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New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
Dal-Fair Club FrOlic
 In Form of MaS0uerade

The Dal-Fair club held a mas querade dance at the Norden bun galow last evening. The hall was prettily trimmed in Halloween colors. There were about 45 present Prizes were awarded for the fun niest, best and most original cos tunes, Those who received prizes were: Gladys Olden. Etta Marum, Dorothy Warnot. Gertrude Surko, Helen Bonkowsl1i and John Weigel. The judges were Mrs. s. M. David son, MT. Davidson and A. J. Leven- thai. Refreshments were served and dancing enjoyed.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
JOB WEARS COMPLETION.

The new switches on the Connec- ticut Go. tracks have been installed ing up the main line tracks on Chestnut street. The tracks have been strengthened and have been placed in the middle of the street. Monday the company will start it's work of changing poles and over head wires, including the cutting back of all wires leading into the car barn. It Is expected that by the lat ter part Of next week the city will be able to complete the paving there and probably by the following week cars will resume running on Chest nut street between Main and Elm.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
REFUGEES INFLUX
 BUILDS UP GREECE
Charles B. Eddy Explains How
 Country is ProGtin6

Influx of refugees into Greece has
 proved a blessing for the country, according to Charles B. Eddy. for merly of this city, who addressed the League of Nations parlia- mentary committee In the house of commons. London. England, recent ly. George H. Dyson has received clipping from the London Times,
 which gives the following account of MT. Eddy's statement:
 My Charles B. Eddy. chairman Of the Green refugee settlement commission. addressing a meeting of the league of nations parliamentary committee under the charmanship of Sir Ellis Williams, at the
 house of commons on Monday night said that what had seemed disas- ter for Greece, had, in fact, proved
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
Keeps Bear and Cubs Up
 Tree Till Help Comes

Fl Paso, Tex. Oct. 21.-UP)- pr. R. Bailey. Coleman. Tex, re- versed the order with a ferocious bear by keeping the animal and her two cubs treed until help could ar rive, according to the story told here when Bailey and party of friends returned from hunting trip in Ari- zona.
 Armed with a long pole, Dr. Bailey kept the angry mother bear and her cubs up a tree for an hour until other members of the hunting party came to his aid. The bear kill ed two of the party's dogs before Dr. Bailey treed her.
 During the excitement, Dr. E. c. Lewis, another member of the party. was dragged several hundred feet down a mountain slope by the three hounds he held in leash.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
Forbes Is Broke and
 Cannot Pay His Fine

Leavenworth, kas., Oct. 21 P>- Colonel Charles R. Forbes, former director of the United States Vet eran bureau, serving two years in the federal penitentiary here for conspiracy to defraud the govern ment, told Warden T. S. White he has no money to pay his s1o,O0O fine, with which his release next Thursday is contingent, the warden said today.
 Forbes, whose sentence. minus IA days for good behavior, ends next Thursday. has the alternative of paying the fine assessed upon his conviction and obtaining immediate release, or making a paupers a1fi- davit before a United States com missioner here and serving 30 days more.
 Warden White said Forbes had not indicated whether he would sign the pauper's affidavit.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
Queen Gives Fortune
 To Cause of Islam

Bombay, India, Oct. 21 Rt-Her Highness the Begun of Bhopal, known as the Queen Victoria of h. dia. has given the whole of her private property, valued at s50.- 100000, for the propagation Of the Islam religion and she will devote the remainder of her life to this cause.
 The queen, who recently abdi- cated at the age of 10 in favor of her son. has been ruler of Bhopal for 25 years. and her enlightened government has made the provinc, one of the most progressive in h. dia.
 Recently the queen went to Lon- don to assure the succession of her son. The British government and the Indian government agreed to her request She abdicated at once and returned home accompanied by her son, the Nawab. In accordance with the tenets of the Islam re- ligion, the queen was heavily yelled on her appearances in London.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
Violation of Oath
 Is Costly to Turks

Tchataldja, Turkey, Oct. 21 P)- Swearing in Turkey is no slight mat ter. When a Turk breaks an oath he has made in the name of Allah, the traditional expiation is a long and costly affair. If the oath break CT is wealthy-that is, if he has vis- ible means of support for a year he must give bread to l 3 widows, sacrifice fat sheep to be given to the poor, and he himself must fast for seven days and seven nights.
 When poorer sinner breaks his oath, he must fast for the same length of time but instead of the gifts Of bread and mutton he must take 0 long stick break it into three pieces over his head or over the head of the person involved in the broken oath and then throw the broken pieces out of the win dow. The sticks are supposed to absorb the curse engendered by taking the name of Allah in vain, and with the throwing out Of the sticks the sinner feels himself ab- solved.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
CHARLES P. WAINWRIGHT IS
 AS YEARS STANLEY WORKER
veteran Employe Receives Congratu- lations of Factory Officials and
 His Associates.

Charles P. Wainwright, superin- tendent of hinge department of the Stanley Works, yesterday celebrated the 4Sth anniversary of his first day with plant. MT. Wainwright, who Is 70 years of age, received the con- gratulatons Of his co-workers and officials or the company, being one of the oldest workers in the service ot the Stanley Works.
 He entered the employ Of the fac tory on October 20, 1879, coming from Lakewood. N. J. He entered the machine department and later was placed in charge of that di- vision. IIe then was transferred to the paper box department and for the last few years has been superin- tondent of the hinge department.
 NIr. Wainwright is married and has two sons and two daughters One son is Park Superintendent Ralph E. Wainright, and the other, Halstead Wainwright, Is employed by stan Icy works. Miss Bessie Wainwright, Q daughter, is librarian at the New Britain Institute. Mrs. A. A. Watson Of Middletown is another daughter.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
Dartmouth Football Team
 Holds Final Practice

Hanover. N. H., Oct, q R - The Dartmouth football squad held it's final practice for it's game with Harvard at Cambridge tomorrow on the field here this morning be- fore starting for Boston. A brief signal drill comprised the work out. There will be no practice at Cam bridge until the team enters the stadium tomorrow afternoon. Practically the entire student body crowded about the special trains for Boston this noon The coaches and squad occupied special cars attached to the first of the trains In former years the team left q day earlier but a recent faculty ruling now keeps them in Hanover until the day before their games.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
British Cotton Spinners
 Vote to Retain Act @"

Manchester, Eng. Oct. 21 LP -- Representatives of the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' associa- tions and the Cotton Spinners' and Manufacturers association today adopted a resolution urging that in the interests of the trade and cot mates next year should be renewed.
 This act provides that the spin ners pay levy of six pence (12 cents) a bale. on all cotton pur- chased, the money being used for the encouragement of cotton grow ing.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
Commission Withdraws
 License So Boy May SIeep

Washington, Oct. q GP,-Soften- ing the blow by the kindly terms of q personal letter, Chairman Bull lard of the federal radio commits sion, yesterday withdrew the ana teur operating license of Eric II. Palmer, 1G year old Brooklyn boy. Palmer's father recently begged the commission to take away the lads license because he was running his health by staying awake all hours of the night and neglecting educa- ton and everything else to recenve and transmit radio messages.
 Chairman Bullard expressed to the younGster "keen regret that I am obliged to inform you that the commission today suspended for 90 days your license to operate"
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
CENTRAL JR. H. S. NOTES

The pupils of the Central Junior High school met this morning for the purpose of listening to a speaker representing the United States Ma rine Band which will give a special concert at the Strand theater at 1 o'clock Sunday, for the school chil- dren of the city.
 The seventh and eighth grades of the school will have their home room Civic league meeting this afternoon.
 The ninth grade met in auditor ium for the weekly auditorium pro- gram yesterday afternoon. The pro- gram was on newspaper work and the pupils heard Ernest R. Dechant and James J. Butler. local news paper men. Mr. Adams. faculty ad- wiser of the school paper club, spoke on the paper and the plans for the year.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
Veteran Methodist Church
 Preacher Passes Away

New Bedford. Mass, Oct. 21 P}- The Rev. George Hamlin Cheney, 77, Fairhaven. one of the four old est members of the New England Methodist Episcopal conference, died at his summer home, Point h. dependence. Wareham, last night. after years illness. He served many churches about Boston. among them Epworth church. Cambridge.
 He is survived by his widow and four children, Miss Emily M. Che neey, teacher, tSaten Island, New York: David M. Cheney, Boston, for merly 8 member of the faculty of Tufts college, now an advertising writer, and Miss Eleanor R. Cheney and Miss Edith I. Cheney, at home.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
BANK EMpLOYES DINE
New Britain Trust Co. Is Host to Personnel at Pennington Country Club
Club.

Employes Of the New Britain Trust Co. held their annual banquet as guests Of the bank at the Farm ington Country club last evening. w.. F. Atwood, chairman of the board of directors, was toastmaster. Mir. Atwood spoke briefly commenting the employees upon their work and the smoothness under which he said the organization has operated dur ing the year. Bridge was played after the banquet.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
BETTY NUTHALL IN FILMS

London. Oct. 2l P-Betty Nut hall. Englands young lawn tennis idol, Is going into the films.
 A contract has been signed for her to appear in a typical British romance in the role of a happy sports-loving English girl. The film will be adapted from a well known troduced into the story.
 Betty. who emerged from her pre- liminary film tests with flying colors according to the Evening News, is delighted with the prospect, being quoted as saying:
 II am looking forward to 1t most awfully."
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
Spanish Tennis Star
 Is Not Good at Golf

Epson, Eng. Oct. 21 R1Senor- ita Ella D'Alvarez, the Spanish ten- his star. isn't so good at golf.
 Making her debut in competitive golf In the annual golf tournament for tennis stars playing for the Lord Desbrough cup, she took a ten on the first hole and more than dou- ble figures at several others. At the turn she puckered up her brow and tore up her card, after announcing:
 T can play better than this even when I am off my game completely"
 Mrs. A. D. Stocks, playing from . 22 handicap, won the cup.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
Acquitted for Crime
 Committed Years Ago

Welch, W. Va. Oct. 21 CF-wil- liam Preston Johnson of Tampa, Fla, was acquitted in McDowell county court yesterday on charges Of having slain George sizemore. . quarter of century ago.
 Johnson was identified as Seymour Griffith, wanted for the murder of Sizemore by Kelly Slzemore, son of the slain man and a lad of 10 years when his father was shot down in a Wilcoe, w. ", lumber camp. One other witness also identified Johnson as Griffith. but several moro said they were not positive. Johnson maintained 1t was a case of mistaken identity.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
Dying Man Returns
 To Wife in Prison

Mercer, Ala, Oct. 21.-(UP)- James Huff of Hubbard, O., freed from prison on bond while under a larceny charge, has returned to the Mercer county jail at his own re- quest, that his wife may take care of him in a critical illness he is suf- fering.
 Huff and his wife were both ar rested on q larceny charge. Mrs. Huff was committed to jail but Huff was released on bail.
 While at liberty. he contracted typhoid fever and c innl a lifting of his bond and commitment to jail.
 Permission was granted his wife to care for him but prison physicians have given up hope for his recovery.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
Mrs. Remus Left Estate
 Estimated at S125, ,00(

Cincinnati O., Oct. q CUP) - The estate of Mrs. Imogene Remus, killed by her husband, George Re mus, was estimated at $125,O0O to- day.
 The estimate was given by Mrs Grace Campbell, sister of Mrs Re- mus, in appearing before Judge Will liam H. Lueders in probate court.
 Mrs. Campbell said the estate consisted of property and personal belongings.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
1O1O DIE OF PARALYSIS

Sacramento, Cal, Oct. 21.-IP)-- The intantile paralysis epidemic which has resulted in 1O1O deaths, the state board of health reported today. The fatalities reported were those contained in returns received up to September 1.
 The peak of the epidemic was reached in August. although the heaviest single weeks cases was not reported until September IT. August had a total of 315 cases, against 256 in September and only 40 during the week ending October s.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

Orono, Maine, Oct. 21 R-Robert F. Scott of Old Town, and Kari D. Larson of Bangor, have been select ed as the Rhodes scholarship appli- cants from University of Maine, Dean J. N. Hart announced today. Scott Is senior and Larson, a jun for.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
54 sTOWAWAYs UNCONSCIOUS

F'reemantle, England, Oct. 2I 1py -Fifty-lour Chinese were found lying unconscious in the hold of the Dutch steamer Almskerk which ar rived here Thursday. They were stowaways and are believed to have boarded the ship at Port Said.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
GEORGIA TECH FIRE

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 2l UP)-Loss of 5000 was incurred in fire which destroyed a large part of the football equipment of Georgia Tech. The equipment was insured. The fire broke out In the dressing rooms at Grant field.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-21
ANNUAL SYNAGOGUE MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Con- gregation Brethren Sons of Israel tober 30, at B o'clock, 1t has been announced. The meeting will be held at the synagogue and officers for the coming year will be elected, Re ports of committees will be heard.
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Evening star., 1927-08-12
17,2OO-WATT LIGHT
TO Be TURNED ON
Lamp to Be Exhibited Tues
day Will Blister Skin at
1000 Feet.


NEW YORK, August IA light
so strong that it will produce the ef-
feet of sunburn at a distance of two
miles. and will blister the skin of a
person standing 1000 feet away will
be turned on at o'clock next Tues
day night at Charlottesville. Va. the
General Engineering Management Cor
poration announced yesterday.
The searchlight will have a beam of
/ 1855. 600, 900 candlepower, which will
be visible 200 miles. The crater arc of
the light, it was announced, will be
the hottest spot on earth when II 200
watts are turned on to give the light
its fun power. The temperature of
the crater will be approximately 3S 900
degrees Fahrenheit and the crater will
be las bright as the sun at high
noon"
The light, said to be five times more
powerful than any used heretofore.
will be exhibited under full power in
conjunction with the Institute Of
Public Affairs now in session at the
University of Virginia. The Virginia
Public Service Co. will sponsor the
exhibit.
IF the Wilson observatory were on
Mars" an engineer of the corporation
said, "it will be possible for one there
to tell the minute and hour the light
flashed on at CharlotteSville.' He
described the huge beam as com
parable to a streamer of flaming gas.
It was expected that when the light
shall he swung around in n circle, II
will be visible at all flrSt-class Amer.
lean obSerVatories.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
LEE BOULEVARD PARK
OPENING TOMORROW
Washingtonians Invited to Attend
Ceremonies at Woodland Site,
Near Ballston.

Residents of Washington and near
by Virginia have been invited TO join
in field day tomorrow south of Balls
ton, Va. in celebration of the opening
Of a new 43-acre woodland park along
the proposed Lee boulevard, it was
announced today by DR., S. M. John
son, president of the National Boule-
ward Association.
Addresses will be made by Rev. DR.
Perry l.. Mitchell, pastor of the Clar-
endon Baptist Church; c. II. Ahalt,
president of the Arlington County
Chamber of Commerce: NJ. f. Church
Arlington County civic leader, and Dr.
Johnson.
The exercises. to begin at 3 o'clock.
will include ball game between Ar
lington and Fairfax County teams. an
old-fa ashioned basket dinner and the
speeches.
The gathering Is part of a get
together movement for the Virginia
regional area, DR.. Johnson states. The
immediate objective is united support
of the program to widen and straight
pn Lee Highway from Falls Church to
Key Bridge and to build the Lee bou-
levard and a direct road leading to it
Mt the Fort Myer reservation from
Falls Church, Ballston and Clarendon
he explains.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
MEXICAN LAND LAW
APPEALSPOSS|BLE
Prof. Shepherd Says Interna-
tionaI Statutes Insure
Protection.

By the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass, August
12.---American nationals in complying
with Mexican property laws, as
evolved under the "Calvo principle, -
do not necessarily renounce diplomatic
protection by the United States, said
Prof. w. r. Shepherd of Columbia
University at the round-table discus.
sion of the Institute of Politics today.
Recourse may be taken to interna-
tional law, which protects citizens
abroad. he said.
Another phase of the Mexican prob
lem discussed by Prof. Shepherd was
the apparently retroactive effect that
he declared Mexico's alien land law
will have. This statute he termed
retroactive. ''if not also confiscatory in
spirit and tenor"
Discussion of interna tional debt set
Elements brought forth opposition
from the West and agreement from
the East. George Winfield Scott, for
mer Columbia University professor of
international law, contended that the
leyies had been laid on a sound legal
basis of capacity to pay. while Henry
A. Wallace of Des Moines, son of a
former Secretary of Agriculture, as
serted that the debt burden eventually
resolved upon the American farmer
through reduction of European buying
power.
Felix Morley Of the editorial staff
of the Baltimore Sun in his address
criticized American ignorance of Ori.
entail history. politics and philosophy
as A cause of Chinese hostility toward
Americans.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
HUNGRY BURGLARS
ROB SAFE, THEN EAT
Market Loses 5000 Cash After
Bandits Enjoy Lunch Be-
hind Counter.

Burglars entered the Old Dutch
Market, 3107 NJ street, last night and
ate Some bologna and blew safe
Hidden behind a pile of sugar sacks,
they cracked the safe, tearing the
door from it's hinges, and stole ap-
proXimately 5000. An inch piece of
broken bit. used in boring a hole
through which to pour the explosive,
was found near the wrecked safe.
Evidently working leisurelv. the
burglars partook of a light lunch back
of the counter. drinking four bottles
Of milk and eating a piece Of bologna
Entrance to the store was gained by
forcing a basement door and then
prying open double-locked door lead
ing TO the main floor. 1t was the same
method used in the robbery last Mon
day morning OF the Old Dutch Market
at 81 Fourteenth street, and, like that
market. the establishment robbed last
night has record Of robberies Last
Fall the safe was rif7ed, the burglars
leaving it in the iceboX. Both rob
berries We're discovered by the man.
ager, G. j.. Harper.
Evening star., 1927-08-12

He described what he termed the
lighting of the graph. lie explain
ed there was a spirit of truth taking
its place in him. 1t happened, he said,
while he was pillar of the Michael
Mills Colony, and led him to break
away from Mills faith and set himself
up as the seventh messenger" At
the time Mills was serving a Jail sem
tence on charges of abusing girl
members of his colony.
Purnell said he broke away from
Mills because Michael never had any
faith"
After an hour and 81 minutes Of
testifyinC, counsel for Benjamin in
sisted the cult leader was exhausted
lie was wheeled back to his ambu-
lance and returned to the colony. 1t
was reported he would he returned to
the courtroom for completion of cross
examination as soon as he is able,
probably this afternoon or tomorrow
morning.
Purnell looked weak. His eyes
flashed and his gestures were ami
mated. however. He wore a cap
pulled far down over his long gray
hair.
Purnell's voice was so weak that
the stenocrapher was forced to repeat
his answers for the benefit of the
court. lie rested his head on the cot
pillow as though he were tired. De
fense counsel asserted 'he is n very
sick man and will not be kept on the
witness stand for long periods at a
time"
Purnell replied with quavering neg.
atives when asked if he had set up
"an inner circle of Shiloh Girls" or
had posed as God Emma nuel, the
Prince of Peace or Gabriel"
Benjamin insisted there were no
tunnels or hiding places in Shiloh or
any other House of David buildings.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
PRESIDENT OF TYPOS
Is VICTOR IN CLASH
Howard Faction Wins in Contest
Over Pensions and Mailers'
Union Issues.

by tne Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 1.-THE
fifth day of the six-day diamond jubi-
lee convention of the international
typographical Union opened here to.
day with the two biggest issues before
the delegates settled and with the
prOGressives. headed by Charles p.
Howard, president, victorious in each
instance.
A rule fixing the retirement age in
the old-age pension laws at so years
after % years of continuous working
membership was adopted. proposal
put forward by the Mailers' Union
asking permission to withdraw its
membership from the Typographical
Union and asking the appointment of
a committee to determine the property
rights OF the mailers in the interna.
tional was voted down. 296 to POI.
The administration faction which
has control of the executive council
ana which is headed by James NJ
Lynch, defeated for reelection as
president in 1925 by Howard. vieor-
ously contested the progressives i'm
argument on the two issues before
votes on them We're taken.
Ihe desire of the mailers to with
draW from the International follow
charges by them that they are heinp
dlscriminated against by the printers
Ihey claim some of the amendments
introduced have sought TO remove the
maliers' representative from the execu.
1--WE council and to limit their voting
power.
PRESIDENT Howard announced that
william Green, president of the Amer.
icah Federation of Labor, will address
the convention this afternoon.