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New Britain herald., 1927-12-14

Webber. soprano: Mrs. John W. Murphy. contralto; Henry Bisson- cite. tenor: and John W. Murphy bass.
 The recessonal was Thy Will B. Done
 The coffin was attended into the church by a military escort from Company E ot the Connecticut Ma tional Guard.
 The three ushers who officiated were Patrick Coleman, Raymond Foley. and Edward Mckeown. Jr.
 Rev. Father F'itzmaurice read the commltal services at the cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-14
BROCK DELAYS TEST

Daytona Beach, Fla. Dec. 14 H,- Owing to inclemency of the wealth. tr, Edward r. Schlee and William >. Brock have postponed their at tempt to break the worlds endur- ance flight record the two fliers an- nounced this morning. Tnfavorable winds and forecasts of cloudy wealth. CT. the fliers declared, were inauspi clous conditions under which to be- gin such long flight.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-14
CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR
 "PEN PARISH PROJECT"
Pupils of First Congregational Sun day School to Have Gala Affair
 Tomorrow.

The junior and intermediate de- partments of the Sunday school of the First Congregational church will have a Christmas giving party in the chapel of the church tomorrow evening at z o'clock. The school is engaged In what is called the Penn Parish Project" II is a giving pro- 1ect to the parish Of Rev $. M. Penn, who is a missionary or this church working at Sophia, x. C.
 The members of the church school are contributing clothing and toys for needy families in Mir Penn's parish as wsll as books magazines, scrap pbooks, pictures. a microscope use in the work which MT. Penn is doing.
 The reason for having the Christ mas party 10 days before Christmas is that the gifts may be packed and shipped so as to reach North Caro- lima before Christmas Day The various gifts will be on exhibit at the party tomorrow evening and will then be wrapped and packed for immediate shipment.
 Christmas program will be one feature of the evenings entertain ment, followed by games and re- treatments. Mrs. Samuel NcCutch- con has been in charge Of the giving propect of the intermediate depart- ment. Miss Marion Robb. Miss An nie Bancroft, H. D. C. Smith. Miss Marjorie Lcavitt. Miss Ruth Naugh- ton. Charles Neale, A. Tyson Han cock and Rev. Alfred D. Heininger are in general charge Of the wrap ping and packing of the gifts as well as the program of the evening. They will be assisted by various teachers and classes of tho church school.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-14
MOrrOw's Name FavOrably
 Reported to the Senate

Washington, Dec. II lP - The nomination of Dwight w. Morrow as ambassador to Mexico was favorably reported to the senate today by It's foreign relations committee.
 Favorable reports also were giv- en on the nominations of Noble B. Judah. Of Chicago, to be ambassador to Cuba. and Of Robert F.. Odds, of Minnesota. 10 be under-secrctary of state.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-14
COTTON REPORT

Washington, Dec. fl 'P-Cotton consumed during November totaled @ 5,6S0 bales Of lint and GG,0i1 of lintcrs compared with 56S.S61 Of lint and 13.193 of linters in October this year and 5S3.746 of lint and 63, ,193 of linters in November last year. the census bureau reported today.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-14
NEW WAY TO STOP FITS

Wonderful results are reported by Epi- .rpSy Colonies using a new remedy that stops the most stubborn rases of Epilep- ric fits or spasms and Is not habit form Ing. Any reader who sends name to Plcnoleptol Co, Dept. p713. Box H. st Johns Place Station, Brooklyn, N N. will receive free booklet explaining lhis now guarantead treatment Write them today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-05
WEST FROLICS
FOR COOLIDGE
Hardy Cowboys and Girls in
Great Roundup.
Bp United Press

BU United Press
BELLE FOURCHE, S. D., July 5.
Hardy boys and girls of the COW
countrywide choose mad bulls for
playmates or rattlesnakes for pets
assembled in the arena here today
to stage for President Coolidge the
"big show" of the west.
The show is the tenth annual
tri-state roundup of Montana,
Wyoming and South Dakota and is
considered a tame affair unless
necks of a steer or two are twisted
beyond restitution and the perform
ers nurse injuries for months after
ward
1t opened yesterday with prelimi-
nary events of bull dogging, fancy
riding, roping and wild-horse
racing. Fox Hastings, woman bull
dogger, and Tad Lucas, 24-year-old
daring riders who won the national
championship the last three years,
are the stars Of the show.
Dakota Clyde" Jones, riding
master at the summer White House,
came through the first day of elimi-
nation and said he was "rarin' to
go" for the bucking bronchoes to-
day.
More than $4,000 in prizes have
been offered and, because of the
Presidents presence, competition is
exceedingly keen.
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Navy PARLEY
IS AT CRISIS;
U. 5. IS firm
American Delegates Refuse
British Demand to Cut
Cruiser Tonnage.
INSIST ON EVEN SCALE
Washington ENJOYS Balk at
Accepting Status of
Inferiority.
INSIST ON EVEN SCALE
BY HENRY WOOD
f..IAad nnon. Ga Cnrrnrnnr,d do

GENEVA, July 5.-The most crit
ical period of the naval ornaments
conference was expected to be
reached today, as the technical
commission resumed its discussion
of cruiser limitations.
The British delegation was insist
ing on a 7,500-ton limit on cruisers,
while the American delegation was
equally firm that the tonnage must
not be reduced below 10000 tons.
The conference began the third
week of it's discussions with the In
dependence Day speech of Rear Ad-
miral Hilary P. Jones fresh in mind,
addressing the American colony
here yesterday, with the majority of
the American commission present,
Jones, a member of the commission,
made it plain that the United States
delegation would insist on parity
with Great Britain in naval power.
Would Mean Building Race
Should the conference accept Brit
aims figures on cruisers, the United
States would have to construct 450,-
900 tons in cruisers to maintain a
parity with Great Britain in that
class alone.
In spite of difficulties over the
question, on which the fate of the
conference probably rests, the con-
ference has made considerable
progress.
The technical commission already
has agreed. that all vessels under
900 tons shall not be subject to
limitation; that destroyers shall be
divided into two classes, one of 1850
tons and the other 1,400 tons; and
that the maximum size of submar-
ines shall be 1900 tons.
Should the commission be able to
agree now on size of cruisers, the
conferences principal remaining
task would be to TX a ratio for each
nation. After thus disposing of the
agenda of the conference, it was un-
derstood there will be at least a
technical discussion of Britain's de-
mand on capital ships. The discus
sion, however, was not expected to
jeopardize the conference.
u. S. Firm in Stand
Admiral Jones III his address said
the American naval adviser came to
Geneva firm in the belief that a
practical and equitable solution
could be found for naval limitations
"We have not sought an ad-
vantage over any other navy" Jones
said 1--WE have sought merely a
parity for the United States, to
which we believe it entitled.
B "Under the present state of in
dustrial development, foreign COM
merce is as important for the United
States as for any other nation, and
it is equally important that our
foreign commerce shall be protected
by a suitable navy"
Admiral Jones said the necessity
of linking up oversee dominions and
possessions with the home country
was the real reason for having a
powerful navy.
Referring to protection of "far-
flung lines of communications" the
rear admiral said that the United
States also has long lines of COM
munications overseas, which are
necessary for the economic existence
of the nation.
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STEVE TO Be HEARD
Remy and Deputies Go to
Prison for Interview.

Prosecutor William H. Remy, his
deputy, William H. Sheaffer, and
Special Deputy Emsley w. Johnson
planned to interview D. C. Stephen
son at Indiana State Prison, Mich
igan City, today.
Remy and Sheaffer went to Mich
igan City from other parts of the
State, where they spent the Fourth
of July, and johnson left the city
early toCay.
Remy indicated several days ago
that he did not expect to obtain
any startling information from
Stephenson. This was after Stephen
son threatened to "tell all' he knew
when he learned the State charities
board was to exonerate prison Of
ficials of his charges of cruel treat
ment.
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STORES CLOSE EARL Y
Five O'Clock Rule Becomes
Effective Today.

Five o'clock closing rules went in
to effect in practically all downtown
retail stores today, the Mer-
chants Association announced. Half
holidays on Saturday start at a
number of downtown stores next
Saturday.
The shorter hours for salespeople
of office forces remain in effect until
Labor day.
The Merchants Association an
nounced these stores would close on
Saturday afternoons:
At 1890 P. M.-CharleS Mayer &
Co.,. w. K. Stewart Company, Ju-
Illus Walk & Son.
At l P. MI. S. Ayres g. Co.
William H. Block Company Except
ing certain departments), Baldwin
Piano Company, E. o. Langen Com
pany, H. Lieber Company, Pettis
Dry Goods Company Rauh's. Inc;
Kinks Cloak House, Sander &
Rocker Furniture Company, Selig
Dry Goods Company, Vonnegut
Hardware Company, H. P. Wasson
& Co. These, according to the as
sociiation, will remain open Satur-
day afternoons: E. J. Gausepohl &
Co., Goldstein Brothers, Charles L.
Hartmann Company, Kahn Tailor
ing Company, Paul K. Kraus Com
pany, Marott Shoe Shop, w. H
Messenger Company, Bradshaw
Kornblum Company, Banner Furni-
ture Company, L. E. Morrison & Co.
Peoples Outfitting Company, the
Star Store, L. Strauss g. Co., Tay-
lor Carpet Company, Rost Jewelry
Company.
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PAIR TO SEEK
JUDGE CHANGE
Garrett and Collins to File
Motion Monday.

Moves to obtain changes of judge
for John l.. Collins, city purchasing
agent, ana Earl S. Garrett, former
city market master, against whom
affidavitS were filed in the political
corruption probe, were started in
Criminal Court today.
Arraignment of the two had been
scheduled today.
Attorneys Michael Ryan and John
G. Ruckelshaus, after starting to
file motion to quash the charge of
soliciting bribe against Collins.
notified Judge James A Collins they
would file motion for a change of
judge Monday.
Attorney Ira Holmes filed a
plea for a change of Judge
for Garrett, who is charged with
official misconduct and false pre-
tense. Collins said he would not act
on the motion until Prosecutor
William H. Remy can come in TO
court Remy is out of the city.
Collins said, however, he would
name the three men from whom a
judge will be chosen as soon as he
can get in touch with Remy, and set
Monday for arraignn,ent of Garrett
before the new Judge.
Collins is charged with soliciting
$500 from Samuel Greenburg of the
w. H. Armstrong surgical in
strument company in return for Of
fering to gave a $4,000 contract for
city hospital surgical INSTRUMENTS to
Greenburg's company.
Garrett is alleged to have taken
$50 from market stand holders for
transfer of leases, instead OF the
regular fee of SIS.
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BYRD TO SAIL
FOR AMERICA
next TUESDAY
Crew of Three, Levine and
ChamberIin Also to Leave
Paris en- Leviathan.
BALCHEN PLANS GRIND
After Distance and Duration
Mark; FIierS Visit lie
Bourget Field.

BB United Press
PARIS, July Sunless plans are
changed further, crews of both
American transatlantic airplanes
now here will sail for New York
next Tuesday on the United States
liner Leviathan. They would ar
rive at New York July 19.
officials at the American embassy
said definitely that Commander
Richard E. Byrd of the monoplane
America, and Bernt Balchen, Bert
Acosta and Lieut.. George Neville,
his cre/, would sail on the Levi
athan.
Charles A. Levine announced that
he and Clarence D. Chamberlin,
pilot of the Bellanca monoplane Co
lumbia, would sail on the Leviathan
unless they decided at the last mo-
ment to fly back.
Herbert A. Gibbons, personal rep
reSentative of Rodman Wanamaker,
backer of the America flight, said
that whatever ship the Byrd crew
went in, they would go together.
Levine Going to London
Bernt Balchen had said previous
ly to the United Press that he was
going on the Leviathan and believed
the others would.
Levine said he was going to Lon
don Friday, prior to embarking.
Chamberlin, holding French air
men breathless. performed thrilling
stunts in a strange plane at LIE
Bourget today, explaining:
Il just want to keep my hand in,
in case want to fly SOON"
Bernt BalcheHsiin stating that he
would sail for the United States next
Tuesday, will attempt a world record
duration distance flight in a Fokker
airplane, now under construction,
he told the United Press today.
Will Try Air Grind
Balchan received a cablegram to-
day from Anthony Fokker, builder
of Bryd's America monoplane, ask
ing him to return Immediately to
make the duration distance at
tempt.
After making the attempt, Bal
chan said. he planned to go to Am
sterdam, Holland, to supervise the
building of the plane in which Byrd
plans a flight across the South Pole.
The American trans Atlantic
aviators, visiting their French COM
rades, today spent what was their
most interesting morning since the
hectic one of their arrival in France.
Byrd, Acosta and Balchen spent
the entire morning at lie Bourget
flying field.
First they went to the military
field. There, after the 34th Avia-
ton Regiment had rendered them
military honors. the colonel COM
manding officially welcomed them,
and praised their courage.
Signs Gold Book"
Going on to the civil field. they
paused moment at the tablet COM
memorating Col. Charles Lind
bergh's landing. A French ace per-
formed acrobatics overhead, and the
Americans stopped frequently to
watch him.
Before their departure at 1920,
Byrd signed the Gold Book" re-
served for signatures of the famous.
Lieutenant George Neville, fourth
member of the America crew, re-
manned in Paris.
Clarence D. Chamberlin also
visited lie Bourget, flew a Fokker
machine, and left to lunch with
Louis Bleriot, first man to fly across
the English Channel.
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ASSESSOR OF
COUNTY LEAPS
TO HIS DEATH
J. C. Douglas PIungeS From
Seventh Floor Office
Window Ledge.
ILLNESS MOTIVE SEEN
Official Had Been Sufferer
From Asthma Over
Long Period.

James G. Douglas, AZ. county as
SCISSOR, 5106 Pleasant Run Pkwy.,
known to thousands as Jack" COM
mitted suicide shortly before 8 this
morning, jumping from the seventh
floor of the Union Title Bldg, Dela-
ware and Market SITS.
He was dead, crumpled heap on
the sidewalk, when pedestrians
rushed to him.
Motive for the suicide was unde-
termined. He had been suffering
severely from asthma for three
months, friends said.
Douglas came up the elevator in
the Union Title Bldg, with Miss
Eleanor Hussey, 1929 E. Market St..
secretary to Thomas Moynahan, a
close personal friend. He frequented
Moynahans Office, ITO Union Title
Bldg.
Notes Changed Manner
Usually Mr.. Douglas joked and
laughed with me when he came to
the Office" said Miss Hussey. "This
morning he called me by my last
name. Usually he called me by my
first name. We walked into Mr..
Moynahan"s Office together and he
asked if Tommy as he called him,
was in.
II said would go and see. I
walked into another room to make
inquiry and to hang up my hat.
When came back Mr.. Douglas was
sitting on the window ledge. a wild
look in his eyes. I screamed and
rushed to him, but he jumped be-
fore I could touch him."
Saw Body Falling
James Ross 2148 Drexell Ave-.
standing near by, said he saw some
thing which looked like a large
paper package hurting through tile
air, Then he heard woman's
scream and thud of Douglas body.
Harry Lieness, 1926 S. Capitol Ave-,
saw the body falling, and william
Baker, 2126 Coyner ST., said he mar
rowly missed being struck as he
walked beneath the window from
which Douglas leaped.
Knows No Reason
Moynahan said he knew Of no
personal or business reason why
Douglas should have killed himself.
Douglas had seemed very nerv-
Gus lately, he said.
Leo King, elevator operator, re-
membered taking Miss Hussey and
Douglas to the seventh floor and
said the assessor seemed nervous
and acted strange.
Miss Anna Pacmus, 1918 E. Thir-
teenth ST., a pedestrian. saw the
body falling through the air. 1t
struck a dozen feet from her.
Frank Henry, 1l8 w. Raymond
ST.. and JEFF Gillian, 416 w. Twenty
Fourth ST., were other witnesses.
The body was ordered taken to
Shirley Brothers mortuary, 946 N.
Illinois St, by DR.. U. B. Hine.
deputy coroner.
Douglas had been county assessor
since 1919. He was Republican
and for many years before his elec-
ton he had been an active party
worker.
Before he became assessor. Doug
las was proprietor of the j. G. Doug
las Excavating Co. He retained his
interest in that firm and also had
interests in the Million Population
Wrecking Co. and the Bates Street
Coal Co.
He is survived by the widow and
a daughter, Mrs. Helen Fern Essig,
recently married.
Chief Deputy William Roessner
took charge Of the assessors office.
County commissioners said they
would not name a successor imme-
diately.
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MOTHER SAVES GIRL
Child Playing With Matches
Sets Clothes on Fire.

Mrs. Margaret Leverenz, 1922 E.
Ohio ST., wrapped a blanket around
her screaming little girl, Ruth, 5,
this morning and saved her from
burning to death.
The child is in a serious condition
at city hospital.
Ruth found some matches and
played with them. Her clothing
caught fire.
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as Guns Hold Back Racing ConUicts From Rescue

One of the youths finally swan
from the capsized canoe to within
fifteen feet of the prison dock,
where he sank exhausted while the
inexorable law Of Sing Sing pre-
vented a man among the frantic
hundreds behind the picket fence
from. rescuing him.
Some 1900 convicts were exercis-
ing in the big prison yard which
touches the river when the slim,
green canoe, one Of a number of
holiday craft, slipped past Croton
Point on the ebb tide.
No attention was paid to the three
iyouths hv the indifferent gray dg-
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ures in the exercise yard until a
sudden cry called attention that the
canoe had overturned in the white
caps.
All activity in the yard ceased,
and the convicts crowded along the
200 feet of high palings near the
rivers edge.
One of the youths could not swim
and kept losing his grasp on the
slippery bottom of the overturned
canoe. A companion several times
seized him and saved him from 60
ing down.
The cries for help continued, with
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no other boats near by and no hu-
man help available, save in the
prison yard, where volunteers by the
score clamored to be allowed to
swim to the rescue.
With shotguns presented at the
heads of the more urgent of the con-
victs, the six guards obeyed the re-
lentless prison order which forebade
them to permit prisoner outside
the fence.
Men in prison gray hurled them
selves against the unyielding pickets
and wept and pleaded.
One of the boys was seen to strike
out brayely for the prison dock.
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Bu United Pres
OSSINING.i N. Y, July 5.--While
1900 convicts in the exercise yard
Of Sing Sing penitentiary stormed
at their guards and begged to be
allowed to go to the rescue, three
unidentified youths died before their
eyes in the rough waters of the
wind whipped Hudson river late
Monday.
Six guards, powerless under pris-
on rules to permit able convict
SINNERS to attempt rescue, held
ITEM behind q twelve-foot fence on
the river bank, with threats to shoot
to kill
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The other obviously had but few
minutes to live unless help reached
them. The overturned canoe bobbed
crafty in the swirling tide.
The boy swimming toward the
frowning prison churned the waters
with strokes that rapidly grew
feebler. AS he neared the shore. He
called for help.
Within the prison yard, the
pleadings of the conyicts increased
to an enraged roar, The guards,
glancing over their shoulders to
watch the drowning boys struggles,
held the, fence With half hearted
threats and raised shotnnA
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Keepers ran to the office of War
den Lawes to seek his counsel, but
before Lawes could reach the scene
the boys. strength was gone.
A few more strokes would have
brought him to the dock and to
the 1900 furious men in gray who
wanted to save him. But the youth
was not equal to it. Apparently see
ing that help was not coming. he
raised his hands and sank out of
sight into the swirling waters.
Few Of the convicts who witnessed
the tragedy were able TO touch the
holiday faye, prepared for them
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-05
FLIES 7 Miles HIGH AIR TANK BLOWS UP
Compressor Tears Hole in
Bearing Company Roof.

An air compressor tank in the die
casting room of the American Bear
ing Company, 401 w. Eleventh st.,
exploded today and blew a 10-foot
hole in the roof.
The tank landed on the roof of
the Tarpenning-Lafollette Com
pany, sheet metal contractors, 1890
Canal st., did $40 damage and
bounced on to the radiator of the
parked Ford of Russell Harold, 5402
Brookville Rd.
The Ford suffered about $40 dam
age.
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Lieut.. Champion Breaks Al
titude Record He Made.

81 VASE WKsH1NGToN, NSSGisTfoN July 5.-Lieu-
tenant Carlton c. Champion Jr., U.
S. NJ, today had broken his seaplane
altitude record by nearly a mile.
He flew to an unofficially
estimated height of $500 feet over
the Capital yesterday, breaking his
own mark Of 33,455 feet achieved
May 5.
The plane used in both cases was
Wright-Apache fighting craft.
Champion was up an hour yester-
day. He wore goggles with nom
freeZable lens,
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VETERAN EDITOR DIES

Col. George A. Eailey Ill Short
Time.
Bg United Press
HOUSTON, Texas, July 5.-Col.
George A. Bailey, editor of the
Houston Post-Dispatch and a vet
eran newspaper man of Texas. died
last night following brief illness.
Bailey was born in Wiscassett.
Maine. in 1864. He came to Texas
in 1890 as a member of the Dallas
Morning News. He served there in
the capacity Of political writer, city
editor, editorial writer and WASH
ington correspondent.
Bailey joined the Houston Post in
1904, holding the position Of edito-
rial writer until 1924, when he took
over the editorship of the Post Dis
patch.
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NOVELIST KILLS SELF

Mrs. Henrici's Third Suicide At
tempt Is Successful.
BU United Press
NEW YORK, July 5.-Mrs. Ernes-
tine Vaughn Kenrici, short story
writer, today succeeded in her third
attempt to commit suicide. Her
body was found in a rooming house,
where she had left a gas Jet opened.
Previously Mrs. Henrici had at
tempted suicide twice, first by leap
ing into the East River and later by
Shooting hersAlA
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CONSIDER HOSPITAL AID
Councilman Moore Expected to
Back SI,2OO,OOO Bill.

Boynton j. Moore, majority leader,
is expected to recommend passage
of the city hospital ordinance au-
thorizing expenditure of $1,2O0,0OO
for new units at the city council
meeting tonight. DR.. William A.
Doeppers and the health board
asked $1,7OO,OOO for four units, but
council refused to pass that large
a figure. The council bucked on the
measure several weeks ago.
"We want to help the hospital
and don't intend to hamper them,
but the board asked for too much
money" Moore said.