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New Britain herald., 1927-01-20
MEXICAN PROBLEM
 REACHES IMPASSE
Both Washington and Mexico
 Speculate on Arbitration
NO DEFINITE STEP TAKEN
Possibly Refecting Opinion in South em Capital, However, Newspaper Editors Says Way to Peace Is Opened.

Washington, Jan. 20 R)-While no definite move has been made either by the United States or Mex leo looking to arbitration of the oil and land law dispute, Secretary kel- logg's announcement that he has considered the possibility of apply ing this principle to the question has aroused considera ble speculation in Washington and Mexico City.
 It is concerned chiefly with the many preliminary obstacles that would have to be surmounted first before any step was taken to submit the controversy to an arbitrator or some impartial tribunal.
 Situation Is BefuddIed.
 Secretary kellogg's statement on the Robinson arbitration resolution has been interpreted officially as carrying no idea that the United States would initiate an arbitration proposal, while the Mexican foreign office has pointed out the difficulty confronting 1t in committing itself untl some official suggestion has been received as to the points to be arbitrated.
 Meanwhile MT. Kellogg's reference to arbitration relations already exist ing between the two countries has given rise to the observation that he undoubtedly had in mind the Root Godoy treaty of 1908 providing for submission of disputes under certain circumstances to the Hague. Exam nation of the treaty discloses, how ever, that resort to it is surrounded with special difficulties and for that reason it specifically provides that no other means of arbitration upon which the governments could agree shall be deemed excluded under the treaty.
 Difficulties Presented.
 While an arbitration protocol not framed under this treaty would not require senate approval, the pro- visions of the treaty disclose the diff faculties that confront any attempt to bring such questions as those in dispute between Mexico and Wash ington before an impartial body for judicial verdict. Neither country could lightly submit to such judg- ment the fundamental differences between them and prolonged exam
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New Britain herald., 1927-01-20
PUBLICATIONS GROWING
Alleged EmbezzlementS by Former Bridgeport Tax Collector Now Reach Sum of S1Oj,569.

Bridgeport, Jan. 20 Rl-The first complete audit of the tax books and record of the city of Bridgeport, covering the period from 1917 to July ?, 1925, when Howard Chal- lenger. the present collector, took office, just completed, shows that Howard Smith, deposed tax collector. had shortage of s106,569 instead of SS5,000 as reported by previous audit. The report was made public today.
 The records of the office, the re- port says. were found to be in 8 terrible condition"
 The report says:
 Tt is possible that this sum does not represent the total defalcations, as a thorough audit of the first six years of Smiths administration might disclose further irregularities
New Britain herald., 1927-01-20
WITNESS TELLS OF
 CH|PPS' LAST TRIP
1eStifeS He Directed Him to
 Rev. MT. Norris Office
THEN HEARD FATAL SHOTS
Bible Student Who Accidentally Ran Across Texas Lumber Man Tells of Latter's visit To Clergyman on Day of Killing.

Courtroom, Austin, Tex. Jan. 20 CP-The companion of Dexter l.. Chipps on his climb to death in the church office Of Dr. J. Frank Nor ris in Fort Worth last July today told his story of how he had direct ed Chipps to the room in which he was shot to death. Dr. Norris is on trial for the staying of Chips.
 Accidental Witness
 D. F. Redmond, Chipps' compan- ion, proved to be another of those accidental witnesses to the tragedy which cost the life of Chips when the latter went to Norris office to protest against the pastors attacks on Mayor II. c. Meacham.
 He happened to be going to the office of the Searchlight in the First Baptist church office building for a Bible when he ran across Chipps who was on his way to the same place.
 He knew Chips then only as "a large man" who accosted him on the street and inquired the way to Norris office. the witness said. He told the large man" he would show him the office, and the man said, How in - will I know him when I see him?'
 Heard Same Remark
 This was the same remark F. B. Ridgeway yesterday testified he had heard as he sat in his automobile across the street from Norris of fee.
 Redmond mounted the stairs with ''the large man." showed him the door to Norris office and then went for his Bible. The man, whom he afterward identified as the same man who was shot in Norris office, walked into the pastors study with out knocking, he said.
 While Redmond, who has been a gospel song student. was examining Bibles in a rear room of the build ing he heard the shots that ended Chipps' life. Rushing out into the hall, he saw the large man" who had a few minutes before been his companion on the stairway. The man was stopping over. and in a few moments he saw him sink to death on the floor in corner of Norris office.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-20
SMITH FOR PRESIDENT MEETING, IN BRISTOL District Organization to
 Be Formed Next
 Saturday

Smith for president boosters have invaded the political field hereabouts
 Friends of Governor Al Smith of New York state who believe he should be nominated for president by the democratic party have called a meeting of those who are friendly to his interests. The place of the meeting will be in the office of ex- Mayor Joseph F. Dutton of Bristol: the time, ? p. m., next Saturday.
 According to an announcement made public today the meeting will be flor the purpose of forming a Smith for President District organ ization." The statement is also made that anyone who sympathizes with the Smith movement is invited to this meeting"
 The district referred to in the an- nouncement includes West Hartford, Southington, Berlin, Plainville, Unionville, Avon and Bristol
New Britain herald., 1927-01-20
IMPORTANT RULING FOR LIQUOR BOATS Presence in Rum Row Doesn't
 Prove Smuggling Charge FEDERAL COURT DECISION
Fact that Vessel is Found in Rum
 Row Not in Itself Sufficient to Prove Liquor is of Foreign Manu-

facture.
 Boston. Jan. 20 GP)-The presence of q rum running vessel on Rum Row" is not in itself evidence that it's cargo is of foreign manufacture, The United States circuit court made this dictum today. reversing a lower court conviction of Quincy man for illegal importation of liquor,
 The court held that it had not been proved that the liquor in ques- tion came from a foreign country.
 Opinion is Important
 The opinion was said at the office Of the federal district attorney to be of great importance in the prescott tion of cases involving Rum Row. It was indicated than an appeal would be taken to the United States supreme court from the decision in which two of the three justices con- cured.
 Thomas Brown of Quincy, was convicted in December, 1925, by a jury in the district court of possess sion, transportation and importation of 150 cases of alcohol seized on Raccoon Island, near Quincy. Testi- mony was that the liquor had been obtained from the schooner Parker on Rum Row, 30 miles from shore The circuit court sustained the trans portation conviction, held that pos session was simply incidental to transportation, and reversed the im- portation conviction.
 In the majority opinion, the court said:
 No Direct Evidence
 "There was no evidence that the containers of alcohol bore any mark showing it of foreign manu- facture nor that it came from any foreign country. There was entire absence Of evidence as to where it was produced, nor could any req sonable inference be drawn from the fact that it was obtained from a schooner 30 miles at sea that 1t was of foreign manufacture.
 We do not think it can be said that it is a matter of common knowledge, and so not requiring proof that all vessels anchored on rum row are loaded with liquor from foreign countries. In crimi- nal case where the liberty of a citizen is at stake, the jury should not rest it's verdict on conjecture or suspicion"
 Justices Bingham and Johnson concurred; Judge Anderson dis sented.
 The importance of the decision lies in the fact that under this in depreciation it would be impossible 10 prosecute man for importa- ton of liquor merely on the evi- dence that he had liquor aboard a vessel in rum row. Such evidence. however, would be competent in a prosecution for transportation or liquor.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-20
Hartford Man Stricken
 While Cleaning Walk

Hartford, Jan. 20 [Pl-While clear ing the ice from the walk in front of his property at 1O45 Broad street, this forenoon, Armenag Gostatian. was rushed to the Hartford hospital in taxicab but died within few minutes after being admitted to the institution.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-20
Assembly Is Asked to Appro-
 priate Money for ConStruc- ton Of New Building s
BIRTH CONTROL ALSO
 UP FOR CONSIDERATION
Another Measure Provides $50,00O for Monument to Veterans of All Wars on Capitol Grounds and Yet Another Would Have "Vct- 7 erans' Highway Constructed in Hartford.

Hartford, Conn. Jan. 20 LP - A bill for an armory at New Ha- ven prepared by a commission ere ated by gubernatorial appoint ment was offered in the general assembly today. The bill calls for an appropriation of s1,000,o00 for site and buildings.
 The matter of new armory in New Haven is not new. Years ago the roof on the present structure leaked and it became inadequate in size to house the units there. For long period of years the Yale prom" and many social af- fairs were held in the building but when equipment. such as field and machine guns tncroached on floor space and sanitary arrangements became antique the armory was no longer used.
 The city desires the armory cleared away that it may complete a thoroughfare from the railroad station to the center.
 Birth Control Also Up
 Birth control, recognition of war veterans through a monument and highway and inheritance taxes were some of the subjects treated by bills introduced in the general assembly today. Both branches ad- journed a few minutes after 12 until Tuesday morning.
 The amendment to the Bridge port ripper act" of the 1925 as- sembly which was introduced in the house Tuesday and referred to the finance committee, came back into the house today because of 'disagreeing action" in the senate, 1t having been referred there to the committee on cities and bor- oughs. The bill was sent to the latter committee of the house to- day without comment.
 By request Representative H. s. Bridge, of Enfield, offered bill
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New Britain herald., 1927-01-20
Sounds Like Fish Story
 But Is BullfrOg Tail

Houston, Tex, Jan. 20 Op - Bullfrogs migrating from one swamp to another caused traf- fic jam on highway near Hous- ton last night. Motorists who reached the city late in the night reported it was almost impossible to get through.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-20
no DIE OF PNEUMONIA.

New Haven. Jan. 20 P-Out of no deaths in this city for Is days of January the registrar of vital sta- tistics finds that pneumonia was given as a primary cause.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
MARKED GROWTH IS REVEALED
IN USE OF PHONES IN DISTRICT
Company Shows $4,000 Listings Not In
GLIDING Classified Sections, as Against
1913 Original Subscribers

Of the telephone and invite additional
patrons.
These early lists, which were the
forerunners of the present-day tcle
phone directory. originally grouped
the names of subscribers alphabetical
~ under headings indicating the class
OF business. and while numbers We're
assigned. people generally called by
name. for example, Operator. will
you please ring Mr.. Smiths residence
on Seventh street,"
With the development Of the tele
phone business, it became impossible
10 handle calls by name, and for the
good of the service calls were made by
number. AS an aid to patrons in
Identifying telephone numbers, the
business designation and street adj
dresses We're included with the name
and telephone number as a definite
part Of the basic listing data The re-
suit was that the directory took on a
rather particular function IN direc-
tional service.
Single Book Sulficed.
In the beginning Of the telephone
business it WAS possible to include the
listings OF all subscribers in single
book. With the development Of long,
distance lines and increased exchange
telephone development, an effort was
made to continue this plan. For sew
eral years a national telephone direc-
tory was published which contained
the listings of all Bell System subsc2ib-
ers in the United States between
whom loug-distance communication
was possible.
The last of these national telephone
directories was issued in 1897. This
book included the listings OF all tele-
phone stations in the United States
between which long distance commune
cation was then possible. The direc
tory was 8 by II by y inches thick.
The total circulation for each issue of
10000 copies required 225 tons Of pa
per.
10 combine the listings Of telephone
subscribers in the United States be
tween whom longdistance commnni-
cation is now possible in a single vol
ume would require telephone direC
tory more than 3 feet thick. A single
issue distributed to each of the sub.
scribers now connected with the Bell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
RADIO INDUSTRY
PROBE FORESEEN
Senator Wheeler Indicates He
Would Hold Sweeping
Inquiry.

Indications that an effort may be
made to bring about an investigation
of the radio industry were given yes
terday by Senator Wheeler, Demo
crat. of Montana, while the Senate
was debating the proposal Of Senator
Walsh, Democrat, of Montana for an
inquiry into public utility power COM
panies.
Senator Wheeler mentioned such an
investigation as well as the possibility
of additional radio legislation at this
session as one reason why he did not
think the interstate commerce com
mittee should he called upon to han
die the Walsh public utilities resolu-
ton. The Senator said afterward
that he was inquiring into the whole
radio subject on the basis of COM
plants concerning h National
Broadcasting Co. and the Radio Cor
poration of America.
The radio question also came mp
briefly i'll the House, Representative
Bloom, Democrat. New York intro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

In contrast to the first telephone di
rectory issued in Washington 4S years
ago, a single sheet containing the
names of l23 pioneer subscribers, the
new directory just issued with its 743
pages and 1877 900 listingS. not includ'
ing those i'm the classified section, re-
vealS the growth of the telephone SerV-
ice here in less than half century.
On the 1st of December this year there
were 143. 1876 telephones in service in
the District OF Columbia.
This first directory was issued on
April s, 1879, by the National rele-
phonic Exchange. predecessor of the
Chesapeake < Potomac Telephone Co.
In the years since the first telephone
system was established in Washington
there have been many outstanding inn
provements in service and equipment,
but. according to officials Of the COM
pany here there has been no more
noticeable improvement in any phase
Of the telephone companys operations
than in the makeup of the directory
Present Form Dates Back to 1923.
The telephone directory was first is
sued in it's present form in Washing
ton. with four-Column listings to the
page, in 1923. and in the past four
years more than $4,000 listings have
been added.
From the infancy of the telephone
business lists of subscribers We're pup
lished, primarily To encourage the Use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
WIFE ASKS DIVORCE.

Says She Found ''Other Woman
AT Home on Return from Visit.
The usual story Of the unexpected
return of the husband was varied yes
terday in suit for an absolute di-
vorce filed in the District Supreme
Court by Mrs. Esther Vrakipedis
against George a. Vrakipedis, 916 New
York avenue. The wife tells the court
that she had been paying visit Of
one week in New York and returned
suddenly about 80 m, and while
she did not discover the "other
woman" saw hairpins and other evil
dence of the latters visit. The hus-
band first denied that he had com
panion, but later admitted it, the wife
asserts
She asks alimony and an order of
court requiring her husband 10 re-
main within the jurisdiction. She is
represented by Attorney Irving Die
ner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

System would consume more than
1900 900 tons of paper.
AS the telephone business grew, how
ever, it was found impracticable to
continue this single directory. Accord
ingly telephone directories have been
developed to embrace one or more e&-
change areas. There are now $500
directories issued in the United States.
With Increased use of the telephone,
the directories came to have service
value in addition to that of telephone
drectional service, since by the inclu-
sion of classified sections, they now
furnish "A certain general or business
directiOnal service formerly only pro
Vided by city and trades directories.
With the addition of the classified sec
ton in the larger books, the directory
has come to serve increasingly as
business guide, directing the consumer
to the supplier and the supplier to the
consumer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

way and distributing center Of impor-
tanCe in north central India. and is
capital of the British-g governed United
Provinces, which include the districts
of Agra and Oudh. 1t lies on the
hanks of the River Jumna, one of the
major tributaries of the Ganges.
Chief among its industries is eX-
port of red sandstone, in which the
district abounds and of which the city
itself is constructed, Palaces of mod
ern India, however. though built of
the same material, in their elaborate
magnificence compare but poorly with
the chaste designs Of the ancient
Agra. Harmonious lines and delicate
balance distinguish the buildings of
the Great MOguls, beside whose his.
toric walls officials and tourists now
play golf and drink tea"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Asks Dissolution Of Firm.

Clarence Brown, 1914 G. street north
east, field suit yesterday in the Dis
trict Supreme Court for the dissou-
ton of the firm of Brown & Sparks.
which was formed to operate Il farm
in Prince Georges County, Md. The
defendants are Robert NJ. Sparks and
Haywood A. Sparks. Brown asks that
a receiver be appointed to wind up
the affairs of the partnership. He is
represented by Attorneys Wilton !.
Lambert, Rudolph II. Yeatman and
Austin =. Garfield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

Republican, New Hampshire, chair
man of the conference proposing such
a scheme was declared inadequate
and committee was named to go into
the entire question of relief legislation.
The committee named by Senator
Moses included. besides himself, Sena-
tor Metcalf Rhode Island. and Repre-
sentatives Tilson. Connecticut; Gibson,
Vermont; Mrs. Rogers, Massachusetts.
and Nelson, Maine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
NEW ENGLAND FLOOD
RELIEF PROPOSED
Congress Delegation From States
Interested Appoints Committee
to Draft Desired Legislation.

BY the Associated Press
A committee to draft flood relief
legislation for the devastated New
England districts was named yesterday
at "A conference of New England mem
bers of Congress.
1t was the opinion of the conference
that the Government appropriations
for Federal aid in construction of
highways should be doubled for the
stricken States for the next two years
in order to rebuild the damaged roads.
However, a bill by Senator Moses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Honored by German College

TRBANA, H., December 20 (P).-
Prof. Julius Goebel, retired head of
the department Of German at the Uni
versity of Illinois and recognized us
one of Americas foremost authorities
on German. has been appointed hon
orary trustee of the Rudolph Euclen
Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

ducing q resolution for the creation
of a standing House committee on
radio and radio broadcasting. The
New York member said the progress
in radio necessitated the establish
ment of such a committee, which he
also would have deal with telegraph
and telephone problems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
BABIES SAVED AT FIRE.
Fifteen New Born Infants Remov-
ed From Brooklyn Nursery.

ed From Brooklyn Nursery.
NEW YORK, December 20 (41.-
Fifteen newborn infants were re-
wick Hospital. Brooklyn, and four
iremen. We're overcome by smoke when
fire in the basement Of the hospital
smoke.
A patrOlman who discovered the
blaze and pedestrian removed the
babies from the second floor OF the
iVe-story brick hospital to a nurses
home nearby. The rs patients in the
hospital We're not disturbed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-12-01
LAST MINUTE RUSH MAKES
ROLL CALL SATISFACTORY
Local Headquarters Kept Busy
Thursday and Friday.

The last day of the Red Cross An
nual Roll Call in Garrett county
brought in more members than all the
other days of the drive combined and
the final result has been most salts
factory.
Immediately following the publica-
ton of last weeks Republican letters
were received by Miss Fances Hamill,
who operated the headquarters in
Oakland, with money enclosed for
membership from various points in
Garrett county, and from more distant
points within and without the State.
Since the close of the two weeks drive
Mrs. Tower, county president, has re-
ceived several additional letters and it
is now thought that the total will be
approximately one hundred.
"This is quite satisfactory" Mrs.
Tower said, considering the large
sum of money donated to the Mis-
sissippi flood fund, and to other special
needs, and the final showing has made
the campaign more successful than
last year."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-12-01
POSTOFFICE NOW LEADS
IN BOWLING CONTEST HERE
Wins Six Straight Games Dur
ing Weeks Play.

Postoffice, Rotary Club, Brother
hood, Knights of Columbus and Meth
odist bowling teams were victorious
in this weeks. games played at The
Recreation alleys in Oakland, the
Postoffice winning six straight games,
three from Gortner and three from the
Methodists.
Knights of Columbus, Rotary Club
and Gortner are now tied for second
place honors, with Postoffice leading.
Those who lost two or more games
during the past weeks contest were
Gortner, Printers, Crellin, Ramblers,
Presbyterians, Lutherans and Metho-
dists.
Fred Peddicord broke the high score
record of John Weber for three games
with a total of 444. Weber's score
was Ala.
Tonight the Merchants and Luth-
Grams and the Knights of Columbus
and Crellin will meet on the local al
legs.
Following is the standing Of the
various teams:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-12-01
WILL INITIATE WILLARD
TAWES CLASS ON FRIDAY
Local Pythians to Receive New
Members This Week

The rank of Page will be conferred
on the ]. Willard Tawes class of Gar
rett Lodge, No. 113, Knights of Ply
thias, on Friday evening, December
2, at 1880 o'clock, in the lodge room OF
the castle on Third street, according
to Paul Naylor, Chancellor Comman-
der of the local lodge.
This will be the first initiation of a
class since the beginning of the men,
bership drive and the class has been
named in honor of the Past Grand
Chancellor of Maryland.
l.. Friday evening will be known as
Past Chancellor's night, and at this
meeting the election of officers of the
local lodge and the balloting for Of
fcers of the Grand Lodge will be held,
in addition to the initiation cere-
monies.
AT the meeting Friday night re-
freshments will be served and there
will be a great surprise for all who
attend, Mr.. Naylor has stated. 1t is
therefore urged that all members OF
the local lodge be present upon this
occasion.