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New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
FAREWELL PARTIES ARE
 PLANNED AT HIGH SCHOOL
senior and Amphion Clubs Are to Have Their Closing Social
 Events.

The Senior and Amphion clubs of the Senior High school will hold their annual parties this week. The Senior club will give its annual fare we'll party to its graduating mem- hers tomorrow night and the Am- phion club will hold it's annual party on Friday night. Both organizations will use the auditorium and gym nasium.
 Members of tho minstrel troup will be guests of the club at the party An orchestra will be secured for dancing and an entertainment will be conducted. Part of the en- tertainment is toe dance by Doris Nelson. junior and solo by Richard Moffett
 Five groups comprising the entire membership of the Amphion Dra- matic club will present entertain ments at the party which that or sanization will conduct Friday. Three members of the faculty will be judges and a suitable prize will be offered the winners.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
SATELLITES WAR
 CLAIMS SETTLING
Judge Edwin B. Parker Is Re.
 markable Specialist

Washington. May o5.-R,-In a modest suite of offices not far from the state department Judge Edwin $. Parker, 6o-year-old lawyer, is rounding out his career as one of the most extraordinary specialists in this age of specialization.
 With a relatively small staff of assistants he is functioning as specialist in the treatment of ex- tremely complex economic wounds left by the war, which unless healed might prove sources of infection to threaten the peace of the former combatants.
 Already responsible for the set tlement of the war claims of Amer lcan citizens against the central powers and the related economic differences between Austria and Hungary growing out of their sep aration. he has now undertaken to pass upon the alien claims against the United States His three titles umpire of the mixed claims com- mission, United States and Ger many: commissioner of the tripar- tite claims commission and war claims arbiter-stamp him as one of the most unique figures in the history of international economic relationships.
 An American, he was appointed umpire of the mixed claims com- mission about five years ago in com pliance with a suggestion from Ger many that suc.l a selection for this post. usually assigned to a neutral
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
FIRE LOSS HERE
 AT LOW FIGURE
New Britain Stands High
 Among Connecticut Cities

or the 13 Connecticut cities hay- Ing populations in excess of sO,o0o. only one had lower per capita fire losses in 1927 than did New Britain. the fifth largest Of the group, figures published today by the National Board of Fire Underwriters show.
 New Britain's fire loss, per person. in 1927 was $l.35, as against S2.ss the previous year when this city was ffth from highest in the group of IS cities. Last year the city of Iorrlngton, with losses of but 4c cents Der person, was lowest. In but one per cent of the fires did the damage extend beyond the building Tn which they had their start.
 Losses per capita in the cities of 2o,ooo or more population. in 1927, have been reported as follows: Bridgeport, s1,56; Bristol. s7.e7; Danbury. s2,59; Hartford. sl.54; Meriden, $l.9S; New Britain. sl.s5; New Haven. s3.66: New London, S2.6a; Norwalk. SIPS: Norwich, sl.5o; Stamford. sS.o1; Torrington, 4 cents; Waterbury, s3.o5.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
TAFT PUZZLED BY
 BOYS QUESTION
But Admits Inability to Give
 Correct Answer {

Somerville. N. J.. May 2S P-Gil- bert Smith. Jr., 1s years old. has personal letter from Chief Justice Taft advising him to pay more at tention to routine school problems.
 Gilbert had been suffering from a hypothetical question which no one about town. including his father. teacher. a former judge and a former prosecutor could answer. so he submitted it to the depart ment of justice. The question was: If the French ambassador at Washington was murdered by the English ambassador which country would have jurisdiction
 The reply expressed lack of in- formation on the problem Of diplo- matic homicides and was a bitter disappointment to Gilbert until he reached the end of the letter and saw the signature.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

on arbitral tribunals. would be sat- isfactory to that government. About lS,00O claims demanding approxi- mately S1.500. 100000 for damages resulting from Germany's war ac- tvities were submitted to the com mission and it early became ap- parent that, under the old method Of hearing them one by one, at least g years would be required to dispose of them. So Judge Parker decided to introduce a new system of procedure.
 The normal method would have been for the umpire to act only in cases where the commissioners rep resenting America and Germany disagreed. Judge Parker, however, had the claims classified and typical cases selected in each group. He then sat with the other commits sioners 10 hear arguments, and de- cisions were brought in on these test cases laying down broad gen. eral principles to be observed in the other cases. As a result many were disposed of by agreement on the facts by the German and Ameri- can legal agents.
 Now. five years after the commits sion began work on the longest list of claims ever presented to such . tribunal, only few of the more complicated cases remain to be dis posed of. the sum involved has been reduced to sc5o,oo0,Ooo and 94 per cent of all of the Americans who have received awards will be paid in full within the next few weeks. The other six per cent, whose awards exceed $1oO,o0O each, will receive that amount as part pay ment and the remainder. with in- terest, in installments.
 These awards are being paid un- der provisions of the alien property law recently enacted by congress, which also created Judge Parker S new post of war claims arbiter and gave him practically unlimited pow CT to adjudicate the claims of Ger man. Austrian and Hungarian citi-
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

gems for losses incurred through the war-timd seizure of their prop erty in the United States.
 His post of commissioner of the tripartite claims commission is even more complicated than either of the other two. In that capacity he is arbiter not only of Americans claims against Austria and Hun gary. but of difficulties arising be- tween those governments. United under the Hapsburg monarchy dur ing the war. they now are separate nations. but remain jointly liable for damages incurred by American nationals in the war. Determina- tion of the relative liability of each. therefore. is one of Judge Parkers S tasks. But only 5000 cases have been submitted to this commission, and he likes the job.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
FATAL EXPLOSION
One Man Killed in Blast at Chemi- cal Plant in Tariffvil!e Sunday Victim Leaves Family.

Tariffville, May 2s CUP)-A ter rife explosion In the compression apparatus of the Tariffville Oxygen and Chemical Company Sunday took the life of Joseph Miller, 50. labor CT.
 Miller worked alone in branch of the main factory structure. An oxygen compressing machine and two tanks of oxygen exploded. tear ing huge hole in the brick wall of the plant.
 Frank N. Soule. plant manager. was directing an investigation of the explosion today.
 Miller. a Pole. left wife and 1l- year-old daughter.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
ANNUAL RALLY 0F
 CHURCH SOCIETY
90 Guests and Delegates at
 Trinity M. E. Event

The annual rally of the young peoples department. Women's Home Missionary society of the New Ha- ven district. was held at Trinity Methodist church Saturday evening. Ninety people were in attendance. including members of Young Wom- ems auxiliaries and Queen Esther Circles and guests Delegates came from Winsted. Hartford. New Ha- ven. Meriden, Watertown, Water bury and Kensington. Supper. which was in charge of Mrs. Lillie Stotts, president of the local Home Mis- sionary society. was served at o'clock. The girls enjoyed a good time at the tables, singing back and forth some very clever and original songs, and playing with the favors which were balloons of various col ors. Miss Olive Mckenzie of West Haven. district young peoples sec retary, was in charge of the pro- gram. Rev. w. H. Alderson, pastor of the local church, gave the ad- dress of welcome. Brief reports were given of the years work from each society represented. The total amount of supplies sent by girls of this district this past year for work among immigrants. orphans, moun- taineers, negroes and the sick in hospitals, is valued at S114.09. Aside from this the total amount of money received for the work during the past year was ss74.36.
 Miss Lucy M. Ellis of Brooklyn. N. Y, conference young peoples secretary. gave talk on Jubilee Drops" c. o. D. Toasts .were given es follows: C-Collections-Mrs Karl Winter of Watertown; O-Op- portunities-Mrs.J w. Potter of Wa terbury; D-Devotions-Mrs. Bertha Hudson of Watertown. Mrs. Burton Young of Hartford gave the girls an idea of what they might do for supply work during the summer Miss Eva Barnes of Burnside. who taught for nearly two years at Aiken Hall, Olive Hill, Kentucky. a Home Mission school for the chil- dren of the Kentucky mountaineers gave in few minutes vivid word picture of the town, the school and the needs of the children.
 This talk served as background for the play which followed. The play was entitled "Janey" and was presented by the Queen Esther girls of Grace Methodist church, New Haven. "Janey" is a crude mountain girl from a very humble home. The second act shows her a very changed girl after five years at Aiken hall The cast deserves much credit for their impressive presentation of this fine missionary play. At the close Miss Gertrude Barnes of Barnesdale, representing the Spirit of Queen Esther gave a challenge to the dele gates 10 do even bettr work next year. She brought the rally to very fitting conclusion by Queen Esther prayer and benediction
 Miss Lucy Ellis described the Home Mission conference which is held each summer at Northield, while echoes from Northfield songs were effectively given back of the curtain by Miss Crawford of Water- town. Miss Ellis urged the girls to attend this summer.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED
Betrothal of Mas Lots Kiskham . Stanley Hart and Mia Basaare Swift to Robert T. Everett,

Two engagements of interest were made known Saturday evening when Judge and Mrs. John H. Kirkham of Lexington street announced the engagement of their only daughter. Miss Lois Kirkham. to Stanley Hart. son of MT. and Mrs Howard .. Hart Of Hart street and Talmadgs Swift of Cedar street announced the on. gagement Of his youngest daughter. Miss Barbara Swift to Robert T. Everett. son of Mrs. Julia K. Ever. cit of West Medford. Mass. The an. nouncements were made at . supper party for 24 guests at the Kirkham home in Plainville. preceding the May dance at the Shuttle Meadow Country club.
 Miss kirkham and Miss Swift are graduates of Wells college, Aurora, New York. and are popular mem- oers Of New Britain's younger set.
 MT. Hart attended Yale university and Mr. Everett is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
Ford Optimistic Even
 Though Mills Are Shut

Fitchburg. Mass. May 2S P}- Henry Ford on a visit here today saw no cause to worry over fac tories idle on account of conditions in the textile industry.
 New England cities may be sure their factories will not be idle long. he said. "Other industries will soon occupy them"
 Mir. Ford came here to look for a model of the old Brown steam en- zine which was manufactured in this city years ago and which he wanted to add to his collection.
 Greater London's population has grown from 6.5s1.4o2 in 1901 to more than s,ooo,ooo today.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Marriage intentions have been recorded at the office of the town clerk by the following: Sigfried d Elmgren and Vera Nelson both of Hartford: Isaac kolodney of New York City and Miss Hilda Ribicoff of 61 Linden street: William Gooby of S5s South Main street and Muriel L. Stockwell of 3e6 Monroe street.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
Chief of Stan


 Philharmonic Band Provisional Battalion 16sth Infan-
 try, c. N. G. Captain William w. T. Squire,
 Commanding. Lieut.. Wm. H. Jackson, Adjutant. Company I-Lieut. Thomas E. Carey
 Commanding.
 Field Colors. Headquarters Company. Lieut.. Will liam Mccormick. Commanding. Company H Machine Gun Company Captain William Litki, Commanding Second Division
 Scout Master Everet Turner.
 Commanding.
 Girl Scout Drum Corps.
 Girl Scouts.
 Boys Club Drum Corps.
 Boy Scouts. Fraternal and Welfare Organizations Y. M. T. A. B. Drum Corps. Bremen and City Departments. Third Division
 American Legion Band. Captain c. L. Sheldon, Commanding Leroy c. Ensminger. Adjutant.
 Colors. Eddy Glover Post No. G. American Legion. Commander N. C. Avery.
 Commanding.
 Aziz Grotto Drum Corps.
 Colors.
 A. G. Hammond Camp No. 5, United Spanish War Veterans, Com- mander William Kramer. Com manding.
 Stanley Post, c. A. R. Colors, es- corted by Sons of Veterans. Spanish War Veterans and World War Veterans.
 Stanley Post, No. II. G. A. G., in automobiles. Commander s. H. Woods. commanding.
 L. D. Penfield Camp No Is, Sons of Veterans in automobiles with members of Stanley Post, Com mander Frederick B. Woods, com manding.
 First division will form on east side of Franklin Square. right rest ing on Pearl street.
 Second division will form on Pearl street, right resting on Frank lin square.
 Third division will form on west side of Franklin Square. right rest ing at Pearl street.
 The line of march will be as fol- lows:
 From Franklin Square to Main street. to North street, countermarch at Main and North streets, Main street to West Main street. through Court or Honor in Walnut Hill park. where exercises will be held; at the conclusion of the exercises, the parade will reform and continue through Court of Honor to Park place, to West Main street. to Main street on the west side of Central Park. where various units will form a guard of honor for the G. A. R. Veterans to march through to the Soldiers Monument.
 The national colors should be dis played from sunrise to sunset-when flown from a flag staff. should be displayed at half mast until 1o o'clock noon, when the colors should he raised to full staff. In half-staff- ing the national colors. they should first he raised to full staff end then lowered to half position.
 By order of
 THEODORE JOHNSON,
 Marshal,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Mrs. Esther Evans Wilson. Big
 Game Huntress, Arraigned on
 Charge of Shooting Husband.

New York. May 2s R-Mrs. Esther Evans Wilson, big game huntress. today pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging her with shooting her husband, Ballett II. Wilson. prominent lawyer on March 29. Bail of s10,0oo was continued until Thursday when motions or a change in plea may be heard.
 Previous to her arraignment Mrs. Wilson was searched by a matron in an anteroom of the courthouse after police received an anonymous communication that she would take a revolver to court with her. No weapon was found,
 Wilson has recovered from his wounds.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
MEMORIAL PARADE
 ORDERS ANNOUNCED
(Continued from First Page)

(Continued from First Page) Junction of Franklin Square and Pearl street.
 Commanders of various units will report to Chief of staff Wednesday morning. May 30th. at 9:30 (day- light saving time) at Franklin Square for assignments. Parade will be formed in the fol- lowing order:-
 First Division
 Platoon of Police, Sergt. Thos. J. Feeney Commanding.
 Marshal
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
CHANGE NAME OF uJrR

At a meeting of the Archimedes Independent Political club yesterday afternoon 1t was voted to change the name of the organization to the Archlmedes Citizens club and a com- mittee was appointed to revise the charter accordingly. Chairman Jo- seph Blanca of the publicity com niittee, announced today member ship cards conforming to tho new name will be distributed in the course of a week.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
HARRY C. JACKSON. Chief of StaM

AIIeSIs
 HARRY C. JACKSON.
 Chief of Staff.
 Exercises at Central Park
 Maurice H. Pease, chairman of the program committee. this after noon announced the following pro- gram 10 be carried out at Central park:
 America" Eddy Glover band.
 Invocation. Rev. Theodore Dunn. "Logan's Orders" E. W. Schultz Placing of wreaths on the monu- ment, Mrs. M G. Gibney. president Stanley Post Womans Relief corps, Commander William Kramer. A. G. Hammond camp. U s. w ". and Commander N. C. Avery Eddy Glover post American Legion.
 "Lincolns Gettysburg Address," Fred B. Chamberlain.
 Report of committee on decora- tion of graves. w. F. Sternberg. Address. Mayor A. M. Paonessa Star Spangled Banner" Philhar- monic band.
 Benediction. Rev Matthew J. Traynor.
 Volley. Co. I, 1sath Infantry,
 Taps" Leon Bradley.
 Echo, Darwin B. Davis.
 Spain Is enjoying it's greatest prosperity since nre.war timea
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

The tomato is fruit. according to recent decision of the Australian Ministry of Trade and Customa
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

Ireland has an epidemic Of foot and-mouth disease.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

Spain Is enjoying it's greatest prosperity since pre-war times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29

wear It In his next Aim. Nowhere,
production OF which begins In Feb
ruary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
Combine on Sound
Production.

THE recent announcement that the
Radio Corporation of America, the
General Electric Co. and the WeStlng-
house Electric and Manufacturing Co.
had Joined forces with the r. B. O.
Pictures Corporation for the purpose
of developing sound reproduction and
synchronization. radio broadcasting and
television in connection with motion pic
lures has caused considerable comment
In the film colony at Hollywood.
Just what radical changes in produc-
ton of motion pictures the afilation
of these four companies viii bring
about 1t Is impossible to forecast at this
time, but many Of the leading producers
have expressed the thought that 1928
will see many startling Developments Ia
pictures.
Joseph P. Kennedy. president OF the
F. B. O. Pictures Corporation, and David
Sarnoff. vice president OF the Radio
Corporation OF America. completed the
negotiations for the amalgamation OF
the four companies.
The tie-up. IL Is said. will give the mo-
ton picture industry the use of ali pres
ent patents and prospective develop
ments of sound reproduction and syn
chronization, radio broadcasting and
teievision of the Radio Corporation OF
America. 1t win bring TO the motion
picture industry the services of the en-
gineering organizations OF three OF the
greatest electrical companies in the
world In perfecting every phase of APP
paratus and equipment and for the
exploration of new fields OF electrical
research In CONJUNCTION with motion pic
ture production and exhibition.
The first important development. ii
Is said, will be the presentation OF a
new method OF sound reproduction and
experimentation perfected by the Gen.
eral Electric Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
Commends American Films

81 A MERICAN-made films are more
perfect IN details than those
made by Germany"
This Is the statement OF Lieut. Ru-
doiph Schad. former member Of Baron
Won Richthofen'S famous flying circus.
and nov employed by Paramount as a
flyer and technical director OF THE
Legion Of the Condemned" a COM
panion 10 Wings" the epic Of the air
Lieut.. Schad. before coming 70 Hol-
lywood was employed by Ufa. the Lead
tag German producing organization
and had ample opportunity TO study
methods abroad
Il am impressed with the time and
study devoted TO details In American
made motion pictures. and this is what
makes the productions superior 10 all
others
In The Legion Of the Condemned
for example. everything in the flying
E1aneuVerE must be exact. and upon
this Director william Wellman insists
Perhaps this may be attributed 10 the
fact that Wellnan was member oi
the Lafayette Squadron during the war
and knows his subject thoroughly, but
find that this same nleticulouS care
II also given other subjects by other
directors
i would pronounce the flying se-
eaences in The Legion Of the Con-
eemrec' from the DOG fights 10 tbs
other difficult naneuvers, as being per.
:ect from technical point OF view"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
New Griffith Masterpiece.

WITH a flow OF enthusiasm not
eQualed since he made Broken
Blossoms" D. w. Griffith announces
/. that he has put the final finishing
touches TO what he considers the best
photoplay OF his more than 20 years
OF active pioneering In motion pictures
Tentatively titled THE Drums OF
Love, the picture is said TO be so far
advanced In the realms OF sheer beauty
and dramatic strength that no COM
parison can be made with any modern
screen production. In brief, Ii Is con-
tended that In this new masterpiece
Griffith has achieved the very ultimate
In perfection
II Ia seldom that Orif1ith grows en-
Unused Twenty years Of bitter gtrug-
Cling In bringing an infant industry
| 10 the plane OF an art has tempered
whatever OF seif-iaudation he might
have possessed. THE Birth OF a Ma
ton" Intolerance" and Broken Bios
SONS" didn't burst on skeptical public
/ In furry Of meaningless adiectiyes OF
praise. OrifIth is not given To useless
| prophecies
| Therefore. when he says, as he did
concerning The Drums Of Love. -
Boys, I think I've got It," the state
ment carries an implication Of pride
that, coming from him Is the best
recommendation the picture could get
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
Chaplin $ Costume.

DRAPED over a richly upholstered
- chair In a Broadway window OF a
New York department store is the
most famous costume In the world.
Charlie Chaplin's baggy trousers.
checkered vest. mighty shoes battered
derby, wing collar. snug-fltting coat
and elastic cane are making their
Broadway debut. their first personal
appearance anywhere outside the
Chaplin studios In Hollywood.
When Charlie learned he couldn't
come TO New York for the first show
ing of The Circus" he sent his sym
boIicai outfit together with an expiana-
ton OF it's symbolism. This Is recorded
on a placard placed next to the cos
tune.
Fourteen years ago Charlie Chaplin
made his first appearance In the Ia
miliar and expressive garb: and In all
that time he has never changed the
coat. vest or shoes. Twice he has had
% resort 10 other trousers. Chaplin Is
shoes are size O. but his screen char
acter wears q size Is. His wing col
lar is size 10 and his derby ia.
The famous garb Is 10 be taken back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29

10 Hollywood next week by Carlyle
Robinson, Mr.. Chaplin's personal rep
resentative, so that the comedian can