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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-03-01
MUNICH BEER FLOWS

A special cable to the Cincinnati En-
quirer says that Munich for the first time
since the war held street parade in cell
ebration of carnival month. The carnival
parade used to be an annual event, but
during the postwar years until now,
everybody was too depressed for the prop
er carnival spirit. In describing the pa
rade the Enquirer dispatch SAYS;
Tonight nothing was missing and
Book Beer flowed by the hogshead while
more than $50 decorated floats. as well as
every man, woman and child able to walk,
wound in and out through The historic
Ludwig strasse."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-03-01
WOMEN SOUND WARNING

A warning to party leaders that the dry
women of the south and west will insist
upon candidates for president and vice
president in the next election who will
declare unequivocally for prohibition and
its enforcement, was sounded at the
southeastern states convention of drys
by Mrs. Jessie w. Nicholson of Chevy
Chase, Md, president of the National
Women's Democratic Law Enforcement
League.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-03-01
AFTER NEW JERSEY DRYs

Officers and leaders of the National
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment opposed a plan last week
proposed by the head of this wet organ
ization, Mr.. w. II. Stayton, to organize
state branch in New Jersey, chiefly to
bring about defeat of eight of the states
congressman who are said to have voted
for IAN appropriation to put poison in
alcohol and thus poison their constitu-
ents.'
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-03-01
McADOO FOR WALSH

\ Washington dispatch OF March 3
says that William Gibbs McAdoo will
lead the movement in California to nom
mate Senator Walsh of Montana as
Democratic candidate for president 1t
was announced that Walsh's name would
be entered for presidential candidate in
California May l.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-03-01
JANE adams DEFENDS DRY LAW
Noted Social Worker of Chicago
Presents Interesting Facts to
Club Women of That City

Miss Jane Adams, founder OF Hull
House. Chicago, social worker for near
iy 40 years, and one OF the best known
women in the nation, is strong Tor prohi-
bition In defense OF the dry law she pre-
scented facts as she knows them 10 the
members of the Chicago Women's Club,
and from these facts drew her conclu
sions.
Families getting fuller share OF the
wage earner's income, thanks to the abo-
lition OF treating at the bar; mothers re-
lieved of the anxiety of awaiting drunken
husbands; children more regular at
school politics taken out OF the saloon,
are some of the benefits Miss Adams
said were observable in her own neigh
borhood.
No Arguments for Repeal
Crime among the bootleggers and the
'hi-jackers' who live by holding up the
booteggers, has resulted in amazing vio-
lence because neither group can look to
the police for protection, the whole trade
being outside the law. 1t would be an
enormous gain If all firearms could be
taken out of the situation, removing them
from private citizens first and then from
the police, as in England"
an our neighborhood we have seen
change of custom among foreign people
who now use Temperance drinks for their
festivities. We rent Bowen Hall at Hull
House for these events.
For time drinking liquor was con-
sdered rather sporty by the younger peo-
pie but there is a general impression that
this braggadocio movement is spending
itself
"The care of children has improved.
Mothers have been relieved OF much anxi-
ETY., for there Is no greater anxiety for
mother than that OF expecting her hus-
band to come home drunk.
Enforcement is TAR from what it should
be, she indicated in report of bootleg
ging activities as they came under her OBJ
servation. Yet, she pointed out, lack of
enforcement is a poor argument for re-
peal
People say there is as much liquor
consumed now as there used to be-" she
continued, but I've never known any
reputable statistician who says So Think
of the great trucks that stood all up and
down the street, before prohibition; trucks
that took half hour to unload It can't
be possible that boodeggers have the ia
cilities for doing anything on that scale.
"Disreputable dance halls were former
ly trenched with liquor, she continued, in
citing changes under prohibition. There
has been surprising increase Of large
and decent dance halls where liquor is
not permitted On the other hand there
has been a large growth OF cabarets and
roadhouses.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-03-01
DRY UNCLE SAM LEADS
Four-Fifths of All Automobiles in
the World Are in Dry
United States

states! Is 1t III the forefront OF the Id
tions of the earth now that it is under
prohibition?
Here are few facts from the latest re-
vised edition of the McMurry Parkins
Elementary Geography OF 1923. The
quotations are from the authors:
AT the beginning OF 1927 there were
more than 100000 automobiles in the
world. Over 100000, or about four
ffths of these, were in the United States.
If all the people of the United States
wanted to go riding at the same time, we
could take them all and have only five
people to each automobile"
As to Our rank in radio sets, if we all
wanted to hear the President speak at
once about Is of us would have to be
at each radio set II the British people
wanted to hear their king speak at once,
they would have to have % people at
each radio set.
about fve-eighths Of all the worlds
telephones are in the United States.
There are nearly 200 telephone mes
sages year for each of us. In Germany
there are only about 80 year for each
person, and in France p"
"The United States has fve-eighths of
the worlds telephones, three eighths of
its railroads, and four -hfths of its auto
mobiles. Besides, it uses one-fourth of
all the sugar, three-fourths OF all the rub
Der, and four -ffths of all the petroleum
produced each year Our people have
more comforts in their homes, and more
and better food than any other people
on earth"
"In the United States the average farm
worker takes care of nearly so acres or
crops. In France and Germany one farm
worker cares for only seven acres, in Rus
STA only nine, and in Japan only one and
one-half.
"Most of Our workers are able to buy
more things than Workmen in almost any
other country in the world, because they
earn more. Probably the main reason is
that the average workman in the United
States has machinery OF the power of
four horses to help him. II he worked
in England he would have only two horse
power, and if he were workman in ia
pan, he would have only one horse pow
er"
One reason for American success is
that, compared with the area of our coun-
try, we have a small population The area
OF the United States is about three-fourths
that of Europe, but. the population of
that of Europe is over four times ours.
The area of India is only one-half ours,
but its population is nearly three times
ours"
''You might ask why countries like Rus
STA, China and India have not become
wealthy. They are large countries like our
own, and can produce as great variety
OF farm products as we can. Probably the
main reason for their failure to become
wealthy lies in the lack of education of
their people About three-fourths of the
Russians over ten years old and over
nine-tenths of the people of India cannot
read or write"
AND THEN TO ADD TO ALL ITS
OTHER BLESSINGS. THE UNITED
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
TO WORK DUE
 TO MISUNDERSTANDING
Supt. Doyle of Charity Department Explains
 Confusion

A misunderstanding rather than a refusal to work resulted in IA who are on the charity list failing to re- ceive city employment yesterday. Supt. John L. Doyle of the depart ment of public welfare reported to Mayor Paonessa today following an 
 The municipal employment bu- reau took the names of 16 men from the charity list and placed them in labor gangs to begin work yesterday morning. The men say they were notified to report Thurs day, but did not understand that it was for the purpose of going to work, their expectation being that they would then be told on what day they would be given employ ment. All claim to have called at the bureau at some hour during the day, but they found their places filled.
 Supt. Doyle lost no time in making a check-up after learning that the men were not present to receive in- structions. Had it been found there were refusals to work. the names of the men would have been taken from the charity lists.
 The first installmonts Of the sew craze extension program to be worked out in conjunction with the movement to furnish employment to men out Of work. will be started Monday when operations will begin on Burritt street and on McClintock road
 Two labor gangs will be sent out. one in charge Of Foreman Frank c. Riley and the other under Foreman Thomas J. Devine. The workers will be recruited from the group of un- employed whose applications are on file at the labor bureau being con- ducted by James Desmond for the board of public works.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
Naval Construction
 Plans Are Criticized

Washington, May { (UP)-Con- struction of naval vessels in govern ment naval yards was criticized as extravagant today when Rear Ad- mirai Charles F. Hughes, chief of naval operations. appeared before the house naval affairs committee to ask additional appropriations for reconditioning the battleships Okla homa and Nevada and the subma- rine VI.
 "The government has never built ship within tbe amount congress has authorized" said Representative Vinson. Ga. ranking democrat in the committee.
 Hughes asked S650.000 more for completing reconditioning of the three vessels. Congress already has appropriated $13.150.000 for the battleships and $6.300.O00 for the submarine.
 Vinson and other members Of the committee suggested that the ap- propriation need not be requested until the beginning of next con- gress.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04

are gentlemen, capable of control ling their appetites." And it adds that "on the whole, probably. there are as many or more teetotalers among the dry-voting members as among the wet-voting members" |" though this is a question that has never been decided"
 The News says it does not intend to "snoop,' and explains:
 But when a fire-eating prohibi- uonlst wanders aimlessly about the senate chamber during the discussion of important business and finally in terrupts to ask the presiding officer, 'WhaSs bizness before House?" or when similar exponent of the Vol stead act has to hang hard to the edge of his desk. where his legs weave unsteadily under him, as he attempts to make a. speech. or when champion of the 18th amendment relapseS from maudlin inattention into snoring sleep in the midst of a senate session, the News will under take to make his condition clear to it's readers"
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
COP FLASHES LIGHT ON ALCOHOL IN AUTO Discovers Horde When He Investigates Dark
 Car

Had the lights on an automobile driven by Joseph Fazzina, aged A, of 6S Franklin street, been burning last night as he drove through Hart ford avenue, Fazzina would probably not have run into difficulty with the law, but when Officer John NJ. Lieb- Ter stopped him to question him about the condition of the light, he also asked him for his operators S license, which FaZzina fumbled for, and the officer. flashing his light into the rear part of the car. saw nine five gallon cans Of alleged alcohol. He boarded the car and ordered FaZzina to drive to the police head quarters, where he preferred the charge of transporting alcohol in ex- cess of five gallons by means of a motor vehicle. without a permit
 In police court today, Judge w. F. Mangan, representing Fazzina. en- tered plea of not guilty and ob tained continuance until next Monday in $70o bonds.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
HAD TWO HOMES AND
 LIVED DOUBLE LIFE
Bridgeport Woman Freed from Man Who Maintained Menage in
 New Haven Too.

Bridgeport, May 4.-(UP)-Mrs. Margaret McBeth's description of her husbands secret menage at New Haven, gained her a divorce today from Clement McBeth of Bridgeport and New Haven.
 Mrs. McBeth introduced testimony that her husband had two homes, with her and with a 19-year-old New Haven girl who had born him a daughter.
 Miss Margaret Jacksonville of New Haven was named as mistress of Mc- Beth's Orange street establishment at New Haven.
 Judge Alfred c. Baldwin granted the decree after a five-minute hear ing.
 Judge Baldwin took under ad- visement the cases of William J. s. Davis of Bridgeport who seeks separation from Mrs. Loretta May Normand Davis, New York actress. and of George Lasall who charges his wife, Audrey Fairbrother Lasalle, a waitress, lived with him only 10 days.
 Davis in his plea, said his wife refused to leave the stage and be- come house wife. She frequently left him for the company of theatri- cal friends, he said.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
DENIAL IS MADE THAT
 LENROOT WAS BREED
Letter Introduced At Inquiry Says He Was Not Paid For Op.
 posing Walsh Measure

Washington, May (UP)--A let- ter denying that former Senator Irwin l.. Lenroot of Wisconsin re- ccived $2O,000 from utilities Inter- ests for fighting the Walsh utilities investigation resolution was entered on the record today in the federal trade commissions utilities Inquiry.
 Payment of $20.0O0 to Lenroot was reported in testimony recently given by Ira L. Grimshaw of the joint committee of National Utilities associations. Grimshaw said Lem root was engaged as counsel to op- pose the Walsh resolution which called for a senate investigation of the power industry.
 In the letter. Elisha Hanson, Len roots law partner. said the joint committee engaged the firm of Lem root, Hanson. Smith & Lovett, and did not deal with Lenroot individu- ally. He said that checks, though made out to Lenroot personally, were turned by him into the firms account.
 The commission admitted into evidence a letter from Richard Washburn Child. former ambassa- dor to Italy, who was shown in the joint committees records to have received $7,500 for writing . book on Boulder Dam.
 Child explained that he had re- ceived the money as an attorney in payment for writing 8 brief on Boulder Dam. As the brief was the work of several persons, Child said, he did not sign it. He emphatical- ly affirmed his opposition to govern ment ownership projects.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
BROKER AND WAR VET
 MYS7ERI0USLY KILLED
c. R. Winant of New York Dies After Apparently
 Being Beaten

New York, May 4 P-Cornelius R. Winant, stock broker and broth- CT of former Governor John G. Wi nant of New Hampshire, died last night at the Princeton club under circumstances which caused a po- lice investigation today.
 Dazed and bleeding from the nose and with scratches on his face, Wi nant entered the club at o'clock and died two hours later.
 Dr. Charles Norris, chief medical examiner. ordered an autopsy when he noted bruised nose and pos- sible fracture of the skull
 When Winant entered the club two members assisted him to his room. He was visited there by his brother and two friends. They call ed Dr. s. B. Ross. who left after giving him some medicine and calling a male nurse. Shortly after the nurse arrived Winant died.
 Detectives said Winant had been absent from his room at the Hotel Weston for several days and had been drinking heavily. They started an inspection of several known speakeasies on the theory that he had been attacked.
 Winant, who was 31 years old, and a member of the class of 1918 Princeton, was one of the first men fn in{n tho ar;o Ery lance corps, an organization of col lege men which served with the allied armies driving their own am. bulances in the early days of the war. He enlisted In 1915. He served with Section 3 on the western front and was gassed. Winant was one of group of eight men in his unit to be cited for gallant action in picking up wounded around Mona stir under heavy smelling in May 1917. He also received the croix dc guerre.
 After America's entry in the wal he became captain in the United States army engineers. He was cap- tured by the Germans early ir 1918. later escaping from prison camp at Giessen and making his way on foot and without food fol two days into Holland.
 He was unmarried and was 6 member of the stock brokerage firm of Kelly. Drayton and Corvisse. He Is survived by his parents, Mr and Mrs. Frederick A. Winant, his brother, the former governor, and two other brothers, Frederick A. jr.. of Portsmouth. N. H. and Clin- ton D. Winant of New York. Winant died from loss of blood incident to a broken nose suffered in an assault or a fall. Assistan Medical Examiner Gonzales an nounced after an autopsy today. City Toxicologist Gettler announc ed after an analysis of Winant'. brain that Winant was drunk at tho time he was injured. estimated b, Dr. Gonzales to have been abou three hours before he died. The autopsy showed that tho bridge of Winant's nose had beer broken and that he otherwise was injured about the face and body.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
Geo. Tucker, New Haven
 q. A, R. Veteran, Elected

New Haven, May 4 LF-George Almon Tucker of New Haven was elected department commander at the final session of the state G. A. R. encampment here today. He sue ceeds Charles M. Smaller of Devon. Other officers named were: James Haggerty of Willimantic. senior vice. commander; Frank A. Cargill of Bridgeport. junior vice-com- mander. Other officers will be named before the close of the ses- sion.
 The Women's Relief Corps which is also holding it's annual conven- ton in connection with the G. A. k. encampment will name officers this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04

and V. c. Hart is treasurer. James Chamberlain is one of the subscrib- CTS. as is also Judge A. w. Creedon of Hartford. With the exception of Messrs. Steele and Creedon, all are residents of this city.
 It is the plan of the corporation to carry on it's business at Brainard flying field in Hartford, and offices have been established at 50 State street. The company owns one three passenger Challenger plane and it is planned to add other equipment from time to time. It is not the plan of the officers to do the actual flying themselves. having engaged an expert pilo. for this purpose.
 The president of the new corpor- ation is the son of MT. and Mrs. Maxwell Hart. He is a former mem- Der of the Yale varsity football squad,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT
Congressmen Who Appear on Duty Under Influence of Drink Are to
 Be Publicly Announced by Press
Washington Daily News Announces Intention of Show ing Up C0-Called Dry Members Who Undertake to
 Discuss Affairs of State While Intoxicated.

Washington. May 4.-(UP)-The Washington Daily News announced editorially today that it proposes henceforth ito publish as news the appearance on duty of any so-called dry member of the house or senate in an obviously intoxicated condi- tion."
 The decision was made to put an end to such hypocrisy" the News said.
 The spectacle of senator or representative, under the influenc3 of liquor, undertaking publicly to discuss affairs of state, is always dis gusting," the editorial said. When such a senator or representative is one who consistently votes for prohi- bition. the hypocrisy and rank abuse of special privilege makes the spectacle intolerable."
 The newspaper admits that con- gressmen have as much right to the synthetic pleasure" of drinking as anyone else. It says the "great majority" Of members of both houses
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
DECISION RESERVED
Public Utilities Commission Makes No Finding on New Haven Rail- roads Request.

Hartford. May 1 R-Decision was reserved today by the public utilt- ties commission at hearing on the petition of the New York, New Ha- ven & Hartford Railroad company. to purchase s35o,oo0 in stock of the Providence Produce Warehouse Co.,. of Providence, R. I.
 The company has been formed by the railroad and the produce deal CTS of the city. who were recently ordered to discontinue using the streets for display of their wares. They money from the stock will be used to release mortgages on the site of the proposed building, in or- der that a building loan may be se- cured. The railroad will lease the building to the merchants. There was no opposition to the plan, which was explained by Eugene Phillips, counsel for the road in Rhode Island,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
TWO GRANTED DEGREES
 OF DIVORCE BY JUDGE
Anna Fl. Slepsk Freed From Hus- band and Catherine Madran Also Is Divorced.

Hartford, May Rt-Anna H. Slepski of New Britain, mother of eight children. was granted a divorce on grounds of assertion from John Slepski today in superior court. Well fare workers told Judge Dickenson they had found a man who is willing to marry Mrs. Slepski.
 Two wives of Frank Crowley ap- peared in court and Judge Dicken- son annulled the marriage of Crow ley to Catherine Madran in New Brit ain, November 27. 1923. Louise Casperak of Farmingdale, L. l., test flied that she was married to Crow ley in her home town just a week before the New Britain marriage was performed. The latter has obtained 8 divorce.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-04
GENERAL MOTORS IN
 ANOTHER BIG SPUR1
Rises With Market to High Figure of $2O3 Per
 Share

New York, May 3 R-A sensa- tional buying movement in General Motors common stock. which quickly advanced $6.50 a share to a high record at $203. started wild bullish demonstration today on the New York stock exchange. Scores of other issues advanced $1 to $ . share. Retention of the four per cent rediscount rate by the New York federal reserve bank, allaying fears of an immediate credit strin- gency, stimulated the buying move- ment.
 So great was the volume of trad ing that the ticker quickly fell be- hind the market. General Motors opened with a block of 11,O00 shares at the split price of 319s-19s.50 and then bounded upward to $2o3. American Can opened with a block of 10000 shares at Ss9 and the first sale of Richfield Oil of California was $1o,000 shares at ti5.5o. An opening transaction of 10,3Oo shares of Chrysler at $75 was followed by another block of 10000 shares at the same price.
 New high prices for the year, or longer. were registered by American Telephone at $195, International Telephone at s17o. Rock Island com mon at s117.s7 1-2, Columbia Gas at Sll1.s2h. Missouri Pacific common at s60, Southern California Edison at $53.25. North American Co. at s73 and Howe Sound at S57.25.
 Buying orders poured onto the floor from all sections of the coun- try. Leading commission houses, with wires to the west and south, were swamped with business. Over worked clerks and bookkeepers struggled to keep pace with the tre- mendous volume of trading, and looked forward to the suspension of business tomorrow when they hoped to be able to catch up with their work. In many brokerage houses, the task of moving into new quar- ters over the week -end complicated the routine work of the office,
 Telephone and telegraph lineman nave been working all night for the last two weeks in the financial dis trict in desperate effort to connect telephones, stock, curb. commodity and news tickers so that no house will be without these facilities dur ing business hours.
 The buying movement broadened as trading progressed with the pub- lie utilities assuming . more promi- nent part in the advance. Columbia Gas run up $4.50 a shore to . new high at $114.5o and American Tele- phone, International Telephone. North American company and a few others extended their early gains to $S share or more. Curtiss Aeroplane scared $7 a share to n new high at S1o3.25. General Mo- tors held within a $1 or SO of its high level with buying stimulated by unofficial predictions of sub. stantial extra cash dividend on May 10.