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Evening star., 1927-12-04
POLICE PROBE MANS
STORY OF KIDNAPPING
Held for $4,000 Ransom by Alb
ductors in Chicago, He
Claims.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, December 3.-Missing
since Thursday and reported to have
been kidnapped for $4,000 ransom,
Morris Roisner' of st. Paul, was found
by police late today in a Loop hotel,
where he said he had been held by
abductors.
The police took Roisner to head
quarters, where ehe insisted he had
been kidnapped, declaring he thought
that the abductors seized him after
learning he had come to Chicago to
purchase 100000 worth Of diamonds
for a Milwaukee jeweler.
His disappearance was reported to
police by his wife this morning and a
city wide search was begun, resulting
in the arrest of eight men and three
women. They were seized in a series
of raids on hotels and apartments
after the police found their addresses
among the effects of Abraham Gins.
burg, a Minneapolis attorney. who ap.
peared as intermediary.
The police scented a conspiracy on
the theory that Roisner had planned
the kidnapping to collect ransom from
friend, needing the money to carry
on court fight against liquor in
dictment under which he had been
tried and sentenced to a years i'm
prisonment.
He steadfastly denied any part In
the abducting, however. and maintain.
ed that he had just been released by
his captors when the police found him
in a downtown hotel
Evening star., 1927-12-04
AIR MISSION FOR CUBA.

An American Army air mission.
headed by Capt. Rosenham Beam,
now stationed at March Field, Calf.
has been ordered to Cuba at the re-
quest Of the Cuban government to
assist in tho organization of an avi-
alton school for the Cuban Army.
In addition to Capt. Beam. Lieuts.
James M. Gillespie and Jack c. Hodg-
son, stationed at San Antonio. Tex,
and Master Sergts. Joseph Biando and
Conrad L. O'Brian will make up
the mission, which will be assembled
in Havana about February 1.
Capt. Beam expects to reach Havana
about January /, after conferences at
San Antonio with the two junior off,
GERS, who will follow him later to
the Cuban capital.
Evening star., 1927-12-04
HEAVY SEA GETS PILOT
FREE TRIP TO ENGLAND
North Wind Churning Up Ocean
Prevents His Return
to Shore.
Rv The Associated pre..-

By the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON. S. c., December 8.
Capt. Nathan Richardson Of the To-
cal Filots' Association sailed away
across the Atlantic for England Thurs
day night without telling friends here
good.by.
In fact, Capt. Richardson, whose
radio address Is now SSHM Flagler,
did not know when he boarded the
Standard OIL tanker his voyage would
end at Southampton. He expected
when the vessel he was plotting across
the harbor crossed the bar he would
board a pilots boat and come back to
the port. but a north wind was churn.
ing up the ocean at such a rate that
1t would have been hazardous to send
the little skiff for him.
Consequently the pilot is a passen.
ger on the Flagler on a transatlantic
voyage, his first in many years.
Evening star., 1927-12-04
GETS YEAR IN OCCOQUAN.
Man Convicted on Mann Act
Charge Is Sentenced.

Clarence E. Tippett, 81 years old.
recently convicted under the Mann
act, was sentenced yesterday by
Chief Justice Mccoy to serve one year
at Occoquan. The jury after deliberat-
ing several hours convicted Tippett,
but recommended him to the mercy
of the court.
Tippett was taken into custody last
September on information that the
body Of an infant had been burned in
the furnace of a Harvard street apart
ment in August. The child had been
born at an apartment on Connecticut
avenue. Investigation of the case led
to the decision that Tippett could not
be held on the charge of destroying
the body of the infant and the Mann
act charge was preferred.
Assistant United States Attorney
Walter M. Shea conducted the prose-
cution.
Evening star., 1927-12-04
Judges Wife Wins Divorce.

DENVER, December 3 P.-Cynthia
Z. Symes was granted a divorce from
Federal Judge j. Foster Symes in
District Court here today. Mrs.
Symes charged extreme and repeated
acts of mental cruelty. Mrs. Symes
resided in Memphis, Tenn, before her
marriage
Evening star., 1927-12-04
Will Address Elks' Service.
Special Dispatch to The Sta,


FREDERICK. Nd, December s.
Secretary of State David c. Winebren-
ner, Sd. and Lawrence Ensor, past ex-
allied ruler. of Maryland Elks, will
speak at the annual memorial serv-
ices of Frederick Lodge, No. 6S4, B.
P. o. Elks, at the TiWoli Theater to-
morrow afternoon. Frank v. Staub
is chairman of the committee in
charge
Evening star., 1927-12-04
SMITH DENIES MEETING.
Boston Man Says He Has Not
Talked Finance With Russian.

GENEVA, December 8 R.-Re
ports current here that jeremiah
Smith Of Boston, a member OF the
finance committee of the League OF
Nations. and Maxim Litvinoff. Soviet
disarmament delegate. had been meet.
ing privately to discuss financial as
sistance for Russia were denied BY
Smith and Litvinon today.
Smith, who acted as League Of
Nations commissioner to Hungary,
characterized the report as ridiculous,
saying that he had never seen the
Russian.
Smith has recently returned from
Japan, which he visited with Thomas
w. Lamont of J. 2. Morgan Co.
Evening star., 1927-12-04

terday. Approximately 500 invitations
have been mailed. Those in charge of
the affair include Mrs. Katherine "
H. Wylie, who was instrumental in the
establishment of mark in this city,
and Mrs. Mary l.. Jennings.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
Observation On The Weather

Washington. April S.-Forecast for Southern New England: h. creasing cIoudiness tonight. Satur- day rain, slightly warmer. Fresh north. shifting to east winds,
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Increasing cloudiness tonight; Sat urday rain; slightly warmer Satur- day Fresh northeast and east winds.
 Conditions: The strong area Of high pressure in the east continues to dominate weather conditions in the lake region, middle Atlantic states and New England, where it caused strong northerly winds and lower temperatures.
 Pressure has diminished in the interior and rains have occurred from the plains states eastward to Ohio and from Minnesota southward to Louisiana
 The low pressure center of the in- terior and western portions Of the country overlcs the Great Basin, Modena, Utah, reporting 29:44 inches.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity increasing cloudiness with slowly rising temperature, followed by local showers.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
LIQUOR STATISTICS

Statistics are recalcitrant crit ters. Among the latest brought for ward to prove that the increase of deaths from alcoholism has been general throughout the United States since 1920 Is the statement that the Connecticut death rate from this cause is now more than four times what 1t was seven years ago.
 Connecticut is not in q class by itself, however; and the increase is not confined to the so- called nulliH- cation states. The increase Of deaths in the seven years has mounted in Maryland to seven times it's former figure; in Pennsylvania (dry except for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh three times; Ohio. focal center of the dry wave, just over two times; New York, more than five times, etc.
 The statistics show that the 1926 deathrate from alcoholism was the highest since 1917 and was an in- crease Of 2i per cent over 1925. It was three and one-sixth times that of 1920, when tho minimum death rrate for alcoholism was recorded.
 However. there Is this word of caution by the statis,icians: "rhe rising alcoholism death rate in this country since 1920 cannot, in our judgment, be explained by increas- ed consumption of hard liquor as compared with wartime and pre- wartime years. The reason must lie, We think. in the, greater toxicity of the alcoholic liquors which are now | used so generally throughout the country
 i Which Is about what most people | have surmised all along. The 1 trouble is, too much rat poison : passes as liquor nowadays.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
PHILIPPINES MUST WAIT

For the first time in our history d President Of the United States has vetoed an act of the Philippine legislature and self f-determination to the contrary notwithstanding, the Filipinos will not get an opportunity 10 have q plcbiscite regarding their independence.
 Tn emphasis on selt-determin- ation, one of the hyphenated words made common during the war. has played hob with numerous nations who have dependencies which would not hesitate 10 determine themselves if they got q chance, England has had agitation in In dia and Spain in northern Africa: {: Chni and Peru; Nicaragua; Europe has spots still desiring the selt-de- termmns treatment: China is bound up in it's spirit
 Perhaps 1t would have been n good plan during the war not to mention lf-detcrmination quite so much. It is a virus that has worked mischief 10 the holders of vast en- pirical colonies: it is q bug that buzZes in far-flung lands. "A grand i'd lea" they say: Tets have some of it."
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
25 Fears Ago To-day

Although one hears d great deal ot how mother used to cook. and how domestic science is being rap idly asslmilated as part of the pub lie school curriculum, it Is d fact that the bakers have never done as much business as they are doing now. New Britain bakers now sell about 5000 loavos Of bread and l. 800 rolls daily except Sunday, when the increase in the sale of cookies. pies, and cakes causes one to won der what has become Of tho family flour barrel and it's contents.
 samuel Bassett carried the first, fifth and sixth wards 10 defeat or son F. Curtis and be reelected mayor yesterday, the vote being 17ol to 1852; his majority was ] 2. c. E.. Patrick. socialist, polled Tl votes. Republicans carried the other Of fees. A, L. Thompson defeated r. M. Zimmerman for city clerk, l94l to i41S. $. W. Clark won from W, l.. Damon for treasurer, II. l.. Curtis pollel l107 votes to John T. sloan $ l646 for auditor. John B. Brink won the sheriff position again, lSA5 to l5lS, from J. T. O'Brien. The dem ocrats found some consolation in AL bert Morton's lS45 to l5ll win over II. Dayton Humphrey for collector. For council places the republicans won the lower four wards and the democrats the upper two In the sixth Thomas C. smith defeated John O'Brien and Patrick Mcclure, both of whom were also running on the Hitchcock, republican.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
other road to Union." Let any im-

other road to Union." Let any lm- partial citizen study the road maps and see for himself what this scheme now projected by the pow CTS that be" really means.
 Let me repeat here a story which told on the floor Of the House two years ago. on that final day when there was uproarious hilarity. with streamers and confetti and honors to the ''lady members" and all joined in singing Hall. hail. the gangs all here, what the hell do We care" etc.-which expressed it ex- actly-and the brave leaders made presentations to certain members some designed to compliment and some to ridicule-and the whole proceedings designed to take atten- ton away from the schemes which had been rushed through, and send the members home happy, and for getful-let me repeat here the story told to the members to illustrate the situation: some heard it and under stood. but mostly all was lost in the general confusion Of those closing hours:-
 It seems that, as the story goes. one late afternoon, certain citizen was crossing Bushnell park with some difficulty, and as He passed along south of the state Capitol, he was so overcome that he sat down on the steps of the Capitol and leaned up against one of the big marble pillars and fell into stupor. When, after several hours. he be- gan to regain consciousness, it was pitch dark and the poor fellow had no idea where he was. He groped about and his hand came upon the cold marble Of the pillar. With a start he rose to his feet. his hands still groping along the cold marble. and he followed along. around and around finding no outlet: and finally in terror he cried out: My God. I'm walled in."
 That seems to be the trouble with most of the Republicans Of Con- necticut,
 Hartford, Ct, April 2, 1927.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08

highway between Hartford and New
 Britain and Waterbury and Litch-
 field county, "all of which resulted
 in noise and dirt and the court
 gave permission for the land to be
 sold. It is apparent that the New
 inston suit borrows it's noise and
 dirt from Bristol.
 If the trustees can convince the court that Newington's Main street is rocking with noise and dirt, or if none of the selectmen or residents Of Newington enter an appearance in the case, the trustees may succeed
 in moving the library site from the place that Fanny A. Welles desig-
 hated in 1919 10 the place where
 they want 1t in 1927.
 The keeney building. then a gar age, was in existence when Fanny A. Welles died. She was accustomed to trade at the general store in the post office building and to hear the Hartford trolley cars thunder past her lot. Grange Hall, it is true, has
 been built since her death. This letter Is written in no at- tempt to suggest what should be
 done. Donors of public libraries should be encouraged.
 F. LeROY POND Eewington, April '.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
THE TRIANGLE

The city may be operating upon as economical a basis as possible, out there is always enough money somewhere to bcautify the triangle at the Center. This not only is as il should be, but indicates that the park board is doing it's bit to woo the artistic sense Of citizens, to make us perk up with pride as We approach the Center, strangers the impression that here is city with good looking park spot downtown and with enough sense to keep it looking ike one.
 Workmen have been busy laying down q new carpet of grass along he edges where feet owned by 'houghtjess citizens had worn away The former green: and this is q good plan. surely When the new grass las had time 10 grow there will be green carjGt to the very edges of Inc sidewalks. and fl too many old and young citizens do not forget ,hcir duty they will take pains to Keep 1t that way.
 One Of the marvels of Central park is how the flowers planted -ach year are left alone. During the summer months many boys con gregate In the park-it being a sort O. shoe-shining paradise for some of them-but the flowers seem rare y injured. We took especial pains 10 enjoy thc flowers last year and noted last year that week after week they remained the same, un- tounched by human hands as If by common consent they were q civic asset and were 10 be left 10 blossom unhlndered.
 T. all signs do not fail Central park this T.ar will be more Of d thing of beauty than ever before. It is proper that special efforts be made in connection with this down town plot; more people see 1t than any of the larger parks; more peo- pie are impressed with it's neatneS than with any other. The park board is 10 be highly commended 'or doing its best to keep up the splendid appearance of this civic center.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
MOSES ON COOLIDGE

Senator George II. Moses Of New Hampshire now becomes one of those gentlemen whom the White House will regard with unalloyed suspicion. Senator Moses is chair man of the Republican senatorial campaign committee, and has pre- dicted that President Coolidge will not be d candidate for third term.
 Just few days prior to this pre- diction came word from the west that former Governor Lowden of Illinois was willing to be the Re- publican candidate in 1928. The dispatch indicated Lowden expected his friends to fight for the nomln- alton, said friends including the masses of farmers who wanted and didn't get-the McNary- Haugen farm relief bill through the hands of the President.
 The presidential situation now sinners down to what it was in the first place--it will be necessary to await direct word from Mr. Cool idge himself as to how he stands regarding third term.
 The President does not want to be confronted with four years Of diminuendo." Moses said. Seems to us that, if he doesn't run again. he cannot get into some office higher up which would offer much of a crescendo.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
COMMUNICATED
REGARDING REMINGTON
 LIBRARY SITE
tor New Britain Herald

Editor New Britain Herald:
 As there seems to be confusion in Newington about the proposed relo- cation of the public library site from the lot south of Grange hall on Main street given by the will of Fanny A. Welles to q lot opposite the home Of Mrs. Mary w. Eddy on Cedar street, please permit me to explain the sit uation as best l can from an exam ination of the papers on file in the superior court clerks office.
 A lawsuit has been inaugurated by F, Welles Eddy and Stanley k. Eddy. trustees under the will of Fanny A. Wclles, against the Town of Newington and others, asking that the Main street lot willcd by Fanny A. Welles be sold and that the library be located on Cedar street.
 Due to conditions which have changed since the death of the tes- tatriX,' reads the complaint, "thc situation of the lot is no longer q proper place for a library It is To- cated between the double line of trolley tracks running from New Britain to Hartford, in a noisy, dusty place with factory and stores nearby and conditions which are and will become increasingly unsuit- able for the purposes of a library" This double tracked condemnation of Newington's main street as a sec ond Broadway and Keeney's little shop opposite the post office as a diminutive Pittsburgh, is the start ling part of this unusual legal pro- ceedng. Another surprising circum- stance is that in the account given to the newspapers no mention was made that the town of Newinaon is a party tO the suit, the impression being given that the petition" is i merely a family affair.
 That the residents of NeWington 1 have a right to be heard there is little question. Fanny A. Welles di- rected that the library be built or the Main street lot for the use oi IiiN icHit cl A>tN lli6 lpll anu US TtEl dents.' The writ. q copy Of which was served on the town clerk. is en.
 titled: 'E. Welles Eddy ct al, Trus. l tees, vs Town of Newington ct als,' ! and summons the Town of New. 1 ington in it's corporate capacity ant
 as representing it's residents" thu, 1 following the phraseology of tho
 will and the admonition of the spe.
 cial statute, Chapter 2Gi of tho Public Acts of 1921, under whicl 1 interested in said real estate, by req son of said trust, shall be mad,
 parties to any action brought unde> !, this Section.'
 ! There still remains 10 be explain , ed why the suit specifics dust anC
 noise. The condemnatory paragraph | is not a gratuitous insult to Ncwing tons Main street. It is necessar, that some such allegation be mad
 in order that the court can fn'
 grounds to upset the will of the tes
 tatriX.
 The statute under which the sui is brought was tested in 9S Conn | 6S0 in case involving the Bristo
 Baptist church which desired per
 mission to change from it's old loca
 ton given 10 if in 1879. The cour
 found that the street near tn
 church was becoming bushes
 street. that public garages were op
 erated during church services tha
 q trolley line had been built on tn l street which had become stat
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08

The idea, however, can be carried too far; the Filipinos are not if to plebiscite themselves That in effect is the gist Of the Presidents view point. Like the custodians Of other backward nations, we are to be the judges of when the Filipinos are capable Of making such an import ant decision for themselves. Ma turally, we need not be in a hurry about t. There is evidence that We aren't.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
By ALLEN B. LINCOLN

Un the Springfield Republican,
 Representative Cirton of Middle town. leader of the minority of 24 Democrats in the Connecticut Gen. eral Assembly of 1927. there being 23S Republicans. recently inquired on the floor of the House as to whether the members of the major ity were lacking in intelligence or public interest. because of their apparent indifference to the fact that the monopolistic schemes of U. Henry" are going through with practically no opposition. The in quiry was timely. as most Of the Republican members might as well be "morons." or at least "stoush- ten bottlcs,' so far as daring even 10 peep" against the program Of the big boss!."
 Even some of the outstanding leaders among the Republicans, who on the outside are understood to question the program. seem not to have courage to oppose the boss outright as they are apparently in fectei with gubernatorial or sena- torial or state ticket ambitions. and they feel that they cannot win po- litical favor without "J. Henry" IL of honest citizenship and efficient government, the subservience of some Of the best men and women in Connecticut to the policies of alleg- cd prosperity" which are really fic nancial imitation and reckless waste of public funds, as no less a person than Gov. Trumbull himself now frankly admits.
 Leaders Of the Connecticut Civil Service association have for many years past pointed out the facts now told so enphatically by Gov. Trum- bull-how the business Of the state is handicapped by the inefficiency of the "spoismen:" and effort has been made to check this costly and reckless mismanagement by estab- fishing the merit system;" but at the biennial hearings before the packed judiciary committees, out standing citizens of the highest character and ability, men like Prof. Henry w. Farnam of Yale, ex- Senator John C. Brinsmade of Washington. and one-timc Civil Service Commissioner Charles G. Morris, have been hectored and browbeaten and fairly insulted by ridicule, and not allowed fair hear ing by members of the committee who were plainly doing the bidding Of the big boss. Now Gov. Trumbull not only admits but emphasizes all that these patriots have charged: and the governor calls for help.
 It is the same old story of the aggressive minority" as pointed out many years ago by the late Prof. Cyrus Northrup Of Yale. from his experience as clerk Of the House Of Representative and later col lector of the port of New Haven "the aggressive minority In poli- tics,' said the professor, which goes out after what it wants and gets it, over against the indifference and divisions of the majority" "Often,' continued the professor, this aggressive minority is sinis- ter in purpose and will promote its own selfish schemes; but sometimes the people will become aroused and throw the corrupt minority out of h11t fhan atroi,, hn ir,r it, become indifferent and allow an- other gang to come to power: and the majority too often fail to realize
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
| CONNJENDAELE METHOD

Tn. Waterbury Republican and American. both papers under one management. recently got ambitious and wanted to put the Brass City on the broa3casting map. But before rushing pelllnell intc such an enter prise the newspaper management decided 10 learn what the radio fans O. Waterbury and vicinity thought about it. So coupons were printed in the paper, thereby to obtain a popular referendum.
 The result was that an over- whelming majority of radio listcn- CTS voted against a broadcasting station in Waterbury. The general explanation was that there are too many such stations now, and that more would merely add to the chaos already existing. Consequently the Waterbury newspapers will not go into the broadcasting "business."
 The action Of the Waterbury radio fans is commendable. They did not vote for themselves alone, however; they voted for the thou sands o, Connecticut radio fans who would have had just one more station on their hands, with just that much additional interference. The trend of the times is toward fewer stations, and If the radio commission operates in conformity with the public interest there will be fewer in the future than there have been in the past or are at present.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08

Yves, Hartford has quite reputation as being a sort O. speed trap. The officers o, the law in that town gather in the speeders with unfailiug regularity and soak them he spaelers with unfaiiing regu- good. Now Pennington is follow ing suit. Officers in both towns are after the "city slickers" who don't know enough to keep their wheels turning around ten miles an hour.