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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

TO fold ingeniously into two long
pieces for easy carrying. The iron
legs were respondent with gold and
silver inlay and. even though the
metaI has blackened with time, 1t
shows that great labor was spent IN.
the artist. The covering of gold and
silver Is mainly responsible for the
good preservation of the corrodfbIe
Iron through so many centuries. =
The generals standard, which is
or bronze. bears the head of the EN-
peror Nero. and the designs are in.
laid with precious metals.
Even fragments of the military
standards of Rome are rare, Mr.. Self.
man states, because when Rome be-
came Christianized the sacred stand.
ARDS were, with their pagan worship.
ueclared anathema and destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
Chasing the Seasons.

From the Hamilton Spectator.
The girls are wearing straw hats
we notice. The first thing they know
the STYLES will be SO far advanced
they will have caught UP with the
seasons again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
New Uses for Cotton
Now Being Sought

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
BY HENRY w. BUM.

.HE following is a brief summary
of the most important news OF
the world for the seven days
ended February 20:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
Salesman at Nine Years.

What do you thi"k of a youth in
Che early :Genties who has charge Of
an important office with a score of
employees under his supervision?
Rather unusual? The Civil Service
Commission thought SO, and was still
further surprised when. calculating
on the number of years which this
captain of industry" claimed in va
rious business capacities, it arrived
at the astounding conclusion that at
the tender age of nine he had been
employed as a travelling salesman by
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
Two Quarterly Reports
 From Probation Officer

Probation Officer E. c. Connolly fas compiled his report for the quarters ending September 30, 1926 and December 3l, 1926. the former showing g probationers brought over from the preceding quarter; e5 placed on probation during the quarter; 67 released; II rearrasted for violating the terms Of probation; A cases settled out of court after investigation by the prohations off, cers and 1t5 cases remaining on probation at the end of the quarter. Wages collected and turned over to probationers' families amounted to s3,1SA36, and fines and costs col- lected totalled sS52.55.
 For the quarter ending December s1, 54 were placed on probation; l15 were brought over from the preced- ing quarter. 74 were released from probation; violated probation and were rearrested: 3S cases were set tied out of court after investigation and SS remained on probation at the end of the quarter. The proba tion officer collected SS,5l7l5 in wages and turned 1t over to families Of probationers. He collected fines and costs amounting to $555.O2.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
New England Power Co.
 To Take Over R. 1. Firm

Providence, R. l., Jan. Is P- Announcement was made today that the New England Power company has arranged to acquire control or tho Rhode Island Public Service company when the latter company's plan to merge the Narragansett Elec- tric Lighting company and the United Electric Railways becomes effective.
 Control will be acquired through 4he purchase of the service con- pany's class B stock, consisting Of one million shares to be sold at s6 per share.
 The service company now controls through ownership or deposit more than s5 per cent of the stock or each of It's intended subsidiaries.
 The plan to merge the traction and lighting companies in Provi- dence and vicinity was announced on Duly 2S, 1926. Failing to acquire the stock of the Narragansett company on 8 plan of deposit, the merger group purchased over a5 per cent of its stock at $Ss per share. Stock pf the United Electric will be ex- changed for either the class A or the preferred stock of the service company when the plan becomes ef- fective.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
City Items
Underwood and Underwood

State championship pocket billiard match, Grippe of Middletown, vs ISoccoli, at Elmore tonight.-advt.
 County Director George Keane will install the newly elected officers of St. Mary's Ladies' T. A. and B, society at a meeting tonight at s o'clock in the school hall. An en- tertainment and Dutch supper will follow the exercises.
 II. H. Hall of 40 Grand street is recovering from an operation per- formed by Drs. w. T. Morrissey and John Donnelly.
 Chester kimball of Lynn, Mass, was arrested yesterday by Detective Sergeant Ellinger on the charge of non support for the Lynn police.
 George B. Taylor. chief engineer of the Berlin Construction Co.,, is recovering from an operation for ap- pendicitis at New Britain General hospital.
 The police were notified today of the suspension of the operators license of Joseph Soukup of Newing- ton Junction.
 The boys choir of St. Mary's church will hold an important re- hearsal tomorrow evening at 6:45 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
ELECTION RETURNS
 AT HIGH SCHOOL
Frank McGrath, Star Athlete,
 President Of Senior Glass

Frank McGrath, son of MT. and Mrs Charles McGrath of 45 Gris- wold street, and one of the foremost athletes at the Senior high school, was today honored with the election of presidency of the June senior class. John C. Matulis, also a prom inent athlete. was elected treasurer.
 Richard Gordon, a member of the school track team, was elected pres ident of the junior class. and Harry Slade, son of Principal Louis r. Slade, was elected president of the first year class.
 McGrath has played basketball at the school since he enrolled and for the past two years he was a mem- Der of the football and track teams. Last year, following the graduation from school of Captain Roger Scully, McGrath assumed the captaincy Tor the remainder Of the season. lie IS captain-elect of next seasons track team. He played center, forward and guard on the basketball team, cen- ter on the football team and ran ID the dashes in track. He is president of the senior club and is a member of the Alpha Iota Epsilon fraternity
 Elizabeth Barker, elected vice. president of the senior class, is prominent in dramatics at the school and Dorothy Wright elected secre- ,tary, was one of the girls that led eheers in the last Hartford-NeW Britain High school football game John Matulis was half-back on the football team. and is captain-elec' pf tho baseball team. He IS a mem Der of the Theta Sigma fraternity.
 According to the vote for presi dent, McGrath received TIE votes Fred Morrin received 6oh votes Gunnard Carlson received 46 F votes md Herbert Schick received 224a.
 Officers of the other classes fol How, junior: Richard Gordon. pres ident, Marjorie Young. vice-presl dent, Elizabeth Corbly. secretary and Everett Mitchell treasurer freshman. Harry Slade, president Margaret Kiniry, vlce-presioene Mary McCrann. secretary; Joni Etaub, treasurer.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
MINISTER'S TO TAKE
 LEADERSHIP OF E. B. C.
Problem of Supplying Speakers Will Be In Hands of Clergy For
 Balance of Season.

New Britain ministers will take over the leadership of the Every mans Bible class for the rest of the season, according to a decision reached at a meeting with a con- mittee from the class yesterday.
 The ministers will hold later meeting to arrange details and schedule. Those present included Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe, Rev. G. H. Schneck. Rev. Theodore A. Greene, Rev. Samuel A. Fiske, Rev. R. N. Gilman, Rev William Ross, Rev. pr. George W. c. Hill, Rev. pr. A. A. Ahlquist Rev. w. H. Alderson was represented by proxy.
 Members of the class present in cluded Ensign Carl Fredrickson of the Salvation army, who was pres ent as a minister as well as an off, cer of the Bible class, Walter R. Fletcher. John Sloan, Jr.. F. c. Con- molly and President C. C. Palmer.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
GANGSTERS SENTENCED
Five of Six Alleged Assailants in Colchester Labor Trouble Must Servo Longer Terms.

Norwich, Conn.,, Jan. 13 R -- Changing their plea to guilty" five of the six alleged New York gang sters on trial here for assault on Morris Marcus, Colchester garment worker, with intent to kill, received sentences of from two to four years in criminal superior court today.
 The five men were Samuel Rosen- burg, Harry Bloom, Charles Kakyz, James Cortia and Jack Litman, Hy- man Morrison of Colchester, the sixth defendant had his case con- tinued to the May term of the court and was released under bonds in creased from s5.OOO to s1O,0Oo.
 The men on trial here were among the nine connected In Fairfield county recently of assault upon gar ment workers in Bridgeport and Stamford.
 All except Bloom are now serving sentences of from three to five years on the Fairfield county conviction and today's sentences will be added to the older ones. Blooms sentence for the Bridgeport and Stamford of fences was from five to 10 years.
 The men were alleged to have waylaid strikebreakers on their way to work at q Colchester garment factory, and to have so injured five Of their victims that they are still re- ceiving treatment. There were all legged 10 be in the employ Of the strikers.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
ARNOLD DAILY DIES
 IN FIRE TODAY
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ceived when he fell In q night club.
 Mir. Daly, who was 51 years old, was born in Brooklyn. He was the son of Joseph J, and Mary Daly. He was educated at the Sacred Heart academy, which he left to become office boy for Charles Frohman, the producer.
 He got into prominence in New York as the producer of plays of George Bernard Shaw. making his first stage appearance in 1892 with Fanny Rice in 'rhe Jolly Squire"
 He subsequently, went on tour with Married Not Mated" and La Belle Marie" Other plays in which he was seen outside of New York were "Aristocracy" and "The Girl l Left Behind Me-"
 He made his New York debut as Chambers In 'Pudd'nhead Wilson" at the Herald Square theater in 1895. He was first seen on a London stage in 1898, when he played Henry Macintosh in Too Much Johnson"
 From then on he appeared in numerous plays, playing in America and abroad. He also turned his hand to literary work, publishing "The Dominant Male" in 1921.
 MT. Daly was last seen on the legitimate stage in "Juarez and Maxilian", last November. when that play was withdrawn he entered vaudeville and was appearing on the Keith circuit at the time of his death.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
HAD CLOSE CALL
Drunken Driver Pulled From Car in Chicopee Just As Train De- molishes Machine.

Chicopee, Mass, Jan. 13 Pl- Chris Chandler of West Springfield, who drove his automobile out on the Boston and Maine railroad bridge that spans the Connecticut river between this city and Holyoke last night and was pulled from the car by an officer just before the car was demolished by a train, was sent to jail today for non-payment of fines totaling S125 for driving while under the influence of liquor and without license and drunken ness. His car and liberty both gone. Chandler yet had one reason for congratulations: The district court clerk refused to issue war rant on complaint of the railroad representatives that the locomotive had been damaged by striking Chandler's automobile and that he had violated statute forbidding driving on railroad right of way.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
MAJOR MILLS IS
 FASTENING TODAY
Prohibition Director at Hartford
 Court

Hartford, Jan. 12-Major Chester P. Mills of New York in charge Of prohibition enforcement in New York and Connecticut arrived in Hartford this morning and this aft ernoon was to appear before the federal grand jury Investigating the ramifications of rum ring in Mass achusetts, Connecticut and New York. The grand jury recessed yes- terday afternoon until 2:3O this aft ernoon, the third day of it's consid- eration of evidence being presented of the manufacture and distribution of alcohol.
 The testimony of Major Mills will probably be the last to be presented to the grand jury in it's investiga- tion. It is understood that indict- ments are being sought of several prominent persons, and when war rants are served will create a sen- sation in the three states. Several enforcement agents from New York added their testimony to that given by Connecticut agents, state police and individuals.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
CHESHIRE MAN IS
 DEAD AT 102 YEARS
Peter SkiH Was Active Up to
 12 Years Ago

Cheshire, Conn.,, Jan. 13-At the age of almost 102 years Peter Skiff, born June A, 1925, died today at the home of his daughter, Miss Henrietta Skiff, with whom he had been living. Death was due to old age.
 Skiff had been a farmer in Kent until about 12 years ago when on the death of his wife he came here to live with his daughter. Until quite recently he hunted and fished quite regularly, and on the occasion of his hundredth birthday he en- joyed an airplane ride with Lieut.. Earl Fleet at Brainard Field, Hart ford. In 1866 Skiff represented the town of Kent in the legislature. He was member of the Masonic lodge at Kent and of Crescent chapter, Order of Eastern Star which on his hundredth birthday gave him a birthday supper with about 25O per sons in attendance. He is survived by son, Dr. Walter Slliff of New Haven, and two daughters, Mrs. Renoswift and Miss Henrietta Skiff of this town.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
H, WALES LINES FUNERAL
kexvicos VIII Be Held From Ills ! Home fn Meriden Tomorrow Alt [ ~noom-Also From Church.

Meriden, Conn.,, Jan. 1a P'EIhe funeral Of the Hon. H. Wales Lines will be held from his late residence at 65 Pleasant street tomorrow alt ernoon, Private services for the members of the family will be held at the house at 1:45 o'clock with public services at the First Congre- gational church at 2:So o'clock Burial will be in Walnut Grove cemetery.
 The honorary pail bearers will be officers of the Grand Encampment' Knights Templars of the United States, who may be present, and past grand commanders Of the Grand Commandery of Connecticut. The active bearers will be six past commanders of St. Elmo con- mandery
 The Rev. Dr. Albert J. Lord Will conduct the funeral services at the church.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13

ing resolution of Representative Huddleston, democrat, Alabama, re- questing withdrawal of the Ameri- can marines from Nicaragua.
 Dissatisfied with the explanation given congress by the president in his special message Monday, and unconVinced by the supplemental evidence submitted yesterday to the foreign relations committee by Secre- tary Kellogg, MT. Borah expressed vigorous terms his dissent from the course to which the Washington government has committed itself.
 He said at the outset that the con- troVersy was not a personal one" but that as chairman of the foreign relations committee he could not sit by and silently appear to acquiesce in what had been done.
 T am gratified at the opportunity of expressing views on the Nicara- guan situation," Senator Borah said This is a subject which has been before the senate since 1910.
 T am also gratified that the ad- ministration has had opportunity to make public the facts upon which it acted.
 This is not personal controver- sy between the president and my self, or between the secretary Of state and myself"
 The Nicaraguan question, he continued, was lone of national policy"
 Tt is not 10 be confined to the recognition of this or that indi- vidual," he said, "it involves what policy we are to follow in dealing with affairs not only in Nicaragua, but also in Central America.
 Tn passing I want to say that the Monroe doctrine does not ap- ply to this case. There is at this time no American power seek ing to gain territory in this hem isphere. There is no non-American power seeking to overthrow the Nicaraguan government.
 The Monroe doctrine furnishes us no guide in dealing with the internal affairs of the countries of Central America"
 Senator Borah said he realized the conditions in Central America were a concern of the United States but he added that 'under the Monroe doctrine we have no
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13

nisbt to interfere with the govern ment of any Central American country" - On tho contrary. the senator con- tinued, the doctrine was designed to protect Latin American nations from domination by foreign coun- tries. and was announced at time when "a struggle was going on for the domination of those countries by foreign governments"
 If the Monroe Doctrine Is to be construed as permitting interference by the United States with the inter- nal affairs of those countries then lit becomes a dagger and not a shield" he said.
 q concede not only the right but the duty of the United States and other powers to protect the lives and property of it's citizens. But when 8 policy interferes with a sovereign right of another people, I find myself in disagreement with that policy"
 MT. Borah reviewed the history of events in Nicaragua, explaining that he thought it threw light upon the present Extraordinary situa- tion" respecting that country.
 Arguing that the Nicaraguans were entitled to have any form of government they desired, he said the United States was duty bound and conscience bound to practice the same precepts in dealing with these nations that it does in deal ing with powerful nations"
 When we do that" he added, Eve will find ourselves on the pathway of right in this matter"
 Carrying his recital back to the revolution of 1909 in Nicaragua, Mir. Borah declared it was "as clear as the monday sun" that American Consul Moffatt in Nica- ragua was a part of the revolution of that period.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
MARINES SENT ID
 COLLECT MONEYS
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deliberate effort was being made to horn swaggle" the committee.
 America is the subject of uni versal condemnation, especially in atin-America, said Huddleston. At present they view us with su- spicion.
 We have labored for years to build up friendly relations with South America. We are destroying it all. A big man need never be afraid of being a coward if he is lenient with weaker nations
 Accusing the administration of promoting an "imperialistic policy" the Alabama representative said Nicaragua had become "a mere de- pendency of the United States"
 Calls It Dirty Work make investments with their eyes open, and should not always look for marines to collect payments. Asked if Great Britain and France had not asked the United States to protect their interests, he replied:
 But We are not compelled to do their dirty work. It is very dirty work to send soldiers to collect debts.'
 Representative Moore, democrat, Virginia. also declared the marines are in Nicaragua for the purpose of enabling people to collect their debts"
 We have abolished the old law that put person in prison for fail ing to pay his debts but we are to put Nicaragua in prison for that" he said
 Fish told the committee it didn't know as much as the newspapers reporters about what is taking place." and urged that it "get the facts"
 The committee then rejected a motion to meet again tomorrow, ad- journing subject to the call of the chair.
 No action was taken on the pend
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
AUT0IST ARRESTED
 0N NEW COMPLAINT
Hartford Man Interfered With
 Funeral

Hartford, Jan. 13. - Policeman Frank Spellman made an arrest yes terday believed to be the first of its kind since the ordinance prohibiting motorists from interfering with 8 funeral procession was adopted in 1920. The motorist, charged with interfering with such a procession was Prof. Stanley L. Galpin, head of the Romance languages department of Trinity college.
 When arraigned before Judge Day today Professor Galpin explained that "it was a misunderstanding, and judgment was suspended.
 He had been one of the Trinity college faculty attending the funeral services of Rev. Dr. John J. Mo- Cook. Prof. Galpin was driving to his home in Berlin from the services in East Hartford.
 Officer Spellman had been as- signed as one of the motor escort of the McCook funeral procession to Cedar Hill cemetery where the burial took place. Since Prof. Gal pins route to his home in Berlin coincides with that of the process sion he found his progress blocked and proceeded to take position near the head of the line. Spellman warned him several times, that off, ficer testified. but he did not stop the professors car until the driver of the hearse and others in the pro- cession complained that the profess sor was interfering with the pro. cession.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
One Woman Killed and Another Seriously Injured In Crash This Noon At StratfOrd.

Stratford, Conn.,, Jan. 13-Mrs. Julia Coleman, 6S. of 30 Rosepark, Stamford, was killed: her daughter, who was accompanying her to a hospital at New Haven, was serious ly injured; Rev. F. E. Bowser, 94 Richmond Hill avenue, Stamford, owner and driver of the automobile in which the women and another man were riding. received a brok- en ankle and possible fracture of the skull when the car struck q pole at Stratford and Sherwood ave- nues here shortly before noon.
 The other man in the car, believ- ed to be Richard Bowser, IT, son of the owner was also badly hurt. The injured woman Is Mrs. Fore man, 22 Comet street. Stamford, Mrs. Coleman's daughter. All are negroes.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
ENLISTS IN NAVY.

Albert E. Coe Of IS Buell. street has enlisted in the L. s, navy through the local recruiting office at the post office building. He has en- listed as machinists' mate, third class, and has gone to Newport. R.. l., for three weeks, after which he will go to sea. MT. Coe was en- ployed at the Stanley Rule and Level pant for three years.
 R. P. Dordleman, first class tor pedoman and recruiting officer here, states that there are a number of va cancies in the navy for machinists, boilermakers, blacksmiths and cop persmiths of experience.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
KILLED BY TRAIN ,
Track Worker Struck and His Body Striking Another Man, Injurcs Him At AndOyer. Mass,

Andover Mass, Jan. 13 R1One section hand was killed when he stepped into the path of a passen- ger train today and another was in- Jured when struck by the body of the first man.
 Joseph Cote of Nashua, N. H., a member of a Boston and Maine railroad construction crew, stepped to another set Of tracks when a freight approached and was killed by Boston, bound passenger train. His body was hurled 75 feet, strik- ing and injuring Moses Puchmena of Sanbornville, N. H., another member of the construction gang.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
Heavy Shows Put an End
 To Border Rum Running

Moscow. Jan. 13 LP)-A despatch from Erivan, Armenia. says severe earthquake, with prolonged rumbling and roaring, occurred there at 2 o'clock Wednesday evening.
 (The Leninakan district of Ar earthquake in Octob :, in which 600 lives were lost. Professor Nikiforov, Russia Seismologist, predicted early this month that a far more terrible disturbance might occur in Armenia at any timc).
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
In U. $. to Buy Planes
 For Nicaraguan Govt,

Long Beach, Cal, Jan. Is [P--Ad- hitting his mission in the United States is to purchase bombing planes and scouting aircraft for the Nic- araguan government. Major James L. Rutledge of the Nicaraguan air service arrived here today aboard the steamship Ecuador.
 Major Rutledge is a former officer of the United States army. He re- fused to discuss the Nicaraguan sit uation.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
HIGHER COMPENSATION
 FOR FIREMEN SOUGHT
Commissioners Will Urge Common Council to Allow Payments Dur
 ing First Week of Incapacitation.

Permission to pay incapacitated firemen for the first seven days of their illness or injury will be sought by the board of fire commissioners at next weeks common council meeting. The fire fighters are now paid under the workmen's compen- sation act and receive nothing for the first seven days.
 The commissioners suggest that they be permitted to pay half the weekly wages, in no instance to eX- ceed S21.