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New Britain herald., 1927-12-21

Paker. was declared today by him
 to have been the voice of William
 Edward Hickman. accused slayer oi the child.
 Parker reached this decision in recalling incidents of the employ ment and discharge of Hickman, identified by finger prints as Mar , ian's slayer.
 ! In reviewing these incidents. Parker strengthened the police the ory that revenge was the root of the plot and that the child's slayer was striking at Parker through his small daughter.
 "At the time Of the telephone con- versations and while I was talking with the person after following his instructions and handing him the ransom money. l did not connect the voice and demeanor with any employe or former employe of the bank" Parker said.
 Recalls Talk After the search through the employees records. the photogra ph and Incidents which have been re Vealed through the work of the po- lice, I recall the unusual manner in which Hickman talked with mo about his discharge and forgery (H1ckman was discharged after pleading guilty to forgery charges) l on har hour h. his position again after being grant ed probation which probation I protested-and his replies 10 oues- t1oDs and the calm manner and voice l heard over the telephone, and lastly the coolness and nerve displayed Saturday when we met for the exchange. I am convinced that Hickman was at the other end of the telephone and that he took the $500"
 Parker said he recalled that short ly after Hickman had been refused reemployment at the bank. he ap- piled for work at another institution and Parker refused recommenda- ton. Hickman Was not employed.
 Remembers Reactions
 T cannot call to mind any words of revenge that passed while I vas talking with Hickman" Parker said, but I do remember that his reac- tions 10 the forgery charges did not seem 10 be usual. He evinced no nervousness and showed very little concern over the seriousness of his actions. This impressed me very much at the time but no thought of his planning to harm me or mem- bers of my family entered my mind Parker said the driver of the car never left tho seat during the pay ment of the $500, The kidnaper held pistol in one hand while ho collected the ransom with the other. He tore away the handkerchief which hid the lower part of his face only after he had started 10 drive away in his car
New Britain herald., 1927-12-21

equipment and men from Marion and Mllldale. was turned in.
 Lines of hose were laid from every available hydrant but though tons of water were poured into the burning structure, the flames licked their way through the partitions in the wooden structure and began to break out in many places at once.
 So fast did the fire travel through the upper stories that 1t appeared as if a string of buildings on Cen. ter street was doomed. A stiff breeze famed the flames and Ice forming when the water struck the ground made the work of the fremen peri lous.
 Gas Feeds Flames
 Danger was added 10 the conf1a- grafton when, as the fire ate through the floor of the drug store. it was found that the gas meter controlling the pipes in the building, had blown oit and a flaming torch was feeding the flames like a gigantic pilot light in the cellar.
 When wo-kmen came to find the 1t was discovered that il had been cemen'ed in under a sidewalk lad in front of the place recently. A sledEe hammer was used 70 break into the ground and after some tIme, the flow Of fire was finally stopped.
 Inability Of the firemen 10 reach the heart Of the blaze in the cellar hampcred their efforts, Partitions erected since the building was built in the cellar prevented the water from reaching the fire while it would have been suicide for the firemen 10 attempt to penetrate into the ground floor.
 Flames were breaking out all over the building simultaneously and ,t became a struggle for the fremen to save adjoining buildings. All ef- forts were turned towards keeping the flames confined to the corner structure and after four hours fight. 1 this was accomplished.
 The fire was under control about 2 30 q. m. this morning.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-21
KILLED BY EMPRESS

Medford. N. Y, Dec. q LP-Ihe Sunrise Special" Long Island rail road flyer, struck an automobile at a grade crossing today, killing Jacob Mistler. aged s, and seriously in- turing his son, Anthony, and his niece Lottie. Mistler wa. an em ploye of the railroad.
 The crossing is one of a number in this vicinity that have been or dered removed.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-21
Bodies of Seven Miners
 Are Brought to Surface

Johnston City. H.. Dec. 2l LP = The bodies Of seven miners. killed last night in an explosion of gas in the Storitz coal mine near here, were brought 10 the surface today after all night work by three mine rescue teams
 Those killed were William Jones, David Anderson. Charles Wyatt. Fred CaGle. George Gruhbs. G. Gar rota and Almust Lavender.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-21
BIGGEST MAIL SHIPMENT

New York. Dec. 2 LF-The larg- est shipment of mail ever brought to this port on one ship--1T, s6l bags Of it-arrived on the Majestic which docked today. And before the liner dockcd. the mail for local delivery was already in the homes and offices to which it was addressed
New Britain herald., 1927-12-21
NEED FOR GENEROSITY

Just half the sum needed for the Salvation Army Christmas to needy families has been received to date. according to today's report. Ensign Carl Fredrickson reported this after neon that the proceeds from the kettles and special checks received for Christmas purposes totals S535.- e. A total of SI, ,000 Is needed.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-21
REED ASKS FEDERAL
 CONTROL 0F FLOODS
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as the result of many months of conferences and study and several visits to the stricken area during which practically the entire inun- dated region was surveyed by trips on foot, in automobiles and by air. plane"
 The Illinois representative took exception to President Coolidge's declaration in his message to con- gross that the flood problem en- bodied a reclamation phase. Mir. Reid said that recla nation entailed the development of a new agricul- tural area while the fertile acres of the valley had been under culti. vation for hundreds of years His plea for the governments assump- ton of the entire cost was based on his view that the valley was~ in a bad financial condition because of the 1927 flood.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-21

And to whom applied" retorted Magruder.
 Opening the hearing today Ma gruder said there were too many officers of his rank in the service. He said the present total of 57 of ficers of this rank should be cut to 45.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-21
ALLEGED ROBBERS HELD

New Haven. Dec. 2l LPl-John Grant and Ellsworth Schaffer, each l7. were arrested in their homes last night charged with robbery In the home of William Opolzio, a super numerary police officer. Rings worth $500 which had been pawned for s furnished clues.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-21
Father Is Certain

Los Angeles. Dec. 2l Pt-The voice of the man who made ar engagements over the telephone last Saturday for the ransom of Marian Parker by her father. Perry NJ.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-21

Don't Grope In the dark. so to speak. use the Herald's Christmas gift guide.
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PARIS FOOD AND DRINK
GREATLY ADULTERATED
Survey Shows High Percentage Of
Fraudulent Goods Fostered
on Public.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 26.-Paris ap-
parently, is the capital Of ersatz food.
Food inspectors found more than
half the samples they took recently
from stores were adulterated or
fraudulent. OF 72s articles Of food or
drink they reported that chemical
analysis showed 39s were falsified in
some way while only 332 were honest
goods.
There was everything from watered
milk TO synthetic wine, from chocolate
that contained no chocolate. to sugar
that contained no sugar One of the
curious products discovered was milk
manufactured from water. chalk.
sheep brains. gum arabic, fat and
sugar. Another was mineral water
fresh from a hydrant
There is published also by indig-
nant commentators long extracts
from the annual report of a financially
successful grocery jobber wherein the
directors are told how the firm manu-
features food substitutes. Coffee is
made from wheat and chestnut
f1ours. slightly roasted, ground to a
paste and moulded into the shape of
coffee beans"
Other substitutes described in this
report are tea made from vegetable
leaves. tomato PURGE from squash and
carrots. and nice. small French arti.
chokes carved from the Jerusalem
variety.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

A short business meeting of Wash.
1ngton Council on Wednesday night
was followed by a social session, dur
ing which the Knights of Columbus
Club Of the Catholic University fur
nished a variety Of entertainment,
including charleston dances by Pat
Cuozzo. monologue by James Bunny
Eastman. and musical numbers by
the Kitchen band" composed of Rolly
Rutledge. Emil Mayer, Jack Daily and
Hap Conveigh, and the glee club,
under direction Of DIR. Leo Behrendt,
with Thomas Hawley at the piano.
Amadeo Meiten and Miss Edith
Chadwick gave interpretations of mod.
ern and ancient dances, and Inches
Sartain skillfully illustrated humorous
anecdotes by crayon drawings. Nc
Williams Congressional Club Orches-
ira furnished dance music.
The following members Of the Cath.
Ole University Glee Club participated
in the entertainment: M. v. Martin,
J. NJ. McGrath, e. r. Gallagher. James
J. Blaney, A. Meitin, William Connors,
John Meny. John Henry. Carl Straub,
Paul McNeill, Joseph Bober, A. App,
Victor Breed, Savere L. DEsopo, Vim
cent Walter, Anthony s. Gadek, Ed
ward Gallagher, Joseph Luicki and
Robert Sherer.
Keane Councils Booster Club. will
reorganize during the week for the an.
nhal trip to Atlantic City. It meets
with Mr.. Duncan, manager Of the Con.
tinental Hotel, comforting over dates
and ARRANGEMENTS
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man of the visitation committee; State
Secretary Charles H. Miller, J. W.
Schwenk and the national councillor.
An entertainment was presented by
the men, who impersonated the State
council officers. Those participating
were: Charles Newman, Elvester Shell
ton. Louis Browning, J. w. Schwenk.
Harry Buell.. Ray Campbell, Charles
H. Miller. Johnny Schielitch, Harry
Thompson, John James. Roy Wolfe,
Mr.. Biddle and AL Windsor.
The following presentations were
made: To the State councillor. hand
painted dish. by Councillor Florence
Hahn: to the deputy, hand-painted
sugar and creamer, by Mrs. Lillian
Mccormick; to the associate State
councillor, a hand.painted cake plate,
by Mrs. Louise A. Schwenk; pair
mules to the national councillor. and
in the name of Triumph Council. No.
s, by Past State Councillor Mrs.
Schwenk. A tableau was presented by
Georgeyette Tyler, accompanied at the
piano by State Secretary Charles
Miller; reading by the associate State
councillor. Mrs. Pearl Wolfe. and read
ings and recitations by the following
council members: Mary Stormer. Alice
Bruo1baugh, Florence Hahn, Virginia
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Pythias, met Monday evening. After
! comforting the Grand Lodge Rank,
Edgar c. Snyder Marshal Of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia. gave an address.
The ways and means committee will
meet March 5, at which time 1t will
consider several measures having for
its object the reduction of the debt
on the temple.
Friendship Temple, No. Q, will give
an oyster dinner In the temple
March g.
Rathbone Temple. No. s, Pythian
Sisters, had a play. School at Blue.
berry Corners" February 25, under
| the auspices of Loyalty Chapter, East.
ern Star.
Drill Master Sommers has reorgan-
lied his new drill team. He also re.
quested all the team to be present
March In order to practice for initi-
alton. which is expected to be held
March II.
Miss F'reda Marks appointed Mrs.
Alice Kirby chairman of altruistic
for the month Of March. Miss Marks
also invited the members to a card
party at her home tomorrow for the
altruistic fund.
A special meeting of the board Of
directors of the knights of Pythias
Hall Association will be held at the
temple tomorrow evening. at O'Clock
to consider placing a new elevator in
the building.
The annual convention of the Grand
Lodge. knights of Pythais, installed
the following officers Wednesday eve
ming: Grand chancellor. Edgar c..
Snyder; grand vice chancellor, A a..
Lacy Embrey; grand prelate. Israel
Sommers, reelected; grand keeper Of
records and seal, w. A. kimmel, re-
elected; grand master of exchequer,
William Baldwin Hardy, reelected
grand master Of arms. A. Herman
Woody: grand inner guard, Ralph b.
Ford; grand outer guard, Jared F.
Skidmore, reelected: grand lecturer.
Cleveland Kennicutt: Grand Lodge
trustee for three years, Jacob Nuss-
baum, reelected; grand tribune, one
year, Gus A. Schuldt; grand tribune,
five years, William n. Payne, jr.
Friendship Temple. No. 9, enter
tanned officers and members Of Cen
fury Temple Of Brunswick. Md, last
Wednesday evening. A program was
presented under the direction of Mrs.
Carrie Banks and refreshments were
served Most Excellent Chief Ger
trude Wilson announces an oyster
supper for next Friday evening. A
large class initiation Is planned for
the first meeting night in April. On
March 9 the temple will celebrate It's
sixteenth anniversary.
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cation was taken over by Comdr.
Smith that it is almost crowding it.
self out of it's present quarters. The
present arnory Is an old house,
fronting on Eleventh street south
east. taken over as a part of the
local yard during the war. II is
entirely unsuitable for the purposes
OF training a Reserve organization. 1t
was pointed out, as such an armory
should be near the river.
The local officers are giving serious
consideration to the matter of start
ing a movement to have Congress
the Naval Reservists. otherwise. they
like the local National Guard, will
be unable to properly function
Subsequent to the war, 1t was said
the local Reserve used the armory
at Water and o streets southwest
which had served as an armory for
the Naval Militia when it was a part
OF the local National Guard. 1t was
built specially for this purpose and
has a long dock outside the armory
to which the training ship was tied
up when not on cruise training duty.
However. when the local Guard be-
came pressed for quarters, the Naval
Reservists, now n United States or
ganization, were ousted.
1t also appears now that even the
Guard may have to give up this
armory. for in the plan for the i'm
provement Of the Washington harbor
water front. plans drawn by the
Army engineers In accordance with
special direction of Congress call
for the removal of this building and
providing at this particular place
of harbor for small boats, motor
boats and yachts.
The Navy Department is meeting
with success in its organization of
a special class of ReServists for COM
munication purposes. made up largely
of amateur radio operators. So far
there are 306 officers and 596 enlisted
men In the organization and naval dis
trict commandments have been in
structed to see that each new name
is sent to the department promptly
so that all publications bearing on
this service may be placed in the
hands of the men,
Copies of the u. S. Naval Radio
Operating Signals. a new publica-
ton, Is being sent to the officers
and men of the communications re-
serve, and they are also being placed
on the mailing list to receive the
monthly radio service bulletin of the
Department of Commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
GIFTS OF INDIA SHAWLS
QUEEN VICTORIA'S "HABIT"
Standing Joke in Her Time Now
Applied to Queen Mary,
Giver of Flowers.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. February 26.-Every time
Queen Victoria turned around she
gave somebody an Indian shawl. 1t
was a standing joke with King Edward
and his brothers, who declared they
never saw their mother when she
wasn't in the act Of making one of
her favorite gifts.
And now Queen Mary's children
have the same sort of joke about
her gifts of flowers and garden pic
tuEes The Queens farewell remem-
branc to the Duchess of York was
set of water-colors of English gar.
dens which found a place in the
duchess drawing room on the battle
ship which is taking her to Australia.
Similar gifts have been made by tho
Queen to Princess Mary and scores of
other relatives and friends When
ever the Queen attends an art exhi-
bition she invariably buys garden and
flower pictures.
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hundred games which will feature the

hundred games which will feature the
outing.
At the last session Past Exalted
Ruler John German presided
The drill team will hold its drill at
the clubhouse tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
Commander Maj c. Eugene Edwards
states a few vacancies are open in
his company.
With Grand Exalted Ruler Charles
Fl. Grakelow were the following mem.
bers of the Grand Lodge: Fred C.
Robinson, Dubuque. Iowa. grand sec.
rotary; Rev DIR. John Dysart, James
town, n. Y. grand chaplain: Furey
Ellis, Philadelphia. Pa, secretary to
the grand exalted ruler; Rush l.. Hol-
land. past grand exalted ruler, Colo.
RADIO Springs, Colo: A. Charles Stew
art, Frostburg. Md, chairman of the
States Association committee; John b.
Berger, Baltimore. Md. district deputy
grand exalted ruler: James L. Ward
and Fred Merscheimer, Washington
d. c.. and Jersey City. n. j., aids to
the grand exalted ruler: c. Ross Klos.
terman. Baltimore, Md; Dr. j. Harry
Ullrich. Baltiuore. Md, exalted ruler:
T. c. Mears, Chicago. ILL.,, past grand
trustee: William s. Shelby. Washing.
ton. D. c.; James E. Collifiower, ex.
allied ruler of the lodge. and Michae ell
G. Mccormick, Washington, D. G.,
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DC. Naval Reserve

With the announcement of the
oates OF the annual cruises of the
local Naval Reserve, Lieut.. Comdr.
tlnney Bascom Smith, commanding
tne local battalion, Is considering the
question of what turn the various
divisions will take the sea trips. 1t
is practically certain now that they
VIII not 60 In their numerical order.
1t Is the desire of the battalion COM
mander to fix the dates that will
DE convenient to the majority of the
men In each division and with the
further idea of having each division
go as unit. instead of part going
on one cruise and part on another.
The division commanders are to be
called into conference and so far as
possible, 1t is understood that Comdr.
smith will respect their wishes, as
they are in close contact with the
men.
The U. S. S. Allen. the destroyer
assigned here for training purposes,
Is at Norfolk undergoing a general
overhaul preparatory to her almost
continuous duty this Summer in TAX
Ing the Reservists out with the At
lantic scouting fleet for exercises and
maneuvers.
Lieut.. Comdr. Smith, who was as
signed to duty aboard the battleship
New York during the war, lectured
to the Reservists last Thursday night
He told them of some of the expert
ences in the grand feet, including
the Joining up of the feet at sea
with the Leviathan, bearing Presi-
dent Wilson. and escorting 1t TO
Brest, France. Lieut.. r. w. Wilson,
supply officer of the local Reserve,
also was with the grand fleet.
being assigned TO the battleship
Florida.
Lieut.. Harry J. Nichols. executive
off1cer of the local battalion. delivered
a lecture on navigation at drill
Thursday night, while Lieut.. H. j.
Richardson, division commander. in
structed the men in small arms,
preparatory to the rife practice
which is to be carried on in the range
Which is to be constructed in the
basement of the present armory at
the Washington Navy Yard.
Estimates have been prepared for
this work. 1t was pointed out. and
1t is probable that the construction
Will be started within short time
by the forces of the navy yard.
SO rapidly has the local Reserve
grown in numbers since the organi-
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Officers of Su-Zu Court. No. 81, have
been installed by the grand high
priestess, Mrs. hurry of Cleveland
Ohio. as follows: High priestess. Mrs.
Harvey Smith; princess. Mrs. John
Harwood; associate princess. Mrs.
Charles Hanford; recorder. Mrs. Will
liam Gutshall; treasurer, Mrs. Walker
Gary: first ceremonial lady, Mrs.
Charles F. Kuechle: second ceremonial
lady, Mrs. S. Jenkins; oriental guide,
Mrs. Ernest Lee: marshal, Mrs. George
Rue: captain of patrol. Mrs. Alex
Henry; inner guard, Mrs. Dwight
Bromwell outer guard, Mrs. r. Chess
ner: directress. Mrs. Charles Tenner;
prophecies, Mrs. E. Parsons: organist,
Mrs. Fred Smith trustees, Mrs. Wool
ford. Mrs. John Ford, Mrs. Harry Sea.
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NATIONAL UNION.

Potomac Council, No. 20s, met Mon.
day evening at Pythian Temple, and
President F. c. Burgan presided. Two
applications for membership were re-
cefved. The representatives of the
joint committee cooperating with the
executive board to formulate plans for
get-together meeting of the mem.
bership reported the several plans
discussed. The council by vote
pledged support to the movement. The
chairman of the good of the order
committee was authorized to arrange
for an entertainment at the next
meeting March 81.
At the regular meeting of United
Council, No. 200. February IS. Sena.
tor A. s. Brown gave an account of
the visit made by the Washington de.
gree team to Baltimore last week.
Scott Council, No. 45s, and Central
Council, No. 219. will meet tomorrow
evening at Pythian Temple.
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bridge. Grand High Priestess Mrs.
hurry presented the jewel and Mrs.
Mayme A. Kuechle the fez to the re-
firing high priestess. Mrs. G. Duvall
A gift from the officers to the grand
high priestess was presented by Mrs.
John Harwood. Mrs. Harvey Smith,
high priestess. received gifts and
flowers. Refreshments were served,
followed by dancing.
A card party will be given March 5
at the Northeast Temple and March 7
a lunch will be served at the City Club.
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Addresses We're made by Grand Re.
gent Grub, Past Grand Regent J.
F. Brashears, Grand Secretary s. /.
Besselievre and others.
The sixteenth annual convention of
the Supreme Council Of the Loyal
Ladies of the Royal Arcanum will be
held at the Roosevelt Hotel May II.
The Loyal Ladies of the District will
be the hostesses.
The Grand Council session will be
held April 4.
The LOYAL Ladies held their semi
monthly meeting February IS. with
the regent. Mrs. Bertha G. Wealthall.
presiding