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and Mrs. Howard Felix MOORE. will
leave shortly for New York, where she
will be for few days prior to sailing
on the 8. S. Rochambeau for Europe.
She will divide her time abroad between
France England and Belgium.
Mrs Lamar Is entertaining group
of her friends at the Kenwood Country
Club dance Saturday evening. Those
invited include Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Knightman, Miss Evelyn Leech, Miss
Eleanor Wells, Mrs. Alice Mackey Jor-
dan. Miss Myra harrington OF Lon
don. England; Mr.. Donald Hamilton of
Boston. Lieut. c. E. Marshall, u. s. A;
Mr.. Charles Royce Hough and Mr..
Bernard Gallagher.
The assistant solicitor of the Treasury
and Mrs. Harry K. Daugherty will leave
today by motor for their home in Grove
City, Pa. They will return to their
apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel
on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daugherty will be joined
in Philadelphia by their son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs Harry Haywood
Daugherty.
Mrs. Henry Breckenridge Of New
York City Is at the Carlton for several
days.
Mrs. Claes Dickson HallencreutZ will
sail for Sweden on or about July l, to
be the guest Of her cousins, Countess
Hedwig Dickson Hamilton and Baroness
Eliza Dickson Barnekow, at the Swed-
ish capital, who will be pleasantly
remembered by their many Washington
friends for their charming hospitality
during the Olympic tournament recent
ly held at Stockholm. Maj. Dickson
Hallencreutz will join his wife later in
the Summer.
Mrs. Walter George Distler was
hostess to a company of 20 at luncheon
today, entertaining in her apartment,
at 2101 Connecticut avenue, the COM
pany remaining through the afternoon
to play bridge Mrs. Distler will be
hostess at luncheon again Wednesday,
May 81.
The last big social event of the School
of Law of Columbus University will get
under way tomorrow night, when the
freshman class give their class pgom
at the Carlton Hotel.
Because the class has made such
strides of progress in promoting the
interests Of the school, their big social
event is looked forward to with much
interest. Heading the list of distin-
guished patrons is the Spanish Am
bassador and the Minister to the Irish
Free State, Representative and Mrs.
Loring Black, Representative and Mrs.
Sol Bloom, Representative and Mrs.
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All States Reception and Ball
At Willard Hotel Tonight.

A program of dancing. musical num-
bers and sketches by different popular
theatrical performers of exceptional
ability. plus the reception and other
like features, promises to make the
third annual All-States reception and
ball, in the large ball room Of the VIII
lard Hotel this evening, one OF the
most far reaching features OF Washing
ton life this season. Participated In by
members of the many State societies,
some of the latter having arranged to
make this affair take the place of their
closing reception for the season. and
the cosmopolitan character OF the
washington population viii be impress
sively emphasized at this function.
Officers and members of the ALL
States officers Society. presidents and
members of respective State bodies,
representatives of the congressional and
other official life. and local groups, Will
combine to make the evening one OF
pleasure for all who are in attendance.
Miss Jessie Dell, member of the Civil
Service Commission, will be chairman
Of the general committee and In the
receiving line. Dancing will begin at
$50 o'clock and last until l o'clock.
with the other entertainment features
being presented at different times
throughout the evening.
This latter arrangement is an inro-
walton, and will serve to keep the In
terest of guests of the All-States So
ciety aroused at all times.
Mrs Phyllis Lamar, daughter of DR..
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and the chapter officers. as follows: Mrs.
Edward Campbsll Shields, Miss Helen I.
Smith, Miss Frances Sherley, Miss
Blanche Cooksey, Miss Maude Snead.
rison, Mrs. Frank Long, Mrs. Fairfax
Moncure, Mrs. Mark Kahir, Mrs. N. D.
Hawkins. Capt. Arthur Clarendon
Smith, commander of District of CO.
lumbia and Maryland division, Sons of
Confederate Veterans, will make the
presentations.
Mrs. Clarence M. Busch and her son,
Mr. Leslie Busch. left Washington this
Continued on Fifth Page.)
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Isabel MCGEE, Miss Margaret Haske,
Mrs. Franklin King, Mrs. William Nish-
witz, Mrs. Gertrude Offutt, Mrs. Ray
mond Pope, Mrs. Hetty Adams, Mrs.
Maud Harding, Miss Pauline Yates
Long, Mrs. Frank Morrison, Mrs. David
Kincheloe, Miss Margaret Mansfield,
Mrs. Carroll Mcclure, Mrs. Frank
Foster, Mrs. John G. Yates, Mrs. Frank
S. Long, Mrs. Louis Bethart and Mrs
Josephus Trimble.
Miss Alma Pitts of Philippi w. Va,
spent several days this week in Wash
ington, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. D. w.
Gall and their daughter, Miss Mamie
Gall, who are also legal residents Of
Philippi and have a temporary resi-
dence in this city. Miss Pitts has been
in Virginia for some time.
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SOCIETY
fcontinued Prom Third page.l

Ryan Devereux to visit their son-in-
law and daughter, Capt. and Mrs. Hall
Jeschke, at whose wedding Mrs. Villaret
was a bridesmaid. Mrs. Villaret was
entertained at dinner Monday night at
the Army and Navy Club.
Hcstesses for tea at the Congressional
Club Friday afternoon, following DR..
Gallagher'sf lecture, include: Mrs.
John Thomas, Mrs. Howard Suther-
land. Mrs. Charles E. Townsend. Mrs.
oscar Underwood, Mrs. Edward Tay-
Tor, Mrs. Allen T. Treadway, Mrs. John
W. Summers, Mrs. Dan Sutherland,
Mrs. Charles E. Swanson. Mrs. j. How
ard Swick. Mrs Phillip D. Swing. Mrs.
John Faber. Mrs. Malcolm c. Tarver,
Mrs. Charles j. Thompson, Mrs. Lloyd
Thurston, Miss Lyla M. Townsend, Mrs.
South Trimble and Mrs. Charles I'm
derhill.
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Mrs. Fred and Assistants
Receiving at May Ball Tonight,

Receiving at May Ball Tonight.
At the May ball to be given by Stone
wall Jackson Chapter. United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, tonight at
Wardman Park Hotel, Mrs Elizabeth c.
Fred, president of the chapter, will be as
sisted in receiving the guests by Gen. and
Mrs. Amos A. Fries, Comdr. and Mrs
Jose Aguirre, Commissioner and Mrs.
Felix Cordova Davila. DR.. Luis Churion
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
I20 RED ATTACKS
 ON YANGTSE RIVER
Two Months Record Issued by
 Customs Officers

Hankow. China, Nov. lP'-LoCal customs authorities today announc- ed that during September and Oc- tober red cannonaders between here and Ichang had fired upon commcr- cial vessels on the Yangtze river 120 times and also had attacked numer- ous sunboats.
 The outlaws. who infest the river banks for miles. have been preying upon commercial shipping in spite of the efforts of both Chinese and for eign gunboats 10 protect private craft.
 Recent reports also indicate the attacks were continuing despite Il Chinese announcement saying Chi nese gunboats would sweep the river banks clear of these outlaws. At present the majority of the Chi nose gunboats are tied up at Nan king and Ichang.
 Despite the nationalist govern mcnt's announced drive against communists in Human and kiangsl provinces. adyiccs from Human indi- cated the reds had gone on the war path in the northeastern part of that province, near Pingklang, loot ing and killing freely while the mill itary of that area fled.
 Reds were said to have occupied Pingkiang. A Christian Chinese evangelist arriving here from the Human Kiangsi border east of Ping kiang said that area was infested with communists and apprehensive of red invasions from the mountains of kiangsi.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
GEN. BLISS WELL
 KNOWN IN STATE
Was in Command in 1922 Mili-
 tary ManeuVers

New Haven, Nov. 6 P-Gencral Tasker H. Bliss. war time chief Of staff of the army, who is ill in Washington, was in command of the military maneuvers in Western Con necticut in the summer of 1912.
 The militia of New England states, with units from other sections and d force Of regulars including the fifth United States Infantry under Colonel Calvin D. Cowles, now re- tired and living in Farmington, made a division Of about 12,000 men.
 General Bliss, then a brigadier general, had his headquarters in Stratford, where a camp had been pitched for the staff officers anl headquarters units. For more than q week the force in theory repelled an army which was crossing from New York state to capture Boston, battles being fought on the upper llousatonic, in the old Zoar bridge section, at Newton and at other points.
 General Bliss met many Connecti- cut citizens and also was in close contact with the state military cstap- lishmcnt of that time.
 Brigadier General B. D. Foulois, IitchGold born, then a lieutenant, flew q plane as part of the cXpedi- uonary scouting outfit and his craft was almost as much an object of in terest of those mimic war days as were the units of the force travelling over Fairfield and Litchfield county highways and crossing the country in their skirmishing and fights.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
Valentine Funeral Exploited For
 Purpose of Advertising Pictures

Los Angeles, Nov 6 UP) - Ru- dolph Valentino's funeral in 1926 was worked up for advertising purposes, according 10 testimony Of $. George Ullinan. oNecutor, in a suit being heard today in an attempt 10 settle the actors estate.
 Rudolph Nalentjno's funeral was worked up for advertising purposes 10 aid the estate. and l hired 1.5GO policemen and AO press agents to conduct it." Ullman, whose account ing was disputed by Valentines brother and sister, testified.
 When Valentino died, Ullman test flied, he was s5O0,00O in debt. but through Ullman's "judicious man. agement" a profit of s700,000 has since resulted.
 The "judicious management" the cXecutor testified. included the "ad- vertising funeral which thousands of persons stood in the rain. bare headed, 10 watch, and which greatly increased the demand for Nalen- tno's films and personal belongings.
 The actors brother, Alberto Gug lielmo. and his sister, Maria Gugli- elmo Starda, contended in the suit that Ullman had misappropriated q funds from the estate and protested | when he asked approval of his ac- counting in superior court.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
SON OF POLICEMAN i STRUCK BY BAKER
Case Of Mistaken Identity Ex-
 plained in Police Court

More fortunate than the tradi- tional offender who broke into jail by striking a policeman in the eye, was knute Bergeson, proprietor of a bakery near the Y. W. C. A, who struck a policeman's son in the eye. Bergeson has been bothered lately by marauding boys whom he charged with stealing his products Net being able to see in the dark last night, he said in police court today, he mistook Thomas Mullen. Jr., the Il year old son of Patroiman Thomas Mullen for ono of his tormentors and struck him so badly he required the services of a physician. The Mullen boy was taking familiar short cut across lots because of the rain. His cries for help attracted the attention of a small girl in the neighborhood. he testified, He point cd out the girl who was present but who did not testify.
 Bergeson said he grabbed "some- thing in the dark" but did not know what it was. Advised by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Greenstein to tell the truth he admitted striking the boy. but denied kicking him. A physicians certificate said the boy ha. contusions of the face and left hip.
 Judge M. D. SaXc suspended judg- ment.
 Causes Disturbance at Home
 Peter kozak of Grove street has faced the court before on charges of making trouble around the house and striking his wife and others in the family Presented on a similar charge today he said his wife ac- cused him of showing attention to other women.
 His case was continued until No Vcmber q, and he was warned that unless he stops driking and fighting he is in danger of going to Jail
 A charge of breach Of peace against Stanley Allen, who was ac- cused of stealing camera. was nolled upon orders Of Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Woods, accord ing to a report made by MT. Green stein.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06

Los Angeles, Nov 6 (UP)-A young glass moulder who, police said, confessed that for d handful of dimes he killed Mrs. Merle Ells. 2I, as she slept beside her infant son,
 was held today in jail.
 The prisoner, Benjamin Franklin
 Brown, said, according 10 police,
 that the woman's husband. Emory Els. q restaurant handy man, gay4 him $2.20 in dimes to do the shoot ling. Els and Brown were held without bond after coroner's jury accused them.
 Brown said he met Els in the restaurant where the latter wOrk.i and that Els told him a wealthy man wanted to have his estranged wife killed. Els did not say the woman was his own wife, Brown dc clarcd.
 ] Sunday morning I drove to tll@ house where Mrs. Els and the baby were asleep" Brown said. T climbcI Unto the sleeping porch and stooI , beside the bod, but l lost my nervo ! and drove away. Then I droNe around went back and killed her with a shotgun.'
 He pointed out particularly polio.
 said, that ho did not harm th-
 child who slept beside her. Rather duly. hc commented that economic
 conditions were such that a man had 10 do out-of-the-way things to live"
 Brown said he was promisel
 $o,00O for tho staying, but receiyo-J
 only the S2,20 in dimes.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
 SHOW LARGE GAIN
New England States Share in
 Big Increases

New York, Nov , Pj-In the midst Of the business depression, savings deposits in American bank, land trust companies increased $2GI- .1S0,0O0 in the year ended June 90. to total of nearly $@S,4S5,000,OUD. the highest figure on record. tho American Banks Association an nounced today.
 This contrasts with q loss of Sl95,- 3O5,0oO m the year ended June 90. 1929, The total number of depos- tors reported was 52,7G9,175, q gain of 5,04S over last year
 Explains Rise
 W Espcy AIbig, deputy manager .of the association. explained the rise in part on the basis Of condi- tious in industry and employment.
 When conditions in industry and employment arc not satisfactory, ," he said. there is q tendency on the part Of those whose incoinc is derived largely from wages 10 go 70 eXtrcmo lengths in saf"guardlnE themselves financially. They dc poslt most Of their lncomr in the savings departments or banks r. the depression is long continued. these deposits are slowly but grad uallv withdrawn"
 Of the New England states Massachusetts Maine, Rhode Island and Connecticut showed a substau- tial gain in deposits and the 1ast three reported a gain in depositors, although tho section as q whole had not loss Of 22,4f4.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
Apathy Reveals Itself
 In H. $. Student Cheers

Cheering practice was the feature of he assembly at the high school today.
 Critics say that if is apparent from the cheering practices that have been held at the school and the cheering at the Bulkeley high game last Saturday that if the foot ball team wants any inspiration it will have 10 find it from other sources.
 Many teachers Of the high school state that never in the time that they have taught at the school has apathy reached its present state.
 The players on the team also dccry the lack of school spirit be- ing shown at the football games. They say that cheering gives them the feeling that the student body is behind them when it cheers as though 1t meant it. Many of the players have the belief that the least a student could do if he did not come out for a sport was to cheer the team on in it's games.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
Injured Gymnast Gets
 S75 in Benefit Fund

About SD. proceeds from dance given for the benefit of Stan ley Kowalewski, Falcon athlete, was given to him by members Of the tulnbling class yesterday at the New Britain General hospital, where he is recovering from injuries re- ceived in practice.
 Members of the tumbling class furnished entertainment at the Halloween party given for the Girls drill class last night at the Falcon hall. Arrangements for the party were made by Walter Jablonskl. president; Joseph Smulsk, vice president; and A. Eosenthal, physi- cal instructor.
 The tumbling and Boys drill classes will hold practices tonight. X meeting of the executive commit tee of the nest will be held tomor- TOW night at 7:3O at the Falcon clubrooms.
 Falcon Nest No. SS will have a dance Saturday evening at 5 o'clock at the hall.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
Indian Runner Believes
 Witch Following Him

Toronto, Nov. 6 tP) - Tom Longboat, famous Indian mara thon runner, believes a witch IS stalking him and he cant shake him off.
 Lying ill in bed here, the h. dian related the ill fortune that has followed him the last few years and-announced his intention of seeking the help of a medicine man of his race in an attempt to throw the witch off his trail.
 First. said Tom, he had his toe crushed. then his leg broken and now has an illness which the white mans medicine has failed to cure. He said he shortly will visit the medicine man at the Six Nations reserve at CaiJG onia, and if he cannot effect d cure he will seek the aid of the greatest of all medicine men on New York state reserve.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
German People Labor
 To Prevent Bad Flood

Frankfurt -onOder, Germany. Nov. 6 LPI-This city's available man. power labored fovcrishly today 10 keep the river Oder. within one inch of it's high mark of 1854, within it's confines and prevent a disastrous flood.
 Soldiers, policemen, tlremcn and volunteers were enlisted to repair breaches in the river dikes through which water was pouring 10 inUn- date a lower section Of the city and to strengthen other weak places in tn lcvee system.
 In some sections the water already has eXtinguished fires under boil CTS in many factories. The town Of Crossen, nearby. was under water and hundreds of families have been compelled to evacuate their homes. Many other villages in the neigh borhood have been submerged.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
Consul General Tells
 Of Bandits Activities

Washington, Nov. s LPl-Wide- spread efforts by the Chinese nation alist government to cope with the bandit activities was reported to the state department today by Ameri- can Consul General Frank P. Lock- hart at Hankow.
 The campaign includes extensive troop movements in the infested provinces against the so-called com munists.
 Simultaneously, Lockhart report cd that the |. s. S. Luzon had again been fired upon from shore by Chin csc along the Yangtze. The Luzon returned the fire.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
Manitoba Wheat Pool
 Says Soviet Grain Poor

Winnipeg. Man, Nov. O) - The Manitoba wheat pool today declared tests showed that Russian wheat, the dumping" of which abroad recently stirred wide protest in America and other countries, makes poorer bread than Canadian.
 Bread baked from samples of Russian wheat shipped to England and from average northwestern grain were compared by the Ca nadian pool. Its report said the Soviet product was inferior in every respect to the average No. 1 hard and No. 1 northern tested"
 The report said lower grades Of Canadian yielded protein content equal to the Russian samples and that the Russian grain was dirtier. producing gray flour.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
New Abyssinian King
 At Services All Da,

Addis Ababa, Abyssinia, Nov. 6 P@Haile Selassic l, newly crowned king of kings and rag of razzes of Ethiopia, is spending more than 19 hours Of each day since his coronation Sunday in ceremonies, banquets and fcsti- Nals.
 The round of dinners and other celebrations probably will rank as one of the longest and most lavish royal ceremonies in the history of Africa. some of the dinners surpass the most cIabor- ate descriptions Of Bclshazzar's feast.
 The emperor is up at a. m.. to begin the days celebrations, and 1t is long after midnight before he goes to bed. He seems to en- joy himself, as he moves demo- cratically among his guests and exchanges kind words with each. The empress, who is cnceintc, is remaining at home quietly.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
DEMOCRATS TO PREPARE
 CAMPAIGN COST REPORT
Town Committee Meets Tonight tC Scan Expense List-Rcsult Here
 PIcaSCs State Leaders

Congratulations continue 10 pour in upon the democratic candidates W ho were swept into office on Tues day, also upon State Central Com mittecman John E. R. keevors, who directed the local campaign. The state organization was elated at New Britain's vote the sweeping victory having helped greatly in Dean Cross, election.
 Tho democratic town committee will meet at S o'clock tonight at headquarters in the Hotel Erwin building, and all members arc cN- pected 10 attend. Steps will he taken 10 prepare financial report of the campaign.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06

(CCntinucd From Page Seycn) Wilson is studying at Yale and it was there that he became acquaint- ed with Mr. Lehman who is on q furlough until next August and it is during this period that he is study ing to prepare himself for further educational work in India.
 The library will be open tomorrow afternoon and evening for the eX- change of books.
 The usual weekly rehearsal of the Fife and Drum corps will be held this evening at 7:G0 0 clock in Com munity hail.
 Tho Boy Scouts will meet tomor- row evening at : o'clock in the base ment of the Methodist church.
 Mrs. Adele Hubbard is visiting relatives in New Haven where she will remain for an extended period.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
REPUBLIC TRU ST DIVIDEND

Chicago, Nov. { tF - The first scmi-annual dividend distribution of Republic Trust shares, series A. will be paid to shareholders Novem- bcr l5, and will amount to 3233 cents per share. F. w. Pearson, the depositor organization, said today. Republic Trust shares, series A, is q fixed investment trust comprising gl5 shares of common stocks in D Standard Oil companies.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
SEEKS DO-N INJUNCTION

Berlin, Nov. UP)-Thc Rohr- bach Airplane Works, which is now being liquidated tried today to ob- tain an injunction to prevent contin- uancc Of the flight of the DO-X be- yoni Amsterdam.
 The move was in connection with the Rohrbach allegation that the Dornier company infringed on Rohr- bach patents by placing motors of the DO-N above the wings of the craft.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
ITALY GIVES FUND
 TO AID QUAKE AREA
Council Of Ministers AppTopTi-
 ateS Thirty Million Lire

Rome, Nov. (P,-Fhe council of ministers today approved draft bill appropriatng 30,00Q0oo lire (about s1,5S0,o0o) for the victims of the October 30 earthquake in the provinces of Ancona and Pesaro.
 With this sum the minister Of public works has been directed 10 initiate the demolition Of damaged houses, replacing slightly cracked ones and clearing away wreckagc so as to afford temporary shelter for the homeless and eventual con- struction of permanent shelters.
 The minister also was empowered 10 grant subsidies to the extent Of 40 per cent of cost needed for the reconstruction and repairs Of pri- vate property.
 Preference List
 As was the case with the earth quake victims of last July. wounded war veterans and those injured fighting for the fascist cause, war widows and orphans will receive preferential treatment.
 Other measures also were taken for the reconstruction Of public buildings and for the suspension Of taxes in the city of Scnigallia, most heavily hit by the earthquake.
 Upon Premier Mussolini's reCom- mcndation the ministers also ap- proved a draft bill regulating the development of internal migration and colonization of farm and other laborcrs.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-06
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Confessed Slayer Held In Jail
 For S2.2O Murder In Los Angeles

10 the student. To clothes pressing, laundry agencies, travel bureau, waiting on tables, ushering at vari- ous gatherings, is now added an in suranco organization. The proposi- ton IS 10 offer students opportuni- ties 10 sell insurance to members of the university.