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Evening star., 1927-02-16
TWO MEN ARE SHOT
AND OFFICER HELD
Row Arises Over Remark
About Money-Taxi Driver
Is Critically Wounded.

Two men were seriously wounded
and Policeman James Warren Mat
thews. 80 years old, Of the fourteenth
precinct, living at 24o7 Eighteenth
street, was arrested for the shooting
about midnight last night in front
of his home. following an alteration
arising over a remark about money.
Francis c. Bland. "a years old, of
1424 W street. said to have accom-
panied Matthews on a party with two
Unidentified girls. is at Garheld Hospl-
tai with bullet wounds in the abdomen
and legs.
George Milton Fox. "a years old.
+axicah driver serving Bland and
Matthews at the time, was shot in
the abdomen Also He is at Finer
eencv Hospital in a critical condition.
physicians holding out little hope OF
recovery.
Police Give Version.
According to a statement SAID pE
police to have been made by Matthew'S
after being taken to the eighth pre-
cinct and suspended from the police
force shortly after midnight. he and
Rland early last night formed an ac-
ouaintance with two girls. ana hlred
q taxicab operated by Fox. Matthew's
said last night he could not remember
where they had gone, according 10
the police.
After leaving the girls. and when
Matthews was about to leave the taxi
cab in front of his home, the police
say, he heard a remark:
Don't let him go: he has too much
money
Matthews, it is said. then drew his
and tartnd firing.
Whisky Is Reported.
Policeman H. c. Hinton, on duty
In the neighborhood, attracted by the
shooting. SAYS he found Matthews
emptying his pistol. Hinton arranged
for taking the two wounded men TO
the hospital and placed Matthews
under arrest.
HEADQUARTERS Detectives Fowler
and Flaherty, who also investigated
the case, reported that their lnVestl-
CATION disclosed Matthews and Bland
were in a lunchroom when they met
the two girls. The detectives learned
that they TAXED first to an apart
ment on Rhode Island avenue to get
whisky and then went to an apart
ment on V street between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets to drink 1t,
leaving there about 1880 O'Clock.
Upon arriving at the home OF Mat
thews. the detectives learned. the
argument ensued and the shooting
took place, according to their investi-
cation, when the taxicab driver
sought TO prevent Matthews from
leaving the cab.
Interviewed in Hospital.
Bland was interviewed brifly at
the hospital. He said he had been
with a man and two girls, although
he did not know the man was a po-
liceman, and corroborated the out
standing points in the story attributed
to Matthews. Bland was under the
impression, it was reported, that
Matthews had paid the bill to the
taxicab driver before starting to
shoot.
Capt. Robert E. Doyle of the eighth
precinct instructed Sergt. Balderson
today to make an effort to have the
District attorneys Office provide for
commitment Of Matthews to jail to-
day to await the outcome of charges
OF assault with intent to kill.
Evening star., 1927-02-16
HOUSE.

Committee on territories and in.
sular affairs calls up bills on its
calendar in the House, following
which the House will take up the
private calendar.
House District committee renorts
-four bills and INDUCES in free for
all talkfest on Sunday blue law
bill.
Subcommittee Of appropriations
committee in executive session on
second deficiency bill.
Gibson subcommittee of House
District committee continues it's
hearings on municipal administra-
ton at 1870 O'Clock tonight.
Banking and currency committee
continues hearing on Federal re-
serve pension bill.
Insular affairs committee con-
ducts hearing in joint session with
the Senate committee on leprosy
in the Philippines.
Interstate commerce committee
in executive session on railroad
consolidation.
Census committee continues hear
ing on reapportionment.
Military affairs committee
through subcommittee on real
estate considers Senate bill for re-
moval of AQueduct Bridge.
Ways and means committee con-
ducts hearing TO fix salaries in the
customs service.
Veterans committee in executive
session on omnibus pension bill.
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these officers identified Coyner and
apologized for the incident, he said
Garter did not make his identity
known until he overlook us in the
town" Coyner stated. land when he
stopped my car l thought I was the
victim of a highwayman. He stopped
me by Slowing his car across the road
directly In front Of me.
When he approached the door, and
tried to open it. still without saying a
word, I threw my machine in reverse
and made off He fred six shots after
me. One Of them passed through the
seat between my companion and my
self; another was DETECTED by a post
close to my head, while others pune
tured the right rear tire and my
spare"
Coyner stated that he made for the
safetx Of tha town zald As Soop, as he
Evening star., 1927-02-16

Language used in a Pickwickian sense
shall not be sufficient provocation for
| a fight
Must BE Finished.
The Carew resolution also says that
no such challenge bout, fight or duel,
when once made or started, shall be
interrupted or baked until finished.
If suspended temporarily it shall be
| continued to a finish at the earliest
opportunity on the floor of the House
or Senate or the floor of the rotunda
of the Capitol. Colleagues of each
combatant shall act as a posse COM
titus to preserve order and prevent in
terruption of and continue the fight
to finish. MIR. Carew's resolution
also stipulates that the joint COM
mittee shall provide suitable and read
lily distinguishable medals, charms,
bars and other appropriate insignia
to be conferred on members who have
participated in finish fights.
Finished fights on the floor Of either
the House or the Senate in the pres
ence of quorum or after notice in
the rotunda OF the Capitol shall en-
title the participants to an adjusted
service compensation certificate or
bonus of life and accident insurance
policy.
No lady member Of the House or
Senate shall take advantage OF these
rules to join in a fight without the
previous consent and approval and
personal cooperation of the respec-
tive presiding officer of the Senate or
the Speaker Of the House, according
to the Carew resolution.
Something must be DONE" Mr..
Gallivan argued, Ito make certain
that contestants are more evenly
matched hereafter"
personally. l am inclined 10 think
these bouts have been due to prohi-
bition." he said, ''as the bouts so far
have been between drys."
MIR. Gallivan's measure sets forth
that the physical exercise of hostile
encounter by means Of human fists is
becoming a. daily occurrence in the
House of Representatives. Such en-
counters are being conducted in an
irregular way, with small regard to
race, weight. reach. height or classi.
hcation of members to insure equality
and fair fighting. Most of the princi-
pal communities OF the United States
have boxing boards or commissions.
whose duty II is to regulate the sport
and insure fair play"
Therefore, Mr.. Gallivan proposes
the following:
That a committee be appointed by
the Speaker of the House, who shall
be chairman ex.off1cio. to be known
the boxing board Of the House of
Representatives, to have full authority
in arranging of bouts between mem.
bers, according to weight, corporeal
and mental, age and experience
Statuary Hall Selected.
THAT said board shall arrange to
hold the bouts in Statuary Hall, un-
der the paternal eyes Of the fathers
of the Republic, and under no circum-
stances shall said board authorize
bouts either in the House of Repre-.
sentatives or before the committees
of the House unless contestants sign
written agreements, approved by the
chairmen, to abstain from hair-pulling.
profanity and tobacco chewing, and
the use of wrist watches or TASKS.
THAT the Hon. William D. Upshaw
of Georgia be appointed permanent
referee of all bouts held under juris-
diction of said board, his salary and
expenses to be paid out Of the contin-
gent fund Of thA House."
Evening star., 1927-02-16
Reed Will Address G. U. Seniors.

Senator James A. Reed of Missouri
will address the Catholic University
seniors tomorrow night at Sis o'clock
in Mcmahon Hall, at the fifth annual
senior night rendered to the gradu-
ating classes by the bod Noon Club,
and one-act play THE Game" will
be given by the Dramatic Association.
Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, rector
Of the university, will introduce Sena-
tor Reed
Evening star., 1927-02-16
Today in Congress
SENATE.

The branch banking bill may be
voted on before adjournment, since
cloture,, limiting each Senator to
one hour, is in effect.
Public. lands committee continues
hearings relative 10 timber land In
the Malheur National Park in
Oregon.
Foreign relations committee met
on the Borah resolution to exterd
the life of the commission. con
sidering Mexican claims.
Agriculture committee held a
hearing on a pending bill.
Joint committee on territories
and insular affairs held a hearing
on a bill for a leprosariun in
Alaska.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

Nathan Cayton. IS years old, today Y
took the oath of office as judge of
the Municipal Court as successor to
the late Charles V. Meehan. Judge
Cayton will preside in Part of the
court and the induction ceremonies
We're held in that courtroom. The
bench was literally covered with flow
ars sent by friends.
George G. Aukam, presiding Judge.
administered the judicial" oath, by
which the new iurist swears to do
equal justice to the rich and the poor
Evening star., 1927-02-16

and to perform all the duties of the
iudgeship to the best of his ability
and understanding. in addition to sup
porting the Constitution.
Following the oath. Judge Cayton.
who has the distinction Of being the
youngest man ever raised to the
bench In this district, was congratu-
lated by his associates. Judges Aukam,
Mattingly, OToole and Cobb; by
Police Court Judge Gus A Schuldt
and by hundreds of lawyers and
friends. who had crowded the small
courtroom during the ceremonies.
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them pass. If he defies Chang and
attempts to exclude from the province
all troops except his own he likely will
be surrounded by enemies on all sides
Chang and his ally, Gen. Chang
Tsung Chang of Shantung on the
north and west, Feng on the east and
the Nationalists on the south.
A serious mutiny occurred recently
in the Nationalist army, belated mail
dispatches from Kiukiang disclosed
today. Troops of the 3rd Army at
Nanchang, capital of Shansi Province,
mutinied during the Chinese New
Year celebration. shot many officers.
looted the provincial treasury and
marched off to join bandits.
No Break I'm Negotiations.
LONDON. February 16 P).--Al-
though official advices from Hankow
are incomplete, the foreign Office stat
ed this morning, there Is no indication
that the negotiations concerning the
British concession there have broken
down.
o
The phrase living on tick dates
back to the seventeenth century,
when a tradesnan's bill was known
Evening star., 1927-02-16
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, b;4S
o'clock, John g. NJ. Zimmerman.
leader; Emil H. -Taustad. secondaasAdoA
Evening star., 1927-02-16

rt 10 estimated that 100000 tons
Of heliun are going to waste in this
coun1y every year,
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FIGHTING 69TH CONGRESS
ASKED TO ORGANIZE
OWN BOXING BODY

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SPECIAL OFFICER
FIRES ON COUPLE,
WHO FEARED H0LD-UF

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Language used in a Pickwickian sense
shall not be sufficient provocation for
fight"
Evening star., 1927-02-16
SHANGHAI IN PERIL
AGAIN BY VICTORY
OF CANTON'S ARMY

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add this statement for the informa-
ton of the committee, that recently
the Commissioners recommended
legislation that would cure certain
defects in our tax sale laws. At the
present time there are a certain
group of men who come into the
District once a year and bid in this
property at tax sale. They get a
tax sale certificate and they are en-
titled to 12 per cent interest on the
money. If at the end of two years
the property owner has not re-
deemed his property from the tax
sale, the law gives the holder of the
tax certificate the right to ask for
a tax deed, and the law provides that
such tax deed shall convey a fee
simple title to the property.
Where the property is not bought
by one of these outsiders, the Dis
trict of Columbia buys it in. Last
year there was prepared, at the re-
quest of Senator Phipps, and intro
duced in the Senate. a bill that would
nermH the District of Columbia,
after bidding in these properties, to
sell them through court procedure
should the owners fail to pay the
taxes within the period of two years.
To nv way of thinking the District
of Columbia should buy in all the
property at tax sales, and get the II
per cent interest, instead of collect
ing the 12 per cent and turning 1t
over to an outsider.
Not only that, but when the out
slider gets a tax deed on a piece of
land for which he paid not more than
$50 or $75, while the property may
be worth $1,000, 1t is difficult for the
propertv owner to remove the cloud
from his title"
Following Maj. Donovan's state
ment. Senators Phipps and Glass both
declared the whole situation could be
remedied by proper notice to the tax
payer. Maj. Donovan testified the
assessor is working on list Of prop
erty owners with view to mailing
tax bills for real estate, as Is already
being done in the case OF personal
4proDertx tax- -h1llss-
New Britain herald., 1927-01-27
FIRST EAGLE SCOUT
 FROM PLAINVILLE
Harold ]. Keeling Awarded
 Rank by Court of Honor

Harold J. Keeling of 23 Church street, Plainville, became Plainville's first eagle scout and the 18th in the New Britain Boy Scout council when he was awarded that rank at the
 meeting of the court of honor last evening. Scout Keeling joined Troop l of Plainvilie when 1t was organized in June, 1925. and is now senior patrol leader. He became second class scout that August and first class in November, winning his first merit badge the following month. In February, 1926, he be- came a star scout and qualified as life scout in September. A month ago he won his e1st merit badge and stood on the threshold of eagle rank. the highest in scouting, and last night this was confirmed. He is 13 years of age.
 Three new star scouts were made, Assistant Scoutmaster Kermet E. Parker of Troop and David Kap- Ian and Herbert Geisinger, both of Troop 10. The following scouts won merit badges: Albert Loomis of Troop 2. music: Sidney Eisenberg of Troop 10, first aid to animals and interpreting; David Kapian of Troop 10. handicraft: Herbert Geisinger of Troop 10, electricity: J. Primo Buratti Of Troop 20, first aid to
New Britain herald., 1927-01-27
MAY NOT PROSECUTE
14-Year-Old Danbury Boy Held for Killing of Man, Probably Won't Face Criminal Charge.

Danbury, Jan. 27 Rt-Peter Swor- ick, held here in connection with the killing of Frank Vance a week ago tonight may not be prosecuted on a charge of murder or any other charge of criminal nature. The boy, who by his own statement, will not be IS until next August, comes un- der the provisions of the juvenile court act of the state of Connecticut The act provides that no child shall be prosecuted in any court higher than a juvenile court, or convicted of any offense in that court. Local court officials are now examining the jaw to the end that they may as- certain their powers in the prosecu- tion of the case.
 Mrs. Rosie Svoritch GaboZa, mother of the boy, is in the Vest chester County, N. Y, jail, waiting extradition, the papers for which are being prepared here.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-27
GERMAN GOVT. MUST PAY
 LOCAL KOMAN'S CLAIM
Mrs. Anna F. Steinberg of Shuttle Meadow Avenue Will Receive
 S166.64 With Interest
BY GEORGE B. MANNING

BY GEORGE B. MANNING Washington Bureau of the N. B. Hefald)
 Washington. D. C.. Jan. 27.-Anna Fredericke Steinberg of New Britain received an award on claims against the German government for losses suffered during the World War in the decisions agreed upon by the German and American members of the mixed claims commission, United States and Germany, announced to- day.
 The commission awarded a claim of $l66.64, with interest at five per cent from January l, 1920 to Anna F. Steinberg.
 Mrs. Steinberg, who resides on Shuttle Meadow avenue. received an inheritance from an uncle in Ger many before the entry of the United States into the war. Before negotia- tions were completed for transfer of her share of the estate, the German government seized the properties. When the mixed claims commission wa3 appointed she forwarded her ap- plication for reimbursement, and has now been notified of favorable ac- ton.
 In meetings during November, De- cember and extending to January 5, 1927, awards in 42S claims were agreed upon by the American com missioner, Chandler P. Anderson, and the German commissioner, Will helm Kiesselbach. The total amount of these awards came to $3,707,- S29.71. Dismissal of claims in 339 cases was announced.
 Since it began to function, the mixed claims commission has dis posed of 2,S13 claims, having an ag- gregate value to the claimants of s142.5S3,246.92, approximately s4,- 500,000 of which were claims by the United States government.
 In the latest awards, the amounts ranged all the way from 45 cents to S313,400
New Britain herald., 1927-01-27
RADIO CONTROL BILL IS READY
Probably Will Go to President
 This Session

Washington. Jan. 27 R - If Mother Nature could only be pre- vailed upon now to control her static impulses radio legislators here believe the millions of listen- CTS in the United States soon would not have q care in the world.
 Senate and house conferees on the Dill and White bills put the finishing touches to their report yesterday, and although Represent ative Davis. democrat Tennessee, refused to sign 1t and indicated he might file minority views, it was generally predicted that the re- drafted measure would be ap. proved and sent to the president at this session.
 The bill, which would establish government control over all the channels of the interstate and for eign radio communication, repre- sents, in the view of the national radio co-ordinating committee. "as nearly adequate legislation as could be agreed upon at this time"
 The law" a committee state ment said today, ''can be operated successfully under an intelligent and fair-minded commission. In the possibility of failure of the commission to function on this basis lies the greatest danger"
New Britain herald., 1927-01-27
Denies That Gould Had
 Any Part in Big Bribe

Washington, Jan. 27 Pt-No one could read the testimony of Ross Thompson, who was associated with Senator Gould. republican. Maine, in the incorporation of the St. Johns and Quebec Railway Company, without concluding that the senator had no part in the turning over of S100,000 to a political party in New Brunswick. Frederick c. Hinckley, counsel for Gould, testified today before the senate committee investi- gating the matter.
 Thompson had testified that Gould had no hand in the transfer of the fund to Premier Flemming, of New Brunswick in 1912.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-27
DOUBTS SON WAS
 TRYING SUICIDE
Untermeya Thinks Youth Was
 Experimenting With Moose

New York, Jan. 27 R-Richard Starr Untermeyer, Yale student, died a victim of an experiment in hang ing, in the opinion of his father, Louis Untermeyer, American poet and critic.
 MT. Untermeyer who returned to his home with his sons body last night ga. l the only theory he could offer was that his son led on by the curiosity of liyt mind, had ex- perimented with the loose to test the sensations of strangulation and had been unable to rescue himself.
 Untermeyer's body was found yes terday in his dormitory room in New Haven, Conn.
 Dick was not orbid." said Mir. Untermeyer. 'He was a healthy nor. nal boy. of twenty. He was in good standing in his studies. He had no affairs with women. For me there is neither understandable motive nor explanation of what actually took pidSC. IIlS ldLHeE "Oulu HOt Dt- lieve that money or scholastic diff culties had caused his boys action. The poet could see no connection between the death of his son and the suicides of four other college youths who killed themselves in various parts of the country recently to in. vestigate the future after death. This can have no connection with those tragedies" Mir. Untermeyer said. "Dick was anything but breeding or melancholy chap. He never had thought for spiritualism, As for money matters being at the bottom of It." the father asserted, that is absurd. He never got Into debt for large amounts. It was al- ways only s5 or slo. Naturally we admonish d him at such times, but never with the kind of rebuke that would make him brood. Ninety per cent of the bows in school are in debt for such small amounts. It was only s5 this time he was overdrawn'
New Britain herald., 1927-01-27
Children Walk Calmly
 From Burning Building

Pleasant Valley. Barkhamsted, Jan. 27 R- Fire drill filled in nicely with study conditions today and the pupils in the schoolhouse here marched in good order out into the below zero weather as fire spread in the little building.
 The 25 or 3v pupils, aged between 2 and 12, were called up from their seats when Miss Harriet Day. the teacher. noticed smoke. The pupils were able to take their wraps with them. The school house was burn- ed, the loss being about s5,0o0.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-27
Chaplin's Assets Today
 Are Completely Tied Up

Los Angeles, Jan. 27 R-Charles Spencer Chaplin's assets were more completely tied up and Mrs. Chap lin's efforts to secure alimony award ed in her divorce suit made more difficult today when government rep resentatives filed additional liens of s530,o00 for alleged delinquent in- come taxes against the United Artists Distributing Corporation.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-27
Arguments Begun Today
 On SaccO-Vanzetti Case

Boston, Jan. 27 LP)-Arguments were begun before the Massachu- sets supreme court today on the ex- captions by the defense to the re- fusal of Judge Webster Thayer of the superior court to grant a new trial to Nicola Sacco and Bartolo- meo Vanzetti, convicted murderers. A retrial had been asked on the grounds of new evidence.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-27
AUTO ACCIDENT FATAL

Stamford. Jan. 27 Rl-Fatally in- jured when struck by an automobile in Summers street about o'clock last night Samuel Fasick. aged 40. died at the Stamford hospital this noon of fractured skull. Fasick was found lying unconscious in tns middle of the road by a passing motorist. The identity of the auto mobile driver is not known.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-27
, FIRE ON HART STREET

Slight damage was done by ire this forenoon in a house owned by E. H. Clark. 204 Hart street. Co. No. 9 of the fire department was called at 1920 o'clock. It was found that the blaze was caused by an overloaded pipe on hot air fur mace.
 At 1:2o this afternoon, Co. No. responeded to a call to Goldberg building at 494 Main street, where the woodwork became hot from a steam pipe. There was no fire.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-27
Mary MKlistQr g.nr' Jeanne NavQllQ:
FIRE IN HARTFORD
Village Street Market and Tenement Damaged to the Extent of About $8,000 by Flames.

Hartford, Jan. e7 R--Three fires here during the early morning gave flremen 8 stubborn battle. Blaze of undetermined origin in Village street market and tenement building caused damage estimated at $S.0o0. Three square feet of brick wall in the new building of the Travel CTS Insurance company on Prospect street had to be torn out to get at flames in pile of debris between the new building and the old one adjoin- ing it. A third blaze in Broad street tenement house was caused by overloaded furnace pipes.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-27
OVERCOME BY GAS

New Haven, Jan. 27 R-Thomas Curran. 43, was overcome by gas while making an adjustment on a gas exhauster this noon at the plant of the New Haven Gas Co. At the hospital the victim quickly respond ed to treatment and recovered con- seriousness within a short time.