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New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
MAGRUDER CONTINUES TO CRITICIZE NAVY
Too Many Bureaus Located in Washington, He Tells
 House Body

Washington. Dec. 16 R-Attack- ing what he described as too many orders from Washington. Rear Ad- miral Thomas F. Magruder told the house naval committee today that officers afioat were given little dis cretion in planning their work. He cited in this connection ar engagements made for the flight last summer by Clarence Chamberlin in carrying mail to the Leviathan while that ship was several hundred miles at sea bound for Europe. Magruder, the commandant of the Philadelphia navy yard, said that he received orders giving in minute de- tail arrangements for delivery of the plane, the amount of gasoline to put in it, and other arrangements.
 The admiral criticised alleged con- centration of power in Washington, declaring there were too many bu- reaus in the capital administering naval activities.
 Admiral Magruder argued that the navy should turn over to private yards it's repair and construction work, declaring that recent repair of a privately owned vessel in the New York navy yard cost s400,000, while three other similar ships were repaired for. $250,000 each in pri- vate yards.
 The naval pay bill" also was touched upOn the admiral sayinr that bachelors received less than married men and officers in the in- termediate grades received more money than their services were worth.
 He discussed the question of too many navy yards and referred in directly to log rolling" days in con- gress.
 Chairman Butler interrupted to say that he had opposed some navy yards only to find himself sitting under tree in a snowdrift." He said he could sympathize with Ma gruder.
 Magruder concluded with the statement that his remarks referred only to administrative and not leg islative affairs, and that he con- strued it to be the duty of naval officers to spend money as econom- ically as possible with the best needs of the fleet constantly in mind. Ad- miral Magruder will reappear before the committee Monday.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
STATE POLICE IN BIG RUM SEIZURE
Take Sloop, Liquor, Trucks and
 Eleven Persons
RAID IS IN EAST HAVEN
Round Up is Biggest Pre-Holiday Seizure This Season and Value of Material Taken Is Estimated At About $4O,0OO.

New Haven, Dec. 16 R-State po- lice last night seized yawl rigged sloop with cargo of 100 barrels of Scotch malt. 40 cases of so-called gin, five ton coal trucks used for transporting liquor and arrested II persons in the biggest pre- holiday raid of the season. The value of the seized material is estimated at $4O,- 900.
 Those arrested were Fred D'An- Sonio, Antonio Jarmean, APasqnale, , :Scaracco. Walter Rogers, Jerome Crockett, John Pearson. Fred Smith, all Of this city. Edward Decker of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Johan Olsen, | of 130 Fourth street, New York city. The last named is alleged to be skipper of the sleep. William Tal- madge and Nellie Green Talmadge of Talmadge Inn also were arrested.
 Hearing Tuesday Night
 All were charged with violation of the liquor law and will be arraigned in East Haven court Tuesday night D'Antonio was held in $3,oO0 bonds while Pearson, Smith, Decker and
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New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
Evans Wife in Tears as Doctors
 Say He Has Symptoms of Insanity
Breaks Down in Court and Throws Kisses After
 Husband Being Taken Away for Observation.

her husband his breakfast, but she was told that he had been fed and was not in want.
 When Walter Kosswig. investiga- tor for the public welfare depart ment, called at police headquarters this morning to question Evans as to his past life, he had no difficulty carrying on the interview. but when the physicians and police officers came in, he acted like a different person. He recognized Probation Officer Connolly. although he first said he thought the latter was "Mr. Hills.''
 The authorities have learned that Evans once raised approximately S1o0 by selling chances to fellow en- ployes in local factory. on a dia- mond ring which, 1t is said. he never rallied, and 1t has also come to the attention of the authorities that he was found seated cofortably at home. smoking q cigar while his wife was cooking a choice turkey, when a man called to make a. cash donation on the strength of Evans representa- tion that he and his family were in financial straits.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
LONDON TYPIST FAILS
 IN GIBRALTAR ATTEMPT
Miss Mercedes Gleitz Gets Half Way Across But Is Forced To
 Abandon Swim

Tangier, Morocco, Dec. 16 R = Miss Mercedes Gleitz. London typist, left the beach at the mouth of the Jeus river at 2;30 o'clock this morning on her attempt to swim the Strait of Gibraltar.
 At 10:40 a. m., Miss Gleitz was due north of Tangier and half way across the Strait. She appeared to be going strong.
 Miss Gleitz was in good spirits and confident of success when she left the port Of Taneier for the beach shortly after midnight When she started from the beach condi- tions were good The sea was dead calm and there was a slight mist.
 The launch accompanying her carried wireless set and a phono- graph. A Spanish member of the party took q guitar along.
 The woman swimmer had covered more than half of the 2 miles which she estimated would be the length of her swim, when she gave up.
 While Miss Gleitz was battling with the waters of the strait. her rival, Miss Millie Hudson, who at one time was threatening to jump in and make a race of 1t, remained apparently indifferent toward Miss Gleitz's effort. Miss Hudson's only activity was to go for her usual morning swim.
 Great interest had been aroused by the attempt of the English girl to perform q feat never before ac- complished and regarded as about as difficult as ever attempted by 2 swimmer,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
Denials of Senators and Testimony of Publish
 CTS Men Heard-In-
 vestigators Convene Behind Barred Doors and Discuss Evidence.
Documents, Alleged to Have Been Taken From Mexican Files, Examined Minutely - Every Test Made to Determine Their Authenticity.

Washington, Dec. 16 Pl-The 2 maze of contradictions dumped onto the senate Investigating committee by the Hearst Mexican slush fund documents were taken behind closed doors for study today by the com mittee, after it had questioned sev- cral more witnesses in it's effort to trace the authenticity of the paperes which purported to show that more than a million dollars was provided for four United States senators.
 AS on the opening day of the in yestigation, there was nobody to dis pute the assertions of the senator's Borah, Norris, LaFollette and lief lin-that no such fund had ever reached them. and the committee did not even go into this phase of the subject.
 After hearing George Hinman, John Page and Victor Watson. Of the Hearst organization on details of how the papers were gotten. and rt'ibSt "tSoiii tuNoAioiIiIlS -hiS utl ttNlidp who said he obtained them. the doors were barred until 10:3o o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Especial attention was given b, Ithe committee today to Avila, who was pressed for details, and he was even asked to describe the offices of the Mexican consulate in New York, from which he testified he got some of the documents His descrip- tion was of a general nature.
 Mirror Editor Testifies
 Victor Watson, of the New York Daily Mirror, testified as to plans | for publishing the documents, and said he made efforts to authenticate them. Replying to questions from Senator Robinson, democrat, Arkan- sas he said he would not consider grammatical errors in the papers would not prove they were not au- thentic, because many Mexican
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New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
AL SMITH AUTHORIZES
 GRAFT INVESTIGATION
Dishonesty in S16,000, ,000
 Sewer Construction Is Alleged

New York, Dec, 16 RN-Governor Smith today appointed Supreme Court Justice Townsend Scudder to conduct an investigation into charges of Irregularities in the S16,eOO,OO sewer construction in the Borough of Queens.
 The governor took no action toward suspension from office of Borough President Maurice E. Con- molly, which was asked in the charges filed yesterday by Alderman Elect George w. Harvey.
 In a letter notifying Justice Scud- ider of his appointment, the governor requested him 10 serve a copy of the charges upon Connolly and give him an opportunity to be heard.
 The governor said that Judge Scudder would sit under the statute, as representative of the governor and not as a supreme court justice.
 In his letter to Judge Scudder the governor declared the Greater New York charter provides that the gov ernQr may remove borough presi- dent in the same manner that sher- ifs are removed, and pointed out that under the state constitution the governor may remove a sheriff by serving him with copy of the charges against him and giving him an opportunity to be heard in his defense.
 Alderman-Elect Harvey Is re- publican and was elected at the last election in strong democratic dis trict. Connolly is a democrat.
 Harvey made four specific allega- tions in his charges to the governor He charged gross waste of public funds; unlawful preparation and ac- ceptance of specifications; fraud on taxpayers by utter disregard of en- gineers' estimates and statements and employment of incompetent en- gineers and men to handle contracts Involving public funds.
 He asked that the investigation delve into administration of the bor- ough's affairs for the last 15 years and declared that in his opinion wholesale fraud has been practiced upon the people of the borough.
 In his first letter to the governor some weeks ago, proposing the in vestigatjop, Harvey charged that the queens crowd" makes the old tweed ring look like amateurs and Captain Kihd was a gentleman and scholar compared to them,"
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
ENGLISH CHURCH REFUSES TO TAKE
 CATHOLIC RITES
Protestant Britain Adher@ t Liturgy of Reformation by
 Vote Of Commons
REVISED VERSION OF
 PRAYER BOOK REJECTED

Archbishop of Canterbury, Primatc of England. Stunned by Vote Dis
 regarding in Few Hours His
 Work of 21 Year~1OO,OOO Copies
 of Proposed Book Already Sold
 Must Be Strapped.
 London, Dec. 16 (UP)-Protestant England adhered to its liturgy of the Reformation today.
 Church of England leaders, stricken with astonishment at a house of commons rejection of a revised version of the King James prayer book. visuallzed possibility of 6 split in the church between Tow church" and high church" factions.
 A convocation O. bishops will meet Monday to discuss a situation unprecedented in centuries.
 Rejection of the new prayer book means simply that the hard-headed house of commons refused to au- thorize modernized and liberalized version of a prayer book that had been official and had been unaltered in England since 1862.
 Archbishop Stunned by Vote
 The venerable Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of England, was stunned at the vote. He sat last night In the peers gallery of the house and listened to impas- stoned debate by politicians whose speeches hardly had been matched since the days of Oliver Cromwell.
 The motion for approval of the book. already passed by the hous, of lords, was rejected by e vote which an official check-up today showed to be 23s to POS instead of 247 to 205, as had been announced last night.
 As the motion was announced to have been defeated, the house and galleries went wild with excitement. There was tumult which the speaker was powerless to suppress. Peers in their gallery. clergymen in the other galleries, and members of all parties on the floor cheered and stamped.
 The 79-year- old Archbishop of remained in his seat. His face turned deathly pale. Ills hands gripped the gallery rail in front of him. AS anxious friends watched him, he rose slowly, wear lily. and on the arm of two of his secretaries, walked from the gall lery, tears streaming down his face.
 21 Years of Work Useless It meant for him that q years of work which had been devoted 10 the revision of the ancient prayer book was gone in a few hours of fiery talk such as seldom had been heard here in recent centuries.
 Alternative Communions
 The book authorized alternative communion services. One was the old one, roughly corresponding 10 that of most Protestant churches. The other was concession to
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
BANK ROBBERS TRY ID BLAME CASHIER
Seek to Link Olson With Plants
 Ville Holdup
BANDITS RELATE STORY
Cicero, H., Yeggmcn Insist on Stand that Florian Told Them Olson Was in on Plan-Was to Be Paid.

l Hartford, Dec. 16 R-Testimony that Stuart R. Florian of Southing- ton was to receive s2.500. the cash fer of the bank, Raymond T. Olson, was to receive $2.500, and the re- mainder of the loot of the Plants vile National bank was to have been divided between the three Ci- cero, H., men. was given in the superior court today by William kapello. one of the robbers of the bank. Information obtained from Albert w. Meyer, as received from Florian. was to the effect that from s12,oO0 to s15.O00 would be obtain ed at the bank.
 Kapello insisted he would not have come to Connecticut if he had not been sure 1t was good" He said he knew Meyer was ''in touch with the party" and "a lot of people in Cicero knew about it." Answers Alcorn's Query
 Asked by MT. Alcorn if the req son he decided to come east was because it seemed easy, Kapello re- piled, You or anyone else would have gone in on it the easy way 1t was put up to me-"
 He said the only person he heard mention the name "Olson" was l Florlan. He said at the bank every thing went off as scheduled, no force was used and there was no resistance. He said Mir. Olson laughed so loud and so long that he could have been heard upstairs.
 Kapello said it had been agreed they were to have an hours start; that the original plan was to tie up the cashier but later it was said the vault was large enough to hold four persons. which was the reason no rope was taken. A pillow case from Hotel Matis In Meriden was used as a sack in which to place the loot.
 Drove Into Woods Thomas Di Marco, continuing his remarkable story of the incidents relating to the robbery of the Evansville National bank, declared that in their flight from the bank. Meyer drove their autom obile into the woods until 1t would no longer run because Of being overloaded. He Insisted that Florian had told them that in the event Di Marco did not meet Florian at the cros,~ roads to have the three go to the place in the woods known to Flor ian where the money would be di- vided.
 He did not know he was being followed until he was arrested.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
36 Known Dead in Quebec Or. phanage Fire-City Plans
 Civic Funeral Sunday
"A LITTLE CHILDREN
 STILL MISSING TODAY
OrphanaSe Which Housed 500 Inmates Is Mass of 1Cc-COycrcd Ruins-LOSS 10 EX- cecd S250,00O-Only Few of Corpses Identified by Relatives Many Badly Charred.

Quebec, Dec. 16 LP) - With the recovery today of the bodies oi three more children, the death list of the Hospice St. Charles fire reached 36. Fourteen others were still missing 36 hours after the blaze.
 Danger of falling walls halted search of the ruins for a time but temporary enforcement of the masonry permitted the work to continue. Bodies were SO charred that Identification was virtually impossible.
 A civic funeral will take place Sunday afternoon for the little vic tims.
 Announcement of the city's deci- sion was made by Mayor Simard following 6 meeting of the finance committee. All expenses will be borne by the municipal and pro- vincial authorities.
 Burial will follow the group funeral service. On Monday a mass will be celebrated for the victims.
 Search went on today for other bodies believed in the ruins after the 36 bodies, most of them chil- dren, were recovered.
 Loss About $25O,OOO
 The 95-year-old orphanage, which had housed 500 children and D. number of nuns. was a mass of ice-covered ruins. A modern wing, however. stood undamaged. The loss was estimated by the Rev. Mother St. Hieefonse at $c5o.0o0, of which s9o,0OO is covered by in- surance.
 Out of the disaster, the most se- rious of it's kind in the history of the city. came stories of deeds of heroism, not the least of which was the courage with which Miss Rosa Anna Goudreault, IT, met her death rescuing her young charges in the infant ward. After repeated trips into the burning building, on each Of which she brought out a few sleepy youngsters, she made a final visit from which she failed to return. Hours later her charred body was found near room in which several babies had been suf- located !n their sleeD.
 Most of the recovered bodies were uncharred, indicating that death was merciful in its form. They were taken to the morgue, where only a few have been identi fled so far by relatives.
 The blaze started in the basement and worked it's way to the second floor.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
SUCCESS IS GOAL
 0F NEW ENGLAND Sections Council Discuss
 "Yankeee" Problems CONNECTICUT REPORT GOOD
Flood Control. Railroad Develop
 ment, Advertising, and Highway Conditions Are Major Points Of Discussion at New Haven Meeting.

New Haven, Dec. 16 P-"Indus- trially, civilly and politically condi- tions are very satifactory in Connec- lieut." declared Henry Trumbull, chairman of the Connecticut Branch of the New England counsel, speak ing at the ninth quarterly meeting held here today. MT. Trumbull fin his speech declared that he was more convinced now than ever that the Connecticut mind Is opposed to spectacular advertising and that for the present development of business already within the state by encour- agement and assistance in railway, possibly is the. best way of utilizing the councils efforts.
 Speaking for New Hampshire, w. E. Rossitor, president of the Rum ford Press, publishers Of magazines, declared that his council had taken an active part in the events imme- diately following the flood which struck New England in November.
 Council Backed Governor.
 He declared that although oppo- sltion had first arisen to the gover- nor's plan to issue bonds for s3.- 100000 to repair the damage to highways and to finance the project by raising the tax on gasoline within the state from three cents to four, the council backed the governor and public opinion finally lined up so solidly behind the plan that it was passed in one days session of the legislature.
 He also declared that without ex- ception of the damage to highways, the state of New Hampshire had no, suffered as badly, as had Vermont.
 By next spring, provided there are no more floods. the roads of New Hampshire will be as good, if not better than they ever were, he said.
 Lauds Water Transportation
 "Where water transportation is available prosperity and success fol- low in proportion" declared Henry l.. Merrill, chairman of the Maine council.
 Mrs. Merrill said that Maine was particularly interested in the deyel- opment of an adequate merchant marine and of water transportation in Geneva because it had been found in at least one case that of T8 bills per cent had been sold through markets opened through shipping He said that water development au- somatically answered the question of over production.
 Farmers More Interested
 Of agriculture, Mir. Merrill said that the farmers of Maine are talk ing more interest in their work now than at any time previously and that they are turning to new ways of do- ing things and to identification of their farms.
 MT. Merrill introduced as a new member. Elliot Rogers, president of the Roger Fibre company. John r. Tinsley, chairman of the Massachu- sets council. suggested that the councils meet more frequently to cope with the problems that come up and that regional meetings be held before the general meetings. He urged closer contacts between the general council and the state councils. He mentioned as just one example of the peculiar problems
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New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
POPE PLUS CREATES
 FOUR NEW BISHOPS
American Priests Raised To Apos tolic Rank By Prclate in Series
 of Appointments

Rome. Dec. 16 R,-Monsignol Thomas OReilly, rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Cleveland, has been appointed bishop of Scranton by Pope Plus. The Rev. Edward Kelly of Baker Idaho, has been appointed bishop of Boise, Idaho.
 The Pope also appointed the Rev Francis Johannes, rector of the Church of the Immaculate Concep- tion, St. Joseph. Mo-, as titular bishop of Taso and coadjutor bishop of Leavenworth with the right of succession.
 The Rev. John McNamara, rector of St. Gabriel's, Washington, was appointed as titular bishop of Eu- menia and auxiliary archbishop of Baltimore.
 Washington, Dec. 16 Rl-The Rev. John McNamara, appointed titular bishop of Eumenia and aux Hilary bishop of Baltimore. organiz- ed St. Gabriel's church here nine years ago to provide religious facili- ties for a growing community Tn northwest Washington. Prior 10 that he was pastor of St. Patrick S church. He had been prominently mentioned as likely successor to the late bishop of Savannah.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
Telegram From Jersey

The quarterly nssstfpHAt thd d- tiety of Friends inkN Asfpn here, representing about boo Qd1kers in southern New Jersey, have sent a telegram to President Gales of Mexico declaring that 1t twas deep ly stirred by the successful con- pletion of the good will flight of Charles A. Lindbergh to Mexico City"
 We are grateful" the message added, flor the magnificent recep- ton that you and your people have accorded him and we hope that the spirit of friendship between our two countries may continually be strengthened and grow deeper"
 Interview Quickly Ends
 Col. Lindbergh sat on top of 8 desk in the office of the first secre- tary of the American embassy, Alan F. Winslow, swinging his legs while he chatted with tn ereporters.
 He talked freely whenever ques- tions were asked concerning avia- ton, but appeared not interested, when personalities or other subjects were introduced
 The interview concluded when one reporter asked if he was having more difficulty resisting the Mexican senoritas than the French made moiselles.
 Lindbergh grinned and shook his head with a gesture of surrender.
 Well, l guess that's about all," he laughed and jumped off the desk. Then he went into the ambassadors Mexican congress which had just arrived in return for his visit to the chamber yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
L|NDBERGH PLANS TO SPEND
 CHRISTMAS IN MEXICO CITY:
 WILL FLY TO PANAMA LATER
With Lindbergh
 in Mexico City

Mexico City. Dec. 16 upl--The avl- ators and mechanics at Valbuena flying field where Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh's plane is sheltered. have the greatest admiration for the plane as well as the flyer.
 They have studied the Spirit of St. Louis as much as possible since its landing in an attempt to understand all it's details. They took the oppor- tunlty of having Lindbergh explain every feature of 1t when he visited the field to inspect Mexican flying equipment.
 The aviators are unanimously Of the opinion that the flight to Mexico City was more difficult and danger ous than the New York to Paris flight.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16

Will Rogers. who lost his guest room at the American embassy to Lindbergh, said: I've closed my Mexico City engagement.
 T closed automatically when Lin dy landed. Nobody can compete with that boy"
 Rogers moved to downtown hotel after telling Ambassador Nor row that a comedian and worlds foremost flyer are too much for the the same time.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16

Major Augustin Castrejon, avia- tor attached to the presidential staff. has invited Lindbergh to fly over Mexico City with him during his visit Lindbergh said he would be glad to do so.
 Of Lindbergh Major Castrejon said:
 Hes born aviator. whose achievements command the respect and admiration of his colleagues throughout the world. His Mexican flight was a wonderful achievement.
 T consider if a more dangerous and difficult piece of skillful naviga- ton than the Paris flight because on the Mexican flight he flew longer in the dark than when going to Paris.
 Of course landing in the ocean is no fun, but neither Is pumping in- to mountain in the dark"
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16

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