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The Washington times., 1928-10-10
JAMES GIRYTN PETERs

Funeral arrangements for James
Girvin Peters, chief of the branch
OF the Public Relations in, the For
est Service, Department of Agricui-
ture, who died yesterday while on
a tour OF the State of Arkansas,
have not yet been compelled.
Peters was a native of Baltimore,
and came here In 1910 when he en-
tered the servic of the department.
He was starting a speech at Cam
den, Ark, Sunday when he became
i'll.
Peters lived in the 100 block of
Twenty-second st. n. w. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Harriet
Peters, two sons, Horace White, and
James Girvin Peters. jr.
The Washington times., 1928-10-10
BTRTHS

Mark and Ruth n. Taynton, girl.
Louis J. and Helen v. Van Alien
girl.
Arthur r. and Mary y. Davis girl
John and Hazel McNerhancy, boy.
Carlton and Kathryn Came, boy.
Louis II. and Maud Layton, boy.
James J. and Nellie T. McAuliffe.
John r. and Margaret r. Alcurs,
James v. and Nita b. Mcpherson.
Thomas D. and HARRIET Paxman.
girl.
John NJ and May L. Gordon. girl.
Carl J. and Josephine JeaRer, girl,
William l. and Sadie q. Godfrey,
Guy c. and Ruth M. Knight. boy.
John N. and Eleanor 3. Opie. boy.
George W. and Ethel L. Brown, boy.
Charles ". and Gertrude Piukett,
boy.
Hubert @. and Elizabeth Tucker.
boy.
John w. and Gertrude u. Miller. boy.
Archie and Lorena Smith, girl.
Abraham and Maria Lawson, boy.
Herman and Elizabeth Aderson. boy.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
SOUTH CHURCH LOSS
 MAY NOT BE GREAT
Insurance May Cover Damage Except Total
 on Organ

That the South Congregations: church may not lose a large amount of money as a result of the fire last Sunday morning. was minated to- day by one of the church officials who pointed out, However, that no definite figures have been received from the appraisers or the insurance adjusters and that no one knows yet just what the loss actually will be.
 If the church is required to re- place the old organ at its full value, 1t faces a loss of about $40, 900. That the organ was worth approxi- mately &75,00o seems to be the uni- versal opinion of experts. although it is felt by church officials that an acceptable instrument can be pro- cured for half that price.
 The Herald was informed by Mir. Lewis. of Lewis & Hitchcock. who recently overhauled the organ. that fl could not be replaced for &75,ooo. Carl L. Bloom of New Haven. organ- ist and choir leader. said it was worth Sso,000. Professor Per Ols- son. who is claimed 10 be the city's leading organist. stated that 't would require sS0,000 10 replace f. Ernest M Skinner of the Skinner Organ Co, who built the original or gan. told the church officials prac- tically the same thing. Frederick J. Bliss Of Bliss < Cole.
 appraisers. said today he was not yet prepared to estimate the loss. It is felt that if an organ s pur- chased for S3o.o0o or $35.o0o. there
 h . strong probability of the insur- ance covering the total lo0.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
EARTHQUAKE EXPERT
 MAKES PREDICTIONS
Prof. Bendandi Warns of Disturbances, Probably
 Sunday Night

Faenza. Italy. Feb. IS (UP)-A series of earthquakes tomorrow night in Alaska, Mexico. Jugoslavia and Italy. to be followed by new terrific disturbances" in Africa and the Rar East on February 26 and 27 were forecast today by Prof. Bendandi. noted seismic expert.
 A statement issued by Prot. Ben dandi, whose successful forecasts of earthquakes have made him world famous, said:
 "A series of powerful earthquakes again is imminent in various zones of the globe.
 These telloric crises will begin Sunday night with violent quakes in Alaska, followed by minor reper- cussions in Mexican provinces and also in southern Jugoslavia.
 These earthquakes will syn chronize with slight registrations in Italy.
 This resumption of seismic ac- tivity will be followed by a brief period of calmness.
 'Then. at the end of the month namely. on the 26th and increasingly on the 27th-new terrific disturb ances will be registered in Africa and the Far East.
 "(Signed),
 IRRITABLE BENDANDI. {"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
POLICE DOUBTFUL MAN WAS SUICIDE Body Of 50 Year Old New Yorker
 Had Four Bullets in Body DOCTORS ARE SKEPTICAL
Robert Livingston Ireland Found Dead in New York Hotel But Some Incline to View that He Could Not Have Shot Himself.

New York. Feb. IS lP-Robert Livingston Ireland, 60 year old capitalist and partner of the late Mark Hanna, was found shot to death in his apartment at the Hotel Seymour last night. Dr. Charles Cassasa, assistant medical examiner, said it was q case of suicide. Mrs. Ireland, who discovered her hus- bands body on the bed on her re- turn from a shopping tour, told the police he had been in ill health for the last year and had been despond- ent for some time.
 Four bullet wounds were found in the body, two near the heart and two flesh wounds near his side. A 32 calibre revolver lay on chif- fonier within two feet of his right hand. Four of the seven chambers contained discharged cartridges. Reconstr,lcts Tragedy Acting Inspector Ross said Ireland apparently had been standing before the chiffonier mirror, when he shot himself as there were blood stains on the mirror and on a photograph of Mrs. Ireland that stood on the chiffonier.
 | Detectives, however. were contin- uing their investigation as a result of what they said were several pug zling circumstances.
 i Police Puzzled | They said they were unable 10 understand how a man of MT. Ire lands age could stand under the shock of four bullets fired into his body from a distance of only a few inches. Mrs. Ireland said that when she last saw her husband at 1:20 in the afternoon he appeared cheerful. Dr. John H. Heating, his personal physician said MT. Ireland had been on the road to recovery and had planned to leave with Mrs. Ireland for Honolulu in a few days on an extended trip.
 Is Not Satisfied
 T am not at all sure he took his own life." said pr. Keating adding that he knew of no reason why MT. Ireland should commit suicide.
 Dr. Cassasa and Dr. Louis Amill
 Continued on Page 13)
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
COURT LEN|EN7 WITH
 GIRL FORTUNE TELLER
Admits She Peered Into Future for Broad
 Street Woman

| On account of her age, Victoria i Cooper, aged 19, of Cooper Farm, Kingston, \. Y., had payment of q fine of S25 and costs suspended by Judge H. r. Roche in police court today. She was found guilty of vio- lating the act concerning fortune telling and Judge Roche warned her that she must not persist in her practice or she will be dealt with severely. He pointed out that sine could be fined from s25 to &100 or imprisoned for six months, or both
 under the statute.
 The young woman, who said she is married and came to visit her mother at 39 East Main street four months ago. was arrested by Detec- tive Sergeant Ellinger and Sergeant Feeney shortly after 3 o'clock yes- terday afternoon at the home Of Mrs. Andrew Madrak, corner of Grove and Broad streets. The police 1 had received information that two women were reading palms in the 1 neighborhood and it was thought 1 they might be the pair ~hS fieeced 1 Manuel Comes of 33 Lilac street out l of s53S.25 q few days ago. The sergeants located Mrs. Coop CT and her 12 year old sister in the 1 Madrak tenement. At police head quarters the sergeants satisfied themselves that they had no con- nection with the Lilac street inci- dent, but on the strength of the stories of Mrs. Madrak and her daughter, Katherine, the charge was preferred. The 12 year old girl was not brought into court because of her age.
 Sergeant Feeney testified tha' ] Miss Madrak was told by the for. tune teller that she would be mar. ried and be mother, also that a friend of the family from afar would
 make a visit shortly. Miss Madral
 testified that she was present wher
 her mother had her palm read and the fortune teller proceeded to pre-
 dict pleasant occurrences for tin,
 witness although the latter had no
 given her permission to do so. Mrs
 Madrak paid 20 cents in Miss Mad
 rak's presence.
 Mrs. Cooper pleaded not guilt,
 but on the witness stand she admit
 ted that she accepted money fo
 predicting the future. She and he
 sister go from house to house sellinI
 baskets and when the opportunit.
 presents itself they read palms, sh
 said.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18

Gerard Does Not Want
 Dawn" Shown Here

New York. Feb. IS N-The proposed showing in the United States of the British moving pie ture "Dawn." depicting the life and death of the war nurse Edith Cavell. executed by the Germans in Belgium. has brought indica- tions of renewed trouble for the film in this country. Announce ment has been made by Arch Selwyn that he has bought the American rights to the picture.
 The Berlin foreign office made protest against the showing of the picture in England and James w. Gerard. former ambassador to Germany, threatens court &C., tion if an attempt is made to show it here.
 Mr. Gerard said he would do everything in his power to pre- vent its presentation, applying if necessary to the courts for an injunction on the ground that such exhibitions would be con- trary to public policy"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
CHOOSE ARCHITECT
 FOR H. s. ADDITION
Lansing, Mich., Firm Gets Con-
 tract to Draw Plans
DECISION NOT UNANIMOUS
Several Local Architects in Compe- tition But Are Outvoted-Cost Of Complete Building Expected to bc Approximately &5OO,OOO.

The Warren s. Holmes Powers Co. of Lansing, Mich, was selected to prepare plans for an addition to the Senior High school at a meet ing of the school accommodations committee yesterday afternoon The Michigan concern was in competi- tion with several local architects. and the decision to make the award was made only after a lengthy de- bate, and was not unanimous.
 The proposed building is to be placed between the two school build ings. the academic and vocational, which now stands within short dis tance of each other on Bassett street. Equipped. it is expected to cost nearly $500,00o. Favorable &C., ton by the school committee and by the board of finance and taxation must be taken before work may proceed.
 The cost of construction of the building under the Michigan archi- tect's plan was eGualled by one Of the local architects. it was learned today. A special meeting of the board has been called by President P. F. King for next Tuesday after noon at which the school accom- modations committee will make it's recommendation.
 Unusual Accommodations According to plans of the Holiness Powers Co.,. the proposed building will have two gymnasiums, one for boys and one for girls. each of which will have 4,0o0 feet of floor space. The building will also have a cafeteria which will accommodate 2,0t0 pupils and an auditorium which will seat 2,00o.
 A library adequate to take care of the enrolment of tho entire school will be constructed in the , new building. There will be 90 class rooms available. including rooms constructed in the academic build ing space which the. auditorium and gymnasium now occupy.
 | All the offices which are now in the vocational and academic build ings will be housed in the new build ing, according 10 the plans. Public Auditorium
 The auditorium will resemble g 1 tContinucd on Page 13)
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
Women Are i....,.,..,.xl


 Washington, Feb. IS (UP)-Or- ganized rum trusts now are employ ing some young women as liquor smugglers and bootleg distributors, 1t was learned at the treasury to- day.
 Assistant Secretary of Treasury bowman said number Of young women. some hardly out of their teens. had been captured recently when they attempted to smuggle whiskey into the United States iron, Canada.
 He said that these women work on straight commission basis. bringing automobile loads of rul, across the border. Their appearance. is pleasing, and they hope to avoid close inspection by their winning ways, it was said.
 bowman pointed out that tn. government now has 455 border patrol officers, equipped with nearly 300 automobiles and motor boats and suggested that the new type
 
 male colleagues.
 Also it Was learned that while of1icials believe there are at least 10 men bootleea.rs to every woman many young girls are lured into the illicit business by huge profits. Au- thorities said big liquor vendors eir- ploy young girls 10 make city de- liveries as they are less apt to be suspected by police.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
Says Agents May Work Either With or With out Search Warrants- Courtesy Alone is De- manded of Men.
Declares Organized Rum Trusts Are Now Elm. ploying Young Women as Booze Smugglers on Commission Basis.

Washington, Feb. IS R-Whils believing that in the future prohi- bition agents will make their raid under the prohibition law. armed with the necessary search warrants, Assistant Secretary bowman has pointed out that arrests under the old internal revenue act may be made without warrants.
 Must Be Courteous
 \ new drive soon is to be made against liquor law violators, and so long as the revenue act is on the statute books, bowman says. his agents may use their own discretion in adopting the law most applicable to each individual case. He added that all agents have been warned. however. to treat courteously per- sons they encounter in making ths raids.
 |. Mir. Lowman pointed out that re- cent raids in Chicago on some 390 establishments, resulting in the padlocking of some of them, were conducted under the old revenue act, as was the raid on the Helen Morgan clubs in New York. In that raid the agents seized the clubs fixtures, and Mir. bowman declared such seizures are within the law, the courts being called upon to de- termine whether the property shall be sold or returned to the de- fentants.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
President and Congress Don't Agree on Appropriations, Flood Control and Farm Relief
EXECUTIVE FEELS THAT
 LOWER TAXES IMpERILED
Tax Bill Lies Dormant in Senate Awaiting Revenue Returns of March 15th-COolidgc Doesn't Flood Expense.

Washington. Feb. 1s.-tP-Presi- dent Coolidge is out of sympathy with the course congress is pursuing in respect to appropriations. farm re- lief and flood control. and he be- lieves the chances for tax reduction now are critically endangered.
 He feels that the two houses have been too liberal in appropriating fed eral funds and that as a consequence tax reduction is correspondingly re- mote. He has noted that in addition to the $65,000,0O0 increase in the proposed tax curtailment voted by the house, congress has added $S,- 000,000 to the army appropriation in excess of what he thought neces- sary. and has doubled the shipping board appropriation.
 Lies Dormant
 The tax bill now is lying dormant in the senate, where leaders have tucked it away to await additional revenue information with the March 15 returns. There have been admin istration warnings that too great reduction would be worse than none at all. and only recently Representa- tive Garner. of Texas. ranking demo- crat on the house ways and means committee, predicted that there would be no reduction this year. The flood control bill given to the house by its flood committee does at poot tho pracidapt,S dav;raS bo cause it provides that the govern ment bear the entire expense of pro- tecting the Mississippi valley. Mir. Coolidge clings to his belief that communities concerned should pay n part, and he is considering designa- tion of a special committee to de- termine just how much those cities could contribute toward the cost, if congress cannot obtain that informa- ton itself.
 Wants Work to start
 Meantime, he thinks initial appro- ! priauons should be made so that the work can be begun. but he believes the area to be controlled should in clude only that affected by last i springs flood. The present house bill, he feels, is too ambitious.
 The farm relief bill recently ap- proved by the senate agriculture committee. with it's equalization fee, draws from the president the same objection that prompted him to veto
 last year the McNary- -Haugen bill. Tn his rnfo ypaSsapa ht, aalactnd fha fee as the most objectionable feature. 1 He has heard of the Yoakum farm relief plan now under discussion here and has learned from the t! agriculture department that while the proposal has some merit it in- cludes other features regarded as not feasible
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
WELD SIGNS 2e MILL BUDGET;
 PUTS ONUS ON CITY COUNCIL
Responsibility for Carrying on Work with Reduced Alp proprations Put Squarey Up to Legislative Branch of Government-Extra Tax Can Be Levied if
 Necessary, is Attitude of Executive.

something in the nature of an eX- pertinent. and if we find it is not possible to carry through We can lay an extra tax"
 The mayors announcement was made following a long conference with Chairman Edward F. Hall of the board of finance and taxation. Senator Hall declared before going into the conference he would be in- clined to recommend that the mayor (Continued on Page 14)
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18

Mayor Weld today signed the 26- mills. budget, meanwhile issuing statement putting up to the mem- bers of the common council the re- sponsibility for carrying the city through the year on the reduced ap- propriations.
 II expressed myself freely at the council meeting the other night. and I feel the common council must now do what it has promised-keep down expenditures to an amount within the appropriations allowed. It Is
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
Death Toll Of Maritime Disasters However, Seems Confined
 to Fifteen Men
2l SAVED AFTER 26 HOURS
 ADRIFT IN OPEN DORIES
Leviathan's Hard Lack Causes No Damage-4O Rescued From Brit
 ish Tanker - 38 Others Cling to Rigging Until Saved Near Holland - Still Another Craft Finally
 Makes Glasgow After Being TOwed

By the Associated Press,
 The death toll from an unlucky Friday at sea in which five ships fig ured seemed today to have been confined to Is men.
 After 2G hours on the open sea in lifeboats. 21 members of the crew Of the American tank steamer Chuky were landed on the Japanese coast by fishermen. Their captain and IA comrades perished when the tanker blew up.
 The liner Leviathan. entering Southampton, stuck on sandbank and docked, apparently undamaged, four hours late.
 Tho British tank steamer varand grounded near Liverpool. The cap tain and crew of 40 were rescued but the ship remained a fire hazard.
 Thirty-cight men on the British freighter shonga clung to the fore part of the wrecked vessel near imuiden, Holland, awaiting rescue.
 After series of mishaps in which three men were injured the British tanker Lucigen made Glasgow in tow
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
SNIPER STILL ACTIVE

Camden. N. J.. Feb. IS (UP)-Ef- forts to capture the phantom sniper" of Camden were redoubled today after the mysterious raider had made his 34th attack. The latest attack took place at the home of Leon Boscove where a window was shattered. A short time before the sniper fired through window of the Dudley public school, terrifying several score children in a first grade cla@
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
HEAVY SNOWFALL

Boston, Feb. IT (UP)-New Eng land today experienced its heaviest snowfall of the winter.
 Three inches of snow covered the ground in Boston at 9:30 a. m. and other sections reported a greater depth.
 The weather bureau predicted that the snow would continue throughout the day and that Bos- tons total fall would be at least six inches.
 Mild temperatures prevailed in most parts of the six states.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
CHICAGO B0MbERS
 AGAIN ARE ACTIVE
Two Buildings in Separate Parts
 of City Are Damaged
NO PERSON IS INJURED
Undertaking Establishment Owned by City Judge Partly Blown up as Is Garage Known as Gangster HangOut.

Chicago, Feb. lS.-Pp-Dynamite bombs, silent for three weeks. ripped their way through two buildings in separate parts of the city last night.
 The home and undertaking estab- lishment of Municipal Judge John A. Sbarbaro on North Wells street was bombed almost at the same time that a blast tore away portion of the Century Garage on West Harri- son street-a place drowned upon by police and federal agents as gangster hangout.
 Another Defiance
 Coming less than month after bomb attacks against the homes of City Comptroller Charles Fitzmorris and Dr. William Reid, both of whom are close allies of Mayor Thompson, the bombing of Judge Sbarbaro's home and business place was looked upon by police as another defiance of the administration for its war up- on organized crime.
 The Century Garage bombing puzzled police. although they were agreed the motive undoubtedly was rooted in gang rivalry. It was in front of this garage last Tuesday that Isadore (Nigger) Goldbergh, known as a strong-arm man for a vice and gambling syndicate. was shot down and fatally wounded. No One is Hurt No one was hurt at either place, although Judge and Mrs. Sbarbaro, occupying the third floor of the Wells street building. were thrown from bed by the force of the explo- sion. Windows two blocks away were shattered.
 The bomb had been placed near the front entrance. When it explod- ed it wrecked the richly furnished 1 funeral chapel which takes up much of the first floor. It was from this chapel several years ago that the gum guarded casket of Dior O'Banion, florist-gangste was talk. en in one of the costliest, stranges' funerals Chicago ever had seen. The same chapel served for the funera of Vincent {Shemer) Drucci who like O'Banion. fell before the bullets of gang vengeance.
 Damage Is &1O,OOO 1 Judge Sbarbaro. who estimated his bomb damage at $10.000 was un able to offer a motive. He doubted that politics had any connection. H. suggested that stiff penalties impos ed recently in his court in an effor to break up gambling may hav' been responsible.
 Police learned that Judge Spar baro received an anonymous tele phone threat Wednesday agains his life.
 Threats also had been made t' Frank Lauer, owner of the Centur. Garage. Lauer said that he had re ceived a telephone call in which tn voice at the other end of the wir had said:
 Threat Made Good
 IT 'Nlgger GoldDerg dleS, you joint will be blown up.'
 Goldberg died early yesterday.
 The warning was relayed to polio who stationed four officers at tn garage. The policemen were on dut near the front of the building whel the explosion knocked over the req wall. demolished one section am damaged surrounding places. On patrolman was knocked down by tn force of the explosion, but uninjur l ed