publish
ing Co., declared that a more psyche.
logical analysis of traits of leadership
is needed if the extent and manner of
development of such traits is to be
learned.
The conference, which opened at 10
o'clock this morning, will continue
through this afternoon. 1t will con-
vene again tomorrow morning and
will reach final adjournment at A
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15
LABOR CAN BE PROUD

Organized labor through its national convention lust
concluded at Los Angeles, has gained an immense
amount OF respect because of its refusal to be stanl
peded into taking radical action on several matters
which presented to it, and for the of
servasm which marked all the deliberations of the
convention.
There was much of constructive nature in the res
olutions adopted by the convention and where there
was doubt relative to the merits demerts of other
resolutions they referred to the executive COM
mlttee for disposition.
labor did not see fit to endorse the Swing Johnson bill
from the floor of the convention. Other sections of
the country will doubtless be disappointed that this
that particular resolution received favorable unfav
orable action.
What stands out most prominently in looking back
over the ten days the convention nj session. is the
straightforward dignifed manner in which it set forth
It's case questions regarding differences between
capital and labor.
In times past labor has gone off on a tangent, de-
mandlng whatever few hot-heads wished it to de-
mand, regardless of whether the demand worth
While or not, and occasion there was intimation
that dire results would happen this that not
granted.
The late lamented Samuel Gompers devoted his life
to keeping the demands of labor within AL
ways vigorous and unrelenting fighter for the labor
ing man, he was at all times ready to grid up his
ons for battle in what he believed to be right but he
sincerely deplored the violence which leaders
seemed to think order to achieve what
they believed to be their objective.
President Green is unquestionably a worthy sue
cessor to GomperS and the conventions action in
electing him to office will please labor and labor's
friends everywhere.
With such leader at its head, and a disposition
to look at every angle of the question before decid-
ing what should be DONE labor is certain to make bet
ter progress and win friends for the working
man than It ever has before.
The American Federation has to be proud of
itself, and If those who attended the convention re-
turn to their homes ready to spread the lessons they
learned there labor cannot fail to be benefited there
by.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15
Uncle Wiggily picked up his hat
with the point of the parsnip stick

Uncle Wiggily picked up his hat
with the point Of the parsnip stick
ing in it. Just then his wife hopp3l
along.
What happened, Wiggy7" sho
asked. "You look queer"
~ guess you d look queer, too,
if a prancing parsnip chased you,
answered the rabbit gentleman.
"Nonsense! laughed his wife.
"'Such a thing couldn t happenl"
Glow did this hole get in my hat
them - asked the bunny uncle.
"Oh, the wind must have blown
The sharp parsnip up in the air and
when it came down it poked a hole
in your hat, ~ said Mrs. Longears.
''1t was the wind, my dear! -
"Well, perhaps you are right, "
said Mr.. Longears gently. But |
was sure that parsnip pranced at
me- And he always believed that,
though his wife and Nurse Jane said
It was only the wind. Anyhow the
end of the parsnip was broken off,
hut that did not spoil it for being
huttercd and fried, which happened
later. And if the charcoal man will
mark out some black squares on the
sidewalk SO the roller skate can play
hop-scotch, II tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily 5 popcorn balls.