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New Britain herald., 1929-02-21
DORIAN DENOUNCES
 GRAPHING POLICE
pl,cS Mlme for Lax Enforce
 mcnt oa Local Authorities

New Haven. Feb. 21 R,-speak- ing at Yale university last night, James NJ. Doran, prohibition com missioner. placed much of the blame for unsatisfac ctory conditions on fall ure of local authority ito assume its proper obligation and enforce the criminal law"
 The commissioner also declared that the term 'poison alcohoF' as applied 10 industrial alcohol was un- warranted. and there was no evi- dence that deaths recently occurring in New York city from wood alco- hol were caused by industrial alco- hol in the form in which it was de- natured under government super- vision.
 Mir. Doran said the movement on the part of some local authorities to eyade their responsibilities took form as soon as the prohibition act became law and that in some cities corrupt political machines, through the police department. made an unholy alliance with the underworld and contributed in no small degree to the building of illicit liquor rings
 Rallied for "Ncglect'
 "One of the prohibition adminis- trators," he asserted, whose head quarters is i'll a large eastern city, told me that he was of the opinion that during the past year more speakeasies were raided by the local police for failure to pay graft than for the fact that they were obvious ly violating the state law as well as the federal law. Let me call atten- tion to the great public service that is now being rendered i'll the city of Philadelphia in disclosing corruption in the police force with respect to its handling of the local liquor situa- tion."
 Judge Swanson. the new states attorney of Cook county" he contin- ued, Ifs out to break organized crime and extortion i'll Chicago, and my prediction is that he will do il with the help of the good citizens.
 ''The snug merchant, who drinks his highball in complacency i'll his club, is beginning to see the connec' ton between liquor lawlessness that finances criminals and extortior rackets on business. How many oth. CT cities. large and small. need cleaning can be left to the conjec' ture of the respective residents"
 Mr. Doran declared that there wal not enough wood alcohol or meth anol in industrial alcohol denaturet under government supervision t' cause death under ordinary circum stances He said the sale of wool al cohol or methanol does not conn within the purview of the nationa prohibition act or any other fedora statute.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-21
B From Connecticut
 Join Phi Beta Kappa

New Haven. Feb. Fl (UP)-A list of 49 Yale University juniors and seniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa. national honorary scholastic frater- nifty. includes the name of Louis Williams Ladd. Jr.. of Cleveland Heights. Ohio. g double "" ath- lete. Ladd is a member of the var. sity crew and played tackle on last falls Ell football team.
 The names. made public today, in- clude B seniors and 16 juniors. Thirteen of those honored were from Connecticut. They were:
 Norman King Parsella. Spring dale: Chester Edward Wilcox. New Haven: George sklar. Meriden: Wall ter Howe, Litchfield: Donald Ed ward Coboy, New Haven; Saunders MacLane. Norwalk: Alfred Hayes. Jr., Greenwich: Donald Decker Wright. New Haven: Simon Kolet- sky. New Haven and Charles Alder son Janeway. Greenwich.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-21
City Items

A Nash Co. spring suit or topcoat. J. Ryan. 1s4 North St. Tel. 1908. -advt.
 The monthly and semester honor rolls have been posted at Howard seminary, West Bridgewater. Mass Miss Agnes Diehl, daughter of Ar. and Mrs. Tobias Diehl of this city had high honors.
 Unity Rebekah lodge will hold . regular meeting Friday evening at 7:sO o'clock. A masquerade party will be held after the meeting and refreshments will be served.
 Joseph Doyle is Ill at the home of his aunt. Mrs. Frank Dee, 36s Main street.
 The card party to be given by Corut Columbia, Catholic Daugh- ters of America, tonight has been postponed on account of the inciem- cnt weather. It will be held fol- lowing the next meeting on March '.
 Mrs. F.. L. Warren. Girl Scout commissioner; Mrs. J. w. Marsland. chairman of publicity: Mrs. 8. Chase Coale, Mrs. Willard Savage. Mrs. E. B. Proudman. state treasurer; and Miss Irene Haigis. Girl Scout derec- tor. attended a state Girl Scout con- ference in New Haven yesterday. Landcrs Camp. Modern Woodmen of America. will meet this evening at 8 o'clock in St. Jean de Baptiste hall.
 The regular meeting of Court Columba. Catholic Daughters ol I America. will be held at the K. o1 c. club rooms at 7:30 o'clock this evening.
 A son was born at New Britain General hospital today to MT. and Mrs. Ernest Lewis of 230 Arch street.
 Officer Edward Carroll is of dut, on account of illness.
 The police were notified today o' the suspension of the operators li cense of Joseph Arena of 16s Oal street.
 1 Detective Sergeant c. c. Ellingel has turned over three boys to thu probation department for their par in the theft of 8 bicycle from B. M Crum's garage at 345 Monroe street
New Britain herald., 1929-02-21
CITY 10 PAY V0MAN }i,M
 FOR INJURY 10 HER ARl
Common Coanc1l Approves Kirk hams RoC0uomae0dAft0o and
 Suit Wtu bo WithdEaWn.

The common council having adopted . recommendation last night by Corporation Counsel J. H.
 Kirkham to make settlement of the claim of Mrs. Angela Rerti of Bea-
 yer street for t1.000. the lawsuit
 brought against the city by Mrs. Berti will not be tried in superior court
 Mrs. Berti sustained an injury to her arm by falling on an alleged icy and defective sidewalk on the east side of Beaver street. . short dis tance south of North Main street The claims committee made an ofter
 of settlement which was not ec- cepted and suit was brought. A few
 weeks ago the trial was scheduled before Judge K. c. Dickenson tn su- perior court but on suggestion Of the court, an agreement was reached for , e1,000 settlement.
 Casale & Casale represented Mrs
 Belti.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-21
Hardy Says Nothing

Los Angeles, Feb. 21 R>-Superior Court Judge Sarlos s. Hardy had no comment to make today on impeach- ment proceedings against him voted yesterday by the assembly or the California legislature.
 'I do not think it would be in or der for me to make any comment at this time," Judge Hardy said. "and my inclination runs concurrent with my judgment"
 Judge Hardy has not conducted court since investigation of his judi cial conduct was started by legis- lative committee last month.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-21
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-21
Special Notice

Everyone who understands Swed- ish would bs greatly benefited to hear Mrs. E1Ela Lipdbiad who is now preaching every evening at 7:2e o'clock this week in the Swedish Baptist church at Elm street. An elderly lady said Sunday That was the best sermon ! ever heard" We wonder what you would say if you heard her? Ali welcome.-advt-
New Britain herald., 1929-02-21

Tt is . matter coming wholly within the jurisdiction of the states under their poison or pharmacy laws" he declared. Any move to involve the industrial alcohol sys- tenn of the United States by attempt ing to associate it with deaths from the drinking of wood alcohol is not only unwarranted and has no basis in fact, but would be destructive to the progress of industry"
New Britain herald., 1929-02-21
South Sea Islands
 CWpnt hv Influenza

Suba, Fiji, Feb. 21 R}-A report received here says 90 persons on Futuna Island and 40 on Wallis Is- land have died of influenza.
 Futuna and Wallis Islands are de- pendencies of New Caledonia, a French possession in the South Seas northeast of the Fiji Islands.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-21

When the Steel Helmets were or
 ganised in 1919 as ! distinctly wal veteran organization, Marshal VolI Hindenburg was made honorary chairman. Since then the organizaI ton hos developed Into . political and more or less monorchical body Any admission by the Steel Helm eters that they are anti-republtcar is bound to lead to . repudiatton by President Won Hindenburg with z consequent sacrifice of the orsaniza- tion's prestige.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-21
SETS NEW SWIM MARK

New Brunswick, N. J.. Feb. 21 (UP) - George Kojac. Olymp'c swimming star. esta blished record for the 150-yard backstroke here last night, covering the distance in 1:ss. The previous record was 1:42 2-5. Kojac was swimming for the Rutgers team which defeated the Columbia university swimmers, 52 to 10.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-21

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
 Mr. and Mrs. George F. Hennig of 194 lafayette street. announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Gladys. to Frank E. Schmidt 0i 459 Church street.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-21

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New Britain herald., 1929-02-21

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
FOCH IS EUL0GIzED
IN MARYLAND HOUSE
Joseph A. Wilmer Speaks to Mem
bers-Body Adjourns in
Honor of Marshal.
BY a staff Correspondent o, The Star.


ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 28.-As-
serting that thousands of Americans
living yesterday owed their lives to the
military genius of Marshal Forch. JOS
eph A. Wilmer of Charles County, and
Republican leader on the floor. as well
as an overseas veteran of the World
War. was granted 10 minutes by the
House of Delegates yesterday, during
which he eulogized in the highest terms
the French officer. He said that his
military genius rivaled Napoleon's.
He said that he spoke of him in the
highest affection. in which. he said, the
Speaker of the House, E. Brooke Lee of
Silver Spring, also an overseas veteran,
also shared.
Mr.. Wilmer asked that when the
House adjourned that it do so in honor
to Marshal Foch, and when adjourn
ment time arrived, Speaker Lee recog-
nized the Charles County delegate, in
place of the majority floor leader,
who usually makes such motions, who
made the motion in accordance with his
suggestion. The House agreed
The Washington times., 1929-11-22
Protection For Reporter Urged
By Indiana Editor

formation under any circum
stances.
To the end that there shall be
such nationwide recognition OF
the rights of the Fourth Estate,
Senator Capper Of Kansas, has
commercially resolved to intro.
duce a bill patterned after the
law Of Maryland, in remedy Of
the present unfortunate situation.
Such a measure would not in
any way lift the severe limits Of
responsibility Of newspapers for
their facts and opinionS-for that
responsibility is well defined and
abundantly safeguarded by the
laws against libel.
But it would prevent, in any
Federal court, repetition Of what
must have seemed to many a viSi-
tation Of injustice upon the thr"
Washington reporters; and
would materially aid in dignif
and fortifying the profession of
journalism in the maintenance Of
those standards which, we are
convinced, have general public
favor,
The Washington times., 1929-11-22

During the night the list Of
dead mounted to five, while
five Of the injured we're declared
IN serious condition and 16 others
lay on hospital beds with slightly
less grave hurts. Still others were
at their homes recovering from
injury and shock,
Three persons Of the five killed
yesterday belong 70 one family
Emergency Hospital figures show
They are Mrs. Annie Cockrell
81, her two-year-old daughter,
Ann, and Mrs. Kitty CuIinan, 46,
an aunt, all Of 4506 Arkansas
Ave. NJ. W.. and members Of the
family Of /. w. ,Cockrell, . ma
ehiniSt.
A fourth member Of the fam,
lily, Margaret Cockrell, 10 years
old, is in o serious condition at
Emergency Hospital.
According to Cockrell the group
had gone shopping, The first he
heard of the disaster was about
3 o'clock when friends reported
it to him. Billy Cockrell. a young
son, fortunately was not with the
family.
The family Of eilbstt Decker,
The Washington times., 1929-11-22
SCR|VENER QUIZ
. OPENSDEC. z

The Grand Jury Investigation
into the mystery surrounding the
death Of Detective Sergt. Arthur
ScYivener. three years ago, will
begin December 2, United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover announced
today.
Rover pointed out that the in
vestigation into such an import
ant case should not be broken
after it once begins. and, for
that reason, it has been post
poned until the Grand Jury has
had an opportunity to dispose
Of numerous routine cases wait
ing since the Mcpherson investi
CATION began.
The number and names of wit.
nesSeS who WillIbe called will not
be made public until they have
been actually served with sum
mons, Rover said. He declared,
however, that Mr.. and Mrs. John
F.. Maragon would be returned
fror1 Chicago at Government ex-
pense when the investigation be-
gins.
That considerable. credence is
attached to their revelations is in
dicated by the fact that, after
hearing them tell their stories,
Rover has reserved almost a week
of the Grand Jury's time for q
thorough investigation.
The Washington times., 1929-11-22
Major Dawson explained:

Major Dawson explained:
I'm q vault under the sidewalk
was q 2OO-gallon hot water tank
to supply the washrooms In the
building similar to the 60-gallon
tanks used in ordinary dwellings.
It was not connected with the
heating tank. 1t was operated
by q small coal stove containing
Q coil.
"The tank was fed with cold
water from below through a pipe
leading from the city water main
In the street under 65-pound
pressure. At the top Of the tank
there was an overflow pipe equip
ped with q safety valve to let off
steam at rs pounds Of pressure.
Apparently the water in the
tank became heated to $50 de.
erees Fahrenheit whereas its nor.
NAL heat would be about 200
degrees. This high temperature
would create steam. which should
have been let off by the safety
valve bat the valve did not work
and the pressure blew out the
bottom Of the tank.
'The top Of the tank flew off
and struck O beam supporting the
The Washington times., 1929-11-22

AS long ago as 1896, the State
Z Of Maryland recognized this truth
when it enacted a law providing
that mo person engaged in, con-
nected with, or employed by, q
newspaper or journal shall be
compelled to disclose in any legal
proceedings or trial before any
committee Of the. legislature, or
elsewhere, the source of any in
formation procured or obtained by
him for and published in any
newspaper on and in which he is
engaged, connected with, or en-
ployed."
In every state, in every acre Of
the United States. there should be
an equivalent statute recognizing
this reality-viz., that newspaper
work is a profession which re
quireS for its efficient practice an
immunity from inquisitorial pro-
ceedingS such as is accorded to
the physician or the attorney;
that it has developed a certain
code Of ethics meriting respectful
acknowledgment: that, there shall
be no attempt to force disclosure
Of any confidential source of in
The Washington times., 1929-11-22
Major DdUisOn Tells HOW
TLOo Explosions Occurred

top Of the vault. It was dented
to the exact shape of the beam.
"The superhestsd water thus
liberated changed instantly into
steam causing q second explosion
which blew up the vault and let
down the sidewalk and the front
of the building.
"The. top Of the tank was re-
covered and the safety valve
was found to be in perfect con-
dition. Therefore the boiler in
spector thinks there was an OBJ
struction in the pipe leading to
the valve which cut the valve
off and prevented its function.
ing.
Under the new building code
promulgated in 1925 no boilers
may be placed within vaults. not
even low pressure boilers, such aS
this one, but the building code
for 1925 was not retroactive and
this boiler was in the vault before
it was enacted so that there was
no regulation requiring its re-
moval.
This boiler had never been in
Spected. but low pressure boilers
are not required TO undergo in
Spection."
The Washington times., 1929-11-22
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number of important measures,
approved by the Senate which
the House failed to act upon.
Some of these follow:
Borah bill prohibiting unfair
practices in marketing periShabie
agricultural products.
Norris resolution, proposing con-
stitutional amendment to elm
mate lame duck" sessions Of
Congress and change date of in
augurations.
Army promotion bill.
Bill increasing salaries Of Capt.
tol employees.
Smoot bill authorizing new
Government Short-term Securt
ties.
The Washington times., 1929-11-22
KELLY. PROBE IS
RESUMED
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dictment in the Mcpherson case.
The board, composed Of Corpo-
ration Counsel william w. Bride
and Major Donald A. Davidson,
assistant engineer commissioner,
submitted a preliminary report to
the Commissioners on October Q
and was then instructed to sus-
pend its investigation and to pre-
serve its records for future use.
Bride declined to comment on
the decision of the commissioners
to reconvene the board. He indi-
Gated. however, that he would
confer with Major Davidson late
today to determine a course Of
action.
The board was very much
handicapped and the proceedings
took on a farcical nature when it
found itself unable to compel
members Of the Grand Jury,
which had criticised Shelby and
Kelly, to appear before 1t and
back up their opinions.
Under today'S order, the board
must report further findings and
submit recommendations us TO
any action to be taken by the
Commissioners relative to the
bungling charges against Shelby
and Kelly.
The Washington times., 1929-11-22
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Sergeant Finely, IN his testt
Inony said:
II arrived ut the store Q mo
ment after the explosion. A col
ored boy. wearing McCrory hat
was standing there. He appeared
to be Q porter and ] asked him
how much steam was kept in the
boiler. He said from 80 to 110
pounds. I asked him who at
tended to the fire. He said we
do -
when I asked him who he
meant by 'we,' he said he did and
the other porters did. Then he
asked me who I was, and when I
said q detective-sergeant he ran
into the crowd and I didn't see
him any more.
az talked to other employees.
Including bosses and they said
that anybody took care Of the
fire, pofters, bosses and all"
FiheIly said he asked employees
II q high-preSsure boiler was not
used in the store. They replied
that they didn't know whether
it was q high pressure or what
kind Of boiler.
It was at that point Collins
asked continuance to gather more
data.
Drs. I. Rutkoski and A. M. Mac
Donald, of Emergency Hospital.
had previously testified, as had
Detective Sergt. BENJAMIN Kuehl,
ing, Fihelly'S mate. Rutkoski told
The Washington times., 1929-11-22

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will always refuSc) they were
handed . penalty for their silence
regardless Of the good work they
had done in making revelation
Of conditions as they found them
to exist.
Everybody knows that much Of
the information of public value
which is printed by any news
paper, must come from confiden-
rial sources. Everybody knows, or
should know, that unless a re-
porter can protect his news
sources from the consequences Of
lavish publicity, his usefulness to
both his paper and to his COM
munity is very seriously impaired.
The Washington times., 1929-11-22
Chapter of Engineers
Supports Hoover Plan

Urging widespread civic con
struction in the nations capital
and pledging support to PreSi
dent Hoover in his announced de
sire to keep the wheels of indus
try turning at all times, the
Washington Chapter of the Amer
lean Association Of Engineers in
q meeting last night adopted reso
lutions to that effect.
They recommended enactment
Of a modern smoke law in the
hope to prevent this beautiful
city from being haraSsed by the
smoke nuisance and disfigurine
the property. The meeting recon-
mended the conversion of the
Pension Building, after it had
been made vacant, into an Arm.
ory for the District National
Guard.
The Washington times., 1929-11-22
Exchange to Close
3 DAYS Next Week

NEW YORK, Nov. % (IN.S0 .
The governors Of the New York
Stock Exchange today voted to
close the exchange on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday Of next
week, extending the Thanksgiv.
ing holiday over the weekend.
The exchange will remain open
during the usual hours, from 10
to 3, on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday Of next week.
The Washington times., 1929-11-22
Explosion and TvO Fires Put
Whole Fire Force in Motion

The explosion yesterday on
Seventh Street, which was fol-
lowed by o five-alarm fire at
First Street and Indiana Aevnue
Northwest, and q two-alarm one
ut North Capitol and L Streets,
utilized every resource Of the
District Fire Department.
Fire Departments from Be-
thesda, Silver Spring and HyattS.
vile, Md, came to the assistance
of the hard-preSSed District fire
men.
At Fire Department headquar-
terS in the District Building the
clerical staff worked overtime
The Washington times., 1929-11-22
FORTY ODD PERSONS MANGLED BY SEVENTH STREET BLAST
THREE 0E ONE FAMILY
LOSE THEIR LIVES

Of arriving on the scene and
sending Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson
and others to Ernergency Hos
pital.
DR.. Macdonald testified con.
cerrling an autopsy performed on
the body Of Mrs. Dawson.
Kuehling testified 70 seeing the
pavement torn apart and women
and men hurled in all directions
as he stood in the door of the
Woolworth, store, next to Nc.
Crory's.
Collins, Major Dawson, and
Robert Il. Lynch, Assistant Cor
poration Counsel, indicated TO the
coroner that their offices would
make an immediate and thor
ough investigation to determine
what inspections had been made
of the boiler prior to the explo
sion, what indications, if any
there had been Of its unsounc
condition,
Seek To Fix Responsibility
They also told the Coroner that
they wished to ascertain whether
or not any one individual was
charged with operating the heat
ing plant. They were certain
they said. that they will know al
facts by the time the inquest il
resumed.
It is not believed that the
safety valve of the water boiler
was at fault, but rather that q
stoppage in the pipe leading tc
the valve caused the original ex
plosion,
The Washington times., 1929-11-22
-B[EASE BLAMES
OFFICIALS
IN BLAST


(continusd Frens PSee 4
Pherson before the present grand
jury.
This police department and
the District Attorneys office are
honeycombed with little Ireland"
Blease said. He added that he
had nothing to do with the re-
ligious fight and that he had
himself attended a Catholic
school. He was merely citing
this, he said, to show the talk
In the city and the feeling Of
the people on the street.
Blease said that conditions here
have become such that people can
say anything they wish to about
q Senator or kill . Senator in
order Ito support Pratt, Shelby
and Kelly"
Yesterday we had o beautiful
example of the maladministration
Of this city" said BleaSe, refer
ring to the Seventh Street explo-
sion. "It has been years since
the building laws in the District
were revised and proper inspec-
ton made. II we had q proper
code and II proper inspection
were made that horrible thing
could not have happened.
) Blease held UP as one branch
Of the city's service which is
functioning efficiently and COM
petently the District Fire Depart
ment. He said that he went to
the fire yesterday afternoon in
the paper box plant near the
Capitol and that he had watched
with pleasure the businesSlike
manner in which the firemen
did their work.