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Congress convenes there will be mo-
tions that they stand aside and their
cases will be referred to either the
special campaign funds committee or
the privileges and elections committee
for further investigation and report
to the Senate.
Those leading the fight against
these Senators.elect said today that
their primary expenditures had been
thoroughly investigated and that the
campaign funds committee had made
partial reports with evidence regarded
as sufficient to constitute challenge
to their right to sit as United States
Senators and that it was for this rea-
son that the effort would be made to
deny them the oath.
Would Defer Fight.
Republican leaders still are seeking
to obtain some arrangement whereby
the fight over the Smith and Ware
seats can be deferred until the Senate
has been organized. Unless this is
done organization probably would be
delayed for several days, tieing up the
machinery of Congress since neither
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FARLEY Is DENIED.

ROME, December R.-The
Giornale D'Italia said yesterday that
q report circulated in French and
English newspapers of a meeting be-
tween Premier Mussolini of Italy,
and Foreign Minister BRAND Of
France at Geneva, in order 10 clear
up political differences between their
two countries, is unfounded.
AS far as Italy is concerned, says
the Giornale, no arrangements. have
been made for any such meeting. nor
have any preliminary steps been
taken as far as political circles in
Rome are concerned.
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CHINESE CAPTURE
BRITISH STEAMER
Captain Held for 100000
Ransom by Bandits,
Reports Say.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
HONGkONG. December 2. - The
British steamship Siangtan. whose
home port is Shanghai, was attacked
by bandits near Ichang on the Yangtze
River, say advices received here from
Hankow. Some of the crew Were
killed.
Capt. Lalor of the Siangtan is being
held for 100000 ransom. the advices
stated.
Capt. Lalor was in command of the
steamship Wanliu, which played so
prominent part in the Wanhsien
affair of September, 1926, when seven
British sailors were slain by Chinese
troops and the town of Wanhsien was
shelled by two British gunboats.
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Japan is rapidly developing its long
distance telephone service. A toll
cable now building will extend the
length of the country and will he com.
parable with the cable between New
York and Chicago. The automatic ex-
change system is being installed in
all of the larger cities
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a ge and personal
supervision of the
Duchess de Ven
dome, sister of the
King of Belgium.
The gift will con.
sist of the pro-
ceeds OF a benefit
concert Sunday
night at 9 o'clock
at the Mayf1ower
Hotel by Idalia
Hare, well known
soprano. of New
York City. The
nome is urgently
II need of funds
with which to re-
pair it's buildings.
The Soda n.T0rfv
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TTINLIIUIIUTI II Il s
housed and sheltered the children
since the war and has served as
refuge for French working women
who are endeavoring to rehabiltate
themselves on farms.
The Ambassador and Nine. Claudel
of France and the Ambassador md
Princess de Ligne of Belgium are pa.
irons for the concert Subscriptions
for the benefit are being received at
the Mayf1ower Hotel by Mrs. Rose
Gouveneur Hoes in behalf of a COM
mittee of which Mrs. Walter r. Tuck
erInan is chairman.
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Military Prisoners
Reclaimed by Army
Found Successful
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Ass0ciateH Fress.
The success of new methods
adopted at the disciplinary bar
racks OF the Army. designed to re-
claim military prisoners for the
service. is indicated in figures made
public at the War Department to-
day.
They showed that 6,927 military
prisoners have been restored to
duty with the colors since the rec
lamation process was inaugurated.
OF THAI number approximately 90
per cent have made good on their
return to duty, and of that 80 per
cent, one fifth have ultimately been
promoted to on.commissioned rat
ings.
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director of the Ma
tional Dairy COun-
Gil January /. will
be effective at the
end Of the year.
Secretary of Agri-
culture Jardine an.
nounced V e 8 t e r.
day.
Secretary ] q r.
dine yesterday en-
pha sized as two
important devel-
opments W h ] c h
have been made
by the b u r e q u
under the super
vision OF DIR. Lar
SON." the strength
ening and enlalg-
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Capt. Fain Ordered Here.

Capt. Reuben L. Fain, Quarter.
master Corps, at Fort Sam Houston,
Tex, has been ordered to this city for
duty in the office Of the Quartermaster
General
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CHRISTMAS CHEER
FOR FRENCH ORPHANS
Concert Planned for Benefit of In
mates of Sedan -Torcy Home
and Hospital.

Washington is going to send
Christmas gift to 800 infant inmates of
the Sedan-Torcy Home and Hospital
in France operated under the patron.
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DR.. LARSON TO QUIT
POST At YEARS END
Head of Federal Dairy Bu-
reau to Accept Another Po-
sition, Jardine Announces.

aThe resignation of DIR. c. w. Lar
son. chief of the Bureau of Dairy In
dustry since its creation June /, 1924,
who is leaving the bureau to become
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Brazil will soon have many new air
connecting the coast cities.
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SMITH FINDS SEAT
IN SE"ATE-PLANS
TO FIGHT FOR IT

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VERSAILLES PACT
REVISION SEEN AS
GERMAN OBJECTIVE

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New Britain herald., 1927-02-24

tion at New Britain General hospital. Shelton and Price are being held by the police until Scott's fate becomes more definitely known.
 According to the story, both men were infatuated with the same girl. Scott was seated on piano stool in the home shortly before o'clock Sunday afternoon when Shelton came in and shot him. The bullet entered Scott's stomach and took a downward course. making eight to 10 perforations.
 Shelton was identified by Scott as his assailant and is said later to have confessed to the police that he did the shooting.
 Shelton is held without bail on a charge of assault and attempt to commit murder, which charge will be changed to murder in the event Scott does not recover. Price is held under 5000 bail.
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Farmers Club Meeting

There will be a meeting of the Berlin Farmers club Saturday eve ming at the home of Raymond F. Dyer. The speaker will be Louis L. Grant of Buckland. While most of the speakers of the club are college specialists, Mir. Grant is a dyed-in- the-wool farmer, and his talk will be one taken from practical experience. He is well known as the largest harvesting about 70 acres of potatoes yearly. The speaker also has the record for the heaviest yield per acre in the state having produced the "spuds' at the rate of 490 bushels to the acre during the year 1926. The officials of the Farmers club feel very fortunate in possessing MT. Grants services as a speaker and this weeks meeting promises to be one of the largest attended meetings in the history of the organization.
 Business Conference and Dinner
 A group of officials of the Berlin Construction company under the leadership of President c. F. Chase, met last evening at the Burritt hotel for conference and dinner. The business program for the coming year and other important subjects were touched upon by the executives of the local concern.
 Dance Tonight
 The kensington League of Women Voters will hold a whist and dance this evening at 8 o'clock at Grange hall, Pennington avenue. The public is invited to attend.
 Many Attend Service
 A large number of local residents attended the mid-week services of the Kensington Methodist church held last evening. The speaker of the evening was Miss Palmer of the St. Frances de Pauw School for Spanish American Girls in Los Angeles. Miss Palmer spoke of her work in the school and also of home missionary work among the Indians of the west.
 At Legislature
 Echoes of the public nurse rows in this place were heard before the legislative committee on public health and safety at the state capitol in Hartford this afternoon.
 The occasion was a hearing on house bill number 114 introduced by
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BERLIN NEWS
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managed dairy farms in the county that are known to be operating on a successful basis.
 Charles D. Lewis. the county Boys and Girls club agent. is CO., operating with the Farmers club in making the plans for the coming trip. The expedition, which will probably take place early next month. will be accompanied by a dairy specialist from Storrs college who will point out the characteris- tics of the cattle on the farms visit ed, showing the boys few pointers on judging COWS and calves and other details of interest to farm boys.
 The trip will be the first sponsored in this town, although several other towns have held them in the past with great success. A large attend ance is anticipated.
 Station Lagoon Despite the fact that improve ments for the local station have been delayed, Mother Nature has taken a hand towards the beautifying of the ancient edif1ce by providing a minia- ture lagoon at the intersection of the station drive and Pennington ave- nue. Lacking only a few swans and benches bordering it, the little lake has proved interesting to motorists who have -dived into it's depths
 The rut which forms the bed of the lake is of long standing and is probably the grandfather of all local ruts, even those who have adorned Pennington avenue and Beech Swamp road for many years. Melting snow and inadequate waste water disposal have combined to present l the little Lake Champlain to Berlin motorists.
 Boys Club Wins
 The Kensington Boys club senior 1 basektball team last evening downed the Mapping Community club sec onds at the score Of 2S to 21 in the game played at the New Britain High school gymnasium, New Brit ain. The win puts the locals in fifth place. Malone and Chotkowsky shone for the Kensingtonians.
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pace with lights on full to eliminate danger of collision.
Scoutmasters' Training
 Course Opens March 1

The first session of the scout masters training school to be con- ducted by the New Britain Boy Scout council will be held in the State Trade school gymnasium on Tuesday evening, March 1. The course will cover eight weeks. with one session weekly. and will satisfy the requirements of the national council so that men completing it may receive certificates. The train- ing will cover 20 hours. One hike will also be scheduled, and attend ance on this will qualify a man who has missed one or two sessions. About 25 new men, as well as sev- eral already connected with scout ing, have applied for admission 10 the course, and several new troops are expected to result.
 President A. H. Scott of the local council will open the first meeting, after which Rev. John J. Keene, chairman of the training committee, will greet the men. There will be a talk on Why This Course-What are the Qualifications of a Scout- Patrol meetings will be held and the tenderfoot require- ments taken up, a "champ-nit" knot contest being held to find which man is the worst at tying knots. There will be short morale period and then more patrol meetings dealing with methods of teaching scout craft. The troop will then assemble, made. and mimeo- graphic copies of the course given out. A knot board, ropes, splices. and photos will be on exhibition. Patrol leaders and assistants will remain after the meeting for conference. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24

Representative Higgins entitled Nursing Service" Early in the fore noon, Representative Claude w. Stevens was the host of Mrs. Henry Hooker, Mrs. Douglas DeMers. Mrs. George E. Green and Mrs. Stevens all of this place, who announced their intention of giving the commit tee the facts as they applied to Ber- lin.
 They testified as being in favor of the state helping bear expenses of a town nurse. Representative Stevens also appeared in favor.
 Ernest W. Midrum and Henry Deming, appeared before the com mittee on banks this afternoon re- questing that the Berlin Savings Bank be allowed 10 make minor changes in it's charter, the most inn portant being the change in time for the banks annual meeting. Repre- sentative Stevens also appeared be- fore the committee in favor of the banks request.
 Leave for Massachusetts
 Mir. and Mrs. Harold N. Loomer left this morning for Beverly. Mass. where they will make their home for the present time owing to the serious illness of Mir. Loomer's father He has been given six months leave of absence from the Stanley Works of Now Britain where he is employed.
 Members and friends from the Kensington Methodist church tender ed the couple farewell party in the church parlors. Mrs. Loomer was formerly Miss Bertha Wooding.
 East Berlin Items.
 Last evening was West Cromwell night at the meeting of the Com munity club, the entire program be- ing in charge of the West Cromwell members Of the club. Mills Griswold was in charge. The group put over a most entertaining program. Refresh ments were served.
 Frank Potts is confined to his home on Wilcox avenue with an at-
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
tack of the grippe.

tack of the grippe.
 Edson Maine of Middletown was & visitor here last evening. calling up- on friends. Mir. Maine recently moved to Middletown after having resided here for more than 16 years.
 The Sacred Heart whist which was to have been held next Monday eve ring will be held Tuesday evening. March l.
 Mrs. R. B. Stevenson is entertain ing the members of the Lafanso club at her home this evening.
 Shirley Dowd entertained a num- Der of her young friends yesterday afternoon at party, it being her fifth birthday. The party Vas held at the home of Mrs. Victor Benson.
 Tomorrow evening the ladies of the St. Gabriel's Episcopal church will hold the last whist party of the season in the church social rooms.
 Friday evening. March 4. will be known as Parents night at the reg ular weekly meeting of the Boys club. All parents of the boys con- nected with the Boys club are asked to attend. A speaker in boys work from Springfield will be present. Os- car Benson, who is connected with the boys work here, announced last evening that other speakers will be secured. plans being now under way to secure nature study expert to give talk to the boys on Our Birds" These talks will be given at different meetings during the sea son. This meeting announced pre- viously stated that the parents night would be part of the Com munity club nights program. This is. not the case, Parents night being associated with the boys club pro- gram only.
 The library room will be open to- morrow afternoon and evening for the exchange of books.
 The fog blanket over the town this porning was the heaviest that can be recalled. Cars moved at snail's
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
Four Little Children
 SuffOcate to Death

Escanaba, Mich, Feb. 24 P - Four children of Mir. and Mrs. Harry Mclaughlin met death by suffocation when fire destroyed their home here last night. The mother, who was at the home of a broke out. was overcome by smoke and seriously burned in an inef- fcctual attempt to rescue the chill dren. The dead are: Harriet 9: John. 5; Robert, 4. and Francis, 10 months
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
HAYNES SIGNS UP
Star Card Pitcher Looked On Few weeks Ago As Holdout, Is Ready To Don Uniform.

St. Louis, Mo-, Feb. A Pl-Jess Haines, who only few weeks ago was looked on as decidedly on the outs with the Cardinals as to con- tract terms was ready to don his uniform today at the Avon Park, Fla, camp.
 The veteran right handler came in with seven excess pounds that he said he would work off in a week. Wit, him came Bill Sherdel, and a young highlander named Ray Shel- berg. property of the Houston club. This leaves only Flint Rhem, Jimmy Ring, Eddie Dyer and Frank Snyder of the battery men who haven't an- swered the roll. Rhem is holdout. Ring has an illness in his family and the other two are said to be en route
 The Browns at Tarpon Springs. Fla, staged a prodigal son drama when William Killifer "came home" yesterday. Killifer joined the Browns in 1909 as recruit catcher, wind ing up last year with the Cardinal champions. He was back today with the Browns as coach after IS years absence.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
CHARGE OF MURDER
 IF SCOTT EXPIRES
Shelton Case Continued Without
 Bail in Police Court

Attorney Harry I. GinSburg has been retained by Richard Shelton. negro gunman, and Mitchell Price. his friend and material witness, to defend the former on charge of attempt to commit murder. Both men were arraigned in police court today. Their case was continued
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
ATHEISTS PLAYED
They Live Brainless, Heartless Life,
 Professor at Yale Says.

New Haven. Feb. A P1ln the first of series of discussions on the fundamentals of religion at Yale last night Prof. H. H. Tweedy, of tho Divinity school. said that atheism has nothing to offer in the way of truth, beauty or righteousness. He added eff we choose atheism in preference to belief in God and a spiritual universe, we are living a brainless. heartless, purposeless life." We are Knocking the most beautiful thing in the world" said Prof. Tweedy, down into mud puddle" Atheism has no music, no beauty. no sympathy.
 T have never seen," he. went on anything in atheism that was full of hope and cheer"
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24
GETTING UP NIGHTS
For Bladder Relief Is Natures Danger Signal. Columbus Ministers Wife
 Relates EyDerience,

Rev. W. IT. Mitchell. S24 No. Park St. Columbus, Ohio. says: My wife was troubled seriously with bladder irritation until We used lithiated buchu GIeller Formula) She would have to get up 6 to times each night Will gladly an- swer any letter.
 Lithlated Buchu acts on the bladder as epsom salts on the bowels Drives out foreign matter and decreases exces- siva acldity, thereby relieving irritation. The tablets cost % each at all drug stores Keller Laboratory, Mechanics burg. Ohio. Locally at the Fair Dept. Store.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-24

until March 5, pending the outcome of the victims injuries.
 Shelton. in fit of jealous rage, shot John Scott, also a negro, in house on Hurlburt street, Sunday afternoon. wounding the latter so badly that he is in a critical condi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

Lombard street, where many Of Lon
don's great banking institutions are
located. Is reputed to be the richest
street in the world.
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SURPRISE PLANNED
FOR SICK VETERANS

Stout hearts at Walter Reed Hos
pital were aflutter today in anticipa-
ton of visit from Miss Australia"
otherwise Miss Phyllis Won Ilwyn,
who has come from the beauty
pageant at Atlantic City to gladden.
the eyes of disabled veterans here.
From the wounded soldiers Of Australia
she brings the men at Walter Reed a
message of good cheer.
Miss Won Ilwyn will spend most of
her time sightseeing as she leaves to-
morrow for New York. She is accom-
panied by her mother and father, Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Van Ilwyn.
Another fair visitors who has cap
tured Washington is Miss Alice
Garry, the high school girl Of the
Government Indian school near
Salem, Greg, who was Princess
America" at the Atlantic City
pageant. Miss Garry is delighted
with Washington, and today made a
trip to Mount Vernon to the tomb of
the Great White Father about
whom she studied at school.
Tomorrow she will visit President
Coolidge at the White House.
Miss Garry is a descendant Of one
of the first families of America"
for it was her great-great-grand-
father, Chief Spokane Garry, for
whom the City Of Spokane was
named. She is being chaperoned by
Miss Avis Lobdell, women's welfare
director Of the Union Pacific system,
and Is stopping at the Willard Hotel.
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EXPECTED TOHEAD
NOMEN'S SOCIETY
Mrs. Elizabeth Shepherd May
Be Nominated by Daughters
of America Today.

Mrs Elizabeth Shepherd is expected
to he nominated State councillor of the
District Of Columbia Daughters of
America at the session of the thirty
first annual State convention this
afternoon in the Northeast Masonic
Temple Election of officers and in
stauation will feature tomorrow clos
ing session.
Other women expected to be nomi-
mated this afternoon are: Mrs. Gore
Thompson. associate State councillor;
Mrs. Carrie Mielie, State vice Coun-
cilor; Mrs. Helen Peunifield, associate
State vice councillor; Mrs. Lula
Grubbs, State conductor.
Miss Mary Anderson Of the Federal
WOmen's Bureau delivered an address
at a reception by the local organiZa
ton TO the national officers held last
night Miss Anderson informed the
women there were more than $500.
geo women gainfully employed in in
dustries ip the United States. She
said there had been an increase Of 81
per cent OF married women in industry
since the war.
Other features of the program last
night were a solo by Miss Ina Holtz-
scheiter and a recitation by Mrs. Ag
nes Smith Mrs. Pearl Woke, as
sociate State councillor, presided, and
made the welcoming address. Rev. 3.
H. Melton, pastor of the Ninth Street
Christian Church, pronounced the invo-
cation. Mrs. Carrie Faulkner, nation
al councillor, from Xenia, Ohio made
an address, and Mrs. Elizabeth Shep-
herd, State vice councillor, responded.
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MILITARY DISTRICT
OF D. c. WILL PASS
10Th Infantry Brigade to Be
Sent to Fort Hunt in New
Alignment.

Announcement was made at the
War Department today that the Dis
trict of Washington, now an indie
pendent military district, will pass to
the control of the commanding general
of the Sd Corps Area, the headquarters
of which are in Baltimore, and that
the 10th Infantry Brigade, at Fort
Howard, Md, will be transferred to
Fort Hunt. Va, for permanent station.
Both orders will take effect about Sep
TENDER 30.
On the date named, Brig. Gen.
George G. BARNARD, now commanding
the District of Washington, will be
relieved of that command by Brig. Gen.
Thomas Q. Donaldson, now command
ing the 10th Infantry Brigade. Gen.
Bernhard has been ordered to Homo
Rllu, to command the 22d Brigade.
Gen. Donaldson is from South Caro-
lima, and was awarded the Distin-
guished Service Medal for his services
in France during the World War. He
was graduated from the Military
Academy in 1887, and was stationed
in the Philippines for many years.
Under the orders issued today Fort
Hunt, Va, will be Immediately pre-
pared for use by the Infantry brigade
to be stationed there.
The district of Washington was
created in September, 1921. through
the efforts of Gen. Pershing, who was
chief of staff at the time, and includes
all the troops in the District of Co
lumbia. Fort Myer, Va; Fort Hunt,
Va, and Fort Washington, Md. Gen.
Bandholtz was the first, commander
of the district and he was succeeded
by Gen. Rockenbach, who was re-
lieved a few months ago by Gen.
Bernhard.
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SEIZURE OF OPIUM
STARTS BIG PROBE
Customs Agents DeIve Deep
err Following Apprehending
of Narcotic Trunk.

Customs agents today were delving
deeper into the seizure Yesterday of a
trunk fun of opium at Union Station
following capture of similar trunks
in New York City.
How far the operations of the drug
ring reached officials have not dis
closed. but they intimated it was an
orga nization of ma ior size, and be-
leved to be supplying large quaint
ties of narcotics To several sections of
the country.
The trunk taken at Union Station
was found to contain II packages of
gum opium, each weighing II pounds.
The value of the trunks contents was
placed by some officials as in excess
of $4,000.
Seizure was made by two men of
the special agency service of the Gus
toms Bureau, Michael J. Collins OF
the New York office and Frederick
Proctor. operating out of Washington
and Baltimore. Proctor was due in
Washington this afternoon from Bal
timore with a more complete report
to his chiefs on the disclosures so far
After being located in the baggage
room of Union Station. to which it
had been trailed from New York City.
the trunk was taken to the Customs
House at Georgetown, where it is row
under lock and key.