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New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
RECKLESS DRIVING
 BRINGS S25 FINE
Stanley Street Collision Blamed
 on Daly Ave. Man

John Wlasuk, aged fl, of 2O5 Daly avenue. who was driving lo"arus Hartford on August IF and struck an automobile driven by Plumbing Inspector Olaf A., Peterson, was found guilty of reckless driving In police court this morning and hned se5 and costs by Judge Morris U. saxe. On request of Judge w. F. ManRan. representing Wlasuk, bonds for an appeal were fixed at S1oo.
 According to the testimony Wiasuk was about to pass Peterson car when the collision occurred. lie had passed car in which MT. anu Mrs. Hyman Rabinow of 763 Arch street were riding. With him were ex-Councilman and Mrs. stephen A. Lynch and Is months old child, ol 14 Broad street. Motorcycle ol1lcer David Doty made the arrest but dla not ,ee the accident. He testihed that marks on the pavement lndl- cated that Wlasuk's car went "A rect after the brakes were applied
 Mir. Peterson testified that he was going along Stanley street and when about t50 feet from the corner ol Highland Terrace he signalled that he was to make a left turn. AS ne .tarted to turn he heard the screech- ing ot brakes behind him and at the same time 8 brick pier that mark. the street corner loomed up, so he strengthened out his car quick lv. This saved him from being struck broadside, he said. AS IL was. the front right fender or wlask's car caught in the rear left fender of his car. lifting the rear end and forcing his car along Tn front of it. The damage to his car was less than $1o, he said, ana there was no damage to Wlasuk car.
 MT. Lynch testified that he and his child were in the seat with Wlasuk, and Mrs. Lynch was in the rear seat. They were going to Hart ford to board the boat for New York, and as the boat was not to leave until o'clock and it was 3:9o o'clock when the collision occurred, they had ample time and IL was not necessary to drive fast. MT. Lynch said MT. Peterson put out his hand 10 signal that he was about to turn, just as Wlasuk was about to pass, but Mir. and Mrs. Rabinow testified that Wlasuk was going quite fast and Mir. Peterson was driving at q slow rate of speed.
 Wlasuk testified that MT. Peterson gave the signal just as he was about to make the turn. When Rabinow's car was passed, Wlasuk said his speed was about 30 miles an hour but he reduced it immedl- ately afterwards and was going about 2S miles an hour when he at tempted to pass Mir. Petersons car
 Prosecuting Atty. Woods claimed q conviction on the ground that Wlasuk was not in proper control of his car and was driving too fast There is ample room on Stanley street, Mir. Woods pointed out, and the accident would not have hap pened but for Wlasuk's recklessness Judge Mangan disputed this claim
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22

He had words with his wife and she struck him with tho bottle. Ser geant Feeney arrested Mrs. Wasek on complaint.
 Judge Sake remarked that 1T ne imposed a fine on the woman, her husband would be obliged to pay it although he was not at fault. For that reason he suspended judgment and warned Mrs. Wasek to stop drinking. If she came to court again she will be severely punished, Judge Sake said.
 Auto Theft Charge Nolled
 The charge of theft of an automo- bile from the Superior Automobile Co.,, was nolled in the case of Joseph Wolfe. aged 2s. of 76 Oak street Attorney Thomas J. Cabelus repre- sented Wolfe, who was arrested on July A. The nolle was entered be- cause the automobile company was rot represented in court.
 Visits Wife, Causes Row
 Judgment was suspended in the case of Nicholas Fiseak, aged 4o' of 47 Erwin Place, charged with breach of the peace. Offlcer M. J. Moore testified that he arrested Els eak in house at 5S West street at 11:15 Saturday night on complaint. Attorney Stanley J. Tracesk1 rep resented Fiseak and entered plea of guilty.
 He said Fiseak does not live with his wife and on Saturday night ne went to her home to find out why she was telling stories about hlm' He caused a disturbance which ne reorets but there was no serious trouble.
 Beats Boy and Runs Away
 Louis Raczkowski. aged 22. Of 4o Overlook street, was fined slo ana costs for breach of the peace and assaulting Natle Sgroy, aged ID years of Se Grove street. Officer William O'Dav made the arrest about ll:oo o'clock last night.
 Several witnesses testified that Raczkowski, who is also known as Roy. assaulted the boy and ran away about S:45 o'clock.
 Raczkowski testified that he had been in Meriden and on his return parked his car outside John slh- skies home, 36 Grove street A number of children swarmed about it and turned on the lights, stepped on the starter and otherwise tempered with the car. He chased them but they returned. He caught the Sgroy boy and was about tc have him arrested when man struck him in the face and others gathered about him. He denied that he pulled a girls hair although she testified that he had done so He said he had not seen her apou' the scene of the trouble.
 The boy testified that he was as' saulted and Officer O'Day said physician was called and found thai thme boy had an injury in the back
 Judge Sake said it appeared thai Raczkowski used more force thar was necessary, even though he was annoyed by the children tamperins with his car. You had no right te take a little fellow like this boy anc beat him." the judge concluded.
 Admits Theft of Clothing
 Mrs. Helen Czysinski. aged "A, o1 95 Sheldon street, Hartford. pleaded guilty to the charge of theft ol wearing apparel from Mrs. Josepf Babula of Main street when the lat ter lived on Russell street. Sergean Feeney testified that he asked for warrant and it was served on the completion of three months 1al sentence by Mrs. Czysinskl for thef' in Hartford. The stolen articles were returned to Mrs. Babula.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
MARRIED 70 YEARS

Holyoke. Mass. Aug. 22 @ Mir. and Mrs. James A. Dakin are today celebrating the roth anniversary ot their marriage, receiving the con. gratulations of friends. Mir. Dakin. 90, and his wife, 91. are old resi-. dents here. Mir. Dakin was for many years an engineer for one of tho American Writing Paper company divisions. Both Mir. and Mrs. Dakir retain an active interest in affairs.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
ven: treasurer. Allan c. Upson Southington: registrar. Russell Upeon Of West Hartford.
SPAIN ACCEPTS GIFT

Madrid. Aug. 32 R1The Span ish government has accepted Is gift of . huge statue of Columbus: made by the American peopl through Alexander P. Moore. for mer American ambassador l. Spain.
 It will replace the old monumen standing at Palos. the port iron which Columbus sailed on whai was to be his voyage of discovery A series of festivities is being helt for the dedication of the monu. ment some time in October.
 Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. oi New York. designed the statue which was chiselled by Mrs. Arche, Huntington, American sculptress whose husband has taken . leading part in the movement to make Spain better known to Americans and America better known to Span. iards
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22

ditionary forces by wartime friends and acquaintances. One letter informs the Legion that the chateau at Gondrecourt. General Pershing's first headquar- ters in the field, Is for sale. The property, called the Chateau Du Val D'Ornain," has changed hands
 once since the war.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22

t will be- have doubt, of eradication to you know that Chesterfield cigarettes sale and at tha the leading American seller, in all parts of the world
 ''We started trip December 2nd, and visited among other points Madeira Island. Gibraltar Monte Carlo... Aleers. Haifa Jerusalem Cairo. Naples .Suez.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22

Bombay Dutch suatra Singapore. Manila. Hongkong Shanghai Picking. Kobe. Tokyo Homo lulu |. |. . the Canal Zone i. (. |. Havana and home.
 sNot only Chesterfield the leading American cigarette all points visited but the best seller (a brand our ship, the Empress of Scoland'
Evening star., 1927-12-08

the District one Of their slogans and
cure return to the 60-40 ratio, and
pending that return an increase in the
temporary lump-sum payment by the
amount which the Government is by
law directed to pay toward National
Park Commission expenditures The
present method and practice of ap.
propriating for park purposes through
the commission is confessedly full Of
hurtful injustice to District taxpayers.
Unity in our fight for politica
equity will be attained by cessation
from controversies that impede ma.
tional representation between those
of us who favor and those who Oh.
pose n radical change in the form of
municipal government. the support
Of both of which groups is essential to
Evening star., 1927-12-08
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS UNITE
FOR FISCAL RELATIONS FIGHT
Oldest Inhabitants Banquet Brings Agree
= ment to Cooperate in Effort to Cut
Il. Districts Burden.

slowly ny j. Eliot Wright recording
secretary. John C'agctt Proctor
chronicler. thon read an original poem
entitled Washington"
In delivering the annual greeting
Mr.. Moves extended a welcome to the
members of other orCauiZa tionS. He
then brought forward two questions
which are considered Of paramount
Importance hy Washinstonians at this
tiEc. namely. representation for the
District in Cong ess and the eleCtoral
college and fair adjustment of the
fiscal relations between the District
and the National Government.
Mr.. Noyes Speaks.
ATr. Moves addressed the association
as follows
I'VE. the patriarchs OF the Oldest
Inhabitants. extend our hearty greet.
inss to our distinguished guests - To
Col Grant. who is the personification
of Intelligent enthusiasm in the fight
Ia make Washington the city beauti-
ful, and TO the presidents or acting
presidents of our great citizens or
ganixa ions. who labor so devotodly
and effectively FOR the Capital's wei
fare, and TO our friends of high stand
ing. the unofficial guests.
Though the membership of our or.
SANITATION. aVcrac cing % years Of age.
does not suggest powerful bclliccrents
in clashes of brute force. neVerthe-
less the Oldest Inhabitants. with
weapons Of their own. fight effective
~ for financial equity. for political
equity and for fair play for the men
and women of Washington.
AN outstanding need of today iS
that of unity of effort in support of
financial and political equity. and of
fair play for both animate and in
animate Capital.
"We must present united front
to Congress in demanding this fair
play. There has been friction between
some of our leading citizens organi-
zations and controversies sprinGing
from rivalrics. But these disputes do
not touch at all the basic principles
which vitality concern the Capitals
welfare, and resentments and retail
ations will never be permitted by the
organizations themselves to prevent
a united front in the campaign TO win
victories essential to the welfare of
Evening star., 1927-12-08

success in our national representation
campaign.
I'VE do not seek in our movement
for national representation either to
break down or to protect the form OF
municipal government which Congress,
representing the Nation. has given us.
Continued on Twelfth Page.)
Evening star., 1927-12-08

AS guests OF the Association Of ohd
EST Inhabitants of the District OF 20
ianhia, representatives or tho i"adlnG
trade and civic orca niZations of the
National Capital met last nlGhf ana
niedced themselves 10 Join in present
ing united front 10 Congress in the
fight for national representation ana
the establishments of eGutabie hNra'
feia tons between the District and the
Federal Government.
i The occasion was an enthusiastic
banquet gathering in til" City tIHh IN
reiehration Of the siXty-second ami
vrrsarv nf the founding Of the ASSo-
riation of Oldest Inhabitants.
The hanuuct was attended by about
1e5 persons Tho keynote of all the
addresses was sounded by Theodor" w,
Moves. president nf the association
and chairman Of tho Joint Citizens
Committee for National Representa-
ton who urged c'oSe cooperation IN
the fight for financial and political
equity for the people of Washington.
COLO Fiscal Plan Urged.
Among those who pledged personal
support and the support of their or
ganizationS in the effort To obtain
votes for tho District in Congress and
return 10 the 60-40 ratio of apprupria-
tfons for the District were Edward {.
Graham president Of the BOARD Of
Trade: Marvin A. l.CeSe. president of
the Chamber of Commerce. DIR. George
C. Havenner vice president and act
ing president of the Federation of Citi-
zfns' Associations, Gen. Anton ste
palan. president Of The Merchants and
Manufacturers Association. and Jesse
G.. Suter. vice chairman of the Joint
Citizens Committee for National Rep
resentation.
Lieut.. Col. U. s. Grant, Sd, L. S. A..
director of public buildings and
parks. told of his work for the
Identification of the city. predicting
q wonderful future for tho National
Capital. He said his motto was
Have Faith in Washington"
First on the evenings program was
the reading of the names of - mem
bers of the Association of Oldest In
hahitants of the District of Columbia
who died during the year. At the re-
quest of Mr.. Moves. who presided
every one stood while the list was read
Evening star., 1927-12-08

many others, numbering on the last
petition Is in all
"The public welfare commands the
members of this committee. which has
been inactive during the period OF
l,lmp-sum experimentation. to be up
and doing. and to combine with re.
newed energy. by petition. brief and
argument. to secure the return 10 the
eO-4O plan and to increase the lump
sum payment while that plan con,
tinues the temporary appropriation
practice.
Evening star., 1927-12-08

Washington. On minor issues our or
CARNATIONS may quarrel they will
Fundamentally cooperate on major
issues.
Plan Not Permanent.
"t'or several years Congress has
been experimenting with an annual
lump.Sllm payment as an exceptional
appropriation under the 60-40 law of
1922. substituting that form of nppro-
rriating on annual appropriation bills
for definite proportionate payment.
as contemplated by the substantive
law This exceptional form of pay.
ment is confined in its application To
the particular annual appropriation
bill 10 which it is attached and does
not make the lump sum payment plan
permanent legislation or extend its
operation beyond the current fisca
year.
Tho 1umpsum payment plan has
been proven by experience TO he a dis
aStrouS failure. unfair and vitality
hnrtfuI To the unrcpresented District.
II has developed to the maximum tho
inJusticcS and injuries predicted of 1t.
and has bestowed no offsctting bene
fits and advantages.
The Commissioners. with wisdom.
courage and inspiring enthusiasm en-
co,ItaCcd by some of our best friends
in Congress. advocate n cessation Of
the lump.sum appropriation practice
and return automatically to tho f0-4o
ratio provided by existing substantive
law.
Substantial Increase Needed.
THE Districts financial needs of
today, outstanding and conspicuous,
are OD the return to the 500 ratio
of existing law. and (2). pending this
return while the lump-sum payment
plan is still the annual exceptional
appropriations practice the substantial
increase Of that lump-sum payment.
The Citizens Joint Committee on
District of Columbia Fiscal Relations
has been since 1916 the medium
through which many citizens organ-
zations, great and small. have co
operated effectively in campaign for
financial equity. Until 1922 this com
mittee urged retention of the 5000
ratio of the organic act. 1t was con
spcuouS in 1916 in securing the con
@rcSSional joint committees decision
that the District was adequately taxed
IL helped to retain the $500 ratio
for seven years after the find
iflSS OF the congressional JOINT com
mittee. In 1922 it co-operated vigor.
ously and effectively to retain the def
mite proportionate principle. though
the ratio was changed from $3.50 to
60.40. In 1929 it was the main repre-
sentative of the community to fight
for and to secure the refunding to the
District Of its five millions of taxes
collected long ago but not spent.
This record demonstrates the eff.
fectivenesS of vigorous cooperation of
these District citizens organiZa tions,
including the great organizations and
Evening star., 1927-12-08
Park Financing System Unjust.

Park FInanrif9 SyStem nJtSt
"On another line. financial equity
will be secured if tho experts and en-
thusiasts from the States who are
helping 50 materially to develop the
Greater Washington. the City Beau
tiful will make financial fair play for
The Alaskan., 1927-11-25
MUST HAVE PROOF OF SALES

A decision rendered by the United States Supreme Court declares that the search warrant section of the Alaska Bone Dry Law is repealed by the National Prohibition Act.
 The decision is made on the ap peal of Ole Berkness, of Fairbanks, who carried his case before the U. s. Supreme Court. Under the AL aska Bone Dry Law search warrants of private residences may be law fully issued upon proof that intoxi- cants are on the premises But under the National Prohibition Act no residence can be lawfully search ed except upon proof of SALES.
The Alaskan., 1927-11-25
At The Commercial Club

Relative to the Herring and fer. tilizer situation inducements of thr Petersburg Commercial Clubs re- solutions were made by the Com merciaI Clubs of Ketchikan and Wrangell. Copies of letters mailed. to Henry OMalley and Dan Suther- fsh-for-fertilizer matter in Californ- land were read and fled These copies were from originals written by both the Ketchikan and Wrangell Clubs and were considered we'll got ten up and to the point.
 The court decisions bearing on ia were brought up and referred to. In a reprint from the California Fish and Game" a review of legal aspects on the use of food fish for reduction purposes, it is very clear y Alu6tIdC6u WHdJ IH6 CdllLOrnla Courts have done in a situation that borders quite closely to our own. To those who may be inter ested, directly or indirectly, Earl Dinner has copy of the reprint.
 In the matter of advertising and the printing of the Petersburg pamphlets, the Club was advised that the work was progressing.
 Those on the collection end of The Swanson to Washington plan reported a collection to date of around $500.
The Alaskan., 1927-11-25
A ringer Lost

John Campbell, one oi the part ners ill the Petersburg Cabinet Wo.ks, mad the misfortune to lose the fore hnger oI one ol his hands Monday forenoon.
 After snuttmg oil tne power to the machine-a circular rip saw MT. Campbell placed his hand und CT the saw table to raise it, lie reached a pit too lar and the saw teeth caught tne gloyed hand anu dragged it in and mutiIated one O. the fingers So badly that lt mad to be amputated.
 IF. Jones was the surgeon in the case Mr. Campbell is getting along nicely and will soon be back on the job again.
The Alaskan., 1927-11-25
The Friend (?) of Labor
 Again

Yes, Sir, Tommy wants some more of it. Into the political ring he once more losses his bonnet and de- sires it to be known that he is out for Delegate to Congress.
 According to the Anchorage Times the Nome Senator is the choice of the Second Division Democratic con vention as the leader on the ticket in the primary election next spring
 At the convention Gaffney was the principal speaker and he declared that Delegate Sutherland had as- stunned an ''autocratic attitude" at the last legislative session"
The Alaskan., 1927-11-25
ALASKAN HAZARDS

Tn the Railway and Marine News, Seattle, there appears the following:
 Seward, because of it's position, is petitioning Washington to have stationed the coast guard cutters and light house tenders at that point as more advantageous than it having headquarters in the Pan handle. But the whole question of Alaska trade is bound up in the provision of far more light houses than exist at present and the ab- sence of which in the past has made navigation unnecessarily dan- gerous.
The Alaskan., 1927-11-25
Later Reports

Of the eleven souls sailing out
 of Hoonah on a small fishing boat,
 Sitka bound. on the 7th of Novem-
 Der not one was saved. The boat
 came in On a rock bound coast, was
 completely broken up and nine of
 the eleven who were onboard of her washed ashore among the rocks and
 kelp battered, wave worn and dead
 Two bodies remain unfound It was
 stone Bay where the wreck and
 bodies were found by a young Ma
 tive who was pulling a small boat
 along the shore in quest of trapping
 territory Directly after finding the
 bodies this young trapper saw a
 trolling boat leaving the bay, but
 he could make out neither name
 nor number on it. A little later he
 managed to hail another motor yes
 sel bound for Kasaan and it was
 by this means the early reports
 came in. The dead are all of one
 family-the Muggins family-of
 Sitka, comprising the two elderly
 people, two -sOns-in-law and the children of the latter. The body of one of the women was found strip ped down to underclothing. A money belt that she was known to carry around her waist, containin4 large sum in gold, was missing Odd enough, one of boats broken\ planking lying up in the drift line had a loose ten dollar gold piece lying on it. There was, also on board at the time of leaving Hoonah, a small metal cash box in which was about $2OO0 This was found battered and smashed up with no s currency of any kind in tt. All of the bodies round were fully clothed, \ except of the woman spoken of, and s were lying quite close together in q \ mass of wreckage, bedding, tangles of lines and ship equipment.
The Alaskan., 1927-11-25
NOT OF AsrATrC ORIGIN

Dr. Louis Shotridge, assistant in the American section of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, after a five year study of the Indians of Alas ka declares that Alaska was popu- lated with the Natives of what is now the United States. It isn't borne out, the Doctor says, that the big peninsula was first peopled by venturesome folk from across the Pacific Ocean. It is believed that the Chilkat and Navajo tribes are quite closely related. Many words in their language are similar The Indian legends all bear to the south ward and cerem onial regalias, dresses, costumes, war bonnets and the implements of the hunt, all more than soc years old, are easily trace able to patterns in use even today among the coast Indians of the States and in the Rocky Mountain region.
 Dr. Shotridge is an Alaska born Indian, the son of the late Chief Shotridge of Chilkat and has been connected with the University ot Pennsylvania for number of years
The Alaskan., 1927-11-25
Back To Fairbanks


 It"is reported that the Fairbanks station has again been made radio control station for the interior of Alaska. After considerable radio distribution it has been found that Fairbanks is better situated, geographically for wireless message control, than on the coast where it has been since last summer. Mess ages from Seattle will now go to Seward by cable, from Seward to Fairbanks by wire and from Fair banks by radio.